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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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Reader gives kudos
Many thanks to the
following individuals and
businesses that made the
IVHS Grad Night Golf
Tournament happen! Thank
you to the wife - Becky Patton
- who did...Well, pretty much
everything. To Barbara Lane
and Nathan Pierce and all the
employees and volunteers
at the I.V. Golf Course, who
somehow manage to keep
our little slice of heaven open
every day. To our sponsors
- Lee and Echo Miller of
Sacred Flower Medicinals in
Selma (and Kelly and friend)
for their eagerness to help
in any way they could while
making the largest donation to
the tournament. To (always
the man of the hour) Mike
Trinity of Cascade Auto, Jeff
and Karen Stiles of Caves
Chevron, Traveler Hawk and
the Great Cats World Park,
Roy Leon at the Good Earth
Organics, Lynn Willllllllson!
at It’s a Burl, Dan Mancuso
at the I.V. News, Donnie
Shaw at Flying Carpet, and
Ted Crocker at H&R Block.
And I have to mention Neil
Dierkes at the Ace Hardware
store because he said yes first
and because he (in my haste
to do everything at once with
insufficient time and come
out looking foolish) found
me almost a week after the
tournament and handed me
his sponsorship check, after
I forgot to pick it up. Pretty
cool - Neil you made my day.
Thanks to seniors and IVHS
Lady Golf fashionistas Kynan
Nordal and Skyla Patton for
your help and presence, and to
all the golfers who showed up
despite the gloomy weather.
You know who you are - and
so do I. And finally to our
prize sponsors - CJ Municipal
Court Judge Jack Davis for
his stained glass artwork,
Chuck at the Applegate
Golf Club, our brothers and
sisters at Del Norte Golf
Course, and to the nice folks
at Salmon Run Golf Course
in Brookings...Great people,
gorgeous golf course - go
see them just a couple miles
up the Chetco - right before
you get to town. Even if you
don’t golf I would recommend
renting a cart and driving the
course, it’s beautiful.
Thanks everyone,
Andrew Patton
O’Brien
Reader says
privatize TSA
There is a term that
can solve the perpetual lines
at our airports. It is “free
enterprise.” There is a reason
unions are a small part of our
private economy and that is
called “competition.” Public
employee unions, be they
teachers or TSA, always need
more workers. To them, it
is a matter of math. More
union workers = more dues =
more money for Democrats
campaigns. “Efficiency” is
not a term found in the union
lexicon. In fact, uncontrolled
costs is a hallmark of public
sector unions.
When a private sector
business (with unions) have
uncontrolled costs they either
negotiate with the union or
they go out of business. How
many government entities
have you heard of going out
of business? There is not
effective management in the
TSA because there is no way
they can close. Either they
must let a contract to a private
company that must control
costs or it will continue
to operate inefficiently.
Expecting bureaucrats to
seriously protect the taxpayer
is like expecting your pit bull
to only eat half his breakfast.
Bernie and Hillary keep
out promising each other to
buy votes because they know
many voters are only after
more free stuff. Unable to see
beyond their nose resulting
from never being taught
Socialism has never been
successful in any country they
are sold the “pipe dream”
utopia. Cuba and Venezuela
have Socialism. Only
bureaucrats live large in these
countries.
Our Nation cannot
survive if the White House
occupant believes he or she
knows more about war than
the generals, more about
illegal immigration than the
Border Patrol or more about
business than those that have
actually been in business.
Most of us have learned
an ideologue in the White
House cannot micro manage
the country even if that
person has been a gangbuster
Community Organizer,
whatever that is!
Reader gives tips
to conserve
How can we live
sustainably? The answer is
by being efficient in our use
of materials and substituting/
replacing unsustainable ways
of doing things. The first step
is picking the low hanging
fruit.
For example: each day
we consume 3.5 gallons of
petroleum, a major contributor
to global warming. The
obvious petroleum products
are gasoline (47%), diesel-oil,
heating oil, ship fuels (22%),
liquefied petroleum gases
(23%), and jet fuel (8%). Less
obvious are petrochemical
feedstock, rubbers, plastics
(1%), and other -lubricants,
aromatic extracts, tars,
absorption oils, ram-jet fuel,
rocket fuels, synthetic natural
gas feedstocks, thinners,
cleaners, and solvents,
kerosene, waxes (3%).
Five other petroleum-
containing products used
consistently are: asphalt
and roofing, medicines
and antiseptics, lubricating
oils, agricultural pesticides,
synthetic rubber tires and shoe
soles.
Petroleum products we
could live without are: food
coloring, waxes, artificial
fragrances, body care products
(including some toothpastes),
fleece, nylon and vinyl
textiles, and single use plastic.
Looking at our bills,
we’ll see ways to reduce
our monthly expenses. We
can take one step to reduce
usage in one or each of the
following categories: water,
electricity, gasoline, and solid
waste production. With effort,
in two months our expenses
and trash should be reduced .
Louise D Shawkat
Ashland
Reader hopes
animals get justice
hensible behavior? This woman
has continued to thumb her nose
at the justice system for over 10
years, acting like Oregon’s laws
don’t apply to her! She ought to
be ashamed of herself!
Kandi Crow has inflicted
terrible pain and suffering on too
many animals, yet she shows no
remorse over her actions. Where
is the justice for these innocent
creatures? How about we fit the
punishment to the crime and
lock Ms. Crow in a cold, dark,
small space chained to the floor
with no water or food for a few
months and see how she likes
her own treatment?
Judge Hull, I pray you
will do the right thing and give
Kandi Crow the maximum sen-
tence available per law! She is
a serial law-breaking offender
who negligently inflicts anguish
and fear on innocent, vulnerable
animals.
Glenda Graham
Cave Junction
When is Kandi Crow go-
ing to receive the punishment
she deserves for her cruel, repre-
Gregory Anderson
Cave Junction
Obituaries
Ron Clinton, 1958 – 2016
My name was Ron Clinton. I died
of hepatitis C related liver cancer. I am
survived by my 17-year-old daughter
Gwendlyn Clinton and our cat Sparkles.
I liked cooking, gardening, woodwork-
ing, cars, guns, mountain biking, disc
golf and growing medical marijuana.
I was a “Juggalo” (a fan of the music
group “The Insane Clown Posse”). I’d
like to say, “Much Clown Love” to all
the Juggalos and Jaggalettes across the
planet. See you all in Shangra La. I’m
outta here.
Peggy June Eberlein, 81 , of
Cave Junction, died Thursday, May
19, 2016 at Highland House Nursing
& Rehabilitation Center. Illinois Valley
Funeral Directors are in charge of ar-
rangements.
Mary Ann White Bird Stafford,
age 70, of Selma, died Saturday, May
14, 2016 at her home.
Arrangements are pending with
Illinois Valley Funeral Directors.
Marion June (McBriety)
Webb
July 2, 1921 to May 7, 2016
Marion Webb passed away peace-
fully at Applegate Manor in Grants
Pass leaving behind many friends and
relatives who admired her warm and
loving personality.
Marion was the youngest daugh-
ter of an Irish immigrant’s son, Michael
John McBriety and his wife Mary Va-
len McBriety, bom in Sweden. She
was born in Takilma, Ore. She had two
older sisters (Anna Owen and Marga-
ret “Babe” Gates). Two older broth-
ers (Raymond, who died as a toddler
and Carl “Stub” McBriety), and one
younger brother (Michael D. “Bud”
McBriety)
She lived in the Illinois Valley as a
young girl and used to play at the store
in Waldo, Ore. She married John (Jack)
Wendell Webb and moved to Sedro
Woolley, Washington where they lived
for many years. They moved back to
Grants Pass, Ore. about 40 years ago.
Marion was the last living mem-
ber of her generation in the family. She
is survived by her only son Monty W.
Webb and his wife Sherry of Wash-
ington state; her grandson, James W.
Webb as well as eight nieces and neph-
ews from her side of the family and
many more grand nieces and nephews.
Marion was also a stepmother to her
husband’s two children, Nolan and
Jean, a special life long relationship
with Nolan, as well as acting mother/
grandmother to Jack’s grandson David
L. Webb, now deceased.
One of Marion’s first loves was
that of animals. She had owned horses
for many years both in Oregon and
Washington. There were always dogs
in her home and a cat or two, as well
as an occasional duck or goat vying for
her attention. She would take in animals
when they needed TLC or had nowhere
else to go.
She had a special love for coun-
try music and taught herself to play the
piano, organ, guitar, and accordion.
Marion was fiercely independent
and preferred to do everything in her
own way. Oh, by the way you didn’t
want to try and take advantage of this
“Red Headed Irishman” , she had little
patience with shady people.
She was adventuresome enough
even at 80 + years of age to voluntarily
ride in the back of a pickup with her legs
dangling from the tailgate on the way
up a driveways, that required 4-wheel
drive, on the way to Waldo Cemetery
and to St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery
in what used to be Althouse Creek.
She was a woman who would
give you a great smile, big hugs, and
make sure your belly was full and you-
were happy around her.
Her cremated remains will be
placed in a crypt, next to her husband,
at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens in-
Grants Pass.
There will be no service, any do-
nations should be made to your favorite
charity.
I llINoIs V alley F uNeral D Irectors
www.since1928Hull.com
541-592-4110
Save the date
May 26
June 6
Continuing
Lovejoy Hospice will be starting a monthly
Grief Support group starting on Thursday, May 26
and meeting the last Thursday of each month.
This will be held at the Illinois Valley Fam-
ily Coalition, 535 E. River St., CJ from noon to
1:30 p.m. Individuals who are interested need to
contact our group facilitator for an orientation ap-
pointment prior to attending. Call 541-474-1193.
This is free to the community.
Neighborhood Watch Leadership Meeting,
Wild Rivers Brewing & Pizza - CJ, Monday at
5 p.m. A rally effort by all Neighborhood Watch
Groups. Agenda:
Fire Season prep., formulate a “Commit-
tee of Safety”, discuss a Rural Law Enforcement
District for the I.V., Posse Program, and visit with
prior Sheriff Gil Gilbertson. Contact Guenter
Ambron 541-415-1929 / cmec@cavenet.com for
more details.
*Cave Junction Farmers’ Market happens
every Friday from 4 – 7 p.m. all summer through
Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. All are invited to this open
air market displaying the works of local farmers
and artists. Available for sale are fruits and veggies;
plant starts; homemade canned and baked foods;
fresh eggs; local medicinal, handmade health
products; and beautiful local crafts. You might
find a freshly made meal or treat, listen to music,
catch a dance performance, get you bike tuned up,
visit with friends and more. The Market is located
in the parking lot of Jubilee Park. The Market can
accept Debit cards and Oregon Trail SNAP cards.
Every week the Market can double up to $10 of
SNAP credits for the purchase of fresh, frozen or
dried whole or cut fruits and vegetable. For infor-
mation about the Market or the Double UP Food
Bucks program, please visit the Farmers’ Market
Information Booth at each Market or call Sarah
Kuhn 541-415-4419 and Nick Reynolds 541-637-
9044 or email cjfarmersmarketinfo@gmail.com.
*Fire & Emergency Services Career Explor-
ing is open to young men and women from our lo-
June 3
GMO Free Josephine County and Orego-
nians for Safe Farms and Families will host a
community meeting to discuss the recent court
ruling on the Genetically Engineered Plant Ordi-
nance and next steps. The meeting will take place
Friday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m., at the Cave Junction
Farmers’ Market site at Jubilee Park. A few chairs
will be available; bring one if you can. In case of
rain, meet at the shelter. For more information call
Mary (541) 660-6204.
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June 7
IVHS Graduation at the football stadium,
weather permitting at 7 p.m.
June 20
Compassionate friends meeting – Monday,
June 20, at 6:30 p.m., Asante Three Rivers Hospi-
tal – Cascade Room #2, “Providing grief support
after the death of a child,” meets every third Mon-
day of the month. Open to parents, grandparents
and other adult family members. Toni 541-597-
2812.
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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 ser-
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*The C.J. Substation is now open as fol-
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