Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Oregon) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 2017)
Page A-2 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Life in the Valley of Riches By DAN MANCUSO, Publisher Generally speaking the week between Christmas and New Year’s is pretty quiet in the news gathering world. People are out of town celebrating the special holidays with family and friends. In most cases the paper is eight to 10 pages instead of the normal 12 to 14. I feel like I am cheating you and I don’t feel good about it but it is what it is. For the past seven years I have put out a paper every week. I have endured power outages, employee issues, internet interruptions and in the case of last year, 3.5 feet of snow. I am tired and I need a break. With this said, moving forward we will not publish an issue the first week of the year. This probably won’t affect most of you but I need to you plan according.. I appreciate your cooperation and understanding! Happy Holidays! Thank you for picking up this weeks paper, enjoy! ~ djm Today in History: by the Associated Press On Dec. 13, 1937, the Chinese city of Nanjing fell to Japanese forc- es during the Sino-Japanese War; what followed was a massacre of war prisoners, soldiers and citizens. (China maintains that up to 300,000 people were killed; Japanese nation- alists say the death toll was far low- er, and some maintain the massacre never happened.) On this date: In 1642, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman sighted present-day New Zealand. In 1769, Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its char- ter. In 1862, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside launched futile attacks against en- trenched Confederate soldiers dur- ing the Civil War Battle of Fred- ericksburg; the soundly defeated Northern troops withdrew two days later. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson arrived in France, becoming the first chief executive to visit Eu- rope while in office. In 1928, George Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” had its premiere at Carnegie Hall in New York. In 1944, during World War II, the light cruiser USS Nashville was badly damaged in a Japanese kami- kaze attack off Negros Island in the Philippines that claimed 133 lives. In 1962, the United States launched Relay 1, a communica- tions satellite which retransmitted television, telephone and digital signals. In 1977, an Air Indiana Flight 216, a DC-3 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team on a flight to Nashville, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 29 people on board. In 1981, authorities in Poland imposed martial law in a crackdown on the Solidarity labor movement. (Martial law formally ended in 1983.) In 1994, an American Eagle commuter plane crashed short of Raleigh-Durham International Air- port in North Carolina, killing 15 of the 20 people on board. In 1996, the U.N. Security Council chose Kofi Annan (KOH’- fee AN’-nan) of Ghana to become the world body’s seventh secretary- general. In 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces while hid- ing in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq, near his hometown of Tikrit. Ten years ago: Democratic presidential hopefuls meeting in Johnston, Iowa, called for higher taxes on the highest-paid Americans and on big corporations in an unusu- ally cordial debate. Rupert Murdoch completed his $5 billion-plus deal to acquire Dow Jones & Co., adding The Wall Street Journal to his global media conglomerate. Major League Baseball’s Mitchell Report was re- leased, identifying 85 names to dif- fering degrees in connection with the alleged use of performance-en- hancing drugs. Five years ago: U.N. Ambas- sador Susan Rice withdrew from consideration to replace outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton after running into opposi- tion from Republicans over her ex- planation of the September attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. (Rice had said the attack stemmed from a spontaneous protest over an anti-Islamic video, an assertion which later proved incorrect.) One year ago: President- elect Donald Trump announced his choice of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be U.S. secretary of state. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson was named The Associated Press’ college football Player of the Year. Actor Alan Thicke, best re- membered as the beloved dad on the ABC series “Growing Pains,” died in Los Angeles at age 69. Lawrence Colburn, a helicopter gunner during the Vietnam War who helped end the slaughter of hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese villagers by U.S. troops at My Lai (mee ly), died in Canton, Georgia, at age 67. Obituaries Oris Earl Richard- son, 87, of Cave Junction, died Nov. 29, 2017 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Military honors will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Illinois Valley Funeral Di- rectors are in charge of arrange- ments. H&R Block 210 W. Lister St. Cave Junction 592-3667 Ted Crocker, LTC Bob Litak, LTC Licensed Tax Consultants B14914 I llINoIs V alley F uNeral D Irectors www.since1928Hull.com 541-592-4110 Reminder: There will be no issue published January 3, 2018 Save the date Dec. 14 IVHS girls’ varsity basketball game at Myrtle Point High School at 5:30 p.m. IVHS boys’ varsity basketball game at Myrtle Point High School at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 Dec. 15 Celebrate the season and meet the staff and board of Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance at a Holiday Open House, Dec. 15 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The evening of fun includes cookies, Published weekly by I.V. News LLC Daniel J. Mancuso, Publisher Dec. 16 IVHS boys’ varsity wrestling tournament at Grants Pass High School at 8 a.m. IVHS boys’ varsity wrestling tournament at Grants Pass High School at 9 a.m. IVHS boys’ JV basketball game at home vs. Days Creek High School at 4 p.m. IVHS girls/ varsity basketball game at home vs. Days Creek High School at 5:30 p.m. IVHS boys’ varsity basketball game at home vs. Days Creek High School at 7 p.m. Illinois Valley News refreshments, games and door prizes. Location: 103 S. Kerby Ave. at Lister St. in Cave Junc- tion. Call 541-592-2515 for more information. Continuing Your public library has activities happen- ing every week! New Storytime reader, Mela- nie, has crafts and stories for kids of all ages Saturdays at 12 noon. Families at Play baby- parent group is for babies the first Wednesday of the month from 1-2pm. Early literacy skills are taught within a thirty-minute storytime of songs, bounces, and reading, followed by a half-hour of play and chat time. For more infor- mation contact Roberta Lee at 541-592-4770. IV Branch, Josephine Community Libraries, 209 W Palmer St, CJ 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 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year in Josephine County - $35 One year in Jackson and Douglas counties - $36 One year in all other Oregon counties and out-of-state - $43.00 Illinois Valley News does not refund subscriptions. Remainder of subscription will be donated to the charity of your choice. *Illinois Valley Community Watch Meet- ing 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 – representa- tives, including businesses and churches, and support for anyone wishing to start a neighbor- hood watch. Includes a 2-way hand held radio program briefing from 4:20 - 4:50 p.m. Contact Guenter - 541-415-1929 / ivwatch541@gmail. com. *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 – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. *The Sheriff’s Office Substation in Cave Junction is now open on Mondays, Tues- days, and Thursdays, 10 to 2. Volunteers are still needed to staff additional days. Appli- News - Dan Mancuso dan@illinois-valley-news.com Editor -Laura Mancuso laura@illinois-valley-news.com Classified Ads -Laura Mancuso laura@illinois-valley-news.com Circulation - Laura Mancuso laura@illinois-valley-news.com Advertising / Composition - Dan Mancuso dan@illinois-valley-news.com Mailroom - Millie Watkins cations are available at the substation or on line at http://www.co.josephine.or.us/Files/ Volunteer%20Application.Mar%202014.pdf. *Cave Junction Patrol, LLC is looking for volunteers. CJ Patrol is a private citizen volun- teer organization dedicated to effectively ad- dressing heretofore-unchecked property crime in our city and neighborhoods. The primary mission of CJ Patrol is to prevent, interrupt, report and decrease property crime in the city of Cave Junction. Call 541-592-9665 or visit cjpatrol.org. *Committee Meeting STATE OF JEFFER- SON Josephine County 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. DEADLINES: News, Classified and Display Ads, Announcement and Letters 4 P.M. FRIDAYS POLICY ON LETTERS: ‘Illinois Valley News’ encour- ages letters to the editor pro- vided they are legible and not libelous or scurrilous. All let- ters must be signed, including name, address and telephone number. The latter need not be published, but will be used to verify authenticity. The ‘News’ reserves the right to edit letters. Letters are used at the discre- tion of the publisher.
