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Page 3 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 8, 2003 JEWELRY FOUND - A quantity of possibly sto- len jewelry has been recovered by the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, said Lt. Lee Harman. Any- one desiring to see the jewelry, or with information, phone Harman at 592-2126 or (541) 474-5113. FUN FAIRE - The Hope Mountain Barter Faire, a benefit for Dome School, will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-12 on Page Creek Road in Takilma. The family oriented event will feature a Kids’ Village, Women’s Sacred Space, a trade circle, graffiti wall, alternative energy, community work- shops and other activities. Musical guests will include The Toyes, Clan Dyken, Diane Patterson, Sisters of the Revolution and others. For more information and day, camping or vendor passes phone 592-5433. GRANGE JAM - Deer Creek Grange at 3750 Lakeshore Drive in Selma will hold an old-fashioned, informal Bluegrass and country jam on Sunday, Oct. 12 from 2 to 5 p.m. Pickers and singers are invited to play with area musicians and the group “Sequoia” from Galice. For more information phone 592-6832. CHAMBER FUN - An I.V. Chamber of Com- merce general meeting and mixer with wine and beer tasting, plus the annual auction, is set for Friday, Nov. 7 at Wild River in Cave Junction. Anyone can attend; not just chamber members. The Big Bash will feature Foris Vineyards and Wild River Brewing samples, with auction donations from Bridgeview Winery and many area businesses. Jim Frick of Century 21 Harris & Taylor will be auctioneer; Anna Swett of Anna’s Attic and One Horse Auction again will head the clerking table. Watch the “Noose” for details. QUESTIONS ANSWERED - Lovejoy Hospice Information Center is now open in Cave Junction at Immanuel United Methodist Church, 200 W. Watkins Ave., on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are available to answer questions about hospice and bereavement services; when hos- pice care is appropriate; and what volunteer opportu- nities are available at Lovejoy. For more information phone Lovejoy at (541) 474-1193 or (888) 758-8569. INNER ARTIST - Area artist Deborah Dawson will offer discussion groups on the book, “The Art- ist’s Way,” by Julia Cameron on Tuesdays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. in her studio above Blue Moon Books & Coffee in Downtown Cave Junction. The classes are free. Phone Dawson, 596-2023, for more information. MIXED MATERIALS - The fall Recycle Roundup will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Illinois Valley Visitor Center, 201 Caves Hwy. Tin cans, newspaper, magazines, phone books, cardboard, aluminum foil, mixed paper and plastics 1-7 will be accepted. Glass will not be ac- cepted due to handling difficulties. The event is co- sponsored by Southern Oregon Sanitation, IVCRT, I.V. Chamber of Commerce, I.V. Sierra Club and vol- unteers. More than four tons of recyclable material were collected at the spring roundup. SHOO FLU - A flu clinic sponsored by Josephine County Public Health will be held at the county bldg. in Downtown Cave Junction on Oct. 21 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. There is a fee. ‘THE WORD’ - Connect The Dots Productions will present the musical, “Grease,” at Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center Oct. 23 through Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. There will be a matinee at 2 p.m. on Oct. 26. For tickets phone (541) 476-7434. NOTEPAD: Clothing will be given away on Sat- urday, Oct. 11 beginning at 9 a.m. at Takilma Bible Church. For more information phone 592-4844...On National Depression Screening Day, Thursday, Oct. 9, Josephine County Mental Health Dept. will offer depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and post- traumatic stress disorder screenings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the third floor conference room at 714 N.W. A St., Grants Pass...March of Dimes is looking for area personalities and other good sports for its 2003 Jail and Bail event on Oct. 28. Proceeds will help save babies in the Northwest. The event will be held at Abby’s Pizza, Grants Pass...The second annual Sur- vivor’s Labyrinth Walk will be held at 5 p.m. on Sun- day, Oct. 12 at Three Rivers Community Hospital, Grants Pass as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month...CJ Dairy Queen gave away 999 cones re- cently in a promotion advertised in the “Noose.” Big bash with beer & wine tasting, auction & mixer to benefit I.V. Chamber of Commerce Friday, Nov. 7, 6 p.m. (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.) *** Sunday, Sept. 21 *In the 9500 block of Takilma Road, a woman reported her car was miss- ing when she returned from the hospital after a stroke. She loaned the car to someone working on her property. Monday, Sept. 22 *Someone threw a rock at a front door pane window in the 600 block of Caves Hwy, said a woman who asked for ex- tra patrol. *In the 300 block of N. Sawyer Avenue a woman said two young boys broke the window of a tractor before running to Ever- green Elementary School to get their bikes. *A woman in the 100 block of Warren Road said she shot a dog and it that it was still alive after it at- tacked and killed her geese in a pond. *In the 500 block of W. River Street Skyler Jones, 10, was placed on a police officer’s mental hold and taken to Three Rivers Community Hospi- tal in Grants Pass. *A man said three guns were missing from IVFD ... (Continued from page 1) The cost to the district for BOLA’s services is $2,500, comparatively cheaper than the $8,000 and $5,000 packages pro- posed by 4M Consulting in Newberg and Emergency Services Consulting Inc. in Wilsonville. “From what I’ve heard BOLA does a very fine job, board member Larrick Jones, who was put in charge of researching and selecting the consulting firms, told the board dur- ing the meeting. “Number one it would be cost-effective to the district. Number two (they) could do just as good a job as the other two,” he said. Members also decided it would pay the new chief a salary between $45,000- $60,000. That amount “would be a fair range depending on experience,” Downing noted. And the range in pay would help attract candi- dates with different levels of experience, he added. District directors have been considering since June how they will seek candidates for the fire chief position vacated by Kyle Kirchner, who re- signed from the post after several charges were made against him regarding dis- trict finances. (Editor’s Note: Infor- mation about the special meeting was not received by “Illinois Valley News” until Wednesday, Oct. 1 after the newspaper had gone to press. To adver- tise the meeting for the valley, the district bought an ad in the Grants Pass “Daily Courier” and posted notices at various locations in and around Cave Junction.) Don’t Litter! his house in the 4900 block of Laurel Avenue. The total listed value of the guns was $1,400. *In the 900 block of Caves Hwy. a man said an elderly male was missing for more than a week. The man was not missing; his phone was out of service. *In the 2000 block of Rockydale Road a woman said her neighbor’s were playing music too loud. Tuesday, Sept. 23 *In the 300 block of Caves Hwy. a woman said someone woke her up when they threw a large rock at her bay window. The listed damage to her property was $400 to $500. *On N. Old Stage Road a citizen complained about dump trucks speed- ing all day on the road. *In the 500 block of Robinson Road a man said a Honda “Fat Cat” off-road motorcycle was missing. *In the 100 block of Deer Creek Road a woman said a purse was missing from her vehicle. The value of the loss was listed as $100 and one lottery ticket. *A Cave Junction man s a i d a 1 7 - ye a r - o l d woman’s ear was bitten by another woman some- where in the city. *In the 2500 block of Caves Hwy. a man said a woman he was involved in a court case with was har- assing him by phone at work. She was warned about telephone harass- ment. *Martin Walter Hertler II, 39, was cited on a charge of driving a motor- cycle without a valid op- erator’s permit in the 17000 block of Redwood Hwy. *A man in the 380 block of Caves Hwy. passed a field sobriety test at 7:41 p.m. *A woman in the 300 block of Hussey Avenue said she heard the sound of children being beaten up by a woman. It was a ver- bal dispute between the woman and her three chil- dren. She said she was try- ing to gain the upper hand, but was not making any headway. *A woman driving on Caves Hwy. said some girls were being harassed by a man in a vehicle. It turned out the girls were running around looking for a place to camp. *In the 2400 block of Deer Creek Road a man said someone was driving a 4x4 in the creek. Wednesday, Sept. 24 *In the 100 block of Beaver Meadow Road a woman reported that an elderly woman was dead. *Deputies warned a woman who had an auto part “flapping in the wind” at milepost 40 of Redwood Hwy. She said she would (Continued on page 5) Corner of Redwood Hwy. & Rockydale Road, Cave Junction Oregon 97523 - 592-5386
