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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Page 3 Fire danger Here, There & Everywhere YOUNG ACTOR FACTOR - A free and public Readers Theater performance, directed by Jennie May Donnell and sponsored by a 21st Century program grant, will be presented Thursday, July 20 at 1 p.m. at I.V. High School. Donnell is being assisted by John Dwyer and Sarah Carnahan. The show will combine poetry and excerpts from Carl Sandberg’s classic children’s tales in “The Rootabaga Stories.” Donnell, who lives in Takilma, is an actor and a member of Actors Equity Association with many credits to her name. TEEN LAKE BREAK - Teen-agers can attend a se- ries of fun events at Lake Selmac on Friday, July 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Boys & Girls Club of Rogue Valley, the event will include a free barbecue, soft- ball games, Frisbee golf, and music. For more information phone Karen Garcia at 592-6151. COINS FOR GOINES - F or those able to help artist Libby Goines, who severely injured her left wrist while do- ing preliminary work on an Oregon Caves mural in Down- town Cave Junction, checks should be made out to the Or- thopedic Center For Joint Replacement & Sports Medicine. They should be sent to her at P.O. Box 1503 in CJ so that she can keep track. “Many kind and generous souls are step- ping forward to assist me in this crisis, including prayer, and I am overwhelmed and grateful for the generosity,” said Goines. “Now that the surgery is over, the worst of this is behind me, and I am assured by many that I will regain full use of my wrist and hand with time and physical therapy.” She added that she is filled with gratitude. RECYCLE BIN SIN - The newspaper recycling bin that was at the former CJ Select Market has been relocated at the request of the city of Cave Junction. It’s now at the Kerby Transfer Station, operated by Southern Oregon Sani- tation (SOS). The station, out Kerby Mainline, is open Mon- days through Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. SPARC still will benefit from the recycling, thanks to SOS. It said that the city asked for the relocation because of people leaving trash and garbage at the site. Any business owner who will allow the bin on their property should phone SOS. SEX OFFENSE SENSE - On Thursday, June 29, a public announcement was made regarding Oregon’s new Sex Offender Website going online. According to the Ore- gon State Police Sex Offender Website Project manager, the Website received approximately 3.5 million “hits” dur- ing the first week. A “hit” occurs when any one person views any single page on the site. This should not be con- fused with the actual number of people logging on. The new OSP Sex Offender Website can be accessed at sexoffenders.oregon.gov. SECURITY BLANKET - A private company based in Rogue River is interested in providing security coverage in and around Downtown CJ. The firm, CPT (Crime Pre- vention Taskforce) said that 20 merchants at $200 each per month are needed to make it a go. Phone 324-4772 for more info. Service would be provided seven days a week for 12 hours daily, said CPT. (The preceding free ad pro- vided by the “Noose” as a public service.) NOTEPAD - Flag and tackle football signups in a Boys & Girls Club program are being held through Friday, July 28 at Evergreen Elementary School Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Practice will begin the week of Aug. 21. Phone 592-6151 for details, including costs ... Greatly patriotic people removed the U.S. flag from the pole at the county building in Downtown CJ, ap- parently during the creep hours of Monday, July 10. It’s likely that they had to scale the roof to do their deed. A new flag has been ordered … A free movie, “Noah’s Arc,” (the life story of some surfers) will be shown behind Abiding in The Vine in Downtown CJ around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22. There’s also free popcorn in the summer series; the gath- ering begins at 8:30 ... Got a pint? American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive Thursday, July 27 at I.V. Senior Cen- ter. To arrange for a donation time or more info phone (800) 448-3543 … Senior aerobics at CJ Swimming Pool are on the schedule (no instructor; just people working together) Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to noon ... T-shirts: *I eat paste. *My parents said I could be anything I wanted, so I became a jerk. *I see dumb people. *Work for God. The benefits are great. LAST WORDS - *You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. (Vernon Howard) *You can never get enough of what you don’t need to make you happy. (Eric Hoffer) Nothing will work unless you do. - Maya Angelou - The public use fire dan- ger level on land protected by the Oregon Dept. of For- estry’s (ODF) Southwest Oregon District rose to “high” (yellow) at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 14. The Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) remains at Level I. The fire danger level has been “moderate” since fire season was declared May 24, a month earlier than 2005. Fire precaution levels assigned by the S.W. Oregon District, located in Medford, affects state, pri- vate, county and Bureau of Land Management forest- land in Jackson and Jose- phine counties. The number of fires on the district has been steadily increasing during the past few weeks. Most have been caused by open burning, equipment use, and escaped camp fires, said ODF. Currently, the district has logged 77 wildfires. Only six were caused by lightning. The rest have been caused by people. The 77 fires have burned 93 acres of wildland. For more information about ODF’s fire season regulations, phone the Medford Unit at 664-3328; or the Grants Pass Unit at 474-3152. SWIMMERS ARE NEEDED at Cave Junction Swimming Pool, now that businesses, the city and others have provided funding to open it for the season. Operated under contract by Grants Pass Family YMCA, the pool staff includes certified lifeguards (top, from left) Wayne Fitzpatrick, Spencer Kendall, Nick Greener, Vic- toria Prince, Graham Baker, Emily Harris, Ian Barker- Cortrecht, and (not shown) Robert Bell. The pool man- ager is (bottom, at right) Shawn Carmody, and Cathy Pope is assistant manager. Besides aerobic sessions for senior citizens, lessons for beginning and interme- diate swimmers will begin Monday, July 31. The pool is open Mondays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Half-price daily admissions will continue through the 31st. ‘It is up to the community to show that they want the pool open by using it,’ said Carmody. (Photos by ‘Illinois Valley News’) NEED HELP LOOKING FOR A JOB?? The Illinois Valley Family Coalition will provide assistance in resume preparation and interviewing skills. The 2nd Wednesday of each month, from 9 AM to 3 PM will be an open workshop at the Coalition building. Write down the details of your education and employment history and the Coalition staff will help you organize the information into a professional looking document. If you have any questions, call the Coalition at 592-6139. No appointment is necessary to attend the workshop. Letters to the Editor (Continued from page 2) rare form of cancer. The day prior I desperately sought the Lord for guidance, asking Him, “If your will for me is to be healed, please show me.” I was immediately prompted by Him to go read my devotional. It was there, on the page dated June 18, where I read, “How we walk around our trails rather than walk straight through them; How God is ready to heal us, but it’s easier to secure hu- man help.” I continued reading down the page and right there in the beginning of the next para- graph it read, “Don’t let your feet be turned out of the way, but let your body be healed” (Hebrews 12:12-13). Praise the lord, I am healed. Yes, I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through the prayers from the community, and the help given by the spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me is for my deliverance and to be a witness. I will in no way be ashamed to proclaim my healing and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, but will have courage so that Christ will be exalted in my body, whether it be by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. I encourage everyone to seek the truth, so that through the testimony of my healing, their joy in Christ Jesus will overflow. Write-in candidacy unveiled by resident From James Rafferty Selma After the primary elec- tion, I was approached by a number of concerned citizens who would like to see a third choice in the race for com- missioner this November. After giving it a lot of thought, I had to agree. I will be eligible to run and can be elected as a write-in can- didate according to the Jose- phine County clerk and the State Elections Division’s Compli- ance Specialist Norma J. Buckno as per ORS. 249.048. My opponents have a great deal in common such as advocating a county adminis- trator and raising taxes. I am concerned that my opponents would strongly support the bureaucratic system, which works only for government. They would not hesitate to tax us again and again claim- ing that if we want basic ser- vices we need to pay them. Shouldn’t government be providing basic services with the taxes that we already pay? A bureaucrat needs and insists on rigid rules with complex ideas that will keep us in the proverbial box, where common sense cannot prevail. The administrator position would increase our taxes, will add one more level on bureaucracy, and the addi- tion of support staff. I believe this type of thinking is dan- gerous, because the voters will not elect, terminate, or be able to hold this person di- rectly accountable. I am committed to the write-in campaign and will work with whatever funds become available. Workshop schedule: August 9, 2006 September 13, 2006 October 11, 2006 Illinois Valley Family Coalition 535 E. River Street Cave Junction, OR 97523 Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction to support the… Illinois Valley Wild Blackberry Arts & Crafts Festival Enjoy a homemade spaghetti dinner with all the fixings. Served from 5 till 8 Friday, July 21 st County Building community room, downtown Cave Junction Menu: • Spaghetti with Meat or Meatless Sauce • Salad • Garlic Bread • Coffee, Tea, or Lemonade $5 a plate $4 children & seniors For more information or to volunteer phone: 592-6509 C om e se e our hat s & ha ndba gs at t he RCC Be lt Building Felted llama wool Fedora We’re now at the new SOG Co-op Gallery in Kerby
