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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, March 21, 2007
City handles
sewage flow
What’s in a name? Plenty. Look at the effort to mar-
ket the Chevy Nova in Mexico years ago. Not much re-
sponse, because in Spanish, “No va,” means no go.
And there are oddities in names, such as Conway
Twitty, who was born Harold Jenkins. Feeling that his
name was not particularly appealing for an entertainer,
legend has it that he opened a map of the United States,
and poked an index finger down twice. He got Conway,
Ark. and Twitty, Texas: Thus was born Conway Twitty.
As for movie stars, there are some real changes.
Here are some examples: Cary Grant was born Archi-
bald Leach, a name that belies his debonair persona;
Rip Torn was Rual Elmore Torn Jr.; Fred Astaire was
Frederick Austerlitz; and Michael Caine originally was
named Maurice Mickelwhite.
Mel Brooks was born Mel Kaminsky; Alan Alda was
Alphonso D’Abruzzo; and Julie Andrews was Julia Wells.
Then there’s Brigitte Bardot, the French mountain range,
whose given name is Camille Javal. Actually, I like
Camille Javal better than “BB.”
Sometimes, actors pretty much retain their names.
Sean Connery is one, although his full name is Thomas
Sean Connery. Not to mention Tim Allan, whose real
name is Tim Allan Dick, but a promoter felt that he’d be
better off using his middle name as his last. Jimmy Stew-
art actually was named James. Using a nickname
seems like a good way to go.
Some may recall Steven McQueen, who became
Steve after his first role, in the movie “The Blob.” His full
name was Terrence Steven McQueen, so there’s an-
other case of a guy pretty much keeping his real name.
Not so Tom Cruise, though, who really is Thomas
Mapother IV: Hey, maybe he’s related to Illinois Valley?
Probably not. Then there’s one of my heroes, the one
and only Roy Rogers. His real name was Leonard Slye,
which sounds like a name that Harold Jenkins might
have used. Conway Twitty? Weird.
As for me, I was Robert or Little Robert until the sev-
enth-grade. Then I became Bob to everyone except my
family. A few friends called me Bobby. Others called me
Rod or Roddo. Some who were not my friends called me
names which we shall not print here. However, during a
college journalism conference at Disneyland in the ‘60s,
our adviser called me an “inconsiderate bastard.” During
dinner he apologized, saying that I was not really a bas-
tard, just inconsiderate.
I don’t know why my parents named me Robert, al-
though I think it was the name of one of my grandfathers,
neither of whom I ever saw. I do know, because my Dad
told me, why my middle name is Rene. He was working
at a San Diego aircraft company during World War II,
and kept hearing a supervisor named Rene Rodriguez
being paged. Hence, I am RRR.
I’m also El Jefe to some, which stems from the fa-
mous Perry White line in the “Superman” series. Perry
was the editor of the “Daily Planet” in Metropolis, famous
for shouting, “Don’t call me chief!” As I have a Mexican
connection in my background, and jefe means chief;
well, you can figure it out.
So, signing off for this week: Robert “Roberto” Rene
Rodriguez, who is thinking of changing his name to
Bobby Jefe RRR. Not really, I’m happy to be just Bob. Or
as one friend was fond of repeating, “Call me anything
you want; just don’t call me late for dinner.”
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Although approxi-
mately 600 gallons of city of
Cave Junction sewage
flowed into three creeks,
there was no health risk, city
officials said.
There was a problem
with a private lift station on
Hussey Avenue Monday,
March 12, which caused the
errant sewage.
It flowed into George
and Brooks creeks, and to a
creek at Illinois Valley Golf
Course. Residents in the
area were notified, plus
county and state health of-
fices.
Any soil that was con-
taminated was removed or
buried.
IVCDO gains
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years. Said Mona Kool-
Harrington, its acting execu-
tive director, “The fund-
raising environment is really
challenging right now.
“We really did fill a
niche for those people just
starting out in business,” she
said, “but we just couldn’t
keep up with it.
“The Illinois Valley
Community Development
Organization is absolutely
the best-fit choice to take on
this loan fund,” Kool-
Harrington said.
Health center
could open in
early spring
Unexpected February
snowfall may have delayed
action for a few weeks, but
Siskiyou Community Health
Clinic (SCHC) is a few
steps closer to completion.
Sewer and water con-
nections have been con-
nected to the facility; in-
spections have been con-
ducted; and a certificate of
occupancy has been ob-
tained, said Sheila Mason,
SCHC Cave Junction re-
gional director.
The clinic driveway is
to be paved March 22,
weather permitting.
All these developments
bring the long-delayed pro-
ject to a possible spring
opening.
“We’re going to be
moving in during the first
week of April,” Mason said.
“We will be actually open-
ing our doors, hopefully, on
April 5th.”
Mason said that a grand
opening ceremony likely
will take place during April
or May, “if everything goes
well.”
“That will give us a
chance to get in there, get
settled and work out the
kinks,” Mason said.
--Scott Jorgensen
Cave Junction
Wednesday, March 21
Mostly clouds with a
peek of the sun
High--55, Low--38.
Thursday, March 22
Overcast with
spaces of sun
High--55, Low--38.
Friday, March 23
Cloudy w/some
showers
High--63, Low--38.
Saturday, March 24
Cloudy with rain &
snow later
High--60, Low--35.
Sunday, March 25
Sporadic drizzles
High--56, Low--30.
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Animal laws needing
somewhat less of a bite
From James Lombardo
O’Brien
“Dog bite victim wants
law changed.” (The Associ-
ated Press 3/7/07).
Insurance companies
would have to charge higher
premiums for dog owners.
A lot more for Great Danes,
but not much more for Chi-
huahua owners.
Looking at a Great
Dane side of it, you see
someone reach into the
truck you were raised in, to
grab your master. Your
master is surprised. Adrena-
line is instant. Surprise and
fear are the same to a dog.
If it was a deranged
killer reaching in, would
you want your dog to just sit
there? No, you would want
it to bite whatever it could
reach and hold on to let you
make your getaway. Danes
as a rule are very mild and
don’t make good watch
dogs. They love people.
The article mentions
your dog killing your
neighbor’s sheep. You
might have to pay three
times its value. But if the
sheep came to your place
and your dog killed it, you
would have to pay nothing.
The same should apply.
If the Dane got out of the
truck to attack a victim, the
owner should pay. The vic-
tim leaned into the truck for
a hug. She trespassed, she
should pay. This was truly
an accident.
We don’t need a new
law extending liability.
(Example). Two cows
on Waldo Road broke into a
nursery and vegetable gar-
den one night. The garden
was three months old. The
cows destroyed all the vege-
tables the people were going
to eat for the next year and
thousands of dollars worth
*In the March 7 issue,
the last name of Tracy
Savage was printed incor-
rectly as Tracy Taylor.
*In the March 14 issue,
there was an incorrect date
for the first meeting of the
Illinois Valley Fire District
Budget Committee. The
committee will meet on
Monday, April 2 at 6 p.m. at
administrative HQ.
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in O’Brien by Cheryl
& Harry Johnson.
*Fri., March 9: 53-42 0.12
*Sat., March 10: 64-42
*Sun., March 11: 73-40
*Mon., March 12: 72-43
*Tue., March 13: 70-44
*Wed., March 14: 67-34
*Thur., March 15: 70-31
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in Cave Junction at
Mountain Wind Farm.
*Fri., March 9: 54-41 0.12
*Sat., March 10: 64-41
*Sun., March 11: 78-41
*Mon., March 12: 74-41
*Tue., March 13: 70-44
*Wed., March 14: 66-31
*Thur., March 15: 70-29
Monday, March 26
Clearing with breezes
High--54, Low--35.
Tuesday, March 27
Spring sunshine
returns
High--69, Low--43
illinois-valley-news.com
of nursery plants.
Sure, they could have
shot the cows, but they
chased them away and re-
built the fence. It was too
late in the year to replant the
garden. I got to buy fruit
trees for a buck each as they
left (moved to the city.) The
owner of the cows didn’t
bother to come from the
next town to see what his
cows did.
The people could not
afford a lawyer. It took all
they had just to move.
Would a new law have
helped? I don’t believe so.
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