Top stories in our weekly issue dated August 20, 2008

Burnt wreckage of the ill-fated Carson chopper is shown at left.

Rotary Club of Illinois Valley members (from left) Cave Junction City Recorder Jim Polk, I.V. Rotary Club secretary Michelle Binker, club President Karen Bodeving and CJ Councilman Don Moore were on hand Friday, Aug. 8 to install a refurbished sign in front of Cave Junction City Hall. The work, which involved cleaning, fresh paint and varnish, was donated by a Rotary Club member. (Photo by Mayor Tony Paulson)

  • ‘Fallen heroes’ lauded during solemn tribute

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    Honors, prayers and tears mixed with fond memories marked a special tribute to nine men who died in a fiery helicopter crash.

  • Lightning hits spark blazes in SW Oregon

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    Firefighters in the Southwest Oregon District were chasing lightning-caused fires early this week in Josephine and Jackson counties, two approximately 15 miles north of Cave Junction in the Quartz Creek area.

  • Crash victims benefit set for Sept. 6

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    A woman who benefited from the caring of Illinois Valley residents is planning a fund-raiser for the families of two valley residents involved in a fatal fire-fighting helicopter crash.

  • Illegal open burns noted by IVFD

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    There has been a plague of open burn incidents since fire season began last month, Chief Harry Rich told the Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) Board of Directors during its monthly meeting.


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Your chance to make a difference. Donate your good quality piano today. The music programs at LBMS & IVHS need Steinway, Yamaha, or Baldwin, etc. pianos. Contact Tim Wallace at 597-2462 or tim@twmusic.com.


  • Masked thug taps politely with his gun

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    A short man wearing a white Halloween ghost mask and brandishing a handgun tried to get an employee to open the door of a Grants Pass business in an attempted robbery.

  • IVSHA programs listed

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    Open to survivors and supportive community members, a variety of events and classes are offered by Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance.

  • Salas creates peace flags

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    Artist Gabriella Salas, of Selma, is making peace flags to fly during the Power to the Peaceful (PTTP) Festival, to be held Saturday, Sept. 6 in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

  • Harvest Kitchen lunches halt temporarily

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    Harvest Kitchen, one of the programs that provides free lunches to all comers in Cave Junction, is closed until Monday, Sept. 8.


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