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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 19, 2004 Stella K. Peterson A rosary was recited Wednesday morning, May 19 followed by a Mass at St. Patrick of the Forest Catholic Church in Cave Junction for Stella K. Pe- terson, 93, who died Sun- day, May 16 at Hopeful Rancho in Takilma. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Grants Pass. The Rev. Harry Howell officiated. She was born on April 6, 1911 in Wapello, Idaho. She married Milton Peter- son on Sept. 16, 1930 in Blackfoot, Idaho. He pre- ceded her in death. Mrs. Peterson moved to Illinois Valley in 1969 from Las Vegas, Nev. She was a member of St. Pat- rick Church and Order of the Eastern Star. She en- joyed gardening. She is survived by a son, Milton Blake Peterson of Cave Junction; two daughters, Marion Peter- son of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Grace Conner of Las Vegas; a sister, Barbara Cobbley of Idaho Falls; 13 grandchildren; 24 great- grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. A brother, Frank Kal- ferd, and a sister, Jose- phine Worthen, died be- fore she did. GP homicide investigated as suspect Sheriff’s detectives are seeking information about the apparent homicide of a rural Grants Pass resident whose home seems to have been forcibly entered. Dead is Charles Kugle Jr., 68, of Shadow Hills Drive, said Detective Sgt. Ken Selig of Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). JCSO was notified of an apparent break-in at Kugle’s residence on Wednesday morning, May 12. He was found to be deceased, and, “It appears his home was forcibly en- tered.” He lived alone, said Selig. “It is apparent that he did not die of his own hand or natural causes,” he added. An autopsy is pend- ing. Anyone who knew the victim is asked to contact JCSO’s Major Crimes Unit at (541) 474-5153; or use the tip line at (541) 474- 5160. Subscribe to ‘Illinois Valley News’ 592-2541 Project Linus Project Linus of Jose- phine County said that anyone interested in mak- ing blankets for seriously ill or traumatized children can attend its regular monthly meetings at JJ North’s Restaurant in Grants Pass at 11 a.m. Meetings are normally held on last Mondays. This month’s meeting will be on Monday, May 24, due to Memorial Day weekend. Contact Selma resident Melanie Tehan at 597- 2455; or Grants Pass resi- dent Carole Heaphy at (541) 479-8627 for more information. Deer Creek Unit Family Community Education The Deer Creek Unit of Family Community & Education will have a “fun-filled field trip” to Seven Feathers for May. There will be a sum- mer break in June, July, and August. FCE will be back on Sept. 10. FCE meets every sec- ond Friday at Immanuel United Methodist Church, 200 W. Watkins St. in Cave Junction. “If you would like to make a difference in our community and meet and work with a wonderful group of women, give Chairman Dolly LaFlamme a call at 597- 2333, or just drop by our next meeting,” said FCE. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 70 The unit 70 elected officers during the May 5 meeting. There will be a com- bined installation with the men at the post during the June 2 meeting. Wednesday, May 19 was to be a cleaning day, as the auxiliary will host caucus Saturday, May 22. A silent auction is planned for the 22nd, and the draw- ing for a May Basket. A scholarship will be given a graduating IVHS student. Flag icons have been placed in several busi- nesses in the community for the Children’s Miracle Network. The money stays at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. Dona- tions for this program help children with special needs including cancer, birth de- fects and injuries, regard- less of the parents’ ability to pay. May 24-30 members will be out with poppies. Friday, May 28, flags and poppies will be placed on the gravesites of veterans at Laurel and Deer Creek cemeteries. World War II veterans will be honored with a pro- gram at Lake Selmac Boy Scout Area Saturday, May 29 at 2 p.m. A barbecue will start the festivities from noon to 1:30 p.m. followed by the program at 2 p.m. “If a veteran needs a ride, let us know, as we will arrange for one. We don’t want to miss anyone. We have a personal certifi- cate to hand to each one, so let us know if you are going to attend or not, as we will deliver them to you if you are unable to attend.” After the program, the men will have a drawing for a drift boat. Native Plant Society Saturday, May 22, Siskiyou National Forest botanist Cecile Shohet will lead a trip to explore the fen at Free and Easy Creek. Meet at 9 a.m. at Illi- nois Valley Visitor Center in Cave Junction. Phone (541) 482-1964 for more information. Siskiyou Project Gordon Lyford will lead a hike in the Rough and Ready Creek water- shed. Meet at O’Brien Country Store on Saturday, May 22 at 8 a.m. Deer Creek Associa- tion and Siskiyou Project will lead another hike on Lone Pine Prospect Trail Meet at Selma Market on Sunday, May 23 at 10 a.m. Bring water and lunch. For more info, phone Siskiyou Project at 592- 4459 or www.siskiyou.org. State land hearing May 24 The Dept. of State Lands (DSL) will conduct a public meeting Monday, May 24 at 7 p.m. in Harbor to outline proposed changes to rules on restric- tions on use of state lands. The meeting will run two hours at the Harbor Sanitary District Confer- ence Room, 16408 Lower Harbor Road. 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The areas were closed to ad- dress problems reported by users, land owners, DSL staff, C or representatives of other C agencies or law en- forcement officials. B For a copy of the pro- posed rules, visit DSL’s W # e b site at : 1 www.oregonstatelands.us. 5 rules are listed under The 9 “What’s New” head- the ing. 5 Or phone DSL in Sa- lem at (503) 378-3895, Ext. 239. Persons unable to at- tend the meetings may submit written comments through Monday, May 31. Send them to: Rules Coor- dinator, Dept. of State Lands, 775 Summer St. N.E. Suite 100, Salem OR 97301, or send an e-mail message to: rule- change_comments@dsl.sta te.or.us. Say you saw it in the ‘Noose’ Page 5 LORNA BYRNE HONOREES - Students of the Month for April were honored last week at Lorna Byrne Middle School. The tall man (left) is Principal Peter Maluk. Stu- dents are (from left) Jessica Lindhe and Alex Dominguez, sixth grade; Jessica Bar- ron and Harlan Mechling, seventh grade; and Sadie Hector and Doug Hoskins, eighth grade. They were chosen for academic and other factors. At far right is Ste- ven Paul, eighth grade, chosen Grants Pass Rotary Club Student of the Year. Watch next issue for a story on Paul. (Photo by Shane Welsh) Lovejoy grants aim for teen bereavement Lovejo y Ho spice, which serves Illinois Val- ley, has received two grants totaling $5,500, which will be used to es- tablish a bereavement pro- gram for 40 teen-agers and their families in Josephine County. One grant is for $500 from Grants Pass Rotary Club. The other is for $5,000 from the Juan Young Trust. The program aim is “to reduce emotional and be- havioral upheavals associ- ated with unresolved grief during teen-age years, and to assist parents in support- ing their adolescent’s grief process.” Lovejoy said that it is issuing an appeal “to raise the additional funds neces- sary to complete the pro- ject.” For more information about the plan telephone (888) 758-8569. Come Visit us for a... * Ranch Tour & Llama Walk * Call to see if any spots are left in our Felt Hat-making Workshop — Saturday, May 22, 2004 Contact Joyce or Harry Abrams llamuz@forestedgefarm.com 541-592-6078 IVHS ALUMNI & FRIENDS An Association of IVHS & KUHS - Alumni and Their Friends PO Box 2086 Cave Junction OR 97523 - (541) 592 - 3891 ‘LOST’ CLASSMATES If you can help locate the following KUHS & IVHS alums, please contact the class organizer listed for that class. You will be contributing to the success of Reunionmania, July 2,3, & 4. 1944 1969 1984 Donnis Smith (541) 476-9127 Eric Johnson Pat Osipovich Dees (541) 592-3126 patricia.dees @sterlingsavings.com Contact Pat if you want to get together Kristen Taylor Whicheloe whicheloe@cavenet.com Kim Terrell Gabany (520) 760-0502 gabany@msn.com Darla Billhimer Jennifer Dunvan Martie Mayfield Rising Sonya Hart Robinson Portia Switzer 1949 Myron Marchant (541) 888-5258 minokie@earthlink.net Iva Mae Crowley Leona Spliethof Wheeler 1954 Dolores Booth Franklin (541) 592-6236 wfrank@cavenet.com Ron Terrel (206) 542-9223 rterrel@comast.com Bonnie Crowl Lough Mary Lockhart 1959 Jackie Williams Wright (541) 592-3343 jackie@nitrosports.com Joy Parkinson Samuelson (503) 680-3787 joysbear@qwest.net Connie Jones Jeanetta Welsh Nathan Welsh Lon Gritman Bill Clark Jean Hovoter Darlene Ronjoin John Davis 1964 Wes Nicholson (541) 592-2996 nicattco@earthlink.net ‘Corky’ Quen (541) 592-2771 quen@cavenet.com Connie Barbour Jean Beam Peter Bruno Sandy Branham Kathleen Breckenridge Richard Cross Karen Elmore Beverlee Frost Jerry Guscepti Pete Hines Michael Kennedy Carolyn Leonard Dewayne Madden Kathy Mayfield Colleen Meads Richard Olson Betty Sue Reich Martha Ridling Doug Robinson Lois Rossiter Cassandra Shean Jeanie Smedley Littie Warner 1974 Carol Dinkel Dickson (541) 660-3136 mcdickson@terragon.com Ruby Bezanson Terry Buttram Jennifer Canzano Debra Chase Nina Clouser Danny Devine David Diemer William Evitt Gil Freitas Mary Gardner Roxanne Garner Richard Hamblin Robert Haney Laura Heath Cindy Howe William Kirschenmann Cheryl Leggett Susan Lindsey Pam McClure Regina O’Brien Gary Preston Paulina Roberts Michael Schwartz Ron Shorb Donald Sorenson Robert Stalce Matt Wetzel Christie Whitely 1979 ‘Dink’ Trout Cameron (541) 951-5223 dink79@earthlink.net Rick Lyons Faith Wilson Elizabeth Madsen Frank Cook III Tami Mitchell Gary Johnson Reese Morgan Sandra Phillips Sandra Tomlinson Denise Waterhouse 1989 Amy George Milner (541) 592-6206 Shaun Hoback (541) 471-7487 shaun’89@wildriverbrewing.com Rambo Halpern Ken Lawson Brenda Robinson Tammy Warren Cody Zook 1994 Francie Graham (503) 951-9850 francie31@aol.com Alex Alcorn Alisha Asplund Chani Baker Maryanna Burns Denny Campbell Ronald (RJ) Clayton Vineta Cooper Gail Dishineau Jonathon Davis Jason Decarsky John Dembinski Kristine Dinan Kieds Fisher Darry Forbing Jes Gnem Melody L. Gutekunst David Hansen Matt Hewitt Preston Hubbard Tammy Hornsby Nigel Kruska Sandra Hughey Isacc Idoine Michael Kelm Kyle Kitt Nathan Lansdown Jason Luft Kasey Lunt Michael Isherwood Jerome Marx Bryon Mitchell Jason Mullins Jimmy Murphy Brenda Patterson Charlie Peddicord Jennifer Pimbo-Lamb Daniel Prince Janeer Shawaluk Star Staples Sean Swallow Melissa Wade Brekka Wilkinson Joelen Wood 1999 If you are having a 5-year reunion please contact IVHS Alumni & Friends Secretary Chris Leppert (619) 295-1752 cleppert@cox.net