Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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Using vehicle seatbelts linked to preventing deaths
OSP, other law-enforcement agencies urge extra safe, sane driving during Thanksgiving holiday
CJ CARES FREE FEAST - A free Thanksgiving
Day meal will be dished up in the Jubilee Park pavilion in
Cave Junction Thursday, Nov. 23 from noon to 2 p.m. CJ
Cares and its volunteers, led by Lynn Boucher, will serve
turkey and ham with all the trimmings. The pavilion is
covered and will be warm. The annual repast, made possi-
ble by community volunteers and donations, is for anyone
alone or who needs a Thanksgiving dinner. To volunteer
or donate phone 592-6855 or 592-3594.
COLLEGE TUITION AID - Junior and senior stu-
dents at Illinois Valley High School, and their parents,
can attend an informational session regarding the college
financial aid process. It will be held Wednesday, Nov. 29
at 6:30 p.m. at IVHS. Seniors will be given a list of local
scholarships for which they can apply. “If you are a par-
ent and want to learn about the federal financial aid pro-
grams, you should attend,” said IVHS.
WRESTLING NEWS - Illinois Valley High School
wrestlers will host their first home meet Thursday, Nov.
30 beginning at 6:30 p.m. vs. Brookings-Harbor. The
Cougars, ranked second in the state in the recently re-
vamped 4-A bracket, are picked to compete with Esta-
cada for the state title. Burns, last year’s champion and
perennial powerhouse, has dropped to the 3-A bracket
based on enrollment.
BIKERS SEEK TOYS - Members and friends of
I.V. Bikers will conduct the 24th annual Toy Run to
benefit valley children Saturday, Dec. 2. The base for the
public event will be the Junction Inn, with live music and
other attractions from noon to midnight. There will be a
poker run at noon. Admission will be a $5 cover charge
or a new toy. All donations will given away by Santa on
Dec. 24 at Illinois Valley Senior Center. For more infor-
mation phone 287-0290.
SANTA ’N’ SINGING - The annual lighting of the
Community Christmas Tree on the Junction Inn vacant lot
is set for Saturday, Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. Santa will be present,
and there will be caroling. Cookies will be provided by
Shop Smart Food Warehouse bakery, and hot chocolate
by Vicki Gill, a chamber director representing First
American Title. Marty’s Tree Service again will string the
lights as a community service. Director Ted Crocker
(Crocker Financial Services) and Emeritus Director Leo-
nard Frick are co-chairmen.
DOME SCHOOL WINTER BAZAAR will be held
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2-3 from 10 to 5 and 11 to 4
respectively at the school, 9367 Takilma Road. There will
be handcrafted items, a raffle, children’s activities and live
entertainment. Besides breakfast, there will be tostadas,
soup, dessert and beverages.
HORIZON VILLAGE HOLIDAY - A Christmas
dessert buffet, hosted by Horizon Village, will be held
Sunday, Dec. 3 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The free event also
will feature “Hi’Flutin’ Flute Choir.” Horizon Village,
“the most unique retirement village in Southern Oregon,”
is on University Road, off Hwy. 199 and S. Hubbard
Lane. RSVP to 955-0777.
NOTEPAD - Scale-model trains will highlight the
annual Rogue Valley Railroad Show Saturday and Sun-
day, Nov. 25-26 at the Medford Armory, 1701 S. Pacific
Hwy. Hours are 10-5 and 11-4 respectively ... I.V.
Chamber of Commerce directors have welcomed Luz
Moore, of Century 21 Harris & Taylor, to the board to
fill a vacant seat … U.S. Army Spc. Douglas C. Des-
jardins was memoralized Thursday, Nov. 16 with flags
statewide at half-staff. Desjardins, 24, died Nov. 5 of
injuries in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He graduated from Scio
High School and was assigned to the 1 st Armored Divi-
sion at Giessen, Germany … Some 914 persons went to
I.V. Visitor Center during October, a rise of three from
October 2005, chamber office manager Dulcie Moore
announced … Bumper stickers: *Well-behaved women
seldom make history. *Eat well. Stay fit. Die anyway. *I
embarrass my offspring. *I haven’t had my coffee yet.
Don’t make me kill you.
LAST WORDS - *When the power of love over-
comes the love of power, the world will know peace.
(Jimi Hendrix)
*Whenever you are confronted with an opponent,
conquer him with love. (Gandhi)
*There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
(Cesar Chavez)
was seven fatalities, and
since 1970 nearly 220 peo-
ple have died during
Thanksgiving holiday-
related traffic crashes.
The heavily traveled
Thanksgiving weekend is
one of the most dangerous
and deadliest times of the
year due to higher traffic
levels, weather-related driv-
ing challenges, and impaired
and aggressive drivers.
Current compliance
with Oregon's restraint laws
is 96 percent for child seats;
53 percent for booster seats;
and, 97 percent for adult
safety belt law. Although
Oregon has one of the na-
tion’s highest belt usage
rates, and a record 82 per-
cent of Americans now use
their seat belts, too many
children and adults still do
not, said OSP.
“Seat belts are the sim-
plest and cheapest way to
reduce fatalities in motor
vehicle crashes,” said Carla
is having a
Christmas
Bazaar
Saturday, December 2nd
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CJ County Building
We would appreciate donations of
yard sale items, Christmas decora-
tions, ornaments, & gifts; crafts, etc.
We will be selling “Princess House
Crystal”.
Donations may be left at The Preg-
nancy Center or Home Valley Bank
(Cave Junction). Baked goods may
be taken to the county building at 9
a.m., December 2nd.
For more information contact
Shanda, 592-5305 or
Dolly, 592-3039
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Cave Junction Early Head Start
offers:
Parent/Child Groups
For Pregnant Women and
Children Birth to 3 Years of Age
which include:
One Parent/Child Play Group per
Week with parent support!
and
Toddler Groups
For Children 18 Months to 3 Years of
Age With Two Play Groups Per Week!
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EHS is for low income pregnant
women, infants and toddlers living
in the Illinois Valley. All services are
free for those who qualify. We
welcome children with certified
disabilities regardless of income!
45 people for driving under
the influence of intoxicants
during the four-day period,
down from previous arrest
figures reported during 2004
and 2003.
OSP again will place
extra patrols on the high-
ways, but motorists need to
remember to plan for other
things besides extra patrols
and congestion.
“Quick, unexpected
weather and road conditions
should be prepared for, as
well as being on the lookout
for impaired and dangerous
drivers,” said Gregg. “Also,
never think your vehicle
won’t break down during
your travels, so plan now
and be ready.”
OSP and ODOT sug-
Levinski, occupant protec-
tion program manager at
ODOT’s Safety Division.
“The goal every day through
enforcement and education
is simple -- save more lives
by convincing and re-
minding safety restraint
users and nonusers to
buckle up on every
trip.”
Last year, OSP troopers
responded to 469 re-
ported traffic crashes,
up slightly from 450
reported crashes the
previous year. Winter
weather-related factors
contributed to several
mountain pass crashes,
and impaired drivers
were involved in sev-
eral crashes.
OSP troopers arrested
ple died in six separate fatal
crashes last year on Ore-
gon's highways, of which 40
percent were known to not
be using safety restraints.
The previous year there
Fifty-five percent of all
of those who died as a result
of traffic crashes across
America during the Thanks-
giving holiday weekend last
year were not wearing their
seat belts at the
time of the crash,
according to the
National Highway
Traffic Safety Ad-
ministration
(NHTSA).
That,
an d
other traffic safety
concerns, is why
Oregon State Po-
lice will join law
enforcement agen-
cies around the
country during the
29th year of Op-
eration
CARE
(Combined Accident Re-
duction Effort).
The nationwide effort --
from Wednesday afternoon,
Nov. 22, through Sunday,
Nov. 26 -- brings together
law enforcement agencies
with one common goal of
reducing crashes and associ-
ated fatalities and injuries
during the longest holiday
period of the year.
“Proper use of safety
restraints and child safety
seats clearly save lives,”
said Capt. Gerry Gregg,
director of the OSP Patrol
Services Division. “But un-
fortunately too many dan-
gerous drivers and unbuck-
led folks still need a tough
reminder, so OSP troopers
will be working with a
strong ‘Click It or Ticket'
enforcement message to
help save more lives on our
highways.”
According to ODOT’s
Fatality Analysis Reporting
System (FARS) eight peo-
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