City insisting
Kerby district
needs storage
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Phone information
for reservations,
concert clarified
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A question of whether
the city of Cave Junction can
require water storage by
Kerby Water District (KWD)
in connection with providing
water service is under study.
KWD board members
and the city council with City
Recorder Jim Polk met in a
workshop in city hall
Wednesday evening, May 21.
The meeting, during which
no action was possible be-
cause of it being a workshop,
lasted some 70 minutes.
The city’s position is that
all previous KWD plans for
water service have included a
water storage facility. But
now KWD has found that it
does not have sufficient fund-
ing for such a facility.
Engineers for the district
contend that the water system
would be fine without stor-
age. The city, led by Mayor
Tony Paulson, is saying that it
has concerns, especially in
case of a major fire.
The city is awaiting word
from its engineers, and will
consider the matter later for
possible action.
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Funds a-comin’?
Wyden proposes
$400 million
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Shooting probed
Del Norte D.A.
investigating
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Votes show
commission
race Nov. 4
Final, but unofficial re-
sults from the May 20 vote-
by-mail primary election in-
clude the following county
results, reported Josephine
County Clerk’s Office
(results are not official until
certified approximately 20
days after the election).
Measure 17-20, a levy
sought by Illinois Valley
Rural Fire Protection District:
*Yes 1,074 … No 1,856
County commissioner,
Position 2:
*Rowdy Bates 1,853
*Sandi Cassanelli 4,163
*G.D. Massey 413
*Harry Mackin 7,254
*Cliff Thomason 2,305
*Frank Iverson 2,824
*James O’Grady 1,281
*Paul Walter 1,437
*Write-Ins 112
County commissioner,
Position 3:
*Craig Heiller 700
*Jack A. (Auto Doc)
Brown Jr. 5,931
*Gary Albright, 1,295
*Allen Ehr 653
*Dwight Ellis 6,709
*John Makepeace 5,632
*Write-Ins 101
Therefore, Mackin vs.
Cassanelli, and Ellis vs.
Brown will square off in the
Nov. 4 general election.
County assessor:
*Connie Roach 11,296
*Robert Graper 7,366
District attorney:
*Stephen D. Campbell
14,758
*Write-Ins 336
Voter turnout, said the
clerk’s office was at 61.22
percent with 25,944 votes
cast. There are 50,653 regis-
tered voters.
For 2nd District repre-
sentative in Congress, incum-
bent Republican Greg Wal-
den received 6,876 votes vs.
4,011 for Democrat chal-
lenger Noah Lemas.
Incumbent 2nd District
state Sen. Jason Atkinson
received 8,776 votes; De-
mocrat Richard Koopmans
got 5,874 votes.
Incumbent 3rd District
State Rep. Ron Maurer (R-
Grants Pass) got 6,357 votes;
Democrat Julie Rubenstein
received 4,655 votes.
Incumbent 4th District
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)
had 3,085 votes; Republicans
Ronald Schutz and Dennis
Richardson received 328 and
2,196 votes respectively.
County voters gave De-
mocrat Barack Obama 5,260
votes; Hillary Clinton 5,107.
Republican John McCain
garnered 8,455 votes; Ron
Paul 2,276.
illinois-valley-news.com
Memorial Day observances included a visit
to Eagle Point National Cemetery (above)
by some Illinois Valley residents (Photo by
Paul Binker, age 9). A display of 2,000
U.S. flags made an impressive showing
(right) at Grants Pass High School, thanks
to Evergreen Federal Bank. ( I.V. News
photo)
Graduation
at IVHS set
Wed. June 4
The sacrifices made by U.S. military personnel were high-
lighted during a ceremony at Illinois Valley High School. One
student plays Taps (above) while retired USAF Chief MSgt.
Ed Faircloth lowers the flag to half staff. Sean McKee (right)
directed the Cougar choir in singing America the Beautiful.
(Photos by Illinois Valley News )
Additional photos, page 12.
Ceremonies cite sacrifices by U.S. service veterans
As an emotive drum ca-
dence was rapped out, the en-
tire student body of Illinois
Valley High School gathered
in silence beneath the U.S. flag
in front of the school.
It was Friday morning,
May 23, as students stood re-
spectfully and still during a
special Memorial Day cere-
mony orchestrated by Sean
McKee, music director. His-
tory teacher Steve Morgan was
the lone speaker.
During the hushed cere-
mony, he stated that Decora-
tion Day, now Memorial Day,
first was enacted to honor the
dead from the American Civil
War. As Memorial Day it now
serves to honor all U.S. mili-
tary personnel who have died
in the line of duty.
Morgan said that his
grandfather and his father
served, respectively, in World
War I and WWII. He noted
that WWI was “the war to end
all wars, but it didn’t.” Further,
that WWII was “keep the
world safe for democracy,” but
that hasn’t happened either.
Morgan said that what
matters is not necessarily to
question the motives of politi-
cians, but to honor those in the
military who have sacrificed,
many with their lives.
“Sacrifice matters,” he told
the students. “Remember the
ones who gave their lives.”
The ceremony included
lowering the flag to half-staff.
That was done by IVHS librar-
ian Ed Faircloth, a retired U.S.
Air Force Chief MSgt. with 30
years service. Two students
released red, white and blue
balloons after placing a memo-
rial wreath at the base of the
pole.
Also, the names of IVHS
employees and relations with
military service were noted.
Some were read aloud; others
were listed later. They are:
Randy E. Kent, E-5, who
served in Vietnam; Jake Tardy,
of the Class of 2005, a U.S.
Navy E-3 now in the Subma-
rine Service, and the son of
Tara Thornhill; Cpl. Matt Sil-
vius, deployed in Iraq for eight
months and now in the Persian
Gulf. He is the son of Annie
Norton.
Also, Colt Curdy, who
served in the USAF in Iraq,
and who is the son of B.J.
Latva; U.S. Marine Corps Cpl.
Gary Paul Sr., who served in
Vietnam; Faircloth; U.S. Army
Sgt. Gary Paul Jr., a 1995
IVHS graduate serving his
second deployment in Iraq as a
medic; and U.S. Army Pfc.
Andrew Gamble, who served
during the Korean War, and
who is the husband of nearly
50 years to Barbara Gamble.
McKee directed the choir
in singing America the Beauti-
ful, and the band played The
Star-Spangled Banner.
The gathered students then
filed away, returning in silence
to their classes -- with thoughts
of Memorial Day and sacrifice
in mind.
Other Observances Held
Members of Boy Scout
Troop 880, with some of their
friends, placed U.S. flags on
the graves of military veterans
at Laurel Cemetery in Cave
Junction on Saturday, May 24.
They were directed by Glenn
Morrison American Legion
Post 70.
On Monday morning,
May 26, the post conducted a
Memorial Day observance at
CJ City Hall to honor U.S.
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us find peace, parents seek no revenge.
$5,000 CASH REWARD
for return of their son
Thatcher
missing since Mother’s Day, May, 14, 2006
from Shady Acres RV Park
For anonymity write: Thatcher
P.O. Box 3203
Ashland OR 97520
Reward sent where you wish after DNA identification
As a prelude to com-
mencement exercises for the
Illinois Valley High School
Class of 2008, a baccalaure-
ate will be held Sunday, June
1 at 6 p.m.
The all-congregational
gathering will be held at
Fountain of Life Assembly of
God Church on Junction
Avenue at Caves Hwy.
The IVHS graduating
class, approximately 95
strong, will march through
rose-covered arches on
Wednesday, June 4 at 7:30
p.m. The ceremonies will be
conducted at the school foot-
ball field, but in case of
stormy weather the program
will be held in Ken Mann
Memorial Gym.
Kathryn Baker is the
class valedictorian. William
Crowl is salutatorian. They
are honored as class speakers
due to their grade-point aver-
ages surpassing 4.0 because
of their accomplishments in
Advanced Placement classes.
Baker and Crowl will
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Goatnik in GP?
With the arrival of a
stagecoach from the other
side of Hay’s Hill, word is
received that some sort of
event apparently was held in
Grants Pass last weekend.
Unofficial word is that it
involved certain festivities
called Goatnik or a similar
name. Perhaps a Pony Express
rider next year will be able to
provide information about the
event for Illinois Valley.