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Page A-2 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Letters to the editor Illinois Valley News welcomes letters to the editor. Please e-mail them to dan@illinois-valley-news.com. POLICY ON LETTERS: ‘Illinois Valley News’ encourages letters to the editor provided they are legible and not libelous or scurrilous. All letters must be signed, including name, address and telephone number. The latter need not be published, but will be used to verify authenticity. The “News” reserves the right to edit letters. Letters are used at the discretion of the publisher. *** (Editor’s note: Views and commentary, including statements made as fact are strictly those of the letter writers.) Reader questons Wolfpac Someone thinks the wild pack will attack the homeless camp. In my 50 years of having one or more wolves the only thing I haven’t been able to disprove is they have been known to huff n’ puff and blow our house down. If you’re homeless you got it made. Jim Lombardo Cave Junction A dire pot concern With the abundance of pot grows in our valley, I am concerned with their impact on other farm crops. Just as the non- GMO farmers have serious concerns about contamination of their crops by GMO crops, I have a concern that non-pot crops will be contaminated by pot crops. Those pesky bees can’t be given directions on which flowers to wiggle their little bodies in and which ones not to. It might not take very long for everything in the Illinois Valley to be cross-contaminated with pot pollen, including our wine industry (many vineyards are surrounded by pot grows), fruit orchards, blueberry farms, honey producers and others. I sure might think twice about giving a child an apple grown in the Illinois Valley wondering if it’s been contaminated by pot. Or make a peanut butter and honey sandwich for the kid’s lunch and wonder if the little bugger will be stoned by afternoon recess. But how would anyone know if a product was contaminated? If you ate it, and it was contaminated, you may not remember that you ate it, or even what it was that you did eat. Perhaps all fruits, veggies, honey, wine, and livestock produced here should have a mandatory test to ensure that pot contamination has not taken place. Better yet, we could require that a warning label be placed on all products from the Illinois Valley, to wit: “WARNING! This product is produced in an area where pot is grown and processed” . . . . . sort of like the warning of peanut processing occurring in a plant that makes candy bars. Or, there could be a Surgeon General warning posted on the product, similar to a pack of cigarettes, that “this product is dangerous to your health and has been shown to cause brain damage, genetic damage, loss of memory, an increase in stupidity, and I can’t remember what else.” Then let the buyer beware, and the law suits begin. Maybe the proliferation of the legal and illegal pot grows will make all other non-pot crops go the way of logging in our valley. But by that time, anyone still here might be too stoned to care. Ahhhh, the rich irony of the unintended consequence. Sue Williams Cave Junction OR IVHS Class of 1961 KERBYVILLE MUSEUM SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE You can help put a new roof on the main museum building Bronze sponsor $50 Silver Sponsor $100 Gold sponsor $200 Sponsorships are tax deductible Contact the Museum at 541 592-5252 for more information. (Photo by Laura Mancuso, Illinois Valley News) Ardene Hoover Robin (left), Linda Poff Damen, Sandy Piper, Ken Stepp and Gloria Hare McMillan. Obituaries Adeline A. Merriman, 95 ½, was born January 2, 1921 in Creston, Iowa. She passed over to her Heavenly Father on June 24, 2016 at her home in Cave Junction, Ore. She will be remembered by her friends for her service and compassion, always ready to extend a helping hand. She is survived by her daughter, Joan L. Abbott; her son, Harry R. Parker; grandchildren; great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren. Her family will miss her physical presence. She will always be in our hearts-- our memories will be sweet. A life well lived! No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Please visit the obituary and sign Adeline’s tribute wall at www.since1928hull. com. Our mother passed, Lavellia G. Johnson Stephenson , passed away quietly. Pamela Coots Owen, Steven Coots, CJ, Lori (Lavellia Lorene) McCarthy, Terry Coots, James Coots, Larry Johnson, Eva Johnson, numerous foster kids, Bryan, Cathy and Susan Connolly. We will be having a memorial for her at the park, in Cave Junction. I really don’t have a place picked out but I think the park is easiest. This is Pamela Owen. Larry and His wife from Georgia will be here, Pamela and her husband Larry will be here. The grandchildren live here in Cave Junction. Mike and Jeff Coots, Shane McCarthy, all are local. Chelsea McCarthy and her daughter Tiana. Jennifer Stephenson, daughter of Don, Lavellia’s past husband. She was the mother of many. Known as the goat lady to everyone in Takilma to Selma she was the one to talk to about goats. Lilac Valley Dairy Goats was our name. Many babies in the Valley were raised on goat milk so they didn’t have to use formula, as I did too. She as 4-H, did the fairs, and she had Ray by her side to help the next person who came along. Ray was the president of the Southern Oregon Dairy Goat ASSC as he was a community man. Volunteer firefighter and father to any child who needed it. They were a couple who took community to heart. God Bless them both. I llINoIs V alley F uNeral D Irectors www.since1928Hull.com 541-592-4110 Save the date July 6 Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of IVHS ALUMNI AND FRIENDS – July 6, 6 p.m. at the Mu- seum July 11 Neighborhood Watch Captains & General Meeting, Monday, July 11, 5 p.m., Wild Rivers Brewing & Pizza. General Reports covering activities for the Illinois Valley including pa- trols. We are forming a ‘Committee of Safety’ to review and implement a Rural Law Enforcement District, deadline in August. Representatives are needed from all Neighborhoods. Help your community avoid more cutbacks on law enforcement. We can do this. Contact Guenter Ambron, 541-415-1929, or cmec@cavenet. com. July 12 Racial Justice in the Illinois Val- ley - Monthly Meeting Tuesday, July 12 (2nd Tuesday of each month) 6- 7:30 p.m. Kerby Belt Building, 24353 Redwood Highway Racial Justice in the Illinois Valley (temporary group name) ad- dresses the difficult legacy of racism and white privilege in Southern Or- egon and beyond. Meetings include co-learning, self-reflection, and com- munity engagement. This is a new group, formed in response to the April 2016 presentation in Cave Junction by Portland State Professor Walidah Imarisha, “Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon?” Join us in creating a community that lives up to its ideals of inclusion, self-reflection Illinois Valley News Published weekly by W.H. Alltheway, LLC Daniel J. Mancuso, Publisher and mutual acceptance. For more information, contact kacielder@gmail.com wood Hwy (in the County Building). A snack will be provided. July 14 July 29 Forest and Watershed Health Workshop, Thursday, July 14, 6 to 9 p.m., Selma Community and Educa- tion Center, Community based col- laborative efforts and solutions, study of local forest ecology, fire, wet for- est areas, watersheds, protection for rural homes, working with BLM and Forest Service, ODF, IVFire. Biolo- gist Rich Nawa, Mary Camp - Natu- ral Selection Alternatives, and fire safety. Guenter Ambron, 541-415- 1929, or cmec@cavenet.com. 4-7 p.m. at the Historical Schmidt House Barn Corner of 5th and J Streets We will have a pie baking con- test. Sign up at the Research Library 512 SW 5th Street Call 541-479-7827 for details. Food, Fun and Entertain- ment Any questions please call Josephine County Historical Society 541-479-7827 or Christina Carver Publicity Director 541-507-7618 tchilimom@yahoo.com. July 16 Saturday, July 16, the I.V. Senior Cen- ter will be hosting a Bingo Fundraiser for our new Thrift Store building fund. Doors open at 3 p.m. along with the kitchen. We will be selling hamburg- ers, hot dogs and other snacks. Bingo will start at 4 p.m. and will be 50 cent cards along with a 50/50 raffle, a Bake Auction as well as other raffles. Come in and join the fun meet your neighbors and win something. Help us help our community with a new Thrift Store. This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! July 19 Come join the nightly fun!! Bring family and friends. FREE for ages 3 and up. Vacation Bible School July 19- July 22 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Armour of God is sponsored by Illinois Valley Baptist Church, located at 102 S. Red- POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to P.O. Box 1370, Cave Junction, OR 97523 Illinois Valley News is published at 221 S. Redwood Hwy., Cave Junction, OR 97523 Telephone (541) 592-2541 Since 1937 periodicals postage paid at Cave Junction, OR 97523 P.O. Box 1370 USPS 258-820 July 30 Southern Oregon Beekeepers Association is holding a one-day Be- ginning Beekeeping class on Saturday July 30, 2016 in the Medford area. Anyone who would like to attend can get more information at: http://www. southernoregonbeekeepers.org/news- and-events/fall-bee-school, Cost: $35. Registration deadline is July 29, 2016 and is limited to the first 100 people. Register by mail (before July 23)” ing Center/Belt Building, Redwood Highway, Kerby Sept. 11 Pressure canner testing at the Il- linois Valley Grange, Holland Loop Rd, Cave Junction, 8-11 a.m., Sun- day 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 popu- lar career exploring includes fire- fighter, EMT, paramedic and nurs- ing. Career exploring combines some Aug. 13 & 14 classroom training with hands-on les- sons and you will learn first aid, fire safety, emergency medicine, leader- ship methods, teamwork and much more. You will develop emergency management skills and physical fit- ness and have the opportunity to participate in local and national com- petitions, 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, Wednes- days 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; ap- plications to become a volunteer can be picked up at the Sub Station. IVFC GARAGE SALE Pressure canner testing at the ‘Croons, Nelson Family Farm, Red- wood Highway, Cave Junction 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday July 16 th , 2016 Aug. 20 Proceeds from the IVFC Garage Sale will be donated to the annual Back Packs for Kids campaign hosted here for local children K-12 th . Pressure canner testing at the “It’s The Berries” 8 a.m.- 3 p.m., Inside the building, RCC Learn- SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year in Josephine County - $35 One year in Jackson and Douglas counties - $36 One year in all other Oregon counties and out-of-state - $43.00 Illinois Valley News does not refund subscriptions. Remainder of subscription will be donated to the charity of your choice. 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