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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Having animals around the house -- that is, inside,
living with us -- can be trying, messy and expensive. But
the critters also bring enjoyment and laughs with their
antics. Fortunately, our four cats are not allowed out-
doors, so they don’t bring us trophies like half-dead or
fully deceased gophers or mice. Or ( shudder ) snakes.
But we have had outside kitties, including one in
Southern California (Poway) that brought us a road run-
ner. No jest, he really did. He carried it up our dirt drive
with the bird drooping from his mouth, which was
clamped around the road runner’s neck.
We thought the feathered guy was dead. He wasn’t;
he was a road runner playin’ possum. I don’t recall all
we did to encourage el gato to let go. He finally did, and
the road runner, without so much as a beep-beep,
roared off, apparently none the worse for wear from be-
ing dragged about. I think the cat was so stunned that
he just stood there. With his mouth still open.
Our little dog, Rocky II The Sequel, has been moping
around the house with what our son, Mike, calls a broken
tail because it drooped so much. A check at the vet deter-
mined that Rocky had some bad teeth. So five were ex-
tracted, which seems to have perked up the hairy kid (the
dog, not our son). Although, he (the dog) was a bit under
the weather for about a day after being anaesthetized for
the work. But his tail is no longer broken.
Meanwhile, Charlie the Crazy Cat developed a blad-
der infection. This resulted in our getting some banana-
flavored medicine, which we administer with a dropper.
Charlie doesn’t like it, prompting our daughter, Vicki, to
suggest that they give it tuna or mouse flavor.
Co-existing with the four cats and two dogs is
“interesting.” Especially when all six need to visit the vet
or groomer. At the same time. Yikes. Four cats in one
dog carrier. Two Nervous Nellie canines in the back seat
of the car. Heavy breathing. Drooling. Loss of hair. A bit
of snarling. “Accidents.” Erk.
But when they’re all feeling good, and they’re clean
and smell nice, well -- it’s mighty neat. Makes it more
comfortable with several of them sleeping with us too.
Especially now that Rocky no longer has death breath.
It can be a beastly world, but one well worth it,
“accidents” notwithstanding.
Luz Moore Presents:
Low-Income Housing Workshop
Friday, February 9, 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the
Cave Junction City Hall Council Chambers.
Financing is available
for up to 100% of
value with no down
payment required for
purchase of a new or
existing home in rural
areas. Eligibility
based on household
size, income, credit
history, & debt to
income ratio.
Depending on household income,
mortgage payments may be
subsidized to a low as 1% interest.
Eligibility requirements & area
income limits will be discussed at
the workshop.
Those needing help with credit
scores should attend the Credit
Repair Workshop.
(Editor’s Note: Views and
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those of the letter-writers.)
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Response to generator
response at senior center
From Jerry Miller
Selma
Gosh, Ruth Samuel
makes Sharon Reasor sound
like the “grinch” who stole
I.V. Senior Center (Letters
to the Editor, Jan 3.)
After speaking to several
people I was told that the
grant written for the center
specified that it be used as an
emergency center. Also by
civic organizations such as
the Red Cross for blood
drives, a place for the likes of
IVMC to hold board meet-
ings, etc. And remember that
the Red Cross used the cen-
ter during terrible time of the
Biscuit Fire.
Samuel is right, the
power outage was not the
cause of the center volun-
teers. I believe that a tree
was the culprit. Oh, about
being lucky that the power
wasn’t out, it was out in
Selma also.
I’m sure that all the Illi-
nois Valley appreciates vol-
unteers like Samuel and
Reasor and many, many
others for their dedication to
serving the community. So
let us be of good cheer.
About the condition
of Welcome signs
From J.D. Quinn
Selma
As a newcomer to Illi-
nois Valley, I have found
that my dream of living in a
beautiful rural area has
He likes ‘I.V. News’
coverage, Website
From Franklin Barnes
O’Brien
This is to compliment
your newspaper and its cov-
erage, especially with the
addition of more news about
Josephine County govern-
mental happenings. I have
found your coverage the
best in the area.
Also, the daily newspa-
per in Grants Pass does not
have a Website with news.
It only has routine contact
information, while the
“Illinois Valley News” site
is a lively spot.
I think that we in this
valley are fortunate to have
a newspaper of the caliber
of “I.V. News.” Those who
don’t know about your pub-
lication need to find out
about it; it’s well worth the
effort to get it and read it.
O&C land productivity
not limited to timber
From Roger Brandt
Cave Junction
The loss of O&C fund-
ing is trivial compared to
what we could be making if
O&C land supported Ore-
gon's competitiveness in the
global economy.
The O&C Act gives us
plenty of room for innova-
tion, so let’s be innovative
the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture
with
Susan Cherry
Century 21,
Harris & Taylor
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D.C. more dangerous
than serving in Iraq
From Lucy Grant
Irvine, Calif.
If you consider that until
recently there has been an
average of 160,000 troops in
the Iraq theater of operations
during the past 22 months,
and a total of 2,112 deaths,
that gives a firearm death rate
of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The firearm death rate
in Washington, D.C. is 80.6
per 100,000 for the same
period. That means that you
are approximately 25 per-
cent more likely to be shot
and killed in the U.S. capital
-- which has some of the
strictest gun control laws in
the nation -- than you are in
Iraq.
Conclusion: The United
States should pull out of
Washington, D.C.
isn’t always the best advice.
Bret Dixon, Area Director of
Luz Moore
and get started toward a new
era of prosperity.
Timber is not the only
way to make money on our
O&C land. It takes decades
to grow a tree to a minimum
size to make lumber; a life-
time to generate an eco-
nomic output. This will not
make us globally competi-
tive. We need to make our
O&C lands productive
every year -- not once every
50 years.
Tourism, timber, and
recreation are industries the
global economy cannot take
away from Oregon. They
represent a future of eco-
nomic stability and, to-
gether, these three industries
can make our O&C land
productive every year.
Increase productivity on
O&C lands for a competi-
tive and resilient Oregon.
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However, a couple loca-
tions are not so good-
looking. I’m referring to the
“Welcome” signs at either
end of the valley on Red-
wood Hwy.; one between
Selma and the top of Hay’s
Hill, and the other near
Rough & Ready Lumber Co.
Both billboards are in
bad condition and need re-
pairs and new paint. Who
owns them? Why has noth-
ing been done to make them
attractive to residents and
visitors alike?
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