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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Safe House move ...
‘JEFFERSON’ AIR PLAYIN’ - Illinois Valley’s
“Jefferson” will kick off the free, live music performances,
sponsored by Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce, begin-
ning Thursday, June 14 in Jubilee Park in Cave Junction.
The annual Concerts in the Park series shows will run from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 2. Food and bev-
erages will be available. For June 21, valley song stylist
Nicole Navarro will perform. To help sponsor the series,
phone 592-3326.
A STERLING EVENT - Sterling Savings Bank in
Cave Junction will host a mixer for Illinois Valley Chamber
of Commerce on Friday, June 15. The open gathering, for
chamber members and guests, will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
There will be refreshments.
EXTREME SPORT PORT - Saturday, June 16 at
Jubilee Park is set for the family oriented 2007 I.V. Extreme
Sports Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Live music, games,
prizes, a children’s carnival and paintball competition are
planned. There also will be skateboard and BMX competi-
tion, plus free food. There’s an ad in this issue.
DOWNS ARE UP - Grants Pass Downs horse-racing
season will begin the weekend of June 16 and 17. Post time
at the county fairgrounds site is 12:30 p.m. There is free
parking. The nine-day season consists of horse-racing on
four consecutive weekends, plus Wednesday, July 4, said
Jackie McBee, director of horse-racing. Check the ad.
JUNIOR GOLF ON COURSE - Signups for the mini-
mal-cost Junior Golf Program at Illinois Valley Golf Course
for those ages 5 through 15 will be held at the clubhouse
Saturday, June 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lessons will begin
Thursday, June 21 with the following schedule: ages 5 to 7,
9 to 10:30 a.m.; ages 8 to 10, 10:30 a.m. to noon; ages 11 to
15, noon to 1:30 p.m. That schedule will prevail for five
weeks. During the sixth week an awards ceremony will be-
gin at noon. For more information phone 592-3151.
LABORIOUS THEME SCHEME - Suggestions for a
theme for the annual Illinois Valley Lions Club Labor Day
festivities are sought. This year’s program, on the three-day
Sept. 1 to 3 holiday weekend, will feature the festival in Ju-
bilee Park and the annual parade in Downtown Cave Junc-
tion. Business participation in the parade is suggested by I.V.
Lions for the exposure and community recognition. Sugges-
tions for the Labor Day theme can be sent to P.O. Box 396,
Cave Junction OR 97523. The winner will receive special
recognition in “Illinois Valley News.”
WOMEN’S ANTI-VIOLENCE - Illinois Valley Safe
House Alliance has announced that it will facilitate a
Women’s Domestic Violence Support Group, free and
open to the public. The group will begin on July 6 and be
held Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Selma. To
RSVP phone “Susie” at 592-2515.
NOTEPAD - I.V. Little Leaguers need to be at Jubi-
lee Park at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 for the closing
ceremony. (See Letters to the Editor) ... Out ‘N’ About
Treesort in Takilma was a “unique vacation” topic during
the Today show on Monday, June 4 ... Southern Oregon
Guild (SOG) is among the recent Four Way Foundation
grant recipients, said SOG President Jerry Work. Illinois
Valley-based SOG received $2,500 and it will go toward
security and other improvements at the SOG gallery in the
Kerby Belt Bldg., said Work. He added that he anticipates
hearing soon from two other organizations about other
grants … CJ City Hall now is open Mondays through
Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon, and 12:30 to 4 p.m. … Ella
Valentina Kaplan, 2, granddaughter of Bob & Jan
Rodriguez, of CJ, had two pronouncements during a recent
trip with her parents and sister, Natalie, 4. About the Grand
Canyon: “Too high.” About Las Vegas, Nev., “Too hot.”
That about covers it ... Three Rivers School District di-
rectors will meet Monday, June 18 at 7 p.m. at the main
office in Murphy ... A country fair sponsored by I.V.
Family Coalition will be held Saturday, June 30 on the
parking lots at Sterling Savings Bank and the county build-
ing in CJ. More details will be in next issue, and there’s an
ad in this one ... Frog O’Faire Children’s Festival will
be held Saturday, June 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in River-
side Park in Grants Pass. There will be a dozen free craft
booths, science experiments, balloons, bounce houses, and
face-painting. The sponsor is the American Association of
University Women in Grants Pass … Iron Horse Bike
Rally will be at Lake Selmac Friday through Sunday, June
22 through 24. See next week’s issue for a coupon special
… Golf For Art, a charity tournament for Grants Pass
Museum of Art, will be held Friday, June 22 at GP Golf
Course. To sign up phone 956-4200 or 659-1209.
LAST WORDS - If you ever hope to be a credible
adult and want a job that pays better than minimum
wage, then for God’s sake don’t pierce or tattoo every
available piece of flesh. If so, then plan your future
around saying, “Do you want fries with that?” (George
Carlin)
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we’ve done that.”
Phase two of the project
will involve fund-raising to
build the actual safe house.
Mallette said that it is impor-
tant for IVSHA to have a safe
house and an advocacy center
to better aid domestic vio-
lence victims.
“Having one without the
other doesn’t really create
meaningful change,” she said.
“If we don’t have a safe
house we can put them in, we
can do a lot of advocacy, but
at some point, they’re going
to need a home,” she added.
“If they can’t find a home and
they can’t afford it, they have
to go back home to abusers or
become homeless.”
Illinois Valley Garden Club
The June meeting will be
held Saturday the 16th instead
of the 17th “as in the book.”
It will be a potluck picnic
for members at “Linda’s
home.” Attendees can bring a
friend, a dish to share, table
service and chairs. Beverages
will be furnished.
Officers for the next two
years will be installed.
The club wants to con-
gratulate all Illinois Valley
High School Class of 2007
graduates, especially Lisa
Papa, who received the I.V.
Garden Club scholarship.
The club meeting year
runs from September to May
with a members’ potluck for
the June meeting. During July
and August, members can be
found in their gardens and at
the county fair.
Reminder: Put out water
dishes for the birds during
summer.
Frog Farm &
Spiral Living Center
A free Solstice Skill Share
will be held at the Frog Farm,
9044 Takilma Road, on Satur-
day, June 16 beginning at
11:30 a.m.
Many people are volun-
teering to share skills and make
this “open house” or “open
farm” possible. More volun-
teers are needed.
*11:30 a.m., goat skin-
ning/butchering: making the
best use of all parts of the ani-
mal with David Baker and
Laurel Pena. To participate in
the respectful killing and hon-
oring of the goat, phone for an
earlier time.
*1 p.m., flint-knapping
with John Roth, geo-ecologist
from Oregon Caves National
Monument. Learn about the
formation of obsidian, a type of
volcanic rock used to make
sharp blades.
*1:30 p.m., paper-making
for kids with “Alisa.” Supplies
will be provided. Bring decora-
tive pressed flowers or leaves.
*1:30 p.m., homeopathic
first aid with naturopathic Dr.
Margaret Philhower.
*2 p.m., “Living without
Electricity,” a talk by Mara
Lambert.
*2:30 p.m., herb walk
with Deb Lukas to explore the
garden and wild herbs/weeds at
Frog Farm, home to Siskiyou
Mountain Herbs and 100 spe-
cies of medicinal plants.
*3 to 4 p.m., horse and
wagon rides for kids (and a
parent) with “Michael.” Bring
a sunhat and sunscreen.
*3:30 p.m., “Chatting
Say you saw it in the
‘I.V. News’
IVSHA will continue
looking to the community for
support, but also will pursue
grants from outside organiza-
tions, Mallette said.
“We have a pretty diver-
sified funding plan in terms
of what foundations we’re
going to go to,” she said.
But having a permanent
location should make it easier
to secure those funds, and
will demonstrate the commu-
nity’s commitment to com-
batting domestic violence,
she indicated.
“It’s going to send the
message that we care,” Mal-
lette said. "We know that we
have a problem, but we care
and will do whatever it takes
to fix that problem.”
about Bees” with valley bee-
keeper Joy McEwen.
*4 p.m., draw knife pole-
peeling. Gloves recommended.
Children must have parental
permission and guidance.
*4:30 p.m., “Trellising
Tomatoes” with Jerry Lapora.
*5 p.m. Joe Ninnemann
will introduce compost tea, a
excellent foliar and root zone
fertilizer.
*6 p.m., potluck dinner.
Participants are asked to list
ingredients and label their
dishes. There will be a table
for locally grown/harvested
foods to promote growing or
gathering your own.
*7 p.m. Music by “Illinois
Valley String Band.”
*8 p.m., storytelling with
Tom Siewert.
*9 p.m., acoustic music
jam.
For more information
write P.O. Box 2093, Cave
Junction; phone 592-3642; or
email spiral@frontiernet.net.
Siskiyou Project
Every June, Oregon Wild
sponsors a Wilderness Week
of special outdoor-oriented
activities in celebration of Ore-
gon’s wild places. Once again,
Siskiyou Project will help lead
two activities focused on the
Siskiyou Wild Rivers region.
Saturday, June 23, there
will be a Wild Rogue hike of 5
to 7 miles with “moderate diffi-
culty.” Car pools will leave the
Gooseberries Natural Foods
parking lot in Grants Pass at 10
a.m. and meet at the Graves
Creek Boat Ramp at
10:45. Time and meeting place
may change so phone 488-
5789 or 476-6648 for confir-
mation and more details.
Sunday, July 1, there will
be a Kalmiopsis Wildlands
hike. The round-trip is 8½
miles with a total elevation
gain of 1,312 feet. Meet at the
Event Center at 7:45 a.m. in
Gold Beach or at Coastal Car-
diology, 412 Alder St. in
Brookings, at 8:30 a.m.
For more information,
contact Al Collinet, 412-8444;
or Bob Dale, 476-6648.
Vacation Bible School
“Circle of Friends Ranch”
First Baptist Church
18285 Redwood Hwy., Selma 597-4169
June 18-22, 9 a.m. - noon
Ages 5 years - 6th grade
Pre-registration available
at Pottsville
Saturday, June 16, 9 to 5
Parade of Power - Traditional Country Music
Food Booths - Wagon Rides - Tractor Pulls at 2:30
Flea Market - Skills of Yesteryear events & exhibits
Raffles - 1947 H Farmall Tractor, John Deere kid’s ride-
on vehicle, Maytag kick-start engine
For information phone
(541) 479-2981
or (541) 596-2586
J OB SEARCH H ELP
Beginning in May, the ILLINOIS VALLEY FAMILY COALITION will
have an open workshop to give individual attention to anyone
needing Job Search Help.
• Resume Preparation
• Interview Skills
• Job Search
This open workshop will be from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM the 3rd
Wednesday of each month.
You may also schedule an appointment at another time based on
availability.
Come by or call:
Illinois Valley Family Coalition
535 E. River St.
Cave Junction OR
97523
592-6139
Huli-Huli Chicken - Hamburgers - Hot dogs
$2 per item
All Drinks $1
Live Music!
Support the I.V. Lions -- Buy a Harley raffle ticket!
Available at Taylor’s Sausage and Century 21.
Phone 592-2252 or 287-0290
Get Ready for the
Thunder
Illinois Valley!!
The 15th annual Iron Horse Bike Rally is back
Friday, Saturday, Sunday,
June 22, 23, 24
It’s Fiber Harvest Time
Harry’s grooming StarrQuest
We’ll show you his new
Haircut next week.
Try on a hat at the SOG Gallery in the
RCC Belt Build in Kerby 592-5019
Visit us and the llamas at
5489 Takilma Road 592-6078
Sunday, June 17, 9 to 4:30
We’re looking forward to seeing
all of you at Lake Selmac.
We’d like to thank you for all of the
great support the past 15 years!
See you there!!
Watch for the COUPON SPECIAL
in the I.V. News June 20