Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 8, 2016
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Drive-in movies coming to the Selma Center
Annette McGee Rasch
IVN Senior Contributing Writer
The Valley will soon have access to
drive-in movies thanks to Paul Koci and the
Selma Center.
The first film will be “Casper the
Friendly Ghost” June 15 at 9:30 p.m.
“Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark” will
be featured July 16, and “The Labyrinth”
will be screened July 30.
“We’re planning on screening movies
twice a month, but if there’s overwhelming
interest we’ll scale up and do it more often,”
Koci said.
The movies will be mostly family-
friendly, but more mature movies may be an
option going forward. Koci said he plans to
run a poll to determine what people want to
see, and a list of movies will be announced
after.
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The I.V. Chamber
of Commerce is also
supporting the July 21
event by donating the
proceeds of that evening’s
Concert in the Park 50/50
raffle to CJ Patrols. Kelly
Thibodeaux and Etouffee
will be the featured band
that night.
Other public safety
organizations will also be
tabling and conducting
volunteer sign-ups,
including representatives
of I.V. Fire District, the
Sheriff’s Office, and
various neighborhood
watches.
While the first 3
FFILP cohorts were
responsible for developing
a physical project,
including the playground
at Jubilee Park, a bioswale
at Evergreen Elementary
and a disc golf course at
Forks State Park, the fourth
cohort was asked to plan an
event.
In addition, Greg
Walter, co-owner of
Jefferson State Financial
Group and fourth cohort
“We’ll have copies of that list at the
movie showings, and you can also pick it up
at the Selma Center,” Koci said.
Concessions will include popcorn,
drinks and chips. Since the Selma Center has
a fully licensed kitchen, Koci said burgers,
hotdogs and other food items may be
eventually offered.
Koci obtained licensing through Swank
Motion Pictures, a California company that
handles licensing for big companies, such as
MGM.
“This enables us to draw from their
huge selection of movies, both newer and
older stuff, so that we can openly advertise
and charge admission at the event,” Koci
said. “They’ll also send us all the old movie
posters for us to use for advertising.”
Each movie costs about $300 to run.
Koci held fundraisers to come up with
$1,000 to purchase a projector, which is
capable of running 3D movies. Sound will
participant, has organized
an historic photography
exhibit featuring Cave
Junction and surrounding
areas. The photos are
currently on display at
Umpqua Bank through the
month of June and will
be displayed at Taylor’s
Sausage in July and
elsewhere over the summer.
Prints of the photos
will soon be available
for sale for $15 each
through whichever venue
is currently hosting the
exhibit.
“This is part of a
larger effort to help bring
both civic pride and public
safety awareness to our
community, and help our
local patrol group led by
Jimmy Evans,” Walter said.
“These are images that the
Art Ray Photo Postcard
company produced from
the 1940s to the mid-
1950s.”
“100 percent of the
proceeds will go to Cave
Junction Patrols and
surrounding neighborhood
watch groups,” Walter
added.
The photography show
and sale is also endorsed
by the Kerbyville Museum,
with
Lisa Sherier
Mondays & Wednesdays
$5 Drop-in
6:15-7:15 pM
at Healthy U
535 E river St.
541-761-4342
Illinois Valley Community
Development Organization
(IVCDO), Illinois Valley
Chamber of Commerce,
Josephine County
Historical Society and
the I.V. Pride campaign, a
committee of the IVCDO
20/20 Visioning strategic
plan group.
Sheriff’s office
records indicate that crimes
reported in rural Josephine
County have risen by more
than 50 percent each year
since 2012.
In the same period,
the yearly cost of stolen or
damaged property climbed
from $12,417 to over
$300,400 – a 2,300 percent
increase.
Between 2014 and
2015, calls for service
increased by 40 percent
while the number of county
patrol deputies is currently
limited to 10 hours per day,
seven days a week, with an
average of 2 to 3 deputies
per shift.
In the fiscal year that
ended in June 2015, 208
inmates were released
early due to sheriff’s office
staffing shortages at the
county jail.
be provided by Koci’s company, Palailama
Productions, and the films will be projected
on the outside wall of the gym. Selma Center
Board volunteers will staff the event, but
Koci said he may end up hiring for summer
jobs. Profits will go toward the Selma Center
to help cover costs for other programs,
activities and building maintenance.
Koci said the idea stemmed from
wanting to help with fundraising activities
for the center.
“I’d been doing sound for different
shows and venues, and when someone
brought up that they wished they could go
to a drive-in locally, I looked into it,” Koci
said. “I just want to give back a little bit.”
Koci has lived in Selma since he was a
child. He said he has many fond memories
of the Selma Center and is invested in the
building, which prompted him to become a
Selma Center board member.
“I just want people to have as much
wholesome fun with their families as they
can,” Koci said. “We really need things to do
around here.”
After providing sound at parties and
receiving compliments, Koci decided to
start Palailama Productions. Since then he’s
provided sound for bigger events, including
Barter Fair and Hemp Festival.
Koci said people should arrive an hour
early to secure a good parking space. He also
encouraged carpooling, and said he hopes
people won’t bring their biggest trucks.
Those with larger vehicles should park in
the back, and a front row seating area on the
asphalt will be available for those who prefer
chairs or blankets. Koci estimated that 100
cars can fit if people park close and “don’t
get too crazy.” The cost is $10 per car.
For more information about Palailama
Productions or the drive-in contact Koci at
541-659-8416.
(Photo by Judy Howyle, Illinois Valley News)
Greg Walter (left) and Pat Dees perusing the photos at the historic photography
exhibit currently at the Umpqua Bank for the month of June. The exhibit will
move to Taylor’s Sausage for July, then elsewhere after that. Photos will be
available for $15 at the venue, and all proceeds go to Cave Junction Patrols and
surrounding neighborhood watch groups.