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Page 16 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 29, 2003 Senate approves Iraq construction bill CAN SLAM -- Alice Weber and Brook Sul- livan (photo above) collect cardboard to recycle during the Can Slam at Illinois Valley Visitor Center Satur- day, Oct. 25. Dakota Frisk (photo left) dumps a bag of cans into a large recycling bin. The recycling drive is a public ser- vice provided by Southern Oregon Sani- tation and Illinois Val- ley Community Re- sponse Team. Last year more than four tons of reusable mate- rials were collected . (Photo by Steve Fairchild) Wal-Mart to reduce tobacco sales to minors Attorne y Gene ral Hardy Myers filed an As- surance of Voluntary Com- pliance in Marion County Circuit Court against Wal- Mart, calling for the com- pany to introduce new policies and procedures to reduce tobacco sales to minors it its stores throughout the nation. In Oregon, the settlement ef- fects all 21 Wal-Mart stores and five super cen- ters. Myers joined 42 other states in a continuing multi-state enforcement effort that focuses on re- tailers that have high rates of tobacco sales to minors. Previously reached agree- ments apply to all Wal- greens stores and to all gas stations and convenience stores operation under the Exxon, Mobil, BP, Amoco and ARCO brand names. The agreement re- quires Wal-Mart to do the following: *Train employees on state and local laws and company policy regarding tobacco sales to minors including explaining the health-related reasons for laws that restrict youth access to tobacco. *Check the identifica- tion of any person purchas- ing tobacco products when the person appears to be under age 27, and only accept currently valid gov- ernment-issued photo iden- tification as proof of age. *Use cash registers programmed to prompt identification checks on all tobacco sales. *Hire an independent entity to conduct random compliance checks of ap- proximately 10 percent of Wal-Mart stores every six months. *Prohibit self-service displays of tobacco prod- ucts, the use of vending machines to sell tobacco products, and the distribu- tion of free samples on store property. *Prohibit the sale of smoking paraphernalia to minors. The attorneys general will monitor compliance with the agreement and have reserved the right to enforce future violations of the agreement as well as the laws governing sale of tobacco to minors. Oregonians who sus- pect violations of state to- bacco laws can file com- plaints by phoning the At- torney General’s consumer hotline at (877) 877-9392. Woodworking accident injures man Man’s severed hand was hanging on by skin and an artery A woodworker got the scare of his life on Mon- day, Oct. 27 in Selma. At 6:30 a.m. members of the Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) responded to a woodworking shop in the 18400 block of Redwood Hwy. A 26-year-old wood- worker, (his name was not available at press time) completely cut through both bones in his arm and severed his hand while cutting wood on a chop saw, a large round cutting saw. His hand was still attached to the arm by a strip of skin and the main artery was still attached. According to Ken Gavlik, working at the Selma Substation, rescuers applied a trauma dressing, placed the man in a prone position and elevated his feet to prevent shock. “There weren’t pools of blood everywhere amaz- ingly,” Gavlik said of the scene. “Sometimes ampu- tations clot real easy.” The man was using the equipment but was not an employee of the business Medics from American Medical Response splinted the arm and transported the man to Three Rivers Com- munity Hospital in Grants Pass where a trauma unit was waiting to re-attach the man’s hand. Downtown CJ will see light (541) 476-2127 They probably will not be installed by Halloween, but new orange-glow street lights are coming to Downtown Cave Junction. Gary Biggs, head of the city public works de- partment, advised the council of that fact during its meeting in city hall on Monday night, Oct. 27. Biggs said that some items still are in transit, but that the 13 new fixtures and high-pressure, energy- efficient lights will be in- stalled soon. The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment that would require new Iraqi construction contracts to be awarded through full and open competition, unless the Defense Dept. or other contracting depart- ment publicly justifies any sole source or limited-bid contracts. In addition, the amend- ment co-authored by Ron Wyden (D-Ore) would require disclosure that would enable Congress to conduct rigorous oversight of the contracting process. The legislation will ensure that contracts are awarded to the most qualified com- panies at the best cost to taxpayers. The amendment was co-sponsored by a biparti- san group of senators, in- cluding Daniel Akaka (D- Hawaii, Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), Mike Enzi (R- Wyo.) and Joseph Lieber- man (D-Conn.). “With the enormous sums of money that U.S. taxpayers will be asked to pay to rebuild Iraq and to complete the U.S. mission there, our citizens need to know their hard-earned money won’t be frittered away on single source con- tracts,” Wyden said. “The way to ensure that Ameri- cans get the best value for their tax dollars is to re- quire that Iraqi contracts are awarded using full and open competition.” The amendment would require justifying docu- ments for any non- competitive bidding proc- ess to be published in the “Federal Register” and “Commerce Business Daily” no later than 30 days after the contract is signed. The published infor- mation would also include the amount of the contract, a description of the con- tract’s scope, a list of com- panies selected for the closed bidding process, and explanations of how and why the agency chose CJ talks the talk for new sidewalks New sidewalks for Downtown Cave Junction will be a concrete fact. City councilmen on Monday evening, Oct. 27 voted 5-0 as a contract re- view board to award a $59,401 bid to Reed Con- struction of Eagle Point. The other bid was from Copeland Paving Inc. of Grants Pass. Its initial bid was $89,820; but it was revised to $71,820 because of mistakenly in- cluding the cost of tree grates and guards, said City Recorder Jim Polk. There was some con- cern about dealing with Reed, as the council is not familiar with the firm or its work. Polk said that the company had to file pre- qualification papers with the state before bidding. The bid still must be OK’d by Oregon Eco- nomic Development Dept. The council still has to select trees to replace those removed earlier this year. The beautification project includes sidewalks and metal grates and guards. those contractors. Different procedures would apply to contract documents that, if disclosed, could compro- mise national security. The amendment also includes provisions that would require reports to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee and its House counterpart on how the funds are being spent and to explain contracts and interagency transfers. Th i s r e q u i re me n t would affect new contracts and existing contacts that are extended with funds from the supplemental. Contracts for reconstruc- tion, expected to total $20.3 billion, are included, as are contracts with pri- vate-sector companies pro- viding products and ser- vices to the U.S. military. The amendment does not apply to funds for weapons or munitions, or to funds provided directly to the military. For more information phone (541) 552-2900. 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