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Page 2 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Bob’s Corner As a younger man, I used to sing along with the popular tunes emanating from the AM radio in my smokin’ vehicle, and sometimes misheard lyrics. One example: There was a song containing the words, “Poetry. Poetry in motion.” What I heard, and sang aloud until the person who became my wife stopped staring at me with a baffled look, was: “Oh a tree; oh a tree in motion.” Hey, it made sense to me. Can’t you see a tree swaying in the breeze? OK, so I was cuckoo. Which reminds me of really young children whose vocabulary and frames of reference provide them truly interesting lyrics and comments. Example: Our grand- daughter Natalie, 4, was at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego County and happily pointed at an animal, identify- ing it as a “cantaloupe.” Also, after a recent trip to Dis- neyland, her preschool teacher asked about her favorite ride. Natalie replied that it was the “Pirates and the bean.” She also told her mom, Vicki, that the blow dryer she was using should be called a hair conditioner. And last week, retired “Noose” co-worker Virginia Gilliam sent some malapropisms from various sources. One mom wrote that when her twin daughters were young she taught them the Lord’s Prayer, only to over- hear them saying, “Give us this steak and daily bread, and forgive us our mattresses.” One man noted that when he was young, he learned the prayer as, “Our Fa- ther, who are in Heaven, Howard be thy name.” A woman as a little girl prayed, “Hail Mary, full of grapes.” Yet another recited, “Our Father, who art in Heaven, howjda know my name?” Another stated, “Give us this day our jelly bread.” Someone recalled hearing a child who, in the Pledge of Allegiance, said, “I led the pigeons to the flag.” One boy wondered who was Richard Stands because in the pledge he heard, “I pledge allegiance to the flag, and to the republic for Richard Stands.” One person said that she once knew a child whose favorite Sunday school hymn was, “Gladly, the cross- eyed bear.” A girl, 8, had to be shown in the hymnal that, “Oh, Come All Ye Faithful,” was the title, and not, “Oh, Connie be Faithful.” Some folks recalled a song about Noah in which the words were, “And the rains came down, and the floods came up.” Two tiny sisters who lived next door were overheard singing it as, “And the rains came down, and the spuds came up.” And there was the boy who, in singing “God Bless America,” intoned, “Stand beside her and guide her through the night with a light from a bulb.” One more: I heard about a guy who mistook the lyrics, “Then I saw her face; now I’m a believer,” as “Then I saw her face; now I’m gonna’ leave her.” 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 Illinois Valley News An Independent Weekly Newspaper Co-owned and published by Robert R. (Bob) and Jan Rodriguez - Bob Rodriguez, Editor El Jefe Entered as second class matter June 11, 1937 at Post Office as Official Newspaper for Josephine County and Josephine County Three Rivers School District, published at 321 S. Redwood Hwy., Cave Junction, OR 97523 Periodicals postage paid at Cave Junction, OR 97523 Post Office Box 1370 USPS 258-820 Telephone (541) 592-2541, FAX (541) 592-4330 Email: newsroom1@frontiernet.net or newsdesk@illinois-valley-news.com Volume 69, No. 11 Staff: Michelle Binker, Becky Loudon, Bryan Harley, Tabitha Jackson, Zina Booth. Member: Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association DEADLINES: News, Classified & Display Ads, Announcements & Letters 5 P.M. THURSDAY (Classified ads & uncomplicated display ads can be accepted until Noon, Friday with an additional charge.) POLICY ON LETTERS: ‘Illinois Valley News’ welcomes letters to the editor provided they are of general interest, in good taste, legible and not libelous. All letters must be signed, using complete name, and contain the writer’s address and telephone number. The latter need not be published, but will be used to verify authenticity. The ‘News’ reserves the right to edit letters. 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Box 1370, Cave Junction, OR 97523 Letters to the Editor (Editor’s Note: Views and commentary, including state- ments made as fact, are strictly those of the letter-writers.) * * * Typed, double-spaced let- ters written solely to this news- paper are considered for publi- cation. Hand-written letters that are double-spaced and legible also can be considered. ‘Thank you’ submissions are not accepted as letters. * * * Liking clean machine atmosphere in CJ From Elder Lambeth, & Debra A. Mcafee-Graves Cave Junction We’re particular about our laundry. We love getting the white clothes white, keeping the colored clothes their proper color, removing stains and folding every- thing nice and neat. Margaret Brandeis and Joel Buck became the new owners of Brown Barn Launderette and Internet Café next to the post office in Cave Junction in July 2005. They have worked night and day to modernize, become energy-efficient and do their best to be ecologi- cally friendly to our envi- ronment. Margaret is a special lady with a ready smile, soft voice and an easy manner. She understands that prob- lems arise and not all dropped-off laundry goes home immediately. She gra- ciously allows for monetary shortages and will hold your clean clothes until payday at no extra charge. I also appreciate how clean and dust free the whole place is now. If you have allergies you know what I mean. Margaret and Joel are not finished fixing and adding for comfort. There is something new every time you go to the Brown Barn. They care about their patrons and appreciate pa- trons who care about them. Business could harm family environment From Wanda Hoffman Cave Junction I have heard about the topless bar and strip club that is coming to Cave Junc- tion in the old movie theater. I would like to voice my opinion on that. I moved here six years ago to a nice quiet community, and I found out after being here awhile, that there was a big meth problem. It is sad to see people waste their lives on things like this. I think adding a topless bar and strip club is just an- other way of people to avoid life and look for entertain- ment instead of being family oriented and enjoying life. I feel that this kind of club will only bring the wrong kind of people to our com- munity. I would much rather see a sports bar, such as Applebee’s, opened that families could come to for meals with our children. I think a sports bar with video games for kids to play when in the restaurant with parents would be an asset to the community. My daugh- ter opened one in Eureka, and the kids could come and play pool in the back room and play video games. They weren’t allowed in the front of the restaurant unless a parent was with them be- cause it was a bar also. If you partition off the bar, it then becomes a res- taurant to which kids could come with friends and have a soft drink and hamburger. It could be open earlier, for the after-school crowd, as well as the dinner crowd. The bar, being in a separate room, could be open according to the laws governing it. We have been foster parents for 10 years and are raising children who have experienced first-hand the results of alcohol, drugs, neglect, and abuse from par- ents who use these things, thinking that they will be happier, or trying to avoid the misery in their lives. Wanting to give back to our community for being so good to you is done by benefiting all in the commu- nity, not just a handful of adults. In face of topless bar, where are leaders? From Elizabeth Reall Cave Junction It is true that the law is weak to prevent immoral businesses from opening in our town. It is true that the law enforcement can’t con- trol the delinquency which already exists in our town. I look toward our town leaders, I wonder where they are. Do we have any pillars of strength and power who have enough intelligence and integrity to make de- scent decisions for our fami- lies? Our town fathers should be standing together, shoulder-to-shoulder, to keep pride in our commu- nity instead of allowing trashy strip club entertain- ment to disgrace our name. Fathers are raising a slut, a whore. Only a fool can raise his face in agreement with such filth. Shame on anyone who would support such immoral garbage. He’s thinking drinkers don’t need Bare Bait From Ken Stepp O’Brien It is illegal in Oregon to bait bears. Now in Cave Junction we have someone who wants to use Bare Bait to attract people who want to get an alcoholic drink. Our drinkers seem to have plenty of opportunity already. Family could suffer while dad’s watching From Steve Lyons Cave Junction On Monday, May 22 during the Cave Junction City Council meeting, I gave testimony on the nega- tive effects that Larry Goy- nes’ proposed topless bar could have on our commu- nity. Unfortunately, I failed to communicate who will be the biggest victims. Those most negatively affected will be the wives and chil- dren waiting at home for Daddy, while he spends the rent, grocery and clothing money hoping to get “lucky” with one of the girls. Being a former cus- tomer, boyfriend and em- ployee of such establish- ments in my younger, wilder days, I know of what I speak. This town and fur- (Continued on Page 3)
