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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 13, 2004
State flu statute invoked
Beta Sigma Phi
Members of Laureate
Beta Beta Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi kicked off the
sorority year with a meet-
ing at President Kathy
Young’s home.
They shared summer
events and planning for
activities during the com-
ing year. Service projects
will focus on local needs.
In September, mem-
bers gathered for the first
of many social events by
attending “The Importance
of Being Earnest.”
Meetings are held
twice monthly in the
homes of members. For
more information about the
organization, phone Vir-
ginia Gilliam, chapter vice
president, at 592-2293.
Illinois Valley
Garden Club
The club appreciates
members who worked on
the prize-winning float for
the I.V. Lions Club Labor
Day Parade.
There is a lot of hidden
talent in the club. And the
community is appreciated
for making the fall plant
sale a success.
The club conducted a
roadway clean-up recently
on Caves Hwy. Members
picked up 11 bags of trash.
When you see people
alongside a road, wearing
red vests and carrying yel-
low trash bags, slow down.
Also, give them a nod or
toot of thanks.
“Heath and Heather” is
the topic for the Friday,
Oct. 15 meeting. Susan
Ewalt, who grows heather,
has just returned from a
trip to Scotland and will be
guest speaker. She will
show slides of heaths and
heather.
The horticulture show-
and-tell table will feature
branches of heaths and
heather, and colorful au-
tumn leaves.
Co-hostesses will be
Carol Combs, Ethel Dixon,
Karen Nichols and June
Robinson.
The club meets on
third Fridays at Immanuel
United Methodist Church,
200 W. Watkins St. in
Cave Junction. Coffee time
begins at 12:30 p.m.; meet-
ings begin at 1 p.m. unless
otherwise noted.
Anyone can attend.
For information phone
592-2941 or 592-4257.
Visitors rise
Some 2,032 persons
were logged at the Illinois
Valley Visitor Center dur-
ing September, an increase
of 82 from September
2003.
Chamber directors
were advised of the tallies
by Dulcie Moore, office
manager, on Tuesday, Oct.
12 at Wild River Brewing
& Pizza Co.
An emergency statute
that allows the state to ra-
tion scarce influenza vac-
cine was invoked Friday,
Oct. 8.
The action is necessary
to ensure that providers do
not immunize people at
low risk of complications
from influenza, said Dr.
Mel Kohn, state epidemi-
ologist at the Oregon Dept.
of Human Services (DHS).
The guidelines regard-
ing low risk are from DHS
and the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Pre-
vention, Kohn said.
“This is the smallest
supply of flu vaccine
we’ve had in at least 10
years,” he said. “This is the
first time we’ve asked peo-
ple to forego vaccinations
completely.”
Identified as the top
eight groups at high risk
from flu complications:
*Children 6 to 23
months old.
*Adults 65 and older.
*Anyone 2 to 64 years
old with underlying
chronic medical condi-
tions.
*Women who will be
pregnant during flu season.
*Residents of nursing
homes and other long-term
care facilities.
*Children 6 months to
18 years old who are on
chronic aspirin therapy.
*Health-care workers
who deliver direct patient
care.
*Out-of-home care-
givers and those who have
household contacts with
children younger than 6
months.
According to Kohn,
“With a few exceptions,
people between 2 and 64
years of age will not be
immunized this year.”
HARVEST MARKET - Illi-
nois Valley Family Coali-
tion held its first Harvest
Market Saturday, Oct. 9
on the coalition parking
lot on E. River Street.
Arts and crafts, plus
plants were featured, and
there was entertainment.
(Photos by Dale and
Elaine Sandberg)
Two injured in GP road rage accident
Two of four persons in
a car that overturned in a
road rage incident were
injured, and the driver of
the other vehicle is sought,
said Grants Pass Dept. of
Public Safety (GPDPS).
The accident occurred
on Hwy. 199 near Allen
Creek Road on Thursday,
Oct. 7 at approximately
1:33 p.m.
Both vehicles were
being driven at high rates
of speed, said GPDPS, and
“during the altercation” the
car “was allegedly struck
by the suspect vehicle,
causing the driver to lose
control and veer off the
highway.”
It struck an embank-
ment and rolled onto its
top, said GPDPS, which
responded with city fire-
fighters and Oregon State
Police troopers.
The driver of the
pickup truck that left the
scene was driven by a slen-
der white male adult in his
Tax unit open
Applications from vol-
unteers to fill a vacancy on
the Josephine County
Board of Property Tax Ap-
peals (BOPTA) will be
accepted until Monday,
Oct. 25.
BOPTA sessions run
from the first Monday in
February and require a
commitment of two to
three days.
Applications are avail-
able in the county commis-
sioner office at the court-
house in Grants Pass.
20s to early 30s. He has
medium to long blond hair,
and was wearing a blue or
gray baseball cap.
His pickup truck was
described as a mid-70s
Chevrolet or Ford, blue or
red; possibly multicolored.
He is wanted in con-
nection with a Class A mo-
tor vehicle crash, reckless
driving, and felony hit-
and-run, said GPDPS.
The driver of the over-
turned car was identified
as Duane E. Stricklin, 37.
He was cited on a charge
of reckless driving and
taken to Three Rivers
Community Hospital for
treatment of injuries.
Also reported injured
was his brother, Thomas
Stricklin, 28.
Not reported injured
were passengers identified
as Bryan J. Goodloe, 29;
and Kacie P. Huntley, 18.
Their places of residence
were not provided.
The
is taking a short break.
Closed Oct. 16th - 25th
Reopening Oct. 26th at 10:30
Good Health & Happiness!