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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Anyway, Natalie donned her riding helmet, boots, jodh-
purs, special shirt and collar; and she rode. Took third place.
Would have taken a higher rating, we’re sure, but her nor-
mally docile horse decided to kick up his heels, so to speak.
Fortunately, the wrangler who was walking with her is excel-
lent at his job working with youngsters, so he was a big help.
And Natalie handled herself well, despite the horsey antics.
While in Carlsbad, we went to Kelly Elementary School,
where Natalie’s class presented a dancing/singing program.
They were great. And, of course, Natalie stood out (spoken
like a true grandparent).
We also took “Nat” and her sister, Ella, who just turned 4,
with their mom, Vicki, to see the movie, Monsters vs. Aliens.
Actually, it’s a good film; we enjoyed it. For Ella, it was the first
time she was able to sit through an entire flick. Well, she did
get up near the end and walk around, but basically she was
able to handle the entire presentation.
As for the second reason for our outing, some might re-
call that Scrappy the cat went south some months back as a
companion for Charlie. Unfortunately, after a while they didn’t
get along because Scrappy would not leave Charlie alone. He
always wanted to play or pretend-fight. So Charlie began
staying out late, and being extremely grumpy. Thus we, as
Scrappy’s “parents,” went to
bring him back to Cave Junc-
tion. He’s adapted pretty well
so far.
We might be the only peo-
ple around who will travel
Cave Junction
some 2,000 miles to get a cat.
Wednesday, May 6
Showers possible
High--63 Low--40
Thursday, May 7
Sunshine
High--71 Low--38
Friday, May 8
Sunny
High--70 Low--38
Saturday, May 9
Sun and clouds
High--69 Low--38
Sunday, May 10
Cloudy
High--70 Low--39
Monday, May 11
Sun hidden by clouds
High--66 Low--40
Tuesday, May 12
Rain
High--67 Low--35
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall
recorded at The End of the Road
in O’Brien by Cheryl & Harry
Johnson:
*Fri., April 24 66 33 .00
*Sat., April 25 68 31 .00
*Sun., April 26 70 33 .00
*Mon., April 27 56 36 .05
*Tue., April 28 54 29 .23
*Wed., April 29 64 32 .00
*Thu., April 30 69 34 .00
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures and rainfall
recorded at Oregon Builders Inc.
in Cave Junction:
*Fri., April 24 67 33 .00
*Sat., April 25 70 28 .00
*Sun., April 26 69 31 .00
*Mon., April 27 56 32 .00
*Tue., April 28 52 36 .04
*Wed., April 29 62 31 .00
*Thu., April 30 70 33 .07
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Time to open CJ Library
From Tom & Kathy Carlise
Selma
It’s been some time since
either of us last wrote, maybe
because we haven’t had much
to complain about lately. Ac-
tually, we have nothing to
complain about right now, but
we do have something to ask
of your readers.
It’s about the main li-
brary and the branch library
in Cave Junction. It’s been
closed two years, and it is
time to get it open again. As
your readers know, our com-
munity is amid a fund-raising
campaign to keep the main
library open another year,
and, equally important, to
reopen the Illinois Valley
branch.
It is our understanding
that last year’s fund-raising
campaign raised about
$300,000 countywide. How-
ever, only $8,000 or so came
from Illinois Valley. To get
our branch opened again, we
need to do better. We need to
raise about $40,000 in the
valley. That is one big chunk
of bucks, but we believe that
if all of us work together, it
can be done.
The $40,000 divided
among many of us will
lighten the load for any single
individual or family: 400
memberships at $100 or a
thousand memberships at $40
would do the trick, especially
if everybody contributes
something, even if it isn’t a
lot. Therefore, we hope that
all of those who care about a
public library and what it
represents will join the library
or renew their memberships
before May 16.
People can send a check,
or sign up for automatic
monthly payments, or use a
credit card to donate on the
Josephine County Library
Webpage. Or, those who har-
bor either doubts or questions
can phone 592-3289 for more
information. And people can
think about joining or rejoin-
ing Illinois Valley Friends of
the Library.
We hope that none of us
will fret so much about the
details of opening the branch
that we neglect to participate
in the fund-raising. The im-
portant thing is to get our
branch up and running and
functional again. After all, the
library is for everybody —
kids and grown-ups, the
wealthy and not so wealthy,
Shooting not acceptable
From Charley Mickey
Cave Junction
This past weekend I can
understand why there is so
much talk about the Second
Amendment right. I have
lived in our valley since 1948.
I am one of 11 in our
family. We were brought up
to respect others and their
property, and to love and care
for each other.
My wife and I attended
grade school and are gradu-
ates of Illinois Valley High
School. I was a Junior 4-H
leader, served on the Soil &
Water Conservation board,
was a rancher and blue-collar
worker all my life and raised
my children here. They are
also I.V. graduates.
We were all raised with
guns of all kinds and never
were disrespectful or destruc-
tive with our firearms.
I have lived off Takilma
Road for the past 30 years. As
the times change, it is nothing
to hear gunshots at all hours
of the day or late at night.
Some are close and some
aren’t. Our property borders
the river and some of it also
crosses to the other side. It’s
only 1/2-mile at most to
Rockydale Road.
When I left for work
Saturday afternoon, it
sounded like a small war zone
toward the south corner of
our property on the river. And
this happens quite often.
After seeing our horse
running from the river, my
granddaughter and wife went
to check on all the livestock.
When they went to the horse
pasture they found the horse
had been shot just below the
right eye. They were faced
with seeing it fight for its life
for several minutes and die.
If this was an accident
you would think that the party
would come forth. But for
this kind of thing to happen is
not acceptable.
People like this should be
put on the front lines of the
Iraq war zone, and then we’ll
see just how big and brave
they are. Also people who do
this kind of thing should
never have a firearm or any
rights. I just hope that every
time this person sees a horse
that they have a conscience.
This is one of many reasons
that the Second Amendment
is at risk. What stupidity.
To think that we have
Selma Community Center
Theater Group
is holding
Auditions
people like that in our
neighborhood is sickening.
‘59 reunion set
From IVHS Class of ‘59
The IVHS Class of '59 is
excited about celebrating its
50-year reunion. Our reunion
group is searching for the
following classmates:
Jeanetta Adams, Marilyn
Mayfield Harl, Vonda Hale
Huber, Ida Mae Stow Os-
bourne, George Savage,
Sharon Tucker Swanson,
Marvin Warren and Vernon
Wilder.
Those who can help us
find these classmates can
contact Jackie Wright at P.O.
Box 798, Cave Junction, OR
97523; phone 592-3343; or
email ackie@nitrosports.com.
Likes Caveman service
From Sharon Reasor
Selma
We had a pleasant sur-
prise one recent morning. Our
heat pump had a problem.
We called Caveman. The
fix was quick, bill noted a 30
percent discount. Why?
Caveman’s “stimulus.” Wow.
Here in Selma we are
more used to a surcharge, as
we are some distance from
Grants Pass.
Building safety guardians
From Robert Rice,
Building Safety Director
Josephine County
America will celebrate
Building Safety Week
through Saturday, May 9. The
theme is, “Building Safety:
Where You Live, Work and
Play.” The Josephine County
Building Safety Dept. is par-
ticipating this year.
First observed in 1980,
Building Safety Week annu-
ally raises public awareness
of critical safety issues affect-
ing every person, regardless
of age or occupation. These
involve the structural sound-
ness of the buildings where
we live and work, reliability
of fire prevention and sup-
Josephine
Community
Having recently returned (again) from Carlsbad in San
Diego County, we have recovered from driving two days in
each direction. Our car is quite comfortable, but as we get
older, sometimes it hurts to sit in the same position for hours
on end (no pun intended.) Upon alighting from said vehicle,
our muscles and joints let us know they’re not happy.
And because we are “at that age,” we stop for the night
about half-way down. Interstate 5 offers a good range of
towns in which to spend the evening. Actually, I can’t recall
where we stayed southbound, possibly Buttonwillow. And I
think we stopped in Patterson on the way home.
The occasion for the trip was twofold. First, granddaugh-
ter Natalie, 6, was going to be in a horse show (as a rider).
She’s been taking lessons, and her equine outfit was part of
an equestrian event way up in North San Diego County. It
was out Gopher Canyon Road, sort of on the way to Fall-
brook. The temperature was 98 that day; reminded me of
other hot, dry days in our native land.
Libraries
pression systems, plumbing
and mechanical systems, and
energy efficiency and sustain-
ability.
Inspectors, plan review-
ers and others in our Building
Safety Dept. work to ensure
the safety of the structures in
which all of us live, work,
attend school, worship and
play. These professionals
provide the first line of de-
fense against building disas-
ters. They are silent but vigi-
lant guardians who work
daily to ensure safety in the
built environment for the citi-
zens of our community.
Our department strives to
provide excellent customer
service while striving to ac-
complish these goals by
working with stake-holders in
a positive and productive
manner. The mission state-
ment of the department is,
“To assist the citizens of Jose-
phine County in the applica-
tion of the state’s specialty
codes in a flexible, fair and
safety-focused manner with
the goal of providing safe
buildings in our community.”
Our department is a
member of the International
Code Council (ICC), the
sponsor of Building Safety
Week. ICC develops the
most widely used building
safety and fire prevention
codes in the nation. These
nationwide model codes are
the basis for most of the
codes adopted in Oregon and
include the Building, Resi-
dential, Mechanical and Fire
codes.
The Southern Oregon
Chapter of the International
Code Council, representing
Josephine County Building
Safety Dept. and 14 other
jurisdictions in Southwestern
Oregon, will have a display
booth at the Josephine
County Home Builders Home
Show Friday through Sunday,
May 15 to 17. Building
Safety staff will be at the
booth to discuss your project
and answer your questions.
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