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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Oregon) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 2005)
Did you know ..? … that Monday, Feb. 21 is Presidents Day. There will be no mail service, and businesses including banks will be closed. I.V.’s liquor sales show much spirit Illinois Valley’s state liquor store in Downtown Cave Junction is among the top 10 highest-selling non- exclusive stores statewide, said Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC). During 2004, said OLCC, the store recorded $602,026 in liquor sales. Nonexclusive stores, of which there are 87, sell items besides liquor, said OLCC. The top-selling exclu- sive distilled spirits store in Oregon is the Portland Up- town Liquor Store with sales of $6.03 million. Nonexclusive stores were led by the Sunriver site with $1.17 million in sales. Others of the top 10 high-selling exclusive stores (all in millions) are Portland Salmon Street, $5.24; Ti- gard, $5.09; Beaverton Mall, $4.47; Troutdale, $4.06; Eugene, $4.05; Bend (E. Third), $3.92; Salem East, $3.9; Bend (on Belle- vue), $3.86; and Oregon City South, $3.83. Rounding out the top 10 nonexclusive above the Cave Junction store: Sisters, $1.01 million; Brookings, $860,671; Rogue River, $799,124; Banks, $754,663; Sutherlin, $730,665; Veneta, $709,757; Winston, $635,476; and Talent, $619,882. During the 2003-04 fiscal year, OLCC stores recorded liquor sales of (Continued on page 7) Following are the high and low temperatures, and rainfall, from O’Brien, as re- corded by Cheryl & Harry Johnson. *Fri., Feb. 4: 55-32 *Sat., Feb. 5: 46-32 *Sun., Feb. 6: 45-29; .12 *Mon, Feb. 7: 46-29 *Tues., Feb. 8: 42-28 *Wed., Feb. 9: 46-29 *Thurs., Feb. 10: 50-27 Cave Junction Wednesday, Feb. 16 Chance of rain, Overcast evening High--53, Low--31. BLM seeks monument comments COUGAR WRESTLERS CAPTURE DISTRICT - Illinois Valley High School wrestling team members swept competition to win the Skyline District top title for the first time. (See page 3 for the story.) ‘Book ‘em, Danno,’ ends with K-9 retiring Despite his spirited, dogged determination, K-9 Deputy “Danno” has been retired as a patrol dog with Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. It’s a case of the spirit being willing, but having suffered a physical decline, “Danno” is no longer able to perform his duties, said Deputy Ray Webb. Webb has been the dog’s partner and handler since October 2001. “Danno,” who retired two weeks ago, continues to be a resident with Webb and his family, but he’s on per- manent off-duty status. “I and my family wouldn’t have it any other way,” said Webb, about keeping the K-9 as an hon- ored guest. “Danno,” 5, who per- formed numerous law en- forcement duties in Illinois Valley, is a long-haired German Shepherd origi- nally from the Czech Re- public. Multiple medical tests by several veterinarians during the past several months have been unable to provide a conclusive diagnosis” about the dog’s Deputy Ray Webb and K-9 Deputy ‘Danno’ physical decline, said Sgt. Stephen A. Clarke. “Danno” came to the sheriff’s office as a 105- pound dog, “who was in- credibly powerful, yet amazingly light on his feet. Since May 2004, for un- known reasons, he has lost at least 20 pounds, and his physical stability has been continually fragile,” Webb and Clarke said. The four-legged dep- uty’s “strong tracking abilities and mere presence have aided in multiple cap- tures during his shortened career,” said Clarke. Considered gentle and sociable while in the “off- mode,” the K-9 will be missed by Patrol. As “Danno’s” only partner since he came to the county, Webb has strong ties to the dog. He said that he feels good about being able to provide a home for “Danno” in his retirement. “He’ll be relaxing and playing,” said Webb. Meanwhile, Webb wants to continue as a K-9 handler, but so do four other deputies. Funds raised through Josephine County Friends of the K-9 are sufficient to replace one canine, but not two, and fund-raisers to- ward the additional $15,000 will continue. “Danno” is the second patrol dog to retire during the past six months. K-9 “Smitty” retired in Sep- tember. Webb noted that ac- quiring K-9s for service, plus their training, and care and feeding are not paid for by the county. It all comes from the “Friends” group, he said. Thursday, Feb. 17 Variable showers, Ice forming late High--51, Low--31. Friday, Feb. 18 Mostly cloudy, Chance of rain late High--51, Low--28. Saturday, Feb. 19 Mostly cloudy, Cold & cloudy evening High--51, Low--30. Sunday, Feb. 20 Possible showers, Clouds increasing High--51, Low--29. Monday, Feb. 21 Mostly cloudy, Possible evening sleet High--51, Low--26. Tuesday, Feb. 22 Mostly cloudy, Cloudy evening High--56, Low--32. CLEAR CREEK POWERFUL AWARD - (From left) Christie Dunn, Dr. Kathy Mechling, Dorothy Homan and Lisa Martinson have been notified of a Pacific Power Blue Sky award. (See page 7 for the story.) The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM) Proposed Resource Management Plan (proposed plan) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) were re- leased by Medford District Bureau of Land Manage- ment last week. The official Notice of Availability, which marks the beginning of the protest period, was published in the “Federal Register” Friday, Feb. 11. Medford District BLM is accepting public com- ments or protests on the plan through March 14. “The proposed plan integrates all resource man- agement activities in the planning area into a single, unified land-use plan that will provide direction for the management of these federal lands for approximately 10 to 15 years,” said BLM. “The proposed land-use plan/FEIS details and ana- lyzes the management ac- tivities proposed for this area,” it said. “Within the next six months, the pro- posed plan will be finalized through the Record of Deci- sion. (ROD). “Major issues discussed in the proposed plan include management of the follow- ing: forest and non-forest vegetation; transportation system, riparian and wetland areas, recreation, and live- stock grazing. (Continued on page 7) Clean power talk Feb. 24 On Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m., the public can attend a slide presentation at the Josephine County Bldg. in Downtown Cave Junction on the rapid development of clean electricity in the Pa- cific Northwest. Paige Prewett, Southern Oregon outreach consultant for Renewable Northwest Project, will share a slide presentation. It is designed to inform about what renew- able energy is, where it is being developed, and its benefits to Oregon’s envi- ronment and economy. “The audience will learn about where our elec- tricity is currently generated, state legislation that has made renewable energy op- tions available to Orego- nians, and how households and businesses can choose to support clean electricity,” said Prewett. The presentation will occur during the monthly meeting of the Illinois Val- ley Soil and Water Conser- vation District. Audience members may attend the entire meeting if interested.
