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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Man-on-the-street
New year hopes, fears
We asked a handful of
valleyites to share some
thoughts on the coming
year:
“Your best days are
ahead of you. Have the
most positive attitude you
can have, look forward,
not backwards.”
- Jeff Stiles
“When there’s a crisis,
I always look for opportu-
nity.”
- Edgar San Pascual
“I’m the eternal opti-
mist. I think that we should
hope for the best and pre-
pare for the worst. Plant a
garden.”
- Paul Dillon
“I have no fear, but I
hope people recycle and
volunteer more and show
greater appreciation for
Nature.”
- Billie Coakley
Say you saw it in the
I.V. News
‘Mystery’ due in Selma
By LINDA
COREY-WOODWARD
“For one night only, the
Selma Community Center will
be transformed into a lively
Jazz Club,” says Alyce Kend-
all, a member of the Illinois
Valley Family Coalition
(IVFC) Board of Directors.
She added that IVFC’s
popular mystery dinner will be
held Saturday, Jan. 31 starting
at 5:30 p.m. Kendall noted
that the tickets sold out early
last year, and that no tickets
will be sold at the door.
The two-act play is about
another play, Murder Me
Always, set in a large dinner
party, with a nutty cast and a
director gone awry. Mayhem
ensues and someone (in the
cast, that is) is murdered. A
nosey detective, Judy Hoyle,
investigates. The audience
has to discover the murderer.
Prizes will be awarded for
solving the mystery and for
best “jazzy” costume. Wild
Blackberry Festival organizer
Mark Russo will manage
sound equipment for the play.
IVFC Executive Director
Carol Ronan said that the Tim
Wallace Band will play as
guests arrive. Dancing, an all-
you-can-eat salad and appe-
tizer bar, silent auction and a
dinner are offered. Dinner
will include hot and cold bev-
erages and dessert. Wine and
beer will be sold. Attentive
dinner service will be pro-
vided by Illinois Valley High
School International Club
members, who have served as
enthusiastic wait staff for
previous mystery dinners.
The ensemble cast com-
prises some newcomers and
Ready for Some Fun?
“I’ve got no hopes and
fears.”
- David Scott
“I hope to get more
money from the V.A.”
- Galen Aller
DEQ penalties
up to $1.5 mil
Fifteen penalties total-
ing $72,717 during No-
vember were levied by the
Oregon Dept. of Environ-
mental Quality (DEQ),
none of them in Josephine
County.
Through November,
DEQ has issued 195 penal-
ties totaling $1,540,717.
That compares to 184 pen-
alties totaling $2.14 mil-
lion for the same period a
year ago.
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Here's a bird quiz to try. Good luck. I got
four answers right. I missed the first two
questions. Let me know how you do.
1. According to the 1991 National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation, how much do Americans spend
annually in wild bird feed? a) $1 million b)
$50 million c) almost $200 million d) more
than $2 billion
2. According to the same survey, about
how many Americans participate in feeding
wild birds? a) 10 million b) 38 million c) 65
million d) 154 million
3. Which of the following should NOT be
included in a program of winter feeding for
birds? a) grit b) salt c) white proso millet d)
peanut kernels e) water f) suet
4. To attract birds to feeders most success-
fully, you need: a) a location in a wild area
b) some nearby cover c) a variety of feeds at
different levels and locations d) unfrozen
water e) all of the above f) all of the above
except ‘a’ g) all of the above except ‘d’
5. Juncos, white-throated sparrows, and
field sparrows are all examples of some
birds that prefer to feed: a) at a hopper-type
feeder about 5 feet from the ground b) at a
Niger seed feeder c) on the ground d) on
suet
some memorable actors from
previous IVFC mystery din-
ners. Della Meengs plays the
temperamental director; the
versatile Mary Orton is the
cabbie; and Alan Laurie is the
pompous actor, “Fritz
Fontaine.” Bill Dunham is
delightful as the bumbling
“Henry” character.
Kathaleen Ponder pur-
ringly plays the femme fatale,
“Wanda.” Other talented cast
members are Amy Miller,
Chelsea Hocker (who played
Patsy Cline last year), Victor
Jacobson, Shu Ferdon and Pat
Mersman.
The play follows a script
this year and is directed by
the tireless Jack Dwyer, who
has been rehearsing with the
cast for some weeks. He said
that cast members are really
getting into their parts.
Each year, a different
kind of play is presented, with
the audience encouraged to
come in costume for the
play’s theme. This year the
theme is Jazz of any era, any
locale. The silent auction will
offer a variety of items, from
art to a guided river trip, gift
baskets, a beautiful Kauffman
Wood furniture piece, fine
jewelry, and gift certificates.
The deadline for donat-
ing auction items is Thursday,
Jan. 15. To arrange a drop-off
in Cave Junction, email
lcorey95204@yahoo.com or
phone (541) 291-9349.
The mystery dinner is the
major fund-raiser for IVFC. It
helps it provide much-needed
services to Illinois Valley
residents. For more informa-
tion, phone (541) 592-6139
during weekdays.
6. Water may be used to attract winter
birds by: a) heating it with an appropriate
bird bath or tank-type heater b) refilling a
bird bath several times each day c) mixing
in car antifreeze (ethylene glycol) or glyc-
erol in the water d) ‘a’ and ‘b’ e) birds don't
need water in the winter
Answers: 1d: $2,047,965,000 on wild bird
feed. 2c: Over 65 million Americans report
feeding birds. That's 1/4 of the U.S. Popula-
tion. 3b: Salt should not be included in a
diet for birds. Too much salt can actually be
lethal to some birds. 4e: Here in I.V. just put
the seed out, they will come. 5c: All these
species prefer to feed on the ground. 6d:
Birds do need water in the winter and
though they may find it from natural
sources, providing it can attract more birds.
NEVER put antifreeze or glycerol in the
water. Both will poison and cause feather
soaking, resulting in death.
Bird Watchers Breakfast every Saturday
morning around 8:30 at Michelle's Family
Restaurant in Cave Junction (except the first
Saturday of the month). Join our group of
bird-watching enthusiasts.
From Fatbird.com and Harry Johnson.
To share your quiz scores, send to:
birdwatching@frontiernet.net.
Across
1. Halloween pur-
chase
5. Phi ___ Kappa
9. Hole maker
12. Choir voice
13. Adjoin
14. Fish eggs
15. Prevaricator
16. Not any
17. Decade
18. Saga
19. Paternity identi-
fier
21. St Lawrence ___
22. Old gold coin
26. Deliver a sermon
27. Moray, e.g.
30. Furious
31. Golf ball holder
32. Docket
34. Cowboy exhibi-
tion
35. Purchased
39. Envisioned
40. Placed
42. Sense organ
45. Make, as a CD
46. ___-bodied
47. Health club
48. Craving
49. Mountain face
50. Pigpen
51. House title
52. Flower stalk
Thursday, January 22, 3 p.m.
featuring the relaxing music of
“From the Heart”
Admission is a can of food for the
Josephine County Food Bank
Horizon Village is an active retirement community with
individual cottage-style duplexes and some homes.
We take care of you - but you are still in charge of your life!
A 3-bedroom, 2-bath home is currently available for rent.
Call now for details!
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FROM Cave Junction:
East on 199, right on Hubbard,
right on University.
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Down
1. ___ liquor
2. A.k.a.
3. Not fresh
4. "M*A*S*H"
setting
5. Head scarf
6. Piano key mate-
rial
7. Sushi fish
8. Had a bite
9. Gallery display
10. Suffering
11. Make longer
20. Litigate
22. Arid
23. Feline pet
24. High card
25. Unafraid
26. Used
28. Self-importance
29. Digital display
30. "Much ___
About Nothing"
33. Modern
35. Flatboat
36. Window pane
37. Addiction
38. Diacritical mark
(~)
39. Without a doubt
41. View as
43. Clever
44. Light beam
45. Unopened
flower
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