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Officers nab 15-year-olds for burglary, vehicle theft Meth site busted at CJ home Highly hazardous chemicals located Two transient 15-year- old boys were arrested on multiple charges of Cave Junction burglaries and ve- hicle thefts Monday, Jan. 17 by Josephine County Sher- iff’s Office deputies. Det. Sgt. Ken Selig identified them as Jack Mi- chael Doak and Christopher Wayne Simpson. Doak and Simpson each were charged with six counts of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle (UUMV) involving four U-Haul trucks and two private cars. They also each were charged with four counts of second-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree theft, and one count of first- and second-degree criminal mischief. In addition, Simpson was charged with second- degree escape, and his arrest included two counts of UUMV under warrants is- sued in Jackson County. Selig said that at ap- proximately 8:30 a.m. Mon- day, Deputy Cory Krauss checked a U-Haul truck stuck in a ditch on Redwood Hwy. near Kerby. Doak and Simpson were walking away from the vehicle. When Krauss learned that Simpson was wanted, the boy fled on foot. Doak LI’L CHEERLEADERS - The Illinois Valley High School cheerleaders, directed by coach Heather Merrill, worked with girls from Evergreen Ele- mentary, Lorna Byrne Middle, and Madrone Adventist Schools Saturday, Jan. 15 in Ken Mann Memorial Gym. The ‘newcomers’ will perform Fri- day, Jan. 28 at the half of a boys varsity basketball game. Prior to their performance, the girls will have two more training sessions. (Photos by Dale & Elaine Sandberg) (Continued on page 8) Following are O’Brien high and low temperatures, plus rain and snowfall in inches as recorded by Cheryl & Harry Johnson. *Fri., Jan. 7: 35-33, rain 1.02, snow 8 *Sat., Jan. 8: 36-33, rain 1.10, snow 4 *Sun., Jan. 9: 43-34, rain 1.18, snow 1 *Mon., Jan. 10: 36-33, 0/0 *Tues., Jan. 11: 38-34, 0/0 *Wed., Jan. 12: 36-24, 0/0 *Th., Jan. 13: 34-24, 0/0 Cave Junction Wednesday, Jan. 19 Partly sunny, Clouds increasing late High--60, Low--34. Potty-trained horse, ‘Francisco,’ no flush in the pan By CHRISTINA HILL Correspondent Cave Junction is home to a lot of attractions: the majestic Oregon Caves, the beautiful Illinois River. And now, a celebrity, who, by the way, is a horse. Meet “Francisco.” He’s an 11-year-old, half Ara- bian, half Peruvian Paso. “Francisco” recently landed himself a spot on “Animal Planet’s Pet Stars,” a game show for animals from around the country, who perform amazing tricks and routines. Last August, “Francisco” and his owner and trainer, Karen Parker, went to Los Angeles, where they met game show host, Mario Lopez. “Francisco” then did his trick, which was taped live in front of a stu- dio audience. The trick that has made him famous -- sitting on a potty. “It took about six months to train him to do this trick,” said Parker. “A lot of tricks go together to make one big trick. First he flips up the lid on the potty, and then he turns around and sits down on the potty. “Next, he pulls the newspaper out, then pulls the toilet paper out. Then he gets up, flushes the toilet -- there’s a pull chain -- then he turns around and puts the lid back down,” said Parker, trainer and owner of Clickin’ On Ranch on Dick George Road. Parker said that she got the idea for the “potty trick” from local horse trainer, Thursday, Jan. 20 Partly cloudy, Increasing clouds High--58, Low--32. Friday, Jan. 21 Variable sunshine, Mostly cloudy late High--56, Low--32. Saturday, Jan. 22 Variable sunshine, Cloudy evening High--56, Low--31. Sunday, Jan. 23 Mostly cloudy, Clouds increasing late High--54, Low--30. Monday, Jan. 24 Overcast, Evening rain possible High--50, Low--29. Tuesday, Jan. 25 Clouds-a-plenty, Freezing rain late High--48, Low--28. ‘Francisco,’ the potty-trained steed of Cave Junction. (Photo by Christina Hill) Molly Ayres. Parker, who has raised five gen erations of “Francisco’s” family, started training “Francisco” for tricks about five years ago. “I use clicker training, which is a positive rein- forcement training system,” she said. “It’s a little plastic box, and when I push it, it makes a clicking noise. That noise is a bridging signal that tells him the moment he did the right movement. “Horses love that click- ing sound,” she said, “because it’s associated with praise, petting or food, so they’re really happy when they hear it and they work harder to hear it again. His training is totally based on positive reinforcement, rather than by force.” Parker also credits her son, Justin, who makes the videos; and her daughter, Sarah, who helps her with demos by interacting with the horse. The episode of “Pet Stars” with the horse “showing off” has already aired several times this month, but will air again Friday, Jan. 21, Parker said. However, she noted, this hasn’t been the first time for “Francisco” to be on television. “He’s been on TV sev- eral times, but last August (Continued on page 8) Chemicals that when combined make phosphine gas that “can kill a person within minutes when breathed” were found by narcotics officers in Cave Junction. In connection with the chemicals and a meth lab, Holly Ann Dangerfield, 21, was arrested Saturday, Jan. 15 at 495 S. Old Stage Road, said Det. Sgt. Ken Selig of Josephine Inter- agency Narcotics Team (JOINT). She is charged with manufacturing, possession and delivery of a controlled substance, methampheta- mine; and possession of a precursor substance/meth. Still sought is Merle Leonard “Merle The Squir- rel” Southard, 25, of the same address, Selig said. The site is near the end of S. Old Stage. Southard, described as “armed and dangerous,” is 5-11, and weighs 160 pounds. His hair and eyes are brown. Those with information about his location can phone JOINT at 474-5151, or the county jail at 474-5140. There are four arrest warrants for him. Two charge failure to appear (FTA) on previous charges of possession of a controlled substance/meth; and two charging FTA on previous charges of second-degree criminal mischief. JOINT detectives be- lieve that Dangerfield and Southard, who is six months pregnant, were making meth for sales and delivery. Selig said that JOINT officers served a search war- rant at the S. Old Stage ad- dess at 10 a.m. They found, said Selig, “a fully operable metham- phetamine manufacturing lab. It was located in an old, rundown travel trailer parked less than 10 feet from Southard and Danger- (Continued on page 8) Revised regs OK’d for IVFD By SHANE WELSH Staff Writer Chief Harry Rich is un- dertaking an update of all guidelines, including bylaws and policies and procedures, for Illinois Valley Fire Dis- trict (IVFD). During the district board meeting Thursday night, Jan. 13 in administra- tive headquarters, Rich said, “I would like the board to entertain a motion to re- scind, vacate or nullify all rules, regulations, policies, procedures, bylaws or hid- den past practices so I can present a new updated dis- trict manual of operations.” According to Joe Mal- colm, IVFD board president, district policy requires that IVFD procedures be re- (Continued on page 8)
