Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Happy Summer days
are finally here at the
Illinois Valley Country Club
Golf Course!
In Men’s Club League
this week- full standings:
1st Tie-Taylor’s
Sausage1, Taylor’s2/Valley
Fabrication—92
2nd Kerby Electric—88
3rd Jerry’s Towing—84
4th Robbins Brothers--80
5th Selma Second
Hand—76
6th FLA—70
7th John L Scott Realty—
69
8th KALA Seafood—67
9th BUD BROS—66
10th Valley Boyz—50
11th True Value—48
12th 3 Ridge Ranch—47
13th Wilbur’s-Stained
Glass—43
14th Ryan and Eric—37
15th Team Rossi—33
16th Lucas and Todd—31
17th Brad and Joel—21
18th Tie, Moe and Skylar
and Cam and Aahron--18
Wednesday night
skins were won by D’Lynn
and Todd, with about 11
guys showing up and one
gal—Emily. Beautiful Spring-
like weather this entire week
has brought a bunch of
players out and enjoying the
fellowship that a good golfing
community makes.
Kids have been playing
out on the course, the little
ones get one hole in during
the two hours they play.
Greyson Nichols says it’s too
hot, at 75 degrees. This week
the kids will have one last
practice day then next week
it will be a little tournament
with a pizza and ice cream
party following.
Thursday night
ladies - the gals played
holes then took a cocktail
break and went back out and
played glow balls until after
9:00. Emily drove almost
into the cross ditch on 9,
about 240 yards, looking
like a contender for club
championship. All this, from
a little girl who we had to
drag down the fairway at 6
years old, because it was “too
far.” Jaime, Jamie, Sue and
Emily shot an impressive
41 on the first nine holes.
Amy, Melyndee, Tasha and
McKenzie shot an equally
impressive 50. Tasha drove
the green on #8.
Friday night skins
had about 25 players so we
split into two groups—the
handicapped group and the
pros. The pros had an upset
with Jim Losey and Tyler and
Chaise Robbins winning all
the skins leaving D’Lynn and
Todd licking their wounds
this week. The handicapped
group saw newcomer Mark
Cooke winning all the skins
for a $25 payday. We also
started something new with a
poker theme where a player
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gets one card for every one
putt with a $5 ante amount.
If a player three putts he has
to put $1 in the pot. D’Lynn
had 5 cards and showed a
two-pair hand, winning about
$100.
Saturday was GLOW
BALL. Five teams showed
up and played 9 holes in the
daylight, ate a nice taco bar
dinner made by Laura and
Buddy and then went out for
another 9 holes after dark.
Colby, Jim, Tyler and D’Lynn
got 1st, Todd, Troy, Ryan,
Moe and Skylar-2nd, Chaise,
Taylor, Eric and Bailee
3rd, and mega-team Mike,
Michelle, Scott, Sue, Tyler2,
Melyndee, Brayden and Tasha
completed the course well
after 1 am.
This Saturday is
the annual Joel Dierkes’
Birthday HORSERACE
tournament. We expect a
good group of players and
lots and lots of good-natured
teasing and a bit of beer as
well. We welcome spectators
to help supply some hazing,
so please call the pro shop at
541-592-3151 to ask about
details if you would like to
participate.
First emerald ash borers on the West Coast
during summer camp pickup in Forest Grove
FOREST GROVE, Ore – On June
30, Dominic Maze, an invasive species
biologist for the City of Portland, was
waiting outside a summer camp in
Forest Grove to pick up his children
when he noticed several ash trees in
decline. When he took a closer look he
recognized the distinctive D-shaped
holes made by adult emerald ash
borers, an invasive and destructive
pest, as they exit an infested tree.
“When my kids arrived, I asked
them to look for adult beetles,” said
Maze. “My son promptly found one
crawling on him. Knowing how many
millions of ash trees across the country
these beetles have killed I felt like I
was going to throw up.”
EAB
Maze’s discovery of EAB in a
parking lot in Forest Grove is the first
known sighting on the West Coast.
Maze was familiar with EAB and signs
of it in ash trees through educational
materials federal and state agencies
have been providing to Portland and
other Oregon cities. He immediately
called the Oregon Department of
Forestry’s (ODF) Forest Health Unit to
report the EAB sighting.
ODF Forest Entomologist
Christine Buhl drove to the site that
same day and identified an adult EAB,
known for their metallic, shiny green
color. She then alerted the Oregon
Department of Agriculture (ODA). Her
identification was verified later by two
additional invasive species specialists
– Max Ragozzino with ODA and Wyatt
Williams with ODF.
State officials are asking the
public to learn what an emerald ash
borer looks like and to report any
sightings online at the Oregon Invasive
Species Council hotline. This will help
the state know how far and how fast
this destructive insect is spreading in
Oregon.
EAB is native to eastern Asia and
has spread to about three dozen states
since its first detection in Michigan two
decades ago. EAB is now considered
the most destructive forest pest in
North America. Although harmless to
people, pets, and animals, it has proven
deadly to all ash species in North
American and Europe, including the
native Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia).
EAB can also infest American fringe
trees (Chionanthus virginicus) and
European olive trees.
The infested
ash trees in Forest
Grove were cut
down and chipped
within 48 hours
of discovery.
ODF and ODA
are now working
closely with
industry partners,
including
urban foresters
and nursery
producers, to provide information
and resources as Oregon launches a
response to the discovery of EAB.
The state is using the Emerald
Ash Borer Readiness and Response
Plan for Oregon as a guide in its
response. The plan was finalized in
March 2021 and created through the
collaborative efforts of a diverse group
of stakeholders and state agencies. The
state will be consulting with local and
federal governments and providing
updates to the public and industry as it
moves through its response efforts.
To report sightings of emerald ash
borer please make a report online at
the Oregon Invasive Species Council
hotline. For more information about
EAB please visit ODA’s Emerald Ash
Borer webpage.
For more information about
impacts of EAB to Oregon’s urban
forests and the risks to native ash trees
please visit ODF’s Forest Health page.
Melanoma stands out.
Check your skin.
You could spot cancer.
L E A R N M O R E AT
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SUMMER READING PROGRAM
JUNE 17 – AUGUST 13
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crafts sponsored by the Illinois River Valley Arts Council.
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