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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Life in the
Valley
of Riches
By DAN MANCUSO,
Publisher
The final ArtWalk of the season was held last week.
Sarah Henninger’s artwork really brightened up the Illinois
Valley News office and we’re grateful to everyone that stopped
by.
Kevin Gillette made an amazing spread which disappeared
quickly when paired with wine from our three major wineries.
Special thanks go out to Foris, Bridgeview and Deer Creek for
providing some amazing wines.
My favorite bites of the night were Kevin’s Caprese salad
kabobs. Bridgeview’s Black Beauty Syrah and Deer Creek’s al-
ways amazing Bella’s Sunshine went down easy. The big sur-
prise of the night for me was a Malbec from Foris. I honestly had
no idea they even made one. It just goes to show you that regular
wine tastings in the Valley can be useful.
Here we are in mid August and preparation for the Miners
Jubilee are under way by the IV Lions Club. This will be my fifth
one and the first was my introduction to the people of the Valley.
Make sure you get your ticket for the Harley Davidson.
The members of E Clampis Vitus (ECV) will be there rais-
ing money for the Lorna Byrne football team’s new uniforms.
If you see some scruffy guys in red shirts make sure you stop
by to help them and help the kids. The “Clampers,” as they are
known, do a lot in the area to help others and replace and estab-
lish historical markers in the region.
The grand opening of the new skate park will be this week-
end at Jubilee Park. Head down and get a good look at what
people can accomplish when they get behind a good cause. Ku-
dos to Mo, Stacey and a big cast of others who worked tirelessly
to make this great addition to our park.
Thank you for picking up this week’s paper, enjoy! ~ djm
A moment with Mary: By Mary Halvorsen
Being stuck home sick for sev-
eral days recently, wasn’t all misery.
It afforded certain opportunities,
like a glimpse of what not having
to work might be like, of watering
the garden when the time felt right,
instead of between 5:00 and 6:00
a.m., before showering and dashing
out the door, five minutes late, as
always.
It also offered daily marathons
of “The Property Brothers,” an hour
long show that features identical
twins in their mid-thirties, both 6
foot 5, with gleaming smiles and
matching dimples. One, a real estate
agent, with black, slick-backed hair
and dark, tailored suits, helps people
find affordable fixer-uppers in their
preferred neighborhoods, while the
other, a building contractor, in flan-
nel shirts, jeans, a silver studded tool
belt, and a more disheveled style
of hair, guts and transforms these
shabby houses into dream homes.
Sunk into the couch, unable
to breathe through my nose, and
resting between coughing fits, the
high definition image of the Property
Brothers, with their can-do attitude
and computer graphic plans, offered
hope, and the inclination to think
about things in a more positive way.
I thought of my youngest broth-
er, winding his way home from a re-
cent visit. We had journeyed to Fort
Stevens State Park and ascended the
crumbling stairs of a cement bun-
ker, picturing the weapons that once
filled the now empty holes, wonder-
ing what had been housed in a three
tier, concrete pit on the open, upper
level. Through the trees a, rusting
skeleton of a ship protruded from a
stretch of sand, like a metal rib cage,
leaning away from the waves, on the
beach of this 4,200 acre park in the
far, northwest corner of the state.
Encountering a fork in the trail
of the Park’s nine mile system, there
was conflict over the right way to go.
The way I chose, had my brother dis-
claiming, “I’m going on record that
I don’t think this is the right way.”
We walked on anyway; both unsure,
pointing out trees we thought we
had passed on the way in, eventually
returning to where we started.
Taking the last sip of cold
remedy tea, I thought about the past,
the future, the right path, and family;
four things that define a life, with
family dictating its direction.
I sit up a little straighter, as a
couple sees their finished home for
the first time. Everything that was
broken is fixed. Floors, walls, and
fireplaces have been restored, electri-
All you cAn eAt breAkfAst
cal systems brought to code. Part
of the appeal of the Property Broth-
ers may lie in the searching out of
tired homes, seeing beneath the worn
surfaces, and not stopping until the
hidden beauty is revealed. Along
with the foundation, it was there the
whole time.
After a week of cold symp-
toms, waking without them feels like
starting fresh, like a layer has been
shed, that all paths are open. Maybe
like old houses, we hope for a little
transformation, a slight makeover,
for the very best version of ourselves
to be revealed.
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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.
Held on the same weekend as
“It’s the Berries”
August 16th, 2014
C an ’ t wait to see
and hear all of you
RCC/Belt Building, 24353 Redwood Hwy
Kerby, OR
220 Watkins St. Cave Junction
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Save The Date
Aug. 14
Aug. 16
The Freedom from Pes-
ticides Alliance wished to in-
vite anyone who missed out
gathering on the 7th to join us
tomorrow, as we celebrate our
victory; qualifying our initia-
tive for November’s ballot -
Measure 17-63.
Time to celebrate, gather
our efforts and kick off our
campaign.
Join us in a casual gath-
ering to strategize, share ideas,
experiences and thoughts as
we toast our future and move
towards our destination - a win
in November and finally an
end to the Pesticide Poisons.
Thursday, August 14 -
6:30 p.m. The Taprock - Ev-
ergreen Room, 971 SE 6th St.,
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Aug. 16, 11 a.m. – 8
p.m. Grand opening of the
Cave Junction Skate Park, free
event, demo’s music, food, arts
and crafts, vendors, skateboard
& bike repair.
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Aug. 16
It’s The Berries: Satur-
day, August 16, 2014 ~ 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. RCC/Belt Building
24353 Redwood Highway,
Kerby, OR. Contact Hazel
Griffith, 541-592-6433 or Jean
Shubert, 541-592-6150.
Aug. 16
Fieldtrip: Identification
and Harvesting in the High
Siskiyous Saturday, August 16
from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Pre-registration is re-
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Do you want to get to
know some of the medicinal
plants that grow here? Join
herbalist Debbie Lukas in
this exploration of high eleva-
tion medicinal plants. Discuss
identifying
characteristics,
habitat, parts used, collection
techniques, preparation and
uses. We will field prep tinc-
tures and dry herbs for tea. For
more information, call Siski-
you Mountain Herbs at (541)
592-3386, email sisqdeb@
gmail.com or visit the website:
www.siskiyouherbs.com
Aug. 16
Join us along the 80 mile
stretch of US Highway 199,
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turing 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 information,
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
Aug 18
Precious Dirt will not be
holding their monthly meeting
on Monday the 18th. www.
PreciousDirt.org
P.O. Box
376 Selma, OR. 97538 541-
597-4809
end-of-summer blahs? Take
them to the Forks State Park
this weekend! On Sunday, Au-
gust 23 & 24, Oregon Parks
and Recreation Department
will be offering a fun workshop
for ages 6 to 12 titled: “Hik-
ing 101” on Saturday, August
23 and “Make your Own Bird
Feeders” on Sunday, August
24. Each session lasts about an
hour and parents or guardians
are welcome to join in. Meet
at the park pavilion at 1 p.m.
all three days. There’s a great
swimming hole, shaded picnic
tables and easy nature trails for
a fun family stay-cation, too!
For further information, visit
www.oregon.gov/oprd
Aug. 27
Aug. 23 & 24
Do your kids have those
TIME FOR TALENT!
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News, Classified and
Display Ads, Announce-
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4 P.M. FRIDAYS
around the corner. The I.V.
Lions Club Labor Day Festi-
val will again host a TALENT
SHOW (amateurs only) and
cash prizes will be awarded
the winners of each age group.
Don’t forget to sign up by Au-
gust 27. For more information
and/or to sign up, please call
Donna at (541) 596-2719 or
Sue at (541) 592-2252.
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 stu-
dent information.
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