Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
MAURER MEETING - A town hall meeting set in Cave
Junction by District 3 Rep. Ron Maurer (R-Grants Pass) will
be held Saturday, May 16 beginning at 10 a.m. Maurer will
be available in Cave Junction City Hall for an hour to answer
questions about the recent legislative session.
MIX MASTER - A joint mixer at The Chateau at Oregon
Caves National Monument will be held Friday, May 15 by
the Grants Pass and Illinois Valley chambers of commerce.
The open gathering will run from 5 to 7 p.m. It will coincide
with an open house at The Chateau as part of the celebra-
tion of its 75th anniversary.
SELMA HAPPENINGS - Saturday, May 16 is sched-
uled to be a busy day at Selma Community & Education
Center (SCEC). From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be a
spring starter plant sale outside under the farmer’s market
pole shed, and inside the gymnasium a flea market will be
held. At 6 p.m. SCEC will host a Mexican dinner. Phone
592-3759 for information about the plant sale; phone 597-
2455 for flea market information.
BOOK LABOR - A work day to clean up the Illinois Val-
ley Branch Library grounds is set for Saturday, May 16, be-
ginning at 10 a.m. Volunteers with items including rakes,
brooms and large garbage bags are asked to bring them.
The lawn needs to be mowed. “I might be able to get a vol-
unteer with a riding mower, but if not, we will need a few
people with push-type mowers,” said organizer Linda Nay-
dol. For more information phone 592-3289.
FLOATIN’ BAND TO BOATNIK - “Float the Band to
Boatnik” is the theme for a fund-raiser, as the bands of Illi-
nois Valley High School and Lorna Byrne Middle School are
combining again this year to compete in the Boatnik Parade
in Grants Pass on Saturday, May 23. “They need commu-
nity help,” said Sean McKee, music director for both
schools. “Last year was a great success,” he said, “with the
bands earning second place in the high school category,
beaten only by Grants Pass High. With budget cutbacks
and a growing program, we are asking for donations from
the community to help get the band to Boatnik. Any amount
will help.” Support for music in the valley can be shown by
taking cash donations to either school to McKee’s attention.
‘GRRRREAT’ FLAKES - Todd Kaberline notes that
“Illinois Valley has some of the world’s best kids and the
poorest economy in the area. At I.V. High School we need a
new track-and-field facility, new softball and baseball fields;
and our weight room is way too small. We feel that if we had
a new sports field we could have equal opportunities for
scholarships, learn great work ethics and provide champi-
ons to the world. We are working through the local Rotary
clubs for new sports facilities. Our kids at heart are champi-
ons and usually get through the seasons with few or no
wins, but they have the keep-going attitude that conquers
adversities. Kellogg’s is offering to rebuild school sports fa-
cilities in small communities: 30 schools with the most votes
will win. We are barely on the map with 212 votes. We ask
people to support IVHS and to get their friends to do the
same by voting at frostedflakes.com.”
GOT BALLOT? - Those who might not have received
their vote-by-mail ballot for the Tuesday, May 19 special
election should phone Josephine County Clerk Art Harvey
at 474-5243; or visit sos.state.or.us/elections/ and click on
“Am I a registered voter?”
The ballot includes a race between incumbent Dusty
Bouchard, 62, and challenger Ron Humphfres, 50, both of
Selma, for a seat on the Illinois Valley Fire District Board of
Directors. Incumbents Larrick Jones and Sam Michel are
seeking the seats they currently hold. Bouchard, who’s been
on the board for two years, is a former medic; Humphfres
served 15 years with the district as a volunteer firefighter.
MEMORIAL DEADLINE - Because Monday, May 25
(Memorial Day) is set as a holiday for most, all items for the
May 27 issue of Illinois Valley News must be submitted by 5
p.m. Thursday, May 21. “We will appreciate everyone turn-
ing in their ads and notices by the deadline,” said Michelle
Binker, editor-in-chief.
NOTEPAD - Last Chance to win a Letterman’s jacket.
Tickets can be purchased at IVHS main office or phone
Heather at 592-2116. Ticket prices are 1 for $2 or 3 for $5
… A Police Memorial Week public ceremony will be held
Wednesday, May 13 at noon at Newman United Methodist
Church across from the county courthouse in Grants Pass
... Free Antique Road Appraisal Show on Thursday, May
14 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Countryside Village, 1700 Kellenbeck
Ave. in Grants Pass. Phone 956-0999 for info ...The Cha-
teau at Oregon Caves National Monument will observe
open house on Friday, May 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. … Free
clothing will be offered during the Takilma Bible Church
semi-annual give-away on Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. at 10343 Takilma Road … I.V. Little League will hold
a rummage sale at Jubilee Park on Saturday, May 16 begin-
ning at 9 a.m. along with baseball games ... Search And
Rescue of Josephine County will have a display and yard
sale at Ray’s Food Place in Merlin on Saturday, May 16
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will include a treasure hunt
for children ... A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at I.V.
High School on Thursday, May 21. The actual date for Me-
morial Day is Monday, May 25. Watch I.V. News for details
… Callie Harland, a junior at I.V. High School, gained the
best-of-show honor during the recent Vision 2009 annual
high school art competition underwritten by the Southwest-
ern Oregon Community College Foundation. Her Self Por-
trait watercolor earned her a $250 cash purchase award
and a two-year tuition waiver at SWOCC ... Randy Kent,
well-known at I.V. High School as head custodian for some
20 years, has retired after 23 years with Three Rivers
School District ... IVHS graduation for the Class of 2009 will
be held on Thursday, June 4 beginning at 7:30 p.m. ... A
unique “doll house” that’s a replica of The Chateau at
Oregon Caves National Monument will be raffled. Tickets
are available at Illinois Valley Visitor Center, and Sterling
Savings Bank (Cave Junction). The drawing will be held on
July 5 during the annual I.V. Alumni & Friends picnic. Pro-
ceeds will benefit the group’s IVHS scholarship fund ... T-
shirts: *I’m the product of a secret government project.
*Everything I say can be substantiated by my own opinion.
*Life is too short to worry about how short life is ... Bumper
stickers: *Ideal thesis subject. *Unapologetically brilliant.
*Dare to be indifferent.
LAST WORDS - Time is the coin of your life. It is the
only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will
be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for
you. (Carl Sandburg)
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domestic violence pandemic
has been occurring for hun-
dreds of years, causing high
levels of mental and physical
illness, death, social disrup-
tion, and economic loss.
There have been 12 mass
killings during the past 52
days in the United States.
In 11, the killer had a
history of abuse against
women or they were directly
related to or defined as domes-
tic violence. Some 68 people
have been killed in those mass
killings including 20 children
and seven police officers.
We can honor those who
have been killed in the pan-
demic of domestic violence flu
by identifying their killers and
listing them. Among the 12
incidents they include:
March 10: Michael
McLendon, 28, killed 10 peo-
ple, including his mother,
grandmother, aunt and uncle,
and the wife and child of a
sheriff’s deputy in rural Ala-
bama. He then killed himself.
The worst mass killing in the
history of Alabama killed:
Virginia White, 74; James
White, 55; Tracy Wise, 34;
Dean Wise, 15; James Star-
ling, 34; Lisa McClendon,
Michael’s mom; Bruce Maloy,
51; Andrea Myers, 31; and
Corrine Gracy Myers, 18
months.
March 21: Lovelle
Mixon, a parolee with a his-
tory of violence against
women, sexual assault, and
other violent crimes shot and
killed four Oakland Police
officers; Sgt. Mark Dunakin,
40; Officer John Hege, 41,
SWAT Sgt. Ervin Romans,
43; and SWAT Sgt. Daniel
Sakai, 35 before he was shot
and killed by police.
March 29: Robert Stew-
art, 45, shot and killed eight
people at Pinelake Health and
Rehab Center in Robbins,
N.C.. He came to the center
seeking to kill his wife, Wanda
Neal, 43, a nurse’s assistant.
She was working in the Alz-
heimer Unit when he entered,
and survived after herding
residents into the TV room
and locking the door. The dead
were Tessie Garner, 88;
Lillian Dunn, 89, Jessie
Musser, 88; Bessie Hendrick,
78; John Goldston, 78; Marga-
ret Johnson, 89; Louise
Decker, 98; and Jerry Avent,
39. Jerry, a newly hired nurse
at the facility, was shot 27
times, but continued protecting
patients until the final shot.
Police estimated his efforts
saved at least 10 other patients
and staff members.
So, we are not done. We
all must redouble our efforts to
raise awareness, call for more
resources in the war by men
against women and children.
We must call it what it is it is,
not Violence Against Women.
It is most often Violence By
Men Against Women. All the
killers in the mass killings of
the past 52 days have been
men.
The next time you hear
someone say they cannot af-
ford to keep a Family Justice
Center or domestic violence
shelter program open because
of the economy, ask them to
read this article. Next time,
you hear someone say that we
don’t need any new, evolving,
innovative approaches to fam-
ily violence prevention be-
cause our current service de-
livery models are doing the
job well; ask them to read the
list of 68 names from the most
recent 52 bloody days of do-
mestic violence in 2009.
Don’t be silent; don’t let
elected officials, or policy-
makers, or bureaucrats, or
disinterested community
members ignore the tragedy of
domestic violence.
We must address swine
flu in America and around the
world, but we must also take
guns away from men who are
violent and start spending the
time, energy, and money nec-
essary to stop the pandemic of
violence by men against
women that is destroying
families, killing women, men,
and children, and continuing
to destroy the lives of so
many.
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(Casey Gwinn is a former
San Diego City Attorney. He
founded the internationally
recognized San Diego Family
Justice Center credited with
reducing domestic violence
homicides in San Diego by
more than 60 percent. He now
serves as president of the Na-
tional Family Justice Center
Alliance. He is co-author of
Hope for Hurting Families:
Creating Family Justice Cen-
ters Across America.)
Selma Community Center
18255 Redwood Hwy., Selma
Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Spring Starter Plant Sale
& Flea Market
Mexican Dinner (6 p.m. $8)
Clothes
Give-Away!
Saturday, May 16
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Takilma Bible Church
10343 Takilma Rd.
City Council ...
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nance on Feb. 23 that was less
strict. Bowler had supported that
measure. However, Section 3 of
the new ordinance repeals it.
In other matters, the coun-
cil voted 5-0 to:
*Approve a request from
the Illinois Valley High School
Alumni & Friends to use a pub-
lic address system during its
July 5 picnic at Jubilee Park.
*OK’d a resolution extend-
ing the city’s Workers Compen-
sation coverage to city volun-
teers.
*Passed a resolution enter-
ing into a three-year contract
with City County Insurance
Services (CIS), the city’s long-
time carrier. For the first year,
the cost will be approximately
$32,000 and includes general
property, liability and vehicle
coverage, said City Recorder
Jim Polk.
~Scott Jorgensen
County airport advisory
board seats to be filled
Applications for people
interested in being on the Illi-
nois Valley Airport Advisory
Board are being accepted by
the Josephine County Board of
Commissioners.
Application forms are
available at co.josephine.or.us.
Commissioners will fill
seven positions and are look-
ing for a representative from
the chamber of commerce, a
Senior Nutrition Menu
Sponsored by
Meals are served in the
CJ County Bldg.
592-2126, 955-8839
FRIDAY, MAY 15
HOMESTYLE PORK PATTY
Whip potatoes with gravy, cut
green beans, whole wheat
bread, pineapple crisp
MONDAY, MAY 18
CHICKEN POT PIE OVER
BUTTERMILK BISCUIT
Stewed tomatoes, garden
vegetable salad, lime whip
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
BEEF LIVER & ONIONS
Whipped potatoes with gravy,
cut green beans, rye bread,
birthday cake
representative from a civic/
business organization, a repre-
sentative from an economic
development organization, two
airport tenants, and two mem-
bers-at-large.
Said the county board,
“The airport represents a sig-
nificant opportunity for the
community to attract tourist
spending and business devel-
opment to Illinois Valley.
“Thanks to Commissioner
Sandi Cassanelli, county air-
port liaison, for going out of
her way to assure the commu-
nity hears about this opportu-
nity.”
Alpaca farm
open days set
May 24, 25
A free family event --
Alpaca Farm Open Days -- is
set for Sunday and Monday,
May 24 and 25 from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
The event will include
alpaca spring babies in the
pasture, and a shearing dem-
onstration Monday starting at
11. And there will be alpaca
fiber, yarns, rugs, socks and
other fiber products.
For more information,
phone 415-2614.
The Apostolic Pentecostals of Southern Oregon
are joining together to present a
“Holy Ghost” Celebration
Saturday, May 16, at 7 p.m.
American Legion Hall, 2110 Caves Hwy.
Speaker: Diego Torres
translated in English & Spanish
All are welcome and invited!
592-4716 or 621-2006
Safe & Sober Grad Night
Annual Dinner
& Silent Auction
Fund-raiser
Cougars Show Your Spirit—
Let’s Paint the Night Red and White!
Thursday, May 14, Illinois Valley High School
• Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.
• Silent Auction Begins at 5:45 p.m.
• Dinner Served at 6 p.m.:
meat or vegetarian lasagna
• Live Auction Begins at 8 p.m.
• Dinner: $11 per person, $20 per couple
• FREE Admission for Silent Auction Only
Phone Bobbie Loyd 541-659-2028 for info.