Hello from the Illinois Valley Country Club golf course!(Editor’s note: This article was intended for the April 10 edition.)On Monday, the 8th, I got to go out on the course with my daughter, Taylor for her birthday. She and Poke and Tracy all played and John joined up with us[Read More…]
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April 19** BOOK FAIRE 2024 Calling all readers! Spring is just around the corner and so is our local authors’ event, A Book Faire to Remember, Friday, April 19th, from 5-8 p.m., at the Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G St. Our authors represent a wide variety of[Read More…]
From the Mayor’s Desk
I attended two events last week that reminded me why I like and appreciate where I live. The first was in Cave Junction Saturday at the IV Senior Center, Saturday, the “Soup for the Soul” fundraiser for the Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance. The second one was the KS Wild[Read More…]
Obituaries: April 17, 2024
Barbara Ann Faircloth, 76, of Cave Junction, died April 1, 2024, at her home.Born to Violet and Bowman Parker, Barbara attended Northern Burlington High School and graduated in June 1966. In May 1967 she married Ed Faircloth in Bordentown, N.J. and they remained happily married until her passing.Barbara passed on[Read More…]
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Originally ran in the Jan. 5, 1972 edition of the Illinois Valley News Robert and Myrna Olson and little daughter Sharon visited Myrna’s parents, Frank and Marie Gibbons, for four days for the Christmas holidays. They left for their home in Camino, California on the 28th.George and Opal Martin’s son[Read More…]
Today in History: Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, April 17, the 108th day of 2024. There are 258 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion[Read More…]
Lady Cougs have a mixed week
John MichaelsIVN Contributing Writer The Illinois Valley High School softball team had a good start, but a miserable ending in three Special District 6 league games against Lost River last week. The Lady Cougars are now 7-5 on the year with a 7-2 mark in District 6 play. I.V. is[Read More…]