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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, December 24, 2003
CJ CHRISTMAS - Cave Junction Cares will
hold its annual Christmas breakfast from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 25 at Jubilee Park pavilion.
Santa Claus will hand out toys to the kids. Donations
of toys, money and volunteers are needed. Phone
Lynn Boucher at 592-6855 for more info.
CHRISTMAS EVE - There will be a candlelight
service at First Baptist Church, 18285 Redwood Hwy.
in Selma, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24.
MUSIC MINISTRY - The 5/4 HIM quintet from
Medford will perform at Illinois Valley Baptist
Church, located in the American Legion Hall, 2110
Caves Hwy., during the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday,
Jan. 11. The group ministers through contemporary
and gospel music.
Notepad - Nicholas Leach, an IVHS graduate
and third-year biology student at University of Ore-
gon, has been selected to work in Australia as part of
the Youth In Action program. He is seeking donations
to help pay for expenses. Contributions are tax-
deductible. Checks are to be made to Youth In Ac-
tions, but do not include Leach’s name. A coupon
must accompany the check and can be obtained at
www.isvonline.com...Lovejoy Hospice will present
“Hospice Nurses- Special People, Special Practice”
on Monday, Jan. 12 from 12 to 1 p.m. at 939 S.E.
Eighth St. in Grants Pass. RSVP to (541) 474-1193 by
Jan. 5.
New laws change reporting
guidelines for car accidents
A few laws created by
the 2003 Oregon Legisla-
ture will change how Ore-
gon drivers deal with auto-
mobile insurance and re-
port accidents. These laws
take effect Jan. 1.
House Bill 2933 raises
the damage threshold to
$1,500 from $1,000 for
when an accident must be
reported to DMV. The bill
also requires that only the
driver or owner of a vehi-
cle with $1,500 or more in
property damage file a re-
port. Unchanged is the
requirement that if a crash
results in injury or death,
or when a vehicle is towed
from a crash site, all par-
ties involved must report
the crash to the DMV.
HB 3668 increases the
minimum level of personal
injury protection required
for a private passenger ve-
hicle in Oregon to $15,000
from $10,000. The bill
also prohibits medical ser-
vice providers from charg-
ing higher fees to people
who have insurance bene-
fits. The $10,000 mini-
mum was set in 1989. To-
day’s emergency care for
people involved in crashes
frequently costs more than
$10,000.
Senate Bill 246 re-
quires that drivers who file
insurance certifications
with DMV must cover all
the vehicles registered or
operated by the person
listed on the certificate.
DMV requires these cer-
tificates, known as SR-22
certifications, from drivers
failing to carry minimum
liability insurance or proof
of insurance in their vehi-
cles.
Historically, it was the
responsibility of insurance
companies and their cus-
tomers to insure that liabil-
ity insurance extended to
all vehicles registered or
operated by a driver re-
quired to file an SR-22.
SB246 mandates that driv-
ers required to file SR-22s
must certify that all vehi-
cles they might drive are
covered by insurance.
CONE TEN POTTERY
Studio & Gallery - 360 Caves Hwy.
Classes begin Tuesday, Jan. 6
RAKU workshop coming soon!
For more information phone 592-4646
316 S. Redwood Hwy., 592-6111
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them on their path of geno-
cide, whether it be indi-
viduals or nations that sup-
port their actions, they de-
serve the entire wrath of
the civilized world.
Equally as bad are the
ones who train and brain-
wash these puppets. The
“Puppet Masters” are not
in it for Allah or Islam, but
to bring focus to them-
selves and are concerned
only with how much per-
sonal power they can
amass.
If for a second these
people were for Allah, Is-
lam and their people, the
trouble would cease. The
entire civilized world
needs to come together and
make it clear in no uncer-
tain terms that this sort of
behavior is unacceptable.
That terrorists cannot live,
hide, eat, sleep or rest
within their borders. That
they will be relentlessly
hunted down and, if lucky,
prosecuted to the full ex-
tent of law.
Our being in Iraq is
not about controlling Iraq.
It is a message to the world
that terrorism will not be
tolerated, nor will terrorist
regimes. The time is now
for change.
It is a sad reality of
war that people die. I be-
lieve that by action now,
however disagreeable it
may be at times, many un-
told numbers of deaths, far
exceeding those who have
died in this conflict, will
and have been prevented.
Truth be told, for a war
the numbers are very low.
I think the major media
would do a great service
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH -- Lorna Byrne Middle School Students of the
Month for December were presented certificates for outstanding academic
achievement by LBMS Principal Peter Maluk. Recipients from left are: Alyssa
Burdick and Doug Hoskins, eighth grade, Megan Schreiber and Antonio Es-
calante, seventh grade, Tiffany Tenchiera and Matt Williams, sixth grade.
(Photo by Steve Fairchild)
for the sake of morale, and
present a more balanced
truth, to focus a little more
on the positive aspects of
our position and accom-
plishments in Iraq, instead
of pandering with primal
bloodlust to the negative,
of which there is much.
But by the same token,
there are whole cities up
and running. Schools and
universities are open in
places. Professors are re-
turning to Iraq, as are
many of the intellectual
community.
There is great effort on
all sides to keep peace and
maintain it against a few
who insist on making that
as difficult as they can at
the expense of their people
and the rebuilding of a new
Iraq, where murder is no
longer fashionable and
Islam no longer abused.
‘Da Kine Grinds’
Japanese & Thai food
Mon. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
202 N. Redwood Hwy.
‘TWO-FOR-TUESDAY’
$2 OFF
ANY LUNCH
Eat here or Take out
Beer & Wine
592-2399
HOLIDAY BLUES? The joys of the holidays can be
marred by dealing with the alcoholism of a relative or
friend. It someone's drinking is bothering you, help is
available. Phone 1-888-4AL-ANON.
Questions and Answers
by Christina Snell
Executive Director at
Lovejoy Hospice
In order to help
you
become
better informed
about hospice
services,
L o v e j o y
Hospice
is
publishing this
question and answer column every
month. Look for us on the fourth
Wednesday of every month in
'Illinois Valley News.' If you have
questions you would like answered
in this column, phone or Email us at
the numbers below.
Q: My brother-in-law was
told he had a ‘limited’
amount of time left. His fam-
ily felt he should have hos-
pice, but he decided he
wanted further treatment.
Why don’t people accept the
help they can get through
hospice?
A: Though you may be aware
of the support and help a per-
son can receive through hos-
pice, not everyone has had that
experience. We each have the
power to choose what we want
to occur with our lives. The
decisions to receive treatment
or hospice is one of the choices
filled with many ‘unknowns’.
There is the feeling that if your
don’t choose treatment then
you are ‘giving up’ but really
making a choice for quality of
life for whatever time you
have. I encourage those of you
who have had a positive ex-
perience with hospice care to
share with others this knowl-
edge. Share the joy of mended
relationships; patients pain
under control; and, extended
quality of life.
939 S.E. 8th St.
474-1193 or 1-888-758-8569
Email:
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592-2541
As the year is coming to an end and this year’s last project is complete, it is time to
acknowledge all of those who have contributed to the repairs and restoration of the
‘Hammer Bldg.’ and the beginning of Rising Suns. What started as a desire to restore
an old building that was in much need of repair became a great adventure of joy,
blessings, laughter, tears and new friendships. This is a chronological list of the
wonderful group of people who brought us to this point in the buildings restoration.
*First, I wish to thank Judy Hoyle, who was the first to tell me the building was
for sale. She referred me to Becky Pearson at Bebe’s Art for Everyone, who was/is a
tenant in the building and fueled my interest that led to my purchase of the building.
Thank you, Becky.
*A special thank you to Dave Hocker who referred us to Dave MacKechnie of
D&M Construction. If ever we were blessed it was with MacKechnie. If something
needed to be done the usual answer in the peak of summer was ‘I’m booked solid for a
month.’ Dave would ask if they could be there next Tuesday and by golly, they would
come. Thank you Dave for seeing the dream and always being there for us.
*A special thank you to Robert Hirning of Country Plumbing. The building was
full of old worn-out plumbing and he completely restored and made it new.
*A special thank you to Robert and Michael of Kerby Electric. They too saw the
vision and gave us what we needed to fulfill our dream. They provided us with many
great ideas and were more than willing to help in areas far beyond their normal job
description.
*A special thank you to the Taylors of Taylor’s Sausage for starting our town’s
transformation and keeping us alive during the hot summer months with much needed
refreshment.
*A special thank you to Rob Caldwell of Rob Caldwell Wood Floors and his
brother. Part of our dream was to restore the old wood floors and after three weeks of
us trying ourselves, we were at our wits end. They came and saved the day and gave
us back the history of our building in the process.
*A special thank you to Mike Keon of MJB Construction for your wonderful
drywall work.
*A special thank you to Walt Juergens of Walt Juergens Painting for painting the
outside of the building for us.
*A special thank you to Tom Rogers for our new bathroom floors.
*A special thank you to Dennis Parker of Precision Glass for the new door, glass
and windows he provided.
*A special thank you to Sandy Kaminsky and Gaige Qualmann for the wonderful
rock work and fountains they created for our building. Fabulous, you are true artisans.
*A special thank you to Robert Vineyard for the carpentry help when needed.
*A special thank you to Kenneth Vansant for your phone work.
*A special thank you to Tony Paulsen of Valley Locksmith for the locksmith
work.
*A special thank you to Kate Dwyer for making our Grand Opening so grand.
*A special thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Collins, their son, John Dolim and his
daughter who were the first to enter our store and Peggy for being our first customer.
*A special thank you to Murphy’s Canvas for our awning.
*A special thank you to Bruce Stone who created our fabulous sign. After seeing
one of his art pieces in Bebe’s Art for Everyone Gallery, I jus knew he was the one to
create our sun.
*Finally, a special thank you to Daryl Ponder of Down & Out Seamless Gutters
who completed our last project for this year with his wonderful window awnings and
his repair and replacement of the necessary gutters.
We would like to thank each and every customer who has entered our store this
year. The welcome we have received in Cave Junction has been truly wonderful and we
are very grateful. May you all have a very Merry Christmas and the happiest of New
Year’s.
Sincerely,
Rising Suns, Todd, Audrey & Joel
P.S. A special thank you to Carl Hammer who was with me many times when I
was alone and decorating his building late at night and in the wee hours of the
morning.