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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Archive Zone: by Hillary Mohr and the Illinois Valley News archives
This week we rewind the time to March 30, 1967. The
Valley was in full springtime bloom, hungry thieves were lurk-
ing for their next meal and Jubilee makes a profit for 1966. Get
ready for some unorthodox fishing and thieves in this week’s
Archive Zone.
Cabax Mill Pond Catch of the Day. OOPS! Benjy
Whorley zigged when he should of zagged Wednesday – and
dropped Cabax Mill’s log loader into one of the mill ponds. On
the rig (without a life vest) is none other than Lee Blacklidge,
fastening a cable to the heavy rig. Joe Ollis was called, showed
up with his Caterpillar D-7, Walt Colpitts, and Bert Scott. Ollis
pulled the waterlogged outfit out with hardly any strain.
Hungry type thieves hit Valley homes. Thieves have
been adding insult to injury lately when three residences were
broken in to, meals made in two of them, and contents stolen.
Last weekend Hazel McCotter returned to her home in O’Brien
just off of Lone Mountain Road after visiting a sister in Califor-
nia. Mrs. McCotter said food had been taken, as had bedding,
pots, pans, a t.v. set, and a toaster. Retha (L Ortha) Taylor, a
Grants Pass real estate dealer, went to her Illinois River Canyon
cabin to find it had been broken into. Thieves had forced the
lock, cooked up some food, left the dirty dishes in the sink, and
departed with some $140 worth of miscellaneous articles. She
told Deputy Sheriff Don Metcalf the entry had to be between
March 9 and March 20. Still another break-in occurred in
Selma at the home of Prentice S Strahan. The time of entry was
difficult at best to figure for this one, Metcalf said, as Strahan
had left the place vacant from Sept. 30 of 1966 until his return
on March 20, this year. A hi-fi, fishing tackle, tools, a washer,
two lamps, and two electric heaters were among the missing
articles.
1966 Jubilee shows profit; Feb. 1 bank balance
$1,681.85. The Illinois Valley Jubilee Association has released
its 1966 financial statement, with the local group ending the
year $1,681.85 in the black. Beginning with a bank balance of
$237.29, the association picked up $1,393.95 through ads in its
book, $225 from sponsors, $211 from donations, and $195 from
booth rent. The Coronation Ball brought in $867, Peanuts the
pony added $140, and dances and refreshments added another
$333.95. It was a good Jubilee, it appears to have been a profit-
able one, and even now the association is preparing for 1967.
(A side note: $1,681.85 in 1966 is $12,638.79 in 2017.)
Poet’s Portion
“Labels”
“The Power of One”
Are we aware of how labels run our lives? How they control us? How we view
the world? Are we even aware of how we use labels throughout our day?
We use labels to compare, to judge, to see others as less than or more than. La-
bels view the world as superior, inferior, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, physi-
cally or mentally disabled, rich, poor, middle class (if there is one anymore),
female, and male, gay and straight.
Are the “third world” countries less than the modern industrial countries? Are
people of “color” less than whites? Are the “disabled” less than the
able-bodied? NO! WE are all human beings, equal and worthy.
That is why labeling is so sinister. It keeps others down. As long as we
continue with this attitude, we will never have peace, we will never have
equality. WE will continue to have wars, discontent and hatred.
Labels say we can make war on you, because you are less than I am and I want
what you have, so I’m going to forcefully take it from you.
So the question is, do we really want peace, or do we want what we want and
damn the consequences?
~Marilyn Wilbur
One song can spark a moment
Oneflower can wake the dream.
One tree can start a forest.
One smile begins a friendship.
One star can guide a ship at sea.
One word can frame the goal.
One vote can change a nation.
One candle wipes out darkness.
One laugh will conquer gloom.
One step must start each journey.
One touch can show you care.
One voice can speak with wisdom.
One heart can know what’s true.
One life can make the difference.
You see, it’s up to you.
Church News
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Dealing with Loss
Loss is part of life here on planet earth.
Grief has many faces and hits every age. It
is impossible to make sense out of so many
terrible losses.
Whether its death, a disabling injury,
loss of property, a loved pet, your health, or
your job. Loss can make you feel like there
is a bull’s eye on your back with no place to
hide. One author wrote: “God marks across
some of our days. Will explain later.”
John Claypool lost his 10-year-old
daughter in a 2 year battle with leukemia.
In Isaiah 30:31 he found three ways God
helps. “They who wait on the Lord shall
renew their strength; they shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings
as eagles. They shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.”
1. “You shall mount up with wings as
eagles.” This type of strength gives you the
energy to fit the long nights of anxious care
when tending to a sick child.
2. “You shall run and not be weary.”
Here is the strength for action to solve prob-
lems and perform tasks. Sometimes there is
nothing you can do.
3. You shall walk and not faint.” This
may sound insignificant. Who wants to be
slowed to a walk, just barely able to en-
dure? In the dark stretches of life, when you
cannot soar, and there is no place to run, to
know of a help that will provide the strength
that enables you to “walk and not faint,” is
good news for sure!
There is an end to sorrow. The time
spent here is often like winter, but summer
is coming! “God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes, and there shall be no more
death, neither sorrow or crying, neither shall
there be any more pain; for the former things
have passes away.” Rev. 21:4 Staying strong
through suffering is vital. Keeping well
physically as well as spiritually is important
during times of stress. Accept help from oth-
ers or ask for help. Take time to get into the
fresh air and exercise every day. Stock up on
fresh fruits and veggies and healthful whole
grains and nuts. Avoid caffeine, alcohol,
soda pop and tobacco. Instead stay hydrated
with water and soothing herb teas.
Beyond your loss there is hope, mean-
ing and the promise of eternal life where
there will be no more pain, tears, sorrow or
suffering.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Dispelling Darkness (John 9:1-41)
A man born blind can now see and suddenly there’s a shift
in the status quo: if the way it’s always been isn’t that way, any-
more, then what’s to become of the world? I guess it’s not all
that surprising that the Jewish leaders of Jesus time had a hard
time accepting this.
When something like this happens, all our assumptions
about the world are shaken. And, face it, we’re all pretty at-
tached to our assumptions. We need some sense of certainty
about how the world works to get through our daily lives with
some semblance of confidence.
The world seems safer when people get what they de-
serve. We trust in the way things are, and give them extra credit
if we imagine we have influence over them. But trusting the
way things are can leave little room for trusting God, and it
leaves no room at all for grace.
“Teacher, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was
born blind?” There should be some moral reason, and it screws
up the system to go interfering with the way things are. Obvi-
ously, sometimes suffering is the result of sin; there are con-
sequences to our actions. But as a universal explanation, Jesus
doesn’t accept the basis of the question, and that poses danger
to the worldview that thinks it does.
According to temple elders, it’s not the place of this
upstart Jesus to mess with the natural order. The privilege of
defining sin is the prerogative of the establishment. “How were
your eyes opened?…Where is the man who did it?…We don’t
know where he comes from!…He can’t come from God, he
doesn’t observe the Sabbath!…He is a sinner!…And don’t talk
back to us, you’re a sinner too!” Translation: We control the
system, and the system controls the world.
The problem is, that attitude is too often our attitude. So
Places of Worship
BRIDGEVIEW
COMMUNITY CHURCH
5181 Holland Loop Rd., CJ
541-592-3923
“Come Join the Worship!”
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Sonny Moore
www.bridgeviewcc.org
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7th DAY ADVENTIST
265 S. Old Stage Rd., CJ
Sabbath School - 9:30 a.m.
Saturday Worship 11 a.m.
Pastor Christian Martin
Church (541) 592-3218
Madrone Adventist School
541-592-3330
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IMMANUEL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
200 Watkins St., CJ
Phone 541-592-3876
Pastor Charles Chase
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.
Child-care for small children
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Illinois Valley Praise Center
28569 Redwood Hwy. CJ
Non-denominational
Bible-believing Church
Sunday school - 9:30 a..m.
Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
Thursday Seekers 7 p.m.
Youth group Thursday - 7 p.m.
www.ivpraisecenter.com
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
Pastor Dave Gordon
113 S. Caves Ave., CJ
Office: 541-592-3896
Email: cbccca@gmail.com
Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Christian Academy
Pre-K to 12th grade
Awana - Wednesdays - 6 p.m.
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ST. PATRICK OF THE FOREST
CATHOLIC CHURCH
407 W. River St., CJ
541-592-3658
Fr. William Holtzinger, Pastor
Mass - Sunday 11 a.m..
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sunday - 10:30 a.m.
Holy Days TBA
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TAKILMA BIBLE CHURCH
10343 Takilma Road, Takilma
Pastor Dan Robinson
Bible Study / Prayer Time
9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m
Wednesday Bible Study
7 p.m
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First Baptist Church of Selma
18285 Redwood Hwy., Selma
541-597-4169
Pastor Monty Pope
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship - 11 a.m.
GOOD SHEPHERD
LUTHERAN CHURCH
East River Street
& Lewis Court, CJ
Annemarie Richardson
Lay Pastor.
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.
Church Phone: 541-592-2290
www.goodshepherdlutheraniv.net
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VALLEY EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
498 Laurel Road, CJ
P.O. Box 1248
Pastor Marvin Porter
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service - 11 a.m.
evfree@frontiernet.net
541-592-6160
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FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
451 S. Junction Ave., CJ
541-592-3956
Pastor Mark McLean
Morning Worship
9:30 & 11 a.m.
Wednesday - 7 p.m.
Adult Bible Study
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ST. MATTHIAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
25904 Redwood Hwy., CJ
541-592-2006
Rev. Bryant Bechtold
Sunday Worship
Service 10:30 a.m.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS
209 S. Junction Ave., CJ
Sacrament Meet - 10 a.m.
Sunday School - 11:20 a.m.
Priesthood, Relief Soc. -
12:10 p.m.
Bishop
Larry Hammersmith
541-592-3919
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Illinois Valley Baptist Church
541-592-6149
102 S. Redwood Hwy.
(in the County Building)
Sunday Worship 10:30 AM
Wednesday Bible Study, Prayer
& Youth Program 7:00 PM
Friday Ladies Bible Study
11:00 AM
maybe we need to take a closer look at ourselves. Do I need to
have everything make sense morally, to have everyone get what
they deserve, rather than trusting my God, who sees more than
I can ever imagine, to do what is right? Am I open to God’s
initiative – even from unauthorized quarters – or am I insistent
on clinging to a tradition, a teaching, or a custom that conflicts
with Jesus’ purpose to enlighten and heal even those of whom
I disapprove? In my heart of hearts, do I think the world would
be better off if I were in charge? Am I overly confident that I
understand the mysteries of the world and the universe?
“If you were blind, you would not have sin,” Jesus says.
“But now that you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.” Anybody
who thinks they have God and God’s world all figured out is
wrong. Period. Like the suddenly-seeing man, we do well not
to claim we know it all. We can only testify in humility to what
we know from our own encounter with Jesus Christ.