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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 5, 2004
What with summer hot-footing into town, and the
resultant flood of visitors looking over our valley, this
seems like a good time to offer some suggestions for
those of us who might discover ourselves being asked
questions by tourist-types.
Following are a few questions and answers; many
of which I’ve heard during the past 18 years here.
Only one answer to each query, please. Hint: the best
answers have a secret code for identification.
Q. What’s there to do here?
A1-Nothing. A2-Next to nothing. A3-Visit Ore-
gon Caves National Monument, three wineries, Ker-
byville Museum, arts-and-craft stores in Downtown
CJ, Kerby and Selma; Lake Selmac, I.V. Golf Course,
CJ Swimming Pool, and various stores offering a
wide variety of merchandise.
Q. Where’s a good place to eat here?
A1-Nowhere. A2-The food stinks here. A3-Don’t
know; I always eat in Grants Pass. A4-Any of our
valley restaurants, including, but not limited to
McGrew’s, Stevereno’s, Taylor’s Sausage Country
Store, Junction Inn, Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co.,
Pizza Pit, Dave’s Perfect Pizza, Pietro’s, Carlos
Restaurante, The Boarding House Reach, Blue Moon
Café, The Oregon Caves Chateau, Da Kine Grinds,
Valley River Restaurant, P.J.’s Café, CJ Dairy Queen,
Giant Burger, King’s Chinese Cuisine, Dragon Gate,
and Nacho Mama’s.
Q. Are there tours at Oregon Caves National
Monument?
A1-Oh, are there caves here? A2-Gee, I dunno.
A3-Yes, hourly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Q. How long does it take to drive to the Caves?
A1-Huh? A2-What? A3-From 30 to 45 minutes,
depending on traffic and how fast you drive.
Q. Is this a nice place to live?
A1-I hate it here. A2-No, it’s stupid and boring.
A3-This is a beautiful place to live, with terrific peo-
ple. You might want to check with any of our real es-
tate offices or the I.V. Visitor Center for information.
Q. Are there many activities here?
A1-Beats me, I only read the “New York Times.”
A2-Probably not. A3-Well, just for starters: the I.V.
Lions Club annual Labor Day Festival & Parade, the
River Celebration, The Shining Stars Festival, the
Blackberry Festival, the CJ Lions annual Classic Car
Show, the I.V. Chamber Concerts in the Park Series,
and more. The chamber has a brochure available.
Q. How can I stay in touch with this valley.
A1-Why would you want to do that? A2-Garsh, I
just don’t know. A3-Subscribe to “I.V. News.”
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Memorial poppy
From Tina Haemmerlein,
Poppy chairman
American Legion Auxil-
iary Glenn Morrison
Unit 70
Cave Junction
From the battlefield of
World War I, weary sol-
diers brought home the
memory of a barren land-
scape transformed by wild
poppies, red as the blood
that soaked the soil.
By that miracle of Na-
ture, the spirit of their lost
comrades lived on. The
poppies represented the
sacrifice and the hope that
none had died in vain.
The auxiliary memo-
rial poppy is a blood-red
emblem of the battles
Americans have fought for
God and country. This pe-
tite, delicate flower, hand-
crafted by veterans, is a
reminder of the sacrifices
our nation’s Armed Forces
of all wars have made and
continue to make for our
country.
This little flower, “The
Poppy,” has become a
symbol of honor and re-
spect for military service --
past, present and our future
veterans. Remember,
honor and respect those
who have served and those
who have lost their lives to
keep us a free people and a
free nation.
The meaning of the
memorial poppy has come
full-circle from the days as
a reminder of the fallen
soldiers of Flanders’ fields
during World War I --
“The War to End All
Wars,” to honor all veter-
ans, specifically including
those of WWII generation
“The Greatest Generation”
-- this Memorial Day with
the dedication of the
WWII Memorial in our
nation’s capital.
Poppy Days will be in
full swing from May 24
through Memorial Day,
May 31. American Legion
Auxiliary members will be
out around town of this
week with poppies for the
public. All donations col-
lected go strictly back to
veterans or veterans fami-
lies to help with whatever
is needed.
“Honor America’s
Veterans: Wear A Poppy
With Pride.”
‘I.V. Lions care’
From George Hertel
Cave Junction
City Fathers will be
keeping deserving citizens
-- from low-income fami-
lies, and senior citizens on
fixed income or Social Se-
curity -- from receiving
proper eye care or hearing
aids.
I.V. Lions Club was
there to rescue me. I was
able to obtain the most
comprehensive and exten-
sive exam I have ever had,
plus eye-glasses made by
the Eye Care Group in
Cave Junction.
The City Fathers pro-
pose to charge the club
$150 a day for the use of
Jubilee Park. This fee
would deprive at least
three needy people of the
financial help that other-
wise the Lions would be
able to contribute.
God bless the I.V. Li-
ons Club for caring.
Emergency aides
From LeRoy and Donna Nel-
son
Cave Junction
On Sunday, April 11,
my wife had a serious acci-
dent on Caves Hwy.
She and I appreciate
all those from the Illinois
Valley Fire District and
American Medical Re-
sponse, Josephine County
Sheriff’s Office, and all the
people who live on Caves
Hwy. who gave support to
us in many ways.
We are very grateful.
‘Libraries or death’
From Andrea King
Selma
Patriots have long pro-
claimed, “Give me librar-
ies or give me death!”
Why? Because the contin-
ued education of every
citizen is of vital impor-
tance to democratic gov-
ernance. Libraries are a
source for continued edu-
cation; libraries contribute
to democracy.
We repeatedly pledge,
“...with libraries and jus-
tice for all.” Why? Be-
cause some citizens have
limited access to informa-
tion; and lack of informa-
tion is costly, to all of us,
in many ways.
Dollars spent inform-
ing every generation can
only serve us well. Librar-
ies offer information to all
generations.
Our “yes” votes on the
library levy, Measure 17.1
on our ballots, will in-
crease our property taxes
by 20-cents per $1,000
assessed value. It’s a puny
amount to invest in our
inalienable rights of life,
libraries, and the pursuit of
happiness.
‘Support Ellis’
From Josephine County
Sheriff Dave Daniel
Grants Pass
During 2000, there
was a huge drop in Oregon
and California timber re-
ceipts to Josephine
County.
The JoCo Board of
Commissioners cut $2 mil-
lion from the sheriff’s of-
fice budget, which caused
me to lay off 41 deputies.
That wiped out our entire
patrol division and cut
from other divisions.
A group of citizens got
together and formed a Po-
litical Action Committee
(PAC) to pass a ballot
measure to restore that
funding. The co-chairman
of the PAC was Dwight
Ellis. The PAC was suc-
cessful in getting the ballot
measure passed; the lost
revenue was restored; and
24-hour patrols were re-
stored.
Dwight has been a
champion of keeping our
community safe and secure
through adequate law en-
forcement funding. He has
the welfare of our county
as his top priority. He is a
dedicated professional
with the education and ex-
perience necessary to run a
multi-million dollar busi-
ness, which is Josephine
County government.
I hope others will join
me in voting for Dwight
Ellis for Josephine County
commissioner on May 18.
The harder you fight to
hold on to specific
assumptions, the more
likely there’s gold in
letting go of them.
- John Seely Brown -
Supreme excellence
consists in breaking the
enemy’s resistance
without fighting.
- Sun-Tzu -
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