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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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‘OBO ADDY’ COMING - The internationally re-
nowned drum and dance group, “Obo Addy and Okro-
pong” will be in Illinois Valley for a public performance at
Lorna Byrne Middle School May 7. The group also will
work with LBMS students during workshops on May 5,
and with Evergreen Elementary School students May 6.
The student programs are in conjunction with “Learning
Through the Arts,” a project of Cave Junction-based South-
ern Oregon Guild.
PLANT STAND - A Spring Garden Fair, sponsored
by Josephine County Master Gardener Association, will be
held Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17 at the county fair-
grounds in Grants Pass. The event, with free admission and
parking, will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 9 to 4 Sun-
day. For more information phone Art Reel at 479-7702.
‘ADOPT-A-MOM’ - Up until Mothers Day on May 5,
The Pregnancy Center of Illinois Valley is conducting its
second annual “Adopt-A-Mom” effort. Many young
women will celebrate their first Mothers Day as moms this
year. The center is seeking community members to “adopt”
one by praying for them daily, and maybe provide a special
gift for them and their baby. To sign up, phone 592-6058.
WILD RIVER ‘SMART’ - Wild River Brewing &
Pizza Co. in Cave Junction will donate a portion of its re-
ceipts from Thursday, April 21 to SMART (Star Making A
Reader Today). It’s a book and reading program, and all
funds raised will go toward books and other costs of bring-
ing SMART to area children.
ASK-A-PRINCIPAL HOTLINE - Anyone can
speak directly, but anonymously, with a school principal or
school psychologist on Sunday through Tuesday, April 17-
19 during a program sponsored by the National Association
of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). The toll-free
number is (800) 944-1601. Some 125 educators will staff
telephones and computer terminals while they’re attending
NAESP’s annual convention in Baltimore, Md. Phone-in
hours for the three days are 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 4 a.m.-4 p.m.,
and 4-10 a.m. Calls on any subject are welcome; and par-
ticipants also can use naesp.org during the same hours.
FORAGE PORRIDGE - “Forage Quality” is the
main title of a workshop that will be held Thursday, April
28 by Oregon State University’s Extension Service at the
county fairgrounds in Grants Pass. “Physiology, manage-
ment and feeding” will be discussed by Shelby Filley, an
OSU regional livestock and forage specialist; and Jeff Bird-
son, an OSU small farms instructor. A $5 fee includes class
materials. Those who want to attend are asked to preregister
by phoning 476-6613.
NOTEPAD - Dillon’s Nursery and Garden Center
has expanded its Saturday hours so that it’s open from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. … Carlos Restaurante’s ninth annual win-
ner-take-all Chili Cooking Contest will be held Saturday,
April 16. Entries will be rated on flavor and taste by blind-
folded judges. Around 1:15 p.m. the concoctions will be
available for all comers to sample. To enter the contest, go
to Carlos or phone 592-4553 for more information …
IVCDO (Illinois Valley Community Development Organi-
zation) will elect officers and committee chairmen during a
board meeting Thursday, April 21. The session will run
from 7 to 9 p.m. in the county building in CJ ... Advanced
directives will be discussed during a free Lovejoy Hospice
program Tuesday, April 19 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. It will be
held at the hospice site, 939 S.E. Eighth St. in GP ... T-
shirt: Honorary Oooompa Loompa … Another T: I have
multiple personalities and none of them like you … One
more T: I’m sorry, but I don’t know any words small
enough for you to understand … Final T: Don’t take life so
seriously. It isn’t permanent.
LAST WORDS - Rudeness is the weak man’s imita-
tion of strength. (Eric Hoffer)
Monday, April 4
*2:35 p.m., power line
problems, Redwood Hwy. at
River Street.
Tuesday, April 5
*12:20 p.m., medical as-
sist (M.A.) with American
Medical Response (AMR), 200
block Shadowbrook Drive.
*12:24 p.m., districtwide
medical standby (DiMS) for
AMR.
*6:40 p.m., M.A., 500
block Schumacher Street.
*6:41 p.m., DiMS.
*8:15 p.m., M.A., 18200
block Redwood Hwy.
*8:18 p.m., DiMS.
8:45 p.m., M.A., 300
block W. Millie Street.
Wednesday, April 6
*5:52 a.m., M.A., Ollis
Road.
*6:07 a.m., DiMS.
Friday, April 8
*11:22 a.m., DiMS.
*1:25 p.m., DiMS.
Saturday, April 9
*3:28 a.m., DiMS.
*3:30 a.m., M.A., 200
block E. River Street.
*5:55 a.m., M.A. 25800
block Redwood Hwy.
*5:40 p.m., motor vehicle
accident (MVA), 4100 block
Holland Loop.
*9:28 p.m., M.A., 7800
block Caves Hwy.
Sunday, April 10
*6:15 a.m., M.A., 200
block S. Old Stage Road.
*10:44 a.m., MVA,
Westside Road near Finch Road.
*12:24 p.m., M.A., 900
block Caves Hwy.
*12:24 p.m., DiMS.
*6:19 p.m., open burn,
5600 block Lakeshore Drive.
*8:59 p.m., M.A., 400
block Pinewood Way.
*10:31 p.m., M.A., 4600
block Reeves Creek Road.
Hard work spotlights the character of people:
some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses,
and some don't turn up at all.
- Sam Ewing -
There was no parking on
the side of the Junction Inn by
6:30, but that didn’t stop peo-
ple from coming. I have no
idea how many people at-
tended, but “packed” would
be an understatement. I would
like to know if they keep re-
cords of good nights at the bar
because I wouldn’t be sur-
prised if it was a record night.
The musicians were un-
believable; I wish the night
had been recorded; great live
show. I wasn’t part of the
organizing, but I am part of
the community, and I appreci-
ate all who worked so hard to
really put on a great night for
a great cause. If you missed it,
you really missed it.
I hope that everyone real-
izes that if they live south of
Hay’s Hill, the rest of South-
ern Oregon puts them in the
same pot as the rest of us.
Some will take offense to this.
Others like me will take pride
in being included in a place
like this whose biggest asset is
the people who live here.
You can buy a big house,
you can buy a fast car, but
you can’t buy compassion,
concern or true community.
These all come from the peo-
ple who live here. People who
choose to live in diversity and
harmony.
Some may think that they
are different from us all, but
we are all alike in our differ-
ences. Even if you have only
lived here a few years you are
changed by all around you. If
you don’t thinks so, ask your
friends or relatives from your
old town if they think you
have changed -- you might
want to sit down first.
So take pride in where
you live, but even more im-
portant take pride in your fel-
low citizens that make up this
community. Don’t stop amaz-
ing me.
We want to gratefully
acknowledge our fine I.V. Fire
District personnel, along with
American Medical Response
medics, for their prompt,
efficient and professional care
of Chet on April 2.
more synergy in the commu-
nity, and I encourage all busi-
ness owners and employees
who interact with the public
to attend.
People can sign up at the
IVCDO office, next to Caves
Pharmacy.
‘Citizens cheated’
From Robert Kerivan
Bridgeview Vineyards
Cave Junction
Last week in a legal no-
tice in your newspaper (where
the EPA is filing charges
against me and my business),
the EPA stated that Sucker
Creek is a navigable stream.
If this is so, then we citi-
zens in the Cave Junction area
are being cheated. If Sucker
Creek is navigable, then the
Illinois River must be also.
Navigable rivers in the
USA, such as the Willamette,
the Columbia and the Missis-
sippi, are protected by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engi-
neers. The lands under the
rivers are not taxed, as the
states or the U.S. government
own to the high-water line.
This is not the case in
Illinois Valley, and other ar-
eas, where people either own
both sides and under the river,
or in the case of a different
owner on each side, they own
to the center of the river, and
are taxed on this property.
I personally would like
the Corps of Engineers to
maintain the river on my
property. However, when the
flooding starts, the EPA and
Corps of Engineers are home
hiding under their mothers’
beds, and the problems are all
ours.
When we take action,
even with a Josephine County
court injunction, to fix the
problem, EPA feels it has
jurisdiction instead of the Jo-
sephine County courts.
We will see who prevails
in court.
Thanks to all of you,
he is home and recovering
after two days at TRCH.
The Vance Family of Selma
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
A society made up of individuals who were all capable
of original thought would probably be unendurable.
- H. L. Mencken -
Tourist tune-up
From Rebecca Pearson
BeBe’s Art for Everyone
Cave Junction
On Tuesday, April 5 I
attended the Customer Ser-
vice Excellence Panel Discus-
sion, sponsored by the Illinois
Valley Community Develop-
ment Organization (IVCDO)
and Southern Oregon Guild.
Both are appreciated for
creating and sponsoring this
session. To my delight (and
surprise), I found this meeting
to be very valuable. Helpful
information was provided and
good thoughts shared.
It helped me refocus my
philosophy of community
cooperation and helped me
examine my occasional bore-
dom with my own “customer
rap.” I don’t think I’m alone
in that boredom.
For future discussions, I
think it would be helpful to
address the tips, tricks, or
tools on how to keep yourself
engaged with your customers.
I also completely support
the concepts we discussed, as
I know from my own experi-
ence how well the concepts
work. Indeed, every business-
person in Illinois Valley has
the ability to help all other
businesses through their own
courtesy, knowledge of the
I.V. resources and businesses,
and a habit of referrals to
other businesses in the area.
Just within the last two
days, I had a $300 sale to visi-
tors who were referred to my
business by Treehouse Resort
(much appreciation to them!)
For my part, I spent some
additional time with the cus-
tomers, searching through the
phone book to locate other
local services they were re-
questing.
I am looking forward to
the in-depth training sessions
coming up in the next few
weeks, to build upon my own
experiences and to create
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