Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, June 23, 2004
‘Two-Shoes’
concludes
long walk
‘Tony’ Betchik
By PAM COOPER
Special to ‘I.V. News’
“Charlie Two-Shoes,”
also known as Anthony
Francis Raphael Betchik,
53, wants his friends to
know that he has traveled
toward infinity and soft
shoe-shuffled off this mor-
tal coil on Memorial Day,
May 31, 2004 at St. Fran-
cis Extended Health Care
in Bellingham , Wash.
Cremation was han-
dled by Jerns Funeral
Chapel in Bellingham. A
funeral service will be held
at Laurel Cemetery in
Cave Junction in August.
The time and date will be
announced.
Mr. Betchik was born
Feb. 2, 1951 in Cleveland,
Ohio to A.J. and Ollie
Betchik. At 17 he left
Cleveland, hitch-hiked to
the West Coast, and ar-
rived in Takilma in Illinois
Valley in 1968.
During the years he
bucked hay, peeled poles,
was a firefighter, and a
forest service park ranger.
He was a free-lance writer
for the Grants Pass “Daily
Courier,” and a disk jockey
and copy writer for the
former Illinois Valley
commercial FM station,
Radio KBIG.
Mr. Betchik also
worked as a re-
porter/photographer, dark-
room technician and layout
aide for “Illinois Valley
News.” It was his last job
before his health began
failing.
A prolific poet and
writer, he also was a
singer, painter, and one
“Dapper Dude.” During
his illness he created one-
of-a-kind watercolor cards.
Plus, health permitting, he
was primary day-care pro-
vider and a wonderful
grandfather for his grand-
son. He entertained with
wit and charm, and has
indicated that he will be
waiting on the other side
with more songs and jokes,
wearing his signature
white suit and carrying his
favorite cane.
Mr. Betchik is sur-
vived by his mother, Ollie
Betchik, of Cleveland; a
son, Dylan Betchik, of
Bellingham; two brothers,
John Betchik of Santa Fe,
N.M., and Peter Betchik,
of Cave Junction; two sis-
ters, Mary Anne Finucan
and Debbie Cotton, both of
Cleveland; his ex-wife,
Joyce, of Cave Junction;
and their grandson, An-
drew Betchik, of Belling-
ham.
Jane Payne
Selma resident Jane
Payne, 88, died Thursday,
June 17, 2004 at Three
Rivers Community Hospi-
tal in Grants Pass.
Southern Oregon Cre-
mation Services is in
charge of arrangements.
Gwendolyn DeBord
Gwendolyn Noreen
DeBord, 84, of Cave Junc-
tion, died at home
Wednesday, June 16,
2004.
Mrs. DeBord was born
on Dec. 29, 1919 in Staf-
ford, Kan. She moved to
Illinois Valley in 1995
from Tucson, Ariz.
A memorial service
will be held in July. The
family suggests memorial
donations to the donors’
favorite cancer society.
Illinois Valley Funeral
Home is in charge of ar-
rangements.
Mrs. DeBord is sur-
vived by two daughters,
Trudy Stehelin, of Cave
J u nction, and Jud y
Stephens, of Tucumcari,
N.M.; eight grandchildren;
and
two
great-
grandchildren.
St. Patrick of the Forest
Catholic Church
Next Sunday, we will
hear readings from Kings,
Paul and Luke.
In the Old Testament,
Elisha gave up everything
he had and followed
Elijah. In Luke, Jesus
asked his disciples to fol-
low him, but they wanted
to take care of personal
things at home first.
However, Jesus said,
“No one who sets a hand
to the plow and looks to
what was left behind is fit
for the kingdom of God.”
Marine Corps League
Rogue Valley Chapter
The annual convention
of Marine Corps League
Dept. of Oregon will be
held in Medford at Rogue
Regency Inn on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, June
25-27.
Special guest will be
Dianna Dills, former Na-
tional Marine Corps
League commandant. Prin-
cipal speaker will be re-
tired U.S. Air Force Lt.
Col. Rick Francona, who
will comment on the Mid-
dle East.
For more information,
contact phone (541) 471-
1944 or (541) 665-2196.
Waldo Mining District
The Waldo Mining
District will hold a general
meeting on Wednesday,
June 30, beginning at 7
p.m., at the Josephine
County Bldg. in Down-
town Cave Junction.
Items on the agenda
include: Election of Waldo
officers and Board mem-
bers; the Siskiyou Re-
gional Education Project’s
suit against the Siskiyou
National Forest (SNF) de-
signed to severely limit or
prohibit suction dredging;
the Waldo Mining Dis-
trict's counter-suit against
the SNF designed to allow
suction dredging pursuant
to the current laws and
regulations; the current
state permitting process;
SNF Supervisor Scott Con-
roy’s recommendation for
64,000 acres of new Wil-
derness; and other mining
issues.
The Waldo Mining
District, established in
1852, is Oregon’s oldest
mining district. The pur-
pose of the WMD is to
preserve, protect, and pro-
mote mining in S.W. Ore-
gon.
Anyone interested in
mining and protecting your
rights to mine on public
lands is welcome, and
urged to attend. The public
is invited.
Executive dean
listed for RCC
Meidinger Concrete Construction
Serving the Valley since 1974
* Licensed * Bonded * Insured
Specializing in all types of Concrete and Masonry
New - Foundations - Walks - Drives - Patios
Mobile Home Runners and Foundations
Bridges and Abutments - Slabs - Large or Small
Exposed Aggregate - Retaining Walls and Basements
Stamped & Colored Concrete
Phone 592-4485
Mike Meidinger
License #93173
Dr. Nancy Maxwell,
an educator in the Wash-
ington Community and
Technical College system
for 30 years, will become
the next executive dean of
Rogue Community Col-
lege’s Redwood Campus.
She is currently project
manager/consultant for the
Northwest Workforce De-
velopment Council in Bel-
lingham, Wash.
Maxwell has a doctor-
ate in community college
education from Oregon
State University at Corval-
lis. She received a master’s
degree in human develop-
ment and a bachelor’s de-
gree in home economics
from University of Illinois.
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A fire of unknown origin burned approximately 1/10th of an acre of vegetation on the
west side of Hwy. 199 between Z Coffee and Illinois Valley Golf Course on Tuesday
evening, June 15. (Photo by Dale Sandberg/I.V. Fire District photographer)
Monday, June 14
*1:15 a.m., medical aid,
1200 block Arrowhead Drive.
*10:13 a.m., districtwide
medical standby for Ameri-
can Medical Response.
*2:18 p.m., medical aid,
400 block Raintree Drive.
*2:33 p.m., medical aid,
6000 block Upper Deer Creek
Road.
*2:40 p.m., smoke inves-
tigation/fire, Jubilee Park.
*3:46 p.m., open burn,
200 block Manzanita Lane.
Tuesday, June 15
*4:22 p.m., smoke inves-
tigation, 100 block S. Red-
wood Hwy.
*7:55 p.m., brush fire,
20000 block Redwood Hwy.
*10:16 p.m., medical aid,
30000 block Redwood Hwy.
Wednesday, June 16
*7:35 a.m., medical aid,
2000 block Chapman Creek.
*8:42 a.m., medical aid,
9000 block Caves Hwy.
*10:13 a.m., medical aid,
1000 block Rockydale Road.
*2:58 p.m., motor vehi-
cle accident (MVA), 3000
block Lakeshore Drive.
*3:18 p.m., MVA, Hwy.
199 at milepost 23.
*5:43 p.m., medical aid,
Schumacher Street.
*6:59 p.m., trash fire,
Speedy Mart.
Thursday, June 17
*8:05 a.m., medical aid,
2000 block Laurel Road.
*8:06 a.m., districtwide
medical standby.
*10:19 a.m., MVA, Hwy.
199 at milepost 33.
*2:38 p.m., public aid,
1000 block Laurel Road.
*6:33 p.m., medical aid,
W. Schumacher Street.
*8:37 p.m., smoke inves-
tigation, W. River Street/
Daisy Hill Lane.
*9:06 p.m., medical aid,
Schumacher Street.
Friday, June 18
*10:24 a.m., medical aid,
1000 block Iron Way.
*4:55 p.m., medical aid,
300 block Caves Hwy.
*5:44 p.m., medical aid,
17000 block Hwy. 199.
*5:55 p.m., medical aid,
17000 block Hwy. 199.
*7:37 p.m., medical aid,
Schumacher Street.
Saturday, June 19
*8:08 a.m., smoke inves-
tigation, 1000 block Lake-
shore Drive.
*10:28 a.m., medical aid,
24000 block Hwy. 199.
*4:13 p.m., medical aid,
24000 block Hwy. 199.
*4:20 p.m., MVA, Hwy.
199 at milepost 21.
*4:55 p.m., open burn,
17000 block Hwy. 199.
*6:34 p.m., structure fire,
600 block Lone Mountain
Road.
*6:41 p.m., medical aid,
8000 block Takilma Road.
*8:33 p.m., medical aid,
Hamilton Avenue/Redwood
Hwy.
*8:44 p.m., medical aid,
Hamilton/Redwood Hwy.
*11:10 p.m., smoke in-
vestigation, 300 block Kirk-
ham Road.
Sunday, June 20
*12:02 a.m., fireworks
complaint, 10000 block Illi-
nois River Road.
*12:58 a.m., medical aid,
100 block Hwy. 199.
*1:23 a.m., medical aid,
35000 block Hwy. 199.
*11:18 a.m., medical aid,
1300 block Caves Hwy.
*9:12 p.m., medical aid,
300 block June Drive.