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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 2, 2007
About time I finish talking about my most recent excursion
south. While visiting family in Carlsbad in San Diego County
we squeezed in a visit to the famous LEGOLAND California in
Carlsbad. It’s built like a (LEGO) brick something.
It’s a 128-acre park
geared specifically toward
youngsters 2 through 12.
Must be why I enjoyed it so
much. There are more than
50 family rides, “hands-on”
attractions and shows.
Quite an attraction that
brings in thousands of tour-
ists and who knows how
much money every year.
As usual, I was sur-
prised at the costs of park-
ing, admission, food and
beverages. But I’m the guy
who went to Disneyland last
year and thought they still
had ticket books. I’m also
the dude who keeps remembering when gasoline was 24-
cents a gallon, and a three-bedroom tract home went for
around $12,500. OK-OK, I know it’s 2007 now.
Anyway, LEGOLAND was fun, especially with our Carls-
bad family which includes two grandgirls, 5 and 2. I’ll let the
photos with this column give you some idea of what it’s like.
Believe it or not, it’s stated that 25 million (so far) LEGO bricks
have been
used to cre-
ate the many
displays.
This
trip
also included
a visit to the
Leo Carrillo
Ranch
in
Carlsbad.
Again, we’re
using photos
to highlight the outing. I was surprised to learn that Carrillo,
whom some know only from his role as “Pancho” on the
“Cisco Kid” series,
appeared in 15 ma-
jor stage plays,
some on Broadway.
And he was in more
than 90 motion pic-
tures. He spoke sev-
eral languages and
helped lead efforts
to preserve or estab-
lish Olvera Street
and the Los Angeles
Arboretum;
and
Anza-Borrego De-
sert State Park in
San Diego County.
In 1937 he
came across Ran-
cho de Los Kiotes in
what is now south-
east
Carlsbad.
Carrillo
quickly
snapped up his first 840 acres for $65,000 or $77 per acre.
He immediately began construction of 18 structures neces-
sary for his ranch operations and eventually increased his
spread to 2,538 acres.
In 1977 the city acquired
a 10.5-acre remnant
that contained and pro-
tected the most critical
original buildings. A re-
quired transfer of 16.4
acres from contiguous
residential developers
has expanded the park
site to 27 acres.
Leo Carrillo Ranch
Historic Park is recog-
nized as an extraordi-
nary educational and
passive recreational
resource. I especially
liked the old buildings
and strutting peacocks.
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Armed citizenry vs.
justice system levy
From ‘Dusty’ Rhodes,
Munchie’z
Cave Junction
I am voting “No” on the
tax levy, as we have no police
protection at current funding,
so why raise my taxes 50 per-
cent to get the same nothing?
An armed citizenry will
be more effective than a hand-
ful of cops that aren’t there. If
there are not enough cops to
protect the good guys from
the bad guys, there are also
not enough to protect the bad
guys from the good
guys. This should be a very
dangerous situation for the
bad guys.
Like the sign reads,
“Forget the Dog -- Beware of
Owner.” The pioneers didn’t
have cops 24/7. What situa-
tion do people want? A. Have
your home taken by the
county ‘cause you can’t pay
your taxes? Or B. Maybe
have a confrontation with a
bad guy.
Higher gasoline. Higher
taxes. Higher medical costs. I
know I have an endless sup-
ply of money: Yeah -- right!
It is too bad that Bush
cares more for his trillion-
dollar war than for the citizens
of the United States -- but that
is now just a fact of life. I
cannot afford higher taxes.
‘Do not tax us out
of our homes, property’
From The Sheridan Family
Cave Junction
This is to urge our
friends, family and neighbors
in Illinois Valley to vote
against the criminal justice
system levy, Measure 17-19,
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in O’Brien
by Cheryl & Harry Johnson.
*Fri.,
April 20: 65-34
*Sat., April 21: 49-43 1.02
*Sun., April 22: 61-42 0.24
*Mon., April 23: 73-43
*Tue., April 24: 73-45
*Wed., April 25: 68-43
*Thurs., April 26: 77-35
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in Cave Junction at
Mountain Wind Farm.
*Fri.,
April 20: 64-32 0.03
*Sat., April 21: 48-41
*Sun., April 22: 58-41 1.00
*Mon., April 23: 69-42 0.09
*Tue., April 24: 75-42 0.01
*Wed., April 25: 67-41
*Thurs., April 26: 73-34
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Cave Junction
Wednesday, May 2
Considerably cloudy
with rain
High--54 Low--34.
Thursday, May 3
Continuing rain and
clouds
High--54, Low--33.
on May 15.
The reason is that our
family, friends and many
neighbors live on fixed in-
comes. Most of them fall well
below $16,000 a year
(poverty level). With an in-
crease of $2.50 per $1,000 of
assessed value, this will raise
our property taxes to the point
that a lot of property owners
would be forced to sell their
homes and property because
we can’t afford to pay the
criminal justice system tax.
Remember that this in-
crease also will affect renters.
If landlords have to pay
higher taxes on the property
they rent, most likely the rent
will go up.
The same law enforce-
ment that we will be taxed for
will be the same law enforce-
ment that will evict us, and
our friends, family and
neighbors, because we are
unable to pay the extra tax.
Coincidentally, we have never
seen a tax go away after it has
been implanted and go away
in three years.
Do not expect this tax to
be any different. Interestingly
enough, every time Josephine
County needs more money,
Illinois Valley property own-
ers are penalized.
There has to be a solution
other than raising taxes on
property owners. When the
attorneys of Josephine County
make $100,000-plus a year,
and the sheriff’s officers make
$65,000-plus a year; they
want us to flip the bill.
We can barely cover the
current taxes imposed on us.
The criminal justice system in
this county has been exposed
for fraudulent charges filed
against innocent people and
the waste of tax money.
My friends, family and
neighbors cannot be taxed
extra when money is being
wasted by corrupt officials
seeking their own agendas.
I hope that our neighbors
will vote “No” on Measure
17-19. We urge those with
extra money to set up a private
account and pay for what law
enforcement they might deem
necessary.
Or how about Alex Paw-
lowksi and his SOREDI
(Southern Oregon Regional
Economic Development Inc.)
putting together a new plan
with an account to collect
monies from his business
group and other people of
means on a voluntary level.
Last, but not least, if the
measure does pass, everybody
knows that the money will be
spent in Grants Pass and other
surrounding areas, and our
law enforcement in Illinois
Valley will remain the same
as always.
‘Paper terrorist’ cites
U.S. ‘Fiction’ government
From Raymond Ronald
Karczewski ©
Cave Junction
Has anybody noticed the
impotence of the authorities
to swiftly carry out the execu-
tion of the unlawful court
conviction of Ed and Elaine
Brown? Should not that be
telling the American public
something about the quality
of its present justice system?
For those who have been
through the legal process,
there is no mystery to the de-
lay in federal law enforce-
ment fulfilling the order of the
court. It is because they are
skating on thin ice in the gov-
ernment’s unlawful rule, and
more and more Americans are
waking up to its game.
The courts have their
hands full with the people
awakening to their true status
as Living, Breathing, Flesh-
and-Blood, Sentient, Natural
men and women -- Sovereign
Sons and Daughters of God
who now refuse to waive
their rights or contract, con-
sent, or grant jurisdiction to
the fictional court. Without
such, the fiction courts have
no power to carry out the
policies of Mammon.
In my own case, when I
began to hold my Josephine
County public officials,
judges, D.A.’s and sheriff
personally responsible for
their unlawful conspiracy to
cover up actions in their
agents kidnapping, armed
robbery, and holding this Liv-
ing, Breathing, Flesh-and
Blood, Sentient, Natural man
hostage on the pretext of a
traffic infraction -- itself, not
a jailable offense (but never-
theless it didn’t prevent them
from taking me at gunpoint),
they knew they had a prob-
lem on their hands when I set
out to seek remedy for their
actions by using their own
UCC lien process.
Their immunity of public
office could not protect them
privately via the UCC liens,
so Josephine County D.A.
Clay Johnson resorted to gov-
ernment CYA (Cover Your
Ass) tactics and conjured a
secret grand jury indictment
and sat on it for six months
waiting to see whether I
would go beyond the personal
UCC filings of the individu-
als and file the lien against the
state of Oregon and county of
Josephine.
When I filed the lien,
they arrested me for being a
“Paper Terrorist” under the
Patriot Act; i.e., “Simulation
of Legal Process” (the filing
of the liens). After all, how
could government possibly
continue to carry on its busi-
ness of raping, robbing, and
holding folks Hostage for
Ransom if its agents were
going to be held responsible
for their actions? If folks
think this is an exaggeration,
they can read about on the
events as they unfolded on
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10th Annual Illinois Valley
Children’s Fair & Pet Parade
Saturday, May 5th
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Jubilee Park
F a c e P a i nt i n g
F i s h i n g B oo t h
Annie the Clown
Puppet Show
Salmon Tent
F i r e S a fe ty H o u s e
Smokey Bear
K i t e M a k in g
Bubble Pools
Seed Planting
I . V . Li o n s T r a i n
FREE Snacks
FREE Bike Helmets
( l i m i t e d su p p l y )
Pet Parade
11:30 - 12:30
Registration
10 - 11:15
Dress up your pet!
Prizes!
Don’t forget your leash!
Car Seat Safety
I.V. Fire District will on site to
check car seats and boosters for
proper installation.
A limited number of car seats
will be given away.
Friday, May 4
Rain lessening but
still cloudy
High--58, Low--31.
Saturday, May 5
Some sun during the
day then clear
High--66, Low--36.
Sunday, May 6
Returning rays of sun
High--74, Low--42.
Monday, May 7
Lessening sun with
clouds
High--74, Low--41.
Tuesday, May 8
Spotty clouds then
clearing
High--70, Low--37.
Proudly Sponsored by
Josephine County Commission on Children and Families, I.V. Safe House Alliance, Early Head Start,
Siskiyou Community Health Center, Ready Set Go, Project Baby Check, Dome School Rangers,
Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries Family Strengthening Program, Department of Human Services,
Southern Oregon Early Childhood Services, Talk About Trees, I.V. Lions Club, Siskiyou Dental,
I.V. Pregnancy Center, D&D Porta Potti, I.V. Fire District, Josephine County Sheriff’s Office,
Howling Wolf Sanctuary, Ford Family Foundation, I.V. Family Coalition, IVCDO, Costco, Head Start,
U.S. Forest Service, Josephine County Health Department, Aflac
For more information, please call Laura at (541) 592-6444