Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Improved health care
‘AUCTION-MANIA’ - Bargains, fun and laughter will
mix with beer-and-wine tasting during the annual Illinois
Valley Chamber of Commerce open auction Friday, Dec. 5
at Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co. in Cave Junction. Any-
one can attend; there is no obligation to bid. Bridgeview
Vineyards Winery and Wild River will provide beverage
samples. Tasting will begin at 6 p.m. with the auction at 7.
Anna Swett, of Anna’s Attic Treasures, again will serve as
chief clerk; and Jim Frick, a chamber director and broker at
Century 21 Harris & Taylor, again will serve as auctioneer
with his special wit. The chamber would appreciate dona-
tions of merchandise and certificates for the fund-raiser.
Items can be left at the Illinois Valley News office; or phone
592-2541 or 592-3326 to get them picked up.
SATURDAY IN KERBY - Southern Oregon Guild will
present An Evening of Art & Wine in Kerby on Saturday,
Dec. 6 from 3 to 6 p.m. (An ad in last week’s issue read
Friday, instead of Saturday). See the ad and stories else-
where in this issue.
ON THE RIGHT TRACK - A Christmas Circus Train &
Village will be shown Saturday, Dec. 6 from 3 to 6 p.m. at
Kerbyville Museum in conjunction with the Winter Evening
of Art & Wine at various Kerby locations. (See Arts & En-
tertainment in this issue.) At the museum, a special $1 per
person admission fee for adults and children, plus one can
of nonperishable food will admit visitors to the special
O-scale Christmas railroad layout. Besides Dec. 6, the dis-
play will be available to the public from 11 to 3 on Sunday,
Dec. 7, and the weekends of Dec. 13 and 14, and Dec. 20
and 21. The showings are due to Dennis Strayer, a train
enthusiast and president of the museum board of directors.
And during those viewings, the special admission price of
$1 and a can of food will stand.
RCC CONCERT - A free Winter Concert will be pre-
sented by the Rogue Community College Orchestra on
Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 7 to 8:15 p.m. The performance
will be held in the Rogue Bldg. on RCC’s Redwood Campus
in Grants Pass. The orchestra will perform works by Joseph
Haydn, Jean Baptiste Breval, Johann Strauss, Robert G.
Johnson, Leo Delibes, and Claire Grundman. For early
birds, there will be a pre-concert 6:30 presentation by
Quint-essentials, a woodwind group. Said orchestra director
T. Lund, of Cave Junction, “Come and enjoy an evening of
classical music, and hear the results of the hard work by
RCC students and other community members. Local music
students should bring their parents to the concert.”
ROCK BATTLE - Thursday, Dec. 11 is set for Battle of
the Rock Bands at Illinois Valley High School. Sponsored
by the I.V. Grad Night Committee, the fund-raiser will run
from 6 to 9 p.m. The event, with a small admission fee, is
open to the public. All ages can participate in three catego-
ries: elementary, middle school, high school and adult. The
event will utilize Rock Band technology. See the ad else-
where in this issue.
BLOOD BUREAU - Five blood drives are scheduled in
Grants Pass during December by the American Red Cross.
The schedule: Thursday, Dec. 11, noon to 5 p.m., Newman
UMC, 132 N.E. B St.; Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1 to 6 p.m.,
SDA Church, 1360 N.E. 9th St.; Friday, Dec. 26, 11:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church, 909 N.E. A St.; Mon-
day, Dec. 29, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., YMCA, 1000 Redwood Hwy.;
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Parkway Chris-
tian Church, 229 N.E. Beacon Drive.
CHRISTMAS ISSUE - Just a reminder from Editor Bob
that our Dec. 24 issue will be out on Tuesday, Dec. 23.
Therefore, announcements and ads must be submitted by 5
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18.
NOTEPAD - A Christmas Bazaar, sponsored by Illinois
Valley Grange 370, will be held Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6
and 7, at the Josephine County Bldg. in Downtown Cave
Junction. See the ad in this issue ... Bingo game sheets (one
per can of food for the Cave Junction Christmas Basket) will
be given away Wednesdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17 at Illinois Val-
ley Senior Center, where games begin at 6:30 p.m. The offer
also will be honored during other days until Dec. 17 … The
hilarious Dell’Arte Troupe will present a free holiday show at
Lorna Byrne Middle School in Cave Junction on Saturday,
Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. Although there is no admission fee, atten-
dees are asked to donate a can or two of nonperishable food.
Watch next week’s Noose for more information … Tisha Har-
ris, a 1980 graduate of Illinois Valley High School, is among
contributors to the latest issue of Colleen Sell’s A Cup of Com-
fort for Divorced Women. It’s described as containing
“inspiring stories of strength, hope and independence” …
Newspaper slips: *The Power Squadron outing was can-
celed due to a small raft warning. *The expansion to the hospi-
tal will be separate from the main building and not contagious
as originally planned. *He further stated that the U.S. foreign
policy toward that country has too many variances and the
government should take another leak at it. T-shirts: *I have a
perfect body. It’s your vision that’s shot. *A team effort is a lot
of people doing what I say. *I don’t even care about my prob-
lems, so why should I care about yours? … A correction in
last week’s issue contained bad grammar. One sentence
should have read, “It was she,” not “her.” So there’s a correc-
tion to the correction.
LAST WORDS - To endeavor to speak truth in every
instance; to give nobody expectations that are not likely to
be answered, but aim at sincerity in every word and action
-- the most amiable excellence in a rational being.
(Benjamin Franklin)
Find all your gifts at the
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
County Building, 102 S. Redwood Hwy., Cave Junction
H Locally Handmade Arts & Crafts
H Baked Goods H Jewelry H Food
H Refreshments H Much More
brought to you by Illinois Valley Grange #370
“Serving the Illinois Valley Since 1907!”
For info: Ken Phillips at 592-4478
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discontinue or restructure the
provider tax. If Oregon does
not restructure, it no longer
will qualify for federal match-
ing funds, bringing an end to
the Oregon Health Plan.
“Oregon decided long
ago that providing health care
to our most vulnerable citi-
zens was a priority, and I in-
tend to see this commitment
continue,” the governor said.
“My budget will recommend
that we meet the most urgent
and compelling needs for
expanding coverage by ensur-
ing affordable health care for
all our children and continu-
ing the enrollment of low-
income adults in the Oregon
Health Plan.”
The governor also com-
mitted to include $5 million
in his recommended budget
to support other recommen-
dations from the board that
“improve the quality and con-
sistency of care, provide
greater accountability to the
public for resources spent in
the health-care system state-
wide and begin serious steps
to transform Oregon’s health
care system.”
The $5 million in state
general funds would generate
$2.6 million in federal match-
ing funds for a total invest-
ment of $7.6 million.
To improve the quality of
care, the governor’s budget
would increase the state’s
capacity to collect and pub-
lish health-care costs and out-
comes on claims filed state-
wide. The effort would in-
clude collection of adminis-
trative costs of insurance
companies.
The data would provide
the state the information
needed to monitor costs, as-
sess the effectiveness of care
and identify disparities. The
data also would give patients
more information about their
care, and provide health-care
providers with a tool to com-
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pare their treatment practices
and costs with their peers,
said the governor.
“The state will continue
its efforts to increase transpar-
ency and hold health-care
providers and insurance com-
panies accountable,” the gov-
ernor said. “Through the
identification and use of the
best treatments available, I
believe patients will see the
health care they receive im-
prove and will save money by
avoiding ineffective, unneces-
sary treatments.”
The governor also wants
to fund the board’s effort to
define and set standards for
“integrated health homes,” an
approach that focuses on the
coordinated, comprehensive
delivery of health care. Inte-
grated health homes reward
preventive care and ensure
continuity of care for chronic
conditions in an effort to im-
prove care outcomes.
Other recommendations
receiving initial funding will
be the development of a bulk
purchasing program to accel-
erate the adoption of elec-
tronic health records in
smaller medical practices, a
database to guide investments
and strategies to recruit and
retain a qualified health-care
workforce and a statewide
POLST registry (Physician
Orders for Life Sustaining
Treatment) to house patient
end-of-life care preferences to
avoid unwanted care.
The Board was estab-
lished by the 2007 Legisla-
ture and began meeting in
September that year. The
action plan, “Aim High:
Building a Healthy Oregon,”
is said to reflect the work of
scores of volunteer committee
members, input from hun-
dreds of Oregonians, review
of health-care research and
policy initiatives under con-
sideration or adopted by other
states, and advice from local
and regional policy experts.
Fraud ring hit by GP cops
Several search warrants
were served at homes by
Grants Pass Police last week
in connection with an organ-
ized fraud ring that was pur-
chasing e-gift cards and using
them at businesses in Jose-
phine and Jackson counties.
Grants Pass Dept. of
Public Safety (GPDPS) said
that the homes are in the area
of S.W. Fifth and N.W. Fifth
streets. The warrants were
served on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Nov. 25 and 26.
Crimes involve theft,
computer crime, fraudulent
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use of a credit card, first-
degree forgery, and identity
theft, said GPDPS. No arrests
were made, and the investiga-
tion is continuing.
Anyone with pertinent
information is urged to phone
GPDPS detectives at 474-
6370; or Medford Police de-
tectives at 774-2230.
California State Employees
(Retired) Association,
Chapter 165
There will be a holiday
meeting at Elmer’s Restau-
rant on Biddle Road in
Medford on Thursday, Dec.
4 with sign-in at 11:30 a.m.
Meetings are held on
first Thursdays every other
month. For more informa-
tion, phone Bruce Eliason at
779-2912.
I.V. High School
Thursday, December 11, 6-9 p.m.
open to the public - all ages - $3 adults, $1 50 12-younger
refreshments available for sale
all proceeds go to Safe & Sober Grad Party
$10 entry fee
3 categories: elementary - jr. high - high school & adult
sign up with Bobbie Loyd, 659-2028 or 592-6039 or
Darlene Anderson, 714-501-9961 or 597-4486
6 and 7
AUCTION
REAL ESTATE
DECEMBER 11, 2:00 PM
LOCATION:
259 Too Far South, Cave Junction, OR. West on
Hwy 199 to Cave Junction, turn right on River Rd.,
left on Too Far South
REAL ESTATE: Map: 39-08-21-BB TL: 600
Beautiful & new 3 bdrm., 2 ba., 1190 sq. ft. custom
home, 2 car attached garage, heat pump.
AUCTION
REAL ESTATE
DECEMBER 11, 2:00 PM
LOCATION:
289 Too Far South, Cave Junction, OR. West on
Hwy 199 to Cave Junction, turn right on River Rd.,
left on Too Far South
REAL ESTATE: Map: 39-08-21-BB TL: 300
Beautiful & new 3 bdrm., 2 ba., 1266 sq. ft. custom
home, one car detached garage, heat pump.
Built by H.D. Patton Jr. Construction
PLEASE CALL FOR PREVIEW
LISKA & ASSOC., INC.
GRANTS PASS, OR 97526
541-471-0916
www.liska-auctioneers.com
Free and Confidential
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Help provide holiday gifts to I llinois Valley
senior and disabled persons receiving home care.
Each person’s wish will be put on an ornament and hung on our Caring Tree.
Select an ornament and shop for the gift during the holidays.
Over 140 applications were mailed to eligible
seniors and disabled persons this year.
Come to the Coalition to select your ornament
from Monday, November 17 - Friday, December 19.
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Gifts must be at the Coalition
by Saturday, December 20 for distribution.
Gifts not received by the deadline will be purchased.
Donations of funds for those wishes are appreciated.
The I llinois Valley Family Coalition
535 E. River St.
Cave Junction, OR 97523
592-6139
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