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Page 9 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, March 31, 2004 Wounded trooper doing well; suspect shot dead Ten Minutes With... … Sandra “Sandi” Hare - Kerbyville Museum volunteer How long have you worked at the museum? We took it over in September of ‘98. I was the president of the board for the first four years, and I have been volun- teering here ever since. Is this the only place you work? No, I work as a nurse in private duty, home health care. I actually work for pediatric services. I used to be director of nursing at Laurel Hill in Grants Pass, but after a pulmonary embolism with a heart condition, my doctor wouldn’t let me go back to work. My friend’s grandson was coming out of the children’s hospital in Portland, and she asked me to apply for a job and watch over him. I ap- plied and ended up working for a while there. Are you a native Oregonian? No, I was born in Michigan. Outside of Detroit in a little town called Frasier. It’s on the border of Grosse Pointe, just a little slice of town really. How long have you lived here? Forty-six years in June. Most of my life. I came here when I was 16. My dad had gone to Canada and saw a ranch near Alberta, and we were on our way to go look at it and possibly buy it. My uncle, who was a real estate broker, lived in Grants Pass. We stopped by on the way, and he started showing my dad around. My uncle said we had enough for a down payment on the old Mosier Ranch, which was just coming on the market. We went around through Holland Loop area to look at it, and about five hours later, my dad wrote a check for it. We bought it, lock stock and barrel, for $50,000. That included 164 acres, 24 head of stock, 30 head of sheep, and all the equipment. So we left my brother there, packed up and moved to Cave Junction, June 4, 1958. We never did make it to Alberta. By MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE A man who died in an exchange of gunfire with an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper Friday night, March 26 was wanted in connection with two bank robberies this month in Nevada. The dead man, Jeremiah Paul Scanlon, 47, of Las Vegas, had told friends that he wouldn’t go back to prison and that he had “cop-killer” bullets he was willing to use, said Capt. Joe Puckett of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Dept. Saturday afternoon. The trooper he shot, Nick Neville, 33, was in intensive care at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford Saturday and is doing well, said OSP Capt. Eric Rodriguez. Jackson County’s multi-agency major assault and death investigation team is investigating the shootings that occurred at Valley of the Rogue State Park along Interstate 5. Neville, who has worked as a trooper since 1999 and been assigned to the Central Point office for 11 months, was on regular patrol when he entered the park, Rodriguez said. He was parked near the boat ramp about 8:40 p.m. when a truck went past him, turned and stopped as it approached again, Rodriguez said. Neville got out to talk to the driver. The driver, Scanlon, asked for directions, al- though investigators didn’t disclose where he wanted to go. When Neville asked to see identification, Scan- lon pulled out a snub- nosed .38-caliber revolver and shot at Neville, Puckett said. Neville was hit in the upper right chest. Initial reports said the bullet struck above his bullet- proof vest, but investiga- tors plan to examine it. After Neville reported he had been shot, officers from around the valley responded to the scene. Rogue River Rural Fire District medics rushed in to treat the injured trooper and take him to a hospital, while officers searched for the gunman. A police dog found Scanlon collapsed dead about 35 yards from the vehicles, Puckett said. An autopsy Saturday deter- mined the cause of death was a single shot from a .40-caliber weapon con- sistent with the Glock troopers carry. The shot entered the right side of his torso and caused internal injuries, Puckett said. Puckett said the FBI had issued a warrant for That must have been a memorable trip? We had a Dodge station wagon. It was pink and gray. Very popular for the time. It had the big fins in the back, three seats, and a thing on top with all the sleeping gear and camping gear. Did you camp along the way? Yes. My dad was a Boy Scout leader, so we camped all the time. My mom was also a Campfire Girls leader. I started out being a Bluebird. Anyway, when we moved here, we kinda’ camped permanently. It was culture shock for us. We moved out of a really nice home into a rustic home. There was an outhouse, and the hot water ran through copper coils through the back of the cook stove. We had cold showers, outside. After coming up from the barn, we would wet down real quick, soap up, then wet down again; it was cold. But daddy took care of that really quick. He put in an electric water heater and re- wired the bathroom. What do you like best about this area? The view from my front porch, the wide-open spaces, the fragrances in the air. I love having flowers all over the place. I like the people too; sometimes there’s people I don’t like, but not very often. Closed Tuesday & Wednesday... IVHS School Menu - Sponsored by SISKIYOU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 319 Caves Hwy. 592-4111 Do you have any kids? I have two daughters: Nisha, who was working as a show girl in the Bay area; her stage name is “Liberty Lane,” she’s very beautiful. And my other daughter is Noelle, she lives in Portland and is married to a man who works for UPS. Are you a grandma? Yes. Nisha has two kids, a boy and a girl. Noelle has two girls. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Tin-roof Sundae. I like French Vanilla ice cream really well too. When I was in Japan, that ice cream was my fave. The French Vanilla there is outrageous. 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Try to be better than yourself. - William Faulkner - Restaurante This is a friendly competition to be held Saturday, April 10 - $10.00 Entry fee and “Winner Takes All”- Entries limited to first 12 FRIDAY, APRIL 2 Do you have any brothers and sisters? Three sisters and a brother. One older brother, Denny Hare; a fantastic person. My oldest sister is Patricia Streeter, a younger sister, Gloria, and my baby sister, Eva. Scanlon charging him in an armed bank robbery March 15 in Las Vegas. He also was a suspect in a March 19 bank robbery in Reno, Nev. The gun Scanlon used Friday had been reported stolen in Las Vegas, as had the license plates on the truck he drove, OSP said. Investigators still are working to determine whether the truck was sto- len, Puckett said. Preliminary investiga- tion indicates that Neville’s response in the incident was appropriate, authorities said. Rodriguez said the case will be presented to a grand jury, standard prac- tice when an officer fires his weapon. 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