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50¢ Vandals hit pool; loss set at $850 Sheriff links get outta jail situation to county board Effective Monday, July 11, the capacity at the Jose- phine County Jail was low- ered from 135 inmates to 125 inmates. Sheriff Dave Daniel also announced that, “The jail has two vacancies, which we have been unable to fill because the Board of Commissioners refused to sign necessary personnel forms in a timely manner allowing the sheriff’s office to fill those positions. “We are currently re- leasing approximately 50 felons per month from the jail,” said the sheriff. “Lowering the cap will result in approximately 60 felons being released a month early,” he said. JoCo section heads listed in new format Effective Friday, July 1, the department organiza- tional structure of Josephine County was changed, it was announced Tuesday, July 5 by county commissioners. The following reflects the titles of the new depart- ments and the names of those who will be adminis- trative directors heading those departments. *Community Justice Dept., Marie Hill. *General Services Dept., Mark Sorensen. *Health Services Dept., Leslee O’Brien *Property Services Dept., Robert Weber. Questions or comments may be directed to the com- missioners’ office. Remember: You want it in the ‘Noose?’ Our new deadline is 5 p.m. Thursdays, with late classifieds until noon Fridays with space available. Illinois Valley Wednesday, July 13 Sunny & Hot High--97, Low--57 Thursday, July 14 Lots o’ Sun & Heat High--96, Low--55 Friday, July 15 Sunny High--93, Low--56 Saturday, July 16 Bright Sunshine High--93, Low54 Sunday, July 17 Sunny. Patchy clouds at nigh. High--92Low--52 Monday, July 18 Mostly Sunny High--91 Low--49 Tuesday, July 19 Sunny & Warmer High-94Low-58 Following are the high-and- low temperatures recorded in O’Brien by Cheryl & Harry Johnson. *Fri., July 1: 93-66 *Sat. July 2: 93-55 *Sun., July 3: 93-55 *Mon., July 4: 98-57 *Tues., July 5: 92-59 *Wed., July 6: 83-59 *Thurs., July 7: 80-50 ART WALK ATTRACTIONS - The Second Friday Art Walk in Downtown Cave Junction was held July 8. Among participants were (counter-clockwise from top, left) Finny Caulfield, of Rising Sons, admiring glass etchings by Kaye Kinton; multimedia artist Carol Craw- ford Myers at April’s Aroma Home; Marian Chavez with her works at Special Productions; and Sparrow with her handcrafted jewelry at Jefferson State Financial Group. She also plays French tunes on accordion. The next Art Walk will be held Aug. 12. Venerable Holland Store a community mainstay By CHRISTINA HILL Correspondent Nestled at the base of a Y-shaped fork between Althouse Creek Road and Old Brown Town Road, sits the Holland Store. It began in the 1890s, and has been passed through the hands of several own- ers. That is, up until two decades ago, when George and Jody McElroy, husband and wife of 25 years and counting, purchased the store and have called it their home since. “There's a three- bedroom, two-bath home which is at- tached to the store, so it’s pretty easy to walk through the door and go to work,” Jody said with a laugh. On June 7, the McElroys celebrated 20 years of being in business. “We bought the store in 1985 and had a lot of work to do before it was up and running again,” said Jody. ing burnt in the 1930s and was rebuilt in 1936. Accord- ing to Jody, the store and a hotel that used to sit next to it were the center of a large JODY & GEORGE McELROY (Photo by Christina Hill) “It had been shut down for a few years and needed a lot of clean-up work.” The original store build- gold-mining community. “This store was the first place in the valley to have power and running water,” she recalled. Perhaps it was the his- tory behind the old hard wood floors and the charm- ing covered front porch that attracted her husband, but as for Jody, when she first laid eyes on it, she had a hard time seeing past the dilapi- dated, old building, she said. “My husband in- stantly fell in love with the place, and I hated it,” she said. “It was horrible. It was in really bad condition. And, the first few years here were tough. “All my relatives still lived in the Vaca- ville (California) area, and it was a complete culture shock to me. Then after about three or four years, the place grew on me. George took to it right away. It’s like he was born to be here, but now I could never leave (Continued on page 13) ‘Stable Schools Plan’ OK’d by House; sent to Senate By Oregon School Boards Association Predictability and stabil- ity in K-12 funding are the hallmarks of a proposal (HB 2450) approved recently by the House and advanced to the Senate. The “Stable Schools Plan,” chiefly sponsored by House Speaker Karen Min- nis (R-Wood Village), was approved on a 33-26 party- line vote. The proposal would dedicate 51 percent of state personal income taxes to K- 12 schools beginning with the 2007-09 biennium, and guarantee at least a 9- percent biennial growth in the State School Fund. Two-thirds of the excess personal income tax collec- tions, beyond the amount necessary to fund the 9 per- cent State School Fund (SSF) growth guarantee, would be deposited in the Education Stability Fund (ESF), and the other one- third into a new Successful Schools Fund. The ESF would be tapped to maintain 9 percent biennial growth in the SSF in times declining income tax revenue brought on by economic recession. The SSF would provide re- sources to schools strug- gling to raise student achievement to state stan- dards or to implement to replicate innovative pro- grams. The proposal also now uses an assumed $5.318 billion appropriation to the 2005-07 State School Fund to calculate the guaranteed 2007-09 K-12 funding amount of $5.8 billion. The $5.318 billion was the amount determined in De- cember by the School Reve- nue Forecast Committee as needed in 2005-07 to main- tain school district programs and services. during the last three years, but has moved back to its old stomping grounds at Jubilee Park. “It’s great to be back in the park,” said Scott Thorn- hill, unit director of the I.V. Boys & Girls Club. “We had been down here (Jubilee Park) for so many years, and thought it would be a good change and opportunity to go into the schools for the summer. “The facilities were great, but we just did not get the number of kids we did at the park. After asking the members and kids around town, the feeling was that although the school is nice, they were there for nine months, and they didn’t want to spend summer there too. “Moving back to the Brit bikes due Approximately 300 members of a Norton motor- cycle group from British Columbia are anticipated at Lake Selmac this week. As a fund-raiser, break- fast will be provided Friday and Saturday, July 15-16 by Illinois Valley Volunteer Firefighters Association. Masked thugs rob GP tavern park had its reservations, but the feeling with the staff and the organization was posi- tive, and with great support from the mayor and the city council, the club board and executive, we decided to do it,” Thornhill said. This summer is loaded with guest speakers, field trips, teen-age-only activi- ties, fine arts, and character Two armed men forced patrons to lie on the floor, and took cash from Mario’s/ Purple Parrot on Rogue River Hwy., said Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety (GPDPS). The hold-up occurred Wednesday, July 6 at ap- proximately 12:35 a.m. The suspects are two men, both about 5-8 to 6-0, with aver- age builds. Both suspects were armed with black handguns, said GPDPS. One man was wearing a white tank top, white jean- type pants, tennis shoes, and a dark ski mask. The other suspect was wearing dark pants, dark shirt, and a dark ski mask. The suspects ordered (Continued on page 14) (Continued on page 3) ‘The Club’ offers cornucopia of activities for valley youth As summer makes its way into July, something is happening in Jubilee Park. It happened once be- fore, for six years, and then it was gone. But it’s back and having a blast. It’s the Illinois Valley Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Rogue Valley. The club has been at Evergreen Elementary School and Lorna Byrne Middle School Hoodlums used a rock to break a glass door at Cave Junction Swimming Pool Sunday afternoon, July 10, resulting in a minimum loss of $850, said manager Cyn- thia Hobbins. The cost to repair the door and the cash register was estimated at $500 by a city official. And the thieves took $100 in petty cash, and at least $250 worth of mer- chandise, Hobbins said. She said that the break- in was spotted by a Jose- phine County Sheriff’s Of- fice deputy around 5:30 p.m., and that the officer found unmelted ice cream bars on the floor. “They must have just left,” Hobbins said. She speculated that the city might offer a reward of $1,000 for information lead- ing to the arrest and convic- tion of those responsible. City Recorder Jim Polk said Monday, July 11 that the reward likely would be con- sidered, but that nothing official had yet come from the mayor or city council. Meanwhile, the pool is open Mondays through Fri- days from 1 to 5 p.m. for open swimming; with adult lessons and water-aerobics from noon to 1. However, Hobbins noted that the break-in, van- dalism and burglary are dis- heartening. “After all that we’ve gone through to get the pool open, this is discouraging,” she said. The pool telephone number is 592-3990. (Editor’s Note: The Cave Junction City Coun- sel meeting scheduled for Monday night, July 11, was canceled due to lack of a quorum. A special meet- ing is tentatively planned for Monday, July 18 in city hall beginning at 7 p.m.)
