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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Crocker Financial Services held
its grand opening during Art
Walk July 11 and hosted an
Illinois Valley Chamber mixer
concurrently. The business,
and a new H&R Block fran-
chise, has relocated to a
building on W. Lister, across
from the CJ Post Office. Ted
Crocker (left) also has opened
a new office in Brookings.
Poor air quality due to wildfire smoke health risk
Smoke concentrations in
Southwestern Oregon includ-
ing Josephine and Jackson
County again have reached
the “moderate” level on the
Oregon Dept. of Environ-
mental Quality’s Wildfire Air
Quality Rating Scale
(WAQR).
DEQ’s monitoring sta-
tion in Applegate Valley re-
cently reached the “unhealthy
for sensitive groups” level.
During the next several
weeks area residents should
be prepared for possible in-
creases in smoke as wildfires
continue to burn in Northern
California.
Visit DEQ’s Air Quality
Index: www.deq.state.or.us/
aqi/index.aspx.
Smoke plumes are unpre-
dictable, and conditions can
improve or worsen rapidly
depending on locations.
Widespread smoke dis-
persion is especially influ-
enced by variable weather
patterns that can create dra-
matic short-term changes in
air quality. Periods of smoke
dispersal aided by surface
winds can frequently be fol-
lowed by stable conditions
that trap smoke in low-lying
areas.
DEQ reminds area resi-
dents – especially those indi-
viduals who may be sensitive
to smoke – that there are pre-
cautions they can take to miti-
gate breathing problems or
other symptoms from smoke.
Additionally, there are
helpful media and Web-
related tools available that
may help individuals deter-
mine when to take protective
measures.
Smoke is comprised of
tiny particles (particulate
matter) that can be harmful
to breathe, especially for
children, older adults and
those with asthma and other
lung or heart conditions.
This particulate matter also
reduces visibility, causing
the haze that’s been notice-
able in the area.
Symptoms that people
may experience from smoke
include varying degrees of
repeated coughing, shortness
of breath, scratchy throat,
wheezing, chest tightness,
heart palpitations, nausea,
unusual fatigue, or lighthead-
edness.
Conditions can improve
or worsen rapidly, depending
on location. Should smoke
events occur, environmental
and health officials urge resi-
dents the following precau-
tions to reduce or eliminate
breathing problems or other
symptoms from smoke:
*Avoid smoke either by
leaving the area or protecting
yourself by staying indoors,
closing all windows and
doors and using a filter in
your heating/cooling system
that removes very fine par-
ticulate matter (less than
PM2.5).
*Avoid strenuous out-
door activity.
*Asthma sufferers or
those who suffer from other
respiratory problems should
follow their asthma or breath-
ing management plan or con-
tact a health provider.
*Be aware of smoke con-
centrations in the area and
avoid areas with highest con-
centrations.
For more information
area media and residents are
also encouraged to contact the
nearest regional or public
health agency for the latest in
health conditions from
smoke.
*Wildfire smoke fore-
casts are issued daily by Ore-
gon Dept. of Forestry when
significant wildfires are oc-
c u r r i n g .
V i s i t
www.odf.state.or.us/
DIVISION S/protection/
fire_protection/daily/
wfsmoke.asp.
*Visit the National
Weather Service (NWS)
Forecast Office seven-day
hazardous weather outlook
(includes smoke outlook) at
www/wrh.noaa.gov/pdt/
currentHazards/
graphicalHazards.php?
wfo=pdt&tab=1&lang=eng.
*Contact NWS in Med-
ford at (541) 776-4303 for
24-hour weather information
throughout the region, and an
opportunity to speak with a
forecaster, or visit
www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/.
Recommendations offered for defensible space for safety of homes, people
Defensible space around
your home may save your
home, your life, or the life of
a firefighter.
Maintaining defensible
space around homes is the
most important step that can
take to protect them from
wildfire, note prevention ex-
perts and veteran firefighters.
Defensible space is the
prepared area around a struc-
ture which has been cleared
of combustible materials and
where precautions have been
taken to reduce fire ignitions.
It’s advised that property
owners:
Trim trees at least 10 feet
from roof-lines, remove any
combustibles such as leaves
or pine needles from roofs
and gutters, rake leaves and
debris from yards, keep the
Roselyn Marie Brouillette
Former Grants Pass and
Cave Junction resident, Rose-
lyn Marie Brouillette, 96, of
Livermore, Calif. died Thurs-
day, July 17, 2008 at an adult
foster care home in Livermore.
A viewing will be held
from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday,
July 26 at Chapel of the Valley
- L. B. Hall Funeral Home in
Grants Pass. A graveside ser-
vice will follow at 1 p.m. at
Hawthorne Memorial Gardens,
with the Rev. Gregory Moys of
St. Anne Catholic Church offi-
ciating.
Mrs. Brouillette was born
March 25, 1912 in Peshtigo,
Wis. to Charles & Frances
Ball. She and her husband trav-
eled from Aurora, Wis. in the
‘50s with California as their
destination, but once they ar-
rived in Oregon, they couldn’t
leave. They owned and oper-
ated the Sportsman Tavern in
Cave Junction from 1953 to
1972. After retirement they
moved to Grants Pass. She
moved to California in 2006.
Mrs. Brouillette was a
member of St. Anne Catholic
Church and St. Patrick of the
Forest Catholic Church in Cave
Junction. She loved to knit, to
crochet and quilt, to make
Christmas ornaments and tole
painting. After moving to
Grants Pass, she enjoyed play-
ing bridge.
Surviving are two daugh-
ters, Teresa LaFromboise, of
Crystal, Minn., and Linda Ev-
ans, of Livermore, Calif.; 14
grandchildren; 18 great-
grandchildren; and three great-
great-grandchildren. Her hus-
band, Isidor F. Brouillette, died
in 1982. Four children, Rita
Jean, Gerald, Robert and
Chuck, also preceded her in
death.
Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church
This week’s gospel lesson
was from the parable Jesus told
about an enemy putting weeds
in another man’s wheat. The
farmer let them grow together,
but at harvest, he burned the
bad weeds and saved the good
wheat.
It’s the same for those
hearing the word of God.
An outdoor worship ser-
vice and potluck lunch will be
held Sunday, July 27 at 11 a.m.
Phone 592-2290 for details.
Senior Nutrition Menu
Sponsored by
Meals are served in the
CJ County Bldg.
592-2126, 955-8839
FRIDAY, JULY 25
BEEF MUSHROOM PATTY
Lyonnaise potatoes, winter
mix vegetables, multigrain
bread, Grace’s choc cookie
MONDAY, JULY 28
VEGETABLE CHEESE
STRATA
Herbed carrots, marinated
vegetable salad, dill wheat roll,
chocolate/vanilla pudding
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30
ROAST PORK WITH GRAVY
Parslied potatoes, broccoli
cuts, caraway rye bread,
molasses cookie
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF SELMA
18285 Redwood Hwy.
P.O. Box 279, Selma, OR 97538
597-4169
Pastor Monty Pope
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship - 11 a.m.
Sunday evening: 7 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study
7 p.m.
* * *
BRIDGEVIEW
COMMUNITY CHURCH
P.O. Box 645
5181 Holland Loop
592-3923
“BCC invites you to experience
God’s love in music, prayer
and His Word!”
Non-Denominational
Pastor Frank Salerni
* Sunday Morning Worship
10:30 a.m.
* Children’s Church-10:30 a.m.
* Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m.
* Youth Group
Wednesday 7 p.m.
* Men’s Prayer breakfast
1st & 3rd Saturday 8 a.m.
* * *
ST. MATTHIAS
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
25904 N. Redwood Hwy.
Sunday Services:
1st three Sundays 11 a.m.
Fourth Sunday 5 p.m.
592-2006
* * *
BAHA’I FAITH
Phone 592-5234
grass mown, remove highly
flammable vegetation and
firewood from within at least
100 feet of the structure, and
make sure that lawnmowers
and gas cans are stored away
from structures.
All these simple actions
can help save a home.
Choosing the right plant,
spacing and maintenance are
critical to defensible-space
landscaping. Choose plant
species that are more resistant
to wildfire. For example,
hardwood trees are less flam-
mable than pine, evergreen,
eucalyptus or fir trees.
“Firewise homes” are not
only safer, but more valuable
in the marketplace.
*Step One: Determine a
defensible space zone at least
100 feet from the home in all
directions. Communicate
with neighbors that defensible
space is most effective when
whole communities partici-
pate. Get federal, state and
local permits when necessary.
*Step Two: Remove all
dead, dying, and diseased
vegetation. These are the dry,
brittle fuels including trees,
limbs, shrubs, and plants.
Duff, leaves, and debris on
the ground should be re-
moved to a depth of 3 inches.
Leaving some soil cover pre-
vents erosion, introduction of
non-native species and under
story growth.
*Step Three: Create
space between vegetation so
that fire cannot transfer.
Leave at least 10 feet between
the branches of adjacent trees,
increasing up to 30 feet as
slope increases. Continuous
canopy stands are the excep-
tion to this. Limb trees up to
at least three times the height
of lower shrubs, but don’t
remove more than a third of a
tree’s limbs.
Tree limbs should not
extend over a home. Shrubs
should have a distance of at
least 4 feet between them.
Grass should be kept to 4
inches unless it’s totally iso-
lated from other vegetation or
being used as soil stabilizer.
*Step Four: Create a
“Lean, Green, and Clean”
area around the home. Within
50 feet of the home, prune
shrubs and trees back even
further. Create an irrigated
area of grass or herbaceous
plants to offer a moist barrier
to fire.
The 3 feet directly
against the house should be a
noncombustible material,
such as bare soil or brick, to
prevent ignition of siding.
Store firewood at least 100
feet from the home. Clear all
flammable material within 15
feet of the propane tank.
*Step Five: Keep roofs
and gutters clean and con-
sider replacing wood shingle
roofs. Roofs are the most
vulnerable part of a home.
Remove all debris from roofs
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Boys and Girls!
Looking for a fun thing to do this summer?
Get ready!
Vacation Bible School
is just 2 weeks away!
songs
stories
games
crafts
The little shop of this & that.
IT’S ALL FREE!
Open 9-6, Tuesdays-Saturdays
10-4, Sundays
Closed Mondays
August 4-16, 2008
in Western Plaza
234 N. Redwood hwy.
592-4700
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
451 S. Junction Ave.
592-3956
Pastor Mark McLean
Sunday School - 10 a.m.
Morning Worship - 11 a.m.
Evening Worship - 6 p.m.
Wednesday - 7 p.m.
Adult Bible Study
* * *
ST. PATRICK OF THE FOREST
CATHOLIC CHURCH
407 W. River St., CJ
592-3658
Father Gregory Moys, Pastor
Mass - Saturday 5:30 p.m.
No Sunday Mass
Holy Days TBA
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday - 4:30 to 5 p.m.
* * *
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
113 S. Caves Ave., CJ
Evangelical &
Non-Denominational
Sunday School 9:15-10:15 a.m.
Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service - 6 p.m.
Jr. Church, Infant & Toddler
Nursery Provided
Youth Awana - K to 6th grade
Wednesday - 6:15 to 8 p.m.
Pastor Dave Gordon
Community Christian Academy
Preschool to 12th grade
SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
265 S. Old Stage Rd.
Sabbath School - 9:30 a.m. Sat.
Church Service
11 a.m. Sat.
Prayer & Praise
7 p.m. Tues.
Pastor Verne Hyland
Church 592-3218
Everyone Welcome
Madrone Adventist School
592-3330
Sr. Teacher: Mrs. Amy
Whitchurch
592-6604
* * *
ILLINOIS VALLEY
PRAISE CENTER
28569 Redwood Hwy.
Cave Junction
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Prayer Meeting - 6 p.m.
Thursday evening - 7 p.m.
Home Bible Study/Youth
Group
Non-Denominational
Bible Teaching Church
Pastor Doug Wilson
592-4872
* * *
GOOD SHEPHERD
LUTHERAN CHURCH
East River Street
& Lewis Court
Pastor Don Torala
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.
Tuesday Youth group - 6 p.m.
Church Phone: 592-2290
www.goodshepherdlutheraniv.org
Cave Junction S.D.A. Church
265 Old Stage Road South
for more info, phone Sheila 218-1642
A little trivia: What did Paul lose when he saw Jesus in his vi-
sion? Last weeks answer: Damascus.
FIRST LOVE
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
139 Caves Ave.
592-4775
Worship Schedule
Sunday Adult Bible Study
10 a.m.
Sunday Praise & Worship
10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Children’s Sunday School
11:15 a.m.
Wed. Service 7 p.m. Fall-Winter
Phone for info on
“Bible College Classes”
Pastors:
Bob & Virginia Kurko
* * *
ILLINOIS VALLEY
BAPTIST CHURCH
2110 Caves Hwy.
Sunday School- 9:30 to 10:15
Sunday Worship -
10:30 to 11:30
Bible Study - Tuesday
12:30 p.m.
Refreshments after service
A Southern Baptist Ministry
Phone: 592-6149
* * *
ILLINOIS VALLEY
PENTECOSTALS
Bible Study & Fellowship
987 ½ Caves Hwy.
2:30 p.m. Sunday
592-4716
Individual Bible Studies
available
Home of the Acts 2:38
Experience
Pastor Wendell Owens
THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS
207 Junction Ave., CJ
Sacrament Meet - 9 a.m.
Sunday School - 10:20 a.m.
Priesthood, Relief Soc. -
11:10 a.m.
Bishop John A. “Jack” Brown
1st Counselor Bob Knott
2nd Counselor Dan Fiske
* * *
IMMANUEL UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
200 Watkins Ph. 592-3876
Pastor Charles Chase
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.
Child-care for small children
Web Page:
http://UMCImmanuel.org
* * *
TAKILMA BIBLE CHURCH
10300 Takilma Road
Pastor Dan Robinson
Bible Study/Prayer Time
9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship
11 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study
7 p.m.
* * *
VALLEY EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
498 Laurel Road
P.O. Box 1248
Pastor Les Knapp
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service - 11 a.m.
evfree@frontiernet.net
592-6160