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Page 2 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, November 26, 2003 Because many folks will gobble-gobble to observe the turkey time tradition of Thanksgiving this week, El Jefe thought it might be appropriate to list a few of the “things” for which he is thankful. So here they are. Read ‘em and wheeze: *My loving, thoughtful, extremely patient and for- giving wife, Jan, who has stood by me and with me, and held me upright more than once, for lo the past 39 years this month. Without her I’d likely still be hawk- ing barbecued potato chips from a lunch wagon. In- stead, I am loved; I am sober; I’ve enjoyed and still am enjoying a career in journalism; helped her (in a sense) raise our two boys and a daughter; eat regular meals; and have a house with cool landscaping. *A terrific ‘Noose’ staff, the members of which are producing the valley’s newspaper with absolutely minimal “help” from El Jefe. In fact, the less I help, the better they can produce the paper. Plus they put up with my too-numerous-to-mention foibles, idiosyncra- sies, bad puns and eccentricities. It’s a fine crew sail- ing the USS ‘Noose’ and I try to not be Capt. Bligh or Capt. Queeg. Maybe Capt. Picard once in a while. *Caring children with grandchildren. As all grand- parents know (or should learn before it’s too late), it’s the job of grandparents to get even with their kids by spoiling the grandkids. Plus it’s part of the job to spend their kids’ potential inheritance. Gleefully and with relish. Especially on the low-fat hot dogs. *A community of diverse persons who work to take care of one another, and get along despite differ- ences of opinion about coffee, politics, religion, sand- wiches, pickup trucks, healthy food, conservation and the like. (The “like” covers a multitude of areas I’m not going to step in here, what with it being Thanks- giving and all.) *Technology that has made our lives simpler. I’m of an age, as are many valleyites and others living aboard spaceship “Earth,” who survived for years without microwave ovens, instant coffee, espresso coffee stands, color TV (not to mention black-and- white), the Internet, online everything, fast food and all sorts of stuff too numerous to mention here. Be- sides, I can’t remember it all. *The opportunity for self-expression so that I can inflict columns like this on nice people like you. So Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy the day. And give thanks. I know I will. (Editor’s Note: Views and commen- tary expressed in let- ters to the editor are strictly those of the letter-writers. * * * Typed, double- spaced letters are ac- ceptable for considera- tion. Hand-written letters that are double-spaced and highly legible also can be considered for publication. Cards of thanks are not accepted as letters.) *** ‘CJ thieves’ From Joan Robinson Robbie’s Auto Care and U-Haul Someone has close to $10,000 worth of automo- tive tools, equipment and parts that do not belong to them. They have a key- making machine, a diag- nostic scope, a valve grinder, an air hammer with attachments, a coil spring compressor, four new Interstate car batter- ies, spark plugs, STP gas and oil additives, plug wires and motor manuals to name a few. Like so many of our fellow small business own- ers we have attempted to rise above this constant onslaught of theft and van- dalism and move on, while returning to work each time to find less and less to work with and inching closer to financial ruin with each attack. Small businesses are the life blood of this com- munity. We are the people who support the library, area art, the Wild Black- berry Festival, IVHS sports, Little League, the Labor Day Parade and more. We do our best to make Cave Junction a bet- ter place to live. Now, we are literally being forced out by a small group of parasites. If you have seen any of the above mentioned items, please phone 592- 6693. I do not need your name, just any information that would help stop this plunder. ‘Letter of apprecia- tion’ From Elaine Wood Selma Thank you so much for publishing our Halloween thank you letter on Nov. 12. This service is vital to the community-building going on at the Selma Community and Education Center, the local busi- nesses, schools, commu- nity organizations and Illi- nois Valley Community Response Team. I feel a need to apolo- gize to our hard-working volunteers who were ex- cluded from my submitted letter. They are Marilyn Mooshie, Carol Russell, Mary Camp, Pamela Ten- nity, Alexandra Steiner, Jessica McIntosh, Aaron Badget, Tahryn Stiles, Will Etherington, Betsey Ja- cobs, Ahtira Rucker, Bill Hunt, Jim and Melanie Tehan, Jan Kaggerud, Barry Snitkin, Howard Wood Jr. and Mort Mon- dale. I especially appreci- ate three teens who gave up their evening to bring a special time to the chil- dren. In this wonderful, yet threatened community, it is very important to commu- nicate appreciation with the help of our local news- paper. William ‘Bill’ Bassett Former valleyite Bassett gets his ‘pro’ arborist certification The International Soci- ety of Arborculture (ISA) recently announced that former Illinois Valley resi- dent William (Bill) Bas- sett, now of Tillamook, has received his certification as a professional arborist. The ISA is a scientific and educational organiza- tion devoted to the dis- semination of information relating to the care and preservation of trees. Certification is valid for three years, and is re- newed as the arborist certi- fies completion of continu- ing education units. Bassett is the son of former Cave Junction resi- dents Ed and Pat Bassett and is a graduate of Illinois Valley High School. Bas- sett moved to Tillamook County in 2001 to work with the Tillamook Peo- ples Utility District. PARADE ENTRY FORM Please mail or return to I.V. Chamber of Commerce Name of Org. _________________________ Contact______________________________ Phone_______________________________ Type of Entry (float, animal, band, etc.) ______________________________________ Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce Closed Tuesday & Wednesday CHRISTMAS PARADE will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6 (if rain) Saturday, Dec. 13 Line up at 2 p.m. at Evergreen School Chain Link Specialist Illinois Valley News An Independent Weekly Newspaper Co-owned and published by Robert R. (Bob) and Jan Rodriguez Bob Rodriguez, Editor El Jefe Entered as second class matter June 11, 1937 at Post Office as Official Newspaper for Josephine County and Josephine County Three Rivers School District, published at 321 S. Redwood Hwy., Cave Junction, OR 97523 Periodicals postage paid at Cave Junction, OR 97523 Post Office Box 1370 USPS 258-820 Telephone (541) 592-2541, FAX (541) 592-4330 Volume 66, No. 36 Staff: Cindy Newton, Britt Fairchild, Chris Robertson, Steve Fairchild, Becky Loudon & Kacy Clemons Member: Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association DEADLINES: News, Classified & Display Ads, Announcements & Letters 3 P.M. FRIDAY (Classified ads & uncomplicated display ads can be accepted until Noon, Monday with an additional charge.) POLICY ON LETTERS: ‘Illinois Valley News’ welcomes letters to the editor provided they are of general interest, in good taste, legible and not libelous. All letters must be signed, using complete name, and contain the writer’s address and telephone number. The latter need not be published, but will be used to verify authenticity. The ‘News’ reserves the right to edit letters. One letter per person per month. Letters are used at the discretion of the publisher. Unpublished letters are neither acknowledged nor returned. A prepaid charge may be levied if a letter is inordinately long in the editor's opinion. POLICY ON “HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE”, DISPLAY & CLASSIFIED ADS & NOTICES: All submissions must be hand delivered, faxed or e-mailed to us for publication. Submissions must be resubmitted each week if the item is to run for more than one week. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year in Josephine County - $20.80 One year in Jackson and Douglas Counties - $24.40 One year in all other Oregon counties and out-of-state - $28 POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to P.O. Box 1370, Cave Junction, OR. 97523 Theme: “Peace on Earth” IVHS School Menu - Sponsored by SISKIYOU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 319 Caves Hwy. 592-4111 THURSDAY, NOV. 27 *Happy Thanksgiving *No classes FRIDAY, NOV. 28 *No classes MONDAY, DEC. 1 *Chicken sandwich, cheeseburger, hamburger, turkey & cheese or ham & cheese sub, chef, Mandarin chicken or fiesta salad, vegetarian, sausage or pepperoni pizza, beef & bean burrito TUESDAY, DEC. 2 *Chicken sandwich, cheeseburger, hamburger, turkey & cheese or roast beef sub, chef, Mandarin chicken or garden salad, cheese, supreme or pepperoni pizza, chicken fajita WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3 *Chicken sandwich, cheeseburger, hamburger, turkey & cheese or veggie sub, chef, Mandarin chicken or antipasto salad, sausage, supreme or pepperoni pizza, taco salad 592-6192 The ‘I.V. News’ will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27 for Thanksgiving. We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving WHERE? Of course, at TIMBER ROOM LOUNGE FOR WHAT? THE ‘ELVIS EXPERIENCE’ With Jerry Hurley LOOKS LIKE ELVIS! DANCES LIKE ELVIS! SINGS LIKE ELVIS! You can have a good time with only a $5 cover charge. Come and enjoy THE ‘ELVIS EXPERIENCE’ at the Timber Room Lounge Friday, Dec. 5 - 9:30 p.m. For tickets, reserve a seat or for more information. 120 seats available only. Phone (541) 592-3106
