Illinois Valley News

• V.A. clinic open for JoCo vets

  

  V.A. West Outreach Clinic, a new Veterans Administration community-based outreach clinic, has opened in Grants Pass.

• Jobs seen in plan by Kulongoski

  

  Gov. Kulongoski on Monday, Nov. 10 presented his transportation plan to the Oregon House and Senate Transportation Committees.

• ODF notes timber cut decrease

  

  Oregon Dept. of Forestry’s annual timber harvest report shows that 2007 comprises the smallest Oregon timber harvest since the recession-based record lows of 2001.

• Here are final results from the Nov. 4 Oregon general election.

  

  Josephine County Commission

  • Position 2: Sandi Cassanelli 52% vs Harry Mackin 48%
  • Position 3: Incumbent Dwight Ellis 52% vs Jack Brown 48%

• Beware scams

  

  Josephine County Sheriff’s Office reminds citizens to beware of phone calls from people identifying themselves as fraud or security investigators for a credit card company.

• Funding for 199/River Street traffic signals to be sought by CJ

  
  

  Linda Tedder is first volunteer.
  (Photo provided)

  A $500,000 project to install traffic signals at Hwy. 199 and River Street on the north side of the city will be proposed to the Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) by the city of Cave Junction.

• Crosswalk crew sought

  

  On Halloween night, the idea came to do something for Crosswalk Safety (CS).

• October busy month for CJ city officer

  

  With a total of 226 activities during October, Cave Junction city contract Officer George Gasperson of Josephine County Sheriff’s Office characterized the period as “a busy month.”

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  Spiral Living Center hosted a Local Foods Dinner Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Takilma Community Bldg. Dinner included acorn and amaranth tortillas; vegetable, beef and venison stews; stuffed delicata squash; and a mixed-berry/ apple cobbler dessert. Judges (above) sampled other homemade offerings including salsas, pickled and fermented products, and wines. The sold-out dinner and silent auction were fund-raisers for Spiral Living Center. (Photo by Michelle Binker, Illinois Valley News)

  Students, seniors among Art Walk participants

  Second Friday Art Walk welcomes Evergreen Elementary School PTA as it teams with I.V. Boys & Girls Club for a special open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14.

• Chateau Gift Gallery artists’ work at Visitor Center

  In celebration of the success of the recently completed tourist season, Oregon Caves Outfitters will host a special reception at I.V. Visitor Center during Second Friday Art Walk on Friday, Nov. 14 from 5 to 8 p.m.

• Events calendar

  

  All the Valley's happenings in the Events Calendar

  
  
  

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• Cougar girls cross-country team big state winner

  

  Cougar squad placed 7th in an extremely competitive state high school cross country meet in Eugene

• Cougar seniors recognized

  

  Illinois Valley High School honored 13 senior students during a final pre-game ceremony in Cave Junction.

  
  

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• Stories from the print edition

  • Forestry Action ready for annual tree-planting
  • Grants Pass man busted for burglary
  • OSP logs big cash seizure
  • DMV revises documentation rules for ID
  • Fire safety tips aim to prevent death, injury, damage
  • IRVAC’s Learning Through Art project assists LBMS students in Mexico study
  • Backyard bird watching with Harry

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Top stories from last week

• Election Day, 2008

• JCLI pleased at ruling; plans to reopen main branch first

• OSP stops SUV, finds meth worth $50,000

• IVHS students help roll out new bike trail

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  Local history available with the latest technology.
  Our archive of local history stories.

  Also - Josephine County sesquicentennial celebration on horizon;

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• Letters to the editor, your community forum.

  
  • CCB Overkill
  • What's Up
  • A Haunting Success
  • Accident Scene

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