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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Took off for a few days daze last week to visit
family living near Seattle. I drove; Jan flew. She had
gone to San Diego earlier in the week to be with our
daughter and her fam to celebrate her 60 th birthday.
(Jan’s, not our daughter’s).
The drive took me more than 6½ hours; Jan’s
flight less than three hours. I thought about this a lot
while battling my way up Interstate 5 amid big trucks,
small cars and errant motor homes. Also, it rained a
lot, and there was strong wind. Sometimes the rain
was so bad that I had to slow to 65 mph. And because
of the wind, the van used a lot more fuel than usual.
I would have (should have) been in Covington in
less time than it took me. But I managed to get tempo-
rarily misplaced, despite having written directions.
Normally, Jan serves as my navigator. Without her, I
am lost. In more ways than one.
My long-distance drive enabled me to listen to
quite a few commercial radio talk shows and musical
programs. Some of it began to drive me crazy, and so
I would turn it off before my head exploded. Some-
times though, just when I was beginning to enjoy a
talk show, the signal would fade. Very frustrating.
To soothe myself I managed to eat and drink (soft
drinks) while driving. I was, of course, extremely
careful because I am against bum steers. And going
out of control and crashing. Meanwhile, I noticed that
12 out of 10 people on the road use cellular tele-
phones while driving.
Granddaughter Kimberly taught me a new table
game. It was a combination of bingo and a supermar-
ket number and illustration contest, except that some
of the parts were missing. This did not deter Kim-
berly, who dealt me my cards, and then hers, after
which she proudly proclaimed that she had won. I
said, “Oh, so you got a fribbitz.” And she said, “Yes.”
After the next hand, she won again, noting that
she was coming up with the rules as we played. (This
was no surprise to me.) After this victory I said, “Oh,
so you got a malloyep.” And she said, “Yes.”
By the way, because of fading radio signals and
overlapping stations, I believe that some of what I
heard probably isn’t correct. For example:
“My husband wants to bring his ex-wife for din-
ner to meet our children. What should I do?”
Screeekkk “It would be best to use a large wrench for
this job, and don’t forget the Screeekkk bug spray or
the rubber gloves.”
“It seems that the Democrats and Republicans are
facing a difficult battle as Screekkk puppy training can
use up a lot of old newspapers and try your patience,
but remember that Screekkk removal of such unsightly
growths can be made easy with Screekkk these special
knives and cheese graters.”
I think I’d be better off with a fribbitz or a
malloyep.
Babies don’t need vacations, but I still see
them at the beach. - Steven Wright -
Illinois Valley News
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Missing the boat
From C. Combs
Cave Junction
This state is truly
“missing the boat.”
All the same-sex mar-
riages should be taxed.
Most have some college
schooling, so they know
the value of education.
They should be willing to
pay for educating our
youth, since they will
never procreate children of
their own.
This special marriage
tax would go toward com-
pulsory education. Privi-
leges are earned, not
granted.
Stands with CJ Lions
From Steve Lyons
President, I.V. Lions
Cave Junction
Illinois Valley Lions
Club was chartered in
1948, the same year the
city of Cave Junction was
formed. Through the years
we have worked to help
the people of our valley,
city residents included.
We have also worked
extensively to improve
Jubilee Park, with new
playground equipment,
park benches and repairs.
Lions members built the
pavilion where breakfast,
bingo, Thanksgiving and
Christmas meals are
served. Most recently we
paid for and constructed
the open-air theater, which
we donated to the park for
residents of Illinois Valley.
Space doesn’t allow
me to list all the donations
we make. However, here
are a few: guide dogs and
hearing dogs; camp for
blind and deaf kids; Red
Cross, American Cancer
Society; Boys & Girls
State; eyeglasses, eye op-
erations and hearing aids;
hospital equipment loans;
annual fishing derby and
Easter Egg Hunt; and
scholarships.
Our main fund-raiser
is the motorcycle raffle.
We spend our weekends
and holidays selling tickets
at every fair and festival
we can find in Northern
California and Southern
Oregon. It may seem like
we “clean up” on this raf-
fle. But factor in insurance,
booth space fees, printing,
etc., and we do “OK.” The
bike is given away at the
end of our annual Labor
Day Festival.
The Labor Day Festi-
val has been held in Jubi-
lee Park, at no charge to
us, since 1972 with the
blessing of Cave Junction
city government.
We have a “dunk tank”
at the festival, which the
IVHS cheerleaders run,
and they get to keep all the
revenues.
The Masons use the
pavilion to raise funds for
their charitable endeavors.
They’re great breakfasts.
The American Legion
then comes in with bingo
to raise funds for similar
projects. We salute them.
The softball tourna-
ment brings players from
Grants Pass and beyond.
Proceeds go to IVHS girls
softball. They’re awesome.
We have a Ferris
wheel, which the I.V. Bik-
ers have run in the past to
raise money for Christmas
toys. Guess what hap-
pened? “Someone” took a
color photo of it at last
year’s event, then com-
plained to the state agency
that regulates rides.
Now the state is re-
quiring a permit to operate
($125/year) and annual
inspections (at least $500/
year) to operate a 25-cent-
per-ride attraction which
never took in much money.
I appreciate the Bikers past
efforts.
Entertainment, bands,
talent show prizes, and
D.J.s are all expenses, not
income.
Attendees and vendors
come from all over. Surely
they buy gasoline, food,
lodging. It’s tourism.
Our proceeds benefit
Illinois Valley. The festi-
val is for the enjoyment of
valley residents. We are
but one spoke in the chari-
table organization wheel.
The city of Cave Junc-
tion is now demanding that
“Charitable Organizations”
pay for the use of the park.
We don’t understand
the animosity coming from
city hall and stand in soli-
darity with the CJ Lions.
Hopefully, the mayor and
city council will reconsider
their positions, as their
actions affect the valley as
a whole.
WEDDING ANNOUNCED - Libby Goines and Don Smith
were married on Friday, March 19, 2004 in Cave Junc-
tion. (Photo by ‘Lisa M.’)
Nude dude escapes capture
A case involving a
disappearing “totally na-
ked man” occurred in Cave
Junction on Monday morn-
ing, March 29.
Many motorists saw
the man, standing on the
shoulder of Caves Hwy.
near Illinois Valley Build-
ing Supply, at approxi-
mately 10 a.m.
Several telephone calls
were received about the
man by the Josephine
County Sheriff’s Office
Substation in CJ.
The nude was de-
scribed as 5-8 to 5-10 with
dark, shoulder-length hair.
He was “in his late 20s or
early 30s.”
A suspect was identi-
fied tentatively, but no ar-
rest was made. When a
deputy arrived from Grants
Pass, the man was gone.
Supports forest plan
From Charles Hurliman
Tillamook County com-
missioner
Forest health is a prin-
ciple behind Oregon’s
State Forests Management
Plan (January 2001).
Forest health will al-
ways be important in the
management of our forest.
Swiss needle cast is a re-
cent disturbance to the Til-
lamook Forest. Fire, wind-
storms, people, insects and
diseases constantly disrupt
forests.
These disturbances are
natural and necessary proc-
esses of the forest ecosys-
tem, creating the biodiver-
sity needed for a healthy
forest.
The Rainforest Coali-
tion says that the Oregon
State Forest Management
Plan is too “extreme.” Yet
the coalition fails to talk
about the science, years of
planning and peer reviews
that went into the Oregon
State Forest Management
Plan. Every segment of
Oregon’s population from
industrial to environmental
had input into the plan.
And the plan helps
create the biodiversity
needed by the people and
creatures of Tillamook
Forest. This plan includes
all activities that people
rely on, such as harvest,
habitats, and recreation.
The coalition raises
money in Portland to kill
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