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Page 2 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Bob’s Corner What with summer school classes getting under way at Illinois Valley High and other locales, an ancient memory plopped out of the dusty, cobwebby areas of my brain. I recall the one and only time I was forced to attend summer school. And it was my own fault. What happened was that I was an overconfident 17- year-old high school graduate who thought he could handle classes at University of San Diego the same as those at dear ol’ St. Augustine High. So I was taking 15 1/2 units and working four to six hours weekdays after my classes; same as in high school. But I discovered that college courses, especially at USD, required more intense study. Lots of it. So my first university semester ended in disaster. I was summarily dismissed from the roster, all because I was given F grades in algebra, and biology lecture and lab. My D in logic was mercifully not mentioned. How- ever, I earned an A in English, and a B in health, neither of which were enough to sway the cold-hearted dis- missal committee. Therefore, to continue college classes the semester after summer, I had to make up the failed classes during summer school. This I accomplished at Southwestern Community College in Chula Vista in San Diego County. It is not a regimen I would recommend. Especially be- cause I continued working, pretty much full time, starting at 6:30 a.m., and making it to my first class at 2:30 p.m. Handling the algebra and biology work in a com- pressed time frame was not easy. I suppose I could have not worked so much. But I needed cash for gas for my car, plus (for me) Jack in the Box burgers and fries, and heart of lettuce salads with fishwiches at Oscar’s Drive-In. Not to mention scads of black coffee. I managed to pass (squeak by) the math and bio classes, what with all that black coffee buoying me. When it came time to take another full load of study, I opted to stay at Southwestern, where the tuition was much cheaper; everyone was much friendlier; and I only lived a few blocks away. Of course, this was when the college shared the buildings with Chula Vista High until Southwestern got its own campus out Otay Lakes Road. I did take some classes at the new campus, some of them after Jan and I were wed lo those many years ago. She had graduated from Chula Vista High, and was tak- ing college courses at the shared campus. Strangely enough, I met her in a hallway outside the sociology class we both were taking. As I was fairly social anyway, things worked out after it became clear that I was a pretty nice guy with mostly good intentions. These days I still need cash for gas, and black coffee (except now it’s all decaf), while the burgers and fried fish are but memories. And that’s my fault too. But I remain social, for the most part. The Illinois Valley Youth Soccer Club Board of directors would like to thank all of our Sponsors: LV. News TC Computers Dr. Joe’s Pet Hospital Cavenet Cave Junction Family Medicine David Anderson Excavating Shop Smart South Kalmiopsis Exotics Eye Care Group Steve Lyons and Becky Newsted of C21 Harris & Taylor Pizza Pit Precision Glass Thank you to all of the coaches Nicole, Annette, Amy, Molly, Sally, Dennis, Mike, Chani, Hans, Mamie, Will, Tina, and Jean Paul. Ref J.D. and Azlan, McNally- Field Painting. Thank you to Illinois Valley Real Estate. Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born. - Dale Turner - 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. 14 Staff: Michelle Binker, 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. 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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. * * * A ‘mother in pain’ tells of son’s beating From Catherine Kuhn-Taylor Cave Junction Friday, June 9 at approxi- mately 5 a.m., my son was walking across the bridge south of Cave Junction on 199 headed to Cave Junction to spend the weekend with me. He was attacked from behind by three guys, knocked to the ground, beaten, robbed and left for dead. As of Tuesday, June 12 my son was hospitalized with no definite date of release b e c a u s e th e d o c t o rs have been unable to get the swelling down in his face. I was called (not visited) by a deputy from the sheriff’s office who stated that he was unable to do anything because my son was unable to identify the attackers. These attackers assault their victims from behind, leaving the victims unable to identify them. There are three of them, one big man and two medium-sized men, all with horrible body odor, and there have been prior attacks in this same area with descriptions given that matched my son’s description of his attackers. These guys came out from under the bridge when they attacked my son because they were not behind my son when he started to cross the bridge. There has been enough information given to law en- forcement for them to know these guys run in threes; they are probably homeless; and obviously living in the “Forks” Park area due to the fact that the attacks have all happened in the same area. But they say they can’t help me. Before my son slipped into unconsciousness he counted seven vehicles pass by while he was being beaten: Not one of the drivers stopped to help him. I can understand being afraid to stop and get out of your vehicle because of not knowing if there are guns involved, etc. But it’s amaz- ing what honking a horn or the flashing of headlights will do even if you are to afraid to stop and get out of your vehi- cle. If anyone has any infor- mation about these attackers or saw anything Friday, June 9 at approximately 5 a.m., on the bridge south of Cave Junction, they can con- tact me at 592-3303. Their identity will be kept confiden- tial. Guard to Afghanistan ‘unconscionable act’ From Kaly McRogan Illinois Valley You printed an article on page 13 of the June 7 edition of “Illinois Valley News” headed “41st Brigade sent to East.” The article was printed in the right-hand column, adja- cent to photos of children playing and a man juggling in Jubilee Park. I nearly passed it up until I realized that the article was not referring to eastern Oregon, but to the Middle East. It seems that Gov. Ku- longoski has seen fit to send 1,000 members of the Oregon National Guard to Afghani- stan to “train” the Afghan army. Thank you for printing the article; otherwise I may not have known. However, this is a local issue that affects us all. To hide such an article on page 13 (continued on page 18) under a cloaked banner seems a minor act of deception in itself. Here is the text of my letter to Kulongoski: “I see that you have sent 1,000 of our National Guard to Afghanistan for the pur- pose of ‘training’ the Afghan army. “In my view this is an unconscionable act given the lies and deception surround- ing the reasons for the war in Afghanistan and the situation we find ourselves in after 15 years of continuing war in Iraq. “By now you must be aware that we sent troops to Afghanistan during the Rus- sian invasion of that country to help ‘train’ the Muja- hadeen, producing such unsa- vory characters as Osama, a family member of George Bush senior’s business part- ners, the Bin Laden group. “Your support of these failing, debilitating war(s) and the so-called ‘War on Terror’ should have been on the front page, above the fold. I had to discover it on page 13 in a small local newspaper. “You have placed good people in harm’s way for nothing. Sleep well.” A praise report from tumor good news From Rasha Smith Cave Junction The Lord continues to show me His faithfulness on a daily basis. Last week I re- ceived the results of my spi- nal MRI. They proved to be negative. Praise God. Furthermore, I will not have to go to UCSF in San Francisco. (Again, praise God). The local Tumor Board has taken my case and dis- cussed what measurers to take for treatment. Although the tumor was completely removed, they have determined that radia- tion will be beneficial. I know that I first said erroneously that this particular tumor doesn’t react to radiation, when in fact, it doesn’t react to chemotherapy. My treatment began Monday, June 19. The treat- ments will be five days a week for five weeks. Thank the Lord that my treatments will take place in Grants Pass and not Medford. I appreciate the love and concern, and every blessing the community has bestowed on me. God’s provision has been truly amazing. Couples will enjoy Topless bar, she feels From Marlee Evans Cave Junction I am a woman. I am a heterosexual woman. I am a wife and a mother. And I am not opposed to Larry Goynes opening a topless bar. As a matter of fact, I would love to have a topless bar in this area. People keep mentioning “the fathers” as the only people who would be patrons of this new estab- lishment. Fathers aren’t the only ones who would go there. It would provide enter- tainment for couples too. My husband and I would love to be able to go some- where local to see exotic en- tertainment; and so far the only entertainment in this town for adults is watching whoever’s decided to beat whoever else up at a certain bar known for its brawls, its drunks, and its late-night drug-dealing. But I don’t hear anyone complaining about that business. It’s a business that’s keeping all the “drunks” around. There are drunks all over town. We all know the stores that sell alcohol, yet no one is complaining about those businesses. Goynes wants to sell beer and wine at higher prices. Does anyone think that the “drunks” from any of the other establishments are go- ing to run over to Sugars, and pay a higher price for alcohol that they’re already getting somewhere else? Nobody complains about a rowdy bunch of intoxicated football fans. They can act just as any other drinkers when a good game is on. But no one com- plains about that. That’s ac- ceptable. It’s normal. Everyone freaked out when Midnight Oasis was rumored to be coming into town. People all over town were complaining, and saying what a tragedy it would be to have an adult novelty store in our precious family oriented community. I’m sure people back then were complaining (Continued on page 3) Help - Almost all my listings have sold. You can get competent representation right here in the Illinois Valley. I support our community by spending my commission here. 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