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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 25, 2004
West Nile ...
Toxic algae closes Lake Selmac ...
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convulsions, muscle weak-
ness, vision loss, numbness
and paralysis.
These symptoms may
last several weeks, and
neurological effects may
be permanent.
At this time, there is
no human vaccine avail-
able to protect against
West Nile Virus. However,
CDC recommends several
precautions that can be
taken to prevent infection
including:
*When outdoors, use
insect repellants containing
DEET (N, N-diethyl-meta-
toluamide).
*Many mosquitoes are
most active at dusk and
dawn. Consider staying
indoors during these times
or use insect repellent and
wear long sleeves and
pants. Light-colored cloth-
ing can help you see mos-
quitoes that land on you.
*Make sure you have
good screens on your win-
dows and doors to keep
mosquitoes out.
*Eliminate mosquito
breeding sites by emptying
standing water from flower
pots, buckets and barrels.
Change the water in pet
dishes and replace the wa-
ter in bird baths weekly.
Drill drainage holes in tire
swings. Keep wading
pools empty and on their
sides when not in use.
CDC is working with
state and local health de-
partments, the Food and
Drug Administration and
other government agen-
cies, as well as private in-
dustry, to prepare for and
prevent new cases of the
virus.
For more information,
visit CDC online at
www.cdc.gov/westnile, or
contact the CDC public
response hotline at (888)
246-2675.
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Jody & Tita Martin (Photo provided)
Herman and Martin wed
Former Illinois Valley
residents Tita Herman and
Jody Martin were wed by
the Rev. Robin of Bandon,
Saturday, July 31 at a resi-
dence in Gold Beach, Ore.
Tita is the daughter of
Jan Herman of Grants Pass
and Larry Herman of Cave
Junction. She graduated
from Illinois Valley High
School (IVHS) in 1998
and went on to receive a
Master’s degree in biology
from Oregon State Univer-
sity (OSU) in 2002. She is
now a 7th-grade science
teacher.
Jody is the son of Ken
and Lynn Martin of Grants
Pass. He is a 1998 gradu-
ate of IVHS and received a
Master’s degree in engi-
neering from OSU in 2003.
He is a doctoral student
studying biomedical engi-
neering and regeneration
of the heart at University
of California-San Diego.
A reception was held
in Gold Beach following
the ceremony, during
which the couple danced
the Tango for their guests
under a blue moon which
shone over the ocean.
The newlyweds re-
turned to their home in San
Diego after a honeymoon
in Costa Rica.
City water relocation ...
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“In the past, these
costs have been financially
substantial in size,” Sy-
mons states.
Accordingly, the CJ
City Council, which heard
the matter in its Monday
night, Aug. 23 meeting in
City Hall, is preparing to
have a pair of engineering
firms look at the project, as
well as coordinate a work-
shop with the residents and
affected parties to discuss
costs and schedules.
The water line itself
will have to be relocated
during bridge construction.
With coordinated engi-
neering, the water line will
run through the new bridge
when it’s completed.
City Public Works Su-
pervisor, Gary Biggs, esti-
mates the cost to the city
will run between $60- and
$70,000.
Although officials said
there is no known risk to
residents living near the
lake, Barbara Carlson, a
resident who lives on the
lake with her husband and
son, said, “My family and I
have been sick for nearly a
month now. It started with
a sore throat and turned
into bad diarrhea. I’m just
not sure if the water is a
problem.”
Sylvia Mireles, envi-
ronmental health manager
for the Josephine County
Public Health Dept. said,
“There shouldn’t be a
problem with (residential)
drinking water, because it
is not from the lake.
Bartow added, “I have
a map of the property own-
ers within a half mile of
the lake. We have an infor-
mation sheet from Public
Health… and will be con-
tacting folks around the
area to give them the infor-
mation and include that
they might want to keep
Remains of
missing G.P.
man ID’d
The remains of Mi-
chael Lane Woods, 34, of
Grants Pass, have been
positively identified.
According to a report
by Josephine County Sher-
iff’s Office (JCSO),
Woods was reported miss-
ing on Aug. 8, 2002. His
last known location was in
the area of Miami Bar in
the Kalmiopsis wilderness.
Friends of Woods said
they dropped him off near
Miami Bar on July 8,
2002. He was to be gone
two weeks to a month.
Search efforts were
hampered by the Biscuit
Fire. However, on Nov. 2,
2002, human remains were
found near Salmon Creek,
approximately three miles
from Miami Bar, said
JCSO.
On Wednesday, July
14, anthologists with the
Oregon State Medical Ex-
aminer identified the re-
mains as those of Woods.
“The delay in identifica-
tion came largely as a re-
sult of our efforts in secur-
ing dental records from
Mr. Woods’ military ser-
vice records,” said JCSO.
The State Medical Ex-
aminer ruled the cause of
death a gunshot wound to
his head and the manner of
death is listed as suicide.
Burglaries
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“The majority of the
burglaries occurred in the
middle of the night, when
staffing didn’t allow the
sheriff’s office to assign a
deputy to the valley,”
Auborn said.
“The people who are
committing these crimes
know when there are depu-
ties in town, and when
there is (sic) not,” he said.
In the report, Auborn
also commended the sher-
iff’s office Reserves, who
volunteered to be present
during evening concerts in
Jubilee Park, contributing
to a marked decrease in
transients disrupting such
activities.
“These deputies are a
tremendous resource to the
community, and with luck
they will be able to assist
the
city
with
other...functions,” Auborn
said.
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camping),” said Bartow.
Although county fa-
cilities at the lake are tem-
porarily closed, the Lake
Selmac Resort is still open.
“We have had several
cancellations since the
warning was issued,” said
Becky Schwarzott, resort
co-owner, “but there is still
lots for people to do here.
Since we are connected to
a private well and water
source, our campground
will remain open and has
30 sites available for use.”
Information about
blue-green algae can be
found
online
at
www.dhs.state.or.us/
p ub li ch e al th /e s c/d o cs /
maadvisories.cfm. Local
information can be ob-
tained by contacting the
Josephine County Health
Dept. at (541) 474-5325 or
Parks Dept. at (541) 474-
5285.
their animals out of the
lake until the bloom is
over.
“We (also) work off a
reservation system, so
we’ve contacted campers
who have reservations.
Anyone who has reserved
day-use areas for this
weekend and next week-
end may have to cancel,”
said Bartow.
On Monday, Sept. 13,
Cycle Oregon is scheduled
to use the park as an over-
night resting point for
more than 2,000 cyclists
involved in its seven-day
tour which starts and stops
in Canyonville, Ore.
“(Cave Junction
Mayor Ed Faircloth) and
(city public works supervi-
sor) Gary Biggs have dis-
cussed offering rental of
Jubilee park to Cycle Ore-
gon (if Lake Selmac is still
closed to day-use and
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