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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Oregon) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (May 21, 2008)
Rough & Ready Botanical Wayside, Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area, Illinois Valley Airport (the former site of the Siskiyou Smokejumper Base), Jubi- Welcome to Southwestern Oregon Continued from page 5 office at the south end of Cave Junc- tion. The valley’s attributes also in- clude Lake Selmac out Lakeshore Drive in Selma. Camping, fishing, miniature golf, disk golfing, boating, swimming and hiking are among the attractions. The Selma community also in- cludes Crystal Kaleidoscope, “a rock shop plus more.” And a short dis- tance out Illinois River Road, the Siskiyou Field Institute operates Deer Creek Center For Field Re- search & Education. As well, the community in- cludes the Selma Community & Education Center. Various programs are offered; check the bulletin board at the site or see announcements in Illinois Valley News, which is avail- able at stores throughout the valley. Information also can be ob- tained from the newspaper’s Web- site at illinois-valley-news.com or the chamber of commerce site at cavejunctionoregon.com. At other locales around the val- ley, visitors will find Illinois Valley Golf Course, a 9-hole site that will be expanded to 18; Forest Edge Farm, which raises llamas; Suri Fu- tures, which raises alpacas; the lee Park, Illinois River “Forks” State Park. and Page Mountain Sno-Park. Illinois Valley has approximately 15,000 residents, stretching as it does from the O’Brien community to the top of Hay’s Hill. A number of special events are held each year for residents and visi- tors. Besides Second Friday Art Walks, the list includes the Concerts in the Park series, presented by Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce; Siskiyou Bluegrass Festival, also sponsored by the chamber; the Wild Blackberry Festival, Cave Junction Lions Club Classic Car Show, Illinois Valley Lions Labor Day Festi- val & Parade, and Reunionma- nia, the Fourth of July weekend gathering for graduates of I.V. High School and the former Kerbyville Union High School. So slow down, pull off and look around. Illinois Valley of- fers Nature’s beauty with historical, cultural and artistic attractions. Not to mention fine wine. Valley Visitor 27
