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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 17, 2006
VINTAGE FASHIONS WERE MODELED by several seniors Saturday, May 13 during
the annual fund-raising event for the all-night drug-and-alcohol free graduation night
party. The clothing and commentary were provided by The Time Capsule in Cave
Junction. The fund-raiser at IVHS included a meal catered by Phil Aria, a silent auc-
tion, and two opera songs by Cassie Tolman, who is Miss Josephine County. (Photo
by ‘Illinois Valley News’)
I.V. Airport
incubator
crash lands
SECOND FRIDAY ART
WALK in Downtown Cave
Junction, sponsored in
part by Evergreen Federal
Bank, attracted many to
view the visual, literary,
performing and epicurean
arts of Illinois Valley. At-
tractions May 12 included
(from top) the Illinois Val-
ley String Band at
Changes Art Gallery;
Linda Stevenson’s oil
paintings at BeBe’s Art
for Everyone; Joy Hoskins
and Anita Anderson with
their Asian-influenced
floral displays at Tree-
house Florist & Gifts;
‘Sparrow’ with her fine
metal art jewelry and her
accordion with a twist in
the Josephine County
Bldg. at the Shining Stars
presentation; and Rebecca
Saavedra with handcrafted
African raffia dolls by
Gabriella Salas-Groth.
The Art Walk also featured
‘Displays of Africa’ at
Pizza Pit by Lorna Byrne
Middle School seventh-
graders under the Learn-
ing through Art program
sponsored by Illinois River
Valley Arts Council. Other
Art Walk participants in-
cluded Taylor’s Country
Store, A Creative Space,
Special Productions,
Rising Suns, Jefferson
State Financial Group,
and Eye Care Group.
(Photos by ‘Illinois Valley
News’)
At least two years in the
planning, a $380,000 busi-
ness incubator at Illinois
Valley Airport to stimulate
area trade is grounded.
Due to rising construc-
tion costs, and lack of inter-
est from the Josephine
County Board of Commis-
sioners, the support of I.V.
Community Development
Organization (IVCDO) has
been pulled, said Executive
Director Bob Schumacher.
IVCDO had $340,000
in grants, including
$300,000 from the U.S.
Dept. of Agriculture, and
pledged $40,000 itself,
Schumacher said. Building
plans were revised recently,
he said, because of rising
costs that prohibited the lay-
out as originally proposed.
The intent of the incu-
bator was to erect a light
manufacturing facility to
provide rental space for be-
ginning businesses, plus
provide mentoring and some
office services.
On April 17 a meeting in
the office of the county com-
missioners was attended by
the commissioners, IVCDO
reps, two members of the
new airports advisory board,
and Alex Gross, county air-
ports manager. A committee
was formed to study the new
building plan for 30 days and
then make a recommenda-
tion to the county board,
Schumacher said.
A subsequent meeting
was held May 9 in Grants
Pass, which was attended by
county Commissioner Jim
Raffenburg. Schumacher re-
ported that the official indi-
cated interest if the incubator
would provide living-wage
jobs.
Otherwise, it was indi-
cated, the county wasn’t inter-
ested in helping finance a facil-
ity for mom-and-pop busi-
nesses, Schumacher reported.
“We can’t guarantee liv-
ing-wage jobs,” he said, “and
with the county pretty much
deciding it doesn’t want to put
money into the project, the
business incubator” is basi-
cally a dead deal.
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541-592-3181
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Linda Sallman
128 S. Redwood Hwy.
Cave Junction OR 97523
541-592-4541
Across from Select Market on Redwood Hwy.
Open Mondays - Fridays, 9 to 5
Auto - Home - Life - Commercial
131 N. Redwood Hwy. (next to Radio Shack)
Now offering a Full Bar to complement our most
excellent Mexican Cuisine
(So authentic you’ll think twice about drinking the water.)
Join us on Sunday, May 21
during our regular hours,
11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.,
when we will feature our signature
Fish Tacos & our new Carne Asada Tacos
along with refreshing
Mojitos & Bloody Marias.
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in O’Brien by Cheryl
& Harry Johnson.
*Fri., May 5: 78-45
*Sat., May 6: 74-40
*Sun., May 7: 75-46
*Mon., May 8: 72-42
*Tue., May 9: 79-37
*Wed., May 10: 92-39
*Thurs., May 11:87-40
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in Cave Junction at
Mountain Wind Farm.
*Fri., May 5: 77-38
*Sat., May 6: 73-36
*Sun., May 7: 74-43
*Mon., May 8: 68-38
*Tue., May 9: 76-34
*Wed., May 10: 85-36
*Thurs., May 11: 82-36
Day, n. A period of
twenty-four hours,
mostly misspent.
- Ambrose Bierce -
Illinois Valley
Wednesday, May 17
Mostly Sunny
High--88 Low--50
Thursday, May 18
Mostly Sunny
High--84 Low--46
Friday, May 19
Partly Cloudy
High--80 Low--44
Saturday, May 20
Cloudy
High--76 Low--45
Sunday, May 21
Cloudy & Cooler
High--75 Low--36
Monday, May 22
Cloudy, chance of Rain
High--69 Low--34
Tuesday, May 23
Rain
High--67 Low--32