Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 7, 2004
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solution,” said Moore. “So
that’s why I got involved
with Little League. I want
to make things better for
the kids out here.”
Since Moore has taken
over, there have been
many recent improvements
at Jubilee Park.
“We started this year
with a new infield,” said
Moore. “We expanded the
infield so we could play at
all levels, which we feel
benefited the men’s soft-
ball team as well. We also
added dugouts and some
fencing that we could af-
ford.
“Our ultimate dream is
to build a baseball field at
the park that would just be
awesome. Some things
need to be replaced. We
want to add a lighted
scoreboard, more bleachers
and more fencing.”
The tournaments un-
doubtedly bring money
and business to the valley.
“One of the things I
see for the future in this is
that it opens a door for the
valley to host other tourna-
ment divisions; and since
the league has 13 teams,
that would have a bigger
financial impact on the
valley,” Moore noted.
Moore, who is married
and has four children, be-
gan coaching because he
loves working with chil-
dren. He eventually moved
into the administrative po-
sition as president, but will
soon change that, he said.
“I’m resigning as
president,” he said,
“because my heart is with
the kids and being right
down in the dugout coach-
ing. Being in an adminis-
trative position, I can’t be
right there with kids. Little
League is not about base-
ball. Baseball happens to
be the venue but it’s about
the kids. It helps them
build confidence and char-
acter.”
“We’re always looking
for volunteer help,” Moore
said. “I think that’s the cry
of every organization. As a
league, we represent about
200 children of the valley,
and we only have a hand-
ful of adults to help. We
need coaches.
“We need people who
are kid-oriented and who
want to be a positive influ-
ence in these kids’ lives,”
Moore concluded.
For more information,
phone Moore at 592-3059.
Please don’t
drink and drive.
AT AIRPORT - The driver
of a pickup truck was
transported by American
Medical Response fol-
lowing a collision Friday,
July 2 around 2 p.m. at
Redwood
Hwy.
and
Smokejumper Way. The
couple in the other vehi-
cle, a Volvo, were re-
ported uninjured, al-
though the hood and a
fender were torn off. A
utility pole was knocked
down in the crash, re-
sulting in a temporary
loss of 911 calling capa-
bility for O’Brien. The
crash was investigated
by OSP Senior Trooper
Randy Hoxsie.
Friday, June 25
*8:12 a.m., medical aid,
4000 block Takilma Road.
*8:14 a.m., districtwide
medical standby for Ameri-
can Medical Response.
*11:57 a.m., motor vehi-
cle accident (MVA), Hwy.
199./Deer Creek Road.
*2:26 p.m., medical aid,
1400 block Rockydale Road.
*2:29 p.m., districtwide
medical standby.
*4:25 p.m., medical aid,
9000 block Illinois River
Road.
*4:26 p.m., districtwide
medical standby.
Saturday, June 26
*4:23 p.m., vehicle fire,
15000 block Redwood Hwy.
Sunday, June 27
*9:36 a.m., medical aid,
S. Junction Avenue.
*5:43 p.m., MVA, Red-
wood Hwy. at Hamilton Ave-
nue.
*8:04 p.m., MVA, 9000
block Illinois River Road.
*8:21 p.m., medical aid,
28200 block Hwy. 199.
*9:19 p.m., smoke inves-
tigation, 100 block Hogue
Drive.
Monday, June 28
*3:51 a.m., medical aid,
1300 block Caves Hwy.
*3:51 a.m., districtwide
medical standby.
*7:21 p.m., public aid,
200 block S. Hwy. 199.
Tuesday, June 29
*11:09 a.m., medical aid,
400 block Lakeshore Drive.
*1:34 p.m., public aid,
300 block N. Hussey.
*2:28 p.m., smoke inves-
tigation, Jubilee Park.
*3:05 p.m., MVA, Hwy.
199 at Airport Drive.
*4:04 p.m., districtwide
medical standby.
*4:15 p.m., smoke inves-
tigation, Illinois River Road.
*4:24 p.m., trash fire,
27600 block Hwy. 199.
Wyden notes death ruling
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden
(R-Ore.) praised the 9th
Circuit U.S. Court of Ap-
peals for its recent ruling
upholding Oregon’s Death
with Dignity law.
The ruling thwarts
U.S. Attorney General
John Ashcroft’s appeal of
an April 2002 U.S. District
Court ruling upholding the
law, which has faced oppo-
sition since being approved
on two separate occasions
by Oregon voters in 1994
and 1997.
Wyden twice defeated
congressional efforts to
overturn Oregon’s physi-
cian-assisted suicide law
and has criticized
Ashcroft’s work to use the
Drug Enforcement Agency
to pursue physicians work-
ing under the law.
In November 2002,
Wyden and U.S. Reps.
Darlene Hooley, Earl Blu-
menauer, Peter DeFazio,
and David Wu filed an
amicus (advisory) brief in
the case, opposing efforts
by Ashcroft to overturn
Oregon state law.
“With (the) ruling, the
Executive Branch has
been told once by Con-
gress and twice by the
courts that it has no role or
authority to overturn Ore-
gon’s twice-chosen
course,” said Wyden.
Even Uncle Sam knows,
Llamas are Fun!
Hope you had a
great 4th of July!
Call and come by for a visit.
Joyce and Harry Abrams
(541) 592-6078
llamuz@forestedgefarm.com
*10:36 p.m., medical aid,
3000 block Lakeshore Drive.
Wednesday, June 30
*12:24 p.m., medical aid,
200 block Ferris Lane.
*5:12 p.m., smoke inves-
tigation, Indian Creek/Draper
Valley Road area.
Thursday, July 1
*1:46 p.m., districtwide
medical standby.
*2:16 p.m., medical aid,
700 block Fernwood Drive.
*2:17 p.m., districtwide
medical standby.
*2:49 p.m., MVA, Hwy.
199 at Hidden Creek.
*2:50 p.m., districtwide
medical standby.
*6:50 p.m., smoke inves-
tigation, 800 block Lakeshore
Drive.
Friday, July 2
*12:02 a.m., public aid,
6700 block Holland Loop.
*2:26 p.m., MVA, 30900
block Hwy. 199.
It’s anticipated that
Siskiyou National Forest
Supervisor Scott Conroy
would sign the three re-
cords of decision for the
proposed Biscuit Fire sal-
vage today (Wednesday,
July 7).
The salvage timber to
be harvested will be avail-
able for logging as soon as
it is sold.
Early in June, the
agency announced it had
selected an alternative in
its FEIS that allows the
salvage of 370 million
board feet of fire-killed
timber on about 19,400
acres from the roughly
half-million acres burned
by the fire two years ago.
In addition, the agency
proposed to increase the
180,000-acre Kalmiopsis
Wilderness Area in the
forest by 64,000 acres.
However, only Congress
can create a wilderness
area.
Conroy estimated the
proposal would provide
wood to build 24,000 mod-
erately sized homes, creat-
ing up to 6,900 jobs and
generating up to $240 mil-
lion in income. Approxi-
mately 100 million board
feet could be harvested this
summer and fall, he said.
-Medford ‘Mail Tribune’