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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Today in History: by the Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 17,
the 17th day of 2018. There are 348
days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in
History:
On Jan. 17, 1893, Hawaii’s
monarchy was overthrown as a
group of businessmen and sugar
planters forced Queen Lili’uokalani
(lee-LEE’-oo-oh-kah-LAH’-nee) to
abdicate. The 19th president of the
United States, Rutherford B. Hayes,
died in Fremont, Ohio, at age 70.
On this date:
In 1781, during the
Revolutionary War, American forces
defeated the British in the Battle of
Cowpens, South Carolina.
In 1806, Thomas Jefferson’s
daughter, Martha, gave birth to
James Madison Randolph, the first
child born in the White House.
In 1917, Denmark ceded the
Virgin Islands to the United States
for $25 million.
In 1929, the cartoon character
Popeye the Sailor made his debut in
the “Thimble Theatre” comic strip.
In 1945, Soviet and Polish
forces liberated Warsaw during
World War II; Swedish diplomat
Raoul Wallenberg, credited with
saving tens of thousands of Jews,
disappeared in Hungary while in
Soviet custody.
In 1953, a prototype of the
Chevrolet Corvette was unveiled
during the General Motors
Motorama at the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel in New York.
In 1961, President Dwight D.
Eisenhower delivered his farewell
address in which he warned against
“the acquisition of unwarranted
influence, whether sought or
unsought, by the military-industrial
complex.”
In 1966, a U.S. Air Force B-52
carrying four unarmed hydrogen
bombs crashed on the Spanish coast.
(Three of the bombs were quickly
recovered, but the fourth wasn’t
recovered until April.) The Simon
& Garfunkel album “Sounds of
Silence” was released by Columbia
Records.
In 1977, convicted murderer
Gary Gilmore, 36, was shot by a
firing squad at Utah State Prison in
the first U.S. execution in a decade.
In 1984, the U.S. Supreme
Court, in Sony Corp. of America v.
Universal City Studios, Inc., ruled 5-
4 that the use of home video cassette
recorders to tape television programs
for private viewing did not violate
federal copyright laws.
In 1995, more than 6,000
people were killed when an
earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2
devastated the city of Kobe (koh-
bay), Japan.
In 1998, the Drudge Report
said Newsweek magazine had
killed a story about an affair
between President Bill Clinton
and an unidentified White House
intern, the same day Clinton gave
a deposition in Paula Jones’ sexual
harassment lawsuit against him in
which he denied having had a sexual
relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
Ten years ago: Bobby Fischer,
the chess grandmaster who became
a Cold War icon when he dethroned
the Soviet Union’s Boris Spassky
as world champion in 1972, died in
Reykjavik, Iceland, at age 64.
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Reader questions
marshal’s tactics
The U.S. Marshals
office has a very unsafe
habit of apprehending
fugitives in dense urban
parking lots. The recent
shooting of Jeffrey Alan
Burlesque in the Dairy
Queen parking lot is the
most recent unsafe law
enforcement methods we
have seen from the U.S.
Marshals office.
The killing of fugitives
in a highly populated area
with women and children
civilians - is inexcusable.
A traffic stop on a rural
road would seem much more
appropriate.
If you read face book
posts and other social media,
you will see that some of
the civilian population has
been traumatized by the U.S.
Marshal/OSP/Josephine
County Sheriff method. The
need for 24 law enforcement
troop is also suspect, and
probably doing more harm
to the public than good.
We saw the U.S.
Marshals in years past at the
Grants Pass and Medford
Albertsons parking lots,
again, risking the lives of
civilians.
I think I speak
for everybody that we
appreciate the service, but
we would like a little better
protection from stray bullets
fired by the law enforcement
agencies.
Mark Johnson
Grants Pass
Reader questions
integrity of White
House
Neither crooks nor the
corrupt care, but integrity
is something most of us
value. Without integrity,
which can be assessed
many ways, one cannot be
trusted. For politicians, a
good measure is to evaluate
whether they do what they
promised, whether they
serve themselves and special
interests or serve their
constituents, and whether
they accept evidence when it
indicates their opinions are
based on misinformation.
There can be no
doubt, since they have
readily admitted it, that the
occupants of this White
House don’t have, and
don’t care about, integrity.
Repeatedly, they tell us
they make up their own
facts to justify opinions and
proposals - and then they
call contrary evidence-based
information ‘fake.’
Major problems
result when we elect
representatives who lack
integrity and their equally
hypocritical colleagues
protect them. In Trump’s
case, serious political
scrutiny is avoided because
the Congressional GOP
doesn’t have integrity
enough to reject Trump’s
idiotic and unsupportable
nonsense or his ignorant,
unqualified nominees. And
so, with Trump supporters
blindly accepting this
nonsense, insanity and
corruption continue.
When confronted with
individuals lacking integrity,
rational debate is impossible
since they reject known
science or simply make
up their own supporting
evidence. Middle ground
cannot be found.
Trisha Vigil
Medford
Obituaries
Mary Lucille Schiffiler
March 22, 1929 – Dec. 24, 2017
Mary Lucille Schiffiler, 88, died in Grants Pass. She
was born in Stilwell, Okla. March 22, 1929. She was
raised in Oklahoma until her family moved to California
about 1941. She attended and graduated from Huntington
Park High School in Calif. On Sept. 9, 1951 Mary married
Joseph Schiffiler. Together they raised a son, Tony, and
two daughters, Susan and Janice. Mom would say her
greatest accomplishments were her three children.
She considered herself fortunate to have a wonderful
family and friends. She worked for various companies
including U.S. Steel, Century 21 Real Estate, and the
Greater Los Angeles County School District. Upon
retirement, she and her husband Joe moved to Oregon.
Her passions over the years were traveling, Tole painting,
singing, and playing the piano. She was quite an
accomplished singer and pianist and loved to play ragtime.
She was also very active in her local church volunteering
her time, reading to young children, and singing in the
choir.
Mary is survived by her husband, Joseph Schiffiler, a
WWII veteran; her daughter, Susan O’Rourke and husband
Ed; her son, Tony Schiffiler and wife Rosie; her daughter,
Janice Meador and partner Billy; grandchildren, Shane
Meador and Trajan Dering; and great-grandchildren,
Cayden Meador and Cameron Meador. She is also survived
by her sister, Margaret “Tincy” Bowers and her husband
Richard. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer
R. Pugh and Bernice Williams and brothers, Edwin, Jack
and Harry.
A funeral service in memory of Mary will be held on
Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Community Bible
Church, 113 Caves Avenue in Cave Junction.
Mary’s final resting place will be at Eagle Point
National Cemetery, 2763 Riley Road, Eagle Point.
There will be a smaller non-graveside service held at the
commemorative shelter at this cemetery at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in
Mary’s name to the Community Bible Church in Cave
Junction.
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Save the date
Jan. 20
Please join us for the Dome School’s an-
nual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, 9367
Takilma Rd. at 5 p.m. honoring Dr. King as
well as other social justice heroes of the past,
present, and future. This year we’ll focus on
(a) youth activists, particularly young people
working to save the oceans, to emphasize that
people of any age can make a difference; (b)
self-esteem and self-love, which are at the
heart of social justice; (c) current local activ-
ism, to remind ourselves that Martin Luther
King Jr and the civil rights activists of the
1950s and 60s didn’t solve our social justice
and environmental problems forevermore – the
work continues and it continues here; and
(d) portraits and biographies of social justice
heroes. Please note that 50% of profits will be
donated to Nhimbe for Progress (www.ancient-
ways.org/projects/nhimbe-for-progress/)
Jan. 21
“Fostering Family Morale & Support,”
Trauma-Informed Self-Care and Family Care
class, Led by Jerry Allen, LMFT, SEP, MPH,
Anishinaabe Medicine Man & Coach,Date/
Time: Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, 1-3 p.m., Place:
Unitarian Universalist Hall, 129 NW E St,
Grants Pass. Cost: $25 - 15 sliding scale per
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Jan. 23
Freddy & Francine, Americana – Soul
duo will perform live at the Takilma Commu-
nity Building, 9367 Takilma Rd. for a KXCJ
Fundraiser, Tuesday, Jan. 23, Doors: 6 p.m.,
Show: 7 p.m. Tickets $10 - $20 sliding scale,
light dinner & desserts. For more info call 541-
592-4112.
Feb. 3
Oregon Humanities presents “Talking
about Dying” a community conversation Feb.
3, 2018 starting at 10 a.m. at the I.V. Family
Coalition, 535 E. River Street, Cave Junction,
541-592-6139. This Conversation Project pro-
gram provides an opportunity for participants
to reflect on what stories and influences shape
their thinking about death and dying and to
hear perspectives and ideas from fellow com-
munity members. Sponsored by Illinois Valley
Family Coalition and Clear Creek Family
Practice. Refreshments will be provided.
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*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
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*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.
*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 1-2 p.m. 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.
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*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-
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.
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