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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Several topics floated to the surface for this issue:
photography, bad grammar, and strange happenings.
It was a photo finish, but photography won. The
other topics descended back into the mire, and could
resurface for another issue.
For as long as I can recall, which goes back to my
prekindergarten days, I’ve been interested in photog-
raphy. As a young child I took photos with my dad’s
black box Kodak, most of which were only a tiny bit
blurry. But as I took them at our extended family’s
gatherings, where the beverage of choice was beer,
the family members themselves were blurry.
Reviewing a daily newspaper was a habit for me
from an early age. First, of course, I only looked at
the photos, but began reading the print even before I
accomplished “See Dick,” “See Jane.” Apparently the
technique of newspaper photography sank in. Al-
though some might disagree.
Once I took a photo of myself with my Kodak
Starflash, holding the thing at arm’s length. It turned
out less than desirable, being a trifle unfocused. And
unfortunately it shows all too clearly my then-buck
teeth, pimply face and greased-down pompadour. Ah,
the good old days.
A few years later, I laid on our front lawn with my
camera and had my best friend, Billy, hold our dog,
“Taco,” on the next yard. I wanted to get a shot of the
dog running at me. However, “Taco” was poquito
loco and ran smack into the camera, handily smashing
it into my face. I got a cut on my nose and a sore eye-
ball. The photo did not turn out well either.
Another time I tried my hand at war photography
in the backyard, using my plastic army. My cousin,
Ed, threw dirt for effect, and I had a small fire going
as well for smoke. Those photos didn’t turn out well
either, but I had fun trying, although emerged a bit
dusty and smelling of smoke.
Through the years I’ve photographed a wide range
of people, happenings, accidents, fire and events.
Some were not meant to be seen, I’m sure. For exam-
ple, the night of the Downtown Cave Junction Hal-
loween riots, I had a new camera, and used the wrong
setting. So none of the shots turned out.
The first year here, I photographed a firefighter
emerging from a house carrying a baby who had died
of smoke inhalation. That shot didn’t turn out either.
Sometimes, I think, there’s a reason for such oc-
currences. And now, our photo devices have changed,
which means I have even more chances to mess up.
Nearly all our photos now are taken with digital
cameras. I still prefer using a “film camera,” but then,
I resisted computers for years, just as I was reluctant
to move into the digital age.
That’s it for this week. Another photo finish.
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‘Sierra Club
complaint’
From C. Combs
Cave Junction
I’m so happy the elec-
tion is over.
I have never been a
supporter of the Sierra
Club and what it has be-
come. How they had the
nerve to call me at least
twice a day for more than a
week, I’ll never know.
Just a computer-
generated call, to be sure,
but so many times? Shows
just how the organization
is at loose ends; no man-
agement and no direction.
Yes, I did vote, long
before the phone calls
started interrupting the
peace and tranquility of
my home.
This should not be tol-
erated for any reason, as
exit polls have not been
proven correct and true.
‘Pregnancy Center
encouraging’
From Mary Lefner
Cave Junction
As director of Preg-
nancy Center of the Illinois
Valley, I want to empha-
size that one aspect we
thrive on is encourage-
ment.
When every day is a
spiritual battle, uplifting
words make all the differ-
ence in the world. A key
verse for us is Hebrews
3:13, where we are called
to “encourage one another
day after day, as long as it
is still called ‘Today,’ so
that none of you will be
hardened by the deceitful-
ness of sin.”
Encouragement does a
lot for all of us. Just as the
verse says, it can keep us
from hardening our hearts
and missing God’s best for
us. That’s what we try to
do each day.
Some days we see the
victories; some days we
We don’t see things as they are,
we see them as we are.
- Anias Nin -
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don’t, yet we know victory
will come ultimately.
We encourage each
client who walks through
our doors. He or she may
be facing an unplanned
pregnancy; the challenges
of parenthood; trying to
sort through relationship
issues; suffering from post-
abortion pain; or striving
to remain abstinent until
marriage, in a society that
doesn’t necessarily pro-
mote marriage any more.
Some of our clients
come in just to talk. They
know that the Father’s love
and a caring peer coun-
selor can always be found.
During the next few
months, the pregnancy
center is going to be work-
ing toward increased visi-
bility in Illinois Valley.
We want people to think of
us first when they begin to
wonder if they’re pregnant.
So often, the first
words a person hears when
facing a crisis makes all
the difference. And we
want to be there.
We are seeking sup-
port for our outreach ef-
forts. We are located at
481 S. Junction Ave., and
our mailing address is P.O.
Box 993 in Cave Junction.
Our telephone number is
592-6058.
‘Christmas Basket Toy
Give-Away’
From Celia Siemer
Cave Junction
It’s that time of year
when we must again ask
for support of the Christ-
mas Basket Toy Give-
Away.
Last year, donations
helped more than 500
families in Illinois Valley.
Each year we help the chil-
dren of Illinois Valley
have something special
under their tree on Christ-
mas morning.
Contributions to the
program will help hun-
dreds of children have a
joyful holiday. We help
families with Christmas
dinner, thanks to the Jose-
phine County Christmas
Basket food donations, as
well as toys.
All donations are used
for the program. Volun-
teers run it, and every dol-
lar or toy goes directly to
our Illinois Valley commu-
nity. We have no operating
costs or overhead; every-
thing associated with the
program is donated to the
I.V. community from the
community.
Tax-deductible dona-
tions will support the chil-
dren of our valley who
desperately need help.
Many I.V. families simply
cannot afford to provide a
little gift to their children
at Christmas.
We want children to
play, eat and be merry as
all children should. We are
striving harder than ever to
provide the spirit of giving
to all in need.
Our toy project will
encourage family time,
outdoor activities and read-
ing as part of the program
gifts. We are buying and
asking for donations to
encourage these values.
We are striving to pro-
vide each child with a
book, an outdoor toy, and a
game the family can play
together.
We can be reached at
592-4149, Ext. 232.
We also need volun-
teers to help organize food
and toys for the day they
are distributed to Illinois
Valley residents in need.
Toys also can be left at
our office at 535 E. River
St., or we can pick them up
if notified.
MANSFIELD R. CLEARY
Attorney at Law
General Practice in
Illinois Valley
since 1980
Practice includes but not limited to:
Bankruptcy - Eliminate
financial problems
Living trusts - Avoid probate
Estate planning - Wills,
power of attorney
Domestic relations
Auto accident - Personal Injury
Criminal - DUII
Real Estate contracts - Foreclosure
592-2195
200 W. Lister