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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, February 21, 2007
We’ve been figuring out a weighty matter at our
home in the form of a new bathroom scale. It has a fu-
turistic look with some resemblance to the ship in the
Star Trek series, “Voyager.”
This new hunk of slightly frightening electronics with
digital readouts and row of streamlined buttons, plus its
chrome highlights and sleek design, replaces our former
scale that looks like a garbage scow in comparison. The
old contraption is so old that we cannot recall how long
we’ve had it. For all we know, it was a wedding present,
which would make it nearly 43.
We figured that we needed to replace it recently while
trying to determine the weight of Rocky 2, our Pomera-
nian who hasn’t been feeling well. The idea was, Jan
would hold Rocky and stand on the scale; then we’d
weigh only her; and we’d subtract and get the doggy di-
mension. Except that she stood on the scale four times
with Rocky, and each time we got widely differing totals.
That was a clue that the old weighing machine was
not accurate, and not telling the truth. Although, some-
times the truth (about weight) is difficult to swallow. And
that’s more than a figure of speech.
Anyway, the new machine is the first bathroom
measuring instrument in my experience to come with a
user’s guide. I
mean, this is way
more than a sin-
gle sheet of in-
structions; it’s a
booklet. I was
elected to inaugu-
rate the device
while Jan piloted
it, which meant
that I had to re-
move my socks
and dampen the
soles of my feet. I
was nervous, be-
ing told that the scale would send current to my feet.
Eventually we determined my weight, my body
mass, muscle mass, body fat and body water. I felt as
though I had entered the Twilight Zone of bathroom
scales. And as usual, not all the figures are good, al-
though I’ve never been known for my good figure.
The booklet lists the “proper” figures for all those
aspects. Don’t you find them annoying? It’s like the
charts you used to see in medical offices denoting what
your height should be based on your weight. For me, I
was supposed to be 7 feet tall, but never got there.
It figures.
Cave Junction
Wednesday, Feb. 21
Increasing
precipitation
High--44, Low--29.
Thursday, Feb. 22
Overcast, intervals of
rain & snow
High--41, Low--26.
Friday, Feb. 23
Numerous clouds,
chance of drizzles
High--44, Low--31.
Saturday, Feb. 24
Rain, snow, rain
High--48, Low--30.
Sunday, Feb. 25
More cloudiness
High--48, Low--27.
Monday, Feb. 26
Clouds then returning
rain
High--52, Low--35.
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in O’Brien by Cheryl
& Harry Johnson.
*Fri.,
Feb. 9: 57-35
*Sat., Feb. 10: 53-40 1.50
*Sun., Feb. 11: 47-40 0.67
*Mon., Feb. 12: 48-34
*Tue., Feb. 13: 52-35
*Wed., Feb. 14: 49-35 0.08
*Thurs., Feb. 15: 59-48 0.28
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in Cave Junction at
Mountain Wind Farm.
*Fri.,
Feb. 9: 62-35
*Sat., Feb. 10: 51-38 1.39
*Sun., Feb. 11: 50-38 0.93
*Mon., Feb. 12: 48-35 0.04
*Tue., Feb. 13: 56-35
*Wed., Feb. 14: 47-36
*Thurs., Feb. 15: 62-45 0.21
I've never been one
to bet on the weather.
Tuesday, Feb. 27
A peek of sunshine
High--55, Low--38.
- Paul Getty -
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Bovine gas, hair spray
‘global warming’ cause?
From Gregory D. Anderson
Cave Junction
“Global
warm-
ing...puzzles scientists.” To
hear politicians, enviros, and
major media there is no puz-
zle here.
Greenhouse gases are
caused by internal combus-
tion engines, freon from air
conditioners or any source
of man-caused CO2 is the
culprit. But wait a minute.
The missing words in the
above quote are: “on Pluto.”
That’s right: Real sci-
entists to date have found
global warming on: Jupiter,
Venus, Mars and Pluto; Sat-
urn and its moon, Encele-
das; and on Neptune’s
moon, Triton.
Now I think most will
agree that other than a cou-
ple of Mars Rovers, man
has had little effect on these
solar sy stem mem-
bers. Have hysterical Al-
Gore or other like-minded
“doom and gloomers” ever
mentioned these known
facts? Is the “Inconvenient
Truth” really a very conven-
ient lie?
Why, it might be asked,
do the rest of the solar sys-
tem “globes” get warmer
from unknown reasons
while at the same time the
U.N.’s latest report on the
matter states with more than
“90% confidence” that since
the 1950s we humans are
the main cause of warming
on Earth? Could it be possi-
ble that there is a political
agenda?
AlGore and his ilk tell
us there is “a consensus” of
scientists (read, ideological
left scientists) that green-
house gases, especially
CO2, are the cause. At one
time there was “a consen-
sus” of learned men that the
Earth was flat.
Approximately 40 years
ago there was “a consensus”
that we were in global cool-
ing here on Earth. That
gives me pause when I hear
that word “consensus.”
Real scientists tell us
that the strongest green-
house gas is H20 (water),
and that in the scheme of
things the effects of CO2
are negligible. They also tell
us that global warming and
cooling have been occurring
for thousands of years, long
before even AlGore and
“his” Internet.
They say that if, in fact,
the Earth warms up another
degree or two this century,
which is not predicted by
reputable scientists at this
time, we might see the
oceans rise a few inches, not
feet.
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‘No Child Left Behind,
except in Illinois Valley’
From De Spellman
Selma
When you are a child
going to school here in the
valley, you may or may not
have a book for the class
you are trying to take. This
makes it very hard to do
work at home.
Some students need to
take work home to have
parental help so they do not
fall behind. In the high
school, kids are getting
ready to go out and make a
life, go to college to have a
future. They are told that
you have to get 25 credits
and senior projects to do to
get your diploma.
So they take the classes
only to be told, “We do not
have the text books for
you.” What this means is
that you must reach the
goals of No Child Left Be-
hind. Sounds like a good
idea, but how do you do that
if the school cannot provide
the books that you need to
not be left behind?
Let’s look at this from a
teacher’s point. I have had
the chance during the years
running kids programs
through the fire district to
meet a lot of the teachers
here. They are good dedi-
cated men and women that
do this job because they
care about the kids.
I know that it takes a
special person to teach; we
all know that teachers make
so much money that they go
to school as a hobby. It is
this caring that keeps them
coming back day after day
to tell their students, “I am
so sorry, but you need to
share books so you cannot
take the book home.”
Part of a teacher’s job is
to motivate kids to do their
best and reach their full po-
tential. How can they do
this? We have good teachers
here from K-12, but it is an
unnecessary burden that our
kids and teachers carry.
There are 20,000 people
living here. If everyone
gave just $1 we could buy
the books our kids need. I
know the buck stops at
Hay’s Hill -- that has not
changed, we can keep say-
ing that or we can take care
of our own kids by collect-
ing money and buying the
books and giving them to
the schools.
We obtained four Child
Development and Parenting
books for Illinois Valley
Alternative Center at the
Family Resource Center.
They are used, in good
shape, and cost $120. We
are losing our libraries for
lack of money. Are we also
Household
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I feel confident that
even the flatulent green en-
viros could now agree that
since global warming is
happening on neighboring
planetary bodies it is not
caused by the flatulence of
cows, Humvees or hair
spray.
Here is an original
thought: It might be the
Sun’s fault!
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willing to lose the education
of the children or can we fill
in the blanks and help our
teachers help our children?
Once again I would call
upon the people who live
here to be proactive, to help
buy books for all our
schools. If we do not do
anything to help with this
problem then when the kids
fail, it is our failure, as a
community to provide the
children with an education.
They are the future.
Let’s make a difference in
the lives of the children.
Those who helped get the
books we bought, as a start:
Joe’s Market, “The Ladies
at the Smoke Shop,” Jeff at
Oregon Caves Chevron,
Billie at Cabin Chemistry,
Steve at Stevereno’s Family
Restaurant, Fred and Sara
Ball at Bi-Rite Auto.
Especially appreciated
is Cathy at Bookworm for
finding the books.
We need to form a com-
mittee to identify the needs
and brainstorm to fill that
need. Those who care and
want to help in any way can
reach me at 415-1380.
A couple’s nightmare,
available for review
From Raymond
Karczewski
Cave Junction
Mine is a story of what
befalls a Free Man targeted
by government while living
in an Unfree Society.
It is the story of a police
sergeant and his wife, both
69, who chose to spend their
retirement years in beautiful
Southern Oregon living in
Cave Junction, Josephine
County, Oregon.
It is the story of a man
and woman of peace, and
the systematic destruction of
that peace, the quality of
their lives, their reputations,
health, etc. by a government
hell-bent on destroying the
quality of life of their citi-
zens in order to ensure its
power base.
It is a story you will not
soon forget as you apply the
facts to your own experi-
ences when dealing with
local and state government
here in beautiful Southern
Oregon.
I hold the state of Ore-
gon and County of Jose-
phine responsible for my
wife’s disabling illness. I
invite all to read in detail the
events which have turned a
couple’s American Dream
into a nightmare by access-
ing arkenterprises.com/
index11.html.
Sustainable harvest vs.
O&C Act, county funds
From Lynne Vanderlinden
Cave Junction
And I thought my sheep
were placid. Yet they know
enough to go directly to the
source (me) of the problem
when their alfalfa delivery is
late or the water trough is
empty.
But mark my words
when I predict that when
their trough goes dry, the
people of Josephine and
other O&C counties will be
pointing their fingers and
blame toward the commis-
sioners and sheriff.
Hey, it isn’t their fault
and they can’t fix it. The
people knew this was com-
ing, but stuck their heads in
the sand, didn’t speak up,
and let it happen.
As far as I know, the
O&C Act hasn’t been re-
pealed. The feds are no
longer appeasing the masses
with welfare dollars for not
cutting timber. So why are
we not sustainably cutting
on O&C land to restore the
funds rightfully and legally
our due? People must like
the idea of higher taxes on
everything as long as we can
let those trees burn up or
blow down.
I also see that most are
still mute about removing
electricity-generating dams
throughout Oregon, includ-
ing our own Savage Rapids,
so they can feel ever so
good about saving fish that
would probably do fine on
their own if we’d just leave
‘em alone.
I’m sure their hearts
(rather than their homes)
will be warmed by ever-
increasing power bills and
the fact that the $15 million
safety net O&C payment
will go to the fish instead of
the county.
Ironic that both dam
removal and the requested
O&C payment are the same
dollar amount. And I hope
that the people will make
good use of what our gover-
nor is touting as the “bright
spot” in the federal budget
for Oregon -- $80 million
for a light rail system along
I-205.
Rebel, sheep! Demand
your alfalfa and stop drink-
ing that environmentalist
Kool-Aid.
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