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Yet another CJ meth lab shut down Business site due for valley Another methampheta- mine lab -- including weapons and lethal chemi- cals -- were seized by law- men in rural Cave Junction Friday, Jan. 18. Det. Sgt. Ken Selig, of Josephine Interagency Narcotics Team (JOINT), listed four persons arrested at a mobilehome at 612 Jeannie Way, where a search warrant was served at 9:45 a.m.: William Jackson Kehoe, 37; Candice Ellen Stauffer, 26; both of the Jeannie Way address; Robert Calvin, 32, a Cave Junction transient; and Sherie I. Wright, 47, of 206 W. Stevenson St. in the city of Cave Junction. Selig also listed the charges: Kehoe and Stauffer each were charged with two counts of being a felon in possession of a weapon; one count each of manufacturing, possession and delivery of a con- trolled substance/meth; and possession of a precur- sor substance/meth. In addition, Kehoe was charged with tampering with ev id ence, and Stauffer was charged under two felony arrest warrants on charges of possession of a controlled substance (PCS)/meth. Calvin and Wright, said the JOINT officer, arrived at 612 Jeannie Way in a vehicle while the By CHRISTINA HILL Correspondent Small, emerging busi- nesses that need help start- ing up or growing are about to get the assistance they need. And it’s thanks to the hard work of Illinois Valley Community Development Organization (IVCDO). Formerly known as I.V. Community Response team, IVCDO this spring hopes to break ground on a “business incubator” center at Illinois Valley Airport. Currently, the project is in the engineering phase. (Continued on page 7) Kerby community awaits deluge of cleaner water A LITTLE CHEER - Illi- nois Valley High School cheerleaders performed Friday, Jan. 28 in Ken Mann Memorial Gym with a group of little girls who were trained by them during the past two weeks. The performance was during half-time of the boys varsity basket- ball game. (See separate photos elsewhere in this issue.) The girls were widely photographed by friends and family. (Photos by Dale & Elaine Sandberg) (Continued on page 3) Here are the high and low temperatures and rainfall fig- ures for O’Brien as recorded by Cheryl and Harry Johnson. *Fri., Jan. 21: 44-33 *Sat. Jan. 22: 47-33 *Sun., Jan. 23: 48-34 *Mon., Jan. 24: 46-33 *Tues., Jan. 25: 49-37, .04 *Wed., Jan. 26: 52-43, .12 *Thurs., Jan. 27: 46-35 By CHRISTINA HILL Correspondent Kerby residents are well on their way to cleaner wa- ter because of efforts by Kerby Water District (KWD), which became an official agency in August 2003. The committee that formed the district to be eli- gible for federal funding began working steadily on efforts during 2000. However, committee members credit one woman for her decade-long battle to bring clean and safe water to the Kerby community. “Ga yle Lebowitz, who’s the vice chair of the district, has been working on this for more than 10 years,” praised John Plute, KWD chairman. “She's worked hard,” said Plute. “She has beaten down a lot of doors,” he said, “from the Washington border to the California border. “She has been instru- mental in getting this project started, and she’s dedicated over 10 years of her life to Cave Junction Wednesday, Feb. 2 Partly sunny, Chilly evening High--56, Low--23. Thursday, Feb. 3 Mostly sunny, Clouds increasing late High--58, Low--29. Friday, Feb. 4 Mostly sunny, Cloudy evening High--50, Low--35. Saturday, Feb. 5 Partly sunny day, Rather cloudy evening High--51, Low--30. Sunday, Feb. 6 Afternoon showers, Chance rain late High--51, Low--31. Monday, Feb. 7 Variable sunshine, Clouds increasing High--55, Low--32. Tuesday, Feb. 8 Mostly cloudy, Rain and ice late High--53, Low--31. DOME SCHOOL PLANTING PROJECT - Elementary students from Dome School in Takilma participated Wednesday, Jan. 26 in the annual tree planting project along Dunn Creek and the East Fork of Illinois River. The students and their teachers planted a special strain of Port Orford Cedar developed to eliminate root rot that has devastated original strains. Also planted some Pine and Fir seedlings, plus some Oregon Grape. The project was conducted with help from Mike Mitchell of Forestry Action Committee. With the stu- dents were teachers Katherine Roncalio, Heather Jantz, and Marisa Dwyer. The project each year strives for a diverse variety of plantings, and teaching care for the land to the students. (Photo provided) this project. “After jumping through many hoops and hurdles, the district is finally on the home stretch to getting Kerby residents water piped in from the city of Cave Junction. “Everything is waiting on funding right now. As of last May we had our appli- cation complete, except that we had to do an environ- mental study, and that’s all complete now,” said Plute. “Our funding is depend- ent upon the 109th Congress passing last year’s budget, which was supposed to have been done by law last Octo- ber,” he explained. “As soon as they pass the budget, we can get all our state and fed- eral funding we need to start the project.” The project, which will start once a bid has been accepted, will tear up three miles of roadside ditch. The project, Plute estimated, should not take longer than three months to complete. “We're laying 14,000 feet of pipe from Waldamar Road to Sauer’s Flat,” he said. “We ran into a prob- lem with the Kerby Ditch, (which has been the water supplier other than wells) because we found out that’s now part of the National Historic Record, so we're going to cross the pipes to the other side of the road in front of the bed-and- breakfast,” Plute explained. And, Plute added, since there were concerns of dis- turbing Indian burial grounds, there will be an archeologist on-site during the excavating, as they may “run into something.” The cost of the project is estimated at $2.2 million. Currently, 70 house- holds are signed up to have city water installed, Plute said. However, he added, they're expecting a potential (Continued on page 3)
