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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Life in the
Valley
of Riches
By DAN MANCUSO,
Publisher
My first job ever was as a paper boy. I delivered the total
market coverage (TMC) product, otherwise known as that “ad
paper” left on your front porch each week for the Rochelle
News-Leader in Rochelle, Illinois. I was paid one cent per
paper and I had 99 on my route.
My family got the News-Leader, Rockford Register Star,
Chicago Sun-Times and the weekend Chicago Tribune. As a
child, my sister and I would fight over who got the comics first.
But as time went on I looked forward to reading Bob Green and
as I got older, Mike Royko.
I grew up reading the great reporters, columnists and
cartoonists in the Sun-Times and Tribune. Why would a
child read the news? We lived in the far western suburbs of
Chicago and politics were like contact sports that rivaled the
Blackhawks hockey team. The antics of the Daley family and
the ghost payroll schemes were like a weekly soap opera. I
remember when Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne moved into the
notorious housing project “Cabrini Green,” to bring awareness
to the 11 murders and 37 other injuries that had happened in
three months from gang activity.
In my early teens we moved to the Washington D.C.
suburbs. Needless to say politics were king. My father worked
on K Street which is the epicenter of lobbyists. And with D.C.
comes The Washington Post.
Oddly, in The Post my favorite section was the Sunday
book review section. The Post is also where I first came across
Gwen Ifill; I also enjoyed Charles Krauthammer.
My father, a news junkie, made us watch the news every
night as children. I remember Cronkite giving nightly body
counts during the Vietnam War. “60 Minutes” was mandatory
viewing in our house. Old timers like Walter Cronkite, Dan
Rather, Morley Safer, Charles Kuralt and Mike Wallace, and
let’s not forget Andy Rooney.
I used to stay up late to watch the “Charlie Rose Show”
and I was a huge fan of John McLaughlin and his show “The
McLaughlin Group.” I remember when Tom Brokaw was
a local news anchor with NBC in Chicago, I grew up with
Brokaw, Lester Holt and Connie Chug.
Where the heck is Mancuso going with all this you ask?
Well, because of the death of Gwen Ifill, I started thinking
about news media and how important it is. I started to think
about all the “newsies” that I grew up with.
Today the “Media” gets blamed for everything. Sure,
some outlets heavily slant things, but are they really news
media? A blog on the internet is not news media. As a small
town paper, I don’t view myself as “News Media” in the sense
that most view news media. I report on what the city council
did last night or in most cases last week. I report on your
neighbor’s house burning down and how the community came
together to help; what’s going on in the schools; or what’s
happening on Redwood Hwy.; most of it is not that contentious.
While I know I will never be a Carl Bernstein, a Gwen
Ifill or even a Mike Royko, I am proud of my profession. And
someday maybe, just maybe, if I “raise enough hell,” I might be
a Warren Hinckle.
Thank you for picking up this week’s paper, enjoy! ~ djm
The Archive Zone: by Hillary Mohr from the Illinois Valley News archives
Letter of Thanks
We are all grateful to the wonderful
firemen that saved my house from
the flume fire early Nov. 8. Amazing
to watch their expertise and precise
way of making sure that all was
under control. Thank you all for your
warming calm demeanor and expertise.
We can’t thank you enough.
Blessings to you all,
This week we take a
nostalgic journey back to Nov.
14, 1957. A time when $4,700
would buy you a hide-away on
55 acres, with running stream,
guest house and modern house.
Grab a warm beverage and get
ready for lumber, libraries and
licenses in this week’s Archive
Zone.
State treasurer and
congressman move to
bolster timber industry. Two
developments this week are
aimed at getting the lumber
business of Oregon off dead
center. State Treasurer Sig
Unander has announced that
“after knocking on doors of
high Eisenhower administration
people in Washington” a
decision has been reached
to spend $375,000 to open
for public bids 400,000,000
board feet of Federal timber in
Washington and Oregon between
now and June 30, next year, and
an additional 400,000,000 in the
latter part of the summer next
year.
Bids called for library
building here, open Dec. 2.
Bids have been called for on the
building of the Josephine County
branch library building in Cave
Junction. They are to be opened
in the office of the county court,
at the court house in Grants
Pass, Dec. 2. The legal notice
first appeared early this week
in the Journal of Commerce in
Portland, and Tuesday evening
in the Grants Pass Courier.
The notice states that the plans
and specifications are available
to qualified contractors at the
office of the county court, where
a deposit of $25 is required for
each set of blue prints. At the
meeting of the city council in
Cave Junction Tuesday evening
the members voted to instruct
recorder Paul Glines to protest
the failure of the county to
advertise for bids in the Illinois
Valley News.
Radio license asked by
city. The city of Cave Junction
is taking formal steps to apply
to the Federal Communications
Commission for a short wave
radio license. It is possible
that arrangements may be
made to have the city’s police
car equipped with radio on
the same wave length as that
used by the sheriff’s office of
Josephine County, which also
has on the circuit the police
department of the city of Grants
Pass. Police Chief Ross Turpin
has recommended, however,
that the application be made
immediately. He said he also
hoped that not only the police
department here would have
radio equipment, but that the
service could also be extended
to the Illinois Valley Rural Fire
District, so that the fire trucks
could carry sets for on the spot
communication.
The Illinois Valley, Naturally!
Jorgie, Jen and Pete
Selma
Obituaries
Jack L. Sauer,
age 87, of Kerby,
Henry J. Ramer,
88 , of Rochelle, Illinois,
A celebration of life
service will be at 1:30 p.m.,
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016 at
Illinois Valley High School
gym with Pastor Monty
Pope officiating. Please
join the family for a potluck
immediately following
the service and bring your
favorite dish.
formerly of DeKalb, died
Friday, November 11,
2016, at Rochelle Rehab
and Healthcare Center in
Rochelle.
He was born August 25,
1928, in DeKalb, Illinois the
son of Henry L. and Mary
(Dodson) Ramer.
Henry was a veteran
of the US Army, having
served during the Korean
Conflict. He was employed
by Del Monte in DeKalb and
Rochelle. He was a member
of the Rochelle VFW and
was a wonderful supporter
of his family, helping his
nieces and nephews with
college expenses. Henry was
best known as the “Mayor of
Second Street” because he
mowed lawns and shoveled
sidewalks for his neighbors.
He is survived by
his brother, George (Jean)
Ramer of DeKalb, Ill; his
sister, Mary Jane (John)
Mancuso of Conway, Ark.;
three nieces, Karen (Ted)
Wally of Loveland, Co., Deb
(Jeff) Robertson of Laramie
Wyo., Patti (Jim) Welander of
Gibson City, Ill.; one nephew,
Daniel (Laura) Mancuso
of Cave Junction, Ore.;
several great nieces and great
nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; sister,
June; and nephew, David
Ramer.
The memorial service
will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 19, at
Anderson Funeral Home,
2011 South 4th St., in
DeKalb. Burial of cremated
remains will be at Fairview
Park Cemetery, in DeKalb,
with full military honors by
DeKalb American Legion
Post 66.
Henry’s family asks
that those who wish to honor
Henry do so by performing a
random act of kindness for a
neighbor.
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Save the date
Nov. 21
Mindfulness Meditation Classes to be
held at Healthy U, 535 E. River St, 541-592-
4888, Mon., Nov. 21, soften the holidays, re-
duce stress and develop conscious relaxation.
Classes by donation.
Dec. 5
Neighborhood Watch Leadership Meet-
ing, Monday – Dec. 5, 6 p.m. at Wild Rivers
Pizza. I am reaching out to all the leadership
in the Illinois Valley neighborhood watch
groups, and to those that wish to help form
their Watch.
We need to have a means to share infor-
mation and resources between all groups. I am
hosting a communications meeting to address
our concerns, organize ourselves, our infor-
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new volunteers. Join the crew and make new
friends. You don’t need to be a senior citizen
to join the store. Call us at 541-592-6630.
Open Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Dec. 10
The Dell’Arte Company’s annual holi-
day show tour returns for its 36th year with an
adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, re-imag-
ined for the unique struggles of growing up
in Northern California. A nimble new piece
from the Dell’Arte Company featuring origi-
nal music and athletic acting, this isn’t your
everyday Alice! Lorna Byrne Middle School
Dec. 10 at 7 p.m.
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