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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 4, 2002
Rehab work
under way
as emphasis
shifts after
Biscuit Fire
By SHERRI HOPPER
The trailhead at Babyfoot
Lake is quiet, but tells a dra-
matic story about the effects
of the massive Biscuit Fire
that roared through the area
more than a month ago.
All that remains of the
outhouse is a concrete pad
littered with bits of metal and
nails.
Browned-out trees that
were unburned, but whose
foliage was blown back and
baked into place, testify to the
force of the blaze as it made
its run. Trees that felt the full
effect of the fire look like gi-
ant matchsticks stuck in the
ash-covered ground.
Trees have fallen here and
there, some across the trail.
Also there are the signs of
natural recovery. At the base
of blackened manzanita, new
growth already has started.
The same with the oaks, as
well as patches of bear grass,
ferns, and other plant species.
All of these aspects have
been considered by the
Burned Area Emergency Re-
habilitation (BAER) team dur-
ing the past weeks. Even be-
fore the Friday, Sept. 6 date of
full containment, rehabilita-
tion efforts had begun in two
separate disciplines.
The suppression rehabili-
tation efforts to address the
405 miles of containment lines
established during the fire be-
gan weeks ago. That number
includes secondary lines, as
well as line that was con-
structed and then over-
whelmed during the initial
phases of the fire fight.
Suppression rehabilitation
also includes rehabilitation of
safety areas established to pro-
vide firefighters with a haven
during the fire-fighting effort,
as well as rehabilitation of the
fire camp areas.
The fire containment lines
cover a perimeter of more
than 300 miles, with approxi-
mately 130 miles in Zone 1,
the zone closest to Illinois
Valley.
At one point during the
Biscuit Fire, the entire valley
of some 15,000 persons was
on a 30-minute evacuation
notice. The order was not
given, but many left voluntar-
ily because of health and per-
sonal reasons.
The Biscuit Fire cost ap-
proximately $142 million to
contain, and 2,000 fire person-
nel are still working on vari-
ous efforts. The wildfire of
500,000 acres was the largest
in the nation, and was recog-
nized as the fire demanding
the most resources of any
other. It was one of the largest
conflagrations in the recorded
history of Oregon.
When the race to build
containment lines was in full
tilt, miles of line were estab-
lished using hand crews, bull-
dozers and even explosives.
And while the use of explo-
sives sounds as though it
would have the most effect on
the land, the lines made with
explosives size up with lines
done with hand tools.
Still there is a lot of work
to be done, such as piling the
slash made as dozers pushed
through to create a defendable
space between the fire and the
valley.
(Clockwise, from top left) BAER team leader Jon Brazier (at right) points out new
shoots in the Biscuit Fire interior to an AP reporter; close-up view of a fiddlehead
fern growing in the burned area, a month after the fire raged; a view of the more-
intensely burned area in the Eight Dollar Road area; Type II crews, from Kentucky
and Georgia, doing rehabilitation work on containment lines near Spalding Pond.
(Photos by Sherri Hopper)
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF SELMA
18285 Redwood Hwy.
Pastor Monty Pope
Sunday School . . . . . .9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . . . .11 a.m.
Wednesday:
Music Practice . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.
Prayer & Bible Study . 7:30 p.m.
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BRIDGEVIEW
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Charles Bridges
P.O. Box 645
5181 Holland Loop
Non-Denominational
Sunday School . . . . 10:30 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . 10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship . . . . . . .6 p.m.
Tuesday Bible Study . . . .7 p.m.
Women’s Prayer/Wed. 9:30 a.m.
Men’s Prayer Meeting
1st & 3rd Saturday . . . . . .8 a.m.
Parents’ Night Out
First Friday . . . 6-9 p.m.
Youth Group Sunday . . . 6 p.m.
Corner Dick George/
Holland Loop
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ST. PATRICK OF THE FOREST
CATHOLIC CHURCH
407 W. River Street, C.J.
592-3658
Father Harry Holwell
Parochial Vicar
Masses . . . . . Sunday 9:00 a.m.
DST April-Oct.. . . . . . 10:00 a.m.
Standard Time Nov.-March
Daily Mass Tues.-Fri.- 9:00 a.m.
First Saturday . . . 10:00 a.m.
Holy Days - 9:00 a.m./7:00 p.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday . . .10:30 to 11:15 a.m.
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GOOD SHEPHERD
LUTHERAN CHURCH
East River Street & Lewis Court
Sunday Worship . . . . .9:00 a.m.
Sunday School . . . . .10:00 a.m.
Pastor Peg Harvey-Marose
592-2147
Church Phone: 592-2290
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COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
113 S. Caves Avenue, C.J.
Evangelical &
Non-Denominational
Sunday School .9:15-10:15 a.m.
Morning Worship . . .10:30 a.m.
Junior Church, Infant
and Toddler
Nursery Provided
Dr. Don Blackburn
Pastor
Community Christian Academy
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FRIENDS CHURCH
OF THE VALLEY
The Friends Center
Hymn Mtg. Sunday - 9:30 a.m.
Worship, Praise Songs -11 a.m.
319 S. Redwood Hwy.
Cave Junction
Phone 592-5175
Mid-week “Life Groups”
Phone for Time & Location
Everyone Is Welcome
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FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
451 S. Junction Avenue
Phone 592-3956
Pastor Mark McLean
Sunday School . . . . .10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship . . . . 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.
Adult Bible Study
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ST. MATTHIAS
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
25904 N. Redwood Highway
Sunday Services:
1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday - 10 a.m.
4th Sunday . . . . . . . . . 5:30 p.m.
Vicar: Jan Meikle
592-2006
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SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTISTCHURCH
265 S. Old Stage Road
Sabbath School . . . . . 9:30 a.m.
Sat.
Church Service . . . . 11:00 a.m.
Sat.
Prayer & Praise -
7:00 p.m. Tues.
Pastor Harold Premdas
Church 592-3218
Everyone Welcome
Madrone Adventist School
592-3330
Sr. Teacher: Mrs. Amy
Whitchurch
592-6604
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IMMANUEL UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
220 Watkins Ph. 592-3876
Pastor David Goodrich
Sunday School . . . . . .9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship . . . . .9:15 a.m.
Child-care for small children
Potluck/Bible Study
Thursday 6:00 p.m.
WEB Page:
http://Immanuel UMC.net
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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
207 Junction Avenue, C.J.
Sacrament Meet. . . . . .9:00 a.m.
Sunday School . . . . .10:20 a.m.
Priesthood, Relief Soc. -
11:10 a.m.
Bishop Jay Bennett
1st Counselor Charles Rigby
2nd Counselor Denny Swift
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VALLEY EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
Meeting in the
Fellowship Hall of
Bridgeview Community Church
Sunday School . . . . . .9:15 a.m.
Worship Service . . . .10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Soup Supper/
Bible Study . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m.
Pastor Austin Patty
592-6160 or 479-1319
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ILLINOIS VALLEY
PRAISE CENTER
28569 Redwood Hwy..Cave Jct.
Sunday School . . . . . .9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . 10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship . . . . 6:00 p.m.
Home Bible Study/Youth Group
Non-Denominational
Bible Teaching Church
Pastor Doug Wilson 592-4872
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TAKILMA BIBLE CHURCH
10300 Takilma Road
Pastor Dan Robinson
Bible Study/Prayer Time -
9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . 11:00 a.m.
Thursday Bible Study - . .7 p.m.
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COME ASIDE
CHRISTIAN CENTER
(A Full Gospel Church)
5401 Takilma Road
Pastor Les Knapp
Office 592-3140
Sunday Morning Prayer -
10-10:45
Sunday Morning Worship -
11 a.m.
Sunday Evening Service -
6 p.m.
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LIVING WORD FELLOWSHIP
“Walking as Jesus Walked”
Full Gospel
Non-Denominational
Sunday School . . . . . . . .10 a.m.
Sunday Worship . . . . . . 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening . . . . . . . 7 p.m.
Thursday Bible Study Prayer -
7 p.m.
139 S. Caves Ave. Suite G
(Next to Junction Avenue)
Pastor Wayne Vineyard
592-2815 - Home
Healing Rooms Open -
Tuesday 7-8 p.m. or
by appointment
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ILLINOIS VALLEY
HOME MINISTRY FELLOWSHIP
A Messianic Congregation
P.O. Box 1949, CJ 97523
Sabbath Services
Hebrew classes, worship in
dance classes and celebrations
of the Lord’s Feasts
592-4649 for Information
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BAHA’I FAITH
Phone 592-5234
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FIRST LOVE
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
The Church that Love is
Building In the Heart of
Cave Junction
139 Caves Ave. Suite A
(following the pattern of the
New Testament)
Pastor Bob Kurko
Sunday Morning Adult Study
9:30 - 10:15 a.m.
Sunday Praise & Worship
10:30 a.m.
Sunday Evening Revival
6 p.m.
Wednesday - 7 p.m.
“A Full Restoration Church”
Office 592-4775
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ILLINOIS VALLEY
PENTECOSTALS
Meeting 2 p.m. Sundays
American Legion Hall
2110 Caves Highway
Bible Study (Informal setting)
Thursday 7:30 p.m.
At 987 Caves Highway
“Road through the RV Park”
Pastor Wendell Owens
592-4716
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CAVES CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
222 N. Redwood Hwy., CJ
Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.
Pastor Jeremy Nehf 592-6532
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