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Payroll jobs in Josephine County climb to 32,979 Payroll employment in Josephine County rose by 250 jobs from July to Au- gust, with the unemploy- ment rate at 7.2 percent, little changed from the 7.1 figure from July. So said Oregon Employ- ment Dept. (OED) in report- ing that 32,979 persons in the county had payroll jobs at the end of August. The August 2004 rate was 7.9 percent. The increase last month, said OED, is due mostly to gains in manufacturing, transportation and local edu- cation employment. So far this year, payroll employment in Josephine County rose by 1,000 jobs -- a gain of 4.1 percent. The county job growth rate was slightly faster than statewide during that time, said OED. During August, the con- struction sector gained 20 jobs, bringing the increase since the same month last year to 210. Wholesale trade gained 20, while employ- ment in retail trade fell by 10 during the month. During the past 12 months, retail and wholesale trade employment rose by 80 jobs each, said OED. Gains were noted in furni- ture and home furnishing stores, as well as building material and garden supply stores. Manufacturing employ- ment rose by 50 during Au- gust, with wood products accounting for 30. Through the year, manufacturing em- ployment rose by 170 jobs. Professional and busi- ness services employment has added 90 jobs this year; financial activities employ- ment gained 30. Leisure- and-hospitality employment added 20 jobs; 120 so far this year, OED said. Government employ- ment during August rose by 110, the agency said. The jobless rate in Jack- son County last month was 6.3 percent. Oregon’s sea- sonally adjusted rate was 6.7; the country’s 4.9. ‘Katrina’ evacuee staying afloat New Orleans resident finds safe harbor in Takilma Christine Pacheco (center), from New Orleans, with Teri & Jim Dougherty, of Takilma (‘I.V. News’ photo) Christine Pacheco was in El Salvador when civil war erupted, and she was forced to flee in 1967. As a New Orleans resi- dent, she was temporarily displaced by flooding due to 16 inches of rain in 1995. She celebrated her birthday last week. On 9-11. And she is among emer- gency evacuees from recent flooding in New Orleans in connection with Hurricane “Katrina.” With those experiences, she’s beginning to wonder, “So what’s next?” Now staying in Takilma with her brother and sister-in- law, Jim & Teri Dougherty, the 25-year resident of New Orleans is biding her time until early in October, when she’ll be allowed back to her suburban, flooded apartment in Jefferson Parish. She was able to return to her ground-floor residence in a three-story building shortly after “Katrina,” but only for an hour. “We had to use flash- lights,” she said, as the power was out. “Everything was soggy, -- I could see by the water mark that there’d been a foot of water inside -- and mold already was forming,” she recalled. “I was able to retrieve some of my medi- cine, some documents and some clothing.” However, she’s uncon- (Continued on page 7) Officers seize explosives, firearms, drugs in Grants Pass Explosives, firearms and drugs were seized at two Grants Pass locations, when Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety (GPDPS) served warrants based on investigation into kidnap- ping, robbery and assaults. Seven persons were arrested or cited during search warrant service on Fruitdale Drive by the GPDPS Special Activities & Felony Enforcement Team. Because of the probabil- ity of encountering armed and dangerous suspects, GPDPS was assisted by Jo- sephine County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police. Arrested last week were Grants Pass residents: *Amber K. Lairson, 18, charged with two counts of menacing, and under a war- rant charging unlawful use of a weapon. *Tabitha D. McGee, 27, arrested under a warrant charging probation violation. *Alicia A. Harrington, 26, charged with possession of a controlled substance/ methamphetamine, and three counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. *Jason T. Haynes, 21, and Kris L. Harrington, 20, each charged with posses- sion of an explosive device, second-degree assault, first- degree kidnapping and first- degree robbery. The five were jailed. Additionally, Revis W. Hultquist, 18, a transient, was cited under a warrant charging unlawful posses- sion of a firearm, plus ob- structing governmental ad- ministration, and failure to carry or present a driver li- cense; and GP resident Michael Mitcheff was cited under a warrant charging three counts of menacing. Investigation is continu- ing, and more arrests are anticipated, said GPDPS. Come-from-behind win gives Cougars 3-0 tab It was the stuff of those classic football movie clichés -- but it was real life for Illinois Valley’s varsity football team. Despite being 13 points behind in the fourth quarter; the Cougars took the score to 22-21 against the Suther- lin Bulldogs with less than three minutes remaining in Cave Junction on a chilly Friday night, Sept. 16. The clock read 2:57, and I.V. could go for a punt to tie the score. Or it could “go for the gusto” and run the ball for a 2-point score, thereby winning 23-22. Coach Bob Thornhill instructed his charges, and they responded, with Zach Pagnotta earning the 2- pointer. He had just earned 6 points for the Cougars on a 6-yard run. As they say, “The crowd went wild,” and Illi- nois Valley became the proud possessor of a 3-0 nonleague record, continu- ing to foreshadow what ap- pears to be one of its best seasons. I.V. will play in Winston on Friday, Sept. 23 against Douglas High School in the final non- Skyline Conference game. The season will open offi- cially Friday, Sept. 30 against Hidden Valley on the Mustangs’ field. Against the Bulldogs, despite their tenacity and power, the Cougars perse- vered and prevailed. The expression, “ … where sel- dom is heard a discouraging word ...” comes to mind. Among standouts Fri- day were Dalton Reagan and Steven Paul, who crushed the Bulldog kicker with less than five minutes left in the game, preventing his punt. Their handy efforts gave I.V. the ball at the 50, providing the Cougs another shot of adrenalin, as they had reached 22-15 on the scoreboard and were feeling the power. Pagnotta had hit Ian Moore on a halfback pass: a 34-yard TD. Only seven plays later, Pagnotta secured the game- winning score, followed by Moore snagging a Bulldog pass. At that point, slightly less than two minutes re- mained in the game. I.V. faced a strong Suth- erlin squad that was good COUGAR GIRLS GO - Illinois Valley girls took 3rd place in a pre-district cross coun- try meet Thursday, Sept.15 at Lake Selmac. The boys team took 6th. For the I.V.girls, McKenzie Yeoman was 5th, and Michelle LaPierre 9th. For the boys, I.V.’s Graham Baker was 12th; Ben Bennett finished 19th. The Hidden Valley girls captured 1st and Phoenix girls 2nd. On the boys side, Phoenix was 1st, and Hidden Valley was 2nd. (Photo by ‘Illinois Valley News’) A community wildfire meeting regarding the Deer Creek Conflagation will be held Wednesday, Sept. 28 at Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) Station 2 in Selma. There will be an open house at 5:30 p.m., followed from 6:30 to 8 p.m. by pres- entations and a question- and-answer session. The open house will continue until 9 p.m., said IVFD, which is co- sponsoring the program with Oregon Dept. of For- estry, Josephine County, and Bureau of Land Manage- ment. The purpose of the meeting “is to reflect on lessons learned from the Deer Creek Fire and identify opportunities to reduce fu- ture wildfire risk.” FBI warrant served at Kerby home FBI agents, assisted by officers from several agen- cies, served a federal search warrant in connec- tion with a continuing rob- bery investigation Thurs- day morning, Sept. 15, said Josephine County Un- dersheriff Brian Anderson. The warrant was served in the 24000 block of Redwood Highway, and no arrests were made. There have been five armed bank holdups in the Rogue Valley during the past two weeks. FBI agents were as- sisted by officers from Jo- sephine and Jackson County Sheriff’s offices, and Grants Pass and Med- ford Police departments, said Anderson. He added that the warrant service was aided by JoCo patrol deputies and the Grants Pass Police SWAT Team. The investigation in- volves multi-jurisdictional boundary lines, according to Anderson. Here’s the weather report from Cheryl & Harry Johnson in O’Brien. *Fri., Sept. 9: 73-52 *Sat., Sept. 10: 65-49 *Sun., Sept. 11: 71-39 *Mon., Sept. 12: 78-41 *Tues., Sept. 13: 81-41 *Wed., Sept. 14: 84-46 *Thurs., Sept.15: 82-47 Illinois Valley Wednesday, September 21 Sunny & Clear High--81 Low--42 Thursday, September 22 Mostly Sunny High--76 Low--37 Friday, September 23 Plenty of Sunshine High--76 Low--37 (Continued on page 16) Fire restrictions cooled down Fire and off-road vehicle use restrictions are lifted in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, the U.S. Forest Ser- vice announced. They had been in effect since Aug. 13 due to wildfire hazards, Rescinded are personal-use restrictions to build, maintain, attend or use fires. Also lifted are fire restrictions on smoking and operation of internal-combustion engines on forestland. Restrictions on operating off-road vehicles on other than designated forest roads, trails or parking areas also are cur- tailed, except in those areas with signs restricting off-road traffic. Selma blaze review, tips meeting topic Saturday, September 24 Sunny & Nice High--79 Low--39 FOR LAND’S SAKE - A landmark auction, the first of its extent in Southwestern Ore- gon, was conducted in Cave Junction Saturday, Sept.17 by Jim Frick, of Century 21 Harris & Taylor. He conducted the auction from his promotional fire truck. The auc- tion at Hanby Vista Estates for owner Larry Osborn resulted in the sale of 21 of 50 lots at a minimum $60,000 each, said Frick. (Photo by ‘Illinois Valley News’) ‘Illinois Valley News’-- The community’s best local news and advertising medium. Shouldn’t you take advantage of the excellent marketing opportunities? Don’t be left out! Phone the ’Noose’ at 592-2541. Sunday, September 25 Partly Cloudy High--84 Low--44 Monday, September 26 Sunny High--80 Low--42 Tuesday, September 27 Sunny & Warm High--88 Low--51
