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Page 13 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Many memories were shared as former smokejumpers held a reunion at what was the Siskiyou Smokejumper Base. (Clockwise, from top left) Charles Mansfield points to a photo of him in his younger days peering from an airplane; Bob Nolan, former smokejumper and champion parachutist; Clancy Collins, who has written ‘The Book of Gobi,’ as those at the base said that the terrain resembled that area; a family views photo display at the base; and Ray Rubio from the active smokejumper base in Red- mond, Ore. shows equipment for jumping. (Photos by Dale & Elaine Sandberg) Frontier clears phone outage To the Root Frontier Communications clarified information regarding an interruption to long-distance telephone service Monday, June 12 due to equipment malfunction. Calls to local and emergency services (911), remained oper- able. Frontier High Speed Internet services was not affected. The outage lasted approximately five hours affecting 13,492 customers in the Myrtle Creek, Canyonville, Days Creek, Riddle, Cave Junction, Selma, O’Brien, Wolf Creek, Glendale, and Azalea areas, said Frontier. All trouble tickets were resolved. The Frontier operations team isolated the cause and repaired the equipment. “Frontier is committed to providing excellent communications services to its customers,” the company said. Welcome to Illinois River Acupuncture’s new column “To the Root,” where traditional Chinese Medicine will take us into the 21st century . FOUND DOG: Female husky or shepherd- cross puppy, June 16. Dark brown/golden color. Approximately 4-months old. Phone 592-2531 Smokejumpers reunion memorable ... (Continued from page 1) tors, teachers, lawyers, au- thors, publishers, editors, photographers, and combat pilots. One recently signed a contract with Warner Broth- ers to make his book into a movie. Another is the chief pilot for a construction com- pany that built the road under the English Channel and the world’s largest airport in China. Several had worked as FBI or CIA agents, while others became research scien- tist. Others had started log- ging companies, manufactur- ing operations or other busi- nesses such as Grayback For- estry, which now provides fire management services for most states west of the Rocky Mountains. Several worked their careers in administrative or supervisory positions at Siski- you Smokejumper Base or at other U.S. smokejumper op- erations. Most arrived on Friday, June 16, with Saturday being the busiest. The crowd made the parklike grounds of the base come alive with chatter and outbursts of laughter as stories were shared and close calls remembered. The base had an excel- lent safety record. During 38 years of operations, no smokejumpers died as the result of parachuting. Only one individual died during the history of the base. This happened as a crew was returning from working on a fire and had to cross Illinois River. Tommy Smith was swept away in the fast- moving waters and drowned. His mother came to the reun- ion in the morning and brought back emotional memories, as well as a re- minder that the dangers of smokejumping involved much more than just jumping out of airplanes. A memorial to Tommy Smith is on the flag pole at the base. There were other emo- tional moments during pres- entations during the evening when Hal Ewing was given a model replica of one of the planes he flew when he was a pilot at the base. Fighting back tears, he said that work- ing here was the greatest thing that had ever happened to him. He wasn’t alone in the 139 S. Caves Ave. Suite F (Inside Caves Mall) 592-4117 Internet Special - 2 months internet service only $20 (New sign-ups only) REMEMBER-we also do h Repairs h Virus Removals h Sales sentiment. Many of the indi- viduals who had worked at other smokejumper bases around the country agree that there was something different and special about the Siski- you Smokejumper Base. Sharon Westcott, owner of Fly Wild Air aviation school, volunteered her time to set up exhibits, most of which had historic photos displayed at locations where they had been taken more than 50 years ago. Jack McCormick gener- ously allowed additional dis- plays to be set up inside the historic parachute loft, the oldest smokejumper loft in the nation. Many other photos were set up on panels next to a table where coffee and pas- tries were provided compli- ments of Coffee Heaven. The National Smokejum- per Association (NSA) held its annual board meeting in the administration building at the base and then joined the reunion. NSA’s historian spent several hours interview- ing some of the older smoke- jumpers. The recordings will be archived by NSA with a copy sent to the University of Montana at Missoula, which is archiving smokejumper history from throughout the country. Many smokejumpers commented about the warm reception given them by the people they met in Cave Junction, as well as the signs posted around town welcom- ing them back. Many returned to their homes around the nation with rejuvenated memories, but also with some fond memo- ries given them by Illinois Valley residents. Buy the ‘Noose’ Welcome to a brave new world where health is only limited by our attitudes and food choices. This is a new world for those accustomed to drugs and surgery. I invite you to come with me and open your mind to the possibility of complete wellness! By “complete wellness” I mean “wholeness”-wholeness of body, mind, emotions and spirit. A wellness which incorporates our entire lifestyle, family and community. In order to participate, first know you have everything you need, inside you. Your inner resources will be strengthened on this journey, and your life will be transformed with a level of energy and wellness you never imagined possible. Your authentic self will shine so brilliantly that doors will open, people and opportunities will appear, and your life will be completely transformed. Illinois River Acupuncture 592-5041 Mon., Wed., Fri. Jo Anne Stone, M.S., L.Ac. The Illinois Valley High School Class of 2006 graduated June 7th and celebrated with a drug and alcohol free all night party at the Junction Inn, The Class of 2006 and the Grad Night Party Committee are grateful to the many businesses and individuals whose contributions of time, gifts, money and support made this safe and sober celebration possible. 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