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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Firewood comes in cords
Don’t get burned with short deliveries, says ODA
Don’t get burned when
buying firewood this fall.
That’s the message
from Oregon Dept. of Ag-
riculture (ODA), as it is-
sues its annual caution to
consumers beginning to
use their wood stoves and
fireplaces as nights be-
come colder.
While most firewood
sellers deliver accurate
amounts, said ODA, it’s
always a good idea to
make sure that those deliv-
eries “measure up.”
“The only correct
method of sale for fire-
wood is by the cord, frac-
tion of a cord, or by cubic
meter,” said ODA. “There
are other terms such as
face cord, rack, rick, pile
or truck load that are used,
but are not correct methods
of sale. A cord is a known,
verifiable standard.”
You don’t know what
you’re getting with a
“pile” of firewood. But a
cord is always the same
amount: 128 cubic feet of
VALLEY ART A‘PLENTY - A little rain on Friday, Oct. 8
seemed to keep the crowds away for Second Friday
Art Walk in and around Downtown Cave Junction, ap-
parently because people were afraid they would melt.
(Top photo) Bob Burt at BeBe’s Art For Everyone
showed creations in the fifth annual ‘Masquerade.’
BeBe’s also rents adult Halloween costumes. (Left,
center) Linda J. Naydol was featured artist at Rising
Suns with her Oregon and California native plant por-
traits. (Left, bottom) Stephanie Friedman at Cone Ten
Pottery holds one of her favorite vases, with other ex-
amples of her work behind her.
compactly stacked wood in
a rectangular form. It can
be 4 feet high by 4 feet
wide by 8 feet long. It can
be 2 feet high by 8 feet
wide by 8 feet long. Just so
it stacks up to 128 cubic
feet, said ODA.
It’s always a good idea
to have the wood stacked
tightly at delivery.
“There are at least two
things we recommend to
consumers purchasing fire-
wood,” said ODA. “First,
be present during the de-
livery and observe.”
“Second, have it
stacked -- either you do it
or pay the seller to stack it
for you. The extra cost
may be well worth it.”
The bottom line is to
be alert during firewood
transactions and unafraid
to report suspicions to
ODA’s Measurement Stan-
dards Division at (503)
986-4670.
That way, said ODA,
you won’t come out on the
short end of the stick.
Glory is like a circle in the water, which never
ceaseth to enlarge itself, till by broad
spreading it disperses to naught.
- William Shakespeare -
Alternates for
airport board
requested
Sunday, Oct. 31 is the
announced deadline for
applications to fill three
alternate positions on the
Illinois Valley Airport Ad-
visory Board.
The seven-member
board meets on third
Thursdays from 5 to 6 p.m.
at the airport.
Applications are avail-
able in the Josephine
County Board of Commis-
sioners’ office. Informa-
tion also is available by
phoning 474-5221,
Under the advisory
group’s bylaws, its pur-
pose is to advise and assist
the county commissioners
an all matters affecting
navigation and facilities at
I.V. Airport.
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