Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Day-use fees
eliminated at
14 trailheads
As part of implementing
the Federal Lands Recrea-
tion Enhancement (FLRE)
Act, the Rogue River-
Siskiyou National Forest is
dropping current day-use
fees at 18 forest sites includ-
ing 14 trailheads for four
picnic areas where previous
recreational fees were
changed under Fee Demo
authority.
The FLRE Act permits
federal land management
agencies to continue charg-
ing modest fees at camp-
grounds, rental cabins and
day-use recreation sites on
federal lands. In turn, it re-
quires a higher level of de-
velopment at fee sites.
As a result, 14 trail-
heads and four picnic areas
will be removed from the
program because they do
not meet the qualifications
of a fee site, which include
having designated devel-
oped parking, a toilet facility
and security requirements.
These trail head sites
are: Big Pine Interpretive
Trail, Chetco Divide/Vulcan
Peak, Francis Shrader Old
Growth, French Gulch, Up-
per Chetco, Vulcan Lake/
Johnson Butte and Whiskey
Spring Interpretive Trail.
The four picnic areas to
drop fees are Big Pine, Sam
Brown, Fish Lake and Seat-
tle Bar.
The forest will continue
its current fee system at its
other recreation sites where
fees are collected. There will
be no changes in its fees at
campgrounds, cabin/lookout
rentals and the Rogue River
permits.
Even though fees for
picnic areas are discontin-
ued at Big Pine and Sam
Brown campgrounds, camp-
ing fees will remain un-
changed at these two sites.
The Rogue River-
Siskiyou National Forest
will continue to sell recrea-
tion passes which may be
required on other national
recreation sites.
Fees are one of the
sources of funds that the
Rogue River-Siskiyou Na-
tional Forest uses to pay for
the care of recreation facili-
ties. Last year, the forest
invested approximately
$273,000 of collected funds
in recreation sites on the
forest.
Other funds to support
recreation can come from
congressionally designated
funds, interagency coopera-
tion, partnerships, commer-
cial operations, and funds
leveraged from other
sources.
Forest visitors are en-
couraged to check with local
forest offices to determine
whether passes are required
at a site before they leave.
Information on passes can
be found at fs.fed.us/r6/
feedemo.
For more information
about the Recreation Fee
program and the FLRE Act,
visit fe.fed.us/recreation/
programs.
Intricate ink art
at RCC Firehouse
“Metaphors are to be
Mined,” a series of finely
detailed drawings by Linda
Berkley, will be shown
through July 30 at Rogue
Community College’s Fire-
house Gallery.
The RCC Firehouse
Gallery is in Historic City
Hall, Fourth and H streets,
Grants Pass.
The gallery is open
from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesdays thorough Fridays,
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.
NEW AT IVFD - Two positions vacated by resignations at Illinois Valley Fire District
(IVFD) have been filled by Robin Paulson (left), who is administrative assistant; and
Kris Sherman, who is maintenance captain. Their selection was announced Tues-
day, July 5, during a meeting of the I.V. Volunteer Firefighters Association. Sherman,
who replaces Joe Feldhaus, also will serve as safety chairman. Paulson replaces
Beth Beards. (Photo by Dale & Elaine Sandberg/IVFD photographers)
IVHS valedictorian, salutatorian show
work ethic in preparation for college
By CHRISTINA HILL
ership class.
Lorensen, the salutatorian of
Correspondent
In all, Barry said that
the Class of 2005, will be
Classes may be out for
her biggest role
working all sum-
the summer, but for two
model is her old-
mer as well, at
stand-out graduates from
est brother, be-
Patrick
Creek
Illinois Valley High School,
cause
“he’s
Lodge
in
the work is just beginning.
worked very hard
Gasquet, Calif.,
Serena Barry, the vale-
to get where he is
approximately 25
dictorian of the Class of
now.”
minutes driving
2005, will be busy working
During the
time from Cave
all summer at Taylor’s Sau-
graduation cere-
Junction.
sage Country Store before
mony, Barry gave
However, unlike
she starts her freshman year
a speech to her
Barry, earning an
at Seattle University this fall.
classmates.
academic
title
BARRY
Earning the title of vale-
“It was a little scary, but
wasn’t her dream.
dictorian is something that
it was really fun,” she re-
“To tell you the truth, it
Barry said she had worked
called. “I don’t really re-
wasn’t a goal of mine or
toward since her freshman
member what I said, be-
anything. It just happened,”
year at IVHS.
cause I practiced it so many
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“I just thought
times. It was
it’d be really cool
really neat be-
to be valedicto-
cause
my
rian,” she said. “I
grandparents
had straight A’s
from San Fran-
and one B the
cisco came, and
whole time,” said
my
brother
Barry ,
whose
from Las Vegas
grade-point average
came too.
(gpa) was 4.109.
“I was really
Besides excel-
happy that they
LORENSEN
ling in academics,
came all the
Barry got a workout being a
way just to see me gradu-
setter for the volleyball team,
ate,” she said.
a pitcher for the softball
Like most graduates,
team, and a forward and
Barry will try to balance
wing for the basketball team.
time between work, and
She played all three sports
family and friends this sum-
every season throughout
mer before she heads to Se-
high school, except during
attle. But, she won’t be
her sophomore and junior
alone once she gets there.
years, when she didn’t play
Her best friend, Chelsea
softball.
Hocker, will join her there.
But, Barry’s list of cre-
“I’m not really positive
dentials doesn’t stop there.
what I want to major
She also was involved
in,”said Barry. “But right
with the drama club, the
now, it’s probably journal-
Mathletes, honor society,
ism and broadcasting.”
College Dreams, and Lead-
And, like Barry, Jenna
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