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Home Valley Bank plans to branch out to ‘select’ CJ location
It’s now official: Home
Valley Bank’s Illinois Val-
ley Branch in Cave Junction
will relocate to the former
CJ Select Market property.
The branch, currently
on Lister Street across from
CJ City Hall, will move into
a new structure planned for
construction this fall, said
Robert Ward, Home Val-
ley’s president and chief
executive officer.
The bank this week
signed papers with Ken &
Lyn Martin, who owned the
Select property. Financial
details were not disclosed.
The new Home Valley
Bank branch will be erected
on the front portion of the
former market parking lot
on Redwood Hwy. next to
Caves Pharmacy. There will
be parking on both sides of
the branch. The building
that housed the market
eventually will be razed.
There will be a drive-
way from the highway to
Caves Avenue, with “vast
improvement over current
bank parking.
“In the short run the for-
mer market will not be in the
way,” said Ward, “but eventu-
ally we’d like to remove it so
that the rest of the property
can be used to enhance the
community.
“We’ll be looking at
ways to use the property in a
way that will benefit the
area,” Ward stated.
He added that the bank
will discuss possibilities with
CJ City Hall and others. The
site, said Ward, contains more
than an acre of property be-
tween the state liquor store
and the building that houses
Sportsman Tavern.
“We think it will be good
for the city,” Ward said.
“There will be a water feature
in front, and attractive land-
scaping. It will speak well to
the community.”
The new branch will con-
tain approximately 3,500
square feet of space. It will
replace the one that opened in
August 1980 and which was
Home Valley’s starting point.
“We’ve been looking at
relocation possibilities for
about three years,” related
Ward. “It is our goal to im-
prove efficiency and quality
for our customers and staff;
plus improve the bank’s visi-
bility in the community.”
Ward’s elder brother,
Richard, an architect and
Home Valley director, is
working on development
plans. Additionally, an interior
design firm from St. Louis,
Ill. is being engaged.
Robert Ward noted that
IVFD seeks fees for aid
to nondistrict recipients
Dave Daniel withdraws
from commissioner
race. See page 9.
A “soft collection agency” has been engaged by Illinois
Valley Fire District (IVFD) to obtain fees for emergency re-
sponses from those who do not pay property taxes to the dis-
trict.
IVFD directors voted 5-0 to use the services of E.R.S.
(Emergency Reimbursement Services), out of Portland, dur-
ing their meeting at administrative headquarters Thursday
night, July 13.
Chief Harry Rich said that an increasing number of out-
of-district persons receive emergency services. These include
responses to motor vehicle accidents and medical problems.
E.R.S. will pursue payment through the insurance carriers of
those who are assisted.
Fees will be based on the number of firefighters, units and
equipment. E.R.S. keeps abreast of national averages, and will
use those amounts.
There will be no cost to IVFD for the service. E.R.S. will
not collect an administrative fee for its work until payment
from insurance companies is received.
In another matter, the board switched the top officers,
electing Vice President Joe Malcolm president and President
Larrick Jones vice president. The board also re-elected Dusty
Bouchard as secretary.
Man recuperating after
‘brutal beating’ near bar
Family, sheriff’s office at odds on incident details
Witnesses are sought to
aid the investigation of a re-
ported baseball bat assault of
a man outside a Cave Junc-
tion bar Saturday, July 8.
Cory Bockstiegel, 27, of
Takilma, underwent exten-
sive surgery Sunday night,
July 9 at Rogue Valley
Medical Center in Medford
to remove internal blood
clots that covered his entire
skull. Details of the case are
sketchy -- witnesses are
needed to recreate the event.
Anyone who was at
Art’s Red Garter Saloon &
Steakhouse at closing time
that night or in the early
morning, and saw or wit-
nessed the attack, is asked to
contact city of Cave Junc-
tion contract Deputy Cory
Krauss at 474-5162 or 592-
2126, or the Josephine
County Sheriff’s Office at
474-5123.
Krauss said that “Some
of those people (who could
provide details) don’t want
to talk to the police.”
The victim is the son of
Bruce Bockstiegel and Mary
Wertz.
She said that informa-
tion also can be phoned to
JCSO’s anonymous tip line
at 474-5160.
“And prayer and good
thoughts would be wonder-
ful,” the family added.
He was released from
RVMC Friday, July 14 with
some improvements. He is
able to walk and talk, but he
suffers short-term memory
loss, which may or may not
resolve. He needs time
to heal before more is
known about any long-term
problems.
He will undergo rehab
for a while and will be liv-
ing at his family’s Medford
home for the time being.
Bockstiegel has no in-
surance and does not
qualify for OHP since it has
restricted new applicants to
pregnant women “or some
such.” Donations may be
used for therapy, transporta-
tion and medical bills.
The family is working
with hospital social workers
to see what aid programs
might apply, but the status is
unknown at this time.
Eve Marsh, Bock-
stiegel’s stepmother and a
registered nurse living in
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Hot topics bandied about
at security council meet
Approximately 80 per-
sons attended a Cave Junc-
tion Security Council
(CJSC) meeting, which be-
came chaotic, accusatory
and at times confrontational
Monday night, July 17.
The monthly meeting in
city hall is normally at-
tended by a handful of con-
cerned citizens interested in
determining priority areas
for law enforcement in city
limits. They have been
working with Cpl. Sean
Rarey.
Monday’s gathering
attracted a standing-room-
only crowd, apparently be-
cause of outrage fueled by
conflicting accounts and
rumors in connection with
CJ resident Cory Bock-
stiegel being injured outside
a CJ bar.
A number of persons
expressed anger about what
they claim was or was not
done by the sheriff’s office;
and what Deputy Cory
Krauss said or did not say at
the time. Krauss, Josephine
County Sheriff’s Office city
contract officer, stated dur-
ing the meeting that he “is
offended by people bad-
mouthing me.”
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the bank’s long-range devel-
opment plan recognizes
“significant growth in Home
Valley’s deposit base.” He
added that the relocation ac-
knowledges the bank’s com-
mitment to the community.
Home Valley likely will
seek a tenant for the current
branch space. The building,
which it owns, also houses the
DMV office.
In the new location,
“We’re going to continue to
be an even more vital piece of
Cave Junction,” Ward said.
Bluegrass!
A MOTORCYCLIST WHOSE bike struck the rear of a UPS delivery van was trans-
ported by American Medical Response Wednesday afternoon, July 12. Josephine
County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) identified the cyclist as Cave Junction resident
Robert Oetting, 51. The delivery driver was identified as David Horban, 45, of Grants
Pass. JCSO said that the van was stopped and signaling to turn into a driveway at
Day Oil Co. on Caves Hwy. No citations were issued. (Photo by ‘I.V. News’)
With 14 bands, a full
score of foot-stompin’
rhythmic plinkin’ and
plunkin’ is on tap for the
Siskiyou Bluegrass Festival
on Saturday and Sunday,
July 22 and 23.
Set at Lake Selmac in
Selma, the third annual
event is sponsored by Illi-
nois Valley Chamber of
Commerce with help from
Home Valley Bank and
Wild River Brewing &
Pizza Co. The program is to
run from 10 to 10 each day.
Food-and-beverage
booths will be operated by
Cave Junction Lions Club,
Selma Community Center,
and Wild River.
Discount tickets will be
available through Thursday,
July 20 from offices of the
I.V. and Grants Pass cham-
bers. Regular-price tickets
will be available at the gate.
(Festival ad on page 14)
SECOND FRIDAY ART
WALK included
(clockwise from top left)
Wally Aiken at Taylor’s
Country Store, Joyce
Abrams with llama felt
hats from Forest Edge
Farm at the Southern
Oregon Guild gallery in
Kerby, Terry Martens
with his metallic closed-
kiln raku pottery at
Changes Art Gallery, and
Bobbie Blakely with her
custom jewelry at Tree-
house Florist & Gifts.
Additional photos on
page 14. (Photos by
‘Illinois Valley News’)
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