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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, September 21, 2016
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Cave Junction
Thursday, Sept 22
Mostly Sunny
High -- 69 Low -- 44
Friday, Sept 23
Mostly Cloudy
High -- 67 Low -- 53
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Today
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Partly Cloudy
High -- 81 Low -- 56
Sunday, Sept 25
Sunny
High -- 90 Low -- 59
Tuesday, Sept 27
Wednesday, Sept 28
Sunny
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Following are the high & low temperatures,
and rainfall recorded at The End of the Road
in O’Brien by Cheryl & Harry Johnson:
Sept
High
Low
9
10
11
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91
97
89
79
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86
56
45
47
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41
39
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Are you prepared for a disaster?
Judy Hoyle
IVN Contributing Writer
Each year, Sep-
tember is recognized as
National Preparedness
Month (NPM).
A Safety and Emer-
gency Preparedness Fair
took place at the Rogue
Valley Mall in Medford
Sept. 17.
Local emergency
agencies and nonprof-
its, including I.V. CERT
(Community Emergency
Response Team) distrib-
uted information and
supplies.
CERT volunteer Sue
Williams was enthusias-
tic about the event and
stated, “There were lots
of neat items on display,
including a great couple
of temporary structures
and the Jackson County
Emergency Communi-
cations vehicle. People
seemed genuinely inter-
ested in learning about
disaster preparedness.”
On Sept. 28, OSU
Extension Service at their
Central Point auditorium
will offer a two hour
course on surviving the
anticipated Magnitude 8
earthquake. The course
is $15 or $25 per couple.
Call 541-776-7371 to
register.
Whether attending or
not, course professor Eric
Dittmer suggests every-
one read “The Really Big
One,” available at www.
newyorker.com/maga-
zine/2015/07/20. He also
recommends watching
“Oregon Unprepared” at
http://watch.opb.org/vid-
eo/2365573585 or www.
opb.org/news/series/un-
prepared.
Oregon State Senator
Brian Boquist, Chair of
the Veterans and Emer-
gency Preparedness com-
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Final Market Day
Friday September 23 ~ 4--7 PM
At Jubilee Park
Shadywood ~ Rock ‘n Soul Unplugged
IV Bikespace ~ Great Affordable Deals on Bikes!
Creative Upcycle Furniture Contest ~ Win $500!
(This contest is sponsored by the Southern Oregon Guild of
Artists and the Cave Junction Farmers Market. 2nd place $300
and 3rd place $200. Judging & awards begin at 3:30pm to
7pm. Winners chosen from the most creative, sturdy and
functional upcycled work of furniture art.)
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables in Peak Harvest!
(Grapes, figs and apples, heirloom tomatoes, peppers, and
garlic; Homemade goat cheese and goat milk; Beautiful neck-
lace, earring sets & bracelets; Herbal medicinals;
Fresh-pressed apple cider; Blue ribbon baked and canned
goods; Very special cupcakes and more.)
For information visit us on facebook
or call (541) 415-4419 or write to
cjfarmersmarketinfo@gmail.com
mittees agrees with this
assessment.
In a recent newslet-
ter he asserted, “The state
and federal government
are not prepared for a
major catastrophic emer-
gency in the Northwest.
We will likely never be
prepared, thus YOU and
your community must
prepare yourselves.”
“Whether it is a Cas-
cadian earthquake, pan-
demic, terrorist attack,
or grid overload does not
matter. In almost every
single potential event, the
power grid is down for
weeks if not months.”
“Besides power
outage it means com-
munication is out, your
cell phone goes dead the
first day, potable water
stops flowing, sewage is
no longer pumped, there
is no power to pump fuel
into any vehicles, there
are no grocery stores, and
bridge failures in many
events will ‘island’ sev-
eral million Oregonians
for multiple weeks if not
months.”
Boquist goes on to
state, “…life and death
for many Oregonians may
well rest upon individual
and local non-govern-
ment community prepara-
tion. If you want a very
good read on possible
scenarios, look no fur-
ther than Ted Koppel’s
recent book “Lights Out:
…Surviving the After-
math.” The book and
free summaries are avail-
able online at: amazon.
com/Lights-Out-Cyberat-
tack-Unprepared-Surviv-
ing/dp/055341996X.”
Boquist believes
anyone can become
prepared by making af-
fordable purchases and
taking action every month
toward the goal of sur-
vival, such as routinely
buying and storing extra
cans of food and bottled
water. Most people need
at least eight cups of wa-
ter each day. Bleach may
be needed to make water
potable.
He suggests buying a
camping tent and sleeping
bags, in case your home
is destroyed. End of sea-
son sales makes this even
more affordable.
Boquist points out
that sanitation will be
crucial to survival. With-
out running water, and
no flush toilets, digging a
hole as far from the well
as possible will be the
only recourse for most in
the Illinois Valley.
He also recommends
for every family member
“Get Away” backpacks
in each vehicle which
contain sturdy walking
shoes, a rainproof jacket,
sweater, sweatpants, ener-
gy bars and a large water
bottle. He encourages
everyone to replenish the
water routinely.
Family members’
medications, supplies and
pet food should be addi-
tional considerations.
Boquist concluded
with the following: “Af-
ter nearly four decades as
a special forces officer,
my experience tells me it
is going to be very un-
civilized in a long-term
catastrophic event. If
this issue is concerning,
my recommendation is
to find a combat veteran
to discuss this topic with
you at length.”
“Individuals will be
on their own for a very
long time, and survival of
many will depend purely
on local communities
working together.”
Additional
Information is
available at the
following sites:
•
www.oregon.
gov/dogami/Pages/in-
dex.aspx (To view
DOGAMI 22 minute
video go to the Ashland
CERT web site: www.
ashlandcert.org and
scroll down to “Must
watch.”)
•
Earthquake
preparedness: www.
oregongeology.org
•
Red Cross:
www.redcross.org/pre-
pare/disaster/earthquake
and
•
http://www.
redcross.org/get-help/
prepare-for-emergen-
cies/be-red-cross-ready
•
Oregon Emer-
gency Management:
www.oregon.gov/OMD/
OEM/pages/plans
•
https://www.or-
egon.gov/OMD/OEM/
Pages/plans_train/CSZ.
aspx
•
https://www.
oregon.gov/OMD/
OEM/public_informa-
tion/Cascadia.pdf
•
U.S. Geological
Survey: http://earth-
quake.usgs.gov/learn/
•
Federal Gov-
ernment: www.ready.
gov/september
•
http://www.fema.
gov/plan-prepare
My fellow citizens of Cave
Junction, if you elect me as your
Mayor, I will strive for a fair
and balanced city budget and
operate within that budget and
not waste it on frivolous matters
and lawsuits.
I ask each citizen to
remember that during my
incumbency as Mayor, I have
performed as Public Works
Director to cut cost for the city. In that capacity, I coordinated
and approved the Kerby Water District that until now brings
money to the city and was able to establish our own water
backflow testing instead of outsourcing the service. The money
saved was used to hire a deputy help for 20 hours a week. We
had deputies when I was mayor and we can do it again.
I will make sure that taxes guarantee a safe city for the
citizens. It was the safety of the people that made me coordinate
with ODOT to put up a traffic light at River and 199 streets in
the city. It is for the same reason that I intend to hire additional
police force or start our own city police department to provide
protection for the citizens and the businesses in the city.
I will also address the problem about our library. I will
present at the candidates’ forum, a solution for permanent and
stable funding for our local library.
It is my oath to bring revenue to this city that will foster
economic development which will create jobs for all.
While representing the majority, I shall also defend the rights
of each individual. I will deal with controversial issues and
address our senior citizens’ problems.
I am again compelled by my genuine desire to support
my fellow citizens of Cave Junction to better our city from its
present situation. My solid experience and proven record are
what I offer you to choose my leadership again. Together we can
build a great city that at this time we can only hope for.
Don Moore
Paid for by the Don Moore for Mayor committee