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The 12th annual Artisans’ Holiday Faire sponsored by Illinois River Valley Arts Council, a free family-friendly event, returns to Lorna Byrne Middle School gym this weekend, offering buyers a variety of gifts for every taste and purse.The faire features:Face painting by Wrenn, Saturday noon to 3 p.m. and a visit[Read More…]
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ JOSEPHINE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGBEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SUBJECT: The JOSEPHINE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS will hold a continuance of the public hearing held on November 27, 2024 regarding fees for the County which include proposed changes for the following programs:• Community Development and Building SafetyTIME:[Read More…]
The 12th annual Artisans’ Holiday Faire sponsored by Illinois River Valley Arts Council, a free family-friendly event, returns to Lorna Byrne Middle School gym this weekend, offering buyers a variety of gifts for every taste and purse.The faire features:Face painting by Wrenn, Saturday noon to 3 p.m. and a visit[Read More…]
John MichaelsIVN Contributing Writer What a difference a year makes. Last year the Illinois Valley High School girls basketball team trudged through a 3-21 campaign, with two of the wins coming against winless league foe Gold Beach.This year’s edition of the Lady Cougars is 2-0 after the first week of[Read More…]
The epilogue of the ill-fated Flying Lark horse race gambling venture is nearing its end after the Board of Josephine County Commissioners voted Wednesday, Dec. 4 to approve the sale of the property to River Valley Church for $9 million.Dutch Bros. co-founder Travis Boersma commissioned the facility’s construction with the[Read More…]
The Illinois Valley Garden Club continued their tradition in 2024 with the collection of children’s gifts for the holidays. These gifts are for distribution to the local children of Cave Junction and surrounding communities. Year after year, the IVGC has tried to surpass the amount of the collection from the[Read More…]
Dec. 14 & 15** IRVAC Presents: 12th annual Artisans’ Holiday Faire, Sat. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Lorna Byrne M. S. Gym, 101 S. Junction at Lister, Cave Junction. Sat: Face Painting: Noon to 3 p.m. Sun: Santa & Mrs. Claus, 10 a.m. –[Read More…]
Edward “Ed” Bayne, 86, of Cave Junction, died Dec. 2, 2024 at his home. Arrangements with Illinois Valley Funeral Directors. Richard “Doc” Smith, 77, of Cave Junction, died Nov. 13, 2024 at his home. Doc was born July 31, 1947 to parents Raymond and Irene Smith in Syracuse, N.Y.Doc proudly[Read More…]
John MichaelsIVN contributing writer After losing 10 players from last year’s varsity roster, including “All-Everything” senior Daniel Polk, many people expected the Illinois Valley High School boys basketball team to go through a rebuilding year.Except no one bothered to tell coach Tony Hess and his Cougars that. I.V. demonstrated that[Read More…]
December is here and it just might be the busiest month of the year. Did you know that between the first and last days of December 2024 I roughly counted 256 holidays and observances listed on the Internet. Besides the traditional ones you might expect there are some unusual ones[Read More…]
Windermere Real Estate Southern Oregon’s office presented a $1,000 donation to the Illinois Valley Family Coalition. The funds presented Dec. 9 at the IVFC will help support a critical one-stop resource center by offering essential services for families and individuals in need by providing prevention, education, advocacy and referral services[Read More…]
Telamonanthe pulchella treehopper This week’s crawly is a beautiful little critter, literally. Meet the Telamonanthe pulchella treehopper. “Pulchella” is Latin for “beautiful little.”Luckily, I happened to find this bitty pretty back in 2015 because it’s unlikely you or I will have a chance to see another one in real life.There[Read More…]
