Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, January 24, 2007
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Smokejumper museum project remains up in the air
GOT ‘OUTSTANDING’? - Nominations for the
Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce annual recogni-
tion program will be accepted until Friday, Jan. 26. Writ-
ten recommendations for Business and Citizen of the
Year should be sent to P.O. Box 312 in Cave Junction.
Nominations should include complete information as to
why a business or person should be considered for hon-
ors based on their 2006 efforts and achievements. (Also
see item after the next one).
IBIG OPEN HOUSE - IBIG Forestry Action Com-
mittee (FAC) Tree Planting Project will host an open
house Saturday, Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the But-
ler Bldg. at the lower compound of the U.S. Forest Ser-
vice in Cave Junction to celebrate the project’s 15th year.
There will be fun crafts for the kids (and the young at
heart), film footage of salmon at the Illinois River Falls by
Bob Cornett, and artistic displays of various FAC pro-
jects. Information also will be available about the Volun-
teer Day on Feb. 24, and for land owners, who would like
to see if they qualify for free trees. Throughout the day,
finger food and refreshments will be available. “Come see
all the exciting things the FAC is accomplishing,” said
Suzanne Vautier, Tree Program coordinator. For more
information, phone 592-4098.
CHAMBER DEADLINE - Sheriff Gil Gilbertson
and the board of county commissioners -- Chairman Jim
Raffenburg, Vice Chairman Dave Toler and Commis-
sioner Dwight Ellis -- will attend the Illinois Valley
Chamber of Commerce public dinner-dance Saturday,
Feb. 10 at the Junction Inn. The deadline is Friday, Feb.
2 to sign up, at $20 per person, for the dinner (prime rib,
chicken or vegetarian). The event will include live mu-
sic, plus announcement of the Citizen and Business of
the Year for 2006. There will be a no-host bar
Due to Dulcie Moore, chamber office manager, be-
ing injured in a car crash, reservations are being accepted
in person at the “Illinois Valley News” office, Northwest
Hairlines, and Ted Crocker Financial Services. Addition-
ally, members should mail their reservation forms ASAP
with a check.
IN THE CARDS - Rusk Ranch (Wayne and Shirley
Rusk), members of Illinois Valley Merchants Associa-
tion, announce a community event they are planning to
hold once monthly: Pinochle Club. The evenings will
begin Saturday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. with a potluck dinner
followed by pinochle, or other card games of choice. The
Glass Rail Outfit at Rusk Ranch is sponsoring this event.
It’s located at 27742 Redwood Hwy.: follow the
signs. For more information, phone Shirley Rusk at 592-
4658.
GUARD GAINS GREEN - The Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency announced a grant to the
state of Louisiana for approximately $2.7 million to
cover the costs of reimbursing Oregon National Guard
(ONG) for services provided in New Orleans following
Hurricane Katrina. Louisiana must now reimburse ONG
for this amount. Among members of Oregon’s congres-
sional delegation instrumental in obtaining the funds
were Ron Wyden and Peter DeFazio. Because of the
federal government’s belated response to Katrina, they
said, Louisiana Gov. Blanco requested ONG to assist in
the relief effort. It exceeded expectations by deploying
more than 2,100 soldiers and their equipment to New
Orleans in less than three days.
AMPHITHEATER AMPLIFIED - A proposed
amphitheater in the city of Grants Pass received a finan-
cial boost when Pacific Power recently provided $8,000.
The money will be used toward general development of
the project to be built in Reinhart Volunteer Park
(formerly known as the All Sports Park). The proposed
amphitheater would be the new home of the Concerts In
The Park series. The permanent structure would not only
host the annual concert series, but many other perform-
ing arts events and projects throughout the year.
DON’T EGG-ON SENIORS - We went to break-
fast at a restaurant where the “senior special” was two
eggs, bacon, hash browns and toast for $1.99. “Sounds
good,” said my wife, “but I don’t want the eggs.” The
waitress said, “Then I’ll have to charge you $2.49 be-
cause you’re ordering a la carte.” “You mean I’ll have to
pay for not taking the eggs? my wife asked incredu-
lously. With an answer of “yes,” my wife ordered the
special. “How do you want your eggs?” “Raw and in the
shell,” my wife replied. She took the two eggs home.
Moral: Don’t mess with senior citizens. We’ve been
around a long time.
NOTEPAD - Senior Parent Night will be held
Wednesday night, Jan. 24 from 6:30 to 7:30 in the IVHS
cafetorium … The American Red Cross Southern Ore-
gon Chapter provided emergency assistance to the men
whose Takilma home was destroyed by fire on Saturday,
Jan. 13 … I.V. Senior Center is planning a bus trip to
Winnemucca, Nev. from Monday through Wednesday,
Feb. 12 to 14. Details are available by phoning 592-6888
… A new cat at the home of Natalie Kaplan, grand-
daughter of a certain couple who own the “Noose,” got
the full-name treatment that can only come from a 4-
year-old. The cat’s name is Ginger Carley Muffin
Face ... Overheard: “There’s a creature becoming ex-
tinct in our valley.” “Oh yeah, what is it?” “The ant.”
“The ant!?” “Yes, the deodor-ant.”
LAST WORDS - Get your facts first, and then you
can distort them as much as you please. (Mark Twain)
By SCOTT JORGENSEN
IVN Staff Writer
Plans to turn the former
Siskiyou Smokejumper
Base into a museum at Illi-
nois Valley Airport have yet
to be finalized by the Jose-
phine County Airport Advi-
sory Committee.
During its Thursday,
Jan. 18 meeting at Grants
Pass Airport in Merlin, the
commission debated
whether or not to move for-
ward with a proposal from
the Siskiyou Smokejumper
Base Museum Project
(SSBMP).
Bob Bleadon, former
committee chairman, ex-
pressed support for the con-
cept.
“I can’t think of a finer
project than to start this mu-
seum,” said Bleadon, a resi-
dent of Selma.
Committee member
Kurt Krauss said that as a
longtime local resident, he
would like to see the former
base’s facilities improved
and put to good use.
“I love that place, and
I’d love see it brought up to
where it was 30 years ago,”
Krauss said.
He acknowledged that
fixing the facilities may be
somewhat costly, but said
that any such investment
would be worthwhile.
“Regardless of that, I
would like to see it suc-
ceed,” Krauss said.
Asked about a potential
timeline for the project,
SSBMP member Roger
Brandt said that he didn’t
want to promote the site
before it is ready to accom-
modate visitors. However,
Brandt said that he is confi-
dent that it would not take
too long to get the museum
up and running.
“I think we can get
something set up pretty
quickly,” Brandt said.
He said that volunteers
already are available to help
staff the museum, and that
admission fees paid by visi-
tors could hopefully pay for
its operating costs.
Bleadon moved to ac-
cept SSBMP’s current pro-
posal and submit it to the
Josephine County Board of
Commissioners. However,
that motion never received a
second and was not passed.
Commission member
Luz Moore, of Cave Junc-
tion, asked Brandt if
SSBMP had funds available
to lease existing airport
buildings for the museum.
Brandt explained SSBMP’s
offer to fix the facilities in
exchange for a lower lease.
Krauss said he sup-
ported such a concept.
Messerli-Hopkins planning
marriage in spring 2008
“I’m not opposed to
seeing people do some-
thing,” Krauss said. “I don’t
see the downside of it.”
Moore said that the pro-
posal’s business plan is “not
really clear.” Brandt de-
scribed the plan as a
“starting point,” and said
that SSBMP is “willing to
do whatever it takes to
tighten it up.”
Moore then agreed to
meet with SSBMP members
to flesh out the proposal’s
business plan. Krauss also
offered his assistance.
“Maybe we can get this
all worked out,” said com-
mission Chairman Bill Get-
tle, of Grants Pass.
In other matters, the
advisory board:
*Announced that it still
has two vacancies, follow-
ing the resignations of mem-
bers Ken Lembloom and
Mike Mitchell.
*Heard from Airports
Manager Alex Grossi that
designs for taxiway reloca-
tion at Grants Pass Airport
have been completed and
are awaiting approval from
the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration.
The committee’s next
meeting is scheduled for
Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. at Illinois
Valley Airport.
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Joy Messerli and Scott Hopkins
Cal and Debbie
Messerli, of Cave Junction,
announce the engagement
and forthcoming wedding of
their daughter, Joy Marie
Messerli, to U.S. Air Force
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Hopkins is the son of
John and Teri Stiwinter, of
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Columbus Air Force Base in
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The bride-to-be is a stu-
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Salem.
Both are graduates of
Illinois Valley High School.
A spring 2008 wedding is
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Walden pitchin’ for O&C bux
Congressman Greg
Walden (R-Ore.) is deliver-
ing a series of 18 speeches
to the House of Representa-
tives to explain the dire con-
sequences facing counties in
Oregon’s Second Congres-
sional District should fund-
ing for the Secure Rural
Roads and Community-Self
Determination Act not be
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His talk about Josephine
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The act expired in Sep-
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Walden and Congress-
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the first day of the 110th
Congress, a bill which would
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century-old commitment
from the federal government
to people who live near na-
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