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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR 97523 September 11, 2002 Page 12 Park vandal suspects nabbed Drug busts continuing Josephine Interagency Narcotics Team (JOINT) made several drug-related ar- rests in the past two weeks. A Grants Pass man, Mark Spitzer, 40, was jailed on Thursday, Aug. 29 following a search warrant service at 1103 N.W. Sunset, said JOINT. According to the agency, just previous to the search warrant service, Spitzer was seen leaving the Sunset resi- dence with his two children. Officers stopped the vehicle and proceeded to the search of the residence. Assisted by Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety, JOINT officers said that they found approximately three grams of methamphetamine, scales and packaging material. Chemi- cals and equipment consistent with meth manufacture also were found, JOINT said. Spitzer was jailed on charges of manufacture, pos- session, and distribution of a controlled substance; posses- sion of precursors with intent to manufacture; and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor. In a Wednesday, Sept. 4 incident, JOINT officers con- tacted Darren Daniel Dryzal, 35, of 777 S.W. “G” while he was parked in the alley behind the Bunny Motel. According to JOINT, de- tectives saw items consistent with the manufacture of meth in the vehicle. Detectives seized a small amount of meth and marijuana, documents and the meth lab components. Dryzal was jailed on charges of manufacture, pos- session, and distribution of a controlled substance and pos- session of precursors with in- tent to manufacture meth. Also on Wednesday, after Josephine County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered meth manufacture-related items at a property they were investigating for trespassers, JOINT detectives responded. According to JOINT, no one was located at the prop- erty, but a small amount of meth and drug paraphernalia were found. An investigation is pending. A chemical waste com- pany removed the chemicals from the each of the incident sites. In a separate incident on Wednesday, JOINT detectives served a search warrant at 11000 North Applegate Road. Seized from the property was processed marijuana, packag- ing material, scales, growing equipment and paraphernalia. They also seized 30 mari- juana plants and evidence of an additional eight marijuana plants. Arrested as a result were Dwight Brown Farmer, 47, and Jeannine Farmer, 44. They were each charged with manufacture, possession and distribution of a controlled substance, marijuana. CJ Council ... Continued from page 11 letter of thanks from Mike Lohrey, incident commander for the Type 1 incident man- agement team that utilized council chambers at city hall as an information center dur- ing the Biscuit Fire. Lohrey also commended city staff. Faircloth reminded those at the meeting that there are still vacancies on the planning commission, and that because there is no quorum, the coun- cil continues to field planning decisions. Anyone interested in serving on the council can obtain further information through city hall. The next regular meeting of the council is set for Mon- day, Sept. 23. Valley Evangelical Free The theme, “To Believe,” continued with John 20:24-31, which shows Thomas person- ally experiencing the truths recorded in John 1: Jesus is God -- become a man, full of grace and truth, revealing the Father. We are included in this climax of John’s Gospel: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have be- lieved.” John concludes this cli- matic moment by declaring that he wrote his Gospel so that, “We may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.” We too have been given the gift of faith (Eph. 1:8-9) to experience Jesus as Thomas did. We need to keep growing in the faith “being confi- dent ...that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion” (Phil. 1:6) St. Patrick of the Forest Catholic Church If looking for a word to sum up the message in Sun- day’s Scripture readings, it would be “responsibility.” The Lord’s words from the prophet Ezekiel tell us that we are responsible for our neighbors, “If ...you do not speak out to dissuade the wicked from his way, the wicked shall die for his guilt, but I will hold you responsible for his death.” We see people acting in ways contrary to the com- mandments, but we rarely speak up. Instead we say, “It’s none of my business.” God disagrees, saying that it is our business and to save people and bring them to the Lord. Paul says that we should never assume to correct some- one from any sense of superi- ority or righteousness. We must remember that we are sinners too. The bottom line, is love according to Paul. Seventh-day Adventist The annual Grayback Park Day was celebrated with Pas- tor Harold Premdas’ sermon titled, “The God Above the Mountains.” He cited Psalm 121, writ- ten by David upon hearing of the death of his friend and mentor, the prophet Samuel. This Psalm gives the reader the assurance that God is above the hills and mountains, ready to provide for His chil- dren with help to meet life’s daily vicissitudes. When David wrote of lift- ing up his eyes to the moun- tains, he was either seeing or visualizing the mountains that surround Jerusalem, the loca- tion of the center of Hebrew worship, first the tabernacle then the temple. It was there that God met with His people. Community Bible Worship opened with “Jesus Is My Lord,” followed by a solo by Jerry Lamb. Pastor Don Blackburn continued in Genesis. God made the waters abound with living creatures, and He made birds to fly above the Earth according to its kind, and He saw that it was good. Isaiah 45:18 says, “Who is God who formed the Earth and made it ...I am the Lord, and there is no other.” Earth is the only planet in the Cosmos with the ability to be inhabited. Genesis 24, “The Earth produced living crea- tures, cattle (domestic ani- mals), and wild animals ac- cording to their kind and God saw that it was good. We accept God and all of His creations because of our faith in the Bible through His truth and righteousness. James E. Breedlove He owned the Selma Archery Club; was an avid hunter; and enjoyed playing bass guitar in local bands. Mr. Brown was born on May 25, 1919 in Center Hall. Penn. He moved from Penn- sylvania to Illinois Valley 60 years ago. He was a member of Selma Baptist Church, and married Laura Leach there in 1947. Survivors besides his wife, Laura, of Cave Junction, are two daughters, Caroline Schreiber and Delores Brown, both of Cave Junction; two sisters Phyllis Harris and Ha- zel Brown, both of Pennsyl- vania; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Grants Pass. A funeral service was held on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Glendale with the Rev. Bill Ryan officiating. Interment followed at Glen- dale Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Gutierrez was born on Oct. 28, 1920 in La Piedad, Mexico. In La Piedad on Jan. 21, 1944 he married Maria Carmen Lopez, who died on Sept. 19, 2001. In 1955 they moved to Glendale, where he worked for lumber mills. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church; and he en- joyed gardening, puzzles and music. Surviving are three sons, Rojelio and Santiago Gutierrez, both of Glendale, and Greg Gutierrez, of Grants Pass; eight daughters, Ana Maria Cooper, of Eugene, Mary Carmen Perry, Julie Gutierrez and Lola Hale, all of San Jose, Calif.; Guadalupe Manskey, of Wilmington, Ill., and Patricia, Rosa Gutierrez and Connie Jackson, all of Glendale; two brothers, John Gutierrez, of Dexter, and Augustine Gutierrez, of Cave Junction; four sisters, Mary Gutierrez, of New Mexico, Louise Ramey of Fullerton, Calif., Margaret Reedy of Grants Pass, and Audrey Bruington, of Dexter; 15 grandchildren; and four grand- children. James Edward Breedlove, 51, of Cave Junction, died on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2001 at his home, and a memorial service was held there on Saturday, Sept. 7. Chaplain Ted Derov, of Illinois Valley Rural Fire Pro- tection District, officiated. Illinois Valley Funeral Home was in charge of arrange- ments. Mr. Breedlove was born on Aug. 26, 2952 in Gardena, Calif. He moved from Little- rock, Calif. to Illinois Valley six years ago. He was a volun- teer firefighter with Illinois Valley Rural Fire Protection District. He enjoyed building race cars and vacationing with his family. Surviving are his wife, Tammy Breedlove; a son, James D. Breedlove; two daughters, Rebeccah Walton and Rosanna Breedlove, all of Cave Junction; six grandchil- dren; and a sister-in-law. A brother, Ron Hebert died be- fore him. Gilbert F. Cook Gilbert Foster Cook, 55, of Takilma, died on Friday, Sept. 6, 2002 at his home. A private service was arranged through Illinois Valley Fu- neral Home. Mr. Cook was born on Dec. 18, 1946 in Culver City, Calif. He moved from Boise, Idaho to Illinois Valley 25 years ago. He was a U.S. Army vet- eran of Vietnam, and was employed by Kauffman Wood Products in Kerby. He en- joyed were raising wolves and playing the guitar. Survivors include a sister, Cathy Ducat, of Takilma. His son, Nathaniel Moon, died before him. Jesus Gutierrez Jesus Gutierrez, 81, of Glendale, Ore. died on Tues- day, Sept. 3, 2002 at his home. The family will hold an open time of remembrance on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 480 Mona Way off the west end of Reagor Lane, which is off Barnes Way, approximately five miles out Caves Hwy. Visitors can come by between 1 and 5 p.m. The family can be contacted at 592-6897 or 592-4944. Visitation was held on Friday, Sept. 6, with recitation of the rosary following at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors in Two suspects have been identified in the Aug. 28 van- dalism to Riverside West All Sports Park. According to Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety (GPDPS), investigation indi- cated that Micah Aaron New- ton, 22, of 1702 Lincoln Road in Grants Pass; and Jeffrey Allen, 21, of the same address, are responsible for the vandal- ism. The suspects have been interviewed; and the case, with referred charges of crimi- nal mischief I, has been re- ferred to the Josephine County District Attorney’s office. Damage to the park in- cluded more than 179 plants torn from the ground, two bro- ken concrete flower urns, bro- ken windows, and picnic ta- bles thrown into the pond. Also a broken public phone, playground equipment broken, and soap dispensers torn from the bathroom walls. Estimated cost of repairs is $2,000. Fire crews battle hot blaze On Wednesday, Sept. 4, Grants Pass Fire/Rescue and Rural/ Metro Fire Dept. re- sponded to a structure fire at 2569 N.W. Highland Ave. Fire crews found a duplex with one apartment and its attached garage fully involved in flames. Fire was spreading rapidly to the adjacent apart- ment through a common attic. All residents were safely out of the structure upon the arrival of the fire personnel. Protective fire lines were quickly developed in order to prevent the spread of the fire to adjacent duplex apartments. According to Grants Pass Fire Rescue Cpl. Debra Lon- ning, the masonry type of con- struction facilitated the spread of the fire because heat and gas retention caused hazard- ous conditions for firefighters attempting to extinguish the fire. Also, until the arrival of Pacific Power personnel, fire crews were hampered by sev- eral live power lines. Grants Pass Fire/Rescue continued with investigation into the cause of the fire on Sept. 5. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, but estimated loss is $150,000. Out of the 911 disaster comes a few blessings. Our little angel Bailee Rose Moore Was born on Sept. 11, 2001. When the second tower was being hit We watched it on television. Today, Bailee celebrates her 1st birthday with parents Donnie and Sarah Moore, big brother, Austin, Great Grandma Ruth, Grandma Lou and lots of her family. would like to thank the following people for helping us achieve our goal of establishing a paintball field in the Illinois Valley Troy Andrews Joel Dierkes Ken Bergland Wes Dryer Jeff Bradbury Jerome Duggas Jonathan Bradbury Walter Hulsey Blaze Broberg Ken Vinyard For information about our field visit our website at www.dmzpb.com or come by the shop at 220 N. Hussey Ave., Cave Junction 592-5290 A no-cost screening clinic will be held To identify children with problems of the bones, joints or muscles, or problems associated with healed burns, who may be eligible for the expert care provided at Shriners Hospitals. Nevin Brown Nev in “Rattlesnake” Brown, 83, of Cave Junction, died on Friday, Sept. 6, 2002 at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. A private service was ar- ranged by Illinois Valley Fu- neral Home. It’s the family’s wish that memorial contributions be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 S.E. 8th St., Grants Pass, OR 97526. Bring your child (under 18) to: An open fellowship and thankfulness gathering for the Illinois Valley Body of Christ. Siskiyou Community Health Clinic Sat., Sept 28 - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 319 Caves Highway ‘Let us gather together!’ FREE Refreshments afterward For information phone 592-4111