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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 24, 2013
A moment with Mary: By Mary Halvorsen
Early one evening last week, a boy who
looked to be about eleven years old, crossed
the highway at the south end of town as I sat in
my car waiting for the light to change. He was
blonde, wore shorts, a red t-shirt, and cradled
a round, black puppy in his arms. When he
reached the other side, he set him down, and
they ambled off together, the pup leading the
way. It seemed sweet the way he had sheltered
the little dog, protecting him, until they were
safely across.
The saying goes that, “dog is man’s best
friend”, and it seems the reverse is also true. It
got me wondering what it means, what it is, to
be a friend. Random House states that a friend
is “a person attached to another by feelings of
affection or personal regard” and “a person who
gives assistance; patron, supporter.”
Obituaries
JaDawn Michelle Phil-
By that definition, I think I have suffered a
loss recently. I didn’t know her a lifetime, and
there were no long phone conversations or “girls
night out” events. We didn’t share confidences
about our families, jobs, or complain of snoring
husbands. We didn’t exchange gifts in bright,
colored bags, or do any of the things associated
with friendship in today’s social climate. We
mostly sat quietly.
More than Random House’s brief definition,
I like the take of an unknown author who ob-
served, “The best kind of friend is the one you
could sit on a porch with, never saying a word,
and walk away feeling like you just had the best
conversation you’ve ever had.” Our porch was
inside, with a rocker and recliner.
Sometimes in the mornings when coffee
was coursing, I would blurt random admissions
fully Monday afternoon, July 1, 2013
like, “I know I will eventually have to leave my
property” which brought only a “why?” and a
puzzled look, as if what I had said made little
sense. Albert Schweitzer reflected on friend-
ship, ” In everyone’s life at some time, our in-
ner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by
an encounter with another human being. We
should all be thankful for those people who re-
kindle that inner spirit.” I don’t know that there
was anything bursting into flames that day, but
in the months that followed, I wondered that I
had ever felt leaving my place was inevitable,
that getting older means giving up the things
you love. I began to see the value of asking
“Why” and of not wasting words.
Some friends are around a lifetime, some a
moment. Sometimes we lose people before we
have figured out who they were to us, what they
PO Box 279, Selma, Oregon 97538.
Please sign the family guest book
at www.since1928hull.com.
Jane was born June 6, 1920 in
Denver, Colorado. She taught for
many years at Illinois Valley High
School, retiring in 1983.
Jane enjoyed her family, her many
friends, and her church activities. She
was an avid reader and was always up
for any new experience or adventure.
She is survived by her children,
Mike (Vicki) Riggan of Fairbanks,
Alaska, Mary (Greg) Petsch of Bend,
Oregon, Lynn (Lary) Smith of Selma,
Oregon, and Phillip Dailey of Fort
Dick, California; 11 grandchildren;
24 great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her
loving husband, Lex; her sister; and
her parents.
Fran Spellman, age 68, of
100th birthday with immediate fam-
lips, age 44, of Cave Junction, died at the age of 100 years, 1 month, ily and close friends. Mina is interred
Friday, July 19, 2013 at her home.
A celebration of life will be at 3:00
p.m., Friday, July 26, 2013 at 27606-
B Redwood Highway, Cave Junction.
Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are
in charge of arrangements. JaDawn
was born October 23, 1968 in Grants
Pass. For the last eight years she
lived in Cave Junction and has lived
in the Rogue Valley all of her life.
For many years she worked at It’s a
Burl in Kerby. Her hobbies included
woodworking, playing pool and rid-
ing motorcycles. Survivors include a
daughter, Nichole Phillips, two sons,
Levi Eickhoff and Garrett Skidmore;
her parents, three sisters and one
brother.
Cosimina Christianson of
Cave Junction Oregon died peace-
17 days. Known to her family and
friends as Mina, she was born 4th
child of ten on May 14, 1913 in Mil-
waukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of
Guiseppe and Pierina Foty. Survived
by sons Tony and Ron Christianson,
6 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchil-
dren, 2 great-great-grandchildren,
sister Rosalie Spandel, and brothers
John, Marcus and Charles Foty. Mina
was preceded in death by her husband
of 56 years, Raymond Christianson.
A devout Catholic, Mass was said
in her honor at Saint Anne Catholic
Church in Grants Pass, Oregon. She
loved working in her garden, study-
ing and watching birds, singing at
church, painting figurines and fine
china, playing her Baldwin organ,
and caring for her dog. Alert and
witty to the end, she celebrated her
meant. We only wish we’d had more time.
I pondered the different forms friendship
could take as I watched that boy carry the puppy
across the highway. I thought of the person that
I wasn’t going to get to see anymore, and saw
her clearly. I knew in that moment you never
really lose a friend.
This Valley, the waterways that run through
it, and the seasons that define it, circle around.
The whispering rush of the summer river, trees
surrendering leaves in the wind, and clouds
gathering over the hills to the west, signal au-
tumn stepping aside for winter. One season fol-
lows the other, again and again. We think of
friends, and settle in.
together with husband Raymond at
Oakhill Cemetery near Yosemite Na-
tional Park in California. Illinois Val-
ley Funeral Directors are in charge of
arrangements.
Jane C. Riggan, age 93,
longtime Illinois Valley resident, of
Selma, passed into Glory on Monday,
July 8, 2013 at Three Rivers Medical
Center.
A celebration of her life will be
held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 20,
2013 at Selma First Baptist Church
with Pastor Monty Pope officiating.
Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in
charge of arrangements.
Remembrances may be made to
Illinois Valley High School Alumni
and Friends Scholarship Fund, PO
Box 2086, Cave Junction, Oregon
97523 or Selma First Baptist Church,
Cave Junction, died Sunday, July 14,
2013 at her home.
A gathering of family and friends
will be held at a later date. Illinois
Valley Funeral Directors are in charge
of arrangements.
Remembrances may be made to
Rogue Valley Humane Society (Cat
Shelter) or National Wildlife Fed-
eration, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive,
Reston, Virginia 20190.
Fran was born March 7, 1945 in
Milford, Connecticut to William &
Frances Spellman. She moved to
Cave Junction from San Diego, Cali-
fornia ten years ago. She fell in love
with the area and it’s wildlife includ-
ing birds, deer and cats which she fed
every day.
The family needs 8 cats to be ad-
opted.
I llInoIs V alley F uneral D Irectors
www.since1928Hull.com
541-592-4110
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In regards to the letter from
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The Illinois Valley branch of GMO Free Jo-
sephine County presents a free screening of Ge-
netic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives, a film
by Jeffrey Smith, on Tuesday, July 30, at 7 PM.
The movie will be shown in the Fellowship Hall
of Immanuel United Methodist Church, 200 W.
Watkins St., in Cave Junction.
This film presents never-before-seen evi-
dence that points to genetically engineered
foods as a major contributor to rising disease
rates in the U.S. population, especially among
children. Gastrointestinal disorders, allergies,
inflammatory diseases, and infertility are just
some of the problems implicated in humans,
pets, livestock, and lab animals that eat geneti-
cally modified soybeans and corn. Monsanto’s
strong arm tactics, the FDA’s fraudulent poli-
cies, and how the USDA ignores a growing
health emergency are also laid bare.
Bring a donation for the food pantry at the
Methodist Church. For more information call
Aug. 3-4
Blackberry Festival downtown Cave Junc-
tion. Benefits the I.V. Little League.
Aug. 3
The Cave Junction Lions Club will do a
Blackberry Bingo on Saturday, August 3rd
from 6.p.m. to 9.p.m. at the Senior Center in
Cave Junction. Game cards sell for .50 each,
open games. Winning pot will be split 50/50 be-
tween winner and Cave Junction Lions.
Aug. 3
Pregnancy Center of the Illinois Valley will
hold a HUGE YARD SALE Saturday, August
3rd, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. 520 Caves Hwy.
Aug. 4
Deer Creek Vineyards will host the
Soul Food Band Sunday, August 4th at 2
p.m. for a Breast Cancer Benefit.
Guild offers free class on applying for upcoming Artoberfest or any art fair
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help from those who have already been suc-
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Two Southern Oregon Guild members, Ce-
lia Lettis and Joyce Abrams, are offering a free
class on how to present a successful application
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