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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Letters to the editor
Illinois Valley News welcomes
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of the letter writers.)
Net Neutrality; A
Non-Partisan Issue
The information we
seek may not always be easily
available if our new FCC
chairman, Ajit Pai, has his
way.
Definition: Net
neutrality is the principle that
Internet Service Providers
(ISPs) and governments
regulating the Internet should
treat all data on the Internet
the same, not discriminating
or charging differentially.
The “free” internet is
fundamental to our modern
day democracy, regardless of
your party affiliation. Without
net neutrality rules in place,
ISPs can sell fast access
to the highest bidder. Net
neutrality rules prevent this
by requiring ISPs to connect
users to all lawful content on
the internet equally, without
giving preferential treatment
to certain sites or services.
Pai has proposed
reversal of the FCC’s Title
II authority (a classification
that allows the FCC to protect
net neutrality by regulating
against paid prioritization).
If enacted, Chairman Pai’s
plan would dismantle the
legal foundation of the
Open Internet. The new
proposal has the ludicrous
title “Restoring Internet
Freedom”, meaning, giving
freedom to large ISPs like
AT&T, Verizon, Comcast,
etc. to control information by
charging for fast use! Users
could end up seeing those
charges on our end!
Get on the web (ironic)
to find more information
about this. We have until
July 17 for public comment!
Write to the FCC and your
congressional representatives
and say you support Internet
Neutrality!
Michelle Le Comte,
Selma
(Photo courtesy of Tabatha Siemer for the Illinois Valley News)
2016/2017 Rotary Student of the Year Vivian Rowley
( right) along with LBMS Principal Mr. Polen.
Obituaries
Ellen Lovett is back to riding her
James A. Dierkes, 85 of Grants
faithful steed. Born April 3, 1919 in
Colfax, Wash. She passed peacefully at
home in Cave Junction on Saturday, May
27. Ellen moved to the Illinois Valley in
2001. She lived in Selma on the Oxbow
Ranch until 2012 and the remainder of
her life in Cave Junction. Services will
be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 4 at
The Illinois Valley Senior Center in Cave
Junction.
Pass passed away Wednesday, May 24,
2017 at Royale Gardens Health & Reha-
bilitation Center in Grants Pass.
Arrangements by Stephens Family Cha-
pel, www.stephensfc.com.
~ Correction ~
In an Illinois Valley News May 24 article titled,
“IVFD takes levy passing in stride,” Deputy Chief
Jeff Gavlik was identified incorrectly as Ken Gav-
lik. The Illinois Valley News regrets the error.
Ellen Lovett
I llINoIs V alley F uNeral D Irectors
www.since1928Hull.com
541-592-4110
Save the date
May 31
Community Meeting Fruitdale
Grange 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. May 31,
1440 Parkdale Dr. Grants Pass.
Learning - Discussing - Seek-
ing Long term solutions for Jose-
phine County’s on going funding
challenges Guest speaker Loma
Wharton on Authority & Jurisdic-
tion: How Understanding this can
help our county! On land use, re-
source production, jobs and eco-
nomic growth. Q & A time… bring
your knowledge, ideas. State Reps
,Senator and County Commission-
ers with others have been invited.
It’s your county, your home let’s
work together to find Answers!
For more info - contact Ron
Smith 541-660-4185
June 3
Birds and Brews see story on
page 1 for more details.
June 3
Moon Tree run and 555 memo-
rial event. See page 1 for details.
June 7
IVHS class of 2017 Gradua-
tion 7 p.m. football field.
June 7
Sustainable Cannabis Work-
Illinois
Valley
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Published weekly by
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Daniel J. Mancuso, Publisher
shop - Your Water Right Thursday,
June 8, 4 p.m. at Wild River Pizza in
Cave Junction. Come meet the JoCo
Water Master and learn everything
you need to know about your water
right and your right to water. Free
bread sticks provided. For more in-
formation, contact Tracey at the Il-
linois Valley Soil and Water Conser-
vation District 541-592-3731.
Ray’s in Selma. Contact Jeanine for
more information 541-488-5789.
June 8
Hathkapasuta Illinois River
Celebration Saturday, June 10, 10
a.m. – 6 p.m., Illinois River Forks
State Park, ¼ mile south of Cave
Junction, free event and parking, live
music by Brother, Circle of Stone &
Throwdown with sound by Indigo
Project, food by Rosie’s Pizza & fun
kids’ activities. Brought to you by
CEEN and IVCDO. For more infor-
mation call 541-291-8860.
gram briefing from 4:20 - 4:50 p.m.
Contact Guenter - 541-415-1929 /
ivwatch541@gmail.com.
June 18
Sunday, June 18, 6:30 p.m.
“Adventures with Butterflies in the
Bioregion,” with Dana Ross: Deer
Creek Center, 1241 Illinois River
Rd., Selma 541-597-8530
*The I.V. Senior Thrift Store:
Join the crew and make new friends.
You don’t need to be a senior citizen
to volunteer at the store. Call us at
541-592-6630. Open Monday – Sat-
urday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
June 10
Spring Clean Up at Reeves
Creek “Area of Critical Environ-
mental Concern”
Thursday, June 8 from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Volunteers wanted! This
high priority location for the the fed-
erally endangered Cook’s Lomatium
flower has unfortunately become a
local dumpsite. Join KS Wild and
friends for a few satisfying hours of
stewardship on your public lands.
Stronger together: We will work
together with the BLM, Illinois Val-
ley residents, the Illinois Valley Soil
and Water Conservation District to
clean this place up - just in time for
the finalizing of its designation as
an official “Area of Critical Envi-
ronmental Concern.” Workgloves,
snacks, and other material provided,
bring a sack lunch, waterbottle, and
appropriate clothes and closed-toed
shoes. Carpool: 9:30 a.m. from
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
*The C.J. Substation hours are
changed. Open hours are now Mon-
day and Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The phone number for the substa-
tion is 541-592-5151.
Volunteers are needed to ex-
pand support service hours to the
public. Applications are avail-
able at the substation or on-line
at
http://www.co.josephine.or.us/
Files/Volunteer%20Application.
Mar%202014.pdf.”
Continuing
*Illinois Valley Community
Watch Meeting every Monday from
5 - 6 p.m. at Wild River Pizza, 249
Redwood Hwy. – Cave Junction. A
Public Safety Outreach Campaign
effort with all I.V. Neighborhood
Watch Groups – representatives,
including businesses and churches,
and support for anyone wishing to
start a neighborhood watch. In-
cludes a 2-way hand held radio pro-
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*Cave Junction Patrol, LLC is
looking for volunteers. CJ Patrol is a
private citizen volunteer orgnaniza-
tion dedicated to effectively address-
ing heretofore-unchecked property
crime in our city and neighborhoods.
The primary mission of CJ Patrol is
to prevent, interrupt, report and de-
crease property crime in the city of
Cave Junction. Call 541-592-9665
or visit cjpatrol.org.
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*Committee Meeting STATE
OF JEFFERSON Josephine Coun-
ty 1st Thursday of each month at
5:30 p.m. Black Forest Restaurant,
Grants Pass and 3rd Thursday of
each month at 6 p.m., Wild River
Pizza in Cave Junction.
*Come join the Cave Junction
Lions Club at River Valley Reste-
raunt, at 6 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th
Thursday of each month. We are a
co-ed club and are always looking
for community minded people that
are dedicated, hard working, wheth-
er physically limited or not and most
of all, like to have fun.
We host the Classic Car Show
in late June and Turkey Bingo in
early November. So if you like to
have fun and like to help make great
things happen, to provide glasses,
hearing aids, scholarships and sup-
port for our community and so much
more.
Come by and see what we do
or give us a call, 541-592-9243 Nina
Horsley, vice president or 541-295-
7579 Sherry Overstreet, president.
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verify authenticity. The ‘News’
reserves the right to edit letters.
Letters are used at the discre-
tion of the publisher.