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Page 16 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, January 28, 2004 SOFCU gets award for its community endeavors Grants Pass-based Southern Oregon Federal Credit Union (SOFCU) is the 2003 recipient of the Dora Maxwell Award, in the $100 to $200 million asset category. The Credit Union As- sociation of Oregon (CUAO) also announced that the Dora Maxwell Award is a national award established by the Credit Union National Associa- tion to recognize credit unions with an outstanding record of service to their communities. SOFCU’s CEO, Charla Zeltvay, surrounded by staff and supporters, accepted the award during CUAO’s 67th annual meeting and convention. The award, given in recog- nition of a long list of community involvement and sponsorship of events including the Kids Care Fair and Mental Health Walk-a-Thon, “is very spe- cial to SOFCU.” SOFCU has offices in Grants Pass, Cave Junc- tion, Rogue River, and Medford. Head Start applications available Applications are being accepted for Head Start preschool classes that will begin Sept. 1. The preschool class offers opportunities to low- income families with chil- dren 3 or 4 years old. A family of four would need to earn less than $18,400 per year to qual- ify, or be a recipient of Social Security, employ- ment related day-care, or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) regardless of total house- hold income. A child with a disability is eligible re- gardless of income. Limited busing is available. Applications turned in by the last week in April have a better chance of starting class in September. To request an applica- tion, phone (541) 734- 5150, 472-4851, or (800) 866-9674; or e-mail vkelly@socfc.org. Remember to vote! New Micro Loan Funding Available Now!! QS?? 592-4440 First Round of Apps Due: Friday Feb. 6 Oregon has ‘B’ grade in efforts vs. bad visitors Oregon received a let- ter grade of “B” for 2003 in its battle against inva- sive species that threaten the state as a new list of the 100 most dangerous species from the plant and animal kingdom has been developed. The grade and list come courtesy of the Ore- gon Invasive Species Council, which has been coordinating efforts to pro- tect the state from “these nasty invaders” the past couple of years. 2003’s report card shows an im- provement from last year’s grade of “C+”. “A lot of good things happened in our fight against invasive species in 2003,” said Mark Sytsma, council chairman and di- rector of Portland State University’s Center for Lakes and Reservoirs. “We are trying to be proactive and not wait un- til we need to be reactive in dealing with these unde- sirable species.” Major efforts in thwarting such problems as sudden oak death, kudzu, gypsy moth, and Japanese beetle helped push up the state’s ultimate score. “There is always room for improvement, and we certainly strive to do a bet- ter job in the future, but a ‘B’ is good for Oregon at this time,” said council member Dan Hilburn, ad- ministrator of the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture's Plant Division. The grade is based on Got Ideas? Need Funds? *We want to help! *Everyone encouraged to apply: start-up, existing, home-based or other business enterprise. Applications at I.V. Library, Selma Video, O’Brien Market, Family Coalition, CRT office. 1-541-476-2127 the list of the 100 worst threats to Oregon and how well officials did in keep- ing them out in 2003. A year ago, there were three species on that list in im- minent danger of becom- ing permanently estab- lished in the state. One species -- the New Zealand mud snail -- has been removed from the list because it has already be- come established. While that can’t be considered a success, an- other species, Meadow Hawkweed, was kept in check this past year through a treatment pro- gram initiated by the U.S. Forest Service. It no longer is consid- ered an imminent threat although it remains on the list of 100. The third species that threatened to become per- manently established still falls in that category. The population of feral swine in Oregon remains about the same. No new species from the 2003 list are thought to be in danger of becoming permanently established. Another reason for the improved grade is the work conducted on other species in the bad 100 that weren’t necessarily close to becoming a permanent part of the state. While a lot of the spe- cies on the list have yet to show up in Oregon, others have been detected and dealt with swiftly when found. COUGARS BATTLE - It was not a good night for the Illinois Valley High School boys varsity basketball team, as it lost to the visiting Mazama Vi- kings 68-45 in Ken Mann Memorial Gym. The game was held on Friday night Jan. 23. Top scorers for Illinois Valley were Jon Riley with 17 points, and Jon Paul with 12 points. With the loss the I.V. team has a 1-5 record in Skyline Conference play, and a 2-14 mark overall. The Cougars were to play against Hidden Valley on Tuesday night Jan. 27 in Murphy. (Photos by Alex Eaton) Senior Nutrition Menu Sponsored by 592-3562 (541) 592-2126, 474-5440 Meals are served in the CJ County Bldg. FRIDAY, JAN. 30 *Chicken chop suey with rice, Oriental blend vegetables, whole kernel corn, seven grain roll, gelatin jewels with topping MONDAY, FEB. 2 *Turkey pot pie over biscuit, green beans with red peppers, snogold salad, chocolate chip bar WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4 *Baked ham with pineapple sauce, candied yams, Oriental blend vegetables, potato wheat bread, molasses cookie Come watch the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. THE CAROLINA PANTHERS on our BIG SCREEN TV and enjoy our great pizza, sandwiches and calzones Purchase any X-Large pizza at regular price and get a large cinnamon stix for $1 Dine-in or Take-out Also, purchase any X-Large or Large pizza at regular price and get two sodas Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. *FREE! - Gen. George S. Patton - (*Dine in only) IVHS Activities Calendar Brought to you by the folks at 592-3556 Cave Jct . 469-7545 Brookings/ Harbor THURSDAY, JAN. 29 *Wrestling at North Valley - 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 30 *Boys basketball vs. Phoenix 5:30/5:30/7 p.m. *Girls basketball vs. Phoenix - here 5:30/7 p.m. SATURDAY, JAN. 31 *Wrestling at Cottage Grove - 7:30 a.m. TUESDAY, FEB. 3 *Boys basketball vs. Rogue River - here 3:45/5:30/7 p.m. *Girls basketball at Rogue River 5:30/7 p.m. *Fishwatch meeting art room - lunch WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4 *All night grad party meeting - 5:30 p.m. Please don’t litter (R)
