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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Letters to the Editor
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the letter writers.)
Reader asks for letters
Our countryside is threatened by three
proposed nickel strip mines, two of them by a
British company, Red Flat Nickel Corp. The
Cleopatra Project is on about 2900 acres in the
pristine watershed of the North Fork Smith Riv-
er in the South Kalmiopsis Roadless Area. The
Red Flat Project is on about 2000 acres in the
headwaters of Hunter Creek and Pistol River.
A third project is at the Rough and Ready Creek
area, a new proposal by the proponent of the
Nicore nickel mine.
The EPA reports metal mining is the larg-
est toxic polluter in the U.S. Potential dangers
include smelter “slag”, naturally occurring as-
bestos, air pollution and surface and groundwa-
ter pollution. The impacts of nickel strip mines
in these landscapes would be disastrous. The
rivers and streams in these areas are now clean
and clear no matter how much it rains. The
Rough and Ready Creek area hosts a high con-
centration of rare plants. It would be horrible to
let a botanically rich, wild salmon and steelhead
sanctuary be turned into an industrial wasteland
of strip mines, haul roads and nickel processing
facilities.
If you care about this issue, letters can
be sent to newspapers, the Obama administra-
tion, the Oregon State Water Resources Board
and politicians such as Senator Ron Wyden and
Representative Peter DeFazio.
Sincerely, Patty Dalegowski
O’Brien
Ham radios save lives
ing in this exercise they are ready for anything.
Have you ever given it any thought how
important communication is? What would
you do during a natural or man made disaster?
There are many fine people and great organi-
zations both professional and volunteers that
think about this all the time. They practice and
train constantly so when it “ hits the fan” they
are ready, willing and able to step in and assist
any way they can.
One such group, the Amateur Radio Op-
erators ( Hams ) have a local club it is called
Southern Oregon Amateur Radio Club ( SO-
ARC.)
The weekend of June 28-29 SOARC and
our local American Legion Post # 70 Radio club
( TALARC ) in Cave Junction participated in a
nation wide contest / exercise / exhibition called
Ham Field day at Schroeder Park in Grants Pass.
The Operators used only emergency /temporary
equipment and used their radios for a 24 hour
period contacting as many other “Hams” as
possible. Fun and training was had by all even
a few surprise and welcome guests.
Believe me, after watching and participat-
Larry Braden
W7LEV
Cave Junction
TALARC members set up a tower
June 28, at Schroeder Park.
From the mayors desk: by Mayor Carl Jacobson
The governmental entities within our country are representative democracies. The mem-
bers of the Common Council of the City of Cave Junction are elected (or appointed) to represent
the citizens of the City of Cave Junction, to render decisions that are in the best interest of the
citizens, the city and community, both immediately and in the long term. The members of the
Common Council of the City of Cave Junction are not elected (or appointed) to represent the
citizens of Josephine County, who reside outside of the city limits. These people are represented
by the Josephine County board of Commissioners. The members of the Common Council of the
City of Cave Junction have no jurisdiction relating to the laws, rules or regulations addressing
activities or action outside of the corporate limits of the City of Cave Junction. The laws, rules
and regulations that apply outside of the city limits are under the jurisdiction of the Josephine
County Board of Commissioners.
Individuals (usually the residents of the City of Cave Junction and the Illinois Valley {Jose-
phine County} who use the facilities of the City and shop at the businesses within the city) may
be provided an opportunity to express their views of most issues during the Council’s regular
meetings. On certain issues (adoption of ordinances and land use actions) the City Council will
hold a public hearing and during that hearing, members of the public are provided opportunity to
state their views and opinions. The elected officials of the City of Cave Junction provide a period
for public comment at the end of each regularly scheduled Council meeting (2nd and 4th Mon-
days). During this time, individuals may address almost any issue they wish, but their comment
time is limited to 3 minutes and does not require the members of the Council to respond or com-
ment on anything addressed.
As a veteran of the United States Navy who served to protect our rights and defend our
Nation, having served as a City Councilor of the City of Cave Junction and now being Mayor for
two terms I will continue to stand for the rights of the citizens of the city, county, state and na-
tion, to express their opinion, whether I agree with that opinion or not. Paraphrasing a quote from
someone much brighter than I, “I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right
to say it.” But in turn, I fully expect anyone addressing issues to the Council to give everyone
else the same right and respect.
There is nothing within the context of the performance of these official duties that require
an elected official to listen while they are being told what their opinions, views and thoughts are,
or should be on any matter by any individual; to be told of impeding action that will occur unless
they void actions or terminate contracted services, etc. that could be perceived as a threat or an
attempt of coercion to obtain a desired response or resulting action.
As a member of the Common Council of the City of Cave Junction, I will do my best to ful-
fill the oath of my office, to render decisions that I believe are in the best interest of the citizens
of the City and to comply with the ordinances of the City of Cave Junction, the ordinances of
Josephine County, the laws of the State of Oregon and the laws of the United States of America,
as put forth and authorized by our charters and constitutions.
Carl Jacobson
Mayor of CJ
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Save The Date
July 9
FREE MOVIE NIGHT Seven
Days in May, 1964 with Burt Lan-
caster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gard-
ner 6 p.m Wednesday, July 9th @ IV
Library.
FREE Movie snacks provided
by Oregon Mountain Real Estate.
Josephine Community Libraries
- IV Branch 209 W Palmer St, CJ
541-592-4778, josephinelibrary.org
July 12
The Kerby Museum and His-
tory Center present: A World War II
Era Canteen and Dance, All Veter-
ans in attendance will be recognized
and honored! Dance to the sounds
of Glenn Miller, Doris Day, The An-
drews Sisters, Bing Crosby and many
more! Illinois Valley Senior Center,
520 E. River St. Cave Junction 7:00
p.m. – 10:00 p.m. $8 per person, $15
Illinois
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per couple. Refreshments will be
available!
July 12
24th Annual Float Fly Grants
Pass, OR - The Rogue Valley Flyers
announce their ever popular fun and
splash filled Float Fly at Lake Selmac
in Selma.
This year’s event will be on
Saturday and Sunday, July 12 & 13.
Radio Control pilots from throughout
the state will launch a bevy of float-
planes from the beautiful blue waters
of Lake Selmac and you can always
expect the unexpected.
The public is invited to enjoy
the flying. While there is no admis-
sion, the club will be grateful for the
donation of a canned good that will
be delivered to the Josephine County
Food Bank.
Visitors should also be aware
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that Josephine County Parks have a
day use fee of $4.00 per vehicle. Fly-
ing will begin at 9:00 a.m. and con-
tinue as long as winds and weather
permit. Bring a picnic, lawn chairs,
sunscreen and prepare to look up.
Additional information may be
found on the club’s web site: www.
roguevalleyflyers.com.
July 20
The Rusk Ranch Nature Center
will offer a free Nature & Art Festi-
val, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July
20. There will be a juried Fantasy
Recycled fashion show among other
events, vendor booth space is $20.
For further information, call 541-
592-4444.
ion, Lake Selmac. Gates open at 9:30
a.m. $4 parking, $15 admission, chil-
ren under 12 free. Lawn seating, food
and beverage vendors.
Aug. 16
It’s The Berries: Saturday, Au-
gust 16, 2014 ~ 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. We
are now accepting applications for
vendors inside and outside. Outdoor
spaces must bring your own tables.
$20 with a $5 refund for a cleaned
space. RCC/Belt Building 24353
Redwood Highway, Kerby, OR. Res-
ervation Deadline is August 12, 2014.
Last day for refunds is August 14,
2014. Contact Hazel Griffith, 541-
592-6433 or Jean Shubert, 541-592-
6150.
July 26
Chamber of Commerce presents
a Bluegrass event at the Trout Pavil-
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charity of your choice.
Aug. 16
Join us along the 80 mile stretch
of US Highway 199, from Highway
101 to I-5, featuring yard sales and
special events on the third weekend
in August, 2014. There’s no charge
to participate, just set up your yard
sale in a safe place! For more infor-
mation, go to our blog at http://hwy-
199yardsale.blogspot.com or call
707-720-9379 and leave a message.
Held on the same weekend as “It’s the
Berries” at the RCC/Belt Building,
24353 Redwood Hwy Kerby, OR
Ongoing
Healing Hearts and Hooves,
therapeutic horseback riding program
has begun our 2014 season. Sunday
classes at 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. @ 4411 Holland Loop
Drive, Cave Junction. Call 541-659-
1798 or 541-596-2272 for volunteer
or student information.
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ages letters to the editor pro-
vided they are legible and not
libelous or scurrilous. All let-
ters 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 discre-
tion of the publisher.
Summer 2014
July 10 • Lonesome Road:
Country Blues Rock
July 17 • Guppy Whimsical duo
July 24 • Rosie Wittman: Acoustic Rock
Originals, Dawna Crocker:
Coffee House singer songwriter
July 31 • East Fork County Bluegrass
Aug 7
• Ras Cricket and the
Cultivators: Reggae