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DMV notes
big change
in identity
recognition
Oregonians can expect
big changes in how they get
driver licenses and identity
cards under federal and state
legislation passed in 2005.
But those changes
won’t begin to take effect
for at least two years.
By mid-to-late 2007,
Oregon DMV will compare
the facial images of appli-
cants for driver licenses and
ID cards against images
already on file. This check
will prevent people from
obtaining a license or ID
card in more than one name
or in someone else’s name,
said DMV.
The 2005 Oregon Leg-
islature approved the change
under Senate Bill 640.
This process will re-
quire DMV to issue tempo-
rary licenses or ID cards and
to mail the final version to
customers after completing
the facial recognition check.
SB 640 allows a fee
increase of up to $3 per card
to pay for the facial-
recognition check and other
requirements under the bill.
Yet that fee increase in
unlikely to take effect until
at least 2008.
Oregonians will see
even bigger changes under
the federal Real ID Act of
2005, signed by President
Bush in May, said DMV.
States will have until
May 2008 to comply with
the act. If a state does not
comply with the new federal
requirements, the state’s
license or ID card will not
be accepted as proof of
identity by federal agencies
for purposes such as entry
into federal building or air
travel, said DMV.
Oregon already com-
plies with many of the fed-
eral requirements, such as
requiring proof of date of
birth, documentation of resi-
dence within Oregon, and
retention of digital photos of
drivers and ID card holders.
But the law will add several
new requirements for people
who apply for driver li-
censes or ID cards. Among
them:
*Proof of citizenship or
legal presence in the United
States.
*Verification of identity
documents with the issuing
agency -- for example, So-
cial Security number with
the Social Security Admini-
stration and Alien Registra-
tion Number with the De-
partment of Homeland Se-
curity.
*Rejection of all foreign
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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Wildlife art captured on Bear Creek label, poster
A new label for Illinois
Valley’s Bear Creek Winery
was unveiled Sept. 1 as part
of a special fund-raiser at
Grants Pass Museum of Art.
The label, featuring an
illustration of a bear by
Medford artist Olivia Sche-
manski, will become an an-
nual event at the Grants Pass
Wildlife Art Show.
The annual event raises
money for the Grants Pass
Museum of Art, and Wild-
life Images Education &
Rehabilitation Center in
rural Grants Pass.
This year’s show, which
will run through Oct. 14, has
attracted wildlife art from
around the world.
According to Cave
Junction resident Al Devine,
the project’s creator, the
wine label project was
added this year and has al-
ready become an important
part of the wildlife show.
Said Devine, “The an-
nual wine label art competi-
tion adds many interesting
win-win elements to the
show. It creates opportuni-
ties for artists and local busi-
ness, and the annual unveil-
ing adds a sense of suspense
and anticipation to the show.
“One of the more im-
portant aspects of the wine
label project,” he said, “is
that 10 percent of each sale
will go to Wildlife Images
to assist its wildlife rehabili-
tation projects.
“When we realized that
we would be using an Illi-
nois Valley winery in the
project, it created an oppor-
tunity to go the extra mile
for a local business.”
Working through Illi-
nois Valley Community
Development Organization
(IVCDO) as an “IVCanDo”
project, Devine donated his
time to design the wine la-
bels and winery poster at no
cost to the winery.
The full-color posters
will be sold to raise addi-
tional funds for Wildlife
Images and the art museum.
In addition, sale of the
poster through the winery
can provide an opportunity
to recover the expense of
printing labels. Posters are
available for $5 each.
The illustration of the
bear on the label is of
“Yak,” a female grizzly that
was brought to Wildlife Im-
ages, together with her male
sibling, as young cubs, from
Alaska. When the cubs were
mature enough, they were to
be returned to Alaska and
released in the wild.
But Alaskan officials
had a change of heart and
refused to accept their re-
turn, Devine said.
Alaska’s solution was to
destroy the two bears. Be-
cause that was contrary to
everything Wildlife Images
believes in, its only solution
was to use them for educa-
tional purposes and make
them permanent residents at
its facility, said Devine.
“I think that you would
have to agree, this is a lot
more interesting than your
average wine label,” he
added.
Artists interested in il-
lustrating future wine labels
can contact Devine at Ever-
green Federal Bank in
Vintage dolls in RCC art show
“Genuine and Lasting Friends,” an exhibit of prints by
Nanette Wylde, will be displayed from Monday, Sept. 26
through Oct. 22 at the Rogue Community College Wiseman
Gallery.
Wylde, of Redwood City, Calif., explores the metaphors
and relationships of vintage dolls in the medium of intaglio
(incised carving.)
The Wiseman Gallery is on the RCC Redwood Campus,
approximately 5 miles west of Grants Pass on Hwy. 199.
The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays
through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. to
noon Saturdays.
Grants Pass, 479-3351.
Bear Creek Winery also
produces Siskiyou Vineyard
wines and is located at 6200
Caves Hwy. For information
on wines and wine-tasting
hours, phone 592-3977. The
owner and the wine-maker
is Rene Eichmann.
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
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