Originally ran in the June 17, 1971 edition of the Illinois Valley News Newcomers to our Valley are Ernest and Marie Weber, Rockydale Road. They moved here from Wickenburg, Arizona, where they had lived for 12 months, but they are not newcomers to Oregon, having spent seven years in this[Read More…]

Greetings from the IVCC golf course!In this week’s most excellent Wednesday evening “pick-up” matches, Eugene and Huey set us up to play “Alternate Shot” format. In alternate shot the players are teamed up in pairs, one player is chosen to hit the first shot and then we alternate shots with[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2023. There are 88 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit.On this date:In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s troops launched an[Read More…]

(Editor’s note: Factual information for ‘Tales’ is provided by the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.) *Publisher’s Note: For decades, Illinois Valley News has published our unique version of the log entries from[Read More…]

Tricky QuestionsAfter Jesus had knocked over the tables of the money-changers in the temple and cursed a tree, the chief priests and elders wanted to know: “By what authority are You doing these things? And more importantly, who gave You this authority?”Jesus didn’t have a degree from an accredited college;[Read More…]

Anne M. PetersonAp Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — With a bold fourth-and-1 play for a touchdown, No. 19 Oregon State showed it wasn’t going to let one loss define the season.Out of a tightly-bunched formation, Beavers quarterback DJ Uiagalelei faked a quarterback sneak and pitched to Silas Bolden, who[Read More…]

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Josh DubowAp Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Once Oregon’s offense got started, the Ducks couldn’t be stopped.Bo Nix threw touchdown passes on the first four drives of the second half and No. 9 Oregon shook off a shaky start by scoring TDs on six of seven possessions to beat[Read More…]