Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, January 8, 2003
Measure 28
OK pushed
by group
Amy Gammel and Michale Hardy
Gammel - Hardy plan wedding
Roger and Connie Gam-
mel, and Alice Hardy an-
nounce the engagement of
Amy Adelaide Gammel to
Shawn Michale Hardy.
Gammel is the daughter of
Roger and Connie Gammel.
She is a graduate of Illinois
Valley High School, and is in
her third year at Oregon State
University (OSU).
Hardy is the son of Alice
Hardy. He is a graduate of
Crescent Valley High School
of Corvallis, and has a bache-
lor of science degree in early
childhood development and
education from OSU.
The couple reside in Bel-
lingham, Wash., where he is a
preschool teacher.
They plan a June 2003
wedding in Cave Junction.
Headlines = editor’s nightmare
Newspaper blooper headlines
*Lawyer says client not that guilty.
*Gas cloud clears out Taco Bell.
*Legislator wants tougher death penalty.
*Woman improving after fatal crash.
*Man found dead in cemetery.
*Iraqi head seeks arms.
*Miners refuse to work after death.
*Panda mating fails; veterinarian takes over.
*Astronaut takes blame for gas in space.
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the Happy Camp Road and
Takilma Mountain area.
*David James Tromler
was arrested on charges of
probation violation and driv-
ing under the influence of in-
toxicants at 4:02 a.m. in the
3000 block of Takilma Road,
and subsequently lodged in
Josephine County Jail.
*There was a reported
structure fire at the Junction
Inn at 8 a.m. A dryer in the
motel laundry was on fire.
Everything turned out OK.
*Alice Rachel White, 26,
was cited a violation of the
basic rule charge at 8:48 a.m.
in the 14000 block of Red-
wood Hwy.
*Gary Sauer Sr., 49, was
charged with first-degree for-
gery, aggravated theft and two
counts of two counts of con-
spiracy, and lodged in Jose-
phine County Jail in a case
involving some $10,000.
*There was a vehicle in
the ditch at Lone Mountain
Road and Redwood Hwy. at
10:30 a.m. with a disoriented
elderly woman in the car.
*Some sort of a distur-
bance in the 33000 block of
Redwood Hwy. was logged at
2:40 p.m..
*There was a 911 hang-up
call from somewhere in the
400 block of S. Junction Ave-
nue at 3:37 p.m.
*An upsetting message
was left on the voice mail of a
business. Something about a
pubic hair in a bar of soap.
*A woman in the 800
block of Eight Dollar Road
reported her daughter missing.
Turns out the daughter was
late due to car problems.
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Never miss a good chance to shut up.
- Will Rogers -
By Yes on 28 Committee
Oregonians are coming
together to pass Measure 28
in the special election on
Tuesday, Jan. 28.
If the measure passes,
most Oregonians will incur a
temporary income surcharge
of less than $9.50 a month.
Measure 28 would imme-
diately restore $310 million
of scheduled cuts to educa-
tion, corrections and public
safety and human services.
“Passage of Measure 28
is an important first step to-
ward Oregon’s economic re-
covery,” said Portland busi-
nessmen Mike Roach. “A
recession is the absolute
worst time to let basic ser-
vices like education, public
safety and human services
crumble. All of these services
support the business commu-
nity, directly and indirectly.”
Roach noted an article
printed in the Sunday, Dec.
15 issue of the “New York
Times” that puts Oregon on
the cover as a state whose
public education system and
other basic infrastructures are
in crisis.
“We have to stop this de-
cline immediately,” Roach
said.
“We all have a role to
play to get Oregon’s economy
moving again,” he said. “We
need public schools for a
well-trained and job-ready
workforce. We need adequate
public safety, corrections and
court systems to provide a
security for businesses and
employees. We need Measure
28 to send a strong message
that Oregon is open for busi-
ness,” Roach continued.
“It doesn’t surprise me to
see such strong support for
Measure 28.”
For more information on
Measure 28, visit the Web
site, www.yeson28.com.
Man nabbed
after theft
up in smoke
After being observed exit-
ing from a broken window at
the Bi-Mor gas station at Sev-
enth and “A” streets in Grants
Pass, on Sunday, Dec. 29 at
11 p.m., a suspect was ar-
rested.
Grants Pass Dept. of Pub-
lic Safety (GPDPS) said that
Thomas William Pierce, 34, a
transient, was arrested on
charges of second-degree bur-
glary, theft, and criminal mis-
chief and on two misdemeanor
warrants for failure to appear/
third-degree theft and failure
to comply/driving under the
influence of intoxicants.
According to GPDPS,
three high school students,
who were driving by at the
time, saw Pierce leaving Bi-
Mor and followed him until
Pierce managed to hide under
a car in the Seventh and “A”
streets area.
The student driver of the
vehicle illuminated Pierce
with the headlights of the ve-
hicle and kept him at bay un-
til alerted GPDPS officers ar-
rived.
K-9 Officer “Daum”
quickly located Pierce, and the
suspect gave up and was taken
into custody.
It was found after further
investigation that Pierce had
gained entrance into the gas
station by kicking the office
door and shattering it. Upon
entering the business Pierce
took six packs of cigarettes.
Pierce was lodged in Jose-
phine County Jail.
Don’t litter
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Income tax ballots to be mailed Jan. 10
By BRITT FAIRCHILD
Staff Writer
Ballots for the Tuesday,
Jan. 28 special election will
be sent to local voters on Fri-
day, Jan. 10, according to the
Josephine County Elections
office.
The deadline to return the
ballots is Jan. 28 by 8 p.m.
Postmarks by the deadline
will not be acceptable.
Oregonians will decide on
just one item for this special
election -- Measure 28, a
three-year temporary income
tax increase.
Passage of the measure
would generate an estimated
$313 million in the 2002-2003
fiscal year. Approximately
$247 million would be gener-
ated for the 2003-2004 fiscal
year, and $164 million for the
2004-2005 fiscal year.
It is estimated that the
measure will increase rates for
the average Oregon taxpayer
by $114 a year. Those earning
less than $10,000, will not pay
more.
The increased rates apply
to taxable income earned in
the 2002, 2003, and 2004 tax
years. The existing tax rates
would be restored in 2005.
If Measure 28 fails, the
state will have to cut $450
million in health care, human
services, public safety and
education funding.
To balance its budget,
Three Rivers School District--
of which Illinois Valley
schools are part -- will likely
cut 10 days from the school
year.
That would save the dis-
trict at least $1.5 million, ac-
cording to Kathy Krouse, dis-
trict director of fiscal and sup-
port services. The district
could lose $1.1 million if
Measure 28 fails.
The deadline to register to
vote in the Jan. 28 election
was Tuesday, Jan. 7.
If you do not receive a
ballot packet, or have other
questions, phone the Jose-
phine County Elections Office
at 474-5243.
Auction begins at 7 p.m .
WILD RIVER BREWING & PIZZA CO.
(Cave Junction)
Friday, Jan. 10
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