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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 17, 2005 Page 5 Valley benefit underscored in partnership by AMR-IVFD VENDORS AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS were among features of the 24th annual Wild Blackberry Festival in Downtown Cave Junction on the weekend of Aug. 12- 13. It appeared that crowds were larger on Saturday than Sunday. The event was organized by Rachel Ben- nett and Carol Gilmore to benefit the downtown area. Bennett told the CJ City Council Aug. 8 that this was the last festival that they will coordinate because of the amount of work involved. The fire education trailer brought by Illinois Valley Fire District included (top right) trying on firefighter turnout gear (Photo by Dale Sandberg, IVFD photographer). Craftsmen included Mike Harris (left), of Cave Junction. Entertainment in- cluded O’Brien’s Dale Hopper (top left). Others were ‘Common Ground’ and karaoke with Al Cumberworth. Safety closures announced for Hobson Fire Salvage Sale A series of immediate and temporary public clo- sures of roads, trails and other areas for safety rea- sons in association with the Hobson Fire Salvage Sale were announced late last week by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Closures are effective until Oct. 31 unless re- scinded sooner. The sale of burned tim- ber from the 2002 Biscuit Fire is located approxi- mately two hours west of Grants Pass. The timber sale purchaser is Greg Liles Log- ging, which is conducting operations. The forest ser- vice has a contractual obli- gation to provide access for the purchaser, said Ranger Pam Bode, of the Galice and Illinois Valley Districts. The timber sale com- prises approximately 7.3 million board feet. “The forest service and BLM have the highest level of commitment to safety,” said Bode. She said agencies are concerned about safety of the protesters, contractors, loggers and government employees, and in particular “the unsafe conditions eve- ryone might encounter by the recent and continued civil disobedience.” 39. SWANSON, E T & SWANSON, NETTIE I R341586 35-06-19-00-000591-00 05 ACRES 0.91 *2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 TOTALS 23.14 23.23 23.35 23.39 93.11 13.27 36.41 9.61 32.84 5.91 29.26 2.17 25.56 30.96 124.07 40. TUCKER, LOY A JR (ESTATE OF) R327839 38-08-11-D0-000201-00 04 ACRES 0.91 *2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 TOTALS 111.28 63.80 113.61 46.96 123.14 31.19 124.78 11.65 472.81 153.60 41. WAGY, DONALD W & DAWNA J & WAGY, THOMAS E & WAGY, CYNTHIA L R326854 38-05-35-00-000209-00 06 ACRES 2.65 *2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 TOTALS 145.08 79.01 224.09 320.02 132.28 452.30 329.07 83.36 412.43 334.46 31.22 365.68 1,128.63 325.87 1,454.50 42. WALKER, PAUL R300361 33-06-22-A0-001102-00 11 ACRES 0.75 *2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 TOTALS 192.30 197.12 202.68 206.33 798.43 43. WENDT, MICHAEL ARDEN R305705 35-06-36-00-002200-00 05 ACRES 8.46 *2001-02 80.37 42.86 123.23 2002-03 373.44 154.35 527.79 2003-04 382.36 96.86 479.22 2004-05 388.14 36.22 424.36 TOTALS 1,224.31 330.29 1,554.60 44. YOUNG, RUSSELL K & YOUNG, RICHARD A R332854 41-08-03-00-000108-00 05 ACRES 4.15 *2001-02 42.52 2002-03 125.71 2003-04 128.73 2004-05 130.23 TOTALS 427.19 110.26 81.48 51.35 19.27 262.36 22.73 51.95 32.60 12.16 119.44 175.08 160.57 154.33 136.43 626.41 302.56 278.60 254.03 225.60 1,060.79 65.25 177.66 161.33 142.39 546.63 Number of Properties : 44 All property described in the foregoing tax foreclosure list is situated in Josephine County, Oregon. Where the word 'name' appears in the foregoing tax foreclosure list, it has reference to the name or names that appear on the Tax Roll upon the respective properties therein described. Where the words 'legal description' appear in the foregoing tax foreclosure list, such descriptions refer to the duly recorded map and plat of each of said descriptions, duly filed and of record in the office of the County Clerk of Josephine County, Oregon, and permanent tax account number. Where the word 'years' appears in the foregoing tax foreclosure list, it has reference to the year of delinquency of the tax upon the respective properties therein described. Where the words 'interest' and 'total' appear in the foregoing tax foreclosure list, they refer to the amount of the accrued interest to September 16, 2005, on the delinquent taxes due for the respec- tive years, and the total amount of taxes, plus accrued interest thereon, to September 16, 2005, for each of the respective properties described therein. Notice of this foreclosure proceeding is given by: (a) one (1) publication of the foregoing tax foreclo- sure list in the Grants Pass Daily Courier, a newspaper of general circulation in Josephine County, Oregon pursuant to the Order of the Board of Commissioners, for the County of Josephine, State of Oregon; and (b) certified mail and regular first class mail to the owners of the listed properties as shown in the county deed records. Note also that more particular descriptions are available at the office of the Josephine County Assessor. John Harelson Treasure/Tax Collector For Josephine County Steven E. Rich OSB #80099 Legal Counsel Josephine County, Oregon. The agencies are taking action after numerous inci- dents of road blockage in the area and the “repeated hazardous situation posed with the presence of people remaining in these timber sale units while logging op- erations are conducted,” Bode said. On Aug. 8, a protester blocked a road leading into the Hobson logging site. A makeshift platform was sus- pended above the road, causing logging crews and equipment to maneuver around the structure. These temporary clo- sure restrictions are neces- sary and are similar to the closures at Fiddler Fire Sal- vage Sale from the 2002 Biscuit Fire near Illinois Valley, Bode said. In a Fiddler-related inci- dent March 12, protestors abandoned a vehicle cross- wise in the road, delaying transport of two injured workers for medical care. “The agencies are going to continue to maintain the closure for safety purposes and to provide access for the purchaser to legally log the Hobson Fire Salvage Sale,” said Bode. *The Rogue River- Siskiyou National Forest issued an area closure for approximately 345 acres of the Hobson Fire Salvage Timber Sale. *Included is a safety zone of 450 feet around the harvest unit boundary pe- rimeter and the flight path from the harvest units to planned helicopter landings. *The forest service is- sued a road/trail/area closure for the access route to the Hobson Fire Salvage Tim- ber Sale with additional safety zone of 100 feet from the center of the road and trail. This public closure af- f e ct s F o r e s t R o ad s 2411.000, 2411.013, 2411.501, 2411.027, 2411.039, 2411.042, 2411.509 and the 1161.1 Hobson Horn Trail. These are located within the boundaries and jurisdic- tion of the Galice Ranger District, Rogue River- Siskiyou National Forest. *BLM, Medford Dis- trict issued an emergency closure of certain access roads and areas. The closed area is BLM Road 34-9-35 and vicinity, north to the Galice Road (Road 34-8-36). This 300- acre parcel of the public land and segments of road are temporarily closed to all public use. Say you saw it in the ‘I.V. News’ Illinois Valley residents will benefit from a partner- ship recently enacted be- tween American Medical Response (AMR) and I.V. Fire District (IVFD). In this new cooperative partnership, the agencies said, AMR and IVFD will use their combined re- sources to provide the high- est-quality emergency medi- cal services to the 20,000 citizens of the Illinois Val- ley. The partnership will eliminate duplication of ser- vices, and offer more train- ing opportunities. AMR has provided emergency and nonemergency ambulance service in Josephine County since 1997. “This agreement is to improve the ability to place an Advanced Life Support ambulance on-scene within the shortest time frame pos- sible.” said Dave Mathews, operations manager of AMR in Josephine County. “The citizens of the Illi- nois Valley will be well served by this new partner- ship,” said IVFD Chief Harry Rich. “We have always had a great working relationship with AMR and feel that the level of training for both teams will offer an even higher quality of service,” Rich said. IVFD is committed to protecting the people and property within Illinois Val- ley, and is responsive to their needs by providing rapid, professional, humani- tarian services essential to the health, safety and well being of the citizens, Rich said. The district is offering AMR, formerly housed in the lower portion of Cave Junction City Hall, im- proved housing for AMR employees, and covered space for ambulances. AMR medics are being accommodated at the new station on Caves Hwy. Also, AMR personnel will be included in IVFD’s Incident Command System (ICS) training, Basic Fire- fighter training and Haz-Mat Recognition. “The Oregon Caves and the National Park Service are very pleased that these two agencies have chosen to create a partnership,” said Craig Ackerman, superin- tendent at Oregon Caves National Monument, 22 miles east of Cave Junction. “We have a long- standing relationship with AMR, which has always been ready to help, and have signed an agreement with I.V. Fire,” Ackerman said. Harsher penalties eyed for child rapists Passage of House Bill 3507 to triple the mandatory prison sentence for child rapists from 100 months to 300 months (25 years), was announced by the sponsor, Rep. Patti Smith (R- Corbett). The intent of the legis- lation is to keep the perpe- trators of heinous crimes against children off the streets longer. “It’s time for us to make sure that punishment fits the crime when it comes to child attacks,” said Smith. She added, “Our laws on penalties for this vicious crime are lacking when compared with other states. Child rape is especially damaging to victims. This law will send a clear mes- sage to sexual predators that Oregon has a 0 percent tol- erance for sexual predators.” HB 3507 increases the mandatory minimum sen- tence for defendants 18 or older convicted of first de- gree rape, sodomy, or unlawful sexual penetration when the victim is younger than 12. The bill also establishes the authority in such cases for lifetime supervision of persons convicted of these crimes who are on post- prison supervision and re- quires the active tracking of them for 10 years after their release from prison. Smith introduced this legislation in response to recent sexual abuse cases in Idaho and Florida. This bill is drafted to resemble the Florida law, instituted after the murder of Jessica Lunsford, 9, by a convicted sex offender. “I don’t want to wait until we have to name a law after a young child who’s been hurt like this,” said Smith. “Those who commit sex crimes against children are monsters who rob them of their innocence and scar them for life, and they de- serve to be behind bars for a long time,” said Speaker Karen Minnis (R-Wood Village). HB 3507, passed 51-9, now moves to the Senate.
