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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, December 11, 2002 (Editor’s Note: Names, ages, addresses, incidents and charges are provided by official law enforcement agencies. All persons listed in this report are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.) Wednesday, Nov. 27 *In the 19000 block of Redwood Hwy. a man pulled over to the side of the road to get some sleep. *Complaints of a man riding a bicycle and swerving 4-feet into the middle of Rockydale Road were re- ceived at 11:28 a.m. The com- plainant stated that this had happened before. *Theft was reported in the 100 block of Kerby Mainline at 4:13 p.m. A man said that his son had removed items from his residence and that the theft could have occurred in the past two weeks. *A woman in the 300 block of S. Old Stage Road reported that her 15-year-old daughter was possibly headed for Las Vegas, Nev. with two people who didn’t have per- mission to take the girl. *Veronique McWest, 20, was cited on a charge of driv- ing while suspended (DWS) near Redwood Hwy. and Eight Dollar Road at 10 p.m. *An argument between a man and woman in the 700 block of Laurel Road resulted in the man running toward Redwood Hwy. at 11:18 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28 *Extra patrol at night was requested after a woman in the 500 block of W. River Street reported that she heard shots hitting her house at 9:05 a.m. Upon further investigation the next morning the woman found bullet holes in the back of her house. *Shots were reported in the 600 block of Draper Val- ley Road at 3:41 p.m.. The complainant said that the shooting had been going on for five to six hours and he just wanted to make sure that the shooting was being done in a safe manner. *A non-injury motor vehi- cle accident (MVA) occurred in Downtown Cave Junction at 5:42 p.m. *Domestic disturbance was noted on the parking lot of a Downtown Cave Junction establishment at 6:21 p.m. A report was made that a man pulled a woman into a vehicle and started hitting her. *Mistaken medication was the cause of an accidental overdose in the 200 block of W. Stevenson Street. *Approximately 10 gun- shots were reported north of the Junction Inn at 8:28 p.m. *Andrew Christopherson, 19, was cited on a charge of driving 66 mph in a 45 zone near Redwood Hwy. and Burch Drive Friday, Nov. 29 * M a u r e e n El i z a b e t h Craugh, 37, was cited on charges of DWS and no insur- ance near N. Hussey Avenue and Millie Street at 12:27 a.m. *Twelve cows were re- ported in the middle of the road in the Holland Loop area at 7:46 a.m. *Ronda Suzanne Jackson, 28, was arrested on charges of fourth-degree domestic as- sault, second-degree assault and possession of less than 1 ounce of a controlled sub- stance within 1,000 feet of a school. *There were reports of drag racing at Dick George Road and Jackadel Lane at 4:06 p.m. *Reports of more drag racing n the 2000 block of Dick George Road were re- ceived at 9:10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 *At 1:41 a.m. at the north end of Cave Junction, Christo- pher Bundy, 27, was arrested under warrants charging fail- ure to appear (FTA) on charges of possession of a controlled substance (PCS), theft I, negotiating a bad check, and FTA on a charge of PCS manufacture/delivery. *Beau Newton, 21, was arrested at the north end of CJ at 1:41 a.m. on a charge of harassing communication. In addition, Timothy Wilcox, 20, was cited on a charge of PCS/ less than 1 ounce. *A civil matter between two sisters was noted in the 300 block of Idlewild Drive at 9:57 a.m. *Nicholas Clinton Milner, 23, was cited on a charge of DWS near milepost 26 of Redwood Hwy. at 10:11 a.m. *Burglary was reported in the 23000 block of Redwood Hwy. at 12:45 p.m. A man said that someone had forced a lock and gained entrance into his residence where sev- eral items, including guns, had been stolen. *Lisa K. Nave, 27, was cited on a charge of speeding near milepost 26 of Redwood Hwy. at 2:16 p.m. *A disturbance between two women on Pinecone Way was reported at 2:17 p.m. *A light-colored vehicle was reported weaving back and forth into traffic near milepost 17 of Redwood Hwy. at 5:51 p.m. Patrol was ad- vised. *Very loud vehicles were reported to be drag racing in the 2000 block of Dick George Road at 8:23 p.m. *Assault was reported in the 17000 block of Redwood Hwy. at 8:46 p.m. A woman claimed that a 17-year-old boy had pushed her and struck her in the face. *People screaming at each other on the parking lot of Speedy Mart in Cave Junction were reported at 8:53 p.m. *An employee of a Down- town Cave Junction business stated that a person who had been “trespassed” from the property had returned and was harassing her. Sunday, Dec. 1 *A woman in the 9000 block of Takilma Road re- quested that her tenant be warned regarding trespassing. The tenant has a history of being hostile toward law en- forcement. *Richard Abe Linville, 51, was arrested on a charge of probation violation in the 400 block of S. Redwood Hwy. at 2:21 am.. He was lodged in county jail. *A motorhome blocking Deer Creek Road near mile- post 3 was noted at 8:08 a.m. *A domestic altercation in the 100 block of S. Kerby Avenue was the cause of a 911 hang-up call at 1:20 p.m. *Shoplifting (third-degree theft) was reported at the Tex- aco/Taco Bell Express in Downtown CJ. The charge was termed unfounded. Monday, Dec. 2 *Allen Lee Ingersoll, 19, was cited and released on charges of DUII and minor in possession of alcohol near Laurel Road and Walters Drive at 12:49 a.m. *A domestic altercation was the cause of a 911 hang- up call in the 300 block of S. Kerby Avenue at 2:03 a.m. *Janet L. Prior, 36, was arrested on a charge of fourth degree assault/domestic felony in the 300 block of S. Kerby Avenue at 2:52 a.m. *A vehicle was reported in the ditch at Redwood Hwy. and Rockydale Road at 8:03 a.m. Upon arrival it was found that no one was in the vehicle. *Burglary was reported in the 30000 block of Redwood Hwy. at 10:55 p.m. A woman reported that items had been taken from an unlocked shed. She was later able to locate the items. *A welfare check was requested in the Chapman Creek area at 11:05 a.m. *A stalking order com- plaint came from the 100 block of Kerby Avenue at 11:14 a.m. The complainant stated that her estranged hus- band has been continually phoning her house and place of employment. *Reports of trespassing in a vacant residence in the 200 block of Dick George Road were made at 2:10 p.m. *A person living under the green bridge near Four Corners and Waldo Road was reported at 2:43 p.m. *Officers checkedfor tres- passers at a vacant house in the 200 block of Dick George Road at 4:43 p.m. *Assistance was given a woman in a disabled vehicle near S. Kerby Avenue and Lister Street at 6:15 p.m. *Mary Virginia Burdette, 53, was cited on a charge of DWS infraction near Lone Mountain Road and Naue Way at 9:13 p.m. *Chase Meno, 20, was cited on a charge of failure to carry proof of insurance near milepost 23 on Redwood Hwy. at 10:31 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 *Theft of a new white Dodge pickup truck with large custom tires was reported in the 100 block of N. Old Stage Road at 5:11 a.m. *Harassment was reported in the 600 block of Caves Hwy. at 9:35 a.m. The com- plainant stated that her ex- husband had been calling from Louisiana to speak to his 17- year-old daughter. *A pickup truck was re- ported in McMullen Creek at 10:20 a.m. There was no one in the vehicle, but there was a garbage can in the rear. *Unauthorized use of a vehicle was reported in the 500 block of Redwood Hwy., behind Blue Marlin Inn at 10:34 a.m. *A non-injury MVA was reported in the 1200 block of Illinois River Road at 12:15 p.m. The complainant stated that a vehicle had crashed into a fence. *Criminal mischief was reported in the 200 block of Caves Hwy. at the I.V. Visitor Information Center. It was said that the coin slot on the public phone had been dam- aged to the tune of $700. *A woman in the 400 block of Hussey Avenue re- ported that someone had en- tered her unlocked vehicle and stolen several items. The value was reported at approxi- mately $1,000. COME ONE, COME ALL to the Illinois Valley Golf Association’s ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE Sat., Dec. 14 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Redwood Highway & Laurel Road Cave Junction Refreshments / Memberships available Page 7 Thinning of young trees beneficial to old growth Recent studies show that thinning of young forests can benefit the development of old-growth characteristics and the diversity of plants and ani- mals, but only if methods are used that protect and promote the development of shrubs, hardwoods, and large or old trees. The findings, which were made by researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and Oregon State university (OSU), hold special signifi- cance for the management of many young forests; with trees approximately 40-60 years old that cover vast portions of the Pacific Northwest. According to OSU profes- sor John Tappeiner, millions of acres of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest were clearcut in past decades and densely replanted with uni- formly spaced tree seedlings. The original management goal of most plantations was to produce high yields of timber and associated wood products. “This management goal dramatically shifted for mil- lions of acres of young forests with adoption of the North- west Forest Plan in 1994,” said Tappeiner. “Many dense, young for- ests were incorporated into a network of large conservation reserves intended to provide habitat for plants and animals typically associated with older forest,” he said. Although researchers and land managers assumed that dense, young forests would, in time, grow to resemble the old-growth forests they re- placed, a group of researchers have accumulated a wide range of evidence suggesting that this may not occur unless the young forests are selec- tively thinned to allow the remaining, uncut trees to grow under less-dense conditions. Crowded young trees de- velop differently from more open-grown individuals, the scientists found. Widely spaced trees have larger crowns and diameters than closely spaced trees of the same species and age. Dense young forests typi- cally have more than 200 trees per acre at 50-years-of-age, but studies of 90 old-growth forests revealed an average of just 6 to 8 large trees more than 40 inches in diameter per acre. Studies of the relationship between a tree’s diameter at age 200 years and its diameter and growth at age 50 show that trees that were large at age 200 years were generally large and fast growing when young. These studies suggest that thinning may have positive results for plants and animals if the methods used protect shrubs, hardwoods, large trees, and old trees,” Tap- peiner said. RIDE ‘EM COWBOY - Cowboy, an 8-year-old Maltese owned by De Spellman is the Illinois Valley Fire District’s ‘unofficial fire dog.’ Spellman says that Cowboy is very good with peo- ple, especially people suffering from breathing problems. ‘When a person starts to panic because they can’t breathe as soon as they see Cowboy it calms them down,’ she said. Professional cleaning & window washing 20 years experience Caretaking also! Free estimates - Reasonable rates - References I work alone - Geri 592-6048 Artwalk Events Friday, Dec. 13 *Photo Gallery Robert Hirning’s train trips *Live Music 6 to 9 p.m. Charley Greenwood Deni O’Donnell *Traditional Swedish Winter Dinner $7.95 or *Bar-B-Que New York Steak $9.95 *Christmas Gift Box display Open 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday Breakfast served daily - Espresso & Pastries