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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Federal fight vs. meth
strengthened: Wyden
*CHRISTMAS CARES MEAL - From 10 a.m. to
noon on Christmas Day, a free meal will be served by
Cave Junction Cares at Jubilee Park. The annual feast is
for all those without others to share their Christmas morn-
ing. Volunteers and donations of any kind will be ac-
cepted for the community effort. Phone Lynn Boucher at
592-3594 or 592-6855. Santa also will be on hand with
gifts for young children. And the hours for the event are
10 a.m. to noon, not the times listed last week.
*REMEMBER TO HELP - A special account
(#95631) has been opened at SOFCU to assist a family
burned out of their Cave Junction home two weeks ago.
The Pernicka/Arness Family, which includes their three
daughters, 3, 4 and 6, escaped unhurt, but lost all their
belongings Tuesday night, Dec. 6. Their rented mobile
home caught fire and was a total loss. Besides the com-
munity credit union account, there is a donation barrel at
Puff-N-Stuff in-between SOFCU and Blue Moon Cafe.
*TOP AWARDS FOR ‘05 - Nominations are being
accepted for “Citizen of the Year” and “Business of the
Year” by Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce. Forms
are available at the chamber office in the I.V. Visitor
Center. Nominations are to be based on activities during
2005. The top two chosen by chamber directors will be
recognized Feb. 25 during the chamber’s annual general
meeting at Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co.
*ARTS SMARTS - Illinois River Valley Arts Coun-
cil “is alive and well.” The council has more than 60
members and has recently completed paperwork for non-
profit status. “December brings a very successful 2005
Art Walk season to a close for the year,” said the council.
“Learning Through Art programs are growing, bringing
wonderful hands-on art and cultural activities to more and
more young people in the valley. And the annual Winter
Wooly Gala will be held Feb. 12.”
*MAKING A SPLASH - Members of the Illinois
Valley High School swim team did well at a recent meet
vs. Hidden Valley and North Valley. Emily Harris took 1st
places in the 100- and 500-yard free-style events; Victoria
Prince was 5th in the 100; Ian Barker-Cortrecht was 2nd in
the 50- and 100-yard free-style contests; and Nick Greener
placed 3rd in the 100-yard free-style. Cynthia Hobbins is
serving as coach.
*NOTEPAD - Home Mortgage Solutions is a new
business in Downtown Cave Junction at 315 S. Redwood
Hwy. across from Shop Smart Food Warehouse. And one
of its employees, Joy Boothroyd, has agreed to serve as a
director of I.V. Chamber of Commerce. She’ll co-chair
the third annual Bluegrass Festival ... A last-minute gift
idea is suggested by Kerby Belt Lodge: tickets for the Jan.
14 all-you-can-eat crab feed. Tickets are available at CJ 1-
Hour Photo, Family Tree Garden Center, Yanase Jewel-
ers, and TC Computers ... A “Business Mixer,” hosted
by Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce, will be held
Jan. 14 at I.V. Visitor Center. Watch for details … A New
Year’s Eve public gala is planned by the HASL Inde-
pendent Abilities Center of Grants Pass. “Broadway Phil
& the Shouters” will perform for the 20th anniversary
gala and celebration. Phone 479-4275 … The county fair
board has two vacancies. Application deadline is
Wednesday, Dec. 28. Phone 474-5221 ... T-shirt: Have
you seen my marbles? Another T: Here’s a little hint. I
don’t care! One more T: With luck and planning I’ll retire
at 149. Yet another T: I’m lost, but I’m making good
time. Last T: You’re not the boss of me. My cat is.
*LAST WORDS - And an angel of the Lord stood by
the shepherds, and the brightness of God shone round
about them; and they feared. And the angel said: Fear
not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
that shall be to all the people: For this day is born to you
a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David.
And you shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling
clothes, and laid in a manger. And suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising
God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest; and on
earth peace to men of good will. (Luke 2: 9-14)
As winter sets in, it’s
time to prepare for favorite
winter recreation activities.
Oregon’s Sno-Park pro-
gram helps by providing
parking at approximately
100 winter recreation areas,
or Sno-Parks. They are lo-
cated throughout Oregon’s
mountain passes -- including
the Page Mountain Snow
Park -- and in most ski,
snowmobile and snow play
areas. Each is posted with
signs that identify them as a
Winter Recreation Area.
Anyone who parks in a
Chapter held the drawing
Dec. 5 for its fund-raising
raffle. The winners: Ray
Buckley, John Patton,
Emily Farrer, Cindy New-
ton, Mike Gilliam, Darrell
Moorehead, Roberta Jones.
Fresh nuts are still
available. Contact Kathy
Young at 592-2420 or
Kathy Simmons at 592-
6009.
The next chapter meet-
ing will be held Jan. 9 in
the home of Dorothy
Stohlman. For information
about the organization,
contact Virginia Gilliam,
chapter vice president, at
592-2293.
Laureate Beta Beta
Chapters of the
Grants Pass City Council
joined for the annual Ru-
dolph’s Rumble Dec. 4 at
a Grants Pass restaurant.
The evening included
dinner, prizes and chapter
raffles.
Laureate Beta Beta
The federal fight against
methamphetamine took a
major step forward as the
House of Representatives
passed bipartisan legislation
containing critical provi-
sions directed at curbing
meth production domesti-
cally and abroad.
The policy changes ap-
proved were outlined in the
Combat Methamphetamine
Epidemic Act of 2005 and
supported by 2nd District
Congressman Greg Walden
(R-Ore.), a member of the
Congressional Caucus to
Fight & Control Metham-
phetamine and the
Speaker’s Task Force for a
D r u g
F r e e
America.
“Passing these provi-
sions takes the detonating
device out of the hands of
the meth cooks, who are the
roadside bombers in our
rural communities,” said
Walden.
“Their toxic brew
poisons our people, pollutes
our streams and destroys
families,” he said. “Every
case of parental rights termi-
nation in Oregon last year
was related to methampheta-
mine abuse.”
Walden added, “Let the
word go out at home and
abroad that the Congress
and the citizens of this coun-
try will do whatever it takes
to shut down super labs
and those who make meth in
their homes.
“We expect, and will
demand, full cooperation
from countries and compa-
nies who produce or sell
pseudoephedrine.
“Oregon has enacted
some of the strongest laws
in the country to battle
methamphetamine, but you
cannot effectively stop the
meth cooks on a state-by-
state basis. This legislation
helps stop that network and
gives the country a fighting
chance to stop the spread of
meth.”
Provisions included in
the legislation would:
*Classify pseudoephed-
rine and ephedrine as
“Schedule Listed Chemi-
cals,” requiring a national
standard for sale from be-
hind counters or from
locked cases on sales floors
(this would not preempt
more stringent laws such as
the successful ones enacted
in Oregon).
*Require retailers to
maintain a log of identifica-
tion and signatures
for all sales of ephedrine and
pseudoephedrine products;
*Mandate store training
for employees selling such
products.
*Reduce federal limits
on per-sale and per-month
purchase of pseudoephed-
rine products to 3.6 grams
and 9.0 grams respectively.
*Require the State
Dept. to identify the five
largest importers and ex-
porters of key precursor
meth ingredients, directing
that these countries comply
with international efforts to
track shipments of such
products or face reduced
eligibility for U.S. foreign
aid.
*Increase the maximum
prison term for possession
of precursor ingredients
with an intent to manufac-
ture meth.
*Allow an additional
10-20 years to be added to
other established penalties
for an individuals convicted
of making meth in the pres-
ence of a child.
*Establish grants to
state and local governments
for law enforcement agen-
cies to aid investigations of
meth trafficking and to help
reimburse costs incurred by
the DEA for clean-up of
toxic meth lab sites.
*Authorize grants for
treatment of pregnant
women addicted to meth
and meth-endangered chil-
dren living in a home where
meth was produced,
distributed or used.
Got a Sno-Park permit?
Sno-Park between Nov. 15
and April 30 needs a valid
Sno-Park permit displayed
on the windshield of their
vehicle.
Permits are available at
DMV offices and permit
agents at winter resorts,
sporting goods stores and
other retail outlets. Agents
are allowed to charge an
additional service fee for
each permit they sell. An-
nual permits also are avail-
able by mail from DMV
headquarters in Salem.
Oregon honors Sno-
Park permits issued in
Washington, California, or
Idaho. Oregon permits are
honored in those states. Ve-
hicles with Washington
plates, however, must have
a Washington permit to park
in a Washington Sno-Park.
Parking in an Oregon Sno-
Park without a valid permit
may result in a $30 fine.
Revenue collected from
sales of Sno-Park permits
pays the cost of plowing
snow in the parking areas.
I.V. wrestlers flex muscles
*125 pounds, 3rd place,
Sam Winter.
*130 pounds, 2nd place,
Jerrad Miller.
*135 pounds, 3rd place,
Brandon Lynch.
*140 pounds, 1st place,
Jesse Swift.
*145 pounds, 1st place
Adam Miller
*152 pounds 1st place,
Jacob Ellis.
*160 pounds, 1st place,
Zach Pagnotta.
*171 pounds, 1st place,
Anthony Miller.
*189 pounds, 1st place,
Duke Scott.
*215 pounds,
3rd
place, Lefi Tausaga.
Exceptional perform-
ances again were turned in
by the Illinois Valley High
School wrestling team,
which participated in the
North Valley Christmas In-
vitational Tournament.
Friday, Dec. 16, IVHS
won the 10-school tourna-
ment, scoring 276.5 for 1st
place vs. 226.5 for 2nd-
place Grants Pass. All 11
Cougar varsity team mem-
bers placed, and there was a
strong showing from the JV
squad. Results:
*103 pounds, 3rd place,
Dusty Culver.
*112 pounds, 2nd place,
Larry Ragsdale.
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