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Page 2 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 29, 2007 What with Labor Day lurking around the corner, I am re- minded of the story about a meeting of leaders regarding the global population and women going into labor to give birth. “My friends,” intoned the chairman, “somewhere in the world a woman gives birth every 25 seconds. What are we going to do about that?” One delegate responded, “First, we’ve got to find that woman and stop her!” Beyond that, with shaggy Labor Day ready to provide a three-day respite for many -- newspaper folks not included -- I thought it would be “interesting” to recount my adventures in Labor Land. My first official attempt at getting paid for working was outside a Safeway store in the Linda Vista section of San Diego. My line, with prompting from an older kid, was, “I’ll push your cart to your car for 25-cents.” Didn’t work. Then I opened a Kool-Aid stand in front of our house on Dunlop Street. Did well until the neighborhood bully came by and drank all my profit. I never asked my parents for cash, except when I was in the sixth-grade, and thought that I’d en- joy an allowance like my buddies. My Dad told me that I didn’t require an allowance because I got everything I needed. Well, everything I needed except a Buck Rogers decoder ring. I still didn’t get an allowance. I only wanted four quarters a week, but Dad told me to get a job, which I did a bit later. In-between I mowed lawns. Trimmed the edges, raked the grass and swept up all the debris. For 25-cents per yard. But hey, this was in the early 1950s when a quarter went a lot farther than today. In fact, a quarter then took me to the Linda Theater for a Saturday matinee with two full-length movies, several cartoons and some serials. Plus a large bag of pop- corn. Pretty good for a fourth of a buck. Boy, I’m dating myself. OK, I still remember elevator op- erators, curb feelers, Coca-Cola in glass bottles, only black- and-white TV, wide white-wall tires, TV dinners that tasted like the box they came in, and quarters made of silver. Oh, about that allowance request (see above). I got the standard lecture about “when I was your age.” You know, he delivered newspapers that sold for 3-cents each; he had to walk barefoot in the snow; and he and his family lived on day- old bread and surplus pinto beans. Actually, part of that was true, which I found out as an adult. Well, this is starting to get out of hand for space. So I’ll just fast-forward through my labors: newspaper carrier, change boy at the San Diego Zoo for Canteen Service, route- man and equipment deliverer for the latter, high school snack bar worker, service station attendant (three weeks worth), cafeteria staffer, catering company worker, copy boy at the former San Diego Evening Tribune, reporter/photographer at the latter, public relations flack for NCR Corp., reporter/photog and news editor for the former Escondido Times-Advocate, and news editor and publisher of the Curry Coastal Pilot in Brookings, Ore. Which brings our labors to being editor and publisher, with my wife, Jan, of the very newspaper you’re clutching, for the past 21 years. Lotta’ la- bor; probably not as much as some out there, but at 63 estoy mas que harto de todo este ruido. Hey, can I borrow a quarter? Cave Junction Wednesday, Aug. 29 Plenty of sunshine High--93 Low--57. Thursday, Aug. 30 Again hot and mostly clear High--98, Low--55. Friday, Aug. 31 Sunny and quite warm High--93, Low--51. Saturday, Sept. 1 Sunny and continued warm High--91, Low--51. Sunday, Sept. 2 Sunny and partly clear High--89, Low--52. Monday, Sept. 3 Bountiful with some sunshine High--87, Low--46. Tuesday, Sept. 4 Warmer with some clouds High--92, Low--51. Following are the high-and- low temperatures, and rainfall, recorded in O’Brien by Cheryl & Harry Johnson. *Fri., Aug. 17: 80 - 43 *Sat., Aug. 18: 77 - 47 *Sun., Aug. 19: 74 - 55 0.35 *Mon., Aug. 20: 83 - 56 *Tue., Aug. 21: 89 - 64 *Wed., Aug. 22: 88 - 62 *Thurs., Aug. 23: 94 - 52 Following are the high-and- low temperatures, and rainfall, recorded in Cave Junction at Natural Designs Farm. *Fri., Aug. 17: 81 - 40 *Sat., Aug. 18: 78 - 44 *Sun., Aug. 19: 73 - 54 0.52 *Mon., Aug. 20: 82 - 52 *Tue., Aug. 21: 86 - 64 *Wed., Aug. 22: 86 - 58 *Thurs., Aug. 23: 92 - 48 (Editor’s Note: Views and commentary, including state- ments made as fact, are strictly those of the letter-writers.) * * * Typed, double-spaced let- ters written solely to this news- paper are considered for publi- cation. Hand-written letters that are double-spaced and legible also can be considered. ‘Thank you’ submissions are not accepted as letters. * * * B arbed wire fences causing harm to deer From P. Kisiela Cave Junction I have often thought of writing to the newspaper, but this time I am com- pelled, by seeing the results of peoples’ callousness in my own yard. I moved to the valley about seven years ago. Since then, many properties around here have been sold, and many people put up fences, more than a few with barbed wire on the top. Not because they keep livestock; maybe they’re just not used to living in the woods. Problem is, the deer that live here don’t know how to move somewhere else. The fawns often get hung up on the fences that now cross where they used to walk. I’ve seen a young fawn hung up on a fence with all the skin on its leg torn off, the leg a bloody mess. All because the fence got put up crossing their path and the mother didn’t realize (since she’s only an animal) that her fawn could not jump. Did the owner care? No, not even when we told him about the bloody results of his fence. Recently, a doe with two fawns walked through our property. I know this deer; deer trails cross over our property. One of her fawns has skin scraped off all over her neck and part of her head and ear. Her eye is closing because of swelling. This is not a dog or other animal attack: it is a fence injury. If people love barbed wire fences because it makes them feel so safe from vicious deer, maybe they are living in the wrong place. Human beings can easily snip or jump over wire fences, so these fences will not protect anyone from human criminals. None of these people have livestock to protect, and few even have gardens. All their fences do is injure the deer. S ELMA illinois-valley-news.com Illinois Valley News www.illinois-valley-news.com An Independent Weekly Newspaper Co-owned and published by Robert R. (AKA Bob or El Jefe), Editor and Jan Rodriguez Entered as second class matter June 11, 1937 at Post Office as Official Newspaper for Josephine County and Josephine County Three Rivers School District, published at 321 S. Redwood Hwy., Cave Junction, OR 97523 Periodicals postage paid at Cave Junction, OR 97523 Post Office Box 1370 USPS 258-820 Telephone (541) 592-2541, FAX (541) 592-4330 Email: newsroom1@frontiernet.net or newsdesk@illinois-valley-news.com Volume 70, No. 24 Staff: Michelle Binker, Zina Booth, Josiah Dean, Jennifer Newsted Millie Watkins, and Tina Grow Member: Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association DEADLINES: News, Classified & Display Ads, Announcements & Letters 5 P.M. THURSDAYS (Classified ads & uncomplicated display ads can be accepted until Noon, Fridays with an additional charge.) POLICY ON LETTERS: ‘Illinois Valley News’ welcomes letters to the editor provided they are of general interest, in good taste, legible and not libelous. All letters must be signed, using complete name, and contain the writer’s address and telephone number. The latter need not be published, but will be used to verify authenticity. The ‘News’ reserves the right to edit letters. Generally, one letter per person per month at publishers’ discretion. Letters are used at the discretion of the publishers. Unpublished letters are neither acknowledged nor returned. A prepaid charge may be levied if a letter is inordinately long in the publishers’ opinion. POLICY ON “HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE,” DISPLAY & CLASSIFIED ADS & NOTICES: All submissions must be hand delivered, faxed or e-mailed to us for publication. Submissions must be resubmitted weekly if the item is to run more than one week. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year in Josephine County - $22.80 One year in Jackson and Douglas counties - $26.40 One year in all other Oregon counties and out-of-state - $36 POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to P.O. Box 1370, Cave Junction OR 97523 F ARMERS ’ M ARKET L OCAL P RODUCE A RTS & C RAFTS F RESH C ULINARY T REATS O PEN S UNDAYS 9 ‘ TIL 1 A T THE S ELMA C ENTER 18255 R EDWOOD H WY . FOR VENDOR INFORMATION : L INDA M EIER , 597-2522 There is no reason why people can’t use their eyes and hearts and when they see a deer trail -- either make a small opening or lower the fence at that part. At least mark the top wire of the fence so the deer can see it clearly. If the fence serves no purpose anyway (no live- stock, no loose dogs, and not high enough to keep people out), why not con- sider the deer? They’re God’s creatures and deserve to live as much as humans deserve to live. The law of karma -- as you sow, so shall you reap -- doesn’t just mean the harm we cause to humans. All pain we cause must be reck- oned eventually. Regarding air quality, DEQ, R&R biomass From Elaine Wood Selma On July 2, the Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) mailed a summary of the public com- ments, along with its re- sponses, to those who sub- mitted comments regarding Rough & Ready Lumber Co.’s application for a new air quality permit for its pro- posed new boiler and bio- mass operation. The most recurrent theme among the comments Respect, Character, Leadership DEQ accurately has noted that the air quality in Illinois Valley is far better than in Medford. However, it also said that until our air quality rivals that of Med- ford we can expect no moni- toring. This will make it extremely difficult to quan- tify adverse changes to our air quality after the new boiler and biomass opera- tion has been allowed to proceed. I feel that the 20,000 citizens of Illinois Valley deserve much better than this. submitted to DEQ was that we need a baseline measure- ment of current local air quality and pollutants before Rough & Ready is allowed to proceed. The written response to what I see as a pressing need is, “There are no immediate plans by the DEQ to install an air quality monitor within the Illinois Valley area. Al- though additional monitor- ing is desirable and benefi- cial, resources are currently not available for all of Ore- gon’s air sheds.” 3 -ga m e she e t 25¢ Sa t ., Se pt . 8 N oon t o 4 p.m . I V Se nior Ce nt e r 5 2 0 E. Rive r St . Sna c k Ba r ope ns a t 1 1 a .m . n Burge rs, o H ot Dogs, p Pie s & Ca k e s IS YOUR PLAN FOR LONG TERM CARE TO NOT NEED IT? But w hat if you do need long t erm car e services? You need t o put a plan in place t o • help your fam ily and friends support your care needs longer help prot ect your financial asset s I f you aren’t sure wher e t o begin, at t end t his sem inar t o learn what you can do t o help prot ect your fam ily and t o help pay for long t er m care serv ices. Don’t wait unt il t he day you need help. Reserve your place t oday. Seat ing is lim it ed. Call now! • For an awesome adventure, be there for your children! Pregnancy Center 319 Caves Hwy. ~~ 592-6058 pregnancycenteriv.org l e c d le Thursday, August 30, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 150 Lewis Court, Cave Junction n a RSVP by phoning 541-592-2290 C Hosted by David P. Soares, Regional Vice President Genworth Financial Refreshments provided Long term care insurance underwritten by Genworth Life InsuranceCompany. © 2006 Genworth Financial, Inc. All rights reserved. Genworth, GenworthFinancial and the Genworth logo are service marks of Genworth Financial, Inc.37676 01/01/06 from the Illinois Valley Wild Blackberry Arts & Crafts Festival Committee to the following Businesses and individuals for their generous support in making the “2007 Wild Blackberry Festival” a continuing success! We couldn’t have done it without you! Broadway Phil & the Shouters Frankie Hernandez Band Nicole Navarro & and the Rowdy Creek Band The Goldman Family Bruce Hanson Renee & Keith Keifer SOFCU Community Credit Union Bi-Rite Auto Parts I.V. Senior Center Cascade Auto Allied Construction & Excavation l.V. News staff & Bob Rodriguez Home Valley Bank I.V. Building Supply Outback Septic Service Sterling Bank Shop Smart Food Warehouse Bear Images Family Tree Nursery Rick’s Copy Express Stacey & 1O2.7 “The Drive” City of Cave Junction ADI Electric I.V. Rural Fire Protection District Rising Suns Bagel Junction Puffin Stuff An Artists Way Special Productions Oregon Mt. Real Estate Junction Realty I.V. Volunteer Firefighters Association Taylor’s Country Store Cave Junction Lions Club I.V. Liquor Store Illinois Valley High School Cheerleaders Rick Dees Judy Hatch & Virginia Sally Palmer John Tree Angel & Debbie Navarro Rachel Brown I.V. Chamber of Commerce Michael Horrel Western Star #64 O.E.S. Mark Jupoe Josephine County Sheriff’s Office Northwest Hairlines Craig Sweeny Dave from “Jammer’s Jukebox” Rogue Valley Classic Car Club Munchiez Best Portable Toilets Lee Eschen Cavenet Patty Downing Wilderville Creekside Dining Mark & Judy Russo Seleena Leija Bear Marston Cody Gilson Roy Ewing J.R. Foster
