Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 3, 2005
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Kerby Union High School long history recalled by alumni
(Editor’s Note: Following
are comments by Jack Owen,
whose wife, Marcheta, was in
the Class of 1948 at the for-
mer Kerby Union High
School, and who was chair-
man of a plaque dedication
during the recent IVHS-
KUHS Reunion.)
In 1856, three school
districts were formed, and
others were added until
1911. There was Kerby,
Dryden, O’Brien, Payne,
Spence, White School Dis-
trict, etc.
Shortly after 1900,
Kerby High School was
added to Kerby Grade
School, and the first graduat-
ing class was one girl.
In 1923, Kerby District
consolidated, with all outly-
ing districts, into a union
district that came to be
known as Kerby Union High
School. The first graduating
class was in 1924.
The
years of 1924
through 1949 saw many
historical events. The hard,
economic times of the Great
Depression brought forth
stories of striving for family
survival; for others, the little
farms and ranches of the
Illinois Valley provided
food and resources to see
CONCERTS IN THE PARK will conclude the summer
program Thursday, Aug. 4 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Jubi-
lee Park with the Emmons Sisters and their Bluegrass
music. Performers during last week’s concert were
John Karsemeyer, of Glen Ellen, Calif., and Dale Hop-
per, of O’Brien. Karsemeyer and Hopper played in a
band, ’Valley of the Moonshiners,’ for 25 years. Their
music inspired Cave Junction residents Lydia and Phil
Parker to get up and cut a rug. The annual series is
sponsored by Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce.
(‘Illinois Valley News’ photos)
them through.
Throughout the years,
there were no buses to carry
students to the consolidated
school from outlying areas.
In the early years, some
rode horses, drove Model
T’s, and others moved close
enough to the school to
walk. Many roomed and
boarded with Kerby families
just to attend school. Later,
students paid gas money to
ride to school with fellow
students in their cars.
World War II saw sad-
ness for families whose
loved ones went off to fight
(many were KUHS students
and grads), and some did
not come back. After the
war, the valley blossomed
Chamber board meet Aug. 9
Forestry Action
Committee (FAC)
FAC is conducting the
summer component of its
mushroom monitoring pro-
gram.
Monitors laid transects
last Matsutake season in
known production areas,
and areas that are raked a
lot. They tracked soil tem-
perature and moisture con-
tent, level of ground distur-
bance and fungal activity,
and identified all mush-
rooms that appeared within
the transects.
We have a monitor this
year named Robert Stone,
who lives in rural Cave
Junction. Because he is lo-
cal, we are now able to con-
duct year-round monitoring.
Once monthly through
summer he measures soil
temperature and moisture
content with the transects so
that we can more fully un-
derstand the effect of sum-
mer soil conditions on the
fall Matsutake harvest.
During September/
October, before the season
starts, he will be able to re-
cord initial Matsutake activ-
ity and raking disturbances.
The Illinois Valley
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors will
meet publicly Tuesday,
Aug. 9 at noon at Wild
River Brewing & Pizza
Co. in Cave Junction.
Agenda items include
a review of the Siskiyou
Bluegrass Festival, July
30, and plans for the third
annual golf tournament
Aug. 27 at Laurel Pines
Golf Course in Cave Junc-
tion.
with optimism and industry.
The last KUHS graduat-
ing class was in 1949. Good
times were had at this high
school, and former students
and residents say the Illinois
Valley was the ideal place to
live and go to school.
The district was fortu-
nate to have many excellent
teachers. This was reflected
by the success of many stu-
dents who attended this little
school in Southern Oregon.
Many thanks to the kids who participated in our Summer Read-
ing Programs and to sponsors who have made the Summer
Reading Programs a success. Both programs will end at 5pm on
August 1st. We will post how many kids participated and how
many books were read in the September Bookworm.
Speaking of September, the IV Friends of the Library have set
Friday, Sept. 23 for their annual Book Sale. Presale, available
to Friends members, is 5-7p.m. on the 23rd. The Book Sale
continues September 24 (9-3pm) at the County Building.
Please contact the IV Branch Library (592-3581) if you are
interested in volunteering or have questions about the sale.
The I.V. Library is a great place to come and cool off.
* * *
FAC will conduct a
meeting Thursday, Aug. 4 at
1 p.m. in the lower com-
pound of the forest service
office in Cave Junction.
There will be project
updates. The group now
meets quarterly.
For more information
phone 592-4098.
Television has proved that people will look at any-
thing rather than each other.
- Ann Landers -
* * *
Television is more interesting than people. If it
were not, we would have people standing
in the corners of our rooms.
- Alan Corenk -
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