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Page A-2 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 Letters to the Editor for help with placement ideas Illinois Valley News welcomes Letters to the Editor. Please e-mail them to dan@illinois-valley-news.com POLICY ON LETTERS: ‘Illinois Valley News’ encourages letters to the editor provided they are legible and not libelous or scur- rilous. All letters must be signed, including name, address and telephone number. The latter need not be published, but will be used to verify authenticity. The “News” reserves the right to edit letters. Letters are used at the discretion of the publisher. *** (Editor’s Note: Views and com- mentary, including statements made as fact are strictly those of the letter writers) Help needed My soon to be mother in law’s trailer burned to the ground on Jan 1st and she is currently without residence. I am emailing you to ask that you post something in the pa- per requesting the Valley’s help. Deena has lived in the Valley for over 20 years and would love to stay but we can’t seem to find a place for her. She has helped so many people and I would like to re- turn the favor. We have set up an account at Washington Fed- eral (Deena Duarte-Decker) hoping for a little help. Deena is very proud (she doesn’t ask for anything...ever!) so it is ex- tremely hard for her to ask for help...she really only wanted me to ask to find her a home. But I know the Valley likes to back their own so I am asking or offers, money, camping supplies (in case we can’t find a house), food, toiletries, and prayers. Deena can be reached at 541-218-0573 or message at 541-787-0586. Our dream is to have her in a home by her birthday on January 27th and I believe you can help us with that. Rose Ballard Cave Junction I like meat Human beings belong to a group of animals that not only eat plants & grasses, they also eat meat, like bacon burg- ers and yummy lamb chops with mint jelly. This group of animals are called Omnivores, not herbivores as Ron Dez wrote here Jan. 15, 2014. Her- bivores are a group of animals and peculiar humans that es- chew meat. Carnivores’ (like tigers) diets consist primarily of meat including people on occasion. Humans, depending on your point of view, either were created or evolved so we have a digestive system that can handle either herbs and other plants or flesh. The digestive system includes about 24 feet of small intestine (divided into 3 parts) plus about 5 feet of large intestine that carries all the waste matter left from consumed animals and plants to the disposal point. This is after the body has absorbed as much nutrition as it could from all those delicious fruits, veg- etables, rack of lamb, etc. Kind of like radical en- vironmentalists, people that don’t eat meat come up with all kinds of misinformation and distorted facts and figures to try to show why their pe- culiar way is the only way to live. This is their interpreta- tion of the word “tolerance”. Most people that eat meat don’t commit violence at home while many that don’t do! Some of these non-meat eating humans have weird be- liefs like “decontaminating” cures to cleanse your intestine from these so called “poisons” they claim enter your body. You can get these “poisons” from fried shrimp, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and other aw- ful stuff we can still buy at var- ious stores. Now here, again like radical environmentalist, there is no real evidence this peculiar belief will make you live longer. As I’ve told my vegetarian friends: IT ONLY SEEMS LONGER! All this talk about food has put me in the mood for a nice slice of rare Prime Rib with horse radish sauce. Greg Anderson Cave Junction Dear IV News Editor, After reading the long ar- ticle about the commissioner’s upcoming goal-setting meeting on January 28th, I’ve decided I’ll send Cherryl Walker some ideas. I know it won’t do any good, but I’ll have the satis- faction of knowing I tried. It’s like voting on state issues - we already know that the liberals in the north will override con- servative views in the south, but we have to keep trying. Local issues are differ- ent, but with the exception of the fire department, I vote no on new taxes. I appreciate the commissioners’ attempts to convince us that safety is their number one concern, but when you look at their track record and the history with funding law enforcement, it’s clear that they’re just playing us. One minute there’s no money for deputies or pa- trol cars and the next minute there’s hundreds of thousands of dollars to bail out the Fair- ground’s debts. And, special elections every May and No- vember; where in the world is that money coming from? It’s obvious there’s money stashed that they can dip into - it’s astonishing the power they wield. If our commissioners truly think safety is number one, then they’d let the Sher- iff’s upcoming levy request be a dedicated line item on our tax bills, where the amount we give goes to his budget for specific use, and not just dumped into the general fund. No Sheriff should have to go “hat in hand”, pleading for the meager sums the commission- ers throw at safety. Our commissioners have complete power over every dollar that goes to law enforce- ment - they hold us hostage with every budget our Sher- iff submits for their approval. The approved budgets them- selves are proof of their con- sistent starvation to adequately fund this county’s safety. I believe that 100 percent of what we are taxed for safety and law enforcement should actually go for safety and law enforcement, with no one giv- en the authority to redirect that money for any other purpose. If you read the fine print on that last safety levy, it was written to ensure the commis- sioners retained their strangle- hold on those new tax dollars. I think a lot of people un- derstood what was really going on, and it’s one of the reasons that levy failed. Marilyn Arnold O’Brien TAX PAYER BEWARE Senator Herman Baer- tschiger, ph# 503.986.1702, plans on getting a bill passed that uses tax dollars to pay private timberland owners to replant their land after a for- est fire. Not even insurance companies pay for an act of GOD unless it is specifically covered. So why do they think we should have to pay for it? Do you think that our Gover- nor would give us tax money to pay for our losses from a forest fire? NO, of course they won’t. The timberland owners logged their properties so fast during the fire last year that one log truck was seen going down the road with a load still smoking that ended up lighting back up. They did not lose any money from their resources, they made money. The icing on the cake is to reinstate an old law that gives them a 25 percent tax break to replant their land after they log it. Do you know that most businesses are incorporated so they can get bigger tax breaks? Do you know that corporations in the state of Oregon pay only 3.5 percent in taxes? Where the working class pays no less than 32.23 percent in taxes combined with federal taxes! And we get nothing but grief and non-cooperation from our elected public employees! So your choice here is to do nothing and get taken ad- vantage of again, like we did with the bank bailout; or you can start raising a stink that they can not ignore. Tell Her- man and all his cronies that if they pay off their buddies like they did with Monsanto and Syngenta with the emergency legislation to pass the GMO bill to ensure that we get poi- soned by their Frankenstein crops, that we will all storm the state capitol and fire them all! Nina Horsley Cave Junction I llInoIs V alley F uneral D Irectors www.since1928Hull.com 541-592-4110 Obituaries Janice Marie May, 76, of Cave Junction died Thursday, Jan- uary 16, 2014, at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. No services are planned. Cha- pel of the Valley – L.B. Hall Funeral Home is in charge of the arrange- ments. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chapel-valley. com. One of eight children, she was born September 26, 1937 in Chero- kee, Iowa to Swan and Sigrid Lundh. On December 10, 1955 in Ruthven, Iowa, she married Glenn E. Hen- drickson. Later they divorced. Due to his military service, they lived in San Diego, Alameda and San Jose, Calif. She earned an associate of arts degree from San Jose City College. On December 26, 1989 in Md., she married Charles Lowell May, who has preceded her in death. They moved to Cave Junction after his re- tirement fifteen years ago. She was primarily a homemaker. Janice was a member of the Lu- theran Church. She enjoyed sewing. Survivors include three sons, Jerry Hendrickson of Livermore, Ca- lif.; David Hendrickson of San Jose, Calif. and Roger Hendrickson of Fre- mont, Calif.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Thelma I. Anderson, age 96 , of Cave Junction, died Wednesday, January 22, at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 28 at Cedaredge Cemetery in Cedaredge, Colo. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Please sign the family guest book at www.since1928hull.com Thelma was born September 22, 1917 in Battle Creek, Neb. to George and Mettie Hawkins. She grew up and attended schools in Eckert, Colo. In 1935 in Delta County, Colo. she mar- ried her childhood sweetheart, New- man Anderson. She attended beauty school, owned and operated her first beauty shop in Delta, Colo. In 1941 she moved to Long Beach, Calif. and later to Morgan Hill, Calif. where she owned and operated her second beau- ty shop. After retirement she moved to Cedaredge, Colo. in 1979. In 2005 she moved to Cave Junction to be with family. For many years she attended and taught Sunday school at Grace Baptist Church in Morgan Hill. Her hobbies included reading and weekend sightseeing trips. Survivors include two sons, Wesley Ray Anderson and Dennis B. Anderson and wife Lisa all of Sutter Creek, Calif.; a daughter, Janna Perry and husband Gary of Cave Junction; seven grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Newman Anderson; her Save Jan. The Date 29 Wed, January 29th – Craft Night: Needle Felting, 6 p.m. located at the I.V. Library Branch. Join Ro- chelle and Roberta for a fun evening of needle felting. Don’t know how? Don’t worry, they’ll show you quick and easy ways to get started. Jan. 31 Fine Amnesty Days thru Fri- day, January 31st. Nonperishable food and pet Illinois Valley News Published weekly by W.H. Alltheway, LLC Daniel J. Mancuso, Publisher parents, George and Mettie Hawkins; a sister, Eula Horn and a brother, Clarance Hawkins. Kaaren Sue Farmer passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014 at Hilo Medical Center. Born on September 23, 1941 as Kaaren Sue Berkner to Olive Kathryn Berkner and Kenneth George Berkner, in Sleepy Eye, Minn. In 1951 Kaaren moved with her family to Cave Junction, Ore. Kaaren attended Kerby Elemen- tary and Illinois Valley High School. She married Larry O’Neal Farmer on January 17, 1959. She was pre- ceded in death by her son Lawrence Farmer, her husband Larry Farmer and his name sake great-grandson Larry Jack O’Neal Wade, and her el- dest sister Marilyn Ruth Sams. She is survived by her brothers Russell Berkner of Hemet, Calif.; Thomas Berkner of Waianae, Hawaii; and her half sister Kristie Lund of Kent, Wash. Her daughters Lori Recio of Pahoa, Hawaii; Kristen Duffy of Ke- alakekua, Hawaii and Shelly Caban- ting of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Kaaren had nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren with her name sake being carried on by great-grand- daughter Kaaren Anika Orr. One of Kaaren’s first jobs was at Mariola Nursing Home as a CNA in Grants Pass. She worked at the Desaulnier chicken ranch and at the New Cafe with longtime friends Ed and Col- leen Podoll. Later she went on to help run the family logging business alongside her husband Larry Farmer. Kaaren painted in her younger years and was quite an accomplished artist. Kaaren loved to travel, spending time in Mazatlan; Hawaii; Alaska; Yellow- stone; Washington, DC; Thermopo- lis, Wyo.; California and the Oregon Coast. Kaaren enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, garden- ing and golf. Her most memorable times were spent with family and friends. Kaaren was a comforter and advisor to those she loved. She was much beloved as a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She will be missed, leaving an impression to last a lifetime. At her passing, she was surrounded by family and she passed from this life to the next with “Grace”. Gloria Hoechemer Murphy passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, January 9th, 2014. Born in New York City, on June 28, 1923, she lived in Cave Junction for the past year with her daughter Deborah Murphy and family. Gloria was married to Kenneth Murphy on September 9, 1950 in New York City . They were happily married for 53 years. Gloria leaves behind her daugh- ter, Deborah Colette Murphy, son-in- law, Bob Mannix, grandsons Trevor Murphy Mannix and Seamus Man- nix, his wife Kasia Mannix and chil- dren Annora Mannix and brand new, item donations will go to the Jose- phine County Food Bank and Animal Shelter. Each donated item credits $5 toward overdue fees regardless of how long the item/s may have been overdue. ter Feb. 1), original birth certificate and three proofs of residency are re- quired. Proofs must be dated between Feb. 1 of 2013 to Feb. 1 of 2014. For more info. Contact Jenna Larkin at 541-592-9899 featuring various uses of herbs in Vin- egar, Cheese and not your Grandma’s Butter. Plenty of samples and sur- prises. Come join the fun! The cost is only $5. Scholarships available. Feb. 1, 8, 9, 15 February 3, I.V. Little League will be hold- ing early registrations days: Feb. 1, 8, 9, 15 at the Illinois Valley Golf Course. Early registration price $65 on Feb. 1 (registration fees go up af- Take Thyme to Refresh Your Scentses 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the RCC/Kerby Belt Building. Josephine County Master Food Preservers are starting off the New Year with a class Tired of Winter? Join us for “LOVE BOAT – A Caribbean Cruise!” 5 – 9 pm, Saturday, Feb. 22, at Selma Community Center! 5 pm: Silent Auction, No-Host Bar & Rum- ba Lesson. 6 pm: Dinner Catered by POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to P.O. Box 1370, Cave Junction OR 97523 Illinois Valley News is published at 221 S. Redwood Hwy., Cave Junction, OR 97523 Telephone (541) 592-2541 FAX (541) 592-4330 Since 1937 periodicals postage paid at Cave Junction OR 97523 P.O. Box 1370 USPS 258-820 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year in Josephine County - $30.50 One year in Jackson and Douglas counties - $32.50 One year in all other Oregon counties and out-of-state - $39.00 Illinois Valley News does not refund subscriptions. Remainder of subscription will be donated to the charity of your choice. Feb. 22 yet to be named, baby boy! Her god children Katherine By- rus and Michael Byrus reside in New York City. As a young woman Gloria worked for Equitable Life Insurance Company for many years doing in- vestigative work. She loved being a career woman in Manhattan all through the 1940’s. Gloria loved to dance and enjoyed all the big bands and famous clubs of that era. Following the tradition of many women of that era, she quit her job when she became a mother. Through- out the rest of her life her family, friends and community were her fo- cus. She was a very creative person and was always involved in projects of all sorts from gardening to knit- ting. She was a member of the Ro- sarians, the Clearbrook Art Club and served as a Girl Scout leader. She traveled extensively in the United States, Europe and South America. She enjoyed life thoroughly and was an inspiration. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, February 1st, from 3 – 6 pm. at the home of her daugh- ter and son-in –law. (9457 Holland Loop Road, Cave Junction) As she was married to an educa- tor and mother of an educator, Gloria highly valued education therefore do- nations in her honor may be sent to The Dome School P.O. Box 812 Cave Junction, OR 97523. The Vine Restaurant, Dance to Oregon Little Big Band Duo & Live Auction. Formal or Resort Wear Please! $25 person, $40 couple. Tickets: Ever- green Federal Bank, C.J. or G.P. main branch. No ticket sales after Feb. 14! Special Thanks to Deer Creek Vine- yards, Evergreen Federal Bank, Wild River Brewing & Pizza. Fundraiser for Illinois River Valley Arts Coun- cil’s public benefit programs. www. irvac.com 541-592-4444. News - Dan Mancuso dan@illinois-valley-news.com Circulation - Kimberly Potter office@illinois-valley-news.com Advertising / Composition Dan Mancuso dan@illinois-valley-news.com Mailroom - Millie Watkins Office Manager-Laura Mancuso office@illinois-valley-news.com DEADLINES: News, Classified and Display Ads, Announce- ments and Letters 5 P.M. FRIDAYS POLICY ON LETTERS: ‘Illinois Valley News’ encour- ages letters to the editor pro- vided they are legible and not libelous or scurrilous. 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