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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Get on the air with amateur radio!
Join the members of both of
the local Amateur Radio Clubs in the
Valley for a combined event!
The Rogue Valley Amateur
Radio Club (RVARC) and the
Cascade Amateur Radio Enthusiasts
(C.A.R.E.) Club are joining forces
again this year for the national
Amateur Radio Field Day, June
23 – 24 at ScienceWorks, 1500 E
Main St, Ashland, OR 97520. Visit
our “Get On The Air” booth and
try out “Ham Radio” for yourself,
contacting radio operators from
across the nation and around the
world!
This is a free outdoor event,
open to the public. This will be
the 83rd field day for the RVARC,
and all operators will be relying on
solar/wind power or generators, with
no access to the power grid. The
activities begin at 11 a.m. Saturday,
June 23 in the fields adjacent to the
ScienceWorks building and continue
overnight until 11 a.m. Sunday, June
24.
Jackson County Amateur Radio
Emergency Services (JCARES)
will be bringing out its emergency
For over 100 years, Amateur
Radio — sometimes called “Ham”
radio — has allowed people from
all walks of life to experiment with
electronics and communications
techniques, as well as provide a free
public service to their communities
during a disaster, all without needing
a cell phone or the Internet. Field
Day demonstrates ham radio’s
ability to work reliably under
any conditions from almost any
location and create an independent
communications network. There are
currently over 751,000 operators in
van to offer the public the chance to
see a mobile base of operations that
is actually used here in the Valley
during emergency situations.
Since 1933, ham radio
operators across North America
have established temporary ham
radio stations in public locations
during Field Day to showcase the
science and skill of Amateur Radio,
and to practice being prepared in
case of emergency to communicate
via radio. This event is open to the
public and all are encouraged to
attend.
the U.S. alone, and approximately
three million worldwide.
For general information about
Field Day, visit www.arrl.org/what-
is-ham-radio.
For more specific information
about the event at ScienceWorks,
email clh143@yahoo.com , or call
Curt Hadley (KF7VZV) at 541-261-
2648. (Please leave a message if not
answered.) Curt is also available
for interviews on-air, or for print
articles. You can also visit www.
carehamradio.com .
What’s that helicopter
doing flying over my
house and garden?
Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Cul-
tural & Ecological Enhancement Network (CEEN) are
conducting a Helicopter Survey for Alyssum along the
Illinois River and around known Alyssum sites looking
for blooming Alyssum June 18. Alyssum is a noxious
weed introduced in our Valley by a company in Texas
trying to extract nickel from our serpentine souls. It
escaped the fields and is toxic to wildlife and livestock
and is a top priority noxious weed according to ODA.
Letters to the editor
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letters to the editor.
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We have met the
enemy and he is us!
The bitching and
moaning about the collapse
of the recycling market
almost always targets
someone else. Maybe
it’s the Chinese, maybe
it’s the disposal and
recycling companies.
But if we genuinely seek
responsibility, we need look
no further than our own
neighborhood.
‘Recycling’ is one
leg of a stool that reduces
the environmental impact
of our consumption. The
other legs are ‘reducing’
and ‘reusing.’ For too
many years we thought
that recycling allowed us
to continue our obscene
consumptive excesses. This
was always an illusion!
Until we recognize that
we live on a finite planet
with finite resources and a
finite capacity to process
our waste, we will behave
unsustainably; we’ll destroy
the planet that future
generations need to survive.
The second recycling
problem is that we and our
neighbors are not following
the rules. When we throw
garbage and non-recyclable
materials in that bin, we
contaminate it such that
it cannot be recycled, and
neither can the rest of the
load from our neighborhood.
The entire load ends up in
the landfill and it’s our fault.
So, check that you’re
following SOS’s recycling
rules and check your
neighbor’s bins… and then
advise them if they are
culprits .
Alan Journet
Jacksonville
Reader informs of
program
In reply to the letter
to the editor, “Roundup
Made My Cat Sick.” There
is a Public Works program
to stop herbicide spraying
along road right-of-ways
adjacent to an owner’s
property. It is under the
“Integrated Vegetation
Management Program,”
“Request not to apply
herbicides for vegetation
and agreement to maintain
roadside vegetation.” This
is a free contract between
the property owner and
Public Works and is renewed
annually by Public Works
who will send a property
owner a form to be filled
out, signed and returned to
them. The property owner is
required to post two “Owner
Maintains” signs, one on
each end of their property.
We have had this permit
since 2010.
The Public Works
phone number is 541-
474-5460. There is also a
similar program available
from ODOT. I hope this
information will help your
readers.
Linda Ebert
Selma, OR.
I llINoIs V alley F uNeral D Irectors
www.since1928Hull.com
541-592-4110
Save the date
June 23
IVHS Chili Cook off Canceled
June 24
*Rusk Nature Center invites all resi-
dents to visit the Butterfly Pavilion, chil-
dren’s playground and picnic area for FREE
today, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
June 25
Fire Season Preparedness Meeting
FIRE SEASON PREPAREDNESS &
Crime Watch Meeting, MONDAY, JUNE 25,
6 TO 8 p.m.., AT WILD RIVER PIZZA, in
Cave Junction, back room. Our WILD FIRE
PREPAREDNESS PLANNING session will
include the latest updates on conditions, local
resources and networking efforts. We face an
unprecedented Fire Season and may reach
Extreme Conditions before July 4. Each
neighborhood in wooded areas are in danger.
An exceptionally long and dry season is
unfolding. We will have short presentations
from IV Fire, ODF and from the Forest
Service “Era of MegaFire” presentation held
May 30 via youtube. Then discuss plans to
help our neighborhoods. Join us for pizza and
root beer. Feel free, or obligated, to contact
us at ivwatch541@gmail.com or phone
Guenter 541-415-1929 for an emergency
preparedness packet. We will be glad to visit
you and your neighbors to help.
June 29 & 30
Eight Dollar Mountain Land
Stewardship Project June 29 & 30, 9 a.m.-3
p.m.
Meet at NF-4201, Selma, OR 97538
Park at the Green Bridge.
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Eight Dollar Mountain botanical area and
participate in a land stewardship project to
assess and take action on illegal OHV (Off
Highway Vehicle) use and issues with the
Rogue-River Siskiyou National Forest, KS
Wild, and the Illinois Valley Conservation
District and Watershed Council to protect the
botanical diversity in these rare serpentine
landscapes. Expect low/moderate intensity
hiking, sign installation, photo assessment
and gps documentation.
Things participants should bring? Dress
in layers with long pants and sleeves, prepare
for sun, bring your camera, wear sturdy
closed toed shoes, and please bring a lunch,
snacks and plenty of water. And if you’re so
inclined bring your camping gear and spend
the night!
Any questions or for further inquiry
email: allee@kswild.org or visit kswild.org
June 30
*Dedication of the IVHS Track to Janie
Pope Memorial Track, Saturday, June 30 at 2
p.m.
Summer Reminders
*I.V. Library’s Summer Reading
Program 2018, June 23 thru August 4. Sign-
ups begin Saturday, June 23 and continue
throughout the 6 week program ending
on Saturday, August 4 with our musical
storytime puppet show, wrap-up party and
prize giveaway! Weekly Craft & Storytime,
Saturdays 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free Lunch
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 12:00 pm
for children 18 and under beginning June 21.
Josephine Community Library District, I.V.
Branch, 209 W Palmer St, CJ, 541-592-4778.
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*Kids Eat Free: Three Rivers School
District Summer meal sites for 2018. Meals
are available at no charge for all children
1-18 years.
Cave Junction Area:
Evergreen Elementary June 18 – August
17, 2018 (closed July 4th) 520 West River
Street, Cave Junction, Oregon 97523,
Breakfast 10 – 10:30 a.m., Supper 3 – 3:30
p.m., Monday – Friday
Jubilee Park June 18 – August 17, 2018
(closed July 4th) 302 South Junction Avenue,
Cave Junction, Oregon 97523 Lunch 11–
11:30, Monday – Friday
*You could win $500, $300 or $200
for creative recycling of “junk.” Spend your
summer making a piece of furniture out of
junk to enter in the third annual Upcycle
Furniture contest sponsored by the Southern
Oregon Guild. Judging will be Friday, Sept.
28, 3:30 p.m. at the CJ Farmer’ Market at
Jubilee Park. Your work will be judged on
CREATIVITY!!! So have fun making it!
For more information pick up a flyer at the
community booth at the CJ Farmers’ Market
Friday afternoons 4-7 p.m.
*Couples nights starts at the Golf Course
Friday, 5:30 p.m. and will continue every Fri-
day until August 31. Call the golf course for
more info. at 541-592-3151
Continuing
*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.
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copy editor - C.J. Schatza
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*Illinois Valley Democrats meet the 2nd
Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. at the I.V. Family Coalition, 535 E. River
St. in Cave Junction. Join with like-minded
people for camaraderie and to plan actions in
support of the Democratic agenda. Call Anita
541-592-3073 to confirm meeting days. Check
us out on FB!
*Public Health Clinic- Location: I.V.
Family Coalition, 535 E. River St., CJ, 1st
Thursday of every month. Services offered
STI Testing/Treatment, Women’s Health Ex-
ams (Annuals/Problem Visits), Birth Control
(All Methods Available), Pregnancy Testing,
Pre-pregnancy counseling. 3rd Thursday of
every month: STI testing/treatment, birth con-
trol counseling (methods limited), Pregnancy
Testing, Immunizations. Call 541-474-5329
for an appointment, and make sure to tell the
receptionist to schedule you in CJ. Walk-ins
welcome! Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
*The Sheriff’s Office Substation in Cave
Junction is now open on Mondays, Tuesdays
and Thursdays 10 to 2. Volunteers are still
needed to staff additional days. Applications
are available at the substation or online at
http://www.co.josephine.or.us/Files/Volun-
teer. For information call 541-474-5123.
*Cave Junction Patrol, LLC is looking
for volunteers. CJ Patrol is a private citizen
volunteer organization dedicated to effective-
ly addressing heretofore-unchecked property
crime in our city and neighborhoods. The pri-
mary mission of CJ Patrol is to prevent, inter-
rupt, report and decrease property crime in the
city of Cave Junction. Call 541-592-9665 or
visit cjpatrol.org.
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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.