Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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Barter Faire ‘Volunteer Round-Up’ scheduled April 19
AMAZING AMAZON - A grand opening of Kris Pindar’s
Amazon Queen Boutique in Downtown Cave Junction will be
held Friday, April 11 during Art Walk. The boutique offers a
wide range of plus-size women’s clothing, and gifts. There’s an
ad in this issue with more information. Or phone 592-6325.
AMEN TO THAT - John Amen, a poet and singer/songwriter,
will be featured during a free presentation of music, poetry and
food on Wednesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. at The Weeping Spruce
at the south end of Cave Junction, near Great Cats World Park. A
dinner, with a vegetarian option, will be available at 5:30.
Other food and beverage items also will be on hand. Amen,
from North Carolina, is the author of two poetry collections,
Christening the Dancer and More of Me Disappears . He’s also
put out a folk/folk rock CD, All I’ll Never Need . And he founded
and now edits The Pedestal Magazine , an award-winning liter-
ary publication. Phone event coordinator Michael Spring at
659-3316 for more information.
CHAMBER MIXER - Sterling Savings Bank in Cave Junction
will host a mixer for Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce on
Friday, April 18 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Chamber mixers offer
free fellowship, fun and food for members, prospective mem-
bers and others in the community.
FAMILY BENEFIT - A fund-raiser to assist with funeral ex-
penses for family members who died in a fiery car crash in
Selma last month will be held Saturday, April 19 at Headers
Tavern in Selma. Home Valley Bank is sponsoring the event,
according to Sandy Summers, an organizer. The benefit will be
held from 1 to 9 p.m. Additionally, there will be a raffle, and
donations of items are requested. For more information phone
Summers at 592-3218 or Headers at 597-4100.
ALUMNI & FRIENDS LARGESSE - IVHS Alumni & Friends has
$7,500 available for Illinois Valley High School seniors this year.
That’s three scholarships of $2,500 each; one more than the
group’s usual two. Seniors and their parents are reminded to
obtain applications from the IVHS counseling office. For more
information visit ivhsalumniandfriends.org. These cash awards
come from fund-raising during Reunion Weekend and especially
the silent auction, which includes donations from area merchants,
and gift baskets donated by reunion classes. Reunion Weekend
will be held July 4, 5 and 6, with the auction Sunday the 6th dur-
ing breakfast at the Jubilee Park Pavilion from 9 a.m. to noon.
The breakfast and auction are open to the public.
CAN DO - A deposit can drive is being conducted through
April by I.V. Wrestling Club to benefit Jacqui Van Tassel, who is
battling cancer. Cans can be left at Southern Oregon Outreach
Foundation in Caves Mini-Mall on Caves Avenue; or at 1411
Rockydale Road. For more information phone 761-8308.
STOP ADDICTIONS - A new free booklet, The Life Cycle and
Mechanics of Addiction , is available to anyone. The booklet
was written out of the 30 years experience of Gary W. Smith,
executive director of Narconon Arrowhead, a leading drug-and-
alcohol rehabilitation and education center. “Without an under-
standing of the true causes of addiction, some people may
never be able to make a full and lasting recovery,” said Ryan
Thorpe, director of admissions. To obtain free copies of the
booklet, phone (800) 468-6933 or visit stopaddiction.com.
NOTEPAD - A Recycle Round-Up is set for Saturday, April
12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at I.V. Visitor Center. See the ad in
this issue … Selma Center will be the site of a soup-and-bread
supper and library open house on Saturday, April 12 from 4 to
7 p.m. For more information contact Joan Guilbert at 597-
2718 ... The all-night safe party for 2008 IVHS graduates will
benefit from a dinner and silent auction at I.V. High on Satur-
day, April 12 beginning at 6 p.m. For details check the ad in
this issue … Absentee ballots are now available for voters who
will be away when the ballots are mailed, said Josephine
County Clerk’s office. The primary election ballots are sched-
uled to be mailed to registered voters on May 2 … A Spring
Garden Fair will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27
at the Josephine County Fairgrounds. It’s sponsored by OSU
Extension Service JoCo Master Gardeners. More details in our
next issue … The I.V. Visitor Center count for February 2007
was 164; and for February this year, 359, an increase of 195,
reports Dulcie Moore, chamber office manager … T-shirts: *I
stand too close to people. *Ssshh: I’m in the Witness Protec-
tion Program. *I’m kind of a big deal. *I am the sofa king.
LAST WORDS - When trouble arises and things look bad,
there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is
willing to take command. Very often, that person is crazy.
(Dave Barry)
Cave Junction
Wednesday, April 9
Sun and clouds
High--55 Low--32
Thursday, April 10
Sunshine
High--65 Low--34
Friday, April 11
Sunny and warmer
High--72 Low--38
Saturday, April 12
Sunny and windy
High--76 Low--39
Sunday, April 13
Sunny
High--69 Low--34
Monday, April 14
Sunny and breezy
High--67 Low--31
Tuesday, April 15
Sunshine
High--61 Low--34
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in O’Brien by
Cheryl & Harry Johnson:
*Fri., March 28 45 28 .47
*Sat., March 29 49 25 .00
*Sun., March 30 50 28 .00
*Mon., March 31 54 25 .00
*Tue., April 1
66 26 .00
*Wed., April 2
69 27 .00
*Thu., April 3
70 29 .00
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in Cave Junction at
Illinois River Farm:
*Fri., March 28 44 28 .54
*Sat., March 29 50 26 .01
*Sun., March 30 50 28 .00
*Mon., March 31 55 24 .00
*Tue., April 1
63 25 .00
*Wed., April 2
68 26 .00
*Thu., April 3
70 26 .00
Anyone can attend the
Hope Mountain Barter
Faire’s “Volunteer Round-
Up” on Saturday, April 19 at
6 p.m. at Dome School, 9367
Takilma Road.
Live dance music by the
Frankie Hernandez Band will
be featured, with free admis-
sion to its performance for
those who sign up to volun-
teer during the sixth annual
Barter Faire in the fall.
A potluck dinner will
start at 6 p.m. Participants are
asked to bring a side dish, as
the main course will be pro-
vided. At 7, an organizing
meeting will focus on assign-
ing volunteers to specific
Whitman new DLCD leader
Richard Whitman, head
of the Natural Resources Sec-
tion of the Oregon Dept. of
Justice (DOJ) since 1997, has
been selected to lead the Ore-
gon Dept. of Land Conserva-
tion and Development
(DLCD).
He began his duties as
director earlier this year.
The decision came dur-
ing a special meeting of the
Land Conservation & Devel-
opment Commission in Sa-
lem.
Whitman took over
DLCD from Lane Shetterly,
who served as director from
February 2003 through Au-
gust 2007. Cora Parker, who
served as DLCD’s director
during the interim, has re-
turned to her position as dep-
uty director.
At DOJ, Whitman was
attorney-in-charge of the
Natural Resources Section. It
represents and advises Ore-
gon’s environmental and
natural resources agencies in
a variety of legal proceedings.
He supervised a staff of 26.
While at DOJ, Whitman
has worked closely with fed-
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I respect their decision,
and even question the wis-
dom of my own standing up
as a possible bad example to
our children. In this example,
Three Rivers School District,
through its minions, has cru-
elly violated the G-d-given
rights of a brave child-patriot.
Our public schools are
merely prison camps where
authoritarians teach our chil-
eral, state and local officials
as well as other interests on a
range of land-use and envi-
ronmental matters. They
range from Ballot Measures
37 (2004) and 49 (2007) to
the Oregon Plan for Salmon
and Watersheds.
Prior to his years at DOJ,
Whitman worked at the law
firm of Ball Janik in Portland
from 1989-97. He was in-
volved in land- and water-use
matters in central and eastern
Oregon as well as in the Port-
land metro area. In Sacra-
mento before that, Whitman
managed several economic
development programs for
the state of California from
1984-87.
Whitman received a law
degree in 1989 from the Uni-
versity of California-
Berkeley, where he won the
Harmon Prize for best envi-
ronmental law article. He is a
1978 graduate of Tufts Uni-
versity, and in 1981, gradu-
ated with honors from MIT
with a master’s degree in city
& regional planning.
Whitman lives in Port-
land with his wife, Emily.
They have two children.
dren to obey unconstitutional
dictates. They breed passivity
and conformity. They are a
complete waste of the taxpay-
ers’ money and should be
eliminated and replaced by
private schools and tutors,
while Jefferson’s urging that
all citizens should learn to
read could now be accom-
plished through the Internet.
I salute Austin's daughter.
She is a true Patriot, with
guts and true grit.
administrator. The Faire is the
largest fund-raiser to benefit
the school, currently celebrat-
ing its 32nd year.
Modeled after ancient
traditions, the Hope Mountain
Barter Faire provides a place
for people to gather to share
stories, information and skills,
trade Earth-friendly goods
and wares, and to dance, sing,
play and celebrate .
“This unique and color-
ful event creates a safe family
friendly village that everyone
is welcome to join -- for a
few hours or for all three
days,” according to Willow
Swenson, a Dome School
mom.
-Annette McGee Rasch
Bring them to the I.V. News office
or email them to letters@illinois-valley-news.com
(subject: forum questions)
PUBLIC FORUM
Questions
will be
submitted to
candidates
for County
Commissioner
at the public
forum.
Monday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Josephine County Building
Downtown Cave Junction
Forum co-sponsored by Illinois Valley News ,
I.V. Chamber of Commerce, and
Community Media & Education Center
Third Annual JCEC
D RAFT H ORSE P ULL C OMPETITION
See World Class draft horses from
Kentucky, Oregon, Washington, & Canada!
Raffles - Prizes - Food - Fun
Diabetes Support Group
Kris Ismaili will address “Diabetic Foot Health” during the meet-
ing Thursday, April 10 at 1 p.m. at Illinois Valley Senior Center on E.
River Street.
Group meetings are held on second Thursdays. Anyone can attend.
Siskiyou Project
Bill Gray, a biologist, will lead a hike through Allen Gulch in
Takilma on Saturday, April 12.
“Hikers will have a chance to enjoy big trees, lots of spring flow-
ers, and a few early migrant birds,” Gray said. This is a moderate-level
hike through the proposed East Fork Illinois BLM logging project.
Hikers are to meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Siskiyou Project lower park-
ing lot in Takilma, and bring lunch and water. Those with binoculars
can bring them also.
Siskiyou Field Institute
SFI and Deer Creek Center will conduct spring cleaning at the
Deer Creek Center (the former Deer Creek Ranch) on Saturday, April
12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Volunteers are sought for window washing, raking, lawn care, and
other sprucing up of the facilities. That will be followed by a short walk
across the road with Erin Brandy, SFI’s new program coordinator, to
see what flowers already are blooming.
Snacks will be served. Participants should bring their own lunches,
and can join a picnic on the center’s front porch. Phone 597-8530 for
more information or directions.
OSU Extension
A tour of property near O’Brien owned by Howard Wagner, 2006
Josephine County Tree Farmer of the Year, will be conducted Saturday,
April 19.
Participants are to meet in Grants Pass at 9 a.m. at the Extension
office and car-pool to the site. Most of the tour will be by vehicle, with
some walking on uneven terrain. RSVPs to 476-6613 are requested.
The tour will visit several sites featuring recent plantings, chemical
brush control, deer browse control, “hack and squirt” of tanoak stands
with conifer under-planting, and young stand thinning.
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tasks. At 8, kid-friendly
games and a cakewalk will
commence. After the games,
the Frankie Hernandez Band
will take the stage at 9.
Organizing for the three-
day Barter Faire begins each
spring, as much work must be
accomplished to enable the
event to move forward.
The Faire Committee said
that it appreciates its returning
volunteers because they are
the lifeblood of the event; and
that new volunteers can join
the fun and meet the commu-
nity.
“The Dome School
needs the whole community
to thrive,” said Susan Gustaf-
son, Dome School co-
Mondays:
$5-walk-in SPECIAL
Josephine County
Fairgrounds,
Saturday, April 12
1-3 p.m. High school
equestrian drill teams
3-4 p.m. Live
Bluegrass music
4 p.m. Draft horse
pulls begin
Admission: $5,
children younger than
12 FREE
Brought to you by the Josephine County
Equestrian Coalition
jcec.org
Bring the
Family!