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Page 19 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 3, 2003 CRASH LANDING -- On Tuesday, Sept. 2, Aaron Dale Zeigler was driving north on Redwood Hwy. when he lost control and went off the road at approximately 3 p.m. He crashed through some trees and into the fence of a home located by Kawliga Woodcarvings in Selma in his Itasca Wind Cruiser motor home. Zeigler was transported to Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass with unknown injuries. A tree (photo above) crashed through the windshield of the motor home during the accident. (Photo by Steve Fairchild) Pacific Power offers new options Pacific Power has se- lected 3 Phases Energy Services to provide renew- able energy supply and marketing services for Pa- cific Power’s Renewable Usage and Habitat green energy options starting Jan. 1. The selection will have no price impact on customers purchasing ei- ther option, nor will it af- fect Pacific Power’s Blue Sky wind energy program. “For Pacific Power customers who want to build the market for new renewables, 3 Phases En- ergy provides an im- proved, local mix of re- newable energy for exactly the same price,” said Amanda Nelson, Pacific Power’s vice president of customer services. “We’re going to offer an attractive, new generation program of wind and biomass drawn from Oregon and the re- gion; plus a small mix of energy from Oregon Solar Projects.” Since the implementa- tion of Oregon Electricity Restructuring (Senate Bill 1149) on March 1, 2001, Green Mountain Energy Company has been provid- ing supply and marketing services for the Renewable Usage and Habitat prod- ucts. As required after 22 months by the Oregon Public Utility Commission, Pacific Power issued a Re- quest for Proposals (RFP) last June in order to give other providers a chance to bid on the options. Subse- quent to the RFP process, 3 Phases Energy was se- lected on the basis that it has a larger portfolio of local, newer renewable energy choices, and it could provide the services without increasing the cost to customers. The contract with 3 Phases Energy will run for three years. 3 Phases Energy is head- quartered in Los Angeles with offices in San Fran- cisco and soon in Portland. The new agreement with 3 Phases Energy will improve upon the existing Renewable Usage and Habitat products by in- creasing the amount of new wind energy by 200 percent, adding biomass and a small amount of so- lar “New Wind” is energy generated by wind farms built after July 1999. The majority of the wind en- ergy will come from the nearby Stateline wind farm on the Oregon and Wash- ington border. The price of all three renewable energy products will remain the same: *Renewable Usage: Customers can purchase all their electricity from 100 percent renewable sources for the additional cost of less than a penny per kilo- watt-hour (kwh), which is about 25-cents per day for the average customer using 1,000 kwh per month. *Habitat: Like the Re- newable Usage option above, this plan lets cus- tomers purchase all of their electricity from 100 per- cent renewable sources for an additional cost of less than a penny per kilowatt hour. The plant also in- cludes an automatic $2.50 montly donation to the Pa- cific Salmon Watershed Fund, which is an Oregon- based nonprofit organiza- tion dedicated to the resto- ration of native salmon habitat. The average addi- tional monthly cost for this option is $10.30. *Fixed Renewable, our Blue Sky option: Custom- ers can purchase fixed 100 kilowatt-hour increments of new wind power, called blocks, for just $1.95 per block per month. Customers can sign-up o n l i n e a t www.pacificpower.net/ goto/enroll or phone (800) 769-3717. BLM seeks comments on fuels reduction project (Continued from page 12) Junction, Tom Milner of Bremerton, Wash., Hank and Jack Milner, both of Klamath Falls, and Mike Milner of Kerby; three daughters, Sharon Kern of Kerby, Roxie McCoy of Central Point, and Debbie Meyer of Cave Junction and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Robert T. Milner Sr. DHS issues measles alert A European visitor who arrived in Portland on Tuesday, Aug. 26, has been tentatively diagnosed with measles, public health officials at the Oregon Dept. of Human Services said. Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that is transmitted through the air. It usually begins with a cough , runny nose, eye irritation and fever. These symptoms are fol- lowed by a red, blotchy rash that begins on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. The body of man is a machine which winds its own springs. -J.O. de La Mattrie- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has developed a model fuels reduction project that will enhance efforts to protect citizens and resources against the threats of catas- trophic wildfires. The Rogue River haz- ardous fuels reduction pro- ject is part of a model en- vironmental assessment pilot program that provides guidelines to enhance and improve the efficiency of the National Environ- mental Policy Act review related to hazardous fuel reduction projects on pub- lic lands. The Medford district of the BLM is now seeking public comment on the Rogue River Hazardous Fuel Reduction Environ- mental Assessment. Fire hazard within the 8, 657-acre corridor of the Hellgate Recreation Sec- tion of the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River has been increasing for many years due to fire exclusion and natural vegetation growth. The proposed action will treat fuels, such as trees and shrubs, in four treatment zones concen- trated around residential areas. Most of the work could be done manually, but mechanical treatments may also be included, ranging from chainsaw use, chipping, grinding and yarding. Other action alter- natives reflect a range of hazardous fuels reduction treatments in the treatment zones, or the current man- agement. Methods of treat- ment would be determined on a neighborhood by neighborhood basis. The environmental assessment applies only to BLM-managed lands. Indi- vidual landowners on par- cels where the BLM holds a scenic easement right, may participate. Treatments on private, county and state property will be considered during the site-specific, neighbor- hood plans, only if the landowner chooses to par- ticipate. Release of the environ- mental assessment begins a 30-day review period. Comments on the environ- mental assessment must be received by Sept. 22. An open house is planned for Tuesday, Sept. 9, in Grants Pass at the Ann Basker Auditorium, 604 NW Sixth St. from 6 to 8 p.m. Comments may also be faxed, (541) 618-2400 or e-mailed to or110mb@or.blm.gov. Tuesday, Aug. 26 *6:03 p.m., motor ve- hicle accident, 13700 block Redwood Hwy. *6:43 p.m., smoke in- vestigation, 18000 block Redwood Hwy. Wednesday, Aug. 27 *5:37, medical assist, 28200 block Redwood Hwy. *7:30 p.m., motor ve- hicle accident, 18200 block Redwood Hwy. Thursday, Aug. 28 *1:23 a.m., medical assist, 600 block E. River Street. Friday, Aug. 29 *12:14 p.m., medical assist, 600 block E. River. *1:31 p.m., motor ve- hicle accident, 1600 block Redwood Hwy. *6:03 p.m., medical assist, 4300 block Thomp- son Creek. *7:46 p.m., medical assit, 100 block Gemini Lane. Saturday, Aug. 30 *8:53 a.m., medical assist, 6800 block West Side Road. *6:08 p.m., medical assist, 20000 block Caves Hwy. Sunday, Aug. 31 *5:22 p.m., medical assist, Jubilee Park. Monday, Sept. 1 *8:45 a.m., power line problems, 200 block N. Old Stage Road. *11:45 a.m., motor vehicle accident, 500 block S. Redwood Hwy. *11:46 a.m., medical standyby, 681 Caves Hwy. *1 p.m., motor vehicle accident, Waldo, O’Brien. (541) 476-2127 R&R employees respond to structure fire Illinois Valley volunteer firefighters responded to a structure fire on Elwood Lane on Tuesday, Sept. 2 shortly after 4 p.m. The fire was burning next to Rough & Ready Mill, and employees responded with a water tender to fight the blaze until firefighters arrived. No more information was available at press time. Taylor’s Specials: Pepper Sticks - $3.49 lb. Rolling Rock - $4.99 + deposit ****September Events: 7-10 p.m.**** *Friday, Sept. 3 ‘IMBAS’ - Celtic Rock Dinner Special - Pork Ribs - $7.95 *Saturday, Sept. 4 - Fred Epping Classical Guitar *Friday, Sept. 12 - 3 Daves & a Chaser, featuring sheriff Dave Daniel singing ‘hippie music’ *Friday, Sept. 19 - Joan Arrah Warren - All original Come-one, Come-all Scrabble games *DINNERS SERVED* Thursday, Friday & Saturday - Starting at 5 p.m.
