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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Tax question Measure 30 basis
Ballots should be received in mail soon for Feb. 3 election
Oregon voters will
have the chance to ratify or
repeal tax increases during
a special vote Feb. 3.
Measure 30 is a citizen
referendum on House Bill
2152 passed to balance the
state budget. Lawmakers
in special session said they
arrived at the bill in an ef-
fort to maintain the current
level of public services and
avoid budget cuts.
If enacted, the measure
would result in several
temporary and permanent
changes, and increases to
the current tax code.
Revisions would tem-
porarily raise income tax
and cigarette tax; reduce
dividends received by cor-
porations; and defer corpo-
rate tax credits until 2006.
The changes would
permanently eliminate
some or all medical ex-
pense deductions, elimi-
nate deductions for certain
types of business vehicles,
reduce property tax dis-
counts, increase the mini-
mum tax for C and S cor-
porations, and require ex-
traterritorial income to be
added back into a corpora-
tion’s Oregon taxable in-
come.
Those who brought the
initiative to the ballot op-
pose this budget measure.
According to a report
released by Citizens for a
Sound Economy, tax in-
creases at this time would
slow Oregon’s economic
recovery, depressing job
creation and discouraging
businesses from coming to
or staying in the state.
Those who support the
tax measure believe that
it’s imperative to maintain
current levels of state
spending.
“We’re talking about
paying for the ‘basics’ in
Oregon,” said Cornelia
Murphy, political coordi-
nator for the American
Federation of State,
County and Municipal Em-
ployees. “..Measure 30 (is)
a fight over simply main-
taining the status quo.”
Should Measure 30 not
pass, HB 5077, a disappro-
priation measure passed by
the Legislature and signed
by Gov. Kulongowski
would take effect. Legisla-
tors could be called back
into session to make addi-
tional budget cuts.
- Michelle Binker
Upton - Marazzani engaged
Cave Junction residents Pat and Pam Upton announce
the engagement and forthcoming wedding of their
daughter, Amy Upton to Mike Marazzani of Martinez,
Calif. Upton is a 1994 graduate of Illinois Valley High
School, and is employed by United Airlines at Denver
International Airport. The prospective bridegroom is a
medical recruiter. The couple met four years ago in
Hawaii while both were employed by United. A late
spring wedding in Hawaii is planned. (Photo provided)
Evergreen Federal pays
$1.9 mil customer bonus
DOWNTOWN CJ COLLISION - Two vehicles were involved in an accident at 12:19
p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9 at Redwood Hwy. and W. Lister Street. Emergency responders
were American Medical Response, Illinois Valley Fire District and Josephine County
Sheriff’s Office. No injuries were reported.
(Photo by Michelle Binker)
Oregon TripCheck useful for travel
The Oregon Dept. of
Transportation’s (ODOT)
site, TripCheck.com, has
far surpassed previous
month’s usage numbers.
TripCheck.com and
511 provide access to
highway advisory informa-
tion for state and federal
highways in Oregon.
Information is pro-
vided by ODOT road
crews who perform main-
tenance and respond to
incidents in the field. As
more adverse weather de-
velops, ODOT crews are
often sent to locations
where the weather is most
severe or where emergency
situations exist.
During the nine days
from Christmas Eve
through New Year’s Day,
the site logged more than
1.2 million visits.
A partial tally released
for December 2003 indi-
cated more than 2.3 mil-
lion site visits with a one-
day record on Dec. 29 of
276,000 visits. The prior
record for the month was
only 1.5 million.
The ODOT travel in-
formation phone system,
511 and (800) 977-ODOT,
also set a record number of
calls for the same nine-day
period. The system re-
ceived 306,000 calls;
smashing the previous De-
cember 2001 record of
250,000 calls.
With the recent addi-
tion of 511 to its system,
MANSFIELD R. CLEARY
Attorney at Law
General Practice in
Illinois Valley
since 1980
Practice includes but not limited to:
Bankruptcy - Eliminate
financial problems
Living trusts - Avoid probate
Estate planning - Wills,
power of attorney
Domestic relations
Auto accident - Personal Injury
Criminal - DUII
Real Estate contracts - Foreclosure
592-2195
200 W. Lister
ODOT’s available phone
lines doubled, from 108 to
216 to help alleviate the
wait time during severe
weather.
“We urge citizens to
use the TripCheck.com
Web site whenever possi-
ble, so that travelers who
do not have access to the
Internet can still get
through on the phone. This
way, we can get critical
travel information out to as
many people as possible
during severe weather con-
ditions,” said Galen
McGill, ODOT Intelligent
Transportation Systems
manager.
“When our crews on
the highway are helping
motorists or clearing snow,
there can be an impact on
their ability to update in-
formation,” McGill said.
ODOT recommends
viewing the Trip-
Check.com incident maps
before taking a trip to get
an overall picture of travel
conditions.
The site also contains
many useful links for trav-
elers to click on such as
updated weather cameras.
Evergreen Federal
Bank will pay an extra
$1,934,000 bonus to its
savings customers in addi-
tion to the interest they
normally receive on their
accounts.
This bonus will be
given in celebration of Ev-
ergreen’s 70th anniversary.
Evergreen is the only
bank in Oregon to make
this type of extraordinary
payment. The bank has
made several $1,000,000
extra payments to its cus-
tomers in the past.
Brady Adams, presi-
dent of Evergreen, ex-
plains; “In 1934 local peo-
ple came together and
formed a community bank.
They had a dream about a
local bank that would help
local people achieve their
dreams.
“For the last 70 years,
we have been working to
fulfill that dream. Doing so
would be impossible with-
out the support of our cus-
tomers. So we are paying
an extra $1,934,000 bonus
to our customers as a way
to say thank you.”
Evergreen has offices
in Cave Junction, Medford,
Rogue River, Grants Pass,
Brookings and Bandon.
Tuesday, Jan. 6
*9:55 a.m., public aid
1800 block Laurel Road.
*11:43 a.m., medical
aid 100 block S. Kerby
Ave.
*1:55 p.m., medical
aid 500 block S. Redwood
Hwy.
Wednesday, Jan. 7
*3:38 p.m., medical
aid 8600 block Takilma
Road.
*9:53 p.m., structure
fire, 1300 block Holton
Creek Road.
Thursday, Jan. 8
*1:50 p.m., fire alarm,
500 block W. River Street.
Friday, Jan. 9
*10:45 a.m., medical
aid 500 block Schumacher.
*12:19 p.m., motor
vehicle accident (MVA)
Redwood Hwy at W.
Lister Street.
*1:02 p.m., district-
wide medical standby.
*9:03 p.m., medical
aid 1600 block E.
McMullen Creek.
*10:22 p.m., open burn
24300 block Redwood
Hwy.
Saturday, Jan. 10
*4:54 p.m., medical
aid 1600 block Crooks
Creek Road.
Vacancy open
on JoCo unit
for housing
The Josephine County
Board of Commissioners is
accepting applications
from volunteers to fill a
vacancy on the Josephine
County Housing and Com-
munit y Development
Council’s Board.
The housing council
administers the federally
funded, Section-8 Tenant-
based assistance programs
for the county.
The deadline for appli-
cations is Monday, Jan.26.
Applications are avail-
able in the Board of Com-
missioners’ office, Room
154, Josephine County
Courthouse, Grants Pass.
Certified Public Accountant
592-3630
Office is now open at
234 N. Redwood Hwy.
in the
Western Plaza Shopping Center
(Next door to True Value Hardware)
Senior Nutrition Menu
Sponsored by
TAYLOR’S SPECIALS
592-3562
(541) 592-2126, 474-5440
Meals are served in the
CJ County Bldg.
FRIDAY, JAN. 16
*Western beef steak
with country gravy,
Lyonnaise potatoes,
peas & carrots, herb
bread, oatmeal
prune bar
MONDAY, JAN. 19
*Closed for
Martin Luther King Day
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21
*Meat loaf with gravy,
whipped potatoes with
gravy, cabbage &
carrots, onion roll,
ranger cookie
Roasted Turkey Breast… $3.99 per lb.
Taylor Dogs… $2.50 per lb.
Lost Coast 8 Ball Stout… $5.99 six pack
(plus deposit)
Events -
TWO GREAT NIGHTS OF MUSIC!
NEW ‘QUIETER DINNER MUSIC’ SPECIALS!
*Friday, Jan. 16 - IMBAS - Celtic Rock
Beef Roulade… $8.95
(beef roll stuffed with mushrooms baked in tomato sauce)
*Saturday, Jan. 17 - ‘Route 66’ - Country/Western
Dinner Special: BBQ Pork Ribs… $7.95
Friday, Jan. 23 - Michelle LeComte & Tim Wallace
Friday, Jan. 30 - Wally Aiken & friends
THURSDAYS - 6:30 p.m. - Open ‘Mic’ Night with Jake Thompson