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Valley aid main goal of IVCRT Siskiyou Health site gains partition nod During the last 10 years, the volunteer board of the Illinois Valley Com- munity Response Team (IVCRT) has worked with community members and IVCRT staff to identify and serve community needs. It has funded or helped fund works for the com- mon good; provided a fo- rum for dialogue and com- munity-building; brought together individuals and groups for collaboration; and helped spark volun- teerism, said IVCRT. It has worked to achieve its mission “to fos- ter community consensus and improve the economic health and quality of life of the Illinois Valley.” IVCRT efforts have aimed to improve quality of life, whether directly focused on social needs like family assistance and education, housing and water quality, or more in- directly through improving the economy of Illinois Valley to help create op- portunities for I.V. youth, and to alleviate economic pressures on working peo- ple and their families. Grants have provided start-up funding or match- ing funds to get other grants. More recently, IVCRT has come to rely on its “fishing crew.” It consists of Executive Di- rector Ron Phillips and staff, who hook and land new grants and other assis- tance needed to accom- plish most of the current and future work. Following is a list of some of the projects in which IVCRT has been involved: *Helped build infra- structure for the Light In- dustrial Park at the I.V. Airport, which will pro- vide space, tools, facilities, training and mentoring to give a boost to local busi- ness ventures. IVCRT small business revolving loan fund has helped many local businesses get started. *To attract tourists and help them spend their money in Illinois Valley, IVCRT coordinated mar- keting and planning, as- sisted the development of the Kerbyville Museum, Rough & Ready Botanical Wayside, and “Forks” State Park; worked on bill- boards, kiosks, Cave Junc- tion downtown redevelop- ment such as rockwork and façade projects; and offici- ated Second Friday Art Walks. *Took the lead in de- veloping community re- sponse to wildfire, includ- ing fire planning, and coor- dinating and training local businesses doing fuel re- duction and land owners involved in stewardship. *Partnered with Op- tions of Oregon to assess housing needs, a step to- By MICHELLE BINKER Staff Writer Having won approval for a minor land partition on its property north of Cave Junction, the new Siskiyo u Communit y Health Center (SCHC) development is another step closer to achieving its vision of a comprehensive medical complex. The application for the partition came before the CJ City Council during its regular meeting Monday night, May 10 in city hall. “Our overall plan has always included the inten- tion to aggregate related health-care services,” said Kenny Houck, project co- ordinator for SCHC. The 1.1-acre partition north of the planned SCHC site will be developed by Riverside Physical Ther- apy owner Jeff Wood. The property will share access to Hwy. 199 with SCHC (Continued on page 10) Riverside Physical Therapy will share property at north end of Cave Junction SELMA SHOP - A 20-by- 30 foot shop was en- gulfed in flames when an alarm was sounded at 10:17 a.m. on Friday, May 7 at 1300 Lakeshore Drive. Damage to the building and contents was estimated at $25,000 by Illinois Valley Fire Dis- trict (IVFD). Investigation has determined the cause of the fire was electrical, said IVFD. Two vehicles near the build- ing were damaged. The alarm was given by vol- unteer Capt. Ken Gavlik, who lives next door, and who heard a ‘whoosh.’ (Shane Welsh photos) Funding for CJ Swimming Pool OK’d Grand opening scheduled for June 12 with free admission With a fresh infusion of funds from the city of Cave Junction, the CJ Swimming Pool is gearing up for the 2004 season. The CJ City Council found money in its budget to help fund the pool by approving a transfer of $10,000 from the contin- gency line of the law en- forcement fund to the pool ops line of the park fund. Mayor Ed Faircloth said the funds transfer would not affect the city’s contract with Josephine County Sheriff’s Office for patrol coverage in the city. The CJ Pool will host its grand opening Satur- day, June 12 from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission will be free, and anyone can at- tend. This season’s pool manager will be Robin Paulson, wife of Council- man Tony Paulson. She was one of five applicants, whose resumes were ex- amined, and they were in- terviewed by a hiring com- mittee. The committee con- sisted of two persons from Grants Pass Family YMCA, which operated the pool last year; Gary Biggs, supervisor of city public works; and Council- man Rita Dyer. The pool is available to rent for private parties. Information is available at CJ City Hall about aquatic programs, group events, open swimming, and swimming instruction schedules. -Michelle Binker and, according to an Ore- gon Dept. of Transporta- tion (ODOT) review of the plan, with other properties to the east. The ODOT review states that no other ac- cesses will be allowed in the immediate vicinity. The city staff report on the partition noted that be- cause of increased water demand from these pro- posed developments and extension of city water service to the Kerby Water District, the planned 8-inch water line may be revised to a 10-inch diameter line. The council approved the partition 4-0, with con- ditions as recommended by ODOT and the staff report. In other business, the council agreed 4-0 to adopt an ordinance amending the zoning map of the city zoning changes. Councilman Rita Dyer was absent. CJs water meter readers plan to be scootin’ about By MICHELLE BINKER Staff Writer Cave Junction city wa- ter meter readers will soon be zipping around on a new, Chinese-made fuel- efficient motor-scooter. Citing increased gaso- line prices and a reduction in man-hours needed to read city water meters, the CJ City Council approved an expenditure from the vehicle equipment reserve fund to purchase a 50cc motor-scooter. The issue was pre- sented during the council meeting held Monday night, May 10, in city hall. “The vehicle (we are presently using to read me- ters) gets about 8 miles per gallon,” Gary Biggs ex- plained in a letter to the council. Biggs, city public works supervisor, said that some employees have been using their own bicycles to run the meter routes. The scooter will reduce the time and personnel needed to read the water meters. With this vehicle, “one person can run the water meter routes in about five hours,” Biggs said. The initial cost to the city for the vehicle is ap- proximately $1,600. The city received a $200 dis- count as a municipality from Scootin’ Around Ore- gon, of Grants Pass. Motorcycle endorse- ment isn’t needed but a helmet is required. Scooter operators, and others driving city vehicles on city business, would also be subject to new ve- (Continued on page 10) Remember to vote. The deadline to submit ballots in the primary election is Tuesday, May 18. Ballots can be deposited in the box at Cave Junction City Hall until 8 p.m. the 18th. Or they can be taken or mailed to the county elec- tions office in Grants Pass, but in that case they must be in the office by the deadline. Postmarks do not count. COUGARS PULL HORNETS STINGER - Illinois Valley High School’s softball team took its Skyline Confer- ence mark to 15-2, ensuring second place, by beating third-place Henley 3-0, 7-6 in Cave Junction on Satur- day, May 8. For I.V., Kim Hamilton lead the way by pitching a 4-hit shut out in the first game and going 4- for-4 with a home run in the second game. Other standouts for I.V. were Ricci Coultas and Angelique Miller. The Cougars were to play Lakeview in an away game on Tuesday, May 11. Cougar sophomore Erika Riley (above) is tagged at home by the Hornet catcher at home. (Photo by Ron Humphres)