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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Speaking of millstones -- I mean milestones -- this
November will mark the 30th anniversary of the edi-
tor and his wife making their first trip to Oregon.
Thought I’d get it out of the way now and avoid the
rush come November.
It was the occasion of our 10th wedding anniver-
sary (there’s another one!), in 1974 when we lived in
the then-hamlet of mostly rural Poway in San Diego
County. Jan’s parents agreed to live in our house and
take care of our three children while we headed north
in our funky GMC van towing an even-funkier 14-
foot camp trailer.
It was an interesting trip because we didn’t have a
specific goal in mind, except to see what was out
there. Come to think of it, if some guy in Roseburg
hadn’t been on a long coffee break, we might have
moved there. I was all set to buy a used mobile home
and park it on a site there in Douglas County, but I
was so impatient that I got tired of waiting for the
salesman to return. Actually, I’m glad.
Heading back south, “we” decided to go home via
Hwy. 101 and Hwy. 1. That meant taking Hwy. 199,
and that meant we discovered Cave Junction and Illi-
nois Valley. We loved it. I remember having a snack
at the New Café (now PJ’s) and putting some cash
into a coffee can for donations to bring a physician to
the valley. The state liquor store was in a building
right across from what’s now King’s Chinese Cuisine.
We went to see the late Marshall Hughes at El-
more & Speith that’s now Oregon Mt. Real Estate.
We decided to buy land in O’Brien at the end of Naue
Way. Back home in San Diego I tried to get a job at
the “Illinois Valley News,” but feisty Bob Grant, now
deceased, wouldn’t hire me.
Make a long story short: We ended up in Brook-
ings for eight years at the “Curry Coastal Pilot”
thanks to Jan’s encouragement, and our mutual desire
to escape the crowds and congestion in SoCal. Lo and
behold, we met Grant because I finally convinced him
to print the valley newspaper at our printing plant.
Another long story short: He was going to keep
running the “Noose” for more years, but medical con-
ditions caused a change in the schedule. We had
talked about maybe running the valley rag, but way in
the future. We took over in February 1986; been here
since, watching the valley grow and change, sort of.
Oh, and speaking of other anniversaries, this No-
vember will mark the 40th for Jan staying married to
one blessed man. Gee, we’ve been together for two-
thirds of our lives. What a trip.
FREE:
female neutered, outside cat. All shots, good hunter,
unusual good looks. Not used to children.
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Illinois Valley News
An Independent Weekly Newspaper Co-owned and
published by Robert R. (Bob) and Jan Rodriguez
Bob Rodriguez, Editor El Jefe
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Political bucks
From Paul Dillon
Cave Junction
Green Group rhetoric
would have you believe
that timber outfits buy
their politicians.
However, you might
find it shocking that some
environmental groups and
individual members are
contributing more than
twice the amount our local
mill did to their candidates
of choice. You can see for
yourself by going to
www.opensecrets.org and
type in your ZIP code to
see who contributes to the
candidates in your area.
I don’t have big bucks,
but I do have something
more valuable: my vote.
This November I’m spend-
ing it on Jim Feldkamp for
Congress, and Dwight
Ellis and Jim Raffenberg
for county commissioners.
‘Blowing smoke’
From Klamath-Siskiyou
Wildlands Project, Siskiyou
Regional Education Project ,
and Trout Unlimited
Sen. Gordon Smith (R-
Ore.) announced during a
hearing of the Senate En-
ergy and Natural Re-
sources Committee re-
cently that he would use a
legislative rider to enforce
the largest public lands
logging project in modern
history.
The proposed logging
covers 30 square miles.
Smith is attempting to
circumvent the legal proc-
ess by introducing a legis-
lative rider that will strip
away all forest and river
protection laws for the
Siskiyou Wild Rivers Area
and slam shut the court-
room doors to citizens
leaving roadless areas, an-
cient forest reserves, wild
and scenic rivers and
salmon runs at risk of be-
ing destroyed by the chain-
saw.
Forest riders are a de-
vious way to do away with
environmental protections
and increase logging on
national forests. In the
past, forest riders such as
the 1995 Salvage Logging
Rider have been a source
of great controversy, de-
nounced by members of
both parties in Congress.
The conservation com-
munity has made good-
faith efforts to find a solu-
tion to managing the Siski-
you Wild Rivers Area to
protect communities and
allow Nature to restore
itself.
Smith is misinformed
about the facts on the
ground and in the forest.
Smith said in a committee
hearing recently that the
9th Circuit Appeals Court
has stopped all logging in
the Biscuit Fire area. That
is incorrect, and here are
the facts that contradict the
senator’s statements:
*Of 11 timber sales
offered by U.S. Forest Ser-
vice (USFS), the 9th Cir-
cuit Court of Appeals has
enjoined only five old-
growth timber sales that
were exempted from ad-
ministrative appeals by the
agency.
*Of those 11 sales of-
fered, three outside of des-
ignated old-growth have
signed contracts and are
not blocked by the court,
and three other never even
received bids from the in-
dustry.
*Between 10 and 29
million board feet have
already been logged along
roads.
*Reforestation is now
taking place.
*Prescribed burning
was not part of the final
decision of the USFS.
*The USFS decision
would log a total of 370
million board feet (92,500
log trucks) of trees on
about 19,500 acres (30
square miles) of national
forest.
*The agency’s pre-
ferred alternative and
Smith’s rider would sal-
vage log 8,173 acres
(12.77 miles) of invento-
ried roadless areas.
*Some 23,000 com-
ments were received on the
Biscuit logging FEIS; 95
percent opposed the
agency’s proposal.
*The conservation
community supported sev-
eral alternatives to the
massive logging proposal
that would have restored
the burned area while pro-
viding jobs and making
community protection a
priority.
p ro g r e s s i v e c h a n ge s
throughout his eight-year
tenure on the Josephine
County Board of Commis-
sioners. Examples include
his work in improving the
Illinois Valley Airport and
our county parks.
Brock always works
with a positive attitude
while seeking alternatives
for a better future. He
represents good manage-
ment, unencumbered by
special interests, and he
deeply believes in the posi-
tive nature of our citizens
and appreciates their diver-
sity. I hope all county resi-
dents look beyond the
costly brochures and the
well-funded campaign his
opponents have produced.
Look instead at
Brock’s accomplishments
and learn more about his
hopes for the county and
his love of public service. I
also believe that Jim and
Cherryl Walker would
make a great county team.
Brock is not a glad-
handing politician, be-
holden to any one group.
His integrity is evident
when you know the facts.
Let’s move into a secure
and sustainable future. I
will vote for Jim Brock for
Josephine County commis-
sioner.
On peace, war
From Catherine Austin
Cave Junction
“The people can al-
ways be brought to the
bidding of the leaders.
That is easy … All you
have to do is tell them that
they are being attacked …
and denounce the peace-
makers for lack of patriot-
ism and exposing the
country to danger. It works
the same in any coun-
try.” (Nazi Reich Marshal
Herman Goering at the
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Backs Brock
From Elaine Wood
Selma
Jim Brock has always
been there to answer any
questions I’ve had about
county government.
He has reached out to
the Illinois Valley through
consultation and personal
appearances, proving he is
a commissioner of the peo-
ple. His background as a
pastor has made him a
good listener.
He has brought about
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