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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, February 13, 2008
I.V. Airport lease negotiations look up in the air ...
HOSPITAL HOME - The Family House adjacent to
Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass will be the
focus of a celebration open to everyone Thursday, Feb. 14
from 4 to 6 p.m. Sponsored by Grants Pass Association of
Realtors, The Family House provides quarters for patients
and family members who must travel from outside the area.
See the ad in this issue.
‘MIX MASTER’ - Two mixers will be held by Illinois
Valley Chamber of Commerce. Both will have light refresh-
ments. The gatherings are for chamber members and anyone
who wants to learn about the chamber and its activities and to
socialize. The first gathering, with Noel Hoback speaking of his
experiences as a military adviser in Afghanistan, will be held
Saturday, Feb. 16 beginning at 5 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lu-
theran Church behind Cave Junction Swimming Pool on E.
River Street. The second get-together will be hosted by Jeffer-
son State Financial Group on E. River across from I.V. Senior
Center on Friday, Feb. 22. from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
VIOLENCE INSIGHTS - “After the Violence” is the
overall topic of an eight-week series of free classes that will
begin Friday, Feb. 15. They’ll be held at the Illinois Valley
Safe House Alliance building next to the DMV office in
Cave Junction. Classes will begin at 10 a.m. Transportation
and child-care will be provided with prior arrangement by
phoning 592-2515. For a complete list of topics, phone the
same number.
WHEELS GALORE - More than 100 vehicles will be
displayed during the Southern Oregon Rod & Custom Show
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16 and 17 at Jackson County
Expo at Central Point. The show is a benefit for the Child
Development & Rehabilitation Center of Oregon Health
Sciences University. Kerby resident Ben Milner, 14, is Am-
bassador for the show, presented by Rogue Valley Street
Rods. The club has raised $341,000 during the past 30 years
for the rehabilitation center. For more information about the
car show, check the ad in this issue.
BRANDT BOUQUET - Roger Brandt’s donation of
time and efforts to an “Around the World in 80 Days” class
(Illinois Valley News, Jan. 30) in its efforts to get to know
“our amazing Illinois Valley” are greatly appreciated, said
teacher Kirsten Valenzuela. “Without Roger’s immense
knowledge and expertise I would have been at a loss be-
cause I am a newcomer to this beautiful area myself,” said
Valenzuela. “He was our official guide on all our tours, con-
ducted lectures and guided students in their work, as well as
even filling in for me twice while I was involved in school
improvement meetings. Roger did a super job, and I can’t
wait to see what we come up with this semester.”
NOTEPAD - Food donations for Josephine County
Food Share can be taken to the SOFCU Community Credit
Union office in CJ through Friday, Feb. 15. A list of items is
available at the office, or phone 479-2601 … Claude Hop-
per, the singing dog of O’Brien residents Dale & Sharon
Hopper, will perform with them Thursday, Feb. 14 from 2 to
3:30 p.m. at Horizon Village in Grants Pass. See the ad in
this issue … The WOW (Women Of Worth) program at
I.V. Safe House Alliance will present “Belly Dancing With
Amara” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. Women and children
can attend. RSVP to 592-2515 ... A Home Gardening semi-
nar is planned for Saturday, Feb. 23 at RCC by OSU Exten-
sion. Phone 956-7116 to sign up ... Spiritual and character
development is the goal of a program that will begin Thurs-
day, Feb. 28 for Lorna Byrne Middle School sixth-graders.
See the ad in this issue ... Selma Skill Share is coming Sat-
urday, March 1 at Selma Center, said Spiral Living Center.
Those who want to offer a workshop or have an idea can
phone 592-3642 ... The Winter Ball at Illinois Valley High
School will be held Saturday, March 1 (an incorrect date
was printed last week) … T-shirts: *What part of Moooooa-
haahahaha don’t you understand? *Is it really all good? *It’s
not nice to laugh at other people. It’s just fun. *I’m an eve-
ning person in a morning world.
LAST WORDS - I’m not concerned about all hell
breaking loose, but that a part of hell will break loose. It’ll be
much harder to detect. (George Carlin)
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Sabbath view
From Joann Wulf
Cave Junction
Re: John Bazen letter,
“Marks & Sabbath.” (Illinois
Valley News, Jan. 23).
God’s seventh-day Sab-
bath was made in the Garden
of Eden on the seventh day of
the week. God’s seventh-day
Sabbath existed long before
the birth of the Jewish Nation.
Moses was given the 10
Commandments, and the sev-
enth-day Sabbath was placed
at the center. God began the
Sabbath Commandment with
“Remember” to keep it holy.
God says the Sabbath was
made for man and not man
for the Sabbath. (Mark 2:27).
Today people lobby to
get bills passed to assure the
Christian world that people
will rest on the day chosen by
man to rest. Attempts will
never prevail because God,
the creator of Heaven and
Earth, has spoken.
Christ died on the sixth
day of the week. The Jewish
people would not be pleased if
the Romans left His body on
the cross during the seventh-
day Sabbath. (John 19:31).
The Romans removed
Christ’s body before the start
of the holy Sabbath. Jesus’
closest followers rested on the
day that God appointed and
blessed. Jesus himself rested
in his sepulcher during the
seventh-day Sabbath. The
people appear unaware of any
change made to God’s Fourth
Commandment at the cross.
After Jesus returned to his
father the disciples went about
the Lord’s business after Sab-
bath. Paul is recorded in the
New Testament preaching to
Jews and Gentiles on the Sab-
bath days until his death. Paul
also taught the importance of
keeping the Commandments.
According to Bible re-
cords, God’s people kept the
seventh-day Sabbath holy
before and after the death of
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sidering with Cave Junction
residents Don & Luz Moore,
who want to open a smoked
barbecue restaurant at the
airport. Brandt opposes the
lease because he wishes to
open the restaurant and have
it operated in conjunction
with a proposed smokejum-
per museum.
The airport management
offered a lease to the smoke-
jumper group in August 2007
but received no response
from the group other than
statements that the lease was
not acceptable. Brandt
claimed, “We have been put
through a fairly contorted
path here.”
Raffenburg was quick to
respond by stating that a
“sweetheart deal” lease had
been offered to the smoke-
jumper group and had been
rejected. He added that the
group wants the buildings
with no financial outlay, only
offering “elbow grease” as
compensation for the use of
the buildings.
He further added his be-
lief that there has been no
demonstration or evidence
that the group is capable of
raising the necessary capital
to open the restaurant.
Commissioner Dwight
Ellis said, “It’s not that big an
issue.”
He reiterated Raffen-
burg’s feeling that there is a
lack of financial backing for
Brandt’s ideas, saying further
that with the proposal by the
Moores, “It seems to me that
there is room to complement
each other.”
Don Moore repeatedly
has stated that he wants the
restaurant to have a smoke-
Purity drama group organized
Newly formed for teen-
agers, the “purity drama
group” met each Wednesday
afternoon during January, said
Mary Lefner, executive direc-
tor of Pregnancy Center of
Illinois Valley.
“They selected an out-
standing name that reflects the
pure lifestyle that these young
people are choosing --
Stainless!” she said. “It also
reminds us of the restoration
that God freely gives when
we repent of past sins and
choose to live for Him.”
Currently, the group is
developing presentations and
skits, to share their testimo-
nies and desires, to encourage
others toward purity.
The group’s chosen verse
is Isaiah 1:18:
“Come now and let us
reason together, says the
Lord. Though your sins are as
scarlet, They will be as white
as snow, Though they are red
like crimson, They will be
like wool.”
Teen-agers interested in
learning more about this
group and possibly joining
can phone 592-6058.
jumper theme, as it would fit
well with his smoked barbe-
cue concept. Moore also has
said that he would welcome
working with the smokejum-
per group to help develop the
museum plan.
Ellis also said he couldn’t
understand why the one
building was so essential for
the museum project.
Brandt responded nega-
tively to Ellis’ suggestion of
cooperation by saying, “In a
way, it feels like the Moores
are stealing our idea.”
As to the essential nature
of the restaurant building it-
self, Brandt said it would be
difficult “to retain the motiva-
tion of volunteers” without
the restaurant building as part
of the package.
Commission Chairman
Dave Toler also stated that he
is not convinced of adequate
financial support for the mu-
seum. But he went on to sug-
gest that Brandt’s group come
up with an acceptable lease
agreement for county review.
It appears that his sug-
gestion now leaves the situa-
tion for the smokejumper
group to come up with an
appropriate lease agreement
acceptable to the county and
to demonstrate that sufficient
financial backing is currently
available to move forward.
Helping Hands
Day Care
Limited openings for all ages
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Mondays-Fridays
Now accepting
DHS Day Care Assistance
Contact Cindy at 592-4923
or Helpinghandsdaycare@gmail.com
Busy bevy backs board
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ing and frustrating of any
they have held.
“It’s like a tornado picks
you up and you have to find a
place to put your foot down,”
was one comment. The com-
missioners’ “agendas are
quite different than ours,”
was another, referring to the
changes in the board’s goals
due to public demands.
Another notation: “We
try to keep the office running
smoothly no matter what. But
we always have to deal with
new variables in the mix.”
They all commented on
the negative effect the job has
on their home life.
McElmurry, a Glendale
resident, said that she feels
lucky to have the drive-time to
and from work. She calls it “my
wind-down time.” A social life
also is difficult for the three
because they are frequently
questioned about county politics
when they simply want to enjoy
an evening out.
There is agreement
among the team concerning
the commissioners as well.
All three believe that the indi-
vidual members of the board
are trying to accomplish the
best for the county.
A general comment:
“Their ideas probably repre-
sent the people of the county
who are very different as
well. They just see things
differently, and that is not
always a bad thing.”
While working for the
individual commissioners, the
trio also views the board as a
separate responsibility: “The
board as a whole is like a
whole other commissioner.”
By this they mean that they
have to respect the role the
board plays as a political en-
tity, a responsibility that over-
shadows individual member
responsibility.
Their personal commit-
ment to the job is obvious
when one spends any time in
the county courthouse, dealing
with commissioners, and at-
tending meetings. The three
women summed up their
overall feeling this way:
“Sometimes we feel in-
visible, but we are, in actual-
ity, the glue that holds this
office together.”
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
presents
A L OOK AT A FGHANISTAN
Through the eyes and experience of
Major Noel Hoback
of the Oregon National Guard
(1987 graduate of IVHS, 1991 graduate of SOU,
1992 graduate of U.S Army Military Police School)
Join us for snacks followed by a slide-show as Major
Hoback shares his adventures as an infantry military
advisor to the Afghan National Army while conducting
anti-insurgent operations along the Afghan/Pakistan
border.
Saturday, February 16 at 5 p.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
150 Lewis Court
(across from the high school)
Cave Junction
Say you saw it in the I.V. News
For information: Bertha Miller 592-2482
or Pastor Torala 592-2290
Jesus Christ.
Ron Paul record cited
From Terry Hamel
Salem
There are now two De-
mocratic and four Republican
presidential candidates re-
maining. Of the six, only Ron
Paul stands for American
ideals and has the record to
prove it.
Others voted to fund the
war against Iraq, a nation that
has no army, navy or air force
and never threatened us, yet
costs taxpayers $8 billion
annually. These others voted
for the misnamed Patriot Act
which strips ambiguous
“enemy combatants” of their
right to a trial; and voted for
the Real ID act that strips
citizen privacy while restrict-
ing their entrance into a fed-
eral building without it.
Ron Paul has voted con-
sistently against all these bills.
He is a true statesman,
having fought for American
principles in Congress for 20
years. He is also a student of
free market solutions; has the
agreement of former Federal
Reserve Chairman Alan Green-
span; and is the only presiden-
tial candidate talking about
fixing our ailing economy.
Of course, one would
expect a perfect root diagno-
sis from a successful physi-
cian and former U.S. Air
Force flight surgeon.
These are but a few rea-
sons I advocate Ron Paul for
president. I am a first-time
voter who has gone from feel-
ing helpless to helpful by
spreading the message of
peace, prosperity, and liberty
in the states as elections are
held.
I use my own time and
money, but the inspiration
belongs to Ron Paul. I en-
courage a serious look at his
solutions and find out why he
is capturing a third of the
delegates in multiple state
elections.
MANSFIELD R. CLEARY
Attorney at Law
General Practice in
Illinois Valley
since 1980
Practice includes but not limited to:
Bankruptcy - Eliminate
financial problems
Living trusts - Avoid probate
Estate planning - Wills,
power of attorney
Domestic relations
Auto accident - Personal Injury
Criminal - DUII
Real Estate contracts - Foreclosure
592-2195
200 W. Lister