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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Barry honored at IVHS
HISTORIC SCHOOL AT KERBYVILLE MUSEUM - The
still-standing Grimmett Schoolhouse, believed to be
one of the few remaining one-room schools in the
state is located at Kerbyville Museum. It is believed
that the structure, used from 1898 to 1906, was located
on Sucker Creek. Members of the museum historical
group want to restore the old school so that it can be
visited again by tourists, but funding is a problem.
ODOT has applications for transport-linked projects
A request for project
proposals for its Transpor-
tation Enhancement (TE)
program is announced by
Oregon Dept. of Transpor-
tation (ODOT).
The TE program pro-
vides federal funds for pro-
jects that “strengthen the
cultural, aesthetic, and en-
vironmental value of our
transportation system,”
said ODOT.
Transportation En-
hancement activities in-
clude:
*Provision of facilities
for pedestrians and bicy-
clists.
*Provision of safety
and educational activities
for pedestrians and bicy-
clists.
*Acquisition of scenic
easements and scenic or
historic sites.
*Scenic or historic
highway
programs
(including the provision of
tourist and welcome center
facilities).
*Landscaping and
other scenic beautification.
*Historic preservation.
*Rehabilitation and
operation of historic trans-
portation buildings, struc-
t u r e s , o r fa c i l i t i e s
(including historic railroad
facilities and canals).
*Preservation of aban-
doned railway corridors
(including the conversion
and use of pedestrian or
bicycle trails).
*Control and removal
of outdoor advertising.
*Archaeological plan-
ning and research.
*Mitigation to address
water pollution due to
highway runoff or reduce
vehicle-caused wildlife
mortality while maintain-
ing habitat connectivity.
*Establishment of
transportation museums.
Projects are selected
through a statewide proc-
ess based on application
and field review. Applica-
tions are accepted from
local, state or federal agen-
cies; Indian tribes; and tax-
funded districts. Private
organizations can apply in
partnership with a public
agency.
Recipients must supply
matching funds to cover at
least 10.27 percent of the
project cost. Results will
be announced in May 2005
after Oregon Transporta-
tion Commission approval.
Applications are due
Sept. 10, 2004. Approxi-
mately $7.9 million is
available in Oregon for
projects that can be ready
for contract in 2007 and
2008. Selected projects
will become part of Ore-
gon’s 2006-2009 State-
wide Transportation Im-
provement Program.
To obtain an applica-
tion, visit ODOT website
at www.odot.state.or.us/lgs
or send e-mail to
patricia.r.fisher@odot.state
.or.us. For questions about
TE, contact Pat Fisher, TE
program manager at (503)
986-3528.
Serena Barry, daughter
of Susanne Fahrnkopf, is
October Josephine County
Commissioners Student of
the Month at Illinois Val-
ley High School.
A senior, she has
maintained a grade-point
average of 4.075.
She has held the office
of junior class treasurer,
and is currently senior
class treasurer.
Serena is a member of
the drama club, choir,
Mathletes, College
Dreams, IVHS Chapter of
National Honor Society
and ASPIRE, and volun-
teered at the recent Cycle
Oregon visit to Selma.
She has played on the
volleyball, basketball and
softball teams. She was
given the varsity basketball
“Most Improved” award,
and a Student of Merit
Award in math.
Serena has completed
her CIM. She was nomi-
nated for “Who’s Who
SERENA BARRY
Among American High
School Students and Ath-
letes.”
Afte r gr aduation,
Serena is considering Seat-
tle University, Whitman,
or George Fox University.
She is interested in law,
theater and business, but
undecided on a major.
Everybody believes in something and
everybody, by virtue of the fact that they
believe in something, use that something to
support their own existence.
* * *
Art is making something
out of nothing and selling it.
- Frank Zappa -