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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 17, 2005
WORK IT OUT! - “The Rapidly Changing Work-
place” Thursday, Aug. 18 will kick off a series of free Job
Council employment search workshops at Illinois Valley
Family Resource Center, in cooperation with I.V. Family
Coalition. Workshops will run from 1:30 to 3 p.m. On the
18th, information will be given on “how some of our
long-practiced approaches to getting and keeping a job are
sabotaging us due to many dramatic changes.” Other ses-
sions include Sept. 1, “The Hidden Labor Market, Appli-
cations & Cover Letters,” and Sept. 15, “Identifying Your
Skills.” There will be no child-care. Limited seating is
available. To sign up, phone 592-6139; or 476-1877, Ext.
305.
LOVE A PARADE? - For their Monday, Sept. 5
Labor Day parade, members of Illinois Valley Lions
Club hope to have all entry applications received by
Monday, Aug. 22. The parade in Downtown Cave Junc-
tion, from Evergreen Elementary School to the Junction
Inn, will mark the last day of the 34th annual I.V. Lions
Labor Day Festival in Jubilee Park. I.V. Lions would
like a good parade line-up, not only for the viewers, but
in honor of the special guest performer, Jessi Colter,
widow of Waylon Jennings. She’ll perform in the park
on Labor Day as part of the festivities. For more infor-
mation phone 592-6441.
SOCCER TO ME - Fall soccer practice for I.V.
High School boys and other sports will begin Monday,
Aug. 22 on the field behind Evergreen Elementary
School from 6 to 9 p.m. said coach Gary Enoch. Players
need to have their paperwork and physicals completed
beforehand. For more info phone Enoch at 597-4817.
SPORTS SHORTS - Mandatory sports physicals for
all IVHS sports at a reduced price are offered at the Lorna
Byrne Middle School Student Health Center, in coopera-
tion with Siskiyou Community Health Center. For neces-
sary appointments phone 592-6978 or 592-4111.
There is a $50 participation fee for all IVHS fall
sports. Students will not be allowed to practice until all
their athletic paperwork is completed, and they’ve paid a
$3 towel fee. Athletes will not be allowed to participate
in a jamboree or game until fees are paid, or until they
meet with Gary Thornhill, athletic director.
WINNIN’ SWIMMIN’ - The final reduced-price
night swim of the season at Cave Junction Swimming
Pool will be held Tuesday, Aug. 23, courtesy of Rough &
Ready Lumber Co. A free swim session, sponsored by
The Shining Stars, will be held Saturday, Aug. 20 from 1
to 4 p.m. The pool will close for the season Sept. 2. Said
manager Cynthia Hobbins, “It has been a good season.
Our management and staff appreciate the swimmers, and
all the donors and sponsors who made this season possi-
ble, plus ‘Illinois Valley News’ for its support.”
WALDEN WALKABOUT - U.S. Rep. Greg Wal-
den (R-Ore.) will be in Grants Pass Wednesday, Aug. 24
as part of a five-day, four-county visit to S.W. Oregon
including GP, White City, Medford and Ashland. On the
24th the congressman will meet from 7 to 8 a.m. with the
JoCo Board of Commissioners to discuss topics includ-
ing the “County Payments” program. He’ll meet in GP
City Hall from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. with various officials
and activists regarding the fight against methampheta-
mine. And from noon to 1:30 p.m. he’ll speak to the GP
Rotary Club at Wild River Publik House, 533 N.E. F St.
CARE FAIR AFFAIR - Free immunizations,
health screenings and “fun activities” are offered Satur-
day, Aug. 27 during the 12th annual Kids Care Fair at
Josephine County Fairgrounds in Grants Pass. The im-
munizations, by JoCo Health Dept. nurses, are provided
by Asante’s Three Rivers Community Hospital and
Rogue Valley Medical Center. The fair will run from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Also available at no cost are dental, hear-
ing, vision, speech and podiatry screenings.
NOTEPAD - The India Children’s Choir will pre-
sent a free community concert at Takilma Bible Church,
10343 Takilma Road, on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m.
Pastor Dan Robinson said that the group of youngsters,
which has performed previously at TBC, presents an en-
thralling recital. The public program is sponsored by Bi-
bles For the World ... A new O’Brien Fire Station will
be dedicated with a ribbon-cutting and open house Satur-
day, Aug. 20 at 11 a.m. ... Dome School is seeking vol-
unteers for its annual Hope Mt. Barter Faire. There will
be a meeting at the school Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m.
… Acoustical finger-style guitarist Dorian Michael
will perform for a Dome School Rangers Program fund-
raiser Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. at the Takilma Com-
munity Bldg. (See the ad elsewhere in this issue) … U.S.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) met with Medford Fire &
Rescue Monday, Aug. 15 to see its new supplemental
first-response unit obtained with $126,000 through a
FEMA grant he supports ... Project Baby Check at
Siskiyou Community Health Center has received a
$13,000 grant for each of the next two fiscal years …
Festival of the Arts at the Port of Brookings Harbor will
be held the weekend of Aug. 20-21 from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. There is free admission and parking. Phone 469-
7120 for more information … Bumper sticker mania:
*Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math. *He who
laughs last thinks slowest. *Hard work has a future pay-
off. Laziness pays off now. *I won’t rise to the occasion,
but I’ll slide over to it. *Give me ambiguity or give me
something else.
LAST WORDS X 2 - Don’t fear death so much, but
rather the inadequate life. (Bertolt Brecht)
Paradise is exactly like where you are now; only
much, much better. (Laurie Anderson)
Restrictions
intensified
in forests
Personal-use restrictions
affecting campfires, smok-
ing, and use of motor vehi-
cles in the Rogue River-
Siskiyou National Forest are
in effect.
High fire conditions,
and continued hot, dry
weather were cited by the
U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Campfires are allowed
only in developed, desig-
nated campgrounds and ap-
proved fire rings, fireplaces
or stoves at those sites. Pres-
surized liquid or gas-
powered stoves are allowed.
Smoking is allowed
only inside enclosed vehi-
cles or buildings; designated
recreation sites; or while
stopped in an area at least 3
feet in diameter that is free
of flammable material; or
aboard a watercraft while on
water.
Use of internal combus-
tion engines is prohibited
unless powering a motor
vehicle on forest develop-
ment roads or within de-
signed parking areas.
Motorized vehicles are
prohibited off forest devel-
opment roads or trails, ex-
cept within designed park-
ing areas.
Because of high fire
concerns, “It is necessary for
people to stay on developed
roads and not go into grass
or brush on motorized vehi-
cles,” said USFS.
Open house
set Saturday
at O’Brien’s
new station
Plans for a public rib-
bon-cutting and open house
at the new O’Brien Fire Sta-
tion highlighted a 20-minute
meeting of the Illinois Val-
ley Fire District board.
Directors met Thursday
night, Aug. 11 at administra-
tive headquarters.
The ceremony for the
new O’Brien facility will
begin at 11 a.m. There will
be refreshments.
In another matter, the
board voted 4-0, with Direc-
tor Dusty Bouchard absent,
to approve $175,300 worth
of expenses for July 14
through Aug. 8. The total
includes $44,441 to U.S.
Bank for bond interest re-
lated to voter-approved
bonds that have allowed
construction of new stations
for Selma, Cave Junction
and O’Brien.
Another major item to-
taled $93,703 to Batzer Con-
struction, of Medford, for
work on the stations. Other
expenses include payment to
various vendors for office
supplies, maintenance items,
utilities, fuel, outside ser-
vices, PERS, and insurance.
There was no chief’s
report as Chief Harry Rich
was on vacation. Brief re-
ports on events and activi-
ties were made by Deputy
Chief Jeff Gavlik, Fire Mar-
shal Jerry Schaeffer, and
Maintenance Capt. Kris
Sherman.
Gavlik noted that three
real estate agents were inter-
viewed to serve as agent to
sell the site of the former
Selma Station. Lynn John-
son, of Illinois Valley Real
Estate, was chosen.
Director Joel Downing
recommended that the “For
Sale”
sign
have
“Commercial Property”
added to it, and fellow board
members agreed.
The board set its next
meeting for Sept. 8.
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Sheriff fires back at county board
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The sheriff continued:
“That rift actually
started last year before
Dwight Ellis and Jim Raf-
fenberg were elected. I pub-
licly supported them for
commissioner because they
told me that law enforce-
ment would be their num-
ber-one priority. Only 21
days after they took office
did I learn, the hard way,
how much they supported
law enforcement when they
started trying to tell me how
to run the sheriff’s office.
“They both came out,
during their campaigns,
opposed to the jail levy on
the November ballot. They
said that people should vote
against the levy, as there is
plenty of money in county
government to pay for the
jail. Of course, as it turned
out, I lost two jail positions
and one patrol position in
this year’s budget.
“Prior to January this
year,” Daniel continued, “I
had one undersheriff, two
lieutenants, and first ser-
geant as my management
staff. I eliminated the first
sergeant position, thus re-
ducing the number of man-
agers from four to three.
“I thought the new com-
missioners would be happy
with that decision, as this
move reduced the number of
managers and would ulti-
mately result in savings to
my budget. Instead, they
refused to allow me to pro-
mote Howard Banks into the
jail manager position.
“This move was within
my budget, and they had no
business telling me I
couldn’t promote. Along the
same lines, I had one lieu-
tenant over the jail, and one
over patrol and detectives.
“Lt. Harman was over
patrol and assigned to the
Illinois Valley Substation.
He decided to retire on June
30, and my plan was to re-
place him with a new lieu-
tenant and assign him to the
I.V. Substation.”
The sheriff continued
that on June 25 the commis-
sioners passed an order dic-
tating that he have only one
undersheriff, one lieutenant
and eight sergeants. It
meant, he said, that he
couldn’t replace Harman.
“As short as I am on
patrol,” said Daniel, “the
best I can do is assign a cor-
poral to work in the valley
part time.” He called it “yet
another incident of them
micromanaging my opera-
tion.”
Daniel feels that
“elected officials are in a
better position to know who
to hire and promote than the
commissioners.”
“The board,” he said,
“has the responsibility to set
the number of county em-
ployees, not their classifica-
tions.”
He also disputes the
board’s statement that he
has the same number of po-
sitions this year as last.
“That’s untrue,” said Daniel.
“The board failed to
fund my increases in Internal
Service Fund (ISF) charges
and materials and services,”
he said. “Those costs rose
more than $300,000, which
caused me to lose two Cor-
rections positions and one
patrol position.
“For the current year,”
Daniel related, “the com-
missioners gave the sheriff’s
office $683,000 to cover the
costs of raises that they ne-
gotiated with the employee
union. The commissioners
stated that they then ‘rolled
back’ another $500,000 in
expenses.
“That statement is
false,” said the sheriff.
“I ended up with an
increase in ISF costs of
$135,000. In fact,” he said,
“my charges for the com-
missioners office alone went
up $5,000.
“I have the proof of
their misleading statements,
and will furnish it to anyone
who desires. I expect their
new Financial Review Com-
mittee will discover the
truth.
“The only statement
they made that I totally
agree with is their last com-
ment that it is important for
the citizens to know the
facts so they can hold the
appropriate elected officials
accountable,” the sheriff
concluded.
Be sure you’re in the district, I.V. Fire suggests
It might behoove prop-
erty owners to be sure
they’re within the bounda-
ries of Illinois Valley Fire
District (IVFD).
That point was made by
IVFD Fire Marshal Jerry
Schaeffer during a board
meeting Thursday night,
Aug. 11 at administrative
headquarters.
The matter arose as the
board voted 4-0 to annex
four properties into the dis-
trict. Director Dusty Bou-
chard was absent.
Schaeffer, in recom-
mending the annexations,
said that two of the four in-
volve people who “thought”
they were in the district, but
actually were not. This
means, he said, that if IVFD
responds to such properties,
they can bill the owners. It
also could affect their fire
insurance rates.
People should check
their property tax bills, and
if they haven’t been paying
a tax to IVFD, it would be a
good idea to change that
situation, Schaeffer noted.
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