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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Letters to the
editor
remain entrenched in their
Illinois Valley News wel-
comes letters to the editor.
Please e-mail them to
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commitment to reject science
and Americans and represent
fossil fuel corporations.
According to a March
Gallup Poll, fully 60 percent
of Americans acknowledge
most scientists concur with
the opinion that global
warming is happening.
Meanwhile, the same Poll
reveals that 57 percent of
Americans also concur with
the scientific consensus
that humans are causing the
warming. Paradoxically,
Reader questions
candidates climate
change support
Despite the fact that
public opinion on climate
science has undergone a
considerable shift over the
last year, the leading can-
didates for the Republican
Presidential nomination
however, non-scientific pub-
lic respondents, who claim
they understand the sci-
ence very well, are the least
likely to accept the scientific
consensus. As Mark Twain
reportedly stated: “It ain’t
what you don’t know that
gets you into trouble. It’s
what you know for sure that
just ain’t so.”
Presumably, the fright-
ening leading contenders for
the Republican Presidential
nomination won’t support
simple and rational steps
necessary to protect our
planet for future generations
– their grandchildren as well
as ours – even when these
steps promote economic
growth. They would rather
see the planet destroyed just
so long as fossil fuel cor-
porations can continue to
control our destiny and make
obscene profits.
They deserve no sup-
port from sane voters.
Alan Journet
Jacksonville
Obituaries
Ira Eugene “Butch”
Wilson, 66 , of Cave Junction,
passed peacefully on Thursday,
March 17, 2016 at Three Rivers
Hospital in Grants Pass.
Butch was born second
of three siblings (his sisters
Ethna Mae Stauffer and Lura
Earlleene Breitbach) April 3, 1949
in Murphy, Ore. to his loving
parents Harold and Boots Wilson,
and spent his life as an avid
outdoorsman, auto enthusiast and
eventually devoted husband, father
and family man. Butch was a hard
working heavy machinery driver by
trade and took every opportunity
to pilot anything from eighteen-
wheel tractor trailers and logging
trucks to classic and antique cars.
A love of nature and the outdoors
led Butch to spend much of his free
time hunting and fishing the forests
and rivers of Southern Oregon.
Butch is survived by his
faithful and loving partner, Linda
Davis of Cave Junction; his
daughters, Shelli Hart of Harrison,
Ark. and Lois Salinas of Nampa,
Idaho; five grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and a host
of loving nieces, nephews and
cousins. The light he brought into
their lives will be greatly missed.
born on Feb. 14, 1951.
She departed this life on
Friday, March 18, 2016 at the
Norris Adult Foster Care in Grants
Pass of pancreatic cancer.
Carolyn was born in Whittier,
Calif. She was a dedicated nurse
to the Cave Junction community
for 10 years and 30 years in
California.
She is survived by her brother
and sister-in-law Gary and Betty
Williams and her Siskiyou Health
Carolyn Henricks was
Center family.
We wish to thank Norris Adult
Foster Care for their dedicated care
of Carolyn.
In lieu of cards or flowers,
please send any donations to a
cancer research association.
Don’t be sad, I am in a
snowflake, I am in the rays of the
sun, I am in the sparkling of the
stars…Carolyn you will be missed.
I llINoIs V alley F uNeral D Irectors
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541-592-4110
Save The Date
March 30
The Lorna Byrne Music Department will
present the Festival Concert on March 30 at
7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are
appreciated.
March 30
Away- 4 p.m. Girls Varsity Softball vs.
Glendale
Away- 4:30 p.m. Boys Varsity Baseball
vs. Glendale
March 31
“Butterflies, Gardens and Climate
Change in YOUR Backyard” free annual
presentation by Rusk Ranch Nature Center.
Donations appreciated.
March 31, 2016, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
followed by tour of Bear Hotel at 2101
NE Spaulding, Grants Pass. Call 541-
287-0172 for information or visit www.
ruskranchnaturecenter.org.
March 31
Illinois Valley 20/20 Visioning is calling
for a focus group of residents ages 18-35 to
meet Thursday March 31, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at
Healthy U, 535 E. River St., Cave Junction.
Entrance at rear of I.V. Family Coalition
building. The free event includes discussion
of top 10 community priorities, the process
and implementation. Call 541-592-4888 to
RSVP or for more information.
April 2
I.V. Little League will hold it’s opening
day ceremony on this Saturday, April 2 at 10
a.m. (fingers crossed that uniforms make it)
The Masonic Lodge will be serving the teams
hotdogs and apple pie after ceremony.
A junior softball game in the afternoon
against GP.
April 2
IVHS Track: Varsity Invitational vs.
Douglas - Away at 11 a.m.
IVHS Boys Varsity Baseball vs.
Brookings Harbor -
IVHS Girls
Brookings Harbor -
IVHS Girls
Brookings Harbor -
IVHS Boys
Brookings Harbor -
Home- 12 p.m.
Varsity Softball
Home 12 p.m.
Varsity Softball
Home 2 p.m.
Varsity Baseball
Home 2 p.m.
vs.
vs.
vs.
April 2
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!
April 4
IVHS Music Department Spring Concert
is Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m. in the IV High
School cafeteria. The public is invited to hear
the Concert Band, and Concert and Chamber
Choirs celebrate youth, music and Spring!
Free admission.
April 5
Neighborhood Watch Forum with
Retired Sheriff Gil Gilbertson – 6 p.m.,
Selma Community Center, Selma /5 p.m.
Potluck / Commissioner Candidates invited to
attend. Past Sheriff ‘Gil Gilbertson’ a review
presentation on the 2014 “Community Watch
Program (with Emergency Preparedness)”,
includes discussion on Law Enforcement
District, citizen arrest, civil liability,
interfacing citizen crime watch with LEOs,
and the Historic Role of the Sheriff. Contact:
Guenter Ambron, 541-592-4124 or email
cmec@cavenet.com, for a program and to
RSVP.
April 7
“Why Aren’t There More Black People
in Oregon? A Hidden History,” will be
presented free of charge at Healthy U, 535
E. River St., Cave Junction April 7 at 6:30
p.m. Entrance at rear of I.V. Family Coalition
building. Donations will be accepted.
April 9
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.
April 9
The 10th annual Soup for the Souls, April
9, 2016, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Illinois Valley
High School, 625 East River Street, Cave
Junction .
April 10
GMO Free Josephine County will
be showing a free film to the public
called, “Synthetic Forests: The Dangers of
Genetically Engineered Trees.”
Contact person:
Carol Valentine
(541)
761-4746,
or
email
carol@
gmofreejosephinecounty.org.
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.
*The C.J. Substation is now open as
follows: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The phone number at the Sub
is 541-592-5151. We are looking for more
volunteers to expand the hours; applications
to become a volunteer can be picked up at the
Sub Station.
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