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Hwy.
Thursday, March 17
*8:42 a.m., M.A., 18200
block Redwood Hwy.
*8:43 a.m., DiMS.
*11:29 a.m., M.A., 100
block Draper Valley Road.
*11:32 a.m., DiMS.
*3:06 p.m., M.A., 100
block S. Junction Ave.
Friday, March 18
*8:46 a.m., motor vehicle
accident (MVA), Caves Hwy./
Laurel Road.
*8:56 a.m., DiMS.
*8:56 a.m., M.A., 200
block Ollis Road.
*9”07 a.m., M.A., 100
block N. Junction Avenue.
*10:45 a.m., DiMS.
*10:47 a.m., M.A., 300
block Squaw Mt. Road.
*10:47 a.m., DiMS.
*2:50 p.m., DiMS.
*4:53 p.m., P.A., 300
block W. Stevenson Street.
*8:58 p.m., M.A., 3200
block Lakeshore Drive.
Saturday, March 19
*2:37 a.m., MVA, 440
block Caves Hwy.
*6:59 a.m., M.A., 200
‘Chainsaw terrorism’
From Teresa Hurst
Kerby
Lost: beauty, peace and
tranquility.
It’s early morning in the
Siskiyou Forest; the Sun is
shining bright over a canopy
of trees. Mother Nature is
hard at work repairing her-
self from a natural fire.
The only sounds are the
running water, and the wild-
life. Sounds like a normal
Zen-like day in the woods,
completely natural.
Then, in the stillness,
the sounds shift from natural
to unnatural. Crummies
filled with eager, hard-
working loggers race up the
road. All that’s wrong with
this picture is that it should
not be happening here in a
national forest known for its
unique botanical beauty.
Now, instead of hearing
birds singing, we hear
chainsaws warming up. One
is heard cutting through
bark, then into the tree, fol-
lowed by a crack, a scream
and a thud.
The ground quakes as
another noble tree dies for
the thrill of the kill, and the
money. On the landing is a
figure watching the destruc-
tion with dollar signs in his
eyes: A knuckle-dragging,
tobacco-spitting caricature.
The trees fall one-by-
one, on-and-on until they're
gone. Do these people sleep
at night? Is there no con-
sciousness for the plan gone
wrong? People are upset
because they agreed upon
one plan, only to have an-
other one implemented.
Armchair jo ckeys
shouldn’t talk the talk until
they’ve physically walked
the walk. They should go
see for themselves: Except,
oops -- the public forest has
been closed to the public.
Some refer to the
“defenders of the forest” as
ecoterrorists. I think that if
trees could talk, they’d say
that chainsaws are the eco-
terrorists, and that the men
running them take no
thought in dropping a tree
that took a couple hundred
years to grow in a couple of
minutes.
People need to wake up
and smell the sawdust, and
not let them keep us out of
our forest. How can anyone
really know what’s happen-
ing up there if there is no
block Manzanita Lane.
*6:59 a.m., DiMS.
Sunday, March 20
*9:53 a.m., structure fire,
10600 block Redwood Hwy.
(mutual aid with Rural/Metro
Fire Dept.).
*5:27 p.m., MVA, 4300
block Thompson Creek Road.
*9:18 p.m., P.A., 400
block Jeannie Way
*10:32 p.m., M.A., 200
block E. River Street.
‘Whose interest?’
From Marcy Sowa
Selma
I was appalled by your
decision to place Scott Con-
roy’s editorial on the front
page of your March 16 edi-
tion, as if it were an objec-
tive piece of journalism.
Conroy is spouting fed-
eral government rhetoric,
which ignores real science
in the interest of multina-
tional timber corporations.
His labeling of the local
citizens, who are standing
up to protect local old-
growth forests, as the
“conflict industry” is ludi-
crous propaganda. The fed-
eral government received
more than 20,000 letters, 95
percent opposing salvage
logging in the Biscuit, while
it supported corporate tim-
ber industry interests and
ignored the economic effect
on Illinois Valley.
Conroy is heavily in-
vested in selling the federal
government’s lies, and is
concerned that this local
movement may get in his
way.
Why is the timber in-
dustry so interested in old-
growth forests when there
are millions of acres of fir
plantations all over Southern
Oregon? Because each old-
growth tree can be exported
to foreign countries for
thousands of dollars.
While multinational
corporations make huge
profits from old-growth, our
local loggers work and our
local mills run whether they
are cutting old-growth or
plantation trees. Many plan-
tations present serious fire
risks to I.V. residents and
require thinning now in one
of the driest years on record.
Are any locals working
on Fiddler Mt.? Certainly
not the feller who crossed
the green bridge Saturday
sporting Utah license plates.
I would love to hear the
point of view of a local log-
ger who personally and di-
rectly benefited from the
current logging on Fiddler
Mt., or who would benefit
more from working there
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Monday, March 14
*9:03 a.m., green bridge,
$8 Road, medical assist (M.A.)
with American Medical Re-
sponse (AMR).
*9:08 a.m., districtwide
medical standby (DiMS) for
AMR.
*11:10 a.m., M.A., 5400
block Deer Creek Road.
*5:09 p.m., smoke investi-
gation, Redwood Hwy./
Rockydale Road.
*6 p.m., grass fire, 5400
block Caves Hwy.
Tuesday, March 15
*11:02 a.m., illegal open
burn, 24300 block Redwood
Hwy.
*3:11 p.m., M.A., 600
block Mesa Verde Drive.
*3:18 p.m., DiMS.
*6:08 p.m., M.A., 200
block Ollis Road.
Wednesday, March 16
*10:04 a.m., M.A., 300
block Old Stage Road.
*10:04 a.m., DiMS.
*12:47 p.m., grass fire,
Redwood Hwy. milepost 37.
*5:18 p.m., public assist
(P.A.), 11500 block Redwood
I feel that our fire pre-
vention coordinator did eve-
rything she could to help us.
Now she knows who not to
recommend.
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TV TIRADES - Last week’s outdated TV program
listings caused some readers to complain. We apologized
to them, and apologize to those who didn’t contact us.
Copies of the correct listings were available for those
who phoned or came in, or we would have emailed them
on request. The problem is fixed, and the “Noose” staff
has vowed to not let a computer mess us up again. Or
else. (Or else we’re going target-practicing.)
HORSIN’ AROUND - Last week’s issue had an
incorrect number for Out Horsin’ Around, a new Down-
town Cave Junction business featuring new and used
tack, and horsey gifts and other items. The telephone
number is 592-2212. Check the ad in this issue.
GRAD STAND - A meeting of the 2005 Grad Night
Committee for Illinois Valley High School will be held
Tuesday, March 29 beginning at 6 p.m. in the IVHS
cafetorium. For more information phone Mary Paul at
IVHS: 592-2116.
VIKING HOOPS - It’s time to bring basketball
back to Lorna Byrne Middle School, say supporters. A
meeting to plan for the 2005-06 school year will be held
at the school Tuesday, March 29 beginning at 6 p.m.
LBMS CONFERENCES - Spring parent-teacher
conferences will be held at Lorna Byrne Middle School
Thursday and Friday, April 14-15. Report cards will be
available. To schedule an appointment, phone the LBMS
office at 592-2163 Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
CHILI FESTIVITY - Carlos Restaurante will hold
its annual Chili Cooking Contest on Saturday, April 16.
The number of entrants is limited, and the entry fee
needs to be paid at the restaurant asap.
YOUNG DANCERS - A “Creative Movement
Dance” class for youngsters will start Friday, April 1 in
the RCC Kerby Belt. Bldg. Classes will run through
May 20. For information or to register, phone 592-6612.
TIP NOTES - Oregon AFL-CIO is against a “tip
penalty” it says is being pushed by the Oregon Restau-
rant Association (ORA). The labor organization has
started a campaign to defend the current $7.25-per-hour
minimum wage that it says is under attack through
ORA-sponsored legislation.
NOTEPAD - Pietro’s Italian Restaurant was rec-
ognized Wednesday, March 23 by the JoCo Board of
Commissioners for achieving a minimum score of 95
from its recent county health inspection ... Tickets are
available for a Saturday, April 16 I.V. High School
Grad Night Benefit featuring dinner, silent auction and
fashion show. A choice of vegetarian lasagna, beef or
chicken is on the menu. Tickets are available from Bi-
Rite Auto Parts. Proceeds will be used for the Class of
2005 all-night, drug-and-alcohol-free graduation night
party … For some time, American Medical Response
has referred to its Regional Operating Center (ROC) as
“The Rock.” Now I.V. Fire District is calling its admin-
istrative HQ “The Boulder” … One of CJ’s poverty-
stricken residents was sad recently because he was
broke, but attracted by the dinner special at Taylor’s
Country Store that would go good with a brew. After
wishing to Heaven, while crossing a Downtown CJ park-
ing lot, the guy found a $20 bill. He enjoyed the dinner.
And the brew … T-shirt: God created a few perfect peo-
ple. The rest are right-handed … Another T: Grammy
Award Winner: Best performance by a grandmother in a
continuing role … Last T: You can’t scare me. I’m a
baby-sitter … Quote of the Week I: (From a customer
in the office). “Nobody reads Bob’s Corner. He always
just writes about himself” … Quote of the Week II:
(From an anonymous telephone caller). “You have a
crappy paper. I only buy it for the TV listings and Police
Blotter.”
LAST WORDS - Politeness and consideration for
others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.
(Thomas Sowell)
one to monitor?
Before calling others
tree-hugging hippies, who
have put their lives on hold
for our backyard, people
need to educate themselves
on both sides of the situa-
tion. People from all walks
of life are deeply concerned
for our one-of-a-kind tour-
ist-attracting national forest.
Is it too much to ask the
people who live in the val-
ley to do their part in pre-
serving the beauty that has
been given us, instead of
selling it for money that
won’t directly go back to
us? People need to stand for
something, or they’ll fall for
anything.
I live on Eight Dollar
Road, and have watched all
these atrocities first-hand.
Both sides need to comply
so we can enjoy our sum-
mers in one of the most
beautiful places around.
I, for one, am tying one
on for trees (green ribbons)
to show support for our
tourist-attracting forest.
than on plantation.
In the meantime, local
business people are voicing
concern that logging in the
old-growth reserves will
hurt their tourist-dependent
businesses. Destruction of
the pristine areas in Illinois
Valley damages our tourist
economy and quality of life.
Scott Conroy is trying
to sell the government-
backed multinational Tim-
ber Corp. interests to the
fine people of Illinois Val-
ley, and “Illinois Valley
News” is presenting it as if
it is fact.
It makes me wonder
whose interest the “I.V.
News” is serving. It cer-
tainly is not the citizens of
Illinois Valley.
‘Poor decision’
From Mike Mitchell
Cave Junction
I was shocked to read
the outrageously biased let-
ter on the front page of the
“I.V. News” last week, and
believe the placement was a
poor decision.
There is a well-
established tradition in jour-
nalism of placing opinion
pieces on opinion pages to
differentiate them from
staff-written articles, which
presumably have been sub-
jected to some level of fact-
checking.
This is how a newspa-
per maintains its credibility
as a vehicle by which the
public may read and learn
about “news.” and how a
newspaper such as the “New
York Times” differs from a
trashy periodical such as the
“Weekly Word News” or
“National Enquirer.”
The piece by Scott Con-
roy violated any possible
definition of “unbiased,” as
he failed to provide any
other account of the events
he wrote about.
He clearly was directing
his writing to the emotions
surrounding the protests of
the Biscuit logging and
failed to provide informa-
tion about the nature of the
injuries attributed to the two
loggers or their identities.
This is important because
their being blocked by a van
that was said to have been
placed on the road by pro-
testers is offered as a justifi-
cation for closing the forest
to the public and to attempt
to discredit and invalidate
protesters and their message.
This is truly poor qual-
ity and unprofessional work
on the part of “I.V. News,”
as well as the forest service
that is extremely disrespect-
ful to members of our com-
munity who deserve better.
This paints a poor pic-
ture of us as a community to
the outside world if we con-
tinue to allow ourselves to
be represented and treated
this way.
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Tax bill
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$6,744
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$5,289
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