Illinois Valley News Vol. 72 No. 52 Dated: March 10, 2010

Here, There, and Everywhere

From our weekly issue dated March 10, 2010

“DAYLIGHT“ AHEAD - By federal decree, so-called “daylight saving time“ (often misspelled and misspoken as “daylight savings time“) will begin on Sunday, March 14. Set clocks ahead one hour before turning in on Saturday the 13th, and count on struggling to feel “normal“ during the remainder of the week.

STATE CLOSURES - Most Oregon state agencies and programs will be closed on 10 specific days during the current biennium due to reduced state revenues. State workers affected by the closures will take an unpaid furlough on Friday, March 19, one of six furlough days scheduled during 2010.

WATERSHED WORRIES - A presentation and discussion of the effect of forest roads on Sucker Creek and other Illinois Valley streams will be held on Friday, March 12 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Josephine County Bldg. in Cave Junction. There is no charge for admission and refreshments will be available. Contact Susan Chapp at 541-592-4098 or email forestryaction@cavenet.com.

HORSY HAPPENING - Josephine County Sheriff“s Posse will host a horse show and Gymkhana event at Josephine County Fairgrounds on March 20 & 21 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Posse members also are collecting non-perishable food, and dog and cat food, which will gain reduced admission price for attendees. Donations will be given to Josephine County Food Bank.

CANDIDATES CONFAB - Candidates for Josephine County commissioner will gather to face questions and offer views during a forum co-sponsored by Illinois Valley News and Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, March 25 at the Josephine County Bldg. in Downtown Cave Junction beginning at 6 p.m. Candidates will face a series of questions from a panel of representatives, and audience members will have an opportunity to pose their own questions. Submit questions in advance by email to editor@illinois-valley-news.com.

ENUMERATORS NEEDED - The Census Bureau is hiring folks to assist in the 2010 Census. All jobs are temporary and part time with flexible hours. Applicants will be asked to take a 30-minute test. A sample test can be downloaded from the Website. Bilingual applicants are needed. Veterans are given priority. Phone 866-861-2010 or 800-877-8339 (TTY) or go online to www.2010censusjobs.gov.

NOTEPAD - Cooking with kids is a great way to spend time with them. OHMS Community Health Education Center is offering a free hands-on class on Saturday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at 128 “I“ St. in Grants Pass. Recipes will have an Easter theme. Children must be at least 5 years old and accompanied by an adult. Phone 541-471-4208 to reserve a space ... Oregon Caves National Monument is preparing to begin a new season. Rangers will begin guiding cave tours on Saturday, March 20, and the Chateau will open for lodging and dining on May 6. Visit Oregon Caves Website: nps.gov/orca or phone 541-592-2100 ... Three scholarships worth $2,500 apiece are available through IVHS Alumni & Friends. Senior students can obtain applications in the IVHS counseling office. All applicants are eligible for the $500 SOFCU Community Credit Union/Roni Rausch Broeffle Community Service Award. Application deadline is May 1. For more information see ivhsalumniandfriends.org ... Regular hours at the Illinois Valley Branch of Josephine County Libraries Inc. are Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. The library is at 209 W. Palmer St. in Cave Junction, just down the street from Carlos“ Mexican Restaurante.

LAST WORDS - “There is a huge body of evidence to support the notion that me and the police were put on this earth to do extremely different things and never to mingle professionally with each other, except at official functions, when we all wear ties and drink heavily and whoop it up like the natural, good-humored wild boys that we know in our hearts that we are ... These occasions are rare, but they happen — despite the forked tongue of fate that has put us forever on different paths.“ (Hunter S. Thompson, late American newspaperman, and author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, credited with creating Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting in which reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become central figures of their stories.)