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April 21, 2010

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Hundreds of protestors seeking to reverse changes brought by the current administration participated on Thursday, April 15. (Photos by Ali Madjdi for Illinois Valley News)

  • Tax Day Tea Party crowd wants end to federal growth

    Hundreds of people swarmed in front of the Josephine County Courthouse in Downtown Grants Pass on Thursday, April 15 for a tax day Tea Party protest.

  • Medical marijuana work ruling issued

    Medical marijuana advocates suffered a pair of setbacks last week, as separate court decisions spelled out clear limits for the program approved by voters in 1998.

  • Ron Maurer lists qualifications as state schools superintendent

    Rep. Ron Maurer (R-Grants Pass) has been crisscrossing Oregon during the past few months as he tries to dethrone Susan Castillo, the superintendent of public instruction.

  • Bill Sizemore now free to raise funds for his gubernatorial campaign

    Although some of his rivals for the Republican nomination for governor have raised substantial amounts of money, Bill Sizemore is no longer prohibited from doing the same.

  • Business groups seek stories regarding tax effects

    Ron Fields launched his Fields Home Improvement store in Murphy in 1977, completely from scratch.




Community

  • Evergreen students experience Kerbyville Museum “Heritage Day“

    On Thursday, March 11, the Kerbyville Museum sponsored the third annual “Heritage Day“ for fourth-grade students from Evergreen Elementary School of Cave Junction.

  • Illinois River-Eight Dollar Road clean-up slated Saturday, May 1 by CEEN, SOLV

    For Saturday, May 1 the Cultural & Ecological Enhancement Network (CEEN) is teaming with SOLV for a clean-up on public land along a section of Illinois River and Eight Dollar Mountain.

  • Artists guild spring show set Saturday

    The public can meet giant puppet “Coyote,“ a creation of Guild member Jill Talise, during the opening reception for Southern Oregon Guild“s new spring show, “Spring to Life.“

  • Selma Skillshare a huge success

    Alternatives from alpacas to Z-Packs provided entertainment for everyone at the third annual Selma Skillshare on Saturday, April 17 at Selma Community Center.

  • LBMS in top 100 schools Oregon schools

    Lorna Byrne Middle School in Cave Junction has been honored as among the Top 100 Schools in Oregon in a program of Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY).

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    All the Valley's happenings in the Events Calendar







IVHS Sports

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Cougar pitcher Cindy Moore winds up for a pitch. (IVN photo)

  • Excellence par for I.V. golf duo

    The Illinois Valley High School boys varsity golf team is looking to improve its game as the spring sports season rolls on.

  • Cougar softball coach aids team challenges

    It“s been a rough season thus far for the Illinois Valley High School varsity softball squad, but new team coach Ray Yarbrough is determined to turn around that situation.

  • IVHS drops double-header to Pirates

    A double-header at Phoenix High School on Saturday, April 17 resulted in a pair of losses for the Illinois Valley High School varsity baseball team.




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  • City of CJ seeks Polk replacement
  • Commissioner candidate Lesh pitches “Alaska Plan“ at AFP
  • Meet-Greet with District 4 candidate Robinson set for Monday, April 26 at Grants Pass site
  • LBMS student project aids Haiti quake victims
  • Business groups seek stories regarding tax effects
  • Mandatory hunter orange under FW consideration
  • LBMS gains honor unit members
  • Medicinal herb walk Saturday
  • Sustainapalooza!


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