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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Her life in
the Valley
of Riches
by Laura Mancuso,
editor
Usually I like to write about Valley kudos or events I am
concerned about, but this time I want to get something off my
chest.
A couple of weeks ago an active community member
came into my office and had questions about an article that
was being written. When I asked her why she didn’t call my
reporter back, she said that the reporter in question was “less
than truthful.”
I have to emphasize how much this offended me. As
members of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and
associate members of The Associated Press, Dan and I are very
committed to making sure our articles are factual. We both take
the position that reporting the news and events in our beautiful
Valley is an important job. If we had a reporter on our staff that
was “less than truthful,” we would not use their articles.
I want to stress that there is a difference in news stories
when it comes to making a mistake and lying. Misquotes and
typing errors do occur - we are human, but our staff does not
purposely alter facts.
It seems we are in a place in time when the term “Fake
News” is used on a daily basis. Please let me assure you that
the Illinois Valley News is not “fake.” We are here to let you
know what is going on in your community. Just because you
don’t like that we published an article that was negative about
your friend, does not make it false. And remember, letters to the
editor and editorials are opinion pieces and different from news
articles.
On another note, alumni weekend is coming up! I hope all
the class reunions make some great memories and take the time
to go to the CJ Lions Club Car Show at Jubilee Park Saturday,
June 30. Also, June 30 there will be a dedication of the IVHS
Track to Janie Pope at 2 p.m. Plus, I have heard you don’t want
to miss the Sunday, July 1 Alumni Breakfast at Jubilee Park
because there will be a special tribute to an alumnus at 10 a.m.
Thank you for picking up this week’s paper!
National recording artist Lonestar coming to the Josephine County Fair!
Organizers with the Josephine County
Fair are looking forward to an exciting lineup
of main stage performers during this year’s fair
that runs Aug. 15-18, in Grants Pass.
To kick off the 2018 Fair Season is
National Recording Artists LONESTAR,
a country music group that will hit the
grandstand stage,Wednesday,Aug. 15. Billy
Lund & Whiskey Weekend will open the show
at 7 p.m. with Lonestar anticipated to starting
at 8 p.m.
There is something about Lonestar’s
magic. In the love that binds them to their fans,
in the music that makes them as fresh and vital
as any other band in county music; they are
and will always be true believers, truth seekers
and story tellers.
Known for merging their country roots
with strong melodies and rich vocals, Lonestar
is comprised of Richie McDonald (lead
vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitar &backing
vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums), and Dean
Sams (keyboards & backing vocals).
Lonestar has amassed RIA A-certified
sales in excess of 10 million album units
since their national launch in 1995. They
have achieved 10 #1 country hits including
“No News” and “Come Crying toMe.” Their
crossover smash, “Amazed” was No.1 on
Billboard’s Hot 100 and the first record since
1983’s “Islands in the Stream” to top both
charts. “Amazed” was also awarded ACM’s
Single of the Year, as well as Song of the Year
in 1999. The band was named CMA Vocal
Group of the Year in 2001.
Depending on section tickets cost $15,
$20 and $25 and includes fair admission
if purchased before Aug. 14.VIP tables are
also available which include seating for 10
for $600. Each VIP table will be seated in a
private area with their own beverage service
and two from each VIP table will be included
in the meet and greet.
All seats for Lonestar include Fair
admission and can be purchased:
-By calling the box office at 541-476-
3215 x 2
-At the Josephine County Fairgrounds
office, located at 1451 Fairgrounds Road,
Grants Pass.
-Tickets will be available at GRANGE
CO-OP in Ashland, Medford, Central Point,
White City & Grants Pass beginning July 1.
For more information, please contact
Peggy Anderson at (541) 476-3215.
Also playing on the Cow Creek Tribe
Midway Stage:
-Gretchen Owens (Thursday, Aug. 16)
-Sound Stage Review (Friday, Aug. 17)
-Countryfied (Saturday, Aug. 18) Country
music at its finest with Central Oregon’s
premier band that will play right after the
Broncs, Bulls and Barrel event produced by
Howell Rodeo Company.
Letters to the editor
Illinois Valley News welcomes
letters to the editor.
Please e-mail them to
dan@illinois-valley-news.com
POLICY ON LETTERS:
‘Illinois Valley News’ encour-
ages letters to the editor provided
they are legible and not libelous
or scurrilous. All letters 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
discretion of the publisher.
***
(Editor’s Note: Views and com-
mentary, including statements
made as fact are strictly those
of the letter writers.)
Dear Editor,
I see and feel an evil
dark storm gathering over
southern Oregon. Its name
is Veresen. It is a foreign
corporation that wants to
scourge and kill all wild
plants and woodland creatures
in and around the proposed
pipeline path; a 230 mile
pipeline path from Malin to
Coos Bay to sell Canadian
natural gas to Asia. They will
scrape our states land down
to bare dirt 100 yards wide,
plus hundreds of miles of
new roads. They will take
Oregonians private property
under a law called “eminent
domain.”Originally this was
set up to allow the taking of
private property for “common
good” A foreign companies
profit is not for our good.
This will pollute and degrade
our states water quality in
400 rivers, creeks, streams
and springs. No matter what
they say or promise, this will
be tremendously degrading
and damaging to our water,
air and quality of life. It
would be unprecedented. Our
salmon and other aquatic
species are already threatened
and endangered. We do not
want or need thousands of
tons of new sediment and
soil in our already threatened
water ways.
This storm calls for
jobs for Oregonians, but
there are few if any pipeline
companies here of this
scale. I know of no Oregon
company that builds or runs
natural gas liquefaction
plants. Even the crews that
bulldoze, clear and scourge
the land will be foreigners,
as they work cheaply and
do what native Oregonians
cannot and will not. The only
jobs for Oregonians will be
cleaning out toilets for the
foreign employees stationed
there. There is a multitude of
reasons every other west coast
state and communities have
told them to go elsewhere.
In Coos Bay they plan
to dredge and build a 50 foot
platform of sand for their
natural gas liquefaction plant
for transporting the gas to
tankers. Have they forgotten
the biblical lesson building
on sand? This would take
place in a proven earthquake
and tsunami zone. This is
madness and again, a threat to
our waterways, shoreline and
quality of life. If this plant
ever exploded it would be like
an atomic bomb going off.
There would be nothing left
for miles around this fiasco.
I am begging and calling
out for all Oregonians to
contact Oregon DEQ to tell
them this is not our best
interest. Pleaes write or call
Mary Camarata, Western
Region/Mid-Valley, 164 E.
7th Ave, Suite 100, Eugene,
OR 97401-3049, 503-983-
2277.
Please beg, plead and
demand a final end to this
horrible storm Veresen
has been turned down and
repulsed twice before, but
they have the money, lawyers
and greed to keep going. If
this is such a great project, do
it in Canada.
Chris Matthews, RN
O’Brien
I llINoIs V alley F uNeral D Irectors
www.since1928Hull.com
541-592-4110
Save the date
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.
Description: Spend a weekend in the
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
then find parking. Campssites and primitive
camp for shooters. For more information: Bar
Paw 707-839-3967.
June 30
*Dedication of the IVHS Track to Janie
Pope Memorial Track, Saturday, June 30 at 2
p.m.
July 2
FIRE SEASON PREPAREDNESS
Meeting Pt. II, CONTINUED for MON-
DAY, July 2, 5:30 - 7 p.m., AT WILD
RIVER PIZZA, in Cave Junction, back
room. Includes: report on last meeting,
handouts, latest updates on conditions,
local resources and networking efforts.
Also “Era of MegaFire” presentation.
Join us for pizza and root beer. Contact
Guenter ivwatch541@gmail.com 541-
415-1929 for an emergency preparedness
packet. We will be glad to visit you and
your neighbors to help with your neigh-
borhood fire plan.
June 29 - July 5
Summer Reminders
40th Annual Jed Smith Mountain Men
Tall Trees Rendezvous, Parade on July 4th,
Rifle and Pistol, Trade gun, pee wee BB gun,
primitive bow, hawk & knife, black posder
shotgun, traders row, liars contest, raffle and
special events.A family friendly event with
activities and evetns for families. Take Hwy
199 west from Grants Pass and turn right on
North Bank road (Hyw. 197) and follow to
Hwy 101 head north (right) to Smith River
(town). Turn east (right) onto Rowdy Creek
and travel 1 1/2 miles to rod and gun club
*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.
*Concerts in the Park, Thursdays from 6
– 8 p.m.
June 28 Kelly Thibodeaux
July 12 – Dale and Sharon Hopper
July 19 – Lonesome road
July 26 Circle of Stone
Aug. 2 – Silas Wolf
Aug. 9 – Sun Rose
*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
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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.
*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.
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vided they are legible and not
libelous or scurrilous. All let-
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name, address and telephone
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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.