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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, December 22, 2004
‘SANTAFIED’ - Hundreds
of Illinois Valley resi-
dents turned out for a
helping hand Saturday,
Dec. 18 at the Illinois Val-
ley Resource Center, as
I.V. Family Coalition vol-
unteers helped distribute
donated toys and food.
IVFD policy
rates down
‘T. TIME’ - It was an emotional farewell time Thursday,
Dec. 16, as T. Lund, 12-year music director for Illinois
Valley High and Lorna Byrne Middle schools con-
ducted his final holiday concert at the high school. He
will retire as of Dec. 31 and move with his wife, Sandi,
to Gold Beach. During the concert (top), students gave
heartfelt good-byes and presented ‘T.’ a large card
signed by students and staff schoolwide. Also as part
of the concert, while ‘At Last’ played, he danced
(bottom left) with his wife, and numerous other cou-
ples joined the opportunity. Lund concluded the con-
cert by playing guitar and singing his own composi-
tion, ‘Time For a Cool Change,’ which brought tears to
many. On Saturday, Dec. 18 at Wild River, students
gave him a surprise retirement party (bottom right),
which included a bit of Silly String spray.
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Josephine County popu-
lation increased by only 250
persons during 2004 while
overall Oregon population
rose at a rate of 1.2 percent
to reach 3,582,600.
The figures, from Port-
land State University’s
Population Research Center
(PRC), are from the period
July 1, 2003 to July 1, 2004.
Josephine County’s
population reflects a rise of
0.32 percent. It is a 3.7 per-
cent increase from the 2000
census.
PRC noted that Central
Oregon continues with the
most growth. Between April
2000 and July ‘04,
Deschutes County, which
includes Bend and Red-
mond, shot up 17 percent.
Other areas are Wash-
ington and Clackamas coun-
ties. They added nearly
35,000 and 18,000 people,
respectively since 2000.
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Having no insurance
claims during 2003 means
that Illinois Valley Fire Dis-
trict (IVFD) likely will real-
ize lower rates.
IVFD directors were
advised of that during their
monthly meeting at IVFD
administrative headquarters
Wednesday evening, Dec. 8.
Jeff Griffin, insurance
consultant with Wilson
Heirgood Insurance in
Eugene, presented the board
an annual report regarding
claims and rates.
“I think we’re going in
the right direction,” said
Griffin, “last year you were
at 19.2 or 19.4 percent (last
year’s annual percentage
rate). This year, you are
down to 8 percent.”
His report included dis-
cussion about safety prac-
tices that could help keep
IVFD insurance costs down.
He also outlined different
insurance options the district
could consider to help lower
the cost.
Griffin’s overall report
was that “everything is well
under budget. You just
haven’t had any claims, and
that’s good.” IVFD had no
claims during 2002 either.
Chief Harry Rich noted
the district’s safety record
and adherence to department
rules as aiding in insurance
rate reduction.
He felt that with the
current trend in claims, the
district could look forward
to considerable savings dur-
ing the next year.
-Shane Welsh
Lucky Duck apparently not
A 22-year-old employee
at The Lucky Duck in
Grants Pass told police that
the suspect in an armed rob-
bery is a “possible Black
male adult with a large
frame.”
Valerie Mellick told
Grants Pass Police that at
approximately 3:45 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 20 a man
came through the front door
brandishing a firearm.
She gave him cash, and
he left. He is described as 6-
2 to 6-5, 250 pounds, wear-
ing baggy jeans and a
hooded coat.
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It’s OK to use your horn
to alert another driver or
pedestrian if they’re not
looking at you, said Oregon
Driver & Motor Vehicle
Services (DMV).
But horns are not to be
used to display temper or
irritation, the agency said.
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