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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Cougar Jacob Miller (top)
scored a pin at 145 vs.
Henley; Jerrad Miller (left)
took first at 152 in Cottage
Grove; and Sam Winter
(below) scored first place at
140, also in Cottage Grove.
(Photos by Ward Winter)
Ambassador Ben Milner shows car show poster (Photo by I.V. News)
I.V. grapplers
keep winning
With skill and talent,
Illinois Valley High School
wrestlers continue to muscle
their way to a district champi-
onship, with eyes toward a
state title.
The Cougars went to the
mats Thursday, Jan. 24 in
Ken Mann Memorial Gym
and defeated Henley. IVHS
won the dual meet 44-28 with
a strong team showing.
I.V. has one more dual
meet on Thursday, Jan. 31 vs.
Hidden Valley in the Mus-
tang gym. With its anticipated
victory, the Cougars will
achieve a sweep of the Sky-
line Conference in duals.
On Saturday, Jan. 26,
I.V. took second place at the
Cottage Grove Invitational
among 28 teams. Cascade
took first with 175.5, only
five points ahead of I.V. The
Ben Milner chosen ambassador for
car show to benefit youth rehab site
next closest team was Philo-
math with 115.5 points.
The Cougar finish was
achieved despite the absence
of one of its top competitors,
Jesse Swift. He was taking
his Scholastic Aptitude Test.
Top finishers for I.V.
were Chris Culver, 4th/103;
Jon Anderson, 5th/125;
Quayde Fisher, 3rd/130; Sam
Winter, 1st/140; Jacob Miller,
2nd/145; Jerrad Miller,
1st/152; and Lance Tausaga,
3rd/189.
Kerby resident Ben
Milner, 14, is ready to roll into
his role as Ambassador at the
2008 Southern Oregon Rod &
Custom Show.
Ben, an eighth-grader at
Lorna Byrne Middle School
(LBMS) in Cave Junction, has
been selected as “Poster Boy”
for the 31st annual show.
Sponsored by Rogue Valley
Street Rods, it’s a benefit for
the Child Development &
Rehabilitation Center (CDRC)
of Oregon Health & Science
University.
Due to lack of oxygen at
birth, Ben has cerebral palsy.
It causes a mild seizure disor-
der for which he takes medica-
tion, said his mother, Amy
Milner. She and her husband,
Mike, also have a daughter,
Samantha, 11.
As Ambassador for the
car show in Central Point at
Jackson County Expo, Ben
will choose his favorite vehi-
cle for a special award, and
he’ll pick the winner of a raffle
at the show. It will be held
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16
and 17. Ben’s mom said that
he likely will attend for his
elite duties the 17th.
At LBMS, said Ben, he
especially likes science class,
and physical education. He
“loves camping,” and is work-
ing toward completion of a
Hunter Safety course. He uses
a shooter’s chair.
Ben also is working to-
ward his swimming advance-
ment, and is a member of Boy
Scout Troop 880. The busy
youth, a First Class Scout, is
nearing his completion of re-
quirements for Star Scout
rank. Troop 880 is sponsored
by Glenn Morrison American
Legion Post 70.
He’s looking forward to
entering Illinois Valley High
School as a freshman.
And he’s eager to serve as
Ambassador to help the car
club raise funds for CDRC.
Ben periodically visits its fa-
cilities in Eugene and Med-
ford, for which Rogue Valley
Street Rods has raised
$341,000 during the past 30
years, said George Bailey,
president.
“I feel good about being
chosen as Ambassador,” said
Ben. The outgoing young man
is known by many around the
valley, and he’s noted for his
smile, tenacity and winning
personality.
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Illinois Valley boys took their Skyline Conference mark to
4-4 with a 59-54 victory against Phoenix in Cave Junction
Friday, Jan. 25 (above) and a 65-37 win vs. Rogue River on
the Chieftain court Saturday, Jan. 26. Will Crowl had 14
points against Phoenix, the state’s fifth-ranked team, and
she also “made mega-leaps”
in her own reading ability.
After volunteering for nine
years, she recently nominated
Sally Clements, a second-
grade teacher at Evergreen,
for the Radio Station KLDR/
Grants Pass Teacher of the
Month award.
Clements won, and re-
ceived a recognition plaque.
The class won $300 and a
pizza party, which was held
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Kevin Snook scored 15 points, Roger Hults had 16 points
and Steven Paul had 14. Paul had 24 points against the
Chieftains. I.V. girls (above) have a Skyline mark of 0-8.
They lost at Phoenix Friday 50-21 and at home Saturday 49-
25 against Rogue River. (Photos by Illinois Valley News)
Clements honored as teacher through Radio KLDR nomination
By ZINA BOOTH
IVN Staff Writer
Years ago, Kristin
Cowan, of Selma, was in a
severe accident, which left
her in a coma for two months.
Afterward, she needed to
relearn many basic skills,
including reading.
Cowan began volunteer-
ing at Evergreen Elementary
School in Cave Junction, and
soon found that by helping,
Representing:
Tuesday, Jan. 15. Will
Schacher from KLDR came
to the class.
Regarding the money,
Clements gave her students
an assignment -- list three
ways the class could use the
$300, and there were three
criteria. It had to be some-
thing they wanted to do, or
buy something the whole
class could enjoy; how could
the money be invested to
make more money; and what
about donating some of the
money to charity.
Some suggestions:
Purchase a wide-screen
TV, give money to the home-
less, and purchase playground
equipment and footballs for
the school. Raffles also were
suggested as a way to gain
more money. The suggestions
are being considered.
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