Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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‘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.
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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