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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Life in the
Valley
of Riches
By DAN MANCUSO,
Publisher
Believe it or not, fall is right around
the corner. Yeah, I know it’s been hovering
around 100 degrees the past few weeks
and it’s still July, but football camps have
started, which in some worlds signal the
official start of fall.
The Lorna Byrne football program is
in desperate need of new uniforms. Many
of our community’s boys wore uniforms
that literally looked like rags last year. Torn
jerseys and pants were the norm. As a result,
Tarry Franks and I are back at it again and
we need your help. We are trying to raise
$4,000 to get the kids in new uniforms.
Please send a check made out to the
Lorna Byrne uniform fund to the Illinois
Valley News or feel free to make a deposit
directly at Washington Federal here in town
under the same name. So far, we have had
two donations. One donation was for $200
and the other was for $100. Donations do
not have to be that size, though, as every
dollar counts. I hope the kids can count on
you for some support.
A few weeks back, I had a reader
question why I run so many car wrecks and
house fires on the front page. Sometimes I
also feel that I run too many. With this in
mind, I took a look back at the now 29 papers
that have been printed this year and I must
say I was surprised by how few I actually
ran. Of the 29 issues, only five covers had
wrecks and two had fires. That leaves 21
other covers full of children, musicians,
buildings and other outdoor events.
My predecessor Bob Rodriguez was
also often accused of running too many
collisions or fires on the cover and I once
asked Bob about it. His response was it is a
public service. It reminds the reader what
can happen in the blink of an eye.
I also know from paper sales that more
people pick up the paper to learn about
what happened following a tragedy. If that
means a few more folks will be a little more
cautious, that’s a win. It’s also a win for
advertisers and others who have important
information in that week’s edition to share
with the community.
Lastly, both of my daughters are
coming into town for a few days, so while
the office will be open, I will be a tad scarce
this week.
Anyway, stay cool and thank you for
picking up this weeks paper, enjoy! ~ djm
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Reader loves the
earth
They are testing the moun-
tains 12 miles west of O’Brien
to see if they can make money
mining here for nickel. A wild
wilderness with clean water
– Rough and Ready Creek,
so few places like that now.
We hope we can stop this be-
fore they destroy more of our
lands. People need these un-
touched places. The ones with
the money will ruin them if we
allow it. They make their mon-
ey and leave our land polluted
and toxic. The ancient, beauty
racked mountain top removal
just isn’t the same as mountain
tops (as mountains with tops),
plus gravel pits from strip min-
ing where nothing grows. We
are many people who love the
earth and want it to be protect-
ed from the ones who see only
money as value.
Shalom,
Mrs. Peno
Cave Junction
Reader tells a
bag tale
I had this conversation with
a checker at the supermarket.
Me: And I brought a bag.
Her: I can’t give you credit
for it.
Me: Why not?
Her: It’s a plastic bag.
Me: So? It’s a bag. It car-
ries my groceries.
Her: We don’t have plastic
bags anymore.
Me: I don’t need one. I have
one. Right here.
Her: Plastic isn’t environ-
mentally friendly.
Me: But I am. I brought this
bag here to keep it out of land-
fills. To carry my groceries.
Her: We only give bag cred-
it for environmentally friendly
bags, like canvas or paper or
plastic.
Me: Or PLASTIC? This is
plastic!
Her: No, not plastic like
that. Plastic like this. (Show-
ing me a trendy, manufactured,
plastic bag with decorative
printing and a rope handle.)
Me: Why is that plastic bag
more environmentally friendly
than this plastic bag?
Her: Because it’s reusable.
Me: Then how about this?
When I stop reusing this one,
you can stop giving me a bag
credit for it.
Her: I can’t give you credit
for it now.
Me: I don’t understand.
Her: I didn’t make the
rule!
Me: I know that. I’m not
blaming you. I’m trying to un-
derstand the rule.
Her: We only give bag
credit for bags you get from us
or bags that are reusable.
Me: (Showing her the
printed logo on the plastic
bag.) See? This bag came from
here.
Her: Okay, but we don’t
have plastic bags anymore.
The law changed.
Me: But I didn’t – I still re-
use plastic bags, which the law
was supposed to encourage.
Her: And that’s fine. But I
can’t give you credit for it.
Me: These Oregon laws are
crazy.
Her: Maybe you like the
laws better in California.
Me: Not, I’d rather face
your bag laws than Califor-
nia’s parking laws. Thanks for
trying to explain crazy rules.
Her: You’re welcome.
Me: (To shoppers behind
me in line.) Sorry for holding
up the line, folks! I’m just try-
ing to learn how to be an Or-
egonian.
Lady behind me: You just
come up from California?
Me: Four years ago.
Lady: Some Californians
are slow.
Peter Block,
Submitted by Charlene
Foren,
Cave Junction
Obituaries
Vincent Donald Bean, 97, passed away of
natural causes on Friday, July 18, 2014, at his residence,
Fairview Residential in Grants Pass.
He was born in Elwood, Kansas on March 20, 1917 to Lyman
“Ernest” Bean and Susie Estella Pillow Bean. His family moved
to Alhambra, California in the 40’s where he married Evie Bean
and had a son, Harold.
His work made him travel through-out California, Nevada
and Oregon, where he eventually retired in Selma in the 60’s. He
remarried, Carole Jean Sims Bean, in 1958, raising his step-son
Phil. Vince worked as a sheet metal mechanic most of his life,
owning and operating his own sheet metal shops in California
and Oregon.
He enjoyed treasure hunting, gold panning, gardening and
reading.
Vince Bean is survived by Step-son, Philip Glen Householder
Sr., 2 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He will be missed
greatly.
Viewing will be held at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors in
Grants Pass on Thursday, July 24 from 2-5 p.m. The graveside
service will be held at Deer Creek Cemetery in Selma on Friday,
July 25 at noon.
Please sign the family guest book at www.since1928hull.
com.
I llInoIs V alley F uneral D Irectors
www.since1928Hull.com
Save The Date
For more listings go to www.ivcalendar.org
July 26
July 27
Chamber of Commerce presents
a Bluegrass event at the Trout Pavil-
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.
The Spiral Living Center and
The Frog Farm presents A Day of
Practical Fermentation, 2 Practical
Classes to Promote Self-Reliance and
Healthy Lifestyles! 1 p.m. Practical
Fermentation: Easy as 1, 2, 3! Saur-
Kraut and Spicy Kimchee! This short
introductory discussion and fermen-
tation demonstration will give you
all the basic stuff you need to know
to make your own homemade kraut
in quart-mason jars! 3 p.m. Herbal
Elixirs and Medicinal Meads: Learn
out to brew fun and delicious herbal
honey wines! We will sample a few
elixirs while discussing the history
and mystery of this ancient craft, and
then demonstrate how simply mix-
ing honey water and herbs for flavor-
ing or medicinal purposes can create
exciting and exotic, Magical Meads!
$15 – 20 Sliding Scale for the Kraut
and Kimchee class, $30 – 35 for the
July 26
If you are an artist - either per-
forming or visual - you can have a
free listing on the Artworks website:
www.ArtWorksGP.com. There will
be a free workshop July 26 from 10
a.m. – 4 p.m. to help artists sign up.
The event, sponsored by ArtWorks
and the Southern Oregon Guild will
take place at the Guild gallery in the
RCC / Kerby Belt Building, 24311
Redwood Highway. Artists are asked
to bring two or three pieces of their
work to be photographed and upload-
ed to the website. For information
call: 541-592-5019.
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July 30
Wednesday, July 30 at 6 p.m.
Presentation by Greg Walter @ IV
Library, Early History of Caves City,
Tourism and the Oregon Caves Na-
tional Monument.
The fascinating history of Cave
Junction and the junction that oc-
curred upon the building of the Or-
egon Caves Hwy. (SR46) and the
newly built Redwood Hwy.
Josephine Community Libraries
- IV Branch 209 W. Palmer St., CJ
541-592-4778,
www.josephineli-
brary.org
Summer Reading Wrap-up Sat-
urday, August 2 @ 12 noon.
One year in Josephine
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One year in Jackson and
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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.
Aug. 2 & 3
Aug. 16
Illinois Valley Little League is
hosting the annual Blackberry Festi-
val on Saturday, August 2 and Sun-
day, August 3.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. &
Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Great food, Music and Vendors-
Activities for the kids!!
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://hw-
y199yardsale.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
Aug. 16
Aug. 2
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Barb from IRVAC will be mak-
ing steam-punk art, IV Library team
will be awarding prizes to all summer
reading participants and free refresh-
ments will be supplied during story
time!
Josephine Community Libraries
- IV Branch, 209 W. Palmer St., CJ
541-592-4778,
www.josephineli-
brary.org
It’s The Berries: Saturday, Au-
gust 16, 2014 ~ 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. We
are now accepting applications for
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Summer 2014
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