Top stories in our weekly issue dated
September 09, 2009
Best of Show winner in the 2009 I.V. Lions Labor Day Parade was the Illinois Valley Senior Center/Jefferson State Financial entry featuring an Oregon Trail theme. The entry was led by Native American dancer Justin Leavitt. Harold Teague was honored as Grand Marshal. Other participants included the Fiesta America 4-H dancers (bottom, right), and Josephine County Commissioners Dwight Ellis and Dave Toler, dressed as jailbirds, and imprisoned in the Sheriff’s Posse paddy wagon (bottom). (Photos by Ali Madjdi and Michelle Binker, Illinois Valley News)
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Cave Junction-based Rough & Ready Lumber Co. is among the plaintiffs in a court action against U.S. Interior Dept. Secretary Ken Salazar related to a critical habitat change that would hamper the timber industry.
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Approximately 100 people packed a side room at the Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center on the evening of Monday, Aug. 31 for a legislative town hall meeting.
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Josephine County Public Health received confirmation of two positive and three presumptive cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in Grants Pass on Monday, Aug. 31.
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The possibility of an H1N1 flu virus pandemic has Josephine County health officials working overtime planning for a worst-case scenario.
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After nearly 40 years, Illinois Valley resident Charles Giles will be among several U.S. soldiers honored for heroic actions during the Vietnam War.
Community News
The 37th annual Illinois Valley Lions Labor Day Festival concluded on Monday, Sept. 7 with a parade along Redwood Hwy. in Downtown Cave Junction. The weekend’s events included the Tuff Trucks competition (Photos below) and the festival in Jubilee Park. Featured were the ever-popular greased-pole climb, food vendors, bingo, live music and other activities. More photos, along with parade and contest results on page 12. (Photos by Ali Madjdi and Michelle Binker, Illinois Valley News)
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From Rogue Valley Network
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A 50-14 defeat is hard on everybody, especially for the players. However there were many variables in play, such as the Rogue River game on Friday, Sept. 4.
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An enthusiastic, elated crowd with hopes for no further closures spoke volumes during the grand reopening of the Illinois Valley Branch Library in Cave Junction.
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The Valley Girls Quilt Show Committee, Southern Oregon Guild and Picket Fence Fabrics are collaborating to bring a new Fiber Arts Festival to Illinois Valley on Oct. 16 and 17.
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The public is invited to join in the fun when Cycle Oregon, the annual bicycle ride enjoyed by some 2,000 riders through Oregon’s backroads landscapes, visits Illinois Valley.
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Change will be in the air when the 3 Rivers Chorale begins its fall season next week.
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Michael & Karen Yanase (Photo by Zina Booth, Illinois Valley News)
Other News
Just four days old, this silky white cria is at home among the expanding herd. (Photo by Michelle Binker, IVN)
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During the past seven years, Jeff Merrifield has been raising elite white huacaya alpacas, along with his wife, Rita.
But now, the couple is moving from Gresham to Cave Junction and working with Suri Futures co-owners John & Christine Gardiner.
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- Autumn’s arrival no end to fire threat
- OSP nabs 170 pounds of pot during I-5 traffic stops
- JoCo awarded certificate for excellent financial reporting
- Entries sought for valley Farm Fest competition
- Willetts celebrate 70 years of marriage
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- With much gratitude
- Pets are big responsibilities
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