Top stories in our weekly issue dated
January 14, 2009
Now smoke-free, the bar at Sportsman's Tavern was wide open during Happy Hour last Thursday, Jan. 8. (Illinois Valley News photo)
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The Cave Junction City Council unanimously rejected a plea by Merlin resident Holger Sommer to dismiss an order by the state Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) to pay the city some $7,500 in attorney fees.
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New Cave Junction Mayor Don Moore is looking to bring a can-do attitude to city hall of Josephine County’s second-largest incorporated city to try and carry Cave Junction into the future.
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An amendment to the engineering plan for the Kerby Water District (KWD) project was approved by the Josephine County Board of Commissioners during its administrative meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 6 in the conference room at the courthouse in Grants Pass.
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In Oregon’s 2009 legislative session, the most immediate concern for lawmakers is the budget, currently facing a $1.4 billion shortfall amid an increasingly grim national economic picture.
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The space 10 feet outside bars has become particularly popular among smokers lately, as enforcement of a new statewide ban on lighting up in such establishments began on Jan. 1.
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Several blocks of Downtown Grants Pass were cordoned off for a little more than two hours Friday morning following a report of a suspicious box on the parking lot of a branch bank.
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Cougar wrestler Landy Wells drives opponent Trevor Terry into the mat during a conference dual against North Valley High School on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Wells took the 171-pound match by decision. Illinois Valley won the dual 61-18. On Jan. 9 & 10 the Cougars participated in the Oregon Wrestling Classic in Redmond, Ore. I.V. wrestlers Jesse Orndorf (103), Sam Winter (145), and Lance Tausaga (215) went undefeated in five matches. (Photo by Michelle Binker, Illinois Valley News)
Josephine Community Libraries announced that it will conduct a grand opening celebration on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the main branch of the library at 200 N.W. C St. in Grants Pass.
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Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra (RVSO) is offering free tickets for students to hear Russian pianist Alexander Ghindin perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor.
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Carolyn Hesketh, Flo Woodruff, Debi Doyle and Jennie May Donnell enjoy a workout. (Photo by Zina Booth, Illinois Valley News)
“The most important thing about weight loss is not the number of pounds we lose. It is the amount of self-respect we gain and the number of friends we make along the way.”
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Watercolor and oil paintings by Illinois Valley artist Patricia Heller are on display through Jan. 31 in the Art Walk hall at the Boardroom in the Guild Building, 1867 Williams Hwy. in Grants Pass. Smith Barney financial advisor Nelson Maler (above) took time from his office schedule to view the 30-odd paintings. The exhibit is open to the public Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about the showing, contact Heller at 592-5330 or hellerpk@yahoo.com. (Photo by Michelle Binker, Illinois Valley News)
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- Incentives, grants offered to reduce diesel pollution, improve air quality
- Oregon’s underground tanks compliant
- Septic inspections move to GP
- County boards seek volunteers
- RCC offering training for tutoring help
- Safe winter heating tips offered by fire marshal
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- I.V. Lions recap 2008
- FAC insights
- Images of Gaza
- Water Precious Response
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