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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Uncle Sam has booklets
to aid financial planning
Meengs, Pennell, Phillips
Earn Degrees
Three men from Cave
Junction were awarded
degrees from Oregon State
University during a com-
mencement ceremony held
earlier this month.
Chad Meengs obtained
his master’s degree; and
“Jed” Pennell and Cliff
Phillips received bache-
lor’s degrees.
Tree notices
urged by ODF
I.V. LIONS INSTALL - Outgoing President Steve Lyons (right) congratulates Steve
Culver as new president of Illinois Valley Lions Club at an installation on Sunday,
June 13 at Illinois Valley Airport. Lyons was honored with the ‘Lion of the Year’
award. Other officials elected to the board: Wayne Whitfield, 1st vice president;
Jerry Buell, 2nd vice president; Marvin Haney, 3rd vice president; Carl Jacobson,
secretary; Louie Spencer, treasurer; Blake Peterson, lion tamer; Sam Michel, tail
twister; and Gary Bell, Sight & Hearing chairman. (Photo by Gary Bell)
HOT FOOD - Illinois Val-
ley firefighters served
their 24th annual pan-
cake breakfast in Jubilee
Park on Saturday, June
19. Proceeds benefit the
association of volun-
teers. (Top) Tom Zulliger,
Ken Gavlik and Jerry
Schaeffer were among
the kitchen crew mem-
bers. (Photo at left by
Dale Sandberg/I.V. Fire
District photographer)
Booze use = 16.9 million gallons
Beer manufacturers
and importers sold more
than 16.9 million gallons
of beer to the state’s
wholesale distributors in
the first quarter of 2004,
according to Oregon Liq-
uor Control Commission
(OLCC) statistics.
Tallied in kegs and
cases, that’s the equivalent
of 546,246 31 gallon bar-
rels, and a drop of 5 per-
cent from the 576,922 bar-
rels sold during first quar-
ter 2003. OLCC collects
privilege taxes of $2.60 per
barrel at the time of sale to
wholesalers.
During the same Janu-
ary-March period, more
than 2.8 million gallons of
wine was imported into or
removed from bond within
Oregon.
Last year’s first-
quarter total was 2.6 mil-
lion gallons. OLCC col-
lects privilege taxes of 67-
cents a gallon for table
wine and 77-cents for des-
sert wines. Two-cents from
each gallon goes to the
Oregon Wine Board for
research and promotion
activities.
The top national beer
sellers were: Anheuser-
Busch, 190,806 barrels;
Coors Brewing, 103,897;
Miller Brewing, 79,153;
and Pabst, 29,970.
Top Oregon sellers
were: Deschutes Brewery,
5,033; and Full Sail, 3,440.
Oregon wineries re-
leased 494,434 gallons
from bond during the first
quarter, up 93,967 gallons
from January-March 2003.
Sokol Blosser Winery re-
leased 75,592 gallons, tops
for local vintners. Next
were: Bridgeview Vine-
yards, of Cave Junction,
41,038 gallons; Willamette
Valley Vineyards, 29,784;
and Eola Hills Wine Cel-
lars, 27,807.
Wine imported from
other states totaled 2.01
million gallons, with Cali-
fornia’s Earnest & Julio
Gallo Winery tops at
436,158 gallons. Foreign
wine imports were 306,746
gallons.
Top importing nations
were: Italy, 97,681 gallons;
Australia, 95,892; Chili,
36,502; and France,
21,760.
Rogue usage
study noted
The Josephine County
district attorney has asked
for a navigability study of
the upper Rogue River by
the Oregon State Land
Board.
The original study re-
quest was filed in 1997 for
a 90-mile section of the
upper Rogue River from
Grave Creek to Lost
Creek. The current district
attorney and local law en-
forcement recently con-
firmed interest in pursuing
the study.
If OK’d the study
would take 12-18 months.
The Oregon Dept. of
Forestry (ODF) is recom-
mending that anyone cut-
ting or planning to cut
dead or dying conifers sub-
mit a Notification of Op-
eration if there is a possi-
bility that the trees may be
sold, bartered or traded.
The number of dead
and dying trees throughout
the Rogue Valley is on the
rise and more small opera-
tions are taking place, said
ODF. Failure to file the
notifications or wait the
required 15 days, has re-
sulted in an increase in
complaints, and Forest
Practices violations.
There is no fee for fil-
ing notifications which can
be filed at ODF offices.
Trying to save for a
rainy day? Dreaming of
buying your own?
No matter what your
financial goals, it’s easy to
be overwhelmed by all the
information out there about
managing your money.
A n e w e a s y- t o -
understand package from
the Federal Citizen Infor-
mation Center (FCIC) will
help you take charge of
your finances and meet
your goals. These con-
sumer publications are
a v a i l a b l e
a t
www.pueblo.gsa.gov.
Get started with
“There’s a Lot to Learn
About Money” from the
Federal Reserve System.
Learn how to develop
a budget and start saving,
the advantages of com-
pound interest and how to
manage your credit, in-
cluding loan terms and
conditions.
Use “Credit Matters”
from American Express
and FCIC to learn more
about qualifying fro a
credit card and establishing
a good credit history. This
helpful guide gives you
important features to be
aware of when choosing a
credit card, such as the
Annual Percentage Rate
(APR), any grace period,
and annual and transac-
tion fees.
An important aspect
of managing your money
is avoiding becoming a
victim of identity theft.
“ID Theft: What’s It All
About?” from the Federal
Trade Commission pro-
vides facts on how iden-
tity theft occurs, how to
tell if you have become a
victim, and what to do if
your identity has been
stolen. This guide offers
useful tips on how to
minimize your risk.
Protect your personal
information by placing
passwords on credit card
bank accounts, limit the
use of your Social Secu-
rity number, and safe-
guard information on
your computer.