‘Need’ forms
for business
due on 31st
Eleven people were arrested during a logging salvage
sale protest. They included ‘Chuck’ Jacobs, 74; Joan
Norman, 72; and an unidentified woman (top right),
who was chained to the steering wheel of a pickup
truck. (Top left and photo above by Dale Sandberg)
Biscuit: It’s still hot
Approximately 75 dem-
onstrators, calling them-
selves “forest protectors,”
were generally peaceful in
confronting law enforce-
ment officers early this
week, in a Biscuit Fire tim-
ber salvage sale protest out
Eight Dollar Road between
Cave Junction and Selma.
Eleven persons were
arrested on a charge of inter-
fering with agricultural op-
eration, and nine of the 11
also were charged with in-
terfering with a police offi-
cer, said. Josephine County
Sheriff Dave Daniel. His
deputies worked with U.S.
Forest Service (USFS) law
enforcement personnel.
A “high noon” vigil
outside county jail was set
for Tuesday, March 8 “to
demonstrate solidarity and
show our support for the
forest,” protestors said.
Daniel identified those
arrested as Selma residents
Charles Jacobs, 74, James
Dutton, 24, and Marilyn
Mooshie, 59; and Cave
Junction resident Joan Nor-
man, 72.
Also, Ashland residents
Laura Beaton, 23, and Holly
Christiansen, 35, and Port-
land resident Bryan Wiede-
man, 18.
Also, Medford resident
Patrick Schubert, 19; Sherry
Burowski, 62, of Grants
Pass; Liam O’Reilly, 22, of
Maine; and James Flynn,
44, of Eugene.
All except Dutton and
Norman were charged with
interfering with an officer,
said the sheriff.
Protestors, many of
whom camped near the
“green bridge” over Illinois
River prior to Monday,
March 7, are adamant that
the first sales in late succes-
sional reserves -- including
the Fiddler Sale -- are illegal
and should be stopped.
As part of the demon-
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Thursday, March 31 is
the deadline for a Business
Needs Survey to be in the
office of Cave Junction-
based Illinois Valley Com-
munity Development Or-
ganization (IVCDO).
“We are excited about
the response from the more
than 100 local businesses
that have received our Busi-
ness Needs Survey,” said
Bill Moore, IVCDO busi-
ness consultant.
Moore asked that busi-
ness owners, who have not
yet returned their surveys,
complete them and return
them by March 31.
“This will allow us to
move to the next step in the
process,” he said.
“Based on the responses
so far,” said Moore, “we
will be implementing train-
ing classes, and counseling
and mentoring support to fill
the needs identified by
members of our business
community.
Those who would like
to be included, but who
have not received a survey,
can contact Moore at 592-
4440. Survey forms also can
be obtained at the IVCDO
office next door to Caves
Pharmacy in Downtown
Cave Junction.
Following are the high-
and-low temperatures and
rainfall recorded by O’Brien
residents Cheryl & Harry
Johnson.
*Sun., 2/26: 58-43
*Mon., 2/27: 59-24, .24
*Tues., 2/28: 52-39, .75
*Wed., 3/1: 49-2, .43
*Thurs., 3/2: 57-38, .04
*Fri., 3/3: 60-34, T
Senior Center plans big expansion
Cost estimated at $250,000 to $300,000 to accommodate membership
MARCH? - An unseason-
able 81 degrees showed
up Monday, March 7 in
Downtown Cave Junction.
Cave Junction
Wednesday, March 9
Variable sunshine,
Partial evening clearing
High--66, Low--42.
Thursday, March 10
Partly cloudy,
Patchy evening clouds
High--69, Low--42.
Friday, March 11
Mostly pleasant,
Evening cooling
High--70, Low--42.
Saturday, March 12
Variable sunshine,
Evening clearing
High--65, Low--38.
Sunday, March 13
Spotty sunshine,
Cool evening contrast
High--62, Low--35.
Monday, March 14
Minimal cloud cover,
Chilly evening
High--57, Low--34.
A crowd of protesters on a hillside above a roadblock
cheers those being arrested. Numerous sheriff’s depu-
ties and forest service lawmen were on scene.
COUGAR HOOP TROOP - Illinois Valley girls varsity basketball team missed a trip
to state despite a hard-fought playoff game Saturday, March 5 in Ken Mann Memo-
rial Gym, losing to Junction City by 5 points in overtime. (In top photo) Emily Dud-
ley goes for 2, as Sarah Houston looks on. (In bottom photo) Houston gets the
jump while Erika Riley (left) and Dudley are ready for action. Story on page 8.
(Photos by Dale Sandberg)
Tuesday, March 15
Mostly sunny,
Clouds increasing late
High--55, Low--34.
A plan to expand Illi-
nois Valley Senior Center
(IVSC) with another 2,400
square feet of space was
approved late last month by
members, according to an
announcement.
The estimated cost is
$250,000 to $300,000, said
Nancy . Evans, IVSC Build-
ing Committee co-chairman.
She said that the intent
is to add a meeting room,
plus an exercise room with
bathing facilities to serve an
increasing membership.
“We’re running out of
space,” she said. “We
started in 1995 with 125
members. Now we have
more than 430.”
Evans said that T.J.
Boussard Consulting Engi-
neers Inc., of Grants Pass,
has been engaged and is
working on blueprints for
the planned expansion.
“Because the valley is
growing, and the population
of seniors with it, we want a
comfortable facility to ac-
commodate the needs of
seniors,” said Evans.
“With this expansion
we will be able to provide
more space for the activities
of our members, as well as
for the use of other commu-
nity groups,” said Evans.
Phase one of a three-
phase plan -- to expand the
current building and have
blueprints drawn -- has been
implemented.
The second phase,
which will primarily entail
fund-raising, began during a
Feb. 28 meeting. Several
people, noted IVSC,
“volunteered to help on the
committees needed to do
this work. Phase three will
be actual construction.”
Anyone 55 and older is
eligible to become an IVSC
member. “Dues are inexpen-
sive,” the organization re-
ported, “and the calendar is
full of interesting and fun
activities.
“Someone is always at
the center, Mondays through
Fridays from 10 to 4; and
Friday mornings, to help
with membership signups.”
The senior center --
which opened in ‘95, with
the first grant received in
1990 -- is at 520 W. River
St., across from I.V. Family
Resource Center. The phone
number is 592-6888.
Snow pack basic no show for valley
Two Illinois Valley
snow measurement sites --
which normally have several
inches of snow at this time
of year -- are bare.
And a third has less
than half of its normal level.
Data from snow meas-
urements are used by the
Natural Resources Conser-
vation Service (NRCS) to
predict summer stream flow
and water availability.
The Illinois Valley
Ranger District of the
Rogue River-Siskiyou Na-
tional Forest, in cooperation
with NRCS, conducted the
second snow survey for
2005 on March 1.
The Page Mountain
snow course at 4,100 feet
has no snow. The 50-year
average at this time of year
is 9.28 inches of snow con-
taining 2.67 inches of water.
The Althouse II snow
course at 4,530 feet has no
snow. The 37-year average
for this course is 15.7 inches
of snow containing 4.8
inches of water.
The Althouse III snow
course at 5,000 feet has 15
inches of snow containing
7.2 inches of water. The 24-
year average for this course
is 37.8 inches of snow con-
taining 12.6 inches of water.
The three measurement
courses in the Page Moun-
tain area, southeast of Illi-
nois Valley, are measured at
the end of January, February
and March.