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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 31, 2006
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GOING TO THE WALL for a mural project on the side of a
Downtown Cave Junction building was a project last
week by students of Jamie Szijjarto, from her Latin Ameri-
can Expressions class at Illinois Valley High School.
Studies include the work of Diego Rivera. The students
accomplished some prep work for a mural, with the
theme, ‘The Caves,’ to be begun in the fall. The building
houses the state liquor store, Bagel Junction, and A Crea-
tive Space. Some legal details for the mural remain. In the
meantime, the students are continuing a fund-raiser, al-
ready begun by a number of people including Jeanette
Bosch at the liquor store. (Photo by ‘I.V. News’)
Drivers, trucks grounded in Check X
According to prelimi-
nary statistics, nearly 400
inspections resulted in 43
trucks and 98 drivers placed
out-of-service during a
three-day interagency in-
spection at the Ashland Port
of Entry on Interstate 5.
Oregon State Police
(OSP) added that the
around-the-clock operation
last week was the 10th
trucker check operation held
since the program’s incep-
tion in 1998 targeting driver
impairment and vehicle
safety.
Agencies participating
during this operation in-
cluded 17 Oregon State Po-
lice sergeants and troopers,
four Oregon Dept. of Trans-
portation motor carrier
safety inspectors, and an
officer from Clackamas
County Sheriff’s Office,
Portland Police Bureau, and
Florence Police Dept.
During Operation Trucker
Check X, a total of 394
commercial trucks were
inspected out of which 43
(approximately 11 percent)
were placed out of service
for critical safety violations,
and 98 commercial truck
drivers (approximately 25
percent) were placed out of
service for varying time pe-
riods depending on the vio-
lation.
According to ODOT
Motor Carrier Transporta-
tion Division, last year in
Oregon about 22 percent of
the vehicles and 9 percent of
drivers inspected were
placed out of service for
critical safety violations.
Besides the vehicles and
drivers placed out of service,
officers and inspectors is-
sued 60 citations and 542
warnings. More than half
(35) of the citations and
warnings (323) issued were
for driver logbook viola-
tions. No drivers were ar-
rested for DUII. Other en-
forcement-related statistics
and interesting contacts in-
cluded:
*Three drivers were
charged with possession of a
controlled substance/
methamphetamine. Two
citations also were issued
for possession of less than
an ounce of marijuana.
*OSP narcotics detec-
tion canine “Cookie” and
his handler, Senior Trooper
Greg Costanzo, were in-
volved in nine vehicle
searches including the inci-
dents referenced above.
*An ODOT inspector
conducted an inspection,
observed possible signs of
impairment and requested
trooper assistance. Further
contact with the driver de-
termined he was not im-
paired, but a consent search
of the driver and vehicle led
to the discovery of approxi-
mately 2 grams of metham-
phetamine.
*While conducting an
inspection, an OSP trooper
seized less than an ounce of
marijuana, a small amount
of methamphetamine, and a
set of brass knuckles.
*An OSP sergeant con-
tacted a commercial driver
during the inspection and
commented that he was the
most fatigued driver he has
seen during an inspection.
The driver was subsequently
placed out of service.
Scenic Grayback Rd. links I.V., Happy Camp
Forest Hwy. 48, known
locally as the Grayback
Road, is clear of snow and
open for travel just in time
for the busy summer season.
The road crosses the
Siskiyou Mountains and
links the small river com-
munities along the Klamath
River in California with
those in Oregon.
The highway is paved
and “motor home-friendly.”
Numerous campgrounds,
lakes, creeks, and lookouts
are well-marked. There is the
popular Page Mt. Sno-Park
and rest area on the Oregon
side of the summit; the rest
area is open year-round.
Maps of the forest are
available at U.S. Forest Ser-
vice offices, including
ranger stations in Cave
Junction and Happy Camp.
Outdoor recreation opportu-
nities include hiking, biking,
bird watching, camping,
fishing, gold panning, and
“Bigfoot”-chasing.
The road is open in time
for the Friday through Sun-
day, June 2-4 “Art and
Treasures” event in Happy
Camp; a festival with art
shows, crafts and sales. The
Happy Camp Ranger Dis-
trict will have a special dis-
play of children’s art.
With the opening of the
pass, Californians are now
able to access the Oregon
Caves National Monument
and the Rogue River Valley
via this historic and scenic
short cut. It is a picturesque
way to get to the coast,
Grants Pass, and Medford.
The pass is part of the
“State of Jefferson Scenic
Byway” -- one of the most
scenic and diverse roads
you’ll travel. The byway
begins at Interstate 5 just
north of Yreka, Calif. and
continues 70 miles east
along the nationally desig-
nated Wild and Scenic
Klamath River. At Happy
Camp, the byway leaves the
Klamath River and travels
up over the Siskiyou Moun-
tains to Cave Junction --
home of the Oregon Caves
National Monument and
many more attractions.
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