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Page 9 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, April 6, 2005 Fireside program held to raise domestic abuse awareness Approximately 30 people participated in a domestic abuse candlelight ceremony Fri- day, April 1, sponsored by the Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance at the I.V. Family Coalition Center. As part of the event, participants wrote the names of victims and abusers on sheets of paper, and then burned them as a symbol of healing and for- giveness. Libby Goines provided music; and Chris Mallette (top photo), executive director of I.V. Safe House Alliance, was among those lighting candles. Christianson IVHS honoree Lumber market decline anticipated Courtney Christianson, son of rural Cave Junction residents Ron and Olga Christianson, is March Stu- dent of the Month, chosen by the Josephine County Board of Commissioners. Christianson, a senior at Illinois Valley High School, has maintained a 3.79 grade- point average. He is a member of the IVHS Chapter of National Honor Society, Cougar Pals, FFA, FFA soil judging team, and Mathletes. He also is a member of the yearbook staff, and the soccer and basketball teams. Christianson has held the offices of honor society ser- geant-at-arms, Cougar Pals webmaster, and soccer team captain. Christianson also has been on the OASSA science honor team, and honored as a Gatorade Player of the Year. The March Student of the Month has received a Skyline Conference athlete award, Principal’s Student of the Month award, CIM cer- tificate, and a perfect atten- dance award. As a soccer player, the honored student has received awards for Most Inspira- tional, Most Improved, and Best Defensive player. He also was named to the Sky- line Conference second team. Following graduation, Christianson plans to attend University of Oregon at Eugene to major in digital multimedia to become a graphics designer. The red-hot lumber mar- kets of 2004 will cool slightly this year and into 2006, ac- cording to a new forecast released by Western Wood Products Association (WWPA). Despite the decreases, lumber demand should re- main at historic highs. The Portland-based trade association reported prelimi- nary totals show that lumber demand during 2004 reached a record 61.8 billion board feet (bbf), an increase of 8.4 percent above the previous high of 57 bbf set the year previous. During 2005, lumber demand is forecast at 59.6 bbf, down 3.5 percent; while 2006 demand should slip to 58.9 bbf. Although lower, the ‘05 and ‘06 demand volumes would be the second- and third-highest in history. All the growth in lumber consumption came in resi- dential construction and re- pair and remodeling. Housing starts roared to 1.96 million units in 2004, pushing resi- dential lumber use to a record 26.7 billion board feet, said WWPA. Use of lumber in repair and remodeling also reached all-time highs of 19.5 billion board feet, fueled by record numbers of existing home sales. WWPA anticipates that housing starts and remodeling activity will decline during the next two years as interest rates begin to move higher. Because both markets to- gether comprise nearly 75 percent of annual lumber consumption, the drop in housing and remodeling ac- tivity will be the chief reasons for the decreases in lumber demand this year and next. Preliminary estimates of Western lumber production 2004 are 18.8 bbf, the highest volume since 1990. Produc- tion at Western sawmills is forecast to slip to 18.1 bbf in ‘05 and 17.9 bbf in ‘06. Mills in the U.S. South should see output decline as well, mov- ing from 18.1 bbf in ‘04 to 17.3 bbf in ‘06. The United States im- ported 38 percent of the lum- ber used in the country last year, mostly from Canada. Lumber imports during ‘04 totaled 23.5 bbf, with nearly 21 bbf originating from Can- ada. Other imports, mostly from Europe, Latin America and New Zealand, totaled a record 2.54 bbf. Lumber imports should decline with the market in ‘05 and ‘06, said WWPA, but could gain market share. By ‘06, imports are predicted to comprise 38.5 percent of U.S. lumber supply, or 22.7 bbf. Calls for CJ city law down 13 percent There were 200 law enforcement calls or inci- dents in the city of Cave Junction during February, down approximately 13 per- cent from January. The information is in a report to the Cave Junction City Council by city con- tract Deputy Ray Webb, of Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. “Property crimes are down approximately 13 per- cent, and person-to-person crimes have not changed,” Webb reported. “Traffic incidents involving stops or contacts have increased ap- proximately 38 percent since January,” he said. The incidence of stolen vehicles, two during Febru- ary, shows a 71 percent de- crease from January. “As mentioned last month,” Webb said, “ Jubi- lee Park is continuing to get more and more traffic. I will continue to walk through the park, contacting transients and juveniles in the hopes of keeping the park a safer, family oriented place. “The local drug houses are still a priority, and I will continue to work with Jose- phine Interagency Narcotics Team. I am continuing to patrol and work our problem areas,” Webb concluded. His report provided the following statistics: * Calls for service, 126. *Written reports, 47. *Alarms, 5. *Arrests, 13. *Assaults, 3. *Burglaries, 3. *Community-Oriented Policing contacts, 12. *Criminal mischief cases, 9. *Disturbances, 6. *Shopliftings (third- degree theft), 1. *Thefts, 12. *Traffic incidents, 34. *Stolen cars, 2. The Illinois Valley Men’s Golf Club is preparing for its 2005 Twilite League beginning Monday, April 18. 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