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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Page 3 Taggers from CJ tagged ‘QUILT-STRAVAGANZA’ - More than 100 quilts never put before the public’s eye will be displayed Fri- day and Saturday, Aug. 15 and 16. The Valley Girls Quilt Show will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at Illinois Valley Senior Center on E. River Street. There is an admission charge. Hamburgers will be available, plus a silent auction; and there’ll be a quilt raffle Saturday. GAME FAME - A free tournament involving several console games for persons 16 to 26 years of age will be held Saturday, Aug. 16 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Jose- phine County Bldg. in Cave Junction. The event is being organized “for fun” by “J.P.” Ekwall, 24. Prizes will be provided by businesses including Shasta Fudge, CJ Subway, Munchiez, Book Exchange, Wild River Brew- ing & Pizza Co., Changes Art Gallery, Cave Bear Pawn, Golden Dragon Gate Restaurant, and Taylor’s Sausage. To sign up, phone 592-6970 between 2 and 9 p.m. ‘HOW YOU LIVE’ - Nancy Livingood and Rachel O'Neal, social workers at Lovejoy Hospice, will discuss “Planning For the Final Phase of Life: It’s About How You Live,” on Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. to noon. The free, informal gathering will be held at the Lovejoy building, 939 S.E. Eighth St. in Grants Pass. Attendees can bring their own lunch; a beverage will be provided. RSVP to 474-1193. YIKES, BIKES - A free Bike Repair Clinic on Thurs- day, Aug. 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. will be hosted by Spiral Living Center at the Frog Farm, 9044 Takilma Road. Bike mechanics to be on hand are requested. This event will be the first in a series of clinics intended to promote bicycle use in Illinois Valley. There also will be a workshop on making bucket panniers from 9 to 11 a.m. Donations of good-quality bike tires, brake pads, tubes and possibly other parts also could be used. To sign up or for more information phone 592-3722. FOR CARE-GIVERS - Taking Care of You: Power- ful Tools for Care-Giving is the title of a workshop for care-givers. The program is co-sponsored by Rogue Valley Council of Governments, Rogue Community Col- lege, and Lovejoy Hospice. The six-week series will be- gin Thursday, Sept. 4, and run from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in Grants Pass. Respite care will be available. Preregistra- tion is required. Phone RCC at 956-7303. SPORTS PHYSICALS - Public school fall sports pro- grams will begin soon. Student athletes must have a sports physical every two years and cannot attend practice until one is completed. Siskiyou Community Health Center (SCHC) offers such physicals at the Lorna Byrne Middle School Student Health Center. The physicals for students in 7th through 12th grades will be held from Monday, Aug. 18 through Sept. 12. The LBMS Student Heath Center is in the front section of the building. Appointments are neces- sary and can be scheduled through SCHC at 592-4111 now, or 592-6978 after Aug. 18. During this time, the reduced cost for a sports physical will be $15, due at the time of service. The Student Health Center will accept cash or checks. The history portion of the sports physical form needs to be filled out prior to the appointment. Students younger than 15 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, or have a written consent to undergo a physical. This consent form and other necessary paperwork are available at LBMS, Illinois Valley High School and SCHC, and will be available at the LBMS Student Health Center beginning Aug. 18. COUGAR TEAMS - A Sports Clearance Evening for all athletes who want to play fall sports will be held at Illinois Valley High School Thursday, Aug. 14 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. The evening is for football, volleyball, girls and boys soccer, cross country and cheerleading. Parents can come fill out the sports packets and pay the fees. Daily-doubles for fall sports will start on Monday, Aug. 18. All athletes must be cleared before starting prac- tice. For more information, phone 592-2116. IVHS REGISTRATION - Registration will be held at Illinois Valley High School on Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 21 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Parents and students can come to IVHS dur- ing those times and fill out registration paperwork. Stu- dents can be assigned lockers once papers are com- pleted. The 20th and 21st are the only two days during which registration forms can be submitted until classes begin on Sept. 2. BEASTLY CRIME - “CSI: A Wildlife Adventure” will be held at Wildlife Images on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 6 to 10 p.m. The fund-raiser, planned by Club Northwest, Home Valley Bank and Wildlife Images, will be held at Club Northwest in Grants Pass. Besides the “CSI” ad- venture, there will be live music by Broadway Phil & The Shouters, a barbecued dinner, a kids’ carnival, no-host bar, and a vacation package auction. Tickets are avail- able from Home Valley Bank or phone 476-0222. NOTEPAD - “The Cockroach 500,” sponsored by Bugs Inc., of Grants Pass, is to be held Thursday, Aug. 14 at the Grants Pass Boys & Girls Club from 1 to 3 p.m. … Blue Bossa will perform on Tuesday, Aug. 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Riverside Park during a free concert sponsored by Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce ... “Farm Use Values” will be addressed when the JoCo Board of Review holds a public meeting Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 a.m. at Black Forest Restaurant in Grants Pass ... American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Thursday, Aug. 21 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Illinois Valley Senior Center. To sign up, or for more in- formation, phone (800) 448-3543 … Newspaper fun- nies: *The psychiatrist stated that the fugitive’s criminal career is related to feeling unwanted as a child. But now he’s wanted, as there’s a $10,000 reward for his cap- ture. *His strange voice, experts claim, is due to small, harmless growths, called nudes, on his vocal cords. *The visiting diplomats will be fetid during a reception. LAST WORDS - How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself. So always think positively. (Norman Vincent Peale) Tell them you saw it in the Illinois Valley News Three people from Cave Junction have been charged in a graffiti case in Down- town Grants Pass, said Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety (GPDPS). Cited and released were James E. Dewitt, 23, of 1517 Caves Hwy.; Nichole D. Dolph, 19, of 307 Gamay Lane; and Parrish N. Evans, 18, of 9646 Takilma Road. Each was charged with unlawfully applying graffiti, and unlawfully possessing a graffiti instrument. Charges of criminal mischief were referred to the D.A. Nine buildings were in- volved. They comprise seven businesses, a church, and a state office. GPDPS estimates that repair and clean-up will cost more than $1,000. The three were cited Monday, Aug. 4 at 1:20 a.m. when an officer on patrol noticed the suspects at Sixth and E streets. They had nu- merous paint cans, said GPDPS. The graffitti was discovered by other officers after the arresting officer sug- gested they look. Thief bags theater’s ATM Grants Pass Police offi- cers are looking for a thief who removed an ATM from Southgate Cinema by pulling the machine through a smashed door and into his motor vehicle. The machine is valued at $2,000. The amount of cash inside was not disclosed. The incident occurred Thursday, Aug. 7 at 2:07 a.m., said Grants Pass Dept. of Pub- lic Safety. The agency pro- vided the following account: An unknown person threw a rock through front door glass, then used a vehi- cle to pull the free-standing ATM through the door. The machine then was loaded into the vehicle, and the suspect drove away. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to phone city police detectives at 474-6370. (Continued from page 2) programs, and Little League baseball/soccer areas devel- oped on part of the ranch. Future phases include meet- ing rooms with kitchens, rus- tic lodging with outdoor cooking, and a playground for children. Our volunteers are greatly appreciated for the work they are doing. They contribute so much to the progression of the project. Those who wish to contribute time, or in any other ways, to these worthwhile projects, can contact Janet Ewing of Illinois Valley Little League at 659-8618, or Shirley Rusk of The Glass Rail Outfit at 592-4658. We once enjoyed the luxury and benefit of having more firefighters responding to calls than we had room for on our trucks. That is no longer the case. Now when the alarm sounds, we are for- tunate to have two firefighters respond from any one of our stations. Currently, when an emergency occurs, some of our stations don’t have any- one available to respond. That is what can happen on the first call; on the second or even third call a few min- utes later there may not be anyone available to respond until mutual aid arrives in as much as 30 or 40 minutes later from Grants Pass or an- other district. Is this scenario frighten- ing? I hope so, because it frightens the hell out of me. I.V. Fire District is here to provide help in emergen- cies. Now it’s the citizenry’s turn to help the district. I hope that people will support our I.V. Fire District and vote “Yes” for Ballot Measure 17- 21 on Nov. 4. Free the library From Mrs. T. Peno Cave Junction Here is how to open the Illinois Valley Library: Get the key and unlock the door. Ask volunteers to keep it open half days Saturdays and Mondays. Put up a sign read- ing “Use our library at your own risk.” You open the windows and turn off the air condi- tioner, and tell the power company that it is going to donate the green energy to help our community have a library. You only have the li- brarians’ computers; the li- brary is not a computer cen- ter, it is a house for books. You have donated mainte- nance and repairs from the valley. You have a permanent bake sale for new books and a donation to help out. Think, are we going to send our kids off to a library or are we going to send them off to a war. Peace and knowledge brings under- standing and wisdom. Glass Rail goals From Glass Rail Outfit Board of Directors Cave Junction The Glass Rail Outfit (formerly Rusk Ranch) is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit or- ganization that continues to move forward with exciting plans. Our focus is providing facilities and programs for the youth of Illinois Valley. Phase 1 plans include a therapeutic riding program, a rustic campground for youth illinois-valley-news.com A recent item in this newspaper reported that a Grants Pass car dealer had promised to hold Bill Miller’s job while he recov- ers from cancer, but withdrew the agreement. In fact, the agree- ment is with a dealer in Idaho, and the offer is being honored. An account to assist Miller, a former area resident, is set up at Home Valley Bank. The number is 59997345434. More infor- mation is available by phoning (541) 727-1576. A Special Thank You! To all who helped my mother, Adella Bolton, on Saturday, Aug. 9 in front of Taylor’s dur- ing the Blackberry Festival. With a bumped knee and a few stitches, she is getting better. Thanks to Jane Lingren, Gale & Vale Hatch, granddaughter Eleora Smith, Chris Chidester, the AMR paramedics and all others too! Terri and Howard Hill Fall Sign-ups * LAST CHANCE * Final registration day is Wednesday, Aug. 20 Register online: IVyouthsoccer.com Or phone Annette at 659-9678 or Tana at 592-6070
