Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, August 21, 2013
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Mini plus store coming to Kerby
By
Jenna Larkin
IVN Contributing Writer
From grocery stores, to clothing stores, to a discount food
store; this town has it all to help serve the community and its
needs. Or does it?
For years Tony’s Appliance has provided appliances from
washers and dryers to refrigerators at competitive prices and pro-
viding a service to those who otherwise would not be able to
travel to Grants Pass. For a few months now driving down high-
way 199 one notices that the appliance store has been moved
down to one end of the building while the main doors have been
closed and some remolding has been going on. This remodeling
is good news to the consumers of this valley.
On August 19 Dollar Deals, next to Tony’s Appliances in
Kerby, will officially open its doors. Dollar Deals is a mini dollar
plus store that will sell everyday items at low discounted prices.
Some of the store’s products will include, but is not limited to,
themed and non-themed party supplies, plenty of automotive
supplies to keep your vehicles happy, hair products ranging from
hair ties to shampoos and conditioners, cleaning products, and
basic household supplies to help with everyday cleaning tasks.
The store will also stock a full array of school supplies to help
those who are not able to make the trek into Grants Pass.
“We want to be able to help those who may not be able
to make the trip into Grants Pass every time their child needs
something for school. Now they won’t have too,” said Miriam
Daugherty, one of the managers of Dollar Deals.
The store will also be donating supplies to the schools in
hopes to cut down on some of the school’s costs and help provide
supplies to those kids that may not have other means of procur-
ing the needed items.
“We decided to open the mini dollar plus store because
there is nothing like it in the Valley or surrounding areas. We
wanted to provide products that people use every day but have
to travel to purchase them,” said Tony Smith, owner of Tony’s
Appliances and Dollar Deals. “Now people that don’t have the
means to always get into Grants Pass to purchase certain prod-
ucts can come here and get what they need.”
Dollar Deals also plans on stocking items for all the major
holidays, such as Easter, Halloween, and Christmas. The staff
will be open to suggestions to help improve the store and the
communities’ needs.
Dollar Deals will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m.
to 7 p.m. For any questions or information contact the store at
541-592-4903.
Make sure to watch the paper for future advertising for a
grand opening happening in September.
(Courtesy photo for The Illinois Valley News)
Desiree Johnson (left) and Miriam Daugherty are
ready for the opening of the new Kerby store.
Annual event It’s the Berries is a success
By
Jenna Larkin
IVN Contributing Writer
With signs leading the way, It’s
the Berries took place this past Sat-
urday at the Belt Building located in
Kerby.
It’s the Berries is organized
and hosted by Order of the Eastern
Star, a fraternal organization of the
Masons. Order of the Eastern Star is
open to men and women, who must
be related to a member of the Ma-
sons, while the men have to be Mas-
ter Masons.
Local artisans and commu-
nity members rented booth spaces
and sold handmade items along with
housewares. There were a varity of
items for sale, including jewelry, pot-
ted plants and shrubbery, and house-
hold items such as glassware, cups
and lamps. There were also home-
made berry pies and cobblers. The
Creepy Creeping Crust cobbler was
a favorite among patrons. The cob-
bler is a recipe in “It’s the Berries”
cookbook which can be purchased at
the Kerby Museum. All proceeds go
to the museum.
“This was our first time
with not really knowing what to ex-
pect. Over all, we did well,” said
Terry Starkenburg, mother of Raelyn
Starkenburg, who made a variety of
jewelry to sell as a fund-raiser.
Raelyn Starkenburg is rais-
ing money to travel to Los Angeles to
attend International Models and Tal-
ent (IMTA) in January 2014. Starken-
burg is currently enrolled in IMD, a
well-respected modeling/talent agen-
cy located in Medford.
“I was one of ten selected
out of about fifty people to attend
IMTA,” said Starkenburg.
Plenty of other vendors
did well considering the Josephine
County fair was happening the same
weekend and the smoke from the sur-
rounding wildfires had rolled back in.
Although there didn’t seem to be too
many complaints about the smoke re-
turning. People were just happy to be
able to get out and enjoy the company
of others on a beautiful, sunny, sum-
mer day.
“We did well, it was a little
smoky, but there was lots of good
company, said Sarah Svendsen, one
of the vendors. “The area for vendors
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to set up.”
Svendsen had a variety of
household products for sell along
with masonic emblems.
When the Blackberry festival
died away a few years ago the local
Eastern Star chapter decided to bring
something similar to the festival back
to the Valley, hence the It’s the Ber-
ries was organized. After a fee is paid
to the Belt Building for its use, the
rest of the proceeds go to charities
and the Daisy May scholarship for
nursing. Some of the charities include
but are not limited to the Oregon Sci-
ence Institute, cancer research and
the Shriners.
Anyone wishing to apply for
the Daisy May scholarship can con-
tact the local Eastern Star chapter and
apply. Applicants must fill out an ap-
plication and write an essay as to why
they should receive the scholarship
and be enrolled at Rogue Community
College (RCC) taking classes related
to nursing or be enrolled in the nurs-
ing program.
With It’s the Berries being a
success this year, planning will begin
soon for next year’s event. The event
is set to run sometime in August.
“I would like to thank ev-
eryone involved. The community,
the vendors, and everyone that
helped organize this event,” said Ha-
zel Griffith, head of It’s the Berries
event. “Thanks for everyone’s sup-
port.”