There was a celebration to remember at Jubilee Park for the city of Cave Junction’s 75th birthday June 10. Local performer Rosie Wittman led the crowd in singing the “Happy Birthday” song after a giant cake was brought out near the stage. Then after a slight pause, the crowd of[Read More…]
Author: Laura Mancuso
Life in the Valley of Riches
Recently I received a scathing email from someone disgruntled about an error that they found in the paper and it read like this: “What about the editor?! Do you all not care about the truth anymore? … Investigative journalism, what happened to the truth. We’re supposed to be able to[Read More…]
Kindergarten teacher retires after 31 years at Evergreen
Evergreen Elementary kindergarten teacher Suzie Garman will retire after 31 years of service. There was a retirement celebration coordinated by parents of her current 2022 – 2023 class at Jubilee Park Saturday, June 3.The park playground was a wonderful place for a kindergarten teacher to celebrate retirement on a breezy,[Read More…]
Jamboree set at Jubilee Park for the city of Cave Junction’s 75th birthday!
Get ready to celebrate with your family and bring a picnic basket to the Jubilee Jamboree set for Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Jubilee Park.Main Street Cave Junction and the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce have joined to plan the 75th birthday party for the[Read More…]
Connie Dillinger: A ‘Woman of Wisdom’
“Still We Thrive” event organizer and volunteer extraordinaire Connie Dillinger recently traveled to Salem and talked to State Rep. Lily Morgan. Here is the story of how she got there.Thirteen years ago the Illinois Valley was very lucky indeed when Connie Dillinger and her husband Mark decided to settle in[Read More…]
Volunteers clean up the Forks
The We Love Our Parks event was held at Forks State Park May 13. The event was hosted by Oregon State Parks, Friends of the Forks and Illinois Valley Community Development Organization.The event had tables full of educational information and then at 11 a.m. a group of volunteers went to[Read More…]
IVCanDO celebrates those that ‘Do!’
The Illinois Valley Community Development Organization put on their hats and celebrated Valley community builders with an Open House at Bruno’s Cavern May 10.With a variety of hats displayed around the decorated room, IVCanDo Executive Director Lindsey B. Jones put one of her own and led the Open House and[Read More…]
Remembering Ericka, still missing after 5 years
The event “A Walk For Ericka” is being held May 17 at 2 p.m.This walk is a demonstration meant to raise awareness in the case of the missing woman Ericka Renee Hogg, who disappeared from the 7800 block of Deer Creek Road in Selma May 17, 2018.What happened? According to[Read More…]
Valley shining star retires from teaching
The beloved Ms. Sally Clements is retiring from teaching after a 32-year career.Currently, Ms. Clements is teaching fifth grade at Lorna Byrne Middle School, but her journey started back in the ‘70s upon graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in education in Morehead, Kentucky, where Daniel Boone’s territory of the[Read More…]
Wholesome Foods:
Plant-based diet to help the earth In honor of Earth Day which was celebrated April 22, I thought it would be a good idea to think about ways we can protect the earth by eating a wholesome diet.According to Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard T.H.[Read More…]