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Top sportsmanship Three of five Biscuit Salvage sales sold LL All-Star team wins state prize By SHANE WELSH Staff Writer For the first time in the history of Illinois Valley Little League Baseball, the I.V. Junior All-Stars com- peted in state champion- ship competition in Bend and won the Sportsman- ship Award. To go to Bend, I.V. led Rogue River during a 5- game series to cinch state competition. Trailing Rogue River by 1 point in the bottom of the seventh inning (game 4 of the 5-game series in Cave Junction), I.V. pulled out a 7-6 win. The All-Star competi- tion began with a double- header on Saturday, July 10 at Jubilee Park in CJ. During game 1, I.V. held the lead over RR 11- 10 after six innings, with pitcher William Crowl. Pitcher Doug Hoskins fin- ished the seventh inning with I.V. winning 13-12. Game 2 marked the second victory for I.V. Jack Anderson pitched all seven innings. Player #4, Chris Carlton, drew first blood in the second inning with a scoring run fol- lowed by 3 additional runs scored by his teammates. I.V. took home the win, 11-7 over RR. On Monday, July 12, I.V. played its third game of the series. The team up- set RR in the fourth with a triple-play aided by player #3, Antonio Escalante, who tagged RR’s Kyle Owen out at first base, then threw to second base for an out by Carlton; fol- lowing a fly ball pitched and caught by Crowl. Despite valiant team efforts, I.V. suffered a dis- heartening 10-17 loss to RR who led 4-0 at the top of the second inning. Crowl finished the game, following pitcher Andrew Augustadt, after the first three innings. However, I.V. once again demonstrated its All- Star talent in game 4. Tension mounted with I.V. trailing RR 6-5 at the bottom of the seventh. Crowell tied the score 6-6 after stealing third, putting him in position for a score off Escalante’s base hit. With RR still reeling from the tie, Escalante scored the winning run off a base hit by player #6, Jesse Fullerton; bringing I.V. to a 7-6 victory. Gary Gentry, District 8 representative, presented the All-Star team its first- place trophy. For its ac- complishments, Rogue River was presented a sec- ond-place trophy. Following the games, coach Keith Fisher went into the community to gather more than $1,800 in donations to pay for the team’s trip to its first state championship. (Continued on page 8) FLOAT FLY AND ‘EXTREME’ - Rogue Valley Flyers held its annual Float Fly at Lake Selmac on Saturday, July 17 (top), while Cross Quest Expeditions held an ‘I.V. Ex- treme’ event at Jubilee Park in Cave Junction the same day. The Float Fly involved radio-controlled model boats and aircraft. ‘Extreme’ included free games, refresh- ments and live entertainment. (Additional photos on page 8). Of the five timber sales offered Friday, July 16, as part of the Biscuit Recovery Project by Rogue River-Siskiyou Na- tional Forest, three were sold. “I am pleased to be to be moving forward (with) this portion of our recov- ery activities,” said Scott Conroy, forest supervisor for Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. “The sale of this timber to local com- panies will provide jobs, wood products, and impor- tant funding for other res- toration work.” Regional Forester Linda Goodman has granted an Emergency Situation Determination for these sales. This means that work can begin imme- diately after the sales are awarded. Two of the sale areas, Fiddler and Berry, are in Late Successional (old growth) Reserves, while the Indi Sale is in a Matrix Area, as designated by the Northwest Forest Plan. The apparent high bid- der for the Indi Salvage Sale is East Fork Lumber of Myrtle Point, which bid $304 per thousand board feet (mbf), or $1.9 million, three times the advertised rate. The Indi Sale will harvest 153 acres for 6.3 million board feet (mmbf). CLR Timber Holdings Inc. of Brookings is high bidder for the Berry Sal- vage Sale, bidding the ad- vertised $42.61 per mbf for a half-million dollar sale. Silver Creek Timber of USFS cites jobs, wood products, restoration results. Merlin is the high bidder for the 697-acre, 14.5 mmbf Fiddler Salvage Sale. Silver Creek bid the advertised $73.25 per mbf for a total sale of approxi- mately $1.1 million. There were no bidders for the Flattop or Cedar Salvage sales. The Biscuit Fire, lo- cated in Southwestern Ore- gon and Northern Califor- nia, began on July 13, 2002 and grew to 499,965 acres. On approximately half the burned acreage, greater than 75 percent of the vegetation was de- stroyed. One of Oregon’s larg- est fires in recorded his- tory, the Biscuit Fire burned most of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. (Related story on page 9) County unemployment up a bit to 7.1 percent Missing man’s family issues heartfelt plea at party noting his 22nd birthday A celebration of his 22nd birthday was held for Cave Junction resident Domingo Company- Ramirez Tuesday, July 20. There was a cake with candles; his fiancée; family and friends; and refresh- ments. But the young man being honored was absent. He’s been missing since June 5 after going camping in the Kelly Lake area, on the Oregon- California border. On Tuesday, his mother and father, of Selma, issued a plea during the party in Jubilee Park in Cave Junction. With her husband, Javier Company, beside her, plus the missing man’s fiancée, Breanne; and his grandparents, Selma resi- dents, Charlie and Dixie Valdez, the missing man’s mom addressed those who know where her son is. “I want to tell those people who have taken Domingo from us that they could have come to us with any problems they might have had with him,” she said, “and we could have helped. “Instead, you have caused an eternity of emo- tional heartbreak to our family and friends. “For those who know where Domingo is, tell us where we can find him so we can bring him home. “The ‘Illinois Valley News’ has offered to ac- cept all anonymous, writ- ten information of where Domingo is so he can be found. Information can be left at the front door of the newspaper office.” Showing emotion, Company-Ramirez said, “Domingo - your family and friends miss you dearly, and will never stop looking for you until you come home to us. “Domingo - come back home!” The gathering Tuesday included opportunities for attendees to record their thoughts about Domingo in a book, plus single sheets for writing letters and re- turning them to the family. A $10,000 reward is offered by Domingo’s grandfather for informa- tion that will lead to the whereabouts of Domingo. Employment in Jose- phine County rose by 360 jobs during June, said Ore- gon State Employment Dept. (OED). During the past 12 months Josephine County’s payroll job count rose by 470 jobs; a growth rate of 2 percent. Total employment for Josephine County in June was ap- proximately 30,440 work- ers; up 621 jobs from June 2003. As more people enter the work force during sum- mer months, the result is typically a slight increase in the county’s unemploy- ment rate. County unem- ployment rose slightly, inching up from 6.7 per- cent in May to 7.1 percent in June. Josephine County’s unemployment rate has fallen by about 2 percent since June 2003, when it stood at 8.9 percent. Seasonal upturn in a number of industries con- tributed to the gain in pay- roll jobs in June. Construc- tion added 50 jobs in June with an increase of 130 jobs since June 2003. Manufacturing also added 50 jobs in June. During the past year, manufacturing employ- ment rose by 230 jobs. These two sectors account for three-quarters of the county’s nonfarm payroll job growth since June ‘03. Retail trade employ- ment added 40 jobs in June this year and is up by the same amount for the year. Food and beverage stores shed 20 jobs during the past 12 months. Health- care and social assistance employment, while un- changed during the month, is another sector that con- tributed to the county’s job growth since June 2003. This sector has increased employment by 130 jobs since June last year. Government employ- ment also gained 50 jobs in June, with all of that in- crease occurring in the lo- cal government sector. During the past year, gov- ernment employment in Josephine County has fallen by 180 jobs, with a loss of 140 local education jobs contributing to most of the decline, said OED. Unemployment Rates June 2004 May 2004 Josephine County 7.1 Jackson County 6.4 Oregon (“raw”) 6.8 Seasonally Adjusted 6.9 United States (“raw”) 5.8 Seasonally Adjusted 5.6 6.7 5.9 6.5 6.8 5.3 5.6 God bless America June 2003 8.9 8.0 8.6 8.7 6.5 6.3