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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Letters to the
editor
Environmental Assessment,
Illinois Valley News welcomes
letters to the editor.
Please e-mail them to
dan@illinois-valley-news.com
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Dear Editor,
Clean Slate continues
BLM’S tradition of wiping
out forest ecosystems and
reducing forest productivity,
and other benefits.The
and draft Finding Of No
Significant Impact have been
released. Comments from the
public are due before the end
of July. These documents fail
to convey in honest language
the severe conversion of
valuable public forests into
defacto corporate tree farms.
This project targets
mature forests and old
growth ecosystems, prized
for their recreational and
wildlife values as well
as their productivity and
increasing fire resilience,
by removing most of the
trees <36”. In the name of
diversity and fuel reduction,
BLM will replace shaded,
limbed up, multi-layered
groves, with cleared, sunny
ground or” regeneration,” ripe
for decades of flashy fuels
production.
I urge recreationists and
forest lovers to get out, soon,
into the forest and see what
is at stake. Two units slated
for heavy cutting are adjacent
to Selma’s most iconic and
economically important
recreation destination,
Lake Selmac. They sport
numerous trails and shaded
stands of large sugar pines
and Douglasfir with mixed
understories, and are easily
accessed from the Osprey
Loop Camp area or the
parking lot at the Southwest
corner of the lake. Unit 13-4
is bound on its North by roads
38-8-13.0 and 38-8-13.4. Unit
13-3 is further up this scenic
ridge off of road 38-8-13.1.
Up Thompson Creek
Road is unit 3-10, and others,
where numerous old growth
trees, over 200 years old, in
prime Northern Spotted Owl
habitat are slated for harvest.
Clay Knopf
Selma
Dear Editor,
Teachers and parents
hear it from young people
every day: “What’s the point
of learning all this stuff,
anyway?”
Yet, education matters
because:
• Education is one
of the most important
determinants of an
individual’s earning potential.
• Educated people
are much more likely to get
and keep jobs than are less
educated people.
• Lower high school
graduation rates translate
into more children living in
poverty.
• In recent decades,
the largest increase in
life expectancy has been
for people with the most
education; life spans of those
without high school diplomas
have dropped.
• College graduates are
about 15 percentage points
more likely to be married than
are those who never attended
college and the health benefit
of being married is equivalent
to being in an age category
10 years younger. (Journal
of the American Medical
Association, CNN Money,
Brookings Institute).
The first step to making
change is to believe that
change is worth it. Help
Healthy U (HU) promote
education in the Illinois Valley
by joining our “Education
Matters” campaign. We
will publish an ad in the
Illinois Valley News over
Labor Day weekend with a
quote from you and other
residents sharing why you
value education. For example,
HU Board member and
I.V. Wellness Resources
coordinator Laura Mancuso
shared, “I value education
because it has helped me
get the job of my dreams.”
Printed copies of the ad will
also be posted in the halls of
each of our local schools.
By contributing $10-$25
to cover the costs involved,
you can influence community
values, encourage parent
support for their children’s
education, and be a role model
for Illinois Valley youth.
Please send your quote
and contribution today.
Sincerely,
Healthy U Board
President
Diane Chirrick
Cave Junctionwww.
healthyucenter.org
healthyucenter@gmail.
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Obituaries
Robert (Rob)
Middleton Thompson ,
January 08, 1957 – June 02, 2018,
husband, father, grand-father,
entrepreneur, died on June 2, 2018
after a courageous battle against
cancer. His wife Patty prayerfully
supported him throughout their
marriage. Rob’s life was founded
on providing for his family, being
a friend to many, and having
a commitment to serving his
customers faithfully.
Rob was born in Long
Beach, California, to Lloyd and
Nancy Thompson. The family
moved to Turlock in 1968. Rob
graduated from Hughson High 1975
and after serving in the Navy, he
returned to Turlock and married his
high school sweetheart, Patricia.
They set up home there and started
their adventures as a family.
In 1986 Rob started Turlock
Chimney Sweeps by sweeping his
first of 12,000 chimneys. The family
started a new adventure in 1992 by
moving to the little community of
Takilma in Southern Oregon, where
they then called home. Rob was
a passionate man and his life was
defined by his enthusiasm. Whether
it was starting his own successful
chimney sweep business and
continuing it for 30 years, building
his family’s dream home in the
woods or working the fair circuit,
Rob had undeniable energy.
Rob was a successful
business man but he never let that
consume him, he was open and
honest about the fact that his first
love was his family. Camping at
Pinecrest Lake or staying at a cabin
in Mi-Wuk Village when his kids
were younger changed to tahiti
rafting down the Smith River,
trips to the beach, a spontaneous
helicopter ride and scuba diving in
Belize. These adventures were all
done with the intent of spending as
much time as possible with his wife
and children.
Rob is survived by his
devoted wife of 42 years, Patty,
three children, Bryan Thompson
(Leila), Angela Tillotson (Shane),
and Jennifer Phlaum (Justin); and
nine grandchildren (one of which
is soon to arrive); his father Lloyd
Thompson, and his siblings Roger
Thompson and Sarah Casken.
His loving mother, Nancy
Middleton Thompson, and
granddaughter, Anarazell Joy
Phlaum, pre-deceased him.
The family invites you to join
them on Saturday, August 4, 2018
at 3:30 pm as they remember and
celebrate Rob’s life. This memorial
service with military funeral
honors will be held at Takilma
Bible Church, 10343 Takilma Rd.,
Cave Junction, OR. Condolences
can be shared on-line at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
or via mail to P.O. Box 1129, Cave
Junction, OR 97523
Scott’s home has been “the place to
be” on Halloween night for warm
cinnamon rolls, hot cider, and scary
spiders.
Paula has been a longtime
member of the Siskiyou chapter of
the North American Rock Garden
Society. Those wishing to make a
memorial donation in her name may
send it to Margaret Meierhenry,
1520 Hammel Rd., Eagle Point, OR
97523 (payable to: Siskiyou Chapter
NARGS).
Paula was a gardener, an artist,
a baker extraordinaire, a grand story
teller, a wilderness canoeist, and one
of the most curious and inquisitive
people you might ever encounter. If
you were lucky enough to sit and
visit with Paula for any length of
time, you got the benefit of someone
who was genuinely interested,
concerned, and completely curious
about you and whatever you were
doing or excited about at that time.
She would engage you in a way
that left you feeling like you really
mattered-because you did to Paula.
Her gift of gab and her focus and
attention usually made you laugh,
sometimes made you cry but always
left you wanting more and feeling
connected.
Her curly silver hair, her smile,
and her endless energy will be
greatly missed.
Paula Ann Springhart
was born May 5, 1950 in Detroit,
Michigan to George and Florence
Springhart. Paula died in Takilma,
on July 13, 2018 at the place she has
called home for 46 years. Paula’s
home, the land and house on the
Illinois River is filled with her spirit
of creativity, hard work, beauty,
and love. She shared the heart and
soul of her life with her partner and
husband Scott MacAdam. She leaves
behind her son Teal Springhart and
her two step-children Keddy and
Eppie Williamson, and the rest of
The Grubbles.
Since 1983 “Pastry Paula”
has been baking sumptuous Danish
pastries and delivering them
throughout the Illinois Valley. She
has written two children’s books
and, in addition, it has been widely
known for years that Paula and
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541-592-4110
Save the date
Friday afternoons 4-7 p.m.
July 28
Here’s a way to support local kids’
programs while recycling. IVCanDO, in
partnership with Oregon Caves Chevron,
Shop Smart, Southern Oregon Sanitation and
the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative,
present IVCanDONATE Starting July 28,
on Saturdays from 10-2, you can drop off
your clean, sorted containers behind Oregon
Caves Chevron and we will turn them into
opportunities for IV youth.
Summer Reminder
*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
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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
*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.
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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
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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
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teer. For information call 541-474-5123.
*Cave Junction Patrol, LLC is looking
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volunteer organization dedicated to effective-
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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.
*Committee Meeting STATE OF JEF-
FERSON Josephine County 1st Thursday of
each month at 5:30 p.m. 3rd Thursday of each
month at 6 p.m., Wild River Pizza in Cave
Junction.
*FIRE SEASON SAFETY Meetings,
Every MONDAY, 5:30 TO 7 p.m.., AT WILD
RIVER PIZZA, in Cave Junction, back room.
Includes: Fire Preparedness handouts, latest
updates on conditions, building local resourc-
es and current 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 or assistance with a
Neighborhood Fire Plan.
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libelous or scurrilous. All let-
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reserves the right to edit letters.
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tion of the publisher.