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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Time again for the holidaze, that dizzying time of
tinsel, bright lights and wondering what we’ll score. Ac-
tually that sounds like Las Vegas, Nev. But no, it’s the
season of Christmas for a lot of folks, as they recall the
birth of Jesus Christ.
We happen to be among that group, and to prove it,
we erected our Christmas tree two days after Thanksgiv-
ing. Last year we never got it out of the garage, but nei-
ther my wife nor I can remember why. If we went some-
where, we don’t recall being there. Maybe we had too
much eggnog.
Our happy holiday hoisting (of the tree, not the egg-
nog) last Saturday night was an experience of great sig-
nificance. I say that because we decided to not file for a
divorce despite some rough edges in our Yule happen-
ing. Like most men, I despise change.
First, before even bringing in our tree, we had to re-
arrange the living room. Had to move the four-piece
couch, the monster hassock, a floor lamp, a small table, a
heavy planter with a fake tree in it, and some other stuff,
like a large stuffed bear. All during this activity, our two
cats tried to assist us, as only cats can. Our two dogs just
watched with wide eyes and nervous expressions. I think
they were afraid we’d ask them to help.
In the cold garage I pulled our beautiful white tree
with white lights away from the wall, and an ironing
board fell and smacked the top of my head. I said a cou-
ple of not beautiful words. We managed to get our arms
around the tree and stagger into the living room, only
knocking off a few items from shelves.
After putting the tree in one corner of the room, we
discovered it wasn’t going to “work” there. So we had to
rearrange the furniture again, and shift the dang tree to
another location. Actually, it looks good there, although
it seems to have trouble standing straight despite my
pushing at strategic points at the direction of the Christ-
mas Tree Queen.
When I plugged in the lights, the room glowed, and I
felt better about the sweat and tears we had expended in
this joyous holiday happening.
Seriously, the tree with its bright lights is a cheering
sight, and I feel more like the Spirit of Christmas has ar-
rived. Unfortunately, I still have to find several boxes
and bags of Yule stuff that disappears each year, appar-
ently in some sort of plot by evil elves.
But never fear, as soon as my headache from that
ironing board bonking goes away, I’ll find the stuff. For I
have seen the light, and it is good.
Monday, Nov. 22
*5:18 p.m., medical as-
sist with American Medical
Response (AMR), 1700 block
Laurel Road.
*5:24 p.m., districtwide
medical standby for AMR.
Tuesday, Nov. 23
*10:31 a.m., medical
assist, 1700 block Laurel
Road.
*10:38 a.m., districtwide
medical standby.
*12:06 p.m., motor vehi-
cle accident (MVA), 700
block Lakeshore Drive.
*12:30 p.m., districtwide
medical standby.
Wednesday, Nov. 24
*5:06 p.m., medical as-
sist, Mesa Verde Drive.
*6:11 p.m., ADT fire
alarm, 1200 block Lone
Mountain Road.
Thursday, Nov. 25
*2:10 p.m., medical as-
sist, Prottsman Way.
*6:44 p.m., medical as-
sist, 900 block Caves Hwy.
Friday, Nov. 26
*12:12 p.m., medical
assist,100 block Hogue Drive.
*2:53 p.m., open burn,
17800 block Redwood Hwy.
*3:48 p.m., medical as-
sist, W. Lister Street.
Saturday, Nov. 27
*11:18 p.m., medical
assist, Mesa Verde Drive.
Sunday, Nov. 28
*9:55 a.m., medical as-
sist, Ollis Road.
*12:18 p.m., MVA, Red-
wood Hwy. milepost 23.
*1:02 p.m., medical as-
sist, 6600 block Rockydale
Road.
*2:19 p.m., medical as-
sist, Logan Cut.
S*3:06 p.m., smoke in-
vestigation, 8800 block Deer
Creek Road.
*3:52 p.m., MVA, 200
block N. Redwood Hwy.
*3:53 p.m., districtwide
medical standby.
Monday, Nov. 29
*1:15 a.m., medical as-
sist, 5200 block Dick George.
*8:05 a.m., medical as-
sist, 17800 block Redwood
Hwy.
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Love, mercy, truth
From Zabriel Zadravetz
O’Brien
Regarding all who
voted for Bush because they
thought they were doing the
Christian thing, let’s explore
the true religion of Jesus.
Jesus demands right-
eousness that consists of
love, mercy, and truth -- the
sincere desire to do the will
of the Father in Heaven.
Jesus said, “You shall
return good for evil. My
messengers must not strive
with men, but be gentle to-
wards all. Mercy always
shall determine your judg-
ments and love your con-
duct. By unselfish service
lay up for yourselves treas-
ures in Heaven, for where
your treasures are, there will
your heart be also.”
Jesus never ceased to
warn his disciples against
the evil practice of retalia-
tion; he made no allowance
for revenge. Jesus said,
“Love your enemies. Do
good unto them.”
A wrong is not righted
by vengeance. We must not
make the mistake of fighting
evil with its own weapons.
Jesus said, “Hate is the
shadow of fear; revenge the
mask of cowardice.”
A practical method of
discovering the degree to
which we have yielded con-
trol of our soul-powers to
Chicken
Steak
In the Nov. 24 issue of
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5. (See ad this issue).
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dent health centers, it incor-
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us. And who can judge --
perhaps the Spirit of Truth
may have something to im-
part to this generation that
which other generations
have refused to hear?
Is Bush doing God’s
will, as he openly declares?
Is he loving and doing good
to even his enemies; is he
doing good for this country?
Are we better off now? Is
this a nation that people look
upon as a loving nation?
Are we brave enough to
really follow Jesus, the
Prince of Peace, into new
relationships even with
those who want to harm us?
Are we willing to stand
up and really be the true
children of God as Jesus
wants us to be?
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the teaching and guidance of
the indwelling spirit of the
Heavenly Father is the de-
gree of our love for our fel-
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and spiritual interpretation
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ters. The funding actually
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hours per week “evaluating
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