Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, March 28, 2007
City ends cop contract
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MAURER TOWN HALL - A Town Hall meeting
will be held Friday, March 30 from noon to 1 p.m. by Rep.
Ron Maurer (R-Grants Pass). The “brown bag lunch” get-
together will be held in Cave Junction City Hall. His topics
will be health-care reform, senior citizen and disability
issues, and healthy children. “I look forward to talking
with my constituents about legislation pending before the
legislative assembly,” said Mauer.
PARTY HEARTY - A benefit for the Illinois Valley
High School Class of 2007 grad night party is set for Sun-
day, April 1. The event will be held at Taylor’s Country
Store in Downtown Cave Junction from 1 to 5 p.m. There
will be live music by “Jefferson!” and a dessert auction.
GRAD NIGHT RITE - June 5 is set for the IVHS
Class of 2007 commencement, and the 16th annual drug-
and-alcohol-free party is planned. Monetary donations or
gift certificates are sought by the Grad Night Committee.
The annual safe gathering includes activities, prizes, mu-
sic and dancing. Last year, 98 percent of grads attended,
with most staying the whole night. There have been no
graduation night student accidents or injuries due to
drinking and driving since the program began. To do-
nate, phone Sara Ball at 592-3691 or Mary Paul at 592-
2116.
TROOP SUPPORTERS - Rep. Ron Mauer (R-
Grants Pass) and Rep. Dennis Richardson (R-Central
Point) voted last week against House Joint Memorial 9
urging the president not to increase the number of troops
in Iraq. The memorial also seeks to withdraw troops
from Iraq and redeploy them no later than Oct. 1. Both
representatives, who have military service, said that the
troops deserve support and a boost to their morale; “not a
message that the country does not fully support their ef-
forts on our behalf.”
NOTEPAD - Family Night at Evergreen Elemen-
tary School, including a meal, will be held Friday, March
30 from 6 to 9 p.m. … The Blue Star Memorial Marker
honoring World War II veterans, that was located at the
former Siskiyou Summit Rest Area, will be rededicated
Saturday, March 31 at 11 a.m. at Medford’s Veterans
Park at Stewart Avenue and S. Pacific Hwy. … Seven
“Stop” signs in the city of Cave Junction were taken
down during the past weekend by some of the
village idiots … Poppy Days will be observed in the city
of CJ from May 23 through 27, said Glenn Morrison
Unit 70 American Legion Auxiliary. The red poppy is a
symbol of the lives lost in all wars … Marquee: Time
flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Bumper
stickers: *I brake for … wait … Aah! No brakes!!
*Help starve a feeding bureaucrat. *Energizer Bunny
arrested, charged with battery. *Life is too complicated
in the morning.
LAST WORDS - *A love for tradition has never
weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in
their hour of peril. (Sir Winston Churchill) *Our civili-
zation is decadent and our language -- so the argument
runs -- must inevitably share in the general collapse. It
follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is
a sentimental archaism, like preferring candles to electric
light or hansom cabs to aeroplanes. (George Orwell)
Community Media
& Education Center
Ray Blankenship, a re-
tired hypnotherapist, is of-
fering “an intensive class on
the use of the mind and a
meditative state to program
your desires.”
He will give a one-hour
free introduction on Satur-
day, March 31 at 10 a.m. at
the center, 140 S. Redwood
Hwy. in Cave Junction.
The Spiral Living Center
A Fruit Tree Grafting
Workshop is offered Sun-
day, April 1 from 11 a.m. to
3 p.m. .
It is designed to teach
how to grow an abundant
variety of fruit trees using
only a twig, a knife and
some electrical tape. Instruc-
tor Mark Kelz has been
growing and grafting fruit
trees since 1970 in Takilma,
and will provide recommen-
dations on heavy bearing
local varieties and where to
get them.
The course is open to
the public, and there is a
fee. For more information
or to register phone 592-
3642
or
email
spiral@frontiernet.net.
The Spiral Living Cen-
ter said that it works to help
Illinois Valley achieve self-
sufficiency. “We focus on
sustainable living, starting
with food production, water
collecting and energy,” it
noted.
city’s nuisance ordinance.
A judgment of
$159,132.51 was entered
against Hughley in Jose-
phine County Circuit Court
on Dec. 27, 2006 and signed
by Judge Pat Wolke. On
Jan. 27, 2007, an abatement
notice was sent to Hughley
via certified mail.
On March 26, hours
before the council meeting,
the city received two phone
calls from Hughley. There
also was a call and a fax
from his attorney requesting
a 90-day extension to clean
up the property and negotiate
F LOWERS & G IFTS
541-592-5055 or 541-287-0195
Western Plaza
Now Open!!!
CLEARANCE
Formal Wear & Wedding Items
Wedding Dresses ~ Tuxes
Prom Dresses
ALL Priced to Sell
‘Land Ties’ workshop coming
Reservations for a workshop dealing with families who
have rural land-based businesses must be made by Thursday,
April 12.
The workshop, “Ties to the Land,” will be held Monday,
April 16 from 8 a.m. to noon in Central Point.
To register, or for more information, phone (800) 859-
7609. Or visit www.familybusinessonline.org/programs/
workshop_calendar.aspx.
A five-year, $24 million
Integrative Neuroscience
Initiative on Alcoholism
grant to support a consor-
tium, led by an Oregon
Health & Science University
(OHSU) researcher, has been
funded by the National Insti-
tute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAAA).
Of the total, OHSU will
receive approximately $6.3
million during five years,
funding projects in the labo-
ratories of Kathleen A.
Grant, professor of behav-
ioral neuroscience in the
OHSU School of Medicine.
The consortium is Inte-
grative Neuroscience Initia-
tive on Alcoholism: Stress,
Anxiety and Alcoholism, or
INIAstress. It extends a
cross-species approach in
exploring neural mecha-
nisms that link stress, anxi-
ety, and excessive alcohol
intake.
Walden eyes O&C solution
Regarding his “no” vote
on the House version of the
Iraq War emergency supple-
mental funding bill, which
tied county payments fund-
ing to a firm withdrawal
date of U.S. troops regard-
less of the assessments of
commanders on the ground
in Iraq, Congressman Greg
Walden (R-Ore.) issued the
following statement:
“Until the majority De-
mocrats in the House and
the Senate work out lan-
guage in the war supple-
mental that the president
will sign, this measure will
not become law, and our
timber-dependent counties
and school districts will not
receive the emergency assis-
tance they need.
“Hopefully (by this
week), we will have a re-
vised measure before the
House that does not include
an arbitrary withdrawal date
of U.S. troops regardless of
the assessments of com-
manders on the ground in
Iraq; is not overloaded with
nonemergency spending;
and is one that I therefore
can support.”
Congressman Peter De-
Fazio (D-Ore.) voted in fa-
vor of the U.S. Troop Readi-
ness, Veterans’ Health and
seeking vendors for our
Lorna Byrne
Middle School
2007 Spring Conferences
Thursday & Friday
April 12th & 13th
Study scheduled at OHSU about
relation between stress, alcohol
Iraq Accountability Act,
also known as the Emer-
gency Supplemental bill.
The bill, H.R. 1591,
passed the House last week
218-212.
Thursday: 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
& 1 to 4 p.m.
Please contact the office to
schedule an appointment
with your student’s teachers.
Report cards will be available
at conferences.
Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Mondays through Fridays
Phone: 592-2163
Deadline for scheduling appointments is
Thursday, April 5.
We will try to accommodate walk-ins.
COMPUTER CLASSES AT THE
ILLINOIS VALLEY FAMILY COALITION
The Illinois Valley Family Coalition is sponsoring a series of computer classes
for beginners.
Sign up right away to reserve your seat.
You must enroll for either the 3:00 PM or 5:00 PM starting times.
These classes are not interchangeable as seating is limited at each session.
Class size is limited to 11 students.
Session Two – File Management – 2 classes
Where is my file? It just disappeared!! You will learn where to put your
files so you will always be able to find them.
Before you sign up for this class, you should have either taken Session
one or you must have beginning knowledge of computer use.
This class is a prerequisite for Sessions Three & Four.
Class C
Class D
Thursday
April 5
3 – 4:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Tuesday
April 10
3 – 4:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Session Three – Word – 4 classes
How to create personal and business letters, reports and other docu-
ments.
File Management is a prerequisite for this class.
Class E
Class F
Tuesday
April 17
3 – 4:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Thursday
April 19
3 – 4:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Tuesday
April 24
3 – 4:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Thursday
April 26
3 – 4:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
C o u n t ry Fa i r
to be held Saturday, June 30 in Cave Junction.
The event includes arts, crafts, music, as well as
a farmer’s market for fresh produce and plants.
Animal exhibits will also be included.
Home-grown or home-made items preferred.
Contact the Coalition at 541-592-6139 for more details.
IVCDO Meeting Schedule
Making Things Happen!
April, 2007
Day
Date
Meeting
Time
Location
Mon
4/2
Community Relations
5:30-6:30 PM
IVCDO Office
4/11
Operational Oversight &
Projects & Programs
5:30-6:30 PM
Wed
Executive Comm.
6:30-7:30 PM
Workshop / Board
Meeting
6:00-9:00 PM
Thurs 4/19
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Illinois Valley Family Coalition
is
a settlement with the city.
The council voted 4-0
to allow the extension.
Councilor Margaret Miller
was absent.
During the public com-
ments portion of the meet-
ing, Merlin resident Holger
Sommer presented a list of
questions regarding the pro-
cedures followed by the city
during the abatement proc-
ess.
A subsequent shouting
match broke out between
Sommer and Councilor
Lynne Atteberry, who felt
that Sommer was unfairly
criticizing the council.
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Visitor Center
Session Four – Excel/Spreadsheet – 5 classes
How to format spreadsheets, sort data, and create formulas to automate
calculations.
File Management is a prerequisite for this class.
Class G
Class H
Thursday
May 3
3 – 4:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Tuesday
May 8
3 – 4:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Thursday
May 10
3 – 4:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Tuesday
May 15
3 – 4:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Thursday
May 17
3 – 4:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Illinois Valley Family Coalition
535 E. River Street, Cave Junction
Phone 592-6139 to reserve your space.
Sliding scale fees based on income.