Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 17, 2003
I.V. event
urges play
with bugs
Saturday, Sept. 20 will
provide Illinois Valley
children, and adults too, a
unique opportunity to play
with bugs.
Kids and Bugs 2003,
coordinated by I.V. Water-
shed Council -- in conjunc-
tion with the seven other
members of Rogue Basin
Coordinating Council --
will run from 10 a.m. to
noon at Chinquapin Camp-
ground on Grayback Creek
east of Cave Junction.
Those who participate
will learn how to collect
and identify insects in area
waters and their value in
relation to the salmon life
cycle and water quality.
“One of the goals of
the I.V. Watershed Council
is to provide public out-
reach,” said Glenn Ginter,
coordinator.
Ginter said this will be
the first time the general
public will participate in
the event. In years past,
similar activities have been
held with Lorna Byrne
Middle School students.
The hope for the
youngest participants,
Ginter said, is that the
hands-on experience will
stick in their minds and
“might catch onto them
later down the road.”
The half-day family
field day is free. Field
equipment, such as nets,
will be provided. Funding
for the equipment and
training for the event has
been provided by The Xer-
ces Society and Izaak
Walton League of Amer-
ica. Beverages also will be
provided.
Participants are asked
to bring their own lunches
and wear or bring shoes
and clothing that can get
wet.
Free educational mate-
rials also will be available
to take home.
For more information
phone I.V. Watershed
Council at 592-3731.
-Britt Fairchild
POLICE BLOTTER
(Editor’s
Note:
Names, ages, addresses,
incidents and charges are
provided by official law
enforcement agencies. All
persons listed in this re-
port are innocent until
proven guilty in a court
of law. Charges can be
amended or dismissed.)
***
Saturday, August 30
*In the 1000 block of
Thompson Creek Road a
woman said she com-
plained to a man about
loud music and he said
“deal with it” and turned
the music up. Deputies
said the music was turned
down when they arrived on
scene.
*In the 19000 block of
Redwood Hwy. Christine
Marie Dewey was cited on
a charge of violation of the
basic rule at 9:29 a.m.
*A boy who called
“911” said he was learning
about calling “911” at
school. He was advised
about the proper use of the
phone number, deputies
said.
*In the 6200 block of
Caves Hwy. a woman said
a man drove by yelling
“endearments,” which was
a violation of his restrain-
ing order. Deputies filed a
report.
*A man in the 8000
block of Eight Dollar Road
said several items were
missing from his campsite
including two coolers full
of beer, two folding chairs
and a lantern. The total
listed value of the items
was less than $100.
*Near the intersection
of Holland Loop Road and
Takilma Road a man said
he was struck in the head
by a rock. He did not re-
quire immediate medical
attention, deputies said.
*At Lake Selmac a
citizen said an intoxicated
man was yelling and
swearing. Deputies said
the man was quiet when
they arrived.
*In the 100 block of
Dogwood Lane a man said
a woman was “being a
drunk” and trying to get
into his house. The man
said he was holding her
property while she was
away in rehab. Deputies
said it was a civil dispute.
*A woman in the 500
block of S. Redwood Hwy.
said an intoxicated man
was yelling and being vio-
lent. She requested that her
parole officer come pick
him up.
(Continued on page 13)
RCC truck
courses in
the ditch
Rogue Community
College (RCC) will close
its commercial truck driv-
ing training courses, which
have been in operation
since 1993.
“Enrollment has de-
clined to the point where it
is not cost-effective to of-
fer the classes,” said Mar-
garet Bradford, director of
Marketing and Community
Relations.
The current class will
conclude the end of Sep-
tember, and the program
will close then. The equip-
ment will be “mothballed”
and stored at college facili-
ties.
Three instructors will
be laid off, pursuant to the
collective bargaining
agreement with local 962
of the Teamsters Union.
The next class, which
would have started this
month, already has been
canceled, and there ap-
pears to be little prospect
of enrollment levels rising
soon.
The decline in enroll-
ment may be attributed to
numerous factors: an im-
proving economy; the cost
of the training, which is
$4,400 plus testing and
license fees; and the avail-
ability of alternative col-
lege programs in the re-
gion.
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