Illinois Valley News

12/06/2024

11/26/2024

Reminder: The Pop Up Event at Jubilee Park will be Today (Nov. 26) instead of Wednesday and then Thursday is the Thankful Hearts meal. Both at noon!

11/22/2024

Still looking for dishes for the Thankful Hearts meal for Thanksgiving day! We have enough turkeys but are looking for Hams
lg pans stuffing
mashed potatoes
gravy
rolls
sweet potato casserole
bean green casserole.
See poster for contact info.
Drivers still needed too

11/20/2024

Don't forget about Tuekey Bingo!

11/20/2024

Illinois Valley Wellness Resources: Facebook.com/ivwellnessresources
🌧️🌬️ 𝖶𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖴𝗉𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖾: 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗒 𝖲𝖺𝖿𝖾 & 𝖯𝗋𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖽! 🌬️🌧️
𝖧𝗂 𝖭𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗁𝖻𝗈𝗋𝗌,
𝖶𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗎𝗉𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗆𝗒 𝗐𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗁𝖾𝖺𝖽. 𝖶𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾’𝗌 𝗇𝗈 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗂𝖼, 𝗂𝗍’𝗌 𝖺 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗌. 𝖧𝖾𝗋𝖾’𝗌 𝖺 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝗌𝗎𝗆𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗒:
🌬️ 𝖶𝖨𝖭𝖣 𝖠𝖣𝖵𝖨𝖲𝖮𝖱𝖸
𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇: 𝖳𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒, 𝟣 𝖯𝖬 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖶𝖾𝖽𝗇𝖾𝗌𝖽𝖺𝗒, 𝟩 𝖠𝖬
𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖤𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍:
𝖶𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝟤𝟧–𝟥𝟧 𝗆𝗉𝗁, 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗀𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗌 𝗎𝗉 𝗍𝗈 𝟨𝟢 𝗆𝗉𝗁.
𝖯𝗈𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗆𝖻𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝗎𝗍𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗌.
𝖳𝗂𝗉𝗌:
✅ 𝖲𝖾𝖼𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗈𝗎𝗍𝖽𝗈𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝖻𝗃𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖿𝗎𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝖽𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌.
✅ 𝖣𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗎𝗅𝗅𝗒, 𝖾𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖺 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁-𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖿𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝗏𝖾𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗅𝖾.
🌊 𝖥𝖫𝖮𝖮𝖣 𝖶𝖠𝖳𝖢𝖧
𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇: 𝖭𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖥𝗋𝗂𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀
𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖤𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍:
𝖧𝖾𝖺𝗏𝗒 𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗆𝖺𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖿𝗅𝗈𝗈𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝗅𝗈𝗐-𝗅𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌, 𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗄𝗌.
𝖨𝗇𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗄 𝗈𝖿 𝗋𝗈𝖼𝗄 𝖿𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌𝗅𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌.
𝖳𝗂𝗉𝗌:
✅ 𝖠𝗏𝗈𝗂𝖽 𝖽𝗋𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖿𝗅𝗈𝗈𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌
✅ 𝖢𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖽𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗌 𝗇𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗁𝗈𝗆𝖾.
𝖨𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝖢𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗌
⚡ 𝖱𝖾𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝗎𝗍𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝗋 𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗄 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾: 𝖯𝖺𝖼𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖼 𝖯𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝖮𝗎𝗍𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝖱𝖾𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖳𝗈𝗈𝗅: https://csapps.pacificpower.net/.../outages.../report-outage
⚠️ 𝖱𝖾𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖽𝗈𝗐𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝗋 𝖽𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌: 𝟣-𝟪𝟩𝟩-𝟧𝟢𝟪-𝟧𝟢𝟪𝟪.

11/20/2024

Fun photo from the I.V. HOPE Village groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 16. Our community is amazing!

11/18/2024

More photos from our fantastic remodeling of the Illinois Valley Library.

11/18/2024

The Library Grand Opening Saturday, Nov. 9 was amazing.

11/11/2024

Honoring veterans

11/01/2024

In the past 14 years, the Mancusos have personally endorsed candidates,
but the Illinois Valley News has not.
But due to some divisive decisions made in the Josephine County political scene of late, we have decided it was a good time for the Illinois Valley News to endorse the candidates that we feel would make our county a better place to live.
For the county treasurer, we feel continuing with Eve Arce is the prudent course. Her opponent DeYoung is running on transparency, but the
treasurer’s office is transparent. State law stipulates how a treasurer’s office must run. DeYoung also makes promises that he cannot fulfill.
Arce has run a tight ship during her tenure, even working through a battle with cancer, that’s dedication.
As for the commissioner’s race, to us it’s very clear.
Our current commissioners are extremely unpopular, and electing Chris Barnett and Ron Smith would be doubling down on what we already have.
It’s not that they are bad men; it’s that their relationship with John West would be a continuance of the status quo.
Colene Martin and Pat Fahey are the best candidates for the job and both must win to bring integrity, good decision making and to end the
public’s distrust of the board of county commissioners.
Martin and Fahey have the skills and knowledge to give Josephine County
what it needs to be better. Better representation to all, not just the extreme, far right of the Republican Party.
Now don’t take this as a partisan endorsement, Martin and Arce are members of the Republican Party, while Fahey, a past Republican, is now
registered as nonaffiliated.
We are not happy with the local Democratic Party at this time either, we will not endorse any candidate running on their ticket for reasons not important here. In our opinion, both local party leaderships left the
reservation a long time ago.
In the end, it’s the opinion of the Illinois Valley News that Arce, Martin and Fahey are best suited to represent ALL of Josephine County.
The Illinois Valley Soil and Water Conservation District position one and five are clear to us as well.Dr. Mechling running unopposed for Zone 1. Mechling has been a great
member of our community for years and will make sure all residents will be heard.
Janice I Denney is running against Zachary Robinson. We believe Denney is the way to go. Both have great resumes but Robinson seems to have an agenda that does not sit well with all I.V. residents. Additionally, his
brother Matthew is running unopposed as the at-large candidate and having two family members on the board is a concern to us.Denney has been very active in the community and shown she cares. In addition to being an internationally respected biologist, the Grants Pass native Denney, has served as a board member of the I.V. Watershed Council, I.V. Soil & Water Conservation District and the I.V. Garden Club.
As for Cave Junction City Council, Tina Casey Jones is the obvious choice for council position 2. Jones’ experience on the council and her years of covering the city for this newspaper make her stand out head-and-shoulders above her opponent.
And finally, we support Jesse Dugas for mayor. We feel he has the leadership style and temperament to represent our city in a positive way. Dugas is a coach, small business owner and choosing to raise his family in Cave Junction.
As a candidate he has clearly voiced his plans and direction for the city, while his opponent has not.
Vote your conscience, we know we will. Thank you for picking up this week’s edition. Enjoy!
The Illinois Valley News

10/23/2024

See what we missed this issue. Page 9.
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10/16/2024

Photos from the IVCanDO Community Connections Expo held Oct. 12. So many great programs offered in our Valley!

10/15/2024

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐎𝐮𝐭

Join us on October 17, 2024, at 10:17 AM for Oregon's biggest earthquake preparedness drill 🚨🌍
Practice how to "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" during an earthquake and to enhance our community's readiness.

Want to get involved?
- Register your organization at ShakeOut.org/Oregon
- Plan a drill with people in your community, workplace, school, neighborhood
- Spread the word and encourage others to join!

Let’s strengthen our community's resilience and ensure everyone is prepared for emergencies. Together, we can make a difference! 💪💙

10/15/2024

All .S. Forest Service- Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest offices are closed in recognition of Indigenous People's Day.

On October 14, we observe Indigenous Peoples' Day, a time to honor the cultures, histories, and contributions of Indigenous communities across the United States. For us at the USDA Forest Service, this day highlights the deep and enduring connections between Indigenous peoples and the land we are entrusted to care for.

For thousands of years, Indigenous communities have served as stewards of the forests, rivers, and ecosystems that sustain us all. Their traditional ecological knowledge—rooted in sustainability, respect for natural cycles, and the interdependence of all living things—continues to shape our understanding of conservation today. We honor this knowledge through our work, and it plays a key role in how we manage and protect our national forests.

At the USDA Forest Service, we are committed to fulfilling our trust and treaty obligations to Tribal Nations, a responsibility we take very seriously. The Tribal Action Plan is a key part of this commitment, guiding us in strengthening nation-to-nation relationships through meaningful consultation and collaboration with Tribes. This plan ensures that Indigenous voices and perspectives are at the heart of our decision-making processes and that treaty rights—such as hunting, fishing, and access to sacred sites—are upheld and respected in our management of federal lands.

09/17/2024

Board of Josephine County Commissioners, Fair Board to host town hall for agriculture, nutrition education groups
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Board of Josephine County Commissioners and the Josephine County Fair Board are hosting a town hall meeting to hear from members of local agriculture and nutrition education organizations.
The town hall will take place Sept. 19 from 6-8 p.m. at the Josephine County Fairgrounds Floral Building, 1451 Fairgrounds Road in Grants Pass.
“This is an extremely important subject to our community and we are looking for solutions,” said Tamra Martin, Josephine County Recreation director. “The goal of this town hall is to provide a platform for the affected clubs and programs to discuss what is needed for support to find a path forward here in Josephine County, which may include physical space, financial or educational partnerships — really anything else that you may need.”
Designated speakers from area agriculture and nutrition education groups have been asked to share information with board members during the town hall meeting. While the meeting is open to the public, there will not be a public comment opportunity during the town hall. Community members wishing to provide feedback are encouraged to do so using the Citizen Request Center at JosephineCounty.gov/contact or by attending a regularly scheduled Weekly Business Session of the Board of Josephine County Commissioners.



In an effort to hear from all organizations, future town halls may be scheduled.



“We want as many people interested in finding solutions as possible to be a part of this conversation,” Martin said. “Thank you for all that you do for Josephine County. I look forward to your input as we look toward the future.”



Members of local groups wishing to provide information during the town hall are asked to contact Martin at [email protected].

This form is for general comments and questions. The form cannot be used to create an incident report with the Josephine County Sheriff s Office.

09/13/2024

TGIF is tomorrow. Last days of summer are here! So be sure to come into town for art walk!