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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Council elects to seek ODOT road funds
BASEBALL BUCKS - Illinois Valley Little League will
hold a “Big Event Fund-Raiser” on Sunday, June 14 begin-
ning at 10 a.m. in Jubilee Park. There will be a car wash,
bat-athon, barbecue, dunk tank, live music and other family
fun activities. Said organizers, “Come and support the
youth of the valley; and enjoy some good, wholesome fun,
food and entertainment while getting your car washed.”
BOYS (& GIRLS) OF SUMMER - Summer program
registration has begun for the Illinois Valley Section of Boys
& Girls Clubs. From June 15 to Aug. 14 the club will offer
10 hours per day of “programs, food and fun.” Phone 592-
4771 or 592-6151 after 2 p.m. for more information. Or visit
bgcrv.com.
TICKET TO RIDE - Raffle tickets for a chance to win a
2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle are available at Taylor’s
Country Store and Century 21 Harris & Taylor in Cave
Junction. The bike will be given away on the final day of
the Illinois Valley Lions Club three-day Labor Day Festival
in Jubilee Park in Cave Junction.
PARADE PREPARATIONS - “Labor Day is coming,”
says Harry Johnson, of Illinois Valley Lions Club. “It's time
to get your floats dusted off or start making them,” he said.
This year’s Labor Day Parade theme is 150 years of Ore-
gon History, Hear the Past, See the Future. Float entries
should be designed to fit the theme. The parade will be
held Monday, Sept. 7. For assistance or questions phone
Johnson at 596-2104. A sign-up form is in this issue.
NOTEPAD - Membership fees at Illinois Valley Senior
Center will rise as of July 1. The current fee for a lifetime
membership is $35. The center, which boasts some 800
members, has an exercise room and lending library, offers
numerous classes and hosts poker, pool and bingo tourna-
ments. Membership is open to those 55 and older, and
volunteers are often needed. Phone 592-6888 for more
information ... Poetry and story-telling by David Hodges
and Friends will be featured at the Oregon Caves Chateau
on Wednesday nights, June 10 and 17, as a part of the
celebration of the chateau’s 75th anniversary. Phone 592-
3400 for more information ... Junior Golf will be offered
again this year at Illinois Valley Golf Course for kids ages 5
to 15. Sign-ups will be held on Saturday, June 13 from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the course. There is a small fee ... Back
Country Horsemen will hold a poker ride on Saturday,
June 13 at Lake Selmac horse camp in Selma. The entry
fee includes a poker hand, lunch and parking fee. Phone
Dick Butler at 597-4383 for more information ... Reducing
neglect and the hidden cost of substance abuse are
among topics to be tackled during the Josephine County
Neglect Summit, sponsored by JoCo Juvenile Justice and
the Children’s Advocacy Center. The gathering will be held
on Thursday, June 18 at 510 N.W. Fourth St. in Grants
Pass. Phone 474-5483 to RSVP ... Josephine Commu-
nity Libraries and Williams Friends of the Library will host
a wine-tasting/concert/silent auction garden party from 2 to
5 p.m. on Sunday, June 21 at Herb Pharm, 110 Bonlinda
Lane in Williams. There will be refreshments, garden tours
and live music by classical guitarist Ray Reussner. Tickets
are available at the Grants
Pass branch of Josephine
Senior Nutrition Menu
Sponsored by
County Library or by phoning
846-6718 ...Oregon Gov.
Kulongoski and First Lady
Mary Oberst are scheduled
to serve ice cream at Oregon
Caves Chateau on Saturday,
July 11 to help celebrate the
monument’s 100th birthday.
Other events are planned for
Meals are served in the
the anniversary weekend.
CJ County Bldg.
Watch Illinois Valley News
592-2126, 955-8839
for additional details ... T
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
MEATLOAF WITH GRAVY
Shirts: *Come to the Dark
Parslied potatoes, mixed
Side. We have cookies.
vegetables, squash bread,
*Paddle faster. I hear banjos.
ginger cookie
*Bad spellers of the word:
MONDAY, JUNE 15
Untie!
BEEF POTATO BAKE
LAST WORDS - Half the
Steamed spinach, Harvard
beets, oatmeal bread,
world is composed of peo-
butterscotch bar
ple who have something to
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
say and can’t, and the other
MACARONI & CHEESE
half who have nothing to
Escalloped tomatoes, garden
say and keep on saying it.
vegetable salad, sunflower
(Robert Frost)
seed bread, pistachio pudding
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By SCOTT JORGENSEN
IVN Staff Writer
Around seven people
turned out Monday evening,
June 8, for the 40-minute
Cave Junction City Council
meeting in the council
chambers of city hall.
Councilors considered a
resolution to apply for funds
through the Oregon Dept. of
Transportation for improve-
ments to N. Caves Avenue,
between River and Lister
streets.
A total of $1 million is
available to be administered
by the Oregon Transporta-
tion Commission to be spent
in cities of less than 5,000
persons on streets that are
not part of the state highway
system and are inadequate
for the capacity they serve.
City Recorder Jim Polk
said that individual cities get
awarded the “special city
allotment” every two to
KUHS/RCC park project ...
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relaxation area for Rogue
Community College students
studying in the Belt Bldg.
Kenny Houck, RCC
business development coordi-
nator, said that representa-
tives from RCC and the Jose-
phine County Board of Com-
missioners are “supportive of
this idea,” but that some
roadblocks remain.
The property would need
to be transferred to RCC,
Houck said, but the college
doesn’t want to commit funds
for staffing or maintaining it.
Houck said that there is a
possibility the county could
lease the property to RCC for
$1 per year. RCC could then
provide liability insurance
coverage, and a community
group could help take care of
the property. But to get to that
point, the KUHS Alumni
Association would have to
document that there is long-
term support for maintenance
through letters of commit-
ment, Houck said.
In the immediate future,
he said, the association
should approach the commis-
sioners about leasing the
property to RCC on the
group’s behalf.
“There are a lot of little
steps in there,” Houck said.
He suggested that asso-
ciation members determine
what regular hours they
would like to see the park
area open; formulate a man-
agement plan for the prop-
erty; and establish an advi-
sory board of some sort to
coordinate with RCC.
three years. Cave Junction
last received the allotment
in 2007, and this is the first
year the city is eligible to
apply again, Polk said.
However, Polk said he
does not expect Cave Junc-
tion to receive the allotment
this year.
Councilor Carl Jacob-
son moved to adopt the
resolution, and fellow Coun-
cilor Dan Fiske seconded.
The motion passed 4-0, as
Councilor Margaret Miller
was absent.
The council also:
*Voted 4-0 to approve a
request by Illinois Valley
Lions Club to use Jubilee
Park for the 38th annual
Labor Day Festival and Pa-
rade on Sept. 5, 6 and 7. The
club had asked to use ampli-
fied sound and have a
fenced off beer garden
through an outside vendor.
*Voted 4-0 to approve a
request from Spiral Living
Center to use Jubilee Park
on Sept. 26 for a farm festi-
val. That event also will
utilize amplified sound.
*Voted 4-0 to approve a
resolution authorizing the
transfer of appropriations to
prevent over-expenditures in
appropriations. Mayor Don
Moore said the city has to
renew the resolution on a
yearly basis.
First Ever
Art Jam Cave Junction
Friday, June 12th 5-8 p.m.
Ravenswood Gallery • Taylor's Country Store
Embroidered Adaptations • Lue-van-o's
Nacho Mamas • Miguelo's Gallery
Let’s make a splash with an evening of
art, music, & fun in downtown Cave Junction!
Toler pushes biomass
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ryone can agree to so we
don’t have the kind of timber
wars that have paralyzed us
for almost 20 years now.”
Despite the advantages
of biomass, Toler said that it
is unlikely to completely re-
place county payments on a
short-term basis.
“If we can come up with
30 to 50 percent of the county
payments, that, to me, is a
good start,” he said. “It means
we don’t have to rely on our
taxpayers to completely re-
place that hole. “
Although the North Val-
ley Industrial Park site in
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the country,” has filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Wow.
After a fine meal in one
of our valley restaurants the
other night, I talked with the
owner who told me that
“business is a little slow right
now, but it should pick up.”
I wonder. I see some
empty buildings along main
street that just a few weeks
ago were operating busi-
nesses. Some -- locally
owned. Others operated by
large entities located else-
where. The larger ones de-
cided to shut down some of
their smaller “unprofitable”
operations regardless of the
local effect. So the problem is
coming here. We are not im-
mune.
We’re a small commu-
nity, and most of us live here
for that reason. We like the
quality of life. Well, if we are
going to continue living here
it is important to support our
local businesses. I know, you
can save a few pennies, or
even a couple bucks by shop-
ping in the big town down the
road. But when you consider
time, transportation cost, mis-
cellaneous money spent
(dinners, etc.), what are you
really saving?
And if our local busi-
nesses go under, who will
you turn to in tough times?
We need our local businesses
as much as they need us. We
need a well-rounded, bal-
anced community that can
continue functioning in these
times.
Support your neighbor-
hood businesses, shop in
town.
Merlin would be the first pick
for a biomass facility, Toler
said “there is the potential for
some production” to be in
Illinois Valley.
Much of the federal, pri-
vate and county forestlands
that would produce biomass
materials are in Illinois Val-
ley area. Toler stated that I.V.
Airport also could serve as a
possible site for a production
facility.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
To our little town of Cave Junction and surrounding communities...
The Illinois Valley High School 2009 Grad Night Committee and the
Class of 2009 appreciate all that you did for us. The support was so
great. I, Bobbie Loyd, would like to thank Darlene & David Anderson
for all their time. I appreciate them both so very much. Thank you,
wonderful committee members -- Rachael & Erik Anderson, Patrice Carlton, Sue Boigdon,
Nancy Allen, Karen Tyler, Lisa Heiss, and Judy Hatch.
Thank you everyone who supported the 2009 Safe & Sober Graduation party with the
donation of money or product.
Nora Trujillo
Bear Distributors
Jennifer Krauss
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Medford
Booster Club
Bill Thorp Insurance
Bi-Mart
Fred Meyer
I.V. Lions Club
Zonta Club of Grants Pass
Bridgeview Vineyards Winery
I.V. Alumni & Friends
Grants Pass Active Club
I.V. Grange Bingo
Dr. Chris Matthews
Malloroy Construction, Gasquet
Hart Insurance
Steve Mock DMD
Crossroads Animal Hospital - Dan Fiske DVM
Cascade Auto
Hendersons Line-up
Clear Creek Family Practice
Dr. Joe’s Pet Hospital
G.P. Public Safety Center
So. Oregon Sanitation
C.J. Family Medicine
Valley Evangelical Free Church
Siskiyou Community Health Center
Bank of the Cascades
American Legion Post 70
Clouser Drilling
DJ’s Pump and Paint
Grants Pass Rotary Club
Kerby Belt Lodge 18/AF&AM
First American Title
Eye Care Group
Jennifer Phillippi
Masterbrand
Davis, Adams, Freudenberg attorneys
Jo Co Commission of Children & Family
Jo Co LADPC
SOU - Jerry Rodriguez
Chris & Bill Coultas
Wayne & Shirley Rusk
Clark Insurance
Swanson Group Inc.
Grange Co-Op
Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co.
Shop Smart Food Warehouse
Perfect Pizza
Billie - Cabin Chemistry
Tonya Campbell - Silk Flower
Mrs. Bethany - time & support
Robin Jackson - friendship & support
Deanna
Mrs. Dickens-Turk
Mrs. Diana Hall
The IVHS Custodians
Z Coffee
Applebee’s
Fire Mountain Gems
Mill Casino
Seven Feathers Casino
Lucky 7 Casino
Diane Kiss
Ranch Rock
Clark Excavating
Nancy Powell
Mom: Sandie Stellflug - I love you and my
husband, Dean. Thank you!
Mary Paul
Sandie Madden
Minnie & Dee
Sights & Sounds
Big Air Productions
I.V. Fire District
Fred & Sara Ball - Bi-Rite Auto Parts
All the supporters of the Silent Auction. (If there is anyone I have forgotten, I am sorry.)
There were so many of you! Thanks again.
See you in the fall.