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50¢ I.V. wrestlers win District, pg. 8 City views library plan Holiday 20th Banks, schools and city, county, state and federal offices, including post of- fices, will be closed Mon- day, Feb. 20 in observance of Presidents Day honoring George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The “Illinois Valley News” office will be open as usual. The deadline for next week’s issue remains Thursday at 5 p.m. Oil analyst forecasts big change By OLIVIA TAYLOR-YOUNG IVN Correspondent As a nation and a cul- ture, we are facing im- mense, inevitable changes, according to a former oil industry analyst Jan Lundberg. Speaking to a packed audience at the Alternative Media Center in Cave Junc- tion Thursday evening, Feb. 9, he explained how declin- ing petroleum resources will affect virtually every aspect of this county’s present way of life. That, in fact, life as we know it will change be- yond recognition. Illinois Valley was one stop on Lundberg’s nation- wide tour to alert the public about the hazards of “Peak Oil.” Now an environmental activist and founder of Culturechange.org, Lundberg defined “Peak Oil” as global oil production having maxed itself out and beginning an irrevocable decline. Our present way of life is dependent on plentiful, inexpensive sources of en- REPTILES A’PLENTY were shown to Lorna Byrne Middle School stu- dents in Cave Junction Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 7 during a presentation by Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI). Jeff Contreras, of OMSI, showed creatures including an American alligator (top photo) and a lengthy gopher snake (left), sometimes causing wide-eyed wonder. The critters were provided by Brad’s World Reptiles, of Corvallis. The students also were shown a blue- tongued skink, an Afri- can pixie frog, and an Australian bearded dragon among many others. (Photos by Dale Sandberg) (Continued on page 5) Following are the high-and- low temperatures, and rainfall, recorded in O’Brien by Cheryl & Harry Johnson. *Fri., Jan.27: 47-37, .59 *Sat., Jan.28: 49-38, 1.69 *Sun., Jan.29: 51-39,.35 *Mon., Jan. 30: 51-37, 1.77 *Tue., Jan. 31: 50-37, 1.14 *Wed., Feb. 1: 55-48, 1.02 *Thurs., Feb. 2: 56-46, .15 Following are the high-and- low temperatures, and rainfall, recorded in Cave Junction at Mountain Wind Farm. *Fri., Jan.27: 50-35, .34 *Sat., Jan.28: 48-36, 1.01 *Sun., Jan.29: 51-37, .26 *Mon., Jan. 30: 52-38, 1.0 *Tue., Jan. 31: 49-37, 1.08 *Wed., Feb. 1: 55-47, .53 *Thurs., Feb. 2: 58-45, .05 Illinois Valley Wednesday, Feb. 15 Partly Cloudy High--50 Low--28 Thursday, Feb. 16 Partly Cloudy High--48 Low--29 Friday, Feb.17 Rain & Sleet High--39 Low--26 Saturday, Feb. 18 Rain High--38 Low--29 Sunday, Feb. 19 Partly Cloudy High--44 Low--27 Monday, Feb. 20 Sunny High--41 Low--31 Tuesday, Feb. 21 Mostly Sunny High--46 Low--33 ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY ARTS Council held its fourth annual Wooly Winter Gala Sunday, Feb. 12 at Lorna Byrne Middle School. (Clockwise, from top left) Jack Dwyer and Carol Valentine were among several performers also including Libby Goines on piano; a children’s art table attracted youth including necklace-maker Olivia Fox, 3; mask-maker Jake Salas, 11; and Ian Binker, 4, and his brother Paul, 7, who enjoyed gluing objects on colored paper. The gala also included a display of art by area artists, and attendees could purchase tickets to try and win the se- lections of their choice. Another attraction consisted of a dessert table and one filled with an array of delicious and delectable munchies. The event was the result of the efforts of many individuals. (Photos by ‘Illinois Valley News’) A stamp of approval for a proposed library district is indicated by the Cave Junc- tion City Council, which set a date of Feb. 27 to vote on a formal resolution. Without a library dis- trict and “a stable, adequate source of funding, the county libraries will proba- bly close,” said Cessa Vichi, director of the Josephine County Library System, in a printed statement. The council’s 5-0 ap- proval concurring with the county board of commis- sioners plan for a library district occurred in city hall Monday night, Feb. 13 after 30 minutes of presentation, and questions and answers. On Feb. 27, the council will vote on a resolution. If the city were not in- cluded in the intended dis- trict, city residents would not vote on a proposed tax rate of 55-cents per $1,000 assessed valuation, and would not be affected by the tax if approved. Addition- ally, it was pointed out, they would not be able to use library facilities. Monday’s meeting (Continued on page 3) Money lack resulting in freed felons More than 75 felons per month will have to be re- leased from the Josephine County Jail due to lack of funding, said Sheriff Dave Daniel. Additionally, the sheriff said that the county board of commissioners have not helped the situation because of not signing a contract with Jackson County. Said Daniel, “This year’s budget for the sher- iff’s office had an antici- pated revenue of $650,000 from INS for housing their inmates. INS opened a facil- ity in Washington state last year and discontinued use of our facility. This created a deficit of $200,000 for this year’s budget. “Jackson County ap- proached our office last year with a proposed contract to house 15 of their inmates on a daily basis. This would generate $25,000 a month in revenue, and make up for the loss in federal dollars. “The contract was ready in October of last year,” said the sheriff, “when the Jose- phine County Board of Commissioners came up with a number of concerns and refused to sign. “We are now into Feb- ruary, still without a Jackson County contract. That is a loss of more than $75,000 in revenue. “We currently have four job openings in the jail that we are unable to fill without that revenue. Without the ability to fill these positions it is necessary to reduce our jail capacity to 115 inmates. “We are currently aver- aging the release of 75 fel- ons per month. This lower cap will increase that num- ber and increase the number of empty beds in our jail. “Both instances are not acceptable to me and ex- tremely frustrating. We will continue to do the best job possible with the revenue available to us,” Daniel said.
