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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Ha, just when you thought the words about the edi-
tor’s outings were complete, he took another trip. But
not on purpose. Sort of.
As I am feeling fatigued, this week’s offering will be
relatively (no pun intended) short with a couple of pho-
tos, and a multiple choice section. There will be prizes.
Send your selections
with your name and
phone number written
on the back of a $50
bill, and we’ll take it
from there. OK, here
goes:
The editor took an
(unexpected, unusual,
unbearable) trip last
week to (Downtown Ti-
juana, the Australian Outback, a coyote ranch) to visit
his (estranged donkey, escaped chicken, family in San
Diego County). During this trip, the editor acquired
(many credit card receipts, sunburn on his legs, a suit-
case full of dirty clothing).
The trip included
a lot of good food
including (Mexican
sushi, filet of yak,
the world’s largest
chicken burrito).
The editor is glad
to be back except
for (the credit card
receipts, the five
pounds he gained,
having to meet
deadlines).
There will be
another Corner
with more details in
next issue unless
(the editor’s car
dissolves, the
moon pushes the Earth out of orbit, Josephine County is
annexed to Northern California).
Concrete
Remodel
New Construction
592-6609
CCB 174891
Cave Junction
Wednesday, Aug. 13
Brilliant sunshine
High--89 Low--56
Thursday, Aug. 14
Sunshine
High--102 Low--56
Friday, Aug. 15
Sunny, very hot
High--103 Low--57
Saturday, Aug. 16
Sunny
High--102 Low--56
Sunday, Aug. 17
Warm sunshine
High--98 Low--56
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in O’Brien by
Cheryl & Harry Johnson:
*Fri., Aug. 1 87 48 .00
*Sat., Aug. 2 86 54 .00
*Sun., Aug. 3 94 51 .00
*Mon., Aug. 4 94 52 .00
*Tue., Aug. 5 91 59 .00
*Wed., Aug. 6 93 57 .00
*Thu., Aug. 7 92 57 .00
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall,
recorded in Cave Junction at
Illinois River Farm:
*Fri., Aug. 1 87 44 .00
*Sat., Aug. 2 87 49 .00
*Sun., Aug. 3 90 48 .00
*Mon., Aug. 4 93 49 .00
*Tue., Aug. 5 93 49 .00
*Wed., Aug. 6 93 46 .00
*Thu., Aug. 7 90 47 .00
Monday, Aug. 18
Sunshine
High--94 Low--50
Tuesday, Aug. 19
Sunny and warm
High--98 Low--52
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It’s amateur talent time
From Illinois Valley Lions
The 2008 talent show
will be held again during the
I.V. Lions Club annual Labor
Day Festival set for Aug. 30
through Sept. 1.
Those who plan to par-
ticipate have only a few
weeks to prepare for the
“really big shew,” as Ed Sul-
livan said. (This event is for
amateurs only). Last year
there were more than 30 con-
testants (the most ever) and
$700 in prize money was
awarded.
The performers were
great. It was obvious that
they all worked hard prepar-
ing for the contest; and as a
result they delivered great
entertainment for all. The
2007 talent show first-place
winners were:
Junior Division,
McKayla Yeoman; Interme-
diate Division, Alex Paulson;
Adult Division, Anthony
Melendez. We are looking
forward to another big talent
show this year. Those inter-
ested in signing up for this
year’s contest should phone
either Donna, 596-2719; or
Sue, 592-2252.
New World Order combat
From Raymond Ronald
Karczewski©
Cave Junction
Below are some of the
steps I have taken to establish
my status as a living, breath-
ing, flesh-and-blood, sentient,
natural man of the sovereign
people. They have proven
themselves to be the stone
which ell (sic) the Goliath of
the state of Oregon and county
of Josephine, which cannot in
all their purported power an-
swer point by point, the ques-
tions of jurisdiction while un-
der oath or by affidavit.
Become debt-free. Re-
move yourself as a 14th
Amendment citizen/slave/
debtor to all legal public and
private transactions between
you and private and public
corporation creditors. Get rid
of credit cards, bank ac-
counts, deal in cash, money
orders, not credit. Establish
yourself as a creditor, secured
party, act, and be responsible
for your actions. That is the
essence of a sovereign.
Common Law allows
you to copyright your name
(common law copyright, not
corporate legislative copy-
right policy) thereby return-
ing to you control over your
corporate-created all-capital
letter juristic trademark/
tradename in all relationships.
Rescind all government con-
tracts previously entered into
wherein full disclosure at
time of contract was not
given by the state, nor under-
stood by you. All such con-
tracts are, by law, invalid, null
and void. (Examples: driver
licenses, auto license registra-
tion).
Sever the nexus existing
between corporate juristic
person (Strawman) and your-
self as a living, breathing,
flesh-and-blood, sentient,
natural man or woman,
clearly delineating truth from
fiction. Enter into a private
security agreement with your
juristic person establishing
written documentation of
such relationship.
File a UCC Financing
Statement with the secretary
of state or county recorder of
such documented relation-
ship.
I have pointed to the way
of individual freedom and
sovereignty in extricating
oneself from within a corrupt
land of tyranny. Stop playing
the satanic game of organized
opposition. Stand alone with
truth and you will understand
the way of a Christ.
Resist not evil -- boycott
it. What is the proof I offer of
its efficacy? They threatened
this 70-year-old Christ with
35 years of prison (a life sen-
tence). Here I sit, a free man,
when I refused their contract
of sentencing, demanded they
answer the questions of juris-
diction over this living,
breathing, flesh-and-blood,
sentient, natural man and they
threw me out of their jail.
God indeed works in
mysterious ways.
Hop yard hoopla
From Fred Krauss
Cave Junction
I wonder why the city of
Grants Pass paid $2.5 million
for land that was once used as
a hop yard. Only, after the
city bought it, officials dis-
covered that years of using
treated hop poles has caused a
significant environmental
contamination and possibly
made some of it unusable.
I wonder; if 75 percent of
the people who use the Grants
Pass library are from Grants
Pass, why can’t they keep it
open?
I flew out of the Illinois
Valley airport for years. Now
the federal government is
paying $300,000 to build a
fence around it. I wonder why
they could not use that money
to keep the Cave Junction
Swimming Pool open.
The county public works
road section has a large shop
in Kerby. Often, it appears
that they drive their vehicles
from Kerby to Grants Pass
and back. I wonder why they
don’t just leave them in
Grants Pass and ride from
Kerby to Grants Pass in a
small bus. This would save a
substantial amount of fuel
each month.
Pulling yellow star thistle
From Susan Chapp
Forestry Action Committee
Cave Junction
We are pulling the inva-
sive yellow star thistle from
Illinois Valley locations. We
are volunteers who go out one
morning a week before it gets
hot.
It has become Wednes-
days, but it’s open to change.
We start between 8 and 9, and
work for several hours, until
we are ready to quit. It is a
beautiful time of day, while it
is still cool and calm. In the
quiet meadows you can hear
birds call. While we work
together you feel the spirit of
helping the Earth.
This thistle is so danger-
ous to animals. It will kill
livestock. There have been
reports of it in hay bales.
There’s a lot of it in Medford
so bales should be checked
before being unloaded. We’re
talking to horse people and
hoping to get more volun-
teers, even for one day.
People have called in
with sites to clear which we
will go after, so anyone who
will join us is gratefully ap-
preciated. Many hands make
the work light. It’s not hard
work, just pulling up weeds
and they pull easily. It’s nice
to be with others helping the
land.
Those who see a patch of
this stuff are asked to phone
us. If you are pulling it, wear
gloves. We are experimenting
to find the most environmen-
tally friendly way to dispose
of it, and all comments and
experiences are welcome. We
are learning, and information
is great.
Phone the Forestry Action
Committee at 592-4098; Mrs.
T. Peno at 592-2837; or visit
forestryaction@hughes.net.
Madrone School
From Kim Bowlby,
kindergarten teacher
Madrone Adventist
Elementary School
Cave Junction
We live here in this beau-
tiful small community with
one overcrowded public
school system. The people of
Illinois Valley have the right
to know that they have other
schooling options for their
children. Many do not even
know that there are a few
private school options in
Cave Junction.
One private school op-
tion is Madrone Adventist
Elementary School on Hol-
land Loop. It’s the little red
school house back in the
woods. The school is just a
few miles out of town and has
a safe environment setting.
The school and the teachers
are accredited, which is im-
portant.
Madrone Adventist Ele-
mentary School now offers a
kindergarten program that
runs five days a week, along
with a first- through eighth-
grade classroom that has a
low student-teacher ratio. The
school raised money and has
received donations to be able
to build a play system for the
students.
Our classes will begin
before Labor Day, with regis-
tration on Monday, Aug. 11
from 5 to 7 p.m.
I.V. Fire District needs help
From Edwin “Bob” Butler,
member of the board
Cave Junction
We are seriously low on
fire district volunteers. The
emergency call volume is
increasing and the volunteer
numbers are at an all-time
low.
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PAIN CLINIC
Acupuncture
relieves pain
without
drugs or surgery!
Illinois River Acupuncture Clinic
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
541-592-5041
JoAnne Stone, MS, LAc
Next to Caves Pharmacy
Tuff Truck Races
1 pm
Saturday,
August 30
1 pm
Sunday,
August 31
Labor Day
Tuff Truck Competition
across from Jubilee Park
$$ Cash Prizes $$
Get your trucks ready… Roll bars, seat belts,
battery cover and tie downs required.
No alcohol allowed. Driver or vehicle racing
is at the discretion of I.V. Lions.
Sponsored by I.V. Lions
Contact Jerry at 592-2427
for more information
Chevron Visa ® Card
Chevron Personal Card
Customer Benefits include:
• 10¢/gal fuel credits on fuel purchases at any
Chevron location
• 3% fuel credits on non-fuel purchases at
Chevron
• 1% in fuel credits on other non-fuel
purchases anywhere Visa cards are accepted
• Plus No Annual Fee, ATM Cash Access, and
Zero Fraud Liability
Customer Benefits include:
• Earn 10¢/gal statement credits for the first 60
days
• Complimentary Road Service up to one year
upon enrollment
• Convenient 24/7 Cash Access at any ATM with
the Cirrus Symbol
• Plus Zero Fraud Liability
• No Annual Fee
◊ off-road diesel
◊ large selection of bulk oil, 5 gal. pails
◊ auto repairs, tires, towing, alignment
Corner of Redwood Hwy. & Caves Hwy.
Open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
7 days a week
592-3080