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Page 3 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Cassanelli questions I.V. Airport bid process FUDGE OF JULY - Independence Day will fall on Sun- day this week, but banks, city, county, state and federal offices will be closed on Monday, July 5 to take a three-day weekend holiday. The Illinois Valley News office will be open Monday, and all regular deadlines will apply. SUMMERTIME SONGSTERS - The Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce free Concerts in the Park series will continue at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 1 at Jubilee Park in Cave Junction with a performance by “Broadway Phil & the Shouters.” The six-week summer concert program features numerous area favorite performers. Illinois Valley Little League operates a refreshment stand during concerts. See the ad in this issue. REUNIONMANIA - IVHS Alumni & Friends will hold its annual Reunionmania Weekend on Friday through Sun- day, July 2 through 4. Eight Illinois Valley High School classes from 1950 to 2000 will be in Illinois Valley with din- ners, parties and other celebrations. Alumni-sponsored events include a tour of Kerbyville Museum at 2 p.m. Satur- day, July 3, a dance Saturday evening at the Junction Inn, and a breakfast and silent auction (public can attend) from 8 a.m. to noon on the Fourth of July Sunday at Jubilee Park. Alumni weekend events support scholarships for IVHS seniors. See the ad on page 7. ALUMNI ALLOCATIONS - IVHS Alumni & Friends has received 17 applications for its three $2,500 scholarships and the new community service award of $500 sponsored by SOFCU Community Credit Union. Balloting by class- designated voters and retired teachers at Kerbyville Mu- seum began Monday, June 28 and will end at noon Satur- day, July 3. There also is a polling place in Grants Pass for those who live out of the valley. The new SOFCU Commu- nity Service Scholarship will be awarded by the Screening Committee. Scholarship recipients will be announced dur- ing breakfast in Jubilee Park on Sunday, July 4. HOSPICE BENEFIT - Tickets are available for “Heart of Summer,” the third annual dinner and auction gala spon- sored by Lovejoy Hospice. The event will be held on Satur- day, July 10 at Countryside Village at 1700 Kellenbeck Ave. in Grants Pass. The evening will begin at 5:30 with a wine-and-chocolate tasting followed by a buffet dinner at 6:30. There will be live and silent auctions, and the event will be capped off with music and dancing. All net proceeds will benefit the many unfunded services that Lovejoy Hos- pice provides. To purchase tickets, phone 541-474-1193 or email charlena@lovejoyhospice.org. NOTEPAD - Valley house mover Paul Weller loves his 1956 Ford and two 1955 Diamond T pickup trucks. His vintage vehicles, which pull their weight moving houses, have been featured in the July-Aug. issue of Vintage Truck magazine ... While Fourth of July activities have been canceled at Josephine County Fairgrounds, other commu- nities are hosting fireworks programs, including Crescent City, Calif., and Brookings on the coast ... The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument will host an All- Chamber Mixer on Friday, July 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. Refresh- ments will be served. Phone 541-592-3326 to RSVP. Spe- cial rates for lodging and dinner will be available for cham- ber members and their guests by phoning 541-592-3400 … Labor Day Parade and festival vendor sign-ups for the annual Illinois Valley Lions Club events are available. Phone Harry Johnson at 541-596-2104 for parade entries, and David Anderson at 541-597-4486 for vendor booths ... Overheard: We are not who we think we are. We are who God thinks we are ... Men’s Twilight League results after six weeks at Illinois Valley Golf Course show a continuing battle, as the self-sponsored team of Robin Savage and Mo Wiley is tied at 68 points with Chuck Taylor and Scott Taylor of team Taylor’s Country Store on Monday nights. Holland Store team Bob Reis and Neil Reiske lead the Wednesday nights pack with 68 points ... T-shirts: *Yeehaw: It’s not just a redneck saying, it’s a for- eign policy. *You mess with me, you mess with the whole trailer park. *Who says beer and a bug zapper ain’t a good time? *Jesus loves rednecks. LAST WORDS - “A cynical acceptance of the betrayal of public trust; why, that's the road to ruin in a democ- racy.” (Paul Gross as Constable Benton Fraser, RCMP, in “Due South.”) Illinois Valley News www.illinois-valley-news.com An Independent Weekly Newspaper Co-publishers: Bob & Jan Rodriguez Editor-in-Chief: Michelle Binker Entered as second class matter June 11, 1937 at Post Office as Official Newspaper for Josephine County and Josephine County Three Rivers School District, published at 321 S. Redwood Hwy., Cave Junction, OR 97523 Periodicals postage paid at Cave Junction OR 97523 P.O. Box 1370 USPS 258-820 Telephone (541) 592-2541, FAX (541) 592-4330 Email: newsroom1@frontiernet.net or newsdesk@illinois-valley-news.com Volume 73, No. 16 Staff: Zina Booth, Brenda Encinas, Scott Jorgensen and Millie Watkins Website design and maintenance by Ashgrove Visual Arts Member: Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association DEADLINES: News, Classified & Display Ads, Announcements & Letters 5 P.M. THURSDAYS (Classified ads & uncomplicated display ads can be accepted until noon Fridays with an additional charge.) POLICY ON LETTERS: ‘Illinois Valley News’ welcomes letters to the editor provided they are of general interest, in good taste, legible and not libelous. All letters must be signed, using complete name, and contain the writer’s address and telephone number. The latter need not be published, but will be used to verify authenticity. The ‘News’ reserves the right to edit letters. Gener- ally, one letter per person per month at publisher’s discretion. Letters are used at the discretion of the publisher. Unpublished letters are neither acknowledged nor returned. A prepaid charge may be levied if a letter is inordinately long in the publisher’s opinion. POLICY ON “HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE,” DISPLAY & CLASSIFIED ADS & NOTICES: All submissions must be hand-delivered, faxed or e-mailed to us for publication. Submissions must be resubmitted weekly if the item is to run more than one week. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year in Josephine County - $22.80 One year in Jackson and Douglas counties - $28.00 One year in all other Oregon counties and out-of-state - $39.00 POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to P.O. Box 1370, Cave Junction OR 97523 Advertising in the Illinois Valley News doesn’t cost, it pays. Phone 541-592-2541 By SCOTT JORGENSEN IVN Staff Writer Issues surrounding the Illinois Valley Airport domi- nated the discussion during the hour-long Tuesday, June 22 Josephine County Board of Commissioners adminis- trative meeting at the court- house in Grants Pass. Agenda items included selection of a temporary re- placement for Airports Man- ager Alex Grossi, who it’s anticipated will be on leave from four to six weeks. Public Works Director Rob Brandes and Chief Fi- nancial Officer Rosemary DeLashmutt had been sug- gested as possible interim airport managers when the matter had come up previ- ously. But Commissioner Sandi Cassanelli, who serves as airports liaison, said that Vance Stromme and Sally Pursell would be willing to handle the daily operations at both of the county’s airports. Pursell is a part-time airport administrative staffer, and Stromme does mainte- nance work at the airports. Commissioner Dave Toler said that his preference was to have Grossi’s duties handled by a member of the county’s management staff. Brandes stated that he would be willing to commit a maximum of one to two hours per week on the man- ager’s duties. Cassanelli said that would not be adequate. Toler insisted that the county needs someone with administrative capabilities to fill the position. He moved that Brandes be appointed as Grossi’s temporary replace- ment, and Chairman Dwight Ellis seconded. The motion passed 2-0, with Cassanelli abstaining. Cassanelli brought up an e-mail that was sent by Kenny Houck from the Illi- nois Valley Community De- velopment Organization. She said that according to that correspondence, Houck was promised that contractors from Illinois Valley would have the chance to bid on the fence project at I.V. Airport, located a few miles south of Cave Junction. Those bids are to close July 1. “Obviously they didn’t get the notice,” Cassanelli observed. Toler said that he was told of the situation on Fri- day, June 18, when he visited I.V. Airport to participate in the Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum Project week. Cassanelli said that bids for the fence were noticed in early June, but that tenants at the airport wanted to discuss the fence location with the project engineer. The engineer wanted to come to Grants Pass July 1 at 11 a.m. to discuss the fence modifications, Cassanelli said, adding that she reserved the Anne G. Basker Audito- rium for the occasion. But a meeting with pro- spective bidders for the pro- ject was set for 1 p.m. that same day. That prompted concerns from Toler about change orders. Cassanelli said that the engineer wanted suggestions on fence designs sent to him prior to his trip to Grants Pass to determine if any changes would comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. Toler said that changes would have to come back to Put some ZING in your mail box & in your week... Subscribe to the Illinois Valley News 541-592-2541 the board of commissioners prior to being approved. Brandes agreed, and said that any change orders required as an addendum would have to be sent to all the parties who bid on the project. Otherwise, Brandes said, the county could be sued. Toler asked Brandes to establish protocol for the process. Brandes replied that he would obtain a copy of the Request for Proposal for the airport fence project as soon as possible. Also brought up by Cas- sanelli was the lack of fuel at I.V. Airport. She said it’s entirely possible that gas sta- tions in Cave Junction could provide such a service. Ellis said he supports the addition of a fueling facility at the site, but that it would have to be approved by the Oregon Dept. of Environ- mental Quality, FAA and other agencies. There also are insurance issues involved, Ellis said, adding that past fueling operations at the air- port did not bring in enough business to cover insurance. Toler said that he would like to see somebody come up with a business plan for selling fuel at the airport in order to determine its feasibil- ity. He said he would favor the county providing an eco- nomic development grant to help a firm with any startup costs, but that his main con- cern is with the long-term viability of such an operation. During the meeting, commissioners also voted 3-0 to pass a resolution authoriz- ing the sale of county-owned property to the state through the Oregon Dept. of Trans- portation for a permanent easement. The two small ease- ments, located near the county building on Redwood Hwy., are needed for a pro- ject to add traffic signals to River Street. Property Manager Phil Killian said that the county will receive a $350 check for the easements. Bake Sale Nifty & Gifty Thrift Saturday, July 3 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Immanuel United Methodist Church 200 W. Watkins, Cave Junction & YARD SALE Friday & Saturday, July 2 & 3, 10 am - 3 pm Sourdough Chapter of Back Country Horsemen will present an historic horsecamp reenactment. MUSEUM OPEN! regular admission & tours Phone 541-592-5252 I.V. Senior Center at 520 River St. Cave Junction, will be serving a Country Breakfast Saturday, July 3rd from 8 am to 10:30 am $6.00 for Adults, $3.00 for children 12 & under You get the following: Bacon, Sausage, Scrambled Eggs, Biscuit & Gravy, Pancakes, and Fresh Fruit with coffee, milk. For $4 you can have a wonderful and tasty Quiche with fruit. Come out and enjoy a good old country breakfast and remember to bring an empty stomach.
