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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Rotary Club of GP puts teeth into SCHC’s dental facility
FISH FRY BENEFIT - A fish-fry to benefit Illinois
Valley Safe House Alliance (IVHSA), sponsored by
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, will begin at 6
p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. It will be at the church, behind Cave
Junction Swimming Pool, on Lewis Court, across from
I.V. High School. Donations will be accepted. Bertha
Miller has requested a “nose” count, so RSVPs can be
made to 592-4147. “This will be a great opportunity to
show support of the Safe House Alliance’s work and
appreciation for Good Shepherd’s and Bertha & Jerry
Miller’s thoughtfulness,” said Chris Mallette IVHSA
executive director.
CLOCK TALK - At 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, those
still awake can turn their clocks back one hour, marking
the end of daylight-saving time (DST). Those who are
asleep at 2 a.m. can either change their clocks when they
hit the hay, or wait until Sunday when they arise. Other-
wise, they’ll be “off” one hour. The federal law that es-
tablished “daylight time” in the United States does not
require any area to observe DST. But if a state chooses
to observe it, it must follow the starting and ending dates
set by the law. From 1986 to 2006 it was the first Sunday
in April to the last Sunday in October. But starting this
year, it is observed from the second Sunday in March to
the first Sunday in November, adding approximately a
month to so-called daylight-saving time.
RUMMAGE IS LEGION - A rummage sale for its
scholarship fund for I.V. High School students and to help
veterans in need will be held by American Legion Auxil-
iary Post 70 Friday and Saturday, Nov.2 and 3. The fund-
raiser will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the American Le-
gion Hall at 2110 Caves Hwy.
RED CROSS RESPONSE - Early on the evening
of Monday, Oct. 22, two volunteers were dispatched
from the Medford-based Southern Oregon Chapter of the
American Red Cross to drive the emergency response
vehicle to Southern California and assist in fire relief
operations there. The volunteers had just returned Satur-
day from a TOPOFF drill in Portland. Also, people can
check on the safety of relatives and friends living in
Southern California by visiting the Safe & Well List at
www.redcross.org.
COUGAR ALERT - A concerned Selma resident
wants it known that it appears cougars are hunting in the
vicinity of Crooks Creek Road. The resident wants to be
sure that parents are aware that their children waiting for
school buses could be in danger.
MUSHROOM MANIA - As it’s mushroom-picking
season, the Wild Rivers Ranger District office in CJ was a
busy place on Monday, Oct. 29. Pickers are much in evi-
dence throughout the valley, and do provide a boost to the
economy, what with buying groceries and gasoline.
NOTEPAD - A chamber mixer for Illinois Valley
Chamber of Commerce will be held Friday, Nov. 2 from
5:30 to 7 p.m. by Southern Oregon Guild in the RCC
Kerby Belt Bldg. There will be art displays and light re-
freshments … Nuts to you is the unofficial theme (says
Editor Bob) for a fund-raiser for Laureate Beta Beta.
Check the ad in this issue, and go nuts ... Public school
holidays are coming. Friday, Nov. 2 is a clerical day, so
there will be no classes. And there will be no classes
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 8 and 9, preceding Monday,
Nov. 12, another holiday because of Veterans Day ... A
chamber auction is planned for Friday, Nov. 16 at Wild
River Brewing & Pizza Co. in CJ. There will be wine-
and-beer tasting … Oregon graduation requirements
for high school seniors have changed. Oregon Dept. of Ed
has posted the changes at www.getreadyoregon.org …
Actual headlines: *Private food service feeds thousands,
grosses millions. *State’s illegal aliens cut in half by new
law. *Judge acts to reopen theater.
LAST WORDS - All major religious traditions
carry basically the same message; that love, compassion
and forgiveness are the important things and they should
be part of our daily lives.
(Dalai Lama)
Cave Junction
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Morning frog with
howling ghouls later
High--63 Low--29
Thursday, Nov. 1
Sunny but cool
High--61, Low--28.
Friday, Nov. 2
Abundant sun
High--61, Low--28
Saturday, Nov. 3
Sunny early with
clouds later
High--65, Low--30
Sunday, Nov. 4
Sun with some
clouds
High--60, Low--31
Monday, Nov. 5
Overcast with chance
of evening snow
High--56, Low--34
Tuesday, Nov. 6
Some clouds
High--49, Low--32
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in O’Brien
by Cheryl & Harry Johnson.
*Fri., Oct. 19 60 - 45 2.83
*Sat., Oct. 20 53 - 37 0.51
*Sun., Oct. 21 58 - 35
*Mon., Oct. 22 63 - 36
*Tue., Oct. 23 67 - 41
*Wed., Oct. 24 65 - 39
*Thurs., Oct. 25 54 - 42
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in Cave Junction at
Natural Designs Farm.
*Fri., Oct. 19 60 - 45 0.19
*Sat., Oct. 20 52 - 37 0.31
*Sun., Oct. 21 60 - 38
*Mon., Oct. 22 69 - 37
*Tue., Oct. 23 68 - 39
*Wed., Oct. 24 70 - 40 0.01
*Thurs., Oct. 25 55 - 43
I've never been one
to bet on the weather.
- Paul Getty -
A $3,000 grant awarded
to the Rotary Club of Grants
Pass has been given to the
Siskiyou Community Health
Center (SCHC) Dental Fa-
cility.
The announcement was
made by Rotary Club of
Grants Pass President Carl
Wilson, The Greater Grants
Pass Rotary’s President Jim
Fortner and Fred Borngas-
ser, Grants Pass Rotary
Community Service chair-
man. They joined on behalf
of SCHC’s Dental Preven-
tion Services “which meets
the needs of children in Jo-
sephine County who are in
low-income families, or
uninsured or underserved.”
The Rotarians stated
that, “Using the Wellness
On Wheels (W.O.W.), a 31-
foot motor home converted
into a mobile-care unit, the
dental facility has been able
to reach schools in the
county that have difficulty
accessing dental care. With
the increases in gasoline
prices and dental supplies,
the use of the W.O.W. be-
came prohibitive.
“The grant will help
expand services and in-
crease availability of dental
prevention to children in
outlying areas of Josephine
County.”
SCHC Dental Facility
said that it will be able to
provide dental screening,
dental exams, fluoride var-
nishes and dental education
to elementary, middle and
high school children three
days a week. It will provide
a hygienist, dental assistant
and a volunteer dentist to
under-served regions of the
county.
Said Aubra Johnson,
SCHC Dental Facility direc-
tor, “With the help of this
grant we are able to take the
dental services to the chil-
dren. As recently as 2005,
dental caries remained the
leading infectious disease
among the county’s children
and adolescents. For too
many low-income and den-
tally uninsured families,
dental care is a luxury they
cannot afford.
“Most of the time it is
severe dental pain that
causes the parents to seek
care. Our program’s goal is
to prevent untreated dental
decay.
“We are a not-for-profit
Federally Qualified Com-
munity Health Center, and
are able to use a sliding fee
scale for the uninsured. The
W.O.W. and the grants
make all this possible.”
W.O.W. is a commu-
nity project owned by Path-
ways To Care Network
(PCN). It is a not-for-profit
community collaboration of
health-care providers whose
primary goal is to increase
access to health care.
“W.O.W. has been
made available to the com-
munity,” said PCN, “by sig-
nificant support from the
local Rotary clubs, as well
as Zonta, the Four-Way
Foundation and many indi-
vidual businesses.”
By leasing the W.O.W.
to community members it is
able to be self-sustaining
and stay operational, PCN
concluded.
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pose the millions of dollars
for the “No on 49” cam-
paign came from?
It is to their benefit that
you don’t know what Meas-
ure 49 is really all about. I
got really tired of the con-
stant barrage of misinforma-
tion on the networks, so I
looked it up for myself.
What I found was that M49
repeals Measure 37, which
was, in my opinion, the real
“wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
It was made to look like a
private land owner could
build multiple structures on
their own property without
government intervention. I
thought we could do this
anyway.
It was possible (highly
likely) that I didn’t know all
there was to know about this
regulation. I voted for M37
as the majority of us did.
What wasn’t understood is
that M37 opened the door
for subdivisions and strip
malls.
At this point I need to
explain that the reason I
moved to this valley 20
years ago was I wanted to
live in a little town among
the trees. Where life was
simple and the priorities
were different than that of
the outside world. Money
wasn’t the sole purpose in
life because nobody had
any. We were OK with that.
As I said before, priori-
ties were different. There are
those who look to buy up
property in huge chunks,
which was easy here be-
cause things were cheap,
just to subdivide it all up
and make a fortune; then
move to Florida. These are
the only people who stand to
lose money if M49 passes.
This letter isn’t intended
to sway opinion. Its intent is
to suggest that everyone do
their own critical thinking.
The TV ads are just the re-
sult of the highest bidder for
that spot. It is not gospel. It
is the opinion of the people
who have that kind of
money, which I’m sorry to
say isn’t for the best inter-
ests of everyone. Read the
Voters Pamphlet yourself.
The information is all there.
Make your own opinion.
And those who want to
see Cave Junction turn into
another Los Gatos, Calif.
should vote “No” on M49.
Domestic violence link
To work place noted
From Commissioner Dan
Gardner, Oregon Bureau
of Labor & Industries
(BOLI), Portland
We in Oregon recently
have been riveted by a story
about a teacher in Medford
carrying a concealed
weapon in her classroom.
To date the debate has
raged on about the rights of
gun owners to carry a
licensed and permitted
weapon on school
grounds. I would like us to
refocus the question.
This teacher has begun
carrying a concealed
weapon because, as a victim
of domestic violence, she
fears for her life. We know
that domestic violence does
not stay home when a vic-
tim goes to work.
Why is that? For start-
ers, the workplace is likely
to be the one place a batterer
knows to find the victim.
Beyond that, victims
report an inability to con-
centrate on their work;
they report being preoccu-
pied with the abuse. They
report that many times
the place they are most
likely to disclose their abuse
is at work.
Seventy percent of vic-
tims of domestic violence in
Oregon are employed at the
time of the abuse. And 89
percent of batterers are em-
ployed at the time they per-
petrate their crime.
So if you think domes-
tic violence is not an issue
for the state’s labor commis-
sioner, think again.
I am launching a pro-
gram here at BOLI
that addresses the rights and
responsibilities of employers.
My goal is to train employ-
ers to recognize the signs of
abuse, to know who to con-
tact in a crisis, and to under-
stand what their responsibili-
ties are under the law.
Workplace safety
should be a high priority for
all employers -- and we
at BOLI will do everything
we can to bring the needed
information to employers
about this important topic.
When we have victims
of violence and sexual as-
sault right here in Oregon
who are afraid to go to
work, who resort to carrying
a concealed weapon, then
we need to stop and take a
serious look at what we are
doing for those victims.
Do employers have a
policy on domestic violence
in the workplace? Do they
have a safety mitigation
plan? Have they reached out
and gotten training for them
and their employees?
Training and materials
are available by phoning
(971) 673-0782 for the
BOLI Technical Assistance
for Employers hotline or get
online at www.oregon.gov/
boli to find out more about
what employers can do to
help victims of domestic
violence in their workplaces.
gun ownership rights, and it
tilts in the same direction,
but that is for another day.
Man with a van
claims gas pain
From Bob McCarver
O’Brien
I bought $32.50 worth
of petrol in Cave Junction
on Saturday, Oct. 20, much
as I have done for the 10
years I have lived in my
home.
At a restaurant a friend
gave me another $10 so I
went to another station and
put the $10 in my tank. That
was a total of $42 in
gas. Then I saw my gauge
said less than a quarter tank.
That did not make sense. I
have owned this van for five
years, and I have always
been able to rely on it to be
correct.
I had to hurry home for
an interview so I called the
first station and told the man-
ager of my concerns. He said
to come down, and when I
did, he said the owner
wouldn’t give me more than
$10 in gas, unless I got my
car guy to provide a receipt
stating that my gauge is OK.
I did that, and brought it
to the owner, who said that
he was not going to do any-
thing to correct the matter
and that I was to (expletive)
leave and never come back.
I was dumbfounded.
So I told him I would
ask him once more nicely to
give me money or gas. He
became rude and walked
toward me as if to attack
me. I said, “Don’t hit me or
it won’t be good. I then got
a sign, and legally picketed
the business.
In search of the truth
regarding Measure 49
From Tim Norman
Cave Junction
Can anyone explain
what Measure 49 is really
about? The media tell us it is
a “wolf in sheep’s clothing,”
but fail to explain why.
This is a multimillion
dollar ad campaign, by the
way. Spending so much
money on an ad campaign
that doesn’t tell us anything
seems pretty stupid, doesn’t
it? Not to big land develop-
ers. Where else do you sup-
Community Bible Church & Academy
Holiday Craft Faire
Saturday, Nov. 3rd - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
113 S. Caves Ave., Cave Junction
Enter at Lister Ave. door.
Featured items: Local & student crafters, holiday items,
gifts, jewelry, original wall art, greeting cards, cook books,
crocheted items, candy, baked goods, and much more!
Complimentary beverages will be served
Hidden Valley High School Class of 2008 presents
T HE
W IZARD
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Friday, November 9, 6:30 & 9:30
Rogue Theatre, Grants Pass
Tickets $10, available at Blue Moon, Larry’s Music,
& Hidden Valley High / Late Show $5 with Student ID
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