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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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Obituaries
Perry Lee Pullen
Perry Lee Pullen, age 76, of
Cave Junction, died Monday,
April 18, 2011 at his home.
A funeral service was held
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at
the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints in Cave
Junction. Private interment
will be in Laurel Cemetery in
Cave Junction. Illinois Valley
Funeral Directors are in charge
of arrangements.
Please sign the family guest
book at www.since1928hull.
com.
Perry was born February 2,
1935 in Portland, Ore. to Perry
& Ellen Pullen. From 1958 to
1961 he served in the United
States Army as a Medic. For
40 years he worked for Rough
and Ready Sawmill in Cave
Junction. He lived the majority
of his life in Cave Junction.
Perry was a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.
He
enjoyed
bowling,
woodworking, golfing and
fishing.
Survivors include his wife
of 21 years, Cathy Pullen
of Cave Junction, Ore.; four
daughters, Kathleen Gould of
Glide, Ore., Maureen Lemire
of Roseburg, Ore., and Tawana
Grabarz and Kelly Bethke,
both of Cave Junction, Ore.;
two sons, Perry Loring Pullen
of Hillsboro, Ore. and Thomas
“Chuck” Yattaw of Springfield,
Ore.; and a sister, Wanda
Pullen of Stayton, Ore..
He was preceded in death
by his first wife of 27 years,
Ernestine Pullen; his parents,
Ellen Pullen and Perry Leroy
Pullen; two brothers, Clarence
and Edward Pullen; and a sister
Deanna Turnbull.
His whistling and singing
will be missed!
Larry W. Nelson
Larry Wayne Nelson, 65, of
Kerby died Tuesday, April 12,
2011 at Rogue Valley Medical
Center.
Services will be announced
at a later date.
Grants
Pass
Funeral
Alternatives is in charge of
arrangements.
To
send
an
online
condolence, go to www.
grantspassfunerals.com.
He was born November 19,
1945 in Evansville, Indiana
to Earl and Ida Nelson. In
the early 1960s he traveled
from Oregon to Minnesota
on horseback. He served in
the U.S. Navy from 1964 to
1968. He married Maureen
Rund, the mother of his three
children. They later divorced.
He moved to the Illinois
Valley in 1973. He did gold
mining for the last 10 years.
He enjoyed fishing and going
out to Nacho Mama’s with his
dog “Mr. Blue”.
He is survived by his son,
Cody Nelson of Kerby; two
daughters Tina Marie Rund
Nelson of Willow Creek,
Calif. and Sarah Rund Nelson
of Eugene, Ore.; two brothers,
Tim and Paul Nelson, both
of Minnesota; a sister Wanda
Farlander
of
Evansville,
Indiana; and 12 grandchildren.
Richard C.
Yarbrough
Richard C. Yarbrough,
62, died on April 14, 2011 in
Fortuna, Calif.
Richard was born on
September 19, 1948 in Grants
Pass, Ore., graduated from
Illinois Valley High School,
and was a former Cave Junction
resident for 30 years. He was
All-state football in 1968.
Richard was married to Gail
Yarbrough, and was a very fine
father and hard worker and a
Christian. He was a loader
operator for 35 years.
Survivors include his wife
Gail Yarbrough of Fortuna,
Calif.;
brothers
Douglas
Yarbrough of Cave Junction,
Howard Yarbrough of Selma,
and Graig Yarbrough of
Colorado Springs, Colo.;
sons Rick, Dustin and Bob;
daughters Amy and Sandy;
and numerous grandchildren.
Preceding him in death
were his father Howard L.
Yarbrough; mother Alberta
Miller, and daughter Tesa
Lockhart.
Richard will be cremated,
and the service will be held at
Laurel Cemetery. The date and
time of service is unknown at
this time but will be published
in a future issue of the Illinois
Valley News.
A
daughter,
Breeze Alizabeth
Walker, was born
on
Wednesday,
March 30, 2011
at Three Rivers
Community Hospital
in Grants Pass, Ore.
The proud parents are
Travis Walker and Melissa
Barker of Cave Junction.
Breeze was 7 pounds, 12
ounces and 18 inches long at
birth.
Breeze has a sister Danielle
Barker, age 8; and her
grandparents are Gwen and
Doug Walker from Baltimore,
Ohio and Kathie and the
late Bruce Barker of Cave
Junction.
Great grandparents are
Esther Jeffrey from Lancaster,
Ohio; Dolores Davidson from
Granada Hills, Calif.; and
Clarence Barker from Kerby.
of the billions sent to help
others and we’re sinking fast.
Wake up people before it’s
too late. Where’s a cop when
we need them. Well, tax dollars
are spent foolishly someplace
else. Government should be
run like our home. If you don’t
have the money, don’t write
the check.
We have the oil, technology,
the power in numbers so let’s
demand it stays here or we
all stay put. Let them know
we mean it. They’re nothing
without us. Remember, home
first. God bless us all.
Frontier increase
petitions
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Gas & Taxes
We need oil to produce
gas, right? Well, I don’t see
the problem. We have plenty
of oil. Is oil the reason for the
wars we continue to lose? Not
to mention how many men and
women who put their lives on
the line for this country only to
be treated unfairly. When our
vets return wounded, crippled
or mental, they should be
100% cared for, including
their family, for the rest of
their life.
I say bring our troops
home and protect our borders.
And when we are attacked
or threatened, quit screwing
around and go after the intruders
and bring them to military
justice, without political bs.
Including the druggies. Let’s
quit the poor this, poor that.
Don’t tell me we can’t find
Bin Laden. That’s another lie.
Home first. Quit spending our
money on bs.
Lottery: As I recall the
vote for the lottery was a
vote to finance schools for
better education in Oregon.
Not state parks! More money
down the drain. Government,
government,
government.
They’re way too big. We’re
being treated like small
children. Let’s quit driving for
a while. Don’t use your lights,
etc. And watch a miracle pop
up, like lower prices at the
pump and at the light switch.
The
government
is
supposed to be looking out
for us, but people seem to
think we can’t control them,
but we can. We all need to
stand up and make it happen.
If we don’t become part of the
solution, we become part of
the problem. Remember, they
need us. And when we quit,
then they’ll listen.
Budgets, Less Spending,
Cuts: It’s really simple… If
you don’t have the money,
don’t write the check! Buy and
spend on what you need first,
save what you have left (if
any). Save for the rainy day.
This is old-fashioned, but it
works.
Servers at restaurants,
lounges, etc. are told that
government taxes are based
on a percentage of what you
should have received on your
shift. What right does I.R. S.
or anyone have to tell a server
they’re to pay taxes on their
tips. People, wake up, are you
scared of them? Don’t be, I’m
not. Stand up and be accounted
before it’s past too late.
Change? Yeah… from bad
to much worse. Beginning
with this so-called president
and the entire Congress. And
let us not forget the lobbyists.
“Money mongers”. They’re a
bad joke. Wake up people, vote
them out now! Again, as it was
and should always be, “We the
people” because together we
stand, divided we fall.
We’re all in this crap and
lies together. And if it’s going
to change for us and for the
better, we must stand together,
like it or not. It’s the only
way. Question…why do most
protests begin in the East?
Why not here in the West. It
seems to me that we have a
better range of thinking about
what’s good for everyone.
But the West seems to be the
followers. Let’s lead the pack.
Let’s get together.
Let’s quit driving unless
it’s necessary. I know it will
hurt but look what’s coming. A
freight train.
I’ve heard more times that
protesting doesn’t do any good.
Also why vote. Or do you like
to just do what you’re told.
Sound familiar? Not standing
together is what got us in this
mess in the first place. It has
to start some place. Why not
here? Remember, if we’re not
part of the solution, then we’re
part of the problem. We’re
being regulated to death. Turn
your lights off, don’t drive
until you have to. Grow your
own garden, it’s fun, and good
food too. Individually and/
or groups, protest in public
places. Choose freedom, not
slavery. You may be surprised
who will join you.
Have you seen the bums in
the valley relieving themselves
out in public? Well, I have,
and done something about it.
How about you? What about
our children, grandchildren
seeing that too? We don’t have
to allow that filth in our valley.
What kind of message is that
to our visitors too?
We have the ultimate power
to stop all of this bs. Wake up
America. Let’s get our house
in order. Sending our jobs
overseas is just plain stupid.
Bring the jobs back home to put
us back to work. Keep our tax
dollars here. Home first. And
bring our troops home. Protect
all of our borders. Take care
of our vets. Men and women
put their lives on the line for
our freedom. The money sent
over there should be for the
wounded, and should be cared
for, for the rest of their life
including their family. Think
Ken LeGaux
Selma
Crosswalk Petition
Thank you for all the
support on the crosswalk from
Taylor’s and Dairy Queen, it is
working. I have received phone
calls and e-mails from ODOT
on this matter. Now Cave
Junction has a petition which
I received 4 p.m. on April 21
that has to be submitted by 4
p.m. on April 27. As of April
25, 2011, I have more than 40
signatures. The petition is at
the Red Barn Laundromat.
Help Cave Junction to be
heard – phone ODOT at 541-
774-6299 for a safer crosswalk
and thanks.
I received my Frontier’s
proposed 7.9% “Residential
access line rate increase
notice” letter last month. If a
review is not requested by 500
or at least 10% of Frontier’s
customers the rate increase
will become effective on May
18, 2011 without a review.
We, who oppose this must
submit signed petitions to the
Public Utility Commission of
Oregon on or before May 8,
2011 to request the commission
to review and hopefully deny
Frontier’s rate request.
There
are
petitions
circulating throughout Illinois
Valley; in Cave Junction: at
Century 21 Harris & Taylor
at 103 N. Redwood Hwy., or
Southern Oregon Outreach
Foods (SOOF) at 193 South
Caves Ave.; in Selma: Lake
Selmac Resort, Mary’s Mini
Mart, Selmac Auto Service,
GP Hardwoods Plus or call Jim
at 541-471-4942 for copies.
My Frontier bill includes
numerous other charges and
fees totaling over 41% of
my total bill each month, to
add another 7.9% not in this
current economy, and not with
the level of service Frontier is
currently providing.
Jim Rafferty – Selma
From Lawrence & Michael
Coker. Cave Junction
Here, There & Everywhere
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Wild River Pizza – Open Mic. 6-8pm Contact
Todd Kaberline or Jim Nolan 54-646-0975 or
541-660-8572
APRIL 30
Ladies’ Fundraising Tea, Lunch and Silent
Auction (Benefiting the Pregnancy Center of the
Illinois Valley) Guest Speaker: Sherry Knapp
Saturday, April 30, 2011 11am - 2pm Tickets
are $10 per person (in advance) Location:
Bridgeview Church - 5181 Holland Loop For
tickets and more information, call 592-6058
APRIL 29
Hope Mountain Barter Faire Benefit and Volun-
teer round-up with Dianne Patterson, Freedom,
Saratone and Al Torre. Come on down with the
family April 29 from 6-? at the Takilma Com-
munity Building
APRIL 30
Downtown Cave Junction Clean Up – 9:00am
to 12:00pm. Meet at the County Building and
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we will divide into groups and pick up litter and
pull weeds in the downtown business area. For
more info call Ann Padgett.
MAY 1
Illinois River Trail - Hike the spectacular Illinois
River Trail from Briggs Creek to York Creek
Botanical Area with Siskiyou Project ecologist
Rich Nawa. This hike features Kalmiopsis
leacheana, a beautiful Rhododendron-like shrub
discovered by botanist Lilla Leach in 1930.
Numerous wild flowers, trees, and shrubs will
test our identification skills. Bring your camera,
lunch, water and snacks for this all day 6 mile
(total) moderate hike on mostly level ground.
Meet 10:00 AM near the coffee kiosk at Ray’s
Food Store parking lot in Selma. Call Rich at
541-218-7973 for more information.
Highway. Hours: Monday 8-11am; Tuesday
2:30-4:30; Wednesday 8-11am. For more info
call Kathy 541-596-2421 Or to donate books
contact Judy 541-592-3523
MAY 5
Free Movie Night Sponsored by the IVLL - at
the County Building. 5:00pm & 7:00pm are the
show times. Donations are welcome at the door.
Snack bar available also. Any questions, call
Shelly Davis 541-415-1718 or Karen L. 541-
592-9427
MAY 7
MAY 2
St. Patrick of the Forest Catholic Church
presents High Tea, Silent Auction & door
prizes. Time: 1:00pm Cost: $10.00 per ticket.
Location: Elliot Center – 407 W. River Street.
For tickets or more info call Joyce Fisher 541-
592-6288 or Cheryl DeBrett 541-592-6550
OPEN HOUSE – from 2-4pm. The House of
Prayer and Share the Wealth Library will be
opening in Cave Junction at 210 Redwood
Men of the Illinois Valley – You are invited
to “ The Breakfast of Champions “, the last
MAY 7
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men’s breakfast before summer break, May
7th, 2011 @ 8 AM Community Bible Church,
113 S. Caves Ave., CJ. This is a chance for you
to invite your son, grandson, friend, next door
neighbor to meet with other men who love the
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we can plan. Thank you.
MAY 11
Aglow International (Interdenominational
Christian Ministry in 172 Nations) New Day &
New Time – 2nd Wednesday at 10:00am. 208
Redwood Hwy. Our Mission: To help restore
and mobilize women around the world to
promote gender reconciliation in the Body of
Christ to amplify awareness of global concerns
from a Biblical perspective. See you May 11th.
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