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Page 16 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 7, 2004 … Scott Thornhill, director - Illinois Valley Section, Boys & Girls Club Do you have family living in the area? Yes. My wife, Alisha, and my son, Ryland, who just turned 3, live here in Cave Junction with me. We have been mar- ried for eight years. My mom and dad still live here, and my mom’s parents live in Grants Pass. I also have an uncle who works at the high school, Bob Thornhill, who is the head football and track coach. I am an only child. Since my mom was one of four and my dad one of seven, I think maybe they just had enough. Are you a native Oregonian? Yes. My dad moved with his family to Cave Junction from Oklahoma, when he was about 5. After I finished the eighth-grade, my dad got into teaching P.E. at Fleming Middle School in Grants Pass. I then went to North Val- ley High School, where I graduated. My folks moved back out here just after that. What did you do prior to working for the Boys & Girls Club? I went to a community college in Redding, Calif.; Shasta College. I then transferred to Southern Oregon University, SOC at the time. I studied physical education there. I’ve been working with teens at the Boys & Girls Club for nine years now. Did you always know you wanted to work with kids? Well, my father (Gary Thornhill) is the athletic direc- tor at Illinois Valley High School. My grandpa was the woodshop and driver education teacher at the high school before him, and also coached football, wrestling and base- ball. Originally, for me, getting into the Boys & Girls Club was all about sports. I was in college and figured if they were going to pay me to come down and play some hoops with the kids, I would. Now, it’s really about the teens. There’s not a lot to do around here for them. It’s great if I can get them active in something and keep their interest. Other than working with kids, what else do you do to keep busy? Right now, we just bought our first home; a prover- bial “fixer-upper.” It’s a 1936 ranch house we’re trying to restore. It’s a nice little place that sits on just under 3 acres up Caves Hwy. We’re getting ready to put up a fence along the highway. I also reroofed it and remodeled the bathroom. I’m doing most of the work myself, but I have friends who come over help. Since my dad built his house, that has been a good resource. So that’s been tak- ing up a lot of my hobby time. Outside of the house, I like to go mountain biking in the Tennessee Mt. area and Waldo Lookout. My wife and I go together and I tow my son in the carrier. I just got into fishing too. I used to think it was the most boring thing in the world, but now boring isn’t too bad. Have you traveled much? My first big adventure was in Anchorage, Alaska. I went there for four months to earn some money. I also went to Thailand for two months with some guys I played football with at SOC. That was an awesome experience. We sat on the beach most of the time, and went up into North Thailand and did Hill Tribe hikes. They take you out in the jungle into the middle of nowhere. People live there and subsidize tourism. We would come to stay the night at their place and they would cook a big dinner. We also went to a place that did elephant logging and they took us on elephant rides through the jungle, that was very cool. We also got to go into Indonesia a little bit and visited a place called Lake Toba on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was basically three large cities inside this huge crater; it made Crater Lake look like Lake Selmac. My wife and I have been back to Thailand since and trav- eled to Belize before having my son. What is your favorite flavor ice cream? Cherry Garcia. It’s just so good with those big chunks of chocolate in there. I am a major chocolate fan. ALYSSUM CROP HARVEST - Alyssum, a flowering plant that extracts nickel from the ground, is harvested near Illinois Valley Airport by Mark Wiest, Western Field Manager for Viridian Environmental. The company is working on an experimental phyto-mining process with Oregon State University at Corvallis to mine nickel with- out digging. (Photo by Shane Welsh) Trivia Time By WALTER BRANCH 1. Who wrote the novel, "To The Lighthouse"? 2. From what animal is mohair obtained? 3. Besides Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Peter Law- ford, who else was a member of the Rat Pack? 4. What is the staple diet of the silkworm? 5. What name is given to the Japanese art of flower arrangement? 6. What was the name of the camp featured in the song that began, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"? Trivia Time Answers 1. Virginia Woolf; 2. Goat; 3. Joey Bishop; 4. Mulber- ries; 5. Ikebana; 6. Camp Granada. (c) 2004 DBR Media CJ Lions announce car show best Classic car enthusiasts, primarily from Oregon, gath- ered in Jubilee Park on Satur- day, June 26 for the annual “Show & Shine” sponsored by Cave Junction Lions Club. As with the previous two years, a 1951 Ford Mercury owned by Chuck and Betty Mathis of Roseburg took top honors for Best of Show and four other awards. The com- plete list of trophy winners: *Best of Show, Best Mo- tor, Most Unique, Best Modi- fied, and Best Paint: 1951 Mercury, owned by Chuck and Betty Mathis of Rose- burg. *Mayor’s Trophy: 1935 Ford pickup, owned by Claude Huff of Merlin. *Lions Choice: 1956 Ford Fairlane, owned by Ken Molz of Klamath Falls. *Best Interior: 1949 Chevrolet Delivery, owned by Sue Jones of CJ. *Best Truck: 1956 Chevy, owned by Joe Gas- tonguay of Brookings, Ore. *Best Stock, Best Resto- ration: 1929 Ford, owned by Ray and Barbara Read of CJ water better than just a good mix, city report shows By MICHELLE BINKER Staff Writer No need to be con- cerned about the quality of the city of Cave Junction's drinking water. According to a manda- tory Consumer Confidence Water Quality Report is- sued by city water treat- ment staff, the tap water in CJ easily meets state re- quirements for contami- nate levels. “The city of Cave Junction is actually quite fortunate to be located along such a pristine river as the Illinois,” which is the primary source of drinking water, the report said. The city also has a deep well in the Daisy Hill well field. Water treatment staff conduct weekly water quality tests and monthly tests for microbial con- taminants, the report said. The water system had no reported violations for 2003, and met microbi- ological standards in 100 percent of all samples. According to the re- port, most of the city’s wa- ter comes from the East Fork of the Illinois River basin, which encompasses Grants Pass. *Best Two-Door: 1931 Chevy, owned by Ed Graham of Grants Pass. *Best Four-Door: 1956 Chevy, owned by George Graham of Grants Pass. *Farthest Driven: 1931 Ford, owned by Roy and Pat McKisson of North Bend. *Best Convertible: 1950 Mercury, owned by Lou and Sharon Hilda, of Merlin. *Oldest Vehicle: 1914 Ford Model T, owned by Pete Miclette, of CJ. *Under Construction: 1966 Ford pickup, owned by Wayne Nelson, Grants Pass. Rogue Valley Classic Chevys won the Club Partici- pation Award with 11 entries. Ongoing discussion $5 per class Thursday: *5 p.m. URANTIA *7 p.m. LOUISE HAY Friday: *5 p.m. HOLLOW EARTH *7 p.m. CASTANADA MAGIC PASSES an immense watershed including the Sucker Creek drainage and extends into Northern California. In an effort to protect the quality of the public water supply, the Cave Junction City Council likely will adopt an ordi- nance creating ground wa- ter, surface water, and well head protection plans. The ordinance would establish land-use and de- velopment regulations within the watershed areas “to ensure adequate protec- tion of current or potential public water supply.” During the council's June 28 meeting, Public Works Supervisor Gary Biggs stated that the pro- tection plan would reduce the costs of water testing in the future, and that the pro- tection plan area would eventually encompass sur- face water quality in the entire 250-square-mile wa- tershed. It’s anticipated that the ordinance will come before the council for considera- tion and possible voting during its 7:30 p.m. meet- ing Monday, July 12 in city hall. Burn Fat, Improve Skin and Support Your Joints - All In ONE Product! Thank you. 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