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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Fence details addressed at I.V. Airport meeting
SWING ‘N’ SING - The Illinois Valley Chamber of
Commerce free Concerts in the Park series will continue
at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 22 at Jubilee Park in Cave Junc-
tion with a jazzy performance by Oregon Little Big Band.
Illinois Valley Little League operates a refreshment stand
during concerts. And there is a 50/50 drawing. See the ad
elsewhere in this issue.
LABOR DAY LINES - The Illinois Valley Lions Club
39th annual Labor Day Festival again will host an amateur
talent show. Cash prizes will be awarded the winners of
each age group. Sign up by Aug. 31. For more information,
phone “Donna,” 541-596-2719, or “Sue,” 541-592-2252.
Entry forms for the Monday, Sept. 6 Labor Day Parade and
festival vendor sign-ups are available. It costs nothing to
enter the parade, said organizer Harry Johnson. “All
groups and organizations are accepted and welcomed,” he
said. Phone him at 541-596-2104 to participate.
LUCKY DUCKIES - Public entries for Grants Pass Rotary
Club’s 2010 Rogue Duck Derby are available. Proceeds from
the event are earmarked for a baseball complex project near
Allendale Elementary School in Grants Pass, and a three-year
commitment has been made to the Illinois Valley Booster Club
to help develop an all-weather track at Illinois Valley High
School. Duck Derby entries are available for purchase in Cave
Junction at the Illinois Valley News office, Home Valley Bank
and Bi-Rite Auto Parts. The race will be held on Sept. 25.
NOTEPAD - A meeting of the Illinois Valley Airport Advi-
sory Board will he held on Monday, July 26, beginning at 5:30
p.m. in the former smokejumper mess hall at the airport …
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners will be in
Cave Junction to meet with city government and constituents
beginning 6 p.m. on Monday, July 26 at the JoCo Bldg. 102
S. Redwood Hwy. … Two banner quilts will be created to
celebrate the partnership between the National Park Service
and the Illinois Valley community which supports Oregon
Caves National Monument. The quilts, designed under the
expert attention of quilters Carol Dickson and Nancy Brown,
will be displayed at I.V. Visitor Center, at the Monument and, it
is hoped, the I.V. Lions Labor Day Parade and other outreach
events around the region. Phone 541-592-8521 or 541-592-
2250 for more information or to participate … “Don,” an 80-
year-old Korean War veteran who recently relocated to Illinois
Valley, relates this story: Wearing his VFW cap as he made
his way by wheelchair across a parking lot, he felt a tap on
one shoulder. A woman handed him $20. “She insisted that I
take it,” he said. Don wanted her to know that he sent that $20
to a friend in his VFW post, #1 in Denver, which will forward
the money to a nonprofit organization that helps meet the
needs of the children of U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan
… After nine weeks of play at Illinois Valley Golf Course final
results are in for the Wednesday nighters: The Holland Store
team of Bob Reis and Neil Reiske are first with 93 points;
Tony Morreale and Kit Fluck’s team, sponsored by Dave’s
Outdoor Power Equipment, is second with 92; and Home Val-
ley Bank’s Marv Ahlers and Mike Harbert are third with 84.
With four weeks left to play on Monday nights, Mo Wiley and
Robin Savage’s self-sponsored team lead with 94 points … T
-shirts: *I support recycling. I wore this yesterday. *I have not
yet begun to procrastinate. *I’m confused. Oh, wait, maybe I’m
not ... Did you hear the definition of sarcasm? “Barbed ire.”
LAST WORDS X 2 - *“You will never be happy if you
continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will
never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” (Albert
Camus)
*“A leader is a person you
will follow to a place you
wouldn’t go by yourself.”
(Unknown)
Cave Junction
Wednesday, July 21
Sunshine
High--88 Low--54
Thursday, July 22
Sunshine
High--92 Low--54
Friday, July 23
Sunshine
High--94 Low--51
Saturday, July 24
Sunshine
High--91 Low--52
Sunday, July 25
Sunshine
High--90 Low--50
Monday, July 26
Sunshine
High--88 Low--49
Tuesday, July 27
Sunshine
High--95 Low--49
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures, and rainfall
recorded at The End of the Road
in O’Brien by Cheryl & Harry
Johnson:
*Fri., July 9 102 60.00
*Sat., July 10 100 61.00
*Sun., July 11 100 58.00
*Mon., July 12 98 57.00
*Tue., July 13 87 57.00
*Wed., July 14 100 51.00
*Thu., July 15 103 56.00
Following are the high-and-
low temperatures and rainfall
recorded by Illinois River Farm
in Cave Junction:
*Fri., July 9 100 55.00
*Sat., July 10 96 57.00
*Sun., July 11 97 55.00
*Mon., July 12 95 58.00
*Tue., July 13 85 57.00
*Wed., July 14 92 47.00
*Thu., July 15 100 52.00
By SCOTT JORGENSEN
IVN Staff Writer
A slew of issues in-
volving Illinois Valley
Airport were addressed
during a nearly two-hour
meeting Tuesday after-
noon, July 13 at the site’s
restaurant building.
More than 20 people
attended the gathering,
organized by Josephine
County Public Works Di-
rector Rob Brandes. He is
serving as interim airport
manager while Alex Grossi
is on medical leave.
Brandes said that the
purpose of the meeting
was to “facilitate commu-
nication” between airport
users and tenants, mem-
bers of the public and the
county commissioners.
The contract for the
fence project at the airport,
the fo rmer Siskiyou
Smokejumper Base, in-
cluded internal and exter-
nal elements, Brandes said.
He said that while the ex-
ternal fence is “generally
amenable to everyone,”
concerns persist regarding
the interior fence concept.
Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration (FAA) dead-
lines for the project are
looming, Brandes cau-
tioned.
FAA awards grants for
the vast majority of airport
projects throughout the
county, and losing a grant
could cost the county fur-
ther FAA funding opportu-
nities.
Also present was
Rainse Anderson, director
of aviation for WHPacific
Inc. That firm, which has
locations throughout the
Western United States,
was retained by the county
18 months ago to be on-
call engineers for both the
county’s airports. It also
has worked on master plan
projects for those facilities.
Anderson said that
FAA is ready to issue a
grant for the fencing. The
Eugene-based firm 2G
Construction will be rec-
ommended to receive the
bid, Anderson said, adding
that the grant offer from
FAA soon will be made to
the county.
FAA is aware that dis-
cussions are occurring re-
garding possible changes
to the fence design, Ander-
son said. He said that fund-
ing for the internal portion
of the fence project could
be removed without pen-
alty to the county if there
is no agreement on that
particular issue.
Anderson said that the
county plans to pursue the
grant with the inclusion of
funds for the interior
fence. The federal fiscal
year ends on Sept. 30, he
Bridge replacement spurs
Forest Service road closure
Construction that will
affect traffic on U.S. Forest
Service Road 33, also known
as Agness Road in Curry
County, east of the city of
Gold Beach, will start soon.
The project work will
occur at the Illinois River
(MP 26.9) and Rogue River
(MP 30.7).
Work is under the West-
ern Federal Lands Highway
Division (WFLHD) of the
Federal Highway Administra-
tion (FHWA) in cooperation
with the U.S. Forest Service
Gold Beach Ranger District
will be starting
Work will include:
*Replacing bridge rail
and bridge approach guardrail
at the Illinois River and
Rogue River bridges.
*Cleaning and painting
the Illinois River Bridge.
*Completing structural
repairs to the Illinois River
Bridge.
*Minor deck repair on
the Rogue River Bridge.
During the work, de-
lays of up to 30 minutes
could occur. However,
delays to traffic will not be
allowed between 6 and 9
a.m. and 3:30 and 6 p.m.
on school days; and 6 and
9 a.m. and 4 and 6 p.m. on
all other days.
Work is to start on or
around Monday, July 26, and
be completed on or around
Jan. 12, 2011. WFLHD will
have on-site staff available to
answer questions during con-
struction. Contact information
for on-site staff will be pro-
vided to the public in future
notices.
Those with questions
should contact Mike Odom,
FHWA project manager, at
360-619-7700; or Paul Pode-
sta, Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest road man-
ager, at 541-247-3600.
said, so the county should
accept the FAA grant offer
by Sept. 1.
Cave Junction resident
Roger Brandt, a member of
the Siskiyou Smokejumper
Base Museum Project, de-
scribed the entire scenario
as a “fiasco.” Brandt said
that there has been “no
planning in this at all,” or
public input.
“Clearly, a lot of peo-
ple are not happy with the
way the fence is going to
be set up,” Brandt said.
He said that by estab-
lishing a smokejumper
museum at the airport, an
“authentic experience”
could be created for tour-
ists and travelers along
Redwood Hwy. The addi-
tion of an interior fence
would clash with that vi-
sion, Brandt said.
Brandes said that the
challenge of the project is
to
maintain
a
“compromise” between
modernizing the airport
and preserving its historic
value. He said that the
county is not committed to
the positioning of the inte-
rior fence and the final
determination will be made
by the commissioners.
Former smokejumper
Wes Brown stated that the
airport used to have a pe-
rimeter and interior fence,
so there is historical prece-
dence for such amenities at
the site.
Anderson emphasized
that the main purpose of a
perimeter fence would be
to heighten security at the
site.
After the Sept. 11,
2001 terrorist attacks in
New York City and Wash-
ington, D.C., Anderson
said, FAA and the Trans-
portation Safety Admini-
stration began taking a
closer look at the levels of
security at general aviation
airports such as the Illinois
Valley facility.
The fence also is in-
tended to keep out wild-
life, Anderson added, add-
ing that there also have
been reports of vandalism
at the airport. He noted
that the internal fence is
“mostly for safety,” and
will prevent children and
pets from running out onto
an active airfield.
FAA also wants to
eliminate the possibility of
collisions between auto-
mobiles and airplanes,
Anderson said, observing
that there are two places at
the airport where that
could occur.
Anderson pledged to
obtain an estimate for a
split rail design for the
interior fence, as audience
members expressed a pref-
erence for that concept.
“We’ll come up with a
plan,” he said.
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Food resource guide provided
In an effort to encourage
gardeners and farmers to
share excess food crops with
those in need, the Spiral Liv-
ing Center Illinois Valley
Food Coalition has created a
“Food Resources in the Illi-
nois Valley” flier.
The flier was distributed
through Illinois Valley News
and the Common Ground
newsletter, and soon will be
available at locations
throughout the valley.
Said Mara Lambert, the
Center’s office assistant, “We
were able to print and distrib-
ute 3,500 copies of the flier
The Public is cordially invited to
Trudy Monsma’s 75th
through the help of local do-
nors and the Carpenter Foun-
dation of Medford. Our team
worked many hours gathering
the information and designing
the flier.”
The flier also lists local
meal programs and has sug-
gestions for stocking an emer-
gency food pantry. Food
banks listed on the flier have
noted an increase in requests
for food assistance. Dona-
tions of canned goods, be-
sides fresh produce, are
needed to continue to meet
the increased demand.
For free copies of the
flier, contact Spiral Living
Center at 541-592-3642, or
spirallivinginfo@gmail.com.
The Center is a nonprofit edu-
cational center promoting
sustainable living skills in
Illinois Valley.
6 p.m., Jubilee Park, Cave Junction
Thursday, July 22 -
Oregon Little Big Band
July 29 Dos Gardenias
Aug. 5 Now & Then
Illinois Valley Little League will sell refreshments.
Sponsored by: Bridgeview Vineyards Winery, Evergreen
Federal Bank, Eye Care Group, H&R Block, Harmony Gar-
dens, Illinois Valley News, River Mountain Printing, Rough
& Ready Lumber Co., SOFCU, Sterling Savings Bank, Wild
River Brewing & Pizza Co.
Birthday celebration
6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25
In the lobby of the Chateau
at Oregon Caves
Live music by Trudy Monsma, the family choir, Jennie May Donnell & more
Donations can be made to the Friends of the Oregon Caves and
Chateau in Trudy’s honor as a founding member.
Please join us for some cake and fun!
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Thursday: Seniors Day · LUCKY 7 BULLS & BARRELS, 8 p.m.
Friday: Kids Day · TRUCK PULL, 8 p.m. · SWEET TOWN LITTLE in concert
Saturday: Curry Round-up · TUFF TRUCKS - Josh Amos Memorial Event, 7 p.m.
· THE ISRAELITES in concert
Sunday: Family Day · MUD DRAG RACES, 1 p.m.
Everyday: GREAT CATS of the WORLD · RAPTORS - birds of prey
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