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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Forestry Board establishes new state forest in central Oregon
The Oregon Board of
Forestry (OBF) last week
approved purchase of 43,000
acres of forestland in Central
Oregon as a first step in a
long-range effort to acquire
nearly 100,000 acres of
nearby land.
This purchase will create
the first new state forest in
approximately 70 years.
Said Jennifer Phillippi,
business manager of Rough
& Ready Lumber Co. in
Cave Junction, “I sit on the
Oregon Board of Forestry,
and our board was pleased to
take part in the creation of a
new state forest.
“This move is signifi-
cant,” said Phillippi.
“It assures that this por-
tion of the Gilchrist property
will remain as forest,” she
said, “rather than succumb to
pressures to subdivide and
develop, and it will provide
economic support, ecologic
value, and recreation opportu-
nities to rural south-central
Oregon.”
State officials initially
had hoped to buy an addi-
tional 25,000 acres immedi-
ately to the east, but public
financing is not currently
Comments sought on Sucker Creek project
The U.S. Forest Service
(USFS) Wild Rivers Ranger
District is proposing fish habi-
tat and water quality improve-
ments in the Sucker Creek wa-
tershed through the Sucker
Creek Channel & Floodplain
Restoration Phase II Project.
Said USFS in part, “The
specific restoration goals are
to increase habitat quantity
and quality for Coho and Chi-
nook salmon, steelhead and
Pacific lamprey, reduce
stream temperature, and re-
duce excessive fine sediment.
“Restoration actions are
needed to address effects on
fish habitat and water quality
associated with past land-
management activities.
“Monitoring data show
that this section of Sucker
Creek has been straightened
and realigned, and its mean-
ders and flood plain have
been altered.
“Meanders and flood
plain are important to stream
ecology and function,” said
USFS, “as they help dissipate
flood energy, allow fine sedi-
ments to be deposited outside
of the stream channel, and
provide a diversity of habitat
types for fish, wildlife, other
aquatic organisms and riparian
plants.
“Currently, mine tailing
piles confine the channel, and
channel instability has caused
excessive erosion and steep
cutbanks.
“There is a need to im-
prove fish habitat and water
quality in Sucker Creek by
reconstructing portions of the
channel, placing large wood
structures in the stream chan-
nel and flood plain and ripar-
ian planting.”
Project work will follow
applicable laws, in-stream
work guidelines and Forest
Plan standards and guidelines
including the Northwest For-
est Plan and Port Orford Ce-
Four Way applications due April 1
Grant applications for
2010 from nonprofit organi-
zations serving Josephine and
western Jackson counties are
being accepted by the Four
Way Community Foundation.
Applications must be
completed and received by
April 1.
Guidelines and forms can
be requested via P.O. Box
652, Grants Pass OR 97528;
or leave a voice message at
541-474-9774.
To qualify, organizations
must have 501(c)3 status or
be an organization for which
individual donations are tax-
exempt under IRS rules.
“This community has
many organizations and pro-
jects which need and deserve
support, especially in our
current economic situation,”
said Steve Welch, foundation
president. “We know we will
not be able to fully fund all
the requests we receive. Still,
we want to invite any non-
profit group serving our area
to consider participating in
the application process.”
The Four Way Commu-
nity Foundation provides
funds to projects “that en-
hance educational, cultural,
and social conditions” in Jo-
sephine and western Jackson
counties. Preference is given
to capital projects; organiza-
tions that strive to become
self-supporting; that make
extensive use of volunteers;
and that provide facilities not
supported by public funds.
Established in 1975, the
foundation accepts, manages
and invests bequests, contri-
butions and donations from
community-minded individu-
als and families. Currently the
foundation is managing ap-
proximately $3.8 million in
assets. Earnings are used to
provide grants and scholar-
ships supporting the work of
a wide variety of community
organizations.
Since inception, the
foundation has distributed
more than $4 million to aid
worthy projects.
Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church
We read in 2 Corinthians
of the veil Moses wore when-
ever he spoke to the Israelites
after he had received and told
them of the Ten Command-
ments.
A veil also is referred to as
something that can cloud our
minds, to keep us from seeing
and hearing the true word of
God.
“But when one turns to the
Lord, the veil is removed.” It is
up to us to do the turning.
Calendar:
Wednesday,
Feb. 17, 7 p.m., Ash Wednes-
day Service (meeting jointly
with Immanuel United Method-
ist Church); Thursdays, 4 p.m.,
Good Shepherd Singers; Sun-
days, 9:15 a.m., all-comers Sun-
day School followed by wor-
ship and Communion.
New Hope Christian School
A free talk on dyslexia will
be held on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at
Rogue Valley Community
Church, 623 Pine St. in Rogue
River from 6 to 9 p.m.
Dyslexia is a leading cause
of children not being successful
in school, as it affects the ability
to read and spell well -- the
basis of being able to compre-
hend and communicate.
The speaker will be Susan
Barton, well-known throughout
the United States for dealing
with dyslexia and for founding
Bright Solutions for Dyslexia.
She is also a teacher with the
University of California system
of graduate courses on reading
issues.
Because seating is limited,
register for the program at
roguevalley.eventbrite.com.
Good News About
Cost of Hospice Care
No one is refused service because of a lack of
financial resources. There is no co-pay or
deductible for Hospice services when covered by
Medicare or Medicaid. Most insurance plans pay all
or a portion of Hospice care.
Call Lovejoy Hospice for more information.
(541) 474-1193
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
♥Living Well With Chronic Conditions
in Southern Oregon - OSU Extension workshop:
Wednesdays, January 27th to March 3rd, 2010, 1:00pm to 5pm
in Conference Rm. 1.
♥Conversations with...Advanced Directives
Please RSVP to (541) 474-1193
Bring your own lunch and a beverage will be provided
Thursday, February 25, 2010
12-1:00pm in Conference Rm. 1.
dar Management Record of
Decisions, noted USFS.
The project is part of a
continuing partnership involv-
ing USFS, Illinois Valley Wa-
tershed Council, I.V. Soil &
Water Conservation District
and valley communities to
better watershed productivity.
“This project builds on
the success achieved by
Phase I of this project, which
created more than .4 miles of
spawning and rearing habitat
through constructing side
channels along Sucker Creek
in 2009, said USFS.
District Ranger Joel King
invites public response. E-
mail responses can be sent to
eaberger@fs.fed.us. Address
written responses to Liz Ber-
ger at Wild Rivers Ranger
District, 26568 Redwood
Hwy., Cave Junction OR
97523 or phone 541-618-
2051. Response is requested
by March 8.
FEBRUARY: Purple Finch
The purple finch has finally shown up in
O’Brien. We had our first visitor last week.
Our first Anna’s hummingbird is making a
daily visit to our house also.
The purple finch is similar to the house
finch, but they look chunkier with a shorter
tail. If you’re from the east coast you may
have noticed that our purple finches have less
color than their eastern relatives.
Male: 6” tall, raspberry-red head, cap,
breast, back, and rump with some brown on
wings and tail.
Female: plain brown with a streaked chest
and white eyebrows.
Nesting: May nesters. Females and males
build a cup nest of twigs, grasses and moss
usually 5-60 feet high in a tree. The female in-
cubates 3-6 light green-blue eggs with dark
marks. Both parents feed their young.
Feeding: ground and canopy foliage feed-
ers on seeds and insects, fruits in summer and
tree buds and blossoms in winter and spring.
They’ll come to your feeder searching for sun-
flower seed and millet mostly in the winter.
Take it from me, they love peanut hearts and
cracked corn. If you want to give them a real
treat, give them some pumpkin seeds. (Please
remember to always give the birds unsalted
seeds and nuts.) They travel in a flock of up to
50 birds. Two years ago I had over 50 feeding
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF SELMA
18285 Redwood Hwy., Selma
597-4169
Pastor Monty Pope
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship - 11 a.m.
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IMMANUEL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
200 Watkins St., CJ
Phone 592-3876
Pastor Charles Chase
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.
Child-care for small children
Web Page:
http://UMCImmanuel.org
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ST. PATRICK OF THE FOREST
CATHOLIC CHURCH
407 W. River St., CJ
592-3658
Fr. William Holtzinger, Pastor
Mass - Saturday 5:30 p.m.
No Sunday Mass
Holy Days TBA
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday - 4:30 to 5 p.m.
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7th DAY ADVENTIST
265 S. Old Stage Rd., CJ
Sabbath School - 9:30 a.m.
Saturday Worship 11 a.m.
Prayer/Praise 7 p.m. Tuesday
Pastor Verne Hyland
Church 592-3218
Madrone Adventist School
592-3330
available. The department is
working with a nonprofit con-
servation group, The Conser-
vation Fund which is purchas-
ing the land until future state
purchases are possible.
“This is truly an historic
moment,” said John Black-
well, board chairman. “We’ve
assured that this land remains
in forest use, providing a
whole range of benefits for
future generations. That’s
especially important these
days, when we’re facing per-
manent loss of forestland to
development and other uses.”
The tract is 50 miles
south of Bend in northern
Klamath County, east of state
Hwy. 97 near the community
of Gilchrist.
The purchase is financed
with $15 million in bonds
approved by the 2009 Legis-
lature with support from Gov.
Kulongoski. The bonds will
be repaid during 20 years
with proceeds from the Ore-
gon Lottery.
The state is purchasing
the property from Fidelity
National Timber Resources
Inc., owner since 2006.
The property is part of
larger holdings owned by the
Gilchrist Timber Co. for most
of the 20th century. The com-
munity of Gilchrist was a
“company town,” the site of
the company mill and home
to many of its workers.
The land, which once
supported expanses of large
Ponderosa pine trees, was
heavily harvested in the early
1990s, following the Gilchrist
Timber Co. sale.
The land was replanted
as required by Oregon’s For-
est Practices Act, and is now
stocked with trees some 20
years old.
It will be several decades
before the forest will be able
to provide timber sale reve-
nue to Klamath County to
support local services.
“Without this action
(Wednesday, Feb. 10), this
land may have faced a dra-
matically different future,”
said Oregon State Forester
Marvin Brown. OBF noted:
“Years away from pro-
viding revenue from timber
harvest, the land was not a
likely purchase prospect for
forestland investors. It most
likely would have been di-
vided into many smaller par-
cels, with a scattering of
homes and other development.
“This would have in-
creased fire danger while se-
verely limiting larger scale
management for wildlife habi-
tat, public recreation opportu-
nities and other benefits.”
under a table while it was snowing and 8
inches of snow on the ground.
Habitat: common in non-residential areas,
preferring open woods or edges of low to mid
elevation conifer forests. They are year round
residents, but I only see a few during spring
and summer. It’s February when large flocks
come to feed.
Did you know? The purple finch is the of-
ficial state bird of New Hampshire. Watch the
male purple finch. They may lift the feathers
atop its head slightly, creating the appearance
of a crest.
Do you have a favorite bird you would like
to see as “Bird of the Month”? Send me an
email at birdwatching@frontiernet.net.
If you’re in Cave Junction on a Saturday
morning and you’re hungry, come by Mi-
chelle’s Restaurant around 8:30 a.m. and
have breakfast with me and other bird lovers.
Birding on T.V.? There’s a new show
about bird watching called “Bird Adventures”
every Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. I
thought it was a good show. On the program, I
saw my very first green jay. It looks just like
our scrub blue jay only it has a green body
with a blue, black, and white head. It was very
beautiful. I plan on watching this show more
in the future and I hope you do too.
Harry Johnson
O’Brien, Oregon
333 Redwood Hwy. 541-592-6434
THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS
209 S. Junction Ave., CJ
Sacrament Meet - 9 a.m.
Sunday School - 10:20 a.m.
Priesthood, Relief Soc. -
11:10 a.m.
Bishop G. Frank Sybrant
(541) 245-3394
1st Counselor
Larry D. Hammersmith
(541) 592-3919
2nd Counselor Dan Fiske
(541) 592-6182
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CAVES CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
Pastor Jeremy Nehf
PO Box 293
Cave Junction, OR 97523
(541) 287-7862
Email: nehfilim@gmail.com
Sunday Service - 10:30 a.m.
Lorna Byrne Middle School
Gym, 101 S. Junction Ave., CJ
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GOOD SHEPHERD
LUTHERAN CHURCH
East River Street
& Lewis Court, CJ
Pastor Don Torala
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.
Tuesday Youth group - 6 p.m.
Church Phone: 592-2290
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
Evangelical
Pastor Dave Gordon
113 S. Caves Ave., CJ
Office: 592-3896
Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Christian Academy
Pre-K to 12th grade
Awana - Wednesdays - 6 p.m.
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ILLINOIS VALLEY
PENTECOSTALS
987 Caves Hwy., CJ
(541) 592-4716 or 218-2792
Sunday - 2:30 p.m.
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VALLEY EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
498 Laurel Road, CJ
P.O. Box 1248
Pastor Marvin Porter
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service - 11 a.m.
evfree@frontiernet.net
592-6160
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ILLINOIS VALLEY
BAPTIST CHURCH
102 S. Redwood Hwy., CJ
Pastor Frank J. Matz, Jr.
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship - 6 p.m.
Women’s Bible Study
Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
www.goodshepherdlutheraniv.org
www.illinoisvalleybaptistchurch.org
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Phone: (541) 592-6149
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TAKILMA BIBLE CHURCH
10300 Takilma Road, Takilma
Pastor Dan Robinson
Bible Study / Prayer Time
9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study
7 p.m.
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BRIDGEVIEW
COMMUNITY CHURCH
5181 Holland Loop, CJ
592-3923
“We celebrate God’s Presence
in our lives!”
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
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FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
451 S. Junction Ave., CJ
592-3956
Pastor Mark McLean
Sunday School - 10 a.m.
Morning Worship - 11 a.m.
Evening Worship - 6 p.m.
Wednesday - 7 p.m.
Adult Bible Study
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CALVARY FELLOWSHIP
OF CAVE JUNCTION
meeting at
Evergreen Elementary School
520 W. River St., CJ
Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study
6:30 p.m.
Pastor Pat Henderson
592-3092
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