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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Rocky and Sara Jones on the mend
Former NFL star Joe
Jackson addressed stu-
dents at Evergreen Ele-
mentary School (right)
about making good life
choices on Friday, March
5. Later that day (top),
Jackson brought a mes-
sage of faith to Christian
youths gathered at the
Josephine County Bldg.
in Downtown CJ.
Joe Jackson speaks inspirationally
Urges youths to remain celibate and to avoid drug, alcohol use
Former NFL star Joe
Jackson tackled big issues
while in Illinois Valley last
week and during part of
this week.
Among his talks to
youth and adults, he was
guest speaker during a
fund-raiser for Illinois Val-
ley Pregnancy Center
(formerly Living Alterna-
tives) in the Evergreen
Elementary School gym on
Saturday night, March 6.
The banquet theme was,
“Faith, Hope & Love.”
The former football
star is an evangelist and
lecturer. Since leaving the
sport he also has served as
a teacher and counselor
around the country.
Referring to his own
involvement with the
Dream Center, the former
Queen of Angels Hospital
in Los Angeles now deal-
ing with the homeless and
others with difficulties in-
cluding out-of-wedlock
pregnancies, he challenged
the audience to, “Find a
need and fill it; find a hurt
and heal it.”
Jackson said that he is
excited about I.V. Preg-
nancy Center because it is
“doing God’s work, help-
ing people realize God’s
dream for them. Needs are
met, and lives are
changed,” he said. Jackson
noted that while visiting
the center he noted com-
passion and caring, no
matter what the situation.
Jackson urged the au-
dience to take a stand in
the community for what is
right; and to support the
pregnancy center any way
possible, either as a volun-
teer or through monetary
donations or prayer. “The
government isn’t going to
handle this,” he said, “it’s
up to you. What it comes
down to is that you have a
heart for souls.”
He took aim at the way
some young women dress,
noting that the fashion for
leaving the abdominal area
uncovered is stimulating
for young men. “Young
men play at love to get
sex,” he said. “Young
women play at sex to get
love. I tell young people
they’re free to choose what
they do, but not the conse-
quences of their actions.”
Overall, Jackson con-
gratulated the pregnancy
center, now ministering to
A CRIME PREVENTION
SEMINAR, open to all busi-
nesses, will be held
Wednesday, March 17 be-
ginning at 6:30 p.m. in Ever-
green Federal Bank in CJ.
Deputy Rich McMillen from
JoCo Sheriff’s Office will
address crime prevention,
identify theft and check
fraud.
RSVP to 592-2191
by Monday, March 15.
16 women with its “Christ-
centered, pro-life” efforts.
It was noted that next
month the center will mark
its 17 th year, and that it has
been in the same location
between Sterling Savings
Bank and Carlos Restau-
rante. Volunteers are
needed to help the program
grow, and many opportuni-
ties are available, it was
stated.
Pastor Charlie Bridges
of Bridgeview Community
Church, chairman of the
pregnancy center board,
said that the organization
has been spending $400
more per month than budg-
eted because of the com-
munity need.
Bridges, who spent 11
days in jail years ago for
praying in front of an abor-
tion clinic with other pas-
tors, said, “We need to
stand in the gap; it’s our
duty as Christians.” He
stated that he has been in-
spired to work to meet the
challenge in Psalm 82,
verse three:
“Defend the poor and
fatherless: do justice to the
afflicted and needy.”
(Editor’s Note: The
following item about ru-
ral Cave Junction resi-
dents Rocky and Sara
Jones, injured in a Feb.
14 traffic crash near
Grants Pass, is from
Chris Duncan Leppert
{Class of 1954), who is
corresponding secretary
of Illinois Valley High
School Alumni and
Friends.)
Talked to Sara this
afternoon (Thursday,
March 4), and the news is
as good as it can get at this
point.
She's learning to use
the walker and getting
around pretty well "in spite
of the chunk of concrete at
the end of her right leg."
All the bruises have now
settled down to a bruise-
color yellow. The stitches
in her eyelid are itching.
She reports that Tresa
and the attentive grandkids
see that she drinks lots of
water, resulting in all those
trips to the loo, requiring
her to keep the body mov-
ing as much as possible of
course! (She laughs here -
good to hear.) She's
well supplied with reading
material and puzzles. She's
keeping the pain killers to
a minimum and is sleeping
very well.
The healing process is
happening. She will see
her doctors next Tuesday.
Rocky is very serious
and in for lots of slow
healing. He now has a per-
manent neck collar which
doctors feel will promote
healing better than at-
tempted surgery, which is
too big a risk.
He's been off the respi-
rator since Saturday; still
has the trach. Today he
took 10 baby steps up on a
walker
Tresa gets to Medford
every weekend to spend
time with dad, and reports
the care he is getting is
wonderful.
Again, Sara sends big,
big thanks for all of
your prayers, cards and
good wishes. Nancy in the
office (Valley Bookkeep-
ing) has been faithfully
forwarding, and Tresa
picks them up to deliver,
too. The address is P.O.
Box 354, Cave Junction
OR 97523.
Your concern is very
much appreciated by all
the family.
GOING OUT-OF-BUSINESS
SPECIALS
Too many to list!
Must come in to see…
Last day of business is
Sunday, March 14
We would like to take this time to
thank everyone for their support
throughout the years.
The Blue Marlin Family
Gratitude is when memory is stored
in the heart and not in the mind.
- Lionel Hampton -
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