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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, March 23, 2016
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Dear Friends of CJ
Farmers’ Market
(CJFM),
This note is to record
my thanks for all the support
you’ve given me as President
of CJFM over the first three
years. In addition to my wife
Christine, special thanks go
to Kenny Houck (without
whom, NOT!), Chris Hall,
Caroline Griffith and
latterly Sarah Kuhn - you
all ROCK!!! Thanks also to
new and returning members
for joining the Board - Cat
Moresco, Bonnie Burton and
Robert Conrad.
Last night’s Great Chili
Cook-off was wonderfully
well attended for the second
year running. My huge
THANKS to all who worked
so well together to make it
the success it was, including
the many amazing cooks who
provided the chillies, the
cornbread and other goodies,
to the generous providers of
excellent beer and wine (Tim
Talty, Richard & Angel and
Mike Drevenstedt from Wild
River).
Thanks also to the
semblance of order in the
dinner queue, and especially
Stephanie - thanks for the
cool ribbons, organizing
the kitchen and the judges
(thanks, guys!) Thanks
also to Sara, who did most
of the work on our drinks
counter. I just took money
and issued tickets - a little
less stressful than presiding
over the admissions, which
were in the capable hands of
Christine and Kenny.
A special word of
thanks to the clean-up and
dish-washing team (the usual
suspects!); Sarah told me you
were putting dishes away for
HOURS, Kenny!
Thanks also to our
dancers and their teachers
(Lindsey, Kari & Nick).
And congratulations to all
those who won awards!
My apologies if I’ve
unintentionally left anyone
out - there were so many
who contributed so much.
Here’s hoping that
this level of support will
extend through the coming
market season, to make 2016
our best season yet! And
felicitations to Chris Hall,
who’s our new president;
I will strive to be a good
secretary!
Best wishes,
John Gardiner
CJFM Past President
2013-16
Reader questions
Mollette
Unfortunately the
rednecking hillbillies in Cave
Junction do not have enough
social skills, being almost
illiterate in that department,
to understand the world out
there is not infected with
Trumps kind of hatred,
proving how phony his kind
of so called Christian is,
showing no love as a real
Christian would do, not
hiding the light under a
basket, or in his case a dark
black abyss where he rules
with Satan, to end Babylon
(the US ) ‘the higher powers
will throw him back in the
pit again, and he will get
his first public service job,
taxing the ice water in hell.
It is irresponsible to defend
his speech as Glenn Mollette
does in the March 16, 2016
issue.
It is illegal to cry fire
in a crowded theater if there
is none, and dangerous and
crazy. That is all Trump
does, call wolf, and he
represents the greatest
threat America has ever
faced, He wants to bring the
US down so his corporate
robber allies can continue to
keep egacorporations world
wide ruling and exploiting,
polluting, destroying and
terrorizing the people of the
world with nukes and armies
and slave labor wages. If by
a hideous quirk he usurped
his way to power like Hitler
and went like those in the
past, starting a war to save
the economy he ruined, the
US will see the nightmares
Europe and Asia did in
WWll, and a revolution
would be necessary, or
with Saunders evolve out
of anger, no violence
necessary. Trumps brown
shirt goons must be nipped
in the bud before death
camps for Muslims, the
aged, minorities, gays,
radicals, different
ones, disabled and
homeless are put in
place, then fighting will
be the only way.
years of providing this
service, Southern Oregon
Sanitation finally removed it
because the simple rule, “Not
for Garbage” was constantly
disregarded. Too bad some
ruin it for others.
Sharon Reasor
Selma
Feel the Bern
“And all the families
of the earth shall bless
themselves by you” Genesis
12. God spoke to Abraham
whose great-grandson plus
4,000 years; Bernie Sanders
is looking to help this
country.
Do you remember
where we were eight years
ago? The super rich had
gutted the treasury, so many
people out of work and the
huge financial institutions
tottering. We’re better now,
not perfect but this is real
earth not fiction.
What Bernie is saying
is the truth that we’ve not
heard at this level before.
I trust this man. He cares
about everyday people. He
wants to make the mega
corporations pay their fair
share. This would make a
substantial difference from
who is paying now – us. We
are paying their share, while
they rake in our billions. I
hope people will listen to
Bernie and let this blessing
come upon us. Peace,
Mrs. Peno
Cave Junction
Todd Saed
Cave Juntion
Hey! Who took the
can?
Has anyone
noticed that the
community Recycle
Bin is no longer at
Selma Community
Center? Why? After
Obituaries
Donald A. Beard 1923-
2016.
Don was born July 26, 1923
in Helena, Mont. In 1933 at the age
of 10 the family moved to Cave
Junction. His parents purchased
a 128 acre ranch at the end of
Chapman Creek Road for $1,500.
He lived there until his adult life.
He went to school at White School
House on Caves Hwy. After school
he worked at Oregon Caves Lumber
Co., Caves Hwy. from 1941-1943
(which is the same property he’s
owned since 1963).
In 1943 he was drafted into
the Army, served in Europe during
World War II until Dec. 1945.
After returning home from the
war he worked at the mill again. In
1949 he married Jean McKinnon
Beard who survives.
Don and Jack Sauer became
partners in 1951 and started a
logging business. After they went
their separate ways Don started
his own logging and road building
business. During his career he built
several roads. In Cave Junction he
built the connecting road between
Bear Creek Road and Thompson
Creek Road. Also he built over 50
miles of road in the Galice country,
which includes several miles of Bear
Camp Road.
In 1978 he sold his equipment
to Westbook Wood Products and
went to work logging for them in
Alaska. After coming home from
Alaska he worked for Columbia
Helicopters until his retirement.
After retirement he cut 50 plus
cords of firewood each year.
Survivors include his wife
Jean; two sons Jerry Beard of
Roseburg, Ore.; Tom Beard of
Grants Pass, Ore.; two daughters
Janice Bruner and Lorrie Beard,
both of Cave Junction; three sisters,
Vada Jackson, Fresno, Calif.;
Mildred Christie, Sunland, Calif.;
Joetta Armstrong, Selma, Ore.;
brother, Paul Beard, Lincoln City,
Ore.; 10 grandchildren, 21 great-
grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by
one sister Ruth Arneson and one
grandson Kevin DeMersseman.
We are honoring his wishes and
there will be no service.
Arnold G. Stohlman,
94 , of Cave Junction, died
Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Three
Rivers Medical Center.
Arnold was born August 10,
1921 in Los Angeles, Calif. to
Arnold and Gail Stohlman. On
July 1, 1942, he joined the United
States Navy. After being honorably
discharged, he worked for the
telephone company until the late
1950s and later he worked as a
maintenance manager. He met his
future wife, Dorothy Mashburn
while ballroom dancing and on Nov.
7, 1943 they were married. In the
late ‘70s he moved to Cave Junction
and retired.
Arnold enjoyed gaming at local
casinos and watching sports on T.V.,
including football and car racing. He
especially enjoyed his grandchildren.
Survivors include a daughter,
Marcia Stohlman-Wellen and
her husband, John; a son, Doug
Stohlman and his wife, Linda, all of
Cave Junction; seven grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Dorothy Stohlman on June
25, 2009 and his son, Dr. Stephen
Stohlman in 2015.
Graveside services for Arnold
and Dorothy Stohlman will be at
Eagle Point Cemetery at 1l a.m.
Monday, May 6, 2016.
Please visit the obituary and
sign Arnold’s Tribute Wall at www.
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541-592-4110
Save The Date
March 24
March 29
April 9
I.V./CJ
NEIGHBORHOOD
WATCH
MEETING Thursday, March 24, at Wild Rivers
Pizza in CJ, 5:30 to 8 p.m., 6 p.m. Citizen’s Patrols
/ Crime Watch, 7 p.m. - Focus Point discussion:
Networking/ Planning / Communications. To
further focus efforts and solidify a network
campaign enlisting support by all Neighborhood
Watch Groups, land owners, business community
members, I.V. Chamber of Commerce, CJ City
Council, nonprofits, cannabis growers and our
church community. Next following meeting
April 5 – Selma Community & Education Center,
for more details / meeting reports and mail list
sign-up contact Guenter 541-592-4124 / cmec@
cavenet.com.
A national celebration will be held to
welcome home all veterans who served during
the period of the Vietnam War. A BBQ lunch,
service providers and guest speakers will be at
the event. Please come and show your support.
All are welcome! At Riverside Park Trevillion
Pavilion 304 SE Park Street Grants Pass, Ore.
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information
or if you have any questions, please contact
Grants Pass Vet Center at 541-479-6912.
Rough & Ready Botanical Wayside
Wildflower Hike Saturday, April 9, 2016 10
a.m.
Meet at the parking area at Rough & Ready
Botanical Wayside south of Cave Junction on
Hwy. 199 at mile marker 34.
The walk through the Rough and Ready
Wayside is geared for plant enthusiasts and
novices alike. This is a great opportunity
for folks to come out and enjoy the spring
wildflowers no matter what your skill level on
plant identification might be.
This is a short hike on rocky, but relatively
level ground, with lots of beautiful wildflowers
to see, many of them are rare or of limited
range.
A portion of the hike will be along
a wheel-chair accessible path so folks of
limited mobility can come out and enjoy the
wildflowers too.
Be prepared: bring water, dress in layers
and wear comfortable shoes. Bring lunch if you
like, there’s a picnic table overlooking Rough
& Ready Creek.
For more information call Suzanne at
541-291- 8860.
Sponsored by: Cultural & Ecological
Enhancement Network (CEEN) and the Native
Plant Society.
March 30
March 27
The Lorna Byrne Music Department will
present the Festival Concert on March 30 at
7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are
appreciated. “Butterflies, Gardens and Climate
Change in YOUR Backyard”
Beverly Ritz, whose music is heard on NPR,
will be performing solo piano jazz for the Easter
Sunday Brunch at Patrick Creek Lodge beginning
at noon. Her repertoire includes jazz classics and
original jazz and blues. Autographed copies of
her new CD, Blues For Django, will be available
for purchase at the performance, along with her
other CDs.
Call (707) 457-3323 for reservations.
Annual presentation from Rusk Ranch
Nature Center free, donations appreciated.
March 31, 2016, 11a.m. - 1 p.m. followed
by hotel tour at Bear Hotel 2101 NE Spalding,
Grants Pass, 541-287-0172 for information
or visit http://ruskranchnaturecenter.org/wp-
content/uploads/Bear-Hotel-event4NPlist.pdf.
March 31
March 29
April 2
Help I.V. Get Moving! All valley residents
are invited to a Grassroots Community-Led
Action Event, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday,
March 29 at I.V. High School. This Strategic
Planning event hosted by IVCDO will focus on
seven quick, easy actions. Pizza will be served. To
RSVP, please visit https://www.surveymonkey.
com/r/IVMarch29 or call 541-956-7400.
I.V. Senior Center will be serving “All
you can eat breakfast for $6!” We serve from
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eggs, hash browns, bacon,
sausage, biscuits, chicken fried steak, biscuits
and gravy, coffee, juice and a lot of fun! The
center is located at 520 E. River Street and this
breakfast is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Grab
the family, friends, neighbors and come on
down for the best breakfast deal in town!
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April 22
Earth Day Clean Up at Reeves Creek,
Proposed Area of Critical Environmental
Concern ACEC.
This high-priority location is habitat for
the federally endangered Cook’s Lomatium,
but unfortunately has become a favorite dump
site. Working with the Medford BLM, we will
clean up this location before they close the
road to prevent further access. - Gloves and
trash bags provided. Please wear sturdy shoes,
- Meeting (and carpool) in Cave Junction at
Coffee Heaven 9 a.m.
Continuing
Fire & Emergency Services Career Exploring
is open to young men and women from our local
schools with an interest in learning more about
careers in the field of fire or emergency services.
Fire & EMS Exploring is a hand-on program
that exposes young people to fire and emergency
services. The most popular career exploring
includes firefighter, EMT, paramedic and nursing.
Career exploring combines some classroom
training with hands-on lessons and you will
learn first aid, fire safety, emergency medicine,
leadership methods, teamwork and much more.
You will develop emergency management skills
and physical fitness and have the opportunity to
participate in local and national competitions,
community events and real firefighting scenarios
in a training setting. Call 541-592-2225 to benefit
from this college and career readiness program.
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