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Page 3 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, April 28, 2004 (Continued from page 2) FAIR ENOUGH - Lorna Byrne Middle School will hold a scholastic book fair every day from Wednesday, April 28 to Tuesday, May 4 to raise funds for new library books. There will be a special fair night Monday, May 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. SPRING CONCERT - Illinois Valley High School will present a spring concert with the swing choir, concert choir, and band on Thursday, April 29 at 7 p.m. in the IVHS cafetorium. Music instructor T. Lund will direct. ‘PROSPERITY’ PRESENTATION - A video pres- entation, “In the Name of Prosperity: The Free Trade Area of the Americas,” will be presented by the John Birch So- ciety on Thursday, April 29 at 7 p.m. in the Lorna Byrne Middle School cafetorium. SPRING MARKET - Illinois Valley Family Coalition will host a Spring Market on Saturday, May 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 535 E. River St. in Cave Junction next to IVHS. Admission is free. There will be plants, handmade crafts, and fine art produced by valley artists and growers. Plants will range “from the beautiful to the edible.” Valley produced crafts will include woodwork, stained glass, pot- tery and jewelry. There will be live music, and face- painting. Parking will be on the coalition lot or at the CJ Pool across the street. Vendor booths are available; phone 592-6139, Ext. 303. Check the ad in this issue. SAINTS CAR WASH - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Cave Junction Ward youth group will hold a car wash at Oregon Caves Chevron in Cave Junc- tion on Saturday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to raise money for camp. BOOK LOOK - Rogue Community College literature teacher Diana Coogle will discuss Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee’s book, “Disgrace,” on Wednesday, May 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the back room of the I.V. Senior Center at 520 E. River St. in Cave Junction. CARE-GIVER WORKSHOP - Rogue Valley Coun- cil of Governments is offering a six-week course to help family members caring for older adults. The class will be held Thursdays from 1:30 to 4 p.m. from May 6 to June 17 (except June 3), at Asante Home Care Services, 1550 N.W. Sixth St. in Grants Pass. Pre-registration is required. Phone Syl Zucker at (541) 956-6200 for more information. FREE FILM - A free movie will be shown at Illinois Valley High School Friday, May 7 at 6 and 8 p.m. Snack bar proceeds will go to the girls basketball team. Check the ad in this issue. ‘COSMIC COMIC’ - “Swami Beyondananda,” also known as “The Cosmic Comic,” will be featured during a fund-raiser in Takilma on Friday, May 7. The event is co- sponsored by Dome School and the Takilma Community Bldg. The event also will include an East Indian dinner. Check the ad in this issue for more information. PAINTING PRIZE - Deborah Ann Dawson, a well- known water color artist, is raffling her painting, “Winter Creek,” to help finance the bariatric surgery for her hus- band, Bob McCarver, in Eugene in June. The painting is hung in Blue Moon Café, next to the state liquor store in Downtown CJ, and tickets are available there. NOTEPAD - Natalie Kaplan, granddaughter of Bob and Jan Rodriguez of Cave Junction, is in an ad on page 77 in the May issue of “Pregnancy” magazine (she’s the one wearing a hat). The photo was taken when Natalie was about 1; she’ll be 2 in August. Her parents are Matt and Vicki Kaplan of Carlsbad, Calif…The football program at Lorna Byrne Middle School is working on a fund-raiser. For a specific donation, businesses can have their names placed on a banner that will be displayed at home and away-games. The program needs help because it’s not funded by the district. The team last year had an unde- feated season. It’s noted that, “The high school athletes of tomorrow are in middle school today.” Phone 592-6142, 592-4572 or 596-2248 for more information...Restaurant recognition for superior cleanliness was to be given to CJ Taco Bell MiniMart and Giant Burger during a weekly business session of Josephine County Board of Commis- sioners Wednesday, April 28 in Grants Pass. LAST WORDS - Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. (Ben Franklin) The best safety device in a car is a rearview mirror with a policeman in it. - Gil Stern - Restaurante Oregon Democrats can help him do that. Alaska and Hawaii have already helped him, as they also had late primaries. If all of us who believe in his platform registered as Democrats before Tues- day, April 27 and vote for him on May 18, we can help Oregon make the dif- ference. Greens and Inde- pendents who believe in helping Kucinich can go back to their own parties after the primary. Kucinich wants to cre- ate a peace department to balance our war (er...defense dept.). He wants to bring us back to our Constitution and Bill of Rights (to read them, understand how important they are and abide by them once again). He wants universal health care and quality education from pre- kindergarten through col- lege for all our children. He wants to repeal the huge tax-cut for the rich 1 percent of us. He wants to repeal the Patriot Act and withdraw from NAFTA and WTO. He wants to fine the 500 companies that send jobs out of this country. He wants to make the huge corporations that pay no taxes, and can finance their own agenda in every elected office in this coun- try, pay their fair share of taxes instead. economy, thereby benefit- ing all residents and busi- nesses. I.V. Lions Club has made tremendous contri- butions to the people of Illinois Valley, and I hope it is allowed and able to continue the good works. Support library levy From Kathleen Carlisle Selma Let’s not shoot our- selves in the foot. What can possibly be gained by curtailing library services? Remember A. Lincoln. From Mary Jo Weber Cave Junction A vote for the library levy is a vote for more hours at our library in Cave Junction. The Illinois Valley Branch Library would increase its hours from 20 to 42 hours per week. With the current hours, it takes some combination of planning, luck, and dedication to get to the library when it is open. More hours means that more people would be able to use the library, even with a busy schedule. A “yes” vote for the library would also be a vote for more books. To find out more about what the library levy would mean individually and for our community, there is a “Library Levy Facts” sheet at the library, or find the sheet on the Josephine County website at www.co.josephine.or.us. (Scroll to “Additional Jo- sephine County Informa- tion” and click on “Visit the Josephine County Li- brary.”) Don’t have Internet access? Go to the library for free public access Internet. Hours in Cave Junction are Mondays and Tuesdays, noon to 5 p.m.; Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; closed Thursdays and Sundays. Non-profit fee Free park use Remember Abe From Irvin Whiting Cave Junction The Illinois Valley Lions Club has been using the Cave Junction city park since 1965 when the Jubi- lee Association Inc. trans- ferred ownership to the city of Cave Junction. In Article 3 of the transfer agreement it states: “(3) city hereby au- thorizes the association, as long as said association is in existence and in good corporate standing with the State of Oregon, the use of ten (10) acres of above described parcel, to be se- lected by City, the Satur- day, Sunday and Monday of each Labor Day week- end each and every year.” This indicates that the park “shall” be available for Labor Day functions annually for 3 days. In addition to that, arti- cle (4) of the agreement between the city and the Jubilee Association states: “This (10) acres shall be available to the ‘Public’ at no charge during the 3 day Labor Day activities.” It is well known by those of us who have lived here for many years that I.V. Lions Club has used the Labor Day weekend to provide entertainment for the “public” as indicated in the agreement. As the elected mayor of Cave Junction for six years during very hard times, neither I nor the council ever wanted to charge I.V. Lions Club for the Labor Day festival use of city facilities. We knew this activity brought many dollars to Cave Junction’s Selmac Swan swimmingly satisfied. See page 10 From Gene Modrich Eugene I lived a long time in Illinois Valley. I feel a ne- cessity to put some light on the controversy the city is having with the I.V. Lions Club over park charges. Although I am a senior citizen now, I do still have my memory. I remember way back when the land was donated to the city for Jubilee Park, it was to get the use of the park for their events for “free.” I am not aware if this was reflected in the deed or not, but that certainly was the agreement. It would seem to me that no matter, the city has the obligation to honor the intent of parties. For the record, I am not a Lion, and don’t in- tend to be one, but I felt compelled to be a voice to help set the record straight. GRATE TREE - Some 20 flowering trees with decora- tive grates have been installed in Downtown Cave Junction as part of beautification that included re- moval of trees whose roots had pushed up sidewalks. featuring: Jerry Hurley singing Elvis songs Sunday, May 9 - 4 p.m. at Junction Inn Cover charge with dinner & salad bar buffet $10 per person LIMITED SEATING ONLY For reservations phone (541) 592-3106 An unbelievable 2-layer pizza, so perfect, it’s PHENOMENAL! Loaded with 8 toppings, double-layered, and 2 layers of 100% fresh grated mozzarella cheese. ASK ABOUT IT TODAY!