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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Winding Trails:
Thursday, June 8, 1967
Illinois Valley News
Insectivorous Plants
It’s amazing how in the course of
natural evolution different species of plant and
animal life have discovered the rich benefits
and acquired the ability and practice of preying
on each other. Invasion ofthe plant kingdom by
mostforms of animal life is so commonplace
we rarely find thefact of more than casual
interest; but when the tables are turned and
plants, especiallyconspicuous flowering plants,
prey on active animal life then our curiosity is
at once aroused.
Always fascinating are the so-called
insect-eating plants. We think of the act of
eating as being something accomplished in
connection with more or less chomping and
chewing, and in this sense the carnivorous
plants don’t eat. But they do capture and digest
their prey, the end result being the same as if
they’d been assisted by claws, muscles and
teeth.
In some parts of the world are report-
ed to be carnivorous plants capable of captur-
ing and digesting small animals, such as frogs,
mice, and even small birds, but in this country-
by Al Hobart
our several species of vegetable carnivores use
this ingenious method of supplementing their
nitrogen supply by catching insects only. Three
of these species are of special interest to us,
two of them being found in Illinois Valley and
one not very far away in the mountains to the
west and in Smith River Canyon.
These odd-ball insect consuming
plants are invariably found growing in wet
places such as marshes, bogs, and on continu-
ously wet cliff-faces, an environment that also
attracts countless insects. Gnats andmosqui-
toesinparticularswarm in such swampy, damp
areas and live on the sap of the succulent
plants growing there.
But somewhere along the evolutionary
line a few species of plants discovered a way
to fight back and turn the flying sap-robbers’
parasitic habit to their own advantage. One
necessary element was lacking in these plants’
environment–nitrogen. Bodies of the insects
were rich in this needed food clement.
The developing plant species in
question probably didn’t discuss their mutual
problem among themselves, but somehow
that insect-harbored nitrogenhad to be made
available to the under-privileged plant commu-
nities. This was brought about in the course of
time in various ways.
The insect-catching plants that we’re
interested in are the Darlingtonia, often re-
ferred to as cobra plant; the Pinguicula, or but-
terwort, and the sundew, all of which capture
their victims by means of specialized leaves.
The leaf-trap of the Darlingtonia
takes the form of a large hood with transparent
“windows” atop a wide hollow stem. Insects
enter the hood, attracted by a sweet substance
inside, through an opening on the underside of
the hood. When they tire of trying to escape
through the attractive windows they flutter
down into the conveniently placed stem fun-
nel and end their careers in the plant’s diges-
tive juices below. Open the leaf stem of any
Darlingtonia and you’ll find an evil-smelling
mass of insect bodies. The large oddly-attrac-
tive flowers of the Darlingtonia grow on tall
slender separate stems.
The butterwort has evolved a much
simpler method of catching its prey. The
oblong leaves, in a small rosette an inch or two
in diameter, that lies flat against its support,
are yellowish and covered withan adhesive
substance that not only detains the unfortuna-
teinsect against its will but contains a digestive
enzyme that goes right to work converting the
luckless creature’s juices in to a form that will
do the most good to the captor. The conspicu-
ous, spurred, violet-like flower of the butter-
wort is a beautiful blue and is borne several
inches high above the leafy rosette on a single
slender stem. You’ll always find the viscid
leaves of the butterwort speckled with the dark
carcasses of its victims.
The dainty, jewel-like, inconspicu-
ous little sundew also uses the flypaper trick
to ensnare its gullible insect visitors. Its small
rosette of leaves, an inch or less across, is stud-
ded with rows of little stalks, each supporting a
droplet ofsyrupy fluid. When a gnat or similar
creature spots this delectable windfall and
lands for a quick lunch he is held fast by the
sticky death potion and affectionately enfolded
in the suddenly-come-to-life leaf and heartless-
ly digested. A slender stem five or six inches
tall bears the one-sided raceme of the sundew’s
small white flowers.
The Darlingtonia grows in several
swampy locations about the Valley; the but-
terwort may be found on a wetcliff-side above
Young’s Valley and in a marshy area west
of Josephine Creek. The little round-leaved
sundew is the most evasive of the trio, but can
be seen, if you look carefully, close beside the
highway down Smith River Canyon, a few
miles this side of Gasquet.
Home Country: by Slim Randles
Windy Wilson was on the prowl, this beautiful Inde-
pendence Day morning, searching the neighborhood for
something to do for others. He decided to let his weekly day
helping others come on the Fourth this week, because he was
feeling very American.
Let’s see … he thought … I can circumlocute over to
Mrs. Hennessey’s and see if her flower garden needs weed-
ing. She’s got very close veins and the sugar diabeets, and
getting around ain’t easy.
He headed in that direction when he came across two
friends of his arguing over politics. They were standing there
in the shade of an elm tree and trying seriously to tear down
each other’s theory on how the world, the United States, the
state government and the local school board should be oper-
ated. Windy stopped and listened to them. Each would look
at Windy as each point was made only to see the usually gar-
rulous Alphonse Wilson smile benignly and nod in response.
Pretty soon, the two combatants figured out that
Windy was nodding to statements on totally opposite sides
of the argument. They stopped and looked at him.
“How do you stand on this, Windy?” one asked.
“I stand as an American citizen,” he said, “on this
recompensation of our Independence Day, knowing that our
foundling fathers would want it this way. Yes, since this is a
special day for all Americans, I am recumbent in the facto-
tum that it is your very basic right to be wrong.”
“Which one? Which one of us is wrong, Windy?”
He grinned. “Well … you both are.”
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Church News
Community Bible Church
Certain Unalienable Rights
“Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of
the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NKJV)
“Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free
indeed.”John 8:36 (NKJV)
“There are two freedoms – the false, where man is
free to do what he likes, the true, where he is free to do what
he ought. – Charles Kingsley
Let’s begin with a couple of questions. In what
document is the title of this article found? What are the
unalienable rights referred to? Who is it that gives us our
unalienable rights according to that document? And just one
more question – what are unalienable rights?
Unalienable is more commonly called inalienable
today. It means you cannot transfer them to another. It’s
time to look at the whole quote: “We hold these truths to be
self evident, that all men are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty,
and the pursuit of Happiness – that to secure these rights,
governments are instituted among men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed.” These words are
found in the Declaration of Independence. The inalienable
rights listed are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but
this is not an inclusive list as indicated by the term “among
these” indicating there are others. These rights are not given
to us by the government, but by God, our Creator, who is the
author of life, liberty and happiness. Government can never
give these things to a people.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness was the
wonderfully grand hope of our founding fathers, who had
experienced the despotic rule of England. I wonder what
those who put their signatures to the Declaration of Inde-
pendence would think of our nation today. We are still a
very blessed nation with material and societal blessings that
much of the world can hardly imagine. May God grant us
the wisdom to cherish what I believe is likely the greatest
blessing bestowed upon us – freedom! May we instill in the
coming generation the inestimable value of it. Hope to see
you Sunday.
In Christ,
Pastor Dave
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
* * *
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
* * *
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
***
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.
* * *
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
* * *
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
* * *
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
* * *
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
* * *
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
Ministry at CBC
Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
Evening Praise and Prayer 6 p.m.
Community Christian Academy
Preschool – 12th grade
Applications available for 2017-2018
Senior Exercise Class
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
9-10 a.m. in Dining Room
Members Don’t Worry About Emergency Ambulance Expenses!
A $55 yearly membership to Paramed covers all family members in the home.
Illness and injury can strike without warning; but, it’s comforting to know that
your cost is covered for emergencies and medically necessary transports.
“Serving The Northwest Since 1913”
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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
* * *
Wonder Bible Chapel
11911 Redwood Hwy.
Wonder, Ore.
Sunday worship 10 a.m.
Non-denominational Bible
believing Church
Sunday School Nursery
Youth group meets
Sunday 6:30 p.m.
24 Hours • 7 Days A Week
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