Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 13, 2004
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Lorensen a top I.V. pupil
Cody J. Brock
Seaman Recruit Cody
J. Brock, son of Selma
residents Kevin and Patrice
Carlton, recently com-
pleted basic training at the
U.S. Navy’s Recruit Train-
ing Command at Great
Lakes, Ill.
Brock is a 2004 gradu-
ate of Illinois Valley High
School.
During his eight weeks
of basic training, Brock
studied various aspects of
naval endeavors, and par-
ticipated in physical fitness
programs.
The capstone of boot
camp is “Battle Stations,”
an exercise designed to
bring to the fore “sacrifice,
dedication, teamwork and
endurance.”
Ernest W. Buttram
U.S. Navy Seaman
Recruit Ernest W. Buttram
recently completed his
eight weeks of basic train-
ing at the Navy’s Recruit
Training Command at
Great Lakes, Ill.
He is the son of Al-
veretta C. Dangerfield, of
Kerby. He is a 2002 gradu-
ate of Oroville High
School in Oroville, Calif.
During the eight weeks
of basic training, Buttram
studied various areas of
what it means to be a
sailor. And he participated
in physical fitness pro-
grams.
As a highlight of boot
camp, “Battle Stations,” he
participated in an exercise
designed to bring to the
fore “sacrifice, dedication,
teamwork and endurance.”
Wyden works
for rural help
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden
has announced Senate ap-
proval of his amendment
to keep Oregon’s dis-
tressed and rural communi-
ties from losing economic
development opportunities
because of burdensome
financial requirements.
They recently were
imposed, he said, by the
U.S. Economic Develop-
me nt Ad minist ratio n
(EDA).
Earlier this year, EDA
told communities that be-
ginning immediately, they
would need to raise $22 in
private funds for every $1
they requested in govern-
ment funds -- a significant
increase in the “private
sector leveraging goal”
used to determine which
projects are funded.
Citizens gather for the inaugural meeting of a group working to avoid wildfire loss.
Illinois Valley Fire Safe Council holds
initial meet; next gathering set Nov. 15
By DALE & ELAINE
SANDBERG
The second organiza-
tional meeting to form an
Illinois Valley Fire Safe
Council, a citizen-run
group to provide a plan to
prevent loss due to wild-
fire, will be held Nov. 15.
The first such gather-
ing was held Monday
night, Oct. 4 in Cave Junc-
tion City Hall. Approxi-
mately 23 people attended.
The meeting was a
continuation of the “town
hall” meetings held
throughout the summer in
various Illinois Valley
communities.
Among the purposes:
*To continue the work
of the I.V. Fire Plan and
update and improve it.
*To help and promote
any valley plans and en-
courage formation of other
such plans.
*To assist with guide-
lines for fire prevention.
Discussion also in-
cluded how “community
groupings” would be
formed and what their
functions could be. There
also was mention of which
local agencies would be
kept informed as to fire
council plans.
It was decided that
during meetings the coun-
cil would strive for con-
sensus, but that a majority
vote of representatives
Danger low from Helens
It’s anticipated that
volcanic ash from several
volcanic eruptions of Mt.
St. Helens during the last
few weeks in Washington
state pose a low health
risk, according to the Ore-
gon Dept. of Human Ser-
vices (DHS) and the Ore-
gon Health and Sciences
University.
Recent earthquakes on
Mt. St. Helens, just north
of Oregon, have raised
public concerns about pos-
sible health effects from
exposure to volcanic ash
that might blow in.
Dr. Grant Higginson,
public health officer in
DHS, advises people to
take these precautions:
*The health risk is low
for people who are away
from the mountain. Expo-
sure to volcanic ash is pri-
marily linked to eye and
breathing irritation.
*People with chronic
respiratory diseases are
likely to be more at risk
from exposure to the ash
and dust. They should take
extra precautions.
*In the event of an
eruption and ash reaching
Oregon, wearing a paper
dust mask or using a cloth
over your mouth when out-
doors, and avoiding dust
where possible, will pro-
vide adequate protection
for most people.
Higginson said that
research following the
1980 eruption of Mt. St.
Helens showed that there
is no evidence of long-
term health effects from
this kind of exposure to
volcanic ash and dust.
For more information
regarding specific steps
and precautions, there is a
Volcanic Ash Fact Sheet
available online at the
DHS
Website,
www.dhs.state.or.us/
publichealth/eoe/
alerts.cfm.
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invites you to a musical
Open House
The a cappella choral ensemble
Archiglas
From St. Petersburg, Russia
will present a concert of Russian religious and folk music
Wednesday, October 13 at 7 p.m.
There is no charge for this concert. A free-will offering will be
taken for Archiglas. All the members of this ensemble sing profes-
sionally, from opera to Orthodox worship, as individuals in St. Pe-
tersburg. We are pleased to have this group as our guests and in-
vite the community to join us.
The church is located at 220 W. Watkins St., Cave Junction
would be the deciding fac-
tor.
Existing efforts, in-
cluding the “Thompson
Creek Project,” were dis-
cussed, and formation of
other similar projects was
encouraged.
For the Nov. 15 meet-
ing, Robert Hirning has
been designated as titular
chairman.
Co-coordinators of the
first gathering were Illinois
Valley Fire District
(IVFD) Fire Marshal Jerry
Schaeffer; Tracy Katel-
man, director of Forever
Green Forestry in Eureka,
Calif.; and I.V. Firefighter
De Spellman, IVFD fire
prevention coordinator.
Jenna Lorensen, a sen-
ior at Illinois Valley High
School, is September Stu-
dent of the Month as cho-
sen by the Josephine
County Board of Commis-
sioners.
Jenna, the daughter of
Don and Karen Lorensen,
has maintained a grade-
point average of 3.95.
She is a member of
Cougar Pals, mock trial
team, and the IVHS Chap-
ter of National Honor So-
ciety. She has participated
on the golf team, cheer-
leading squad and the flag
team, for which she served
as captain.
Jenna has been recog-
nized with an Achievement
of Merit award in social
studies, and has earned her
CIM certificate.
After graduation, she
plans to attend Oregon
JENNA LORENSEN
State University at Corval-
lis to major in early child-
hood development and
become an elementary
school teacher.
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