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Mondays and Tuesdays are what I call production days
here at the newspaper. Our press deadline is noon on Tuesday
and later that night I drive to Medford where the Illinois Valley
News is printed at the Medford Mail Tribune.
While I try to get work done over the weekend, I sometimes
want to relax and don’t accomplish as much work on a Sunday
as I would like. According to the Bible’s book of Genesis, God
rested on the seventh day. Obviously God had yet to create a
thing called newspapers or, worse yet, deadlines.
As I mentioned, Mondays start the clock ticking and that
is when people seem to come into the office and call in droves.
Most of the time it’s an, “Oh, darn. I forgot to call last week”
kind of moment. Other times, it’s, ‘What’s the number for the
library, I can’t find it in the phone book?” Or, my favorite, “Hey
what is that white stuff in the sky?” Me: “ Uh clouds?” The caller
says, “No you idiot, the government is poisoning us with planes.”
That’s when I say, “So, why are you calling me if you already
know?” and the caller slams the phone down.
This Monday was one of those busy days, but the call I
received this week was special. It started with the person asking
me how long the Illinois Valley News had been in publication
and I proudly told her 75 years and as of the March 6 edition it’s
76 years. The caller was pleased by the news and told me that I
could help her. She told me her request and I advised her that I
would get back to her later in the day. All day long her request
sat in the back of my mind. Around 6:30 p.m. Laura brought me
something for dinner so I took a few moments to go back to the
1971 volume of the Illinois Valley News. Specifically, page one
of the August 26 edition.
The lady on the phone was from the Josephine County
Sheriff’s Office and she wanted to see if we had any articles
about a body that was found on Hwy. 199 in August or September
of 1971.
Apparently on August 19, 1971 the decomposed remains
of a young female were found near mile post 35 south of Cave
Junction. According to the Illinois Valley News, “The state crime
laboratory reports that the girl was tall, slim and 18-20 years old.
Long auburn hair with well filled teeth.” It goes on to describe
her clothing as “Misses sized 13-14 slim wrangler jeans, brown
shoes with brass buckles and a light colored sweatshirt with the
word ‘Loveable ‘ printed on it. A jacket was wrapped around her
head that was pink and beige in color.”
What made this stick in my mind all day is that over the
weekend I found out that the March 9, 2013, episode of “48
Hours” on CBS will be about my cousin Maria Ridulph. I have
mentioned in past columns that Maria was kidnapped and was
found in similar shape five months later in rural Illinois. Almost
55 years later her killer was found and brought to justice.
The voice on the phone this morning told me that the
young lady has never been identified and somewhere out there
is a family that needs to know what happened to their family
member.
I happen to know a few dozen Ridulph’s and Mancuso’s
that felt the same way.
Thank you for picking up this week’s paper. ~ djm
A moment with Mary: by Mary Halvorsen
“Will you be needing our
special discount today?” the voice of
the cashier snapped me to attention
at the checkout stand of the health
food store. As I looked up from my
checkbook, not sure what discount
she was referring to, I realized I didn’t
want to know. I thought briefly about
what the word “special” might mean,
and responded “I don’t think so,” as
she conceded, “I was pretty sure you
didn’t.”
I was still pondering over
what she had been referring to when
she persisted, “You’re not sixty?”
“I am not,” I replied, most likely
sighing out the words, but thinking,
“I am closer to 50, lady, only by
months, but still. I own a canoe and
two pairs of hiking boots. I have
only been in the canoe once and am
still breaking in the boots, but I have
them,” and wished I had possessed
in my repertoire the Guatemalan
proverb, “Everyone is the age of their
heart.”
Trying to compensate, she
added, “I was pretty sure you weren’t,
but if you were, this is the day to be
here.” I looked around and saw an
older gentleman in the fruit section
picking up apples one at a time for
examination, and a woman sporting
a gray shag and a lamb’s wool jacket
wandering down the juice aisle like
Alice in Wonderland, and thought
how I could look forward to coming
this one day each week for a discount
on organic walnuts and black bean
chips.
I approached a lady sitting
at a desk in the back surrounded by
shelves of supplements and lotions.
When asked if I needed help I admitted
I was going to make my own bath oil
and was looking for lavender, which
she directed me to. Emboldened, I
shared that on a Dr. Oz episode I had
heard about Vitamin C cream, and
its anti-aging properties. But as she
was directing me towards it I became
unsure, “I think it needs to have
ascorbic acid on the ingredient list,
or was it that ascorbic acid is a skin
irritant and should be avoided?” She
looked back, shrugged, chuckled, and
pointed to a small tub with “Vitamin
C” in big orange letters.
Does an aging population
begin to feel and act old because
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Thank you!
I want to applaud Senator
Ron Wyden for his efforts re-
introducing the Oregon Caves
Revitalization Act (OCRA)
and Peter Defazio for his
continued support in this effort.
Conversely, I want to express
my disappointment with our
three county commissioners
on Feb. 27th for crafting an
opposing resolution drawn up
and signed by them against
OCRA. Senator Wyden has
always insisted this be an
open forum and how many
years has this been out there
for comment and to have
this resolution arise out of no
apparent discussion or shared
thoughts, especially with our
local community here. Added
to this was a news release from
the Park Service on Feb. 26th
that stated; A new National
Park Service (NPS) report for
2011 shows that the 76,194
visitors to Oregon Caves
National Monument spent
$3,848,000 in communities
surrounding the park. This
spending supported 59 jobs in
the local area. Overall spending
between Crater Lake National
Park and Oregon Caves bring
to our local economies here
exceeded over 38 million
and supporting over 600 jobs
locally. This is talking about
a land transfer from Forest
Service to Natl. Park Service
on high elevation meadow and
Late Successional Reserve
(LSR)forest with grazing that
has been bought out and retired,
hunting to still be allowed and
with no mining to speak of.
Greg Walter
Cave Junction
Wed. 6pm Mar 6 Genealogy Workshop
Celeste Guillory shares how to research your
family history.
Wed. Mar 13, 6pm The Library Lowdown with
JCLI's director Kate Lasky.
Mon. Mar 18, 6 pm Oregon's Poet Laureate
Paulann Petersen reads her poetry.
Wed. Mar 20 6pm Movie Night-
Iron Jawed Angels. Movie and all-ages panel
discussion on women's history, rights and our
role in the world. Sponsored by IV Safe House
Alliance.
March 7
March 9
Illinois Valley H.S. Classics Concert
- March 7th at 7:00 p.m. in the IVHS
Commons. Free admission.
Monthly Herbal Tea Party
First Thursdays 5:30-7p.m. March Tea
tasting, discussion, Q&A. Tea and snacks
provided! Cost $10-20 sliding scale.
Drop-in, no registration necessary. Do
you want to learn more about the herbs
that grow here and how they can become
your allies in health while sipping tea
with your friends? Learn proper brewing
techniques, identify the different flavors
of the herbs, learn herbal vocabulary, and
how to integrate herbs into your daily
life.
Needlefelting Workshop with Kay
Petal: Join Kay and other needle felting
enthusiasts Thursday, March 7, 5:00-8:00
p.m., for a fun-filled evening of needle
felting. Bring your current projects or
for those who have never needle felted,
$5 Hair Cut Day by Donation on
Saturday, March 9th from 11 a.m. – 4
p.m. at Backstreet Salon located at 220 N.
Redwood Hwy. in Cave Junction next to
True Value. All funds donated go towards
Elissa Matthews’ sponsor fee for National
American Miss Pageant. The set goal is
to raise $240 for this event but the overall
goal is $800. Any questions please call
541-890-3824.
March 11
Beat the March Blues by treating
yourself to a fun filled night out and learn
how to Rock Your Crock (Slow Cookery
Secrets). From the simple to the exotic
and uses you never would have imagined!
Lots of tasting and recipes to take home.
Presented by OSU Master Food Preservers
and sponsored by Doug Hoskins Resource
Center. Class will be held on Monday,
March 11 at the Josephine County
Building in Cave Junction on the corner of
Redwood Highway
In Celebration of
and Lister Street.
National Women’s History Month
Class time: 6:30-
8:30p.m. Cost is $3
plus a canned food
item to donate for
the local food bank.
An Annual Benefit for The Dome School
Preregistration is
required by calling
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6:30 - 8:30pm
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Everyone is Welcome! (Please no young children)
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March 13
Library Lowdown Wed. Mar 13,
6pm The Library Lowdown with JCLI’s
director Kate Lasky.
March 16
Seed Swap Meet & Cookie Potluck
Saturday March 16, 2013 12:30
to 4p.m. Location: Spiral Living Center
at the Frog Farm 9044 Takilma Road
Cave Junction, Oregon Spiral Living
Center is hosting a Seed Swap Meet &
CookiePotluck In an effort to evolve
garden seeds towards local adaptability
we are encouraging people to come and
share their best varieties with each other
at this free event.
Come crunch cookies, drink tea and
swap seeds. Some seeds will also be for
sale for those who don’t have much to
trade with.
March 22
Library book sale
Friday March 22nd and Saturday
March 23rd at the County Bldg, Cave
Junction We’ll have Membership Pre-
Sale Friday from 2p.m. - 4p.m. and Open
Doors from 4p.m. - 7p.m. Saturday Open
Doors from 11a.m. - 4p.m. with a Bag
Sale 3p.m. - 4p.m.
Continual
Free. Strength and balance exercise
for seniors. M., W. & F. 9 - 10 a.m. at 113
Caves Ave. 541-592-2614.
Celebration of Life
Join us for an evening of
of enrichment and entertainment
5:00 - 6:30pm
Womens
Art Exhibit
I’ve chosen has had a broken zipper
for two years. I can’t seem to get rid
of it because it is soft, comfortable,
and a good color on me.
I suppose the next time I
am offered a special discount, I will
again politely decline, or maybe I will
take it. I will start wearing my stiff
hiking boots a little bit more until I
am actually walking a trail in them,
and I will figure out a way to get that
canoe into the water come summer. I
will tell myself that age is a frame of
mind, or I will remember the quote of
an unknown author: “Do not regret
growing older, it is a privilege denied
to many.”
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Wed. 6 p.m. March 6, Cave Junction
Branch of the Josephine County Library,
Genealogy
Workshop
Celeste
Guillory shares how to research your
family history without subscribing to
expensive fee-based programs.
supplies and guidance from Kay will be
available. Location: Southern Oregon
Guild Gallery at the RCC Kerby Belt
Building. Fee: $20 per person – supplies
available. Snacks & coffee. Advanced
reservations required through the Guild at
541-592-5019.
A Women’s Cafe
Josephine Community Libraries
I.V. Branch Library
592-4778
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the rest of society begins to treat us
differently? I think of Satchel Paige’s
question, “How old would you be if
you didn’t know how old you were?”
I don’t feel much different
than I ever have but I notice things,
like being concerned about fashion
is a job, where once it was effortless.
I have possibly begun to dress “old”
with pants that are a fraction too
short, (what I used to disdainfully
call “floods”) paired with bulky
socks and tennis shoes. If I dressed
any more like my mother did at this
age I would begin to wonder if I was
channeling her. I don’t care that
what I’m wearing today has a small
hole under one arm, because it is a
“brand”, good material, timeless. I
am also unconcerned that the jacket
Remembering Nick Marshall . Come
join us for a celebration of Nick
Marshall’s life on Saturday, March 16
at 1 p.m. It will be held at The Takilma
Community Building on 9367 Takilma
Rd, Cave Junction. This will be a potluck
celebration. Hope to see you there!
Wheel Chair friendly. Contact Sanne at
541-415-1383
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