From our weekly issue dated August 13, 2008

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It’s amateur talent time
From Illinois Valley Lions

The 2008 talent show will be held again during the I.V. Lions Club annual Labor Day Festival set for Aug. 30 through Sept. 1.

Those who plan to participate have only a few weeks to prepare for the “really big shew,” as Ed Sullivan said. (This event is for amateurs only). Last year there were more than 30 contestants (the most ever) and $700 in prize money was awarded.

The performers were great. It was obvious that they all worked hard preparing for the contest; and as a result they delivered great entertainment for all. The 2007 talent show first-place winners were:

Junior Division, McKayla Yeoman; Intermediate Division, Alex Paulson; Adult Division, Anthony Melendez. We are looking forward to another big talent show this year. Those interested in signing up for this year’s contest should phone either Donna, 596-2719; or Sue, 592-2252.

New World Order combat
From Raymond Ronald Karczewski©
Cave Junction

Below are some of the steps I have taken to establish my status as a living, breathing, flesh-and-blood, sentient, natural man of the sovereign people. They have proven themselves to be the stone which ell (sic) the Goliath of the state of Oregon and county of Josephine, which cannot in all their purported power answer point by point, the questions of jurisdiction while under oath or by affidavit.

Become debt-free. Remove yourself as a 14th Amendment citizen/slave/debtor to all legal public and private transactions between you and private and public corporation creditors. Get rid of credit cards, bank accounts, deal in cash, money orders, not credit. Establish yourself as a creditor, secured party, act, and be responsible for your actions. That is the essence of a sovereign.

Common Law allows you to copyright your name (common law copyright, not corporate legislative copyright policy) thereby returning to you control over your corporate-created all-capital letter juristic trademark/tradename in all relationships. Rescind all government contracts previously entered into wherein full disclosure at time of contract was not given by the state, nor understood by you. All such contracts are, by law, invalid, null and void. (Examples: driver licenses, auto license registration).

Sever the nexus existing between corporate juristic person (Strawman) and yourself as a living, breathing, flesh-and-blood, sentient, natural man or woman, clearly delineating truth from fiction. Enter into a private security agreement with your juristic person establishing written documentation of such relationship.

File a UCC Financing Statement with the secretary of state or county recorder of such documented relationship.

I have pointed to the way of individual freedom and sovereignty in extricating oneself from within a corrupt land of tyranny. Stop playing the satanic game of organized opposition. Stand alone with truth and you will understand the way of a Christ.

Resist not evil -- boycott it. What is the proof I offer of its efficacy? They threatened this 70-year-old Christ with 35 years of prison (a life sentence). Here I sit, a free man, when I refused their contract of sentencing, demanded they answer the questions of jurisdiction over this living, breathing, flesh-and-blood, sentient, natural man and they threw me out of their jail.

God indeed works in mysterious ways.

Hop yard hoopla
From Fred Krauss
Cave Junction

I wonder why the city of Grants Pass paid $2.5 million for land that was once used as a hop yard. Only, after the city bought it, officials discovered that years of using treated hop poles has caused a significant environmental contamination and possibly made some of it unusable.

I wonder; if 75 percent of the people who use the Grants Pass library are from Grants Pass, why can’t they keep it open?

I flew out of the Illinois Valley airport for years. Now the federal government is paying $300,000 to build a fence around it. I wonder why they could not use that money to keep the Cave Junction Swimming Pool open.

The county public works road section has a large shop in Kerby. Often, it appears that they drive their vehicles from Kerby to Grants Pass and back. I wonder why they don’t just leave them in Grants Pass and ride from Kerby to Grants Pass in a small bus. This would save a substantial amount of fuel each month.

Pulling yellow star thistle
From Susan Chapp
Forestry Action Committee
Cave Junction

We are pulling the invasive yellow star thistle from Illinois Valley locations. We are volunteers who go out one morning a week before it gets hot.

It has become Wednesdays, but it’s open to change. We start between 8 and 9, and work for several hours, until we are ready to quit. It is a beautiful time of day, while it is still cool and calm. In the quiet meadows you can hear birds call. While we work together you feel the spirit of helping the Earth.

This thistle is so dangerous to animals. It will kill livestock. There have been reports of it in hay bales. There’s a lot of it in Medford so bales should be checked before being unloaded. We’re talking to horse people and hoping to get more volunteers, even for one day.

People have called in with sites to clear which we will go after, so anyone who will join us is gratefully appreciated. Many hands make the work light. It’s not hard work, just pulling up weeds and they pull easily. It’s nice to be with others helping the land.

Those who see a patch of this stuff are asked to phone us. If you are pulling it, wear gloves. We are experimenting to find the most environmentally friendly way to dispose of it, and all comments and experiences are welcome. We are learning, and information is great.

Phone the Forestry Action Committee at 592-4098; Mrs. T. Peno at 592-2837; or visit forestryaction@hughes.net.

Madrone School
From Kim Bowlby,
kindergarten teacher
Madrone Adventist
Elementary School
Cave Junction

We live here in this beautiful small community with one overcrowded public school system. The people of Illinois Valley have the right to know that they have other schooling options for their children. Many do not even know that there are a few private school options in Cave Junction.

One private school option is Madrone Adventist Elementary School on Holland Loop. It’s the little red school house back in the woods. The school is just a few miles out of town and has a safe environment setting. The school and the teachers are accredited, which is important.

Madrone Adventist Elementary School now offers a kindergarten program that runs five days a week, along with a first- through eighth-grade classroom that has a low student-teacher ratio. The school raised money and has received donations to be able to build a play system for the students.

Our classes will begin before Labor Day, with registration on Monday, Aug. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m.

I.V. Fire District needs help
From Edwin “Bob” Butler, member of the board
Cave Junction

We are seriously low on fire district volunteers. The emergency call volume is increasing and the volunteer numbers are at an all-time low.

We once enjoyed the luxury and benefit of having more firefighters responding to calls than we had room for on our trucks. That is no longer the case. Now when the alarm sounds, we are fortunate to have two firefighters respond from any one of our stations. Currently, when an emergency occurs, some of our stations don’t have anyone available to respond.

That is what can happen on the first call; on the second or even third call a few minutes later there may not be anyone available to respond until mutual aid arrives in as much as 30 or 40 minutes later from Grants Pass or another district.

Is this scenario frightening? I hope so, because it frightens the hell out of me.

I.V. Fire District is here to provide help in emergencies. Now it’s the citizenry’s turn to help the district. I hope that people will support our I.V. Fire District and vote “Yes” for Ballot Measure 17-21 on Nov. 4.

Glass Rail goals
From Glass Rail Outfit Board of Directors
Cave Junction

The Glass Rail Outfit (formerly Rusk Ranch) is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that continues to move forward with exciting plans. Our focus is providing facilities and programs for the youth of Illinois Valley.

Phase 1 plans include a therapeutic riding program, a rustic campground for youth programs, and Little League baseball/soccer areas developed on part of the ranch. Future phases include meeting rooms with kitchens, rustic lodging with outdoor cooking, and a playground for children.

Our volunteers are greatly appreciated for the work they are doing. They contribute so much to the progression of the project. Those who wish to contribute time, or in any other ways, to these worthwhile projects, can contact Janet Ewing of Illinois Valley Little League at 659-8618, or Shirley Rusk of The Glass Rail Outfit at 592-4658.

Free the library
From Mrs. T. Peno
Cave Junction

Here is how to open the Illinois Valley Library: Get the key and unlock the door.

Ask volunteers to keep it open half days Saturdays and Mondays. Put up a sign reading “Use our library at your own risk.”

You open the windows and turn off the air conditioner, and tell the power company that it is going to donate the green energy to help our community have a library.

You only have the librarians’ computers; the library is not a computer center, it is a house for books. You have donated maintenance and repairs from the valley. You have a permanent bake sale for new books and a donation to help out.

Think, are we going to send our kids off to a library or are we going to send them off to a war. Peace and knowledge brings understanding and wisdom.