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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 12, 2004 Page 19 Ceramic art scholarship deadline set Port Orford ROD appeal deadline set Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Supervisor Scott Conroy has signed a Record of Decision (ROD) adopting new Port Orford Cedar (POC) management direction; taking a more aggressive approach to- ward limiting the spread of a POC root disease. The ROD describes available treatments, pro- vides a risk key to help managers determine best protection measures, and places specific emphasis on protecting 144 two- thousand acre watersheds that do not currently have the disease. The decision provides additional POC root dis- ease considerations to agency transportation plan- ning, special forest prod- ucts programs, off- highway vehicle area plan- ning, and other public uses. The new direction amends the Siskiyou’s 1989 forest land and re- source management plan to improve POC management direction. The Bureau of Land Management expects to issue a similar decision in May covering its portion of the range. The decision will not change any northwest for- est plan land use alloca- tions. A 45-day period for filing appeals to the forest service ROD will close June 1. For more information, contact Mary Marrs at (541) 858-2211; Alan Hoffmeister at (541) 751- 4249; or online at www.or.blm.gov/planning/ Port-Orford-Cedar_SEIS. JUBILEE PARK POTTY IMPROVEMENTS - Work on restrooms at Jubilee Park in Downtown Cave Junction are continuing after the city awarded a contract to Copeland Paving, Sand & Gravel Inc. to provide handi- capped accessibility upgrades to three restrooms and bring them into compliance with Americans With Dis- abilities Act. Other handicapped-accessible improve- ments are also being made to the park. A $1,000 Ellice T. Johnston Scholarship has been made available for ceramic arts students. Clayfolk, an associa- tion of clay artists from Southern Oregon and Northern California, will select the recipient and present the award in Au- gust. Applicants for the scholarship must have completed two years of college or equivalent level of art education and be a resident or student in Ore- gon or northern California. Applications can be obtained at college and university financial aid offices and art depart- ments, or by writing to Ellice T. Johnston Scholar- ship, C/O Clayfolk, P.O. Box 274, Talent, OR 97540. The deadline to apply is June 15. Family fables can be bedtime stories “Once upon a time…” “Those words immedi- ately take us back to our childhood,” said Barbara Anderson, vice president of education for Kinder- Care Learning Centers, which operates more than 1,250 early childhood edu- cation and child-care cen- ters nationwide. Stories -- especially true stories about ourselves -- are one of the earliest ways we learn about the world and about our fami- lies, she said. 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For some parents, story telling is a natural talent. For others, Ander- son offers a few simple suggestions: *Talk about your life when you were the same age your child is now. Where did you live? Where did you go to school? Who were your friends? *When you read to your child, tell him or her about your favorite books when you were their age. You might want to find a copy and read one of your favorite childhood stories. *Talk about your child’s favorite games and those you played when you were a child. Encourage your children to ask her We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics. - Bill Vaughan - grandparents what games they played too. (Older children may enjoy tape- recording their grandpar- ents’ stories.) *What’s your favorite food? What was yours when you were a child? Prepare those foods to- gether and talk about why they’re favorites. Does the smell of freshly baked cookies remind you of the grandmother who used to bake for you? *Every child loves to hear about their own child- hood, before their earliest memories. “When you were born…” is always the beginning of a fascinating story. *Ask your child to tell you stories as well. Telling their own story is great fun and will offer insights into the kinds of stories they find most interesting. Anderson also sug- gests scheduling a regular family story-telling time, perhaps at bedtime or dur- ing a weekend dinner to- gether. Saturday night pizza and family stories can become a tradition. Please don’t drink and drive! Counseling Services Now welcoming clients at Clear Creek Family Practice 18173 Redwood Hwy., Selma or 777 N.E. 7th St. , Suite 217, Grants Pass Phone (541) 472-1660 Serving Illinois Valley for 8 years LOW CARB DIETERS! ‘Steak & Fish are 0 carbs!’ Open 5 to 9 p.m. - Restaurant parking in rear 126 S. Redwood Hwy., CJ 592-4222 or 592-2892