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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Obituaries
Calvin “Pa” Holmes
Calvin “Pa” Holmes passed
away on Monday, March 28,
2011. He moved to the Illinois
Valley in 1990 from Pensacola,
Florida.
“Pa” had a successful
career in hair care, owning and
operating 4 different shops
and a hair clinic which he
researched and developed his
own line of hair care products.
He graduated Jacksonville
Beauty College in 1962 in
Jacksonville, Florida. “Pa”
retired after 32 years in the
industry. He also received a
Bachelor’s degree from Beacon
Bible College in 1962.
After moving to Illinois
Valley in 1990, “Pa” enjoyed
traveling the country, going
south each winter and returning
each spring. He loved spending
time with his friends and family
especially his grand children.
“Pa” enjoyed all aspects of the
garden from seed to harvest.
t. He was talented at wire art
and jewelry making. “Pa” did
many, many more things in
life, his greatest legacy was his
faith in God and love for his
family and friends. He enjoyed
shows, fairs and gatherings
where he would open a soup
kitchen and serve free food.
He was born to and preceded
in death by James and Eunice
Holmes from Eugene, Oregon.
He was also preceded in death
by his sister Pricilla Hyde.
Survivors include brothers,
Jim, Aubrey and Rodney
Holmes, all of California.
Surviving children include
Gregory Holmes of California,
Philip Holmes of Portland,
Oregon, John Homes and
Heather Jantz, both of Cave
Junction. He also left behind
7 grandchildren who will miss
him very much.
Please join us for a
celebration of his life. A
ceremony in his honor will
be held Saturday, April 9 at
3:00om at 5960 Takilma Road.
Please bring a dish to share.
Roberta M. Jones
Roberta M. Jones, age 77,
of Cave Junction, died sudden-
ly Tuesday, March 15, 2011
at Three Rivers Community
Hospital.
A memorial service planned
at Community Bible Church
will be announced. Hull &
Hull Funeral Directors are in
charge of arrangements.
Remembrances may be
made to Community Christian
Academy, 113 Caves High-
way, Cave Junction, Oregon
97523.
Roberta was born March
18, 1933 in Springfield, Or-
egon to Ortis & Dolly Bryant.
She moved with her family
when she was ten years old to
Cave Junction where she lived
for the rest of her life.
Roberta attended Commu-
nity Bible Church and volun-
teered with their soup kitchen.
She enjoyed collecting
antiques.
Survivors include her
husband, Bob Jones; her
son, Steve Scheer; her
granddaughters, Laura Scheer
and Andrea Scheer; and her
cousin, Glenn Overstreet.
She was preceded in death
by her son, Deral Scheer.
Robin Marie Weyhe
Robin Marie Weyhe,
beloved mother, sister, grand-
mother, and aunt went home to
Our Heavenly Father’s House
on Thursday, March 24, 2011.
Robin was born August 26,
1936 in Santa Rosa, California
to Laurence and Alice (Robin)
Weyhe. She was the eldest of
five siblings. Robin particular-
ly enjoyed homemaking and
spending time with family and
friends. She was an avid reader,
gifted artist, and had a wonder-
ful sense of humor. Robin and
her daughters moved to Cave
Junction from Santa Rosa in
1971; she moved to Grants
Pass in 1980. She had many
interests, including ministering
the Word of God through Bible
studies and outreach ministry;
and volunteering with daugh-
ter, Rachel, at Wildlife Images
and the National Indian Parent
Center, where they built many
lifelong friendships.
Robin is survived
by seven of her eight daughters:
Laura Goode, husband Bill, of
Santa Rosa; Liz Bankston, hus-
band Terry, of Myrtle Creek,
OR; Pattie Whitehall, husband
Daniel, of Arlington, WA;
Debbie Witham of Avon Lake,
OH; Sue Goodman, husband
Tom, Paula Mattingly, and
Rachel Bartow, all of Grants
Pass. She is also survived by
her two sisters: Jan Rosenberg,
husband Lee, of Central Point,
and Liz Merrill of Grants Pass;
17 cherished grandchildren;
12 treasured great-grandchil-
dren; and many loving nieces
and nephews.
Robin was preceded
in death by both of her parents;
daughter, Margie Little; and
two brothers, Paul Weyhe and
Larry Weyhe. She will be tre-
mendously missed; however,
we know she is at peace in the
arms of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.
Private services will be held.
Hull & Hull Funeral Directors
are in charge of arrangements.
book at www.since1928hull.com
Ronald L. Terrel
Obituary appeared in
March 30, 2011 issue of “Illi-
nois Valley News” without the
intended photo.
Betty June Vineyard
Betty June Vineyard,
age 78, of Cave Junction, died
Thursday, March 31, 2011
at Three Rivers Community
Hospital.
A memorial service will
be announced. Illinois Valley
Funeral Directors are in charge
of arrangements.
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Vandals Destroy
West Fork Trailhead
How do I tell the over 120
volunteers who spent more
than 3,500 hours helping to
develop this public site about
the vandalism I discovered
Tuesday, March 28, at the West
Fork Trailhead at the Forks
State Park? How do I let the
private donors know that their
hard-earned money so gener-
ously donated for the picnic
tables and benches that these
items were stolen from the pic-
nic area at the trailhead?
For those who may not
have visited this new recre-
ation area off Westside Road,
we “used to have” a pretty nice
trailhead. It had a kiosk with a
map painted on it showing the
trail system and information
about the trails’ lengths and
difficulty. Vandals completely
destroyed it over the weekend.
We used to have three 7-
foot long cedar picnic tables
made by 199 Lumber. Two of
these public tables have now
been stolen including the chain
and padlocks used to secure
them.
We “used to have” three 4-
foot long benches in the picnic
area, and now all have been
stolen along with their chain
and padlocks.
If you have read this and
are as outraged as I am, please
help do something to bring
these criminals to justice. A
reward is being offered to any-
one for providing information
leading to the arrest of those
vandals who have essentially
destroyed this new recreation-
al trailhead. Damages have
been estimated at more than
$1,500. The sheriff’s office
is now involved in a crimi-
nal investigation. If you have
any information regarding the
destruction of this State Park
trailhead, contact the Sheriff’s
office (541-474-5123, Ext. 5),
and reference Case No. 2011-
2812.
Sue Williams
Cave Junction
Katie is still missing
Katie is still missing. The
dog killed on Hwy. 199 near
the entrance to Forks State
Park was a Rottweiler, not a
Doberman. However, she was
a “deceased pet”, not just a
“dead dog” – and her owners
will be notified if she was
microchipped.
I must return home to
Brookings for a few days to
tend to my physically and
psychologically injured wife.
In the meantime, I know
that the number of eyes and
ears seeking Katie have
been multiplied a thousand-
fold. Progress and search
suggestions will be updated
on kevinportraits.com/Katie.
html. Maybe the process will
yield a template of effective
steps to take for future searches
for missing children, precious
pets, terrorists, or…
Thank you Cave Junction
and I will be back for
continuing hands-on search
and for an appreciation of the
beauty of the emerging spring.
I will keep my cell phone on
(541-251-2031). Remember
that there are continuing local
resources such as Josephine
County Animal Control and
souternoregonanimalrescue@
yahoo.com (541-592-4683).
Tom Taylor
Brookings, OR
Standing with
Women
The Zonta Club of Grants
Pass is grateful to both the
Grants Pass City Council and
Josephine County Commis-
sioners for issuing proclama-
tions in honor of International
Womens Day and Zonta Rose
Day. Their Proclamations cel-
ebrate the progress women
have made in community life
and their own well-being.
Zonta’s ninety-two years
of service to women world-
wide and sixty-four years lo-
cally has helped make a dif-
ference for women in all areas
of their lives and the lives of
their families. It is particularly
in education that women are
achieving gains. More than
50% of college students are
now women.
Although much has been
accomplished, there remains
room for improvement. During
the recent economic downturn
women lost jobs at a slower
rate than men, perhaps due
to the continuing 23% gap in
wages paid women for compa-
rable work.
The support of leaders in
our community can signifi-
cantly assist needed changes
ending violence against wom-
en, as well as business and po-
litical participation. Those who
share our passion to improve
the status of women may wish
to find us at zontagrantspass.
org and/or attend a program
meeting.
A sincere “Thank You,”
Beth Williams, President,
Zonta Club of Grants Pass
Advocacy Chair
Where are the
Authorities?
Regarding the case of ani-
mal hoarding in Selma, the
hoarders were not the only
people who disassociated
themselves from squalid con-
ditions; the county did the
same, disregarding neighbors’
complaints. Things could nev-
er have gotten so bad if county
law enforcement had been do-
ing their job: keeping order
through enforcement of law.
Instead, they told the
neighbors to shoot the stray-
ing dogs, making them do
the sheriff’s job of necessary
evil and creating bad blood
between neighbors. Deputies
should have gone there on the
first complaint and started en-
forcing nuisance and Animal
Control and nuisance ordi-
nances, including licensing of
their disorderly dogs.
Law and order starts with
the enforcement of order
through nuisance ordinances
against excessive dogs, feces,
litter, and weeds. Thinking
of such laws as petty or dis-
pensable is short-sighted, and
directly leads to public safety
hazards, expensive abate-
ments, and worse offenses,
such as the close confinement
of dogs and cats that resulted
from neighbors following the
sheriff’s instructions. These
laws are not petty; they are the
foundation of law and order,
keeping peace between neigh-
bors, and maintaining the kind
of orderly appearance that dis-
courages offensive and crimi-
nal behavior.
Because our deputies have
not been doing the ordinary
but indispensable work of
maintaining order through en-
forcement of nuisance codes,
they are free to get into all
kinds of mischief, like lying in
wait or cruising for speeders,
picking out beater cars to stop
and checking for insurance, or
busting people for weed. The
sheriff’s policy of ignoring
“minor” complaints in favor
of revenue-chasing and assist-
ing the feds has led directly to
major crimes, like the killing
of Tom Green and our most re-
cent animal-hoarding hell.
Live free, and prosper.
Rycke Brown
Grants Pass
Here, There & Everywhere
Every Wednesday
Wild River Pizza – Open Mic. 6-8pm Con-
tact Todd Kaberline or Jim Nolan 54-646-0975
or 541-660-8572
$229*. Must have driver permit (not a license)
and be under 18 to qualify for $229 tuition. Call
for more info. 541-956-7303
April 23rd
April 8,
I.V. Grange #370 will host a special fund-
raising dinner featuring homemade lasagna.
We will honor a citizen of the year, and
recognize our wonderful volunteers! 6:30pm
– 9:00pm Where - I.V. Grange, 3763 Holland
Loop Road, just 3.1 miles from Cave Junction
Phone 541-592-3368 for more information.
April 12 thru June 7
ODOT approved Driver Training classes.
Held @ IVHS Pre-registration required, tuition:
Selma, OR –Siskiyou Field Institute and
Deer Creek Center will be hosting their An-
nual Open House on Saturday, April 23rd from
11 am until 3 pm. The event is a celebration of
the beginning of Siskiyou Field Institute’s 2011
field season with lots of activities, including:
guided hikes, nest box building, a wildflower
show, children’s activities, tours of Deer Creek
Center, and presentations from the SFI and
DCC Board and staff; with refreshments by
Kate Dwyer.
The tentative schedule for the Open House
is as follows: Kids activities with SFI Youth
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the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains to learn-
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Deer Creek Center, 1241 Illinois River Road,
in Selma, OR. For more information about the
Open House – or about Siskiyou Field Institute
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May 7
The Annual Spring Plant Sale will be held
May 7 from 9:00am to ?? in front of the County
Building on Redwood Hwy in Cave Junction.
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