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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 1, 2003 Page 13 First chamber golf successful event Shooting a 67 took the low gross championship for a team sponsored by “Illinois Valley News” at the Sept. 20 golf tourna- ment sponsored by I.V. Chamber of Commerce. The 1st place team for low net was comprised of Ed Weitzel and Kit Fluck, who were sponsored by Bridgeview Winery. Their score was either “60 or 61 or somewhere else in the low 60s.” The chamber fun fund- raiser, held at I.V. Golf Course, is planned as an annual event. Chamber Director Vicki Gill, man- ager of the Southern Ore- gon Federal Credit Union (Top photo from left) Brandi Miller, Chelsea Calhoun, Cassie Wood and Renee Herndon. (Bottom photo) Herndon. (Photos provided by I.V. Prancers) 27th JoCo meth lab bust Detectives offer informational sessions for groups Lawmen seized the 27th methamphetamine lab found in Josephine County this year on Saturday morning, Sept. 27 in rural Grants Pass at 7071 Monu- ment Drive, said Josephine Interagency Narcotics Team (JOINT). Arrested were Dennis L. Prior, 49; and Cynthia Ann Prior, 36. Each was charged with manufactur- ing, delivery and posses- sion of a controlled sub- stance/meth; and posses- sion of precursor drugs/ meth, said JOINT. The agency provided the following account: Detectives since early spring followed leads indi- cating that the Priors may have been involved in manufacturing meth. Dur- ing the search warrant ser- vice, officers found iodine, red phosphorus, pseu- doephedrine and various Chain Link Specialist 592-6192 KBCC - LP 107.9 FM solvents -- all precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of meth. In addition, several grams of finished meth were located in nearly every room of the couple’s home. Detectives also found evidence of the sale of meth, including packag- ing material. JOINT said that it would like to educate the public on the dangers of meth in the community. “Our detectives con- duct two-hour educational presentations on the pro- duction, hazards and ef- fects of methampheta- mine,” said JOINT. “If you belong to a civic organization or Neighborhood Watch pro- gram, and are interested in knowing more about the meth problem in our com- munity, phone (541) 474- 5151.” The Illinois Valley Prancers 4-H club had a banner year in 2003, at both the Josephine County Fair and in state competi- tion. Brandi Miller, Cassie Wood, Chelsea Calhoun and Renee Herndon showed great effort at the fair. Miller won her first blue ribbons competing in the Novice Division, while Wood had her best year ever earning four blue rib- bons in her gaming classes. Herndon shined, tak- ing champion ribbons in Trail, Gaming, Hunter Hack, Dressage and Gam- blers Choice Trail. Qualifying high for state fair, she came away with medallions in Dres- sage and English Equita- tion. Calhoun, who was planning for college, sup- ported the team from the ground this year. (SOFCU) office in Cave Junction, came up with the idea for the event and or- ganized it. The first golf contest sponsored by the chamber had 10 two- person teams. Low gross winners with 67 were Mike Inge and Rich Bowers, spon- sored by the “Noose.” Second-place gross winners were Todd Johan and Joel Moore, sponsored by Rising Suns Gift Shop. In third place was the I.V. Golf Course team of Char- lie McDonald and Kit Fluck. On the net side, 2nd- place winners were David Lee and Carl Roberts, sponsored by Carlos Restaurante. Third-place victors were Vern Klicker and Dan Klicker, spon- sored by Creative Wildlife Studio. Other team sponsors were Clouser Drilling, SOFCU, Wild River Brew- ing & Pizza Co., and Stell- flug Construction. Hole sponsors were Home Valley Bank, Caves Pharmacy, CJ Dairy Queen, Shop Smart Food Warehouse, Frontier Com- munications, Century 21 Harris & Taylor, Holiday Motel, Fincher Farms, Northwest Hairlines, e- store, and Hellgate Jet- boats.