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(Editor’s Note: Names,
ages, addresses, incidents and
charges are provided by offi-
cial law enforcement agencies.
All persons listed in this report
are innocent until proven
guilty in a court of law.
Charges can be amended or
dismissed.)
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Saturday, Feb. 14
*Chickens were killed
by a wolf-hybrid dog in the
100 block of Warren Road,
it was reported at 8:16 a.m.
The incident was referred
to Animal Control.
*A single-vehicle acci-
dent at milepost 39 of Red-
wood Hwy. blocked the
lanes for southbound traf-
fic. The driver was trans-
ported to Three Rivers
Community Hospital.
*A vehicle with a bro-
ken driver’s side window
was left in the 35000 block
of Redwood Hwy.
*A garage in the 100
block of S. Kerby Avenue
was broken into and sev-
eral items taken, it was
reported at 8:28 a.m.
*A man said a tire had
been slashed on his vehicle
in the 100 block of S. Saw-
yer Avenue.
*A cattleman in the
3000 block of Holland
Loop said his neighbor’s
dogs were loose among his
cows at 10:55 a.m.
*An alarm at Lorna
Byrne Middle School at
11:28 a.m. was attributed
to parents arriving for a
basketball game.
*At milepost 23 of
Redwood Hwy. a man with
a child on his lap was re-
portedly driving erratically
at 11:42 a.m.
*A resident in the 400
block of Addison Lane
complained of a small
pickup truck which speeds
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up and down the road.
*In the 400 block of
Kinnickinnick Drive a man
and woman were heard
having a dispute over an
open phone line by a 911
dispatcher. The man left
prior to a deputy’s arrival.
*On Addison Lane, a
resident complained again
of a white-and-blue Toyota
pickup truck speeding up
and down the road.
*A vehicle was off the
road on Deer Creek Road
at Crooks Creek Road at
6:11 p.m. No injuries were
reported.
*A driver was warned
for FTO/TCD at the corner
of Redwood and Caves
Hwys. at 8:46 p.m.
*A driver was warned
for impeding traffic on
Redwood Hwy. at Wild-
park Lane at 10:39 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 15
*Leonard Jacob Boyd,
31, was arrested on a
charges of harassment and
first-degree criminal mis-
chief. Frankie Jerry
Navarro Jr., 25, was ar-
rested on a charge of first-
degree criminal mischief.
Both arrests followed an
incident in the 300 block
of E. River Street.
*A driver was warned
for speeding on Holland
Loop at Hays Cut Off
Road at 12:57 a.m.
*A driver who had
apparently wrecked his
vehicle the night before,
striking his head, crawled
out of his vehicle to the
roadway at 8:57 a.m. OSP
was advised.
*A dog was sitting in
the middle of the highway
near the I.V. Substation at
10:23 a.m.
*A husband and wife
had been arguing in the
300 block of Pinetree Way.
She opted to leave the resi-
dence.
*A resident in the
1500 block of Holton
Creek Road said a very
depressed woman in a
pickup truck had been
parked in front of her
house for almost an hour.
*A man in the 200
block of N. Redwood
Hwy. said a another man
sold him a stolen bike.
*A driver was warned
for speeding in the 25000
block of Redwood Hwy.
*A woman in a
neighborhood in Kerby
said a man had threatened
her, saying, “I’ve got a
bullet with your name on
it.” A deputy determined
the threats were verbal
only, and that no crime
was committed.
*A man in a Kerby
neighborhood said he was
going to shoot a neighbor
who stole something from
his residence while he was
elsewhere. He was advised
not to make verbal threats.
*Noisy children at a
slumber party in the 300
block of Schumacher
Street were advised to
keep the noise down at
9:21 p.m.
*Kipp Jonathan Rey-
nolds, 26, was cited on a
charge of speeding in the
18000 block of Redwood
Hwy.
Monday, Feb. 16
*A driver was warned
for speeding and improper
display of tags on Red-
wood Hwy. at Burch Drive
at 12:44 a.m.
*A driver was warned
for failure to signal, failure
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… Marion Clarke, Cave Junction County
Building clerk
What brought you to Oregon?
I used to work in Hayward, Calif., and went
to a convention in Portland. My husband and
I traveled north on I-5 and returned by driv-
ing down Hwy. 101 along the coast. It was
so beautiful, I told my husband that when we
get ready to retire, we were going to live
here. We ended up coming back and looking
for property in the area.
When did you move to Illinois Valley?
In 1968, we came up here to buy property. We ate at a little café called the New Cafe
(now PJ’s Café) across the street from the county building. A man from a real estate of-
fice next door gave us a tour of the valley; showing us some fixer-uppers. When I saw a
place he showed us in O’Brien, I immediately knew that I wanted it. It used to be an old
stagecoach stop. We only paid $30,000 for 40 acres and a house. Now they are offering
me $350,000 plus, cash on the barrel. I keep getting letters offering to buy, but I say no
thanks, I like where I’m at.
What do you do here at the county building?
I am a clerk. I answer questions and phones. I meet some really interesting people. In
the summer, a lot of tourists come in asking information about the area. They want to
know what the crime rate is, what the weather is like; things like that.
What kind of people do you see come through here?
All kinds - positive, negative. People with problems, old friends who just come in to
gab.
How did you end up working at the county building?
I started working when I was 17 during World War II when I had three children, and
have been working since.
From 1970 to ‘75, I worked at Western Bank (now Sterling Savings Bank). And then
a job opened up at city hall for city clerk, treasurer, recorder and municipal judge. I ap-
plied, and out of 19 applicants, I got the job. I took the place of a man; that was the hard
part, because I was a female. They weren’t ready for a female.
I had good time, working at the new (at the time) city hall for nearly four years. I then
went on to volunteer at the U.S. Forest Service office for a while. Then I worked for 18
years volunteering two times a week feeding people at the senior meal site. After that, I
came to the county building and have been here since.
Do you have family in the area?
Before my husband, Jim Clark, passed away, he worked for Search and Rescue. I
have a son who lives here in Cave Junction, Ken, and a daughter, Judy, who lives in
Grants Pass. I have another son who lives in Pleasanton, Calif.. I also have seven grand-
children and five great-grandchildren.
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
I am a birdwatcher. I have a big area in my backyard where we feed them every day.
You would be surprised what comes in. We spread seed on stumps of old trees, like a big
round table for them to eat on. I put the seed down and, oh boy, they come in droves. I
think I spend more money on birdseed than I do on me.
What is your favorite ice cream?
I don’t know; something with cherries.
~ Photo and Interview by Shane Welsh