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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Safety net $
has big hole,
says Wyden
COUGAR WRESTLERS are on their way to winning the
Skyline Conference championship, as well as what
looks like the state title. Illinois Valley’s Chris Culver
(right) won against Hidden Valley Thursday, Feb. 1 in
the 103-pound category. The Cougars also defeated
North Valley on Monday, Jan. 29, so they likely will be
declared the Skyline dual-meet champions. I.V. will be
at the district meet in Phoenix on Friday and Saturday,
Feb. 9 and 10 to determine qualifiers for the state
meet. (Photo by Ward Winter)
‘Bump keys’ bad -- sheriff
Is your home or business really safe?
“No,” says Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson.
“We are taking a proactive approach for the safety of citi-
zens,” he said, “by providing an alert about a technique em-
ployed to gain unlawful entry.
“We feel that it is important for citizens to understand the
threat and how to defend against a burglary.”
The sheriff said that “bump key” is the terminology. In-
formation is openly presented on the Internet, said Gilbertson.
“Google search ‘bump key’ to see what it is all about,” he
said. “Not only can you find out how to employ the technique,
but also where to buy premade bump keys in several common
keyways.
“There also are new locks available that claim to be safe
from bump keys.
“Protect yourself,” the sheriff concluded.
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Funding for the Secure
Rural Schools and Commu-
nity Self-Determination Act,
affecting Josephine County
and others, is slashed by the
Bush Administration in its
budget plan for the 2008
fiscal year, said U.S. Sen.
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
Funding for the pro-
gram was allowed to expire
in September 2006, thus
forcing rural communities to
examine school and law
enforcement lay-offs, library
closures and other cutbacks
necessary to balance their
budgets.
The president’s pro-
posed budget, said Wyden,
recommends more than a 50
percent reduction overall in
the county payments pro-
gram with a proposed land
sale plan. It could include
the sale of portions of the
Columbia River Gorge Na-
tional Scenic Area.
“Congress soundly re-
jected the White House land
sell-off idea last year on a
bipartisan basis,” Wyden
said. “To now come back
with a recycled land sale
proposal and offer no real
funding for these hurting
counties is beyond cynical.
“This affects, by and
large, the very people who
have most loyally supported
President Bush during the
last six years,” Wyden said.
“To the rural families
who depend on county gov-
ernment to provide deputy
sheriffs, teachers, prosecu-
tors and decent roads, this is
nothing short of a betrayal.”
he added. “I will work
around-the-clock, in a bipar-
tisan fashion, to convince
Congress to act honorably
and fulfill the federal obliga-
tion to these families and
our rural counties.”
More than 700 counties
in 39 states received funding
under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of
2000. Of Oregon’s 36 coun-
ties, 33 received payments
through the county pay-
ments program.
Before the passage of
the county payments law,
Oregon counties were re-
ceiving payments as the
result of 1908 and 1937
laws specifying that the gov-
ernment share 25 percent of
U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
receipts, and 50 percent of
the Bureau of Land Man-
agement (BLM) Oregon &
California Railroad Grant
Lands receipts with counties
in any state that hosts fed-
eral land from which timber
is cut.
These payments had
been used to help finance
rural schools and roads. To-
ward the mid- to late-’90s,
however, the principal
source of those revenues --
federal timber sales --
declined by more than 70
percent nationwide. Conse-
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ILLINOIS VALLEY GIRLS
lost a close one to Hidden
Valley, 38-32, in Ken Mann
Memorial Gym on Friday,
Feb. 2, but the race in the
Skyline Conference isn’t
concluded yet. The Cou-
gars met the Mustangs
after beating Henley in
Klamath Falls, 39-36 Tues-
day, Jan. 30. Against Hid-
den Valley I.V.’s Sheena
Cole led all scorers with
16 points. She and team-
mate Shannon Loock
each had seven rebounds.
I.V. (5-5 in the Skyline)
was to play North Valley in
Merlin Tuesday night, Feb.
6. The Cougar boys var-
sity team dropped to 0-10
in the Skyline after losing
57-28 to Hidden Valley in
Murphy Feb. 2 (Photos by
Dale & Elaine Sandberg)
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