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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Firefighters Kathy Pangburn and Kamron Ismaili & his wife, Kris
Deputy Chief Jeff Gavlik and Lt. Gerry Bjornstad
Battalion Chief Kris Sherman and
Firefighter/student intern Joe Brown
ILLINOIS VALLEY FIRE DIS-
TRICT (IVFD) honored its
own Saturday night, March
3 at I.V. High School. Se-
lected as 2006 Outstanding
Firefighters were Kathy
Pangburn, Station 1, and
Kamron Ismaili, Station 6.
Lt. Gerry Bjornstad, Station
1, was recognized as Officer
of the Year, and received
the Training Attendance
plaque with both awards
presented by Deputy Chief
Jeff Gavlik. Dick Miller, Sta-
tion 3, received the Support
Member of the Year citation.
He is a retired firefighter
from California. Joe Brown,
Station 1, a firefighter/
student intern, was given
the Maintenance Award by
Battalion Chief Kris
Sherman. A Rural/Metro
Fire Dept. engine and crew
attended the ceremony to
cover IVFD, and had to re-
spond to an alarm shortly
after the event began.
(Photos by Dale & Elaine
Sandberg/IVFD Media Dept.)
Dept.)
Dick Miller, support/
prevention volunteer
Agricultural degrees cover wide range
What does a degree
from Oregon State Univer-
sity’s (OSU) College of Ag-
ricultural Sciences get you?
It could be a career in
production agriculture, but it
could just as likely be a ca-
reer in banking, law, or real
estate. With classes at OSU
in Corvallis, the possibilities
are far greater that what the
average Oregonian might
expect.
“Oregon agriculture is
extremely diverse and the
opportunities afforded by
OSU’s College of Agricul-
tural Sciences reflect that
diversity,” said Katy Coba,
director of the Oregon Dept.
of Agriculture. “Our indus-
try has grown complex. The
image of a farmer in bib
overalls is outdated, to say
the least.”
“The education gained
by ag students these days is
a definite asset to what Ore-
gon agriculture has become.
In many ways, our produc-
ers and processors have be-
come cutting edge. Without
Honesty
Œ
Integrity
the influx of graduates from
the college, I’m not sure we
could keep up,” she said.
While the college is
very much in the business of
helping farmers and ranch-
ers be better farmers and
ranchers, it is not confined
to production agricultures.
In fact, only approximately
10 percent of OSU’s gradu-
ates from the College of
Agricultural Sciences actu-
ally go back to the farm.
“Some people see the
term agricultural sciences
and they think farming and
ranching - and that’s about
it,” said the school’s dean,
Thayne Dutson. “But we
have so much science in our
college that students who
get degrees can go a lot of
different directions.”
Students can choose
majors including Agricul-
ture Education, Agricultural
and Resource Economics,
Animal Sciences, Bioengi-
neering, Botany and Plant
Pathology, Chemistry, Crop
and Soil Science, Environ-
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Nine police units re-
sponded to a disturbance
involving gunfire and at
least 15 people fighting in
the city of Grants Pass, said
the city Dept. of Public
Safety (GPDPS).
The incident was re-
ported at 1:37 a.m. on Tues-
day, March 6 in the 200
block of S.W. Central Ave.
Arrested were Clint
Coda Palomino, 18, a city
resident; and Kenneth M.
Trujillo, 21, of rural Grants
Pass, said GPDPS.
Palomino was charged
with unlawful use of a
weapon, and carrying a con-
cealed weapon. Trujillo was
charged with being a felon
in possession of a firearm,
and under a warrant for sec-
ond-degree burglary. Both
were taken to county jail.
A call was received at
1:37 a.m. of a disturbance
with shots being fired. Offi-
cers from GPDPS, Jose-
phine County Sheriff’s Of-
fice and Oregon State Police
responded.
“Upon officers arrival,
there were 15 to 20 people
observed, some of them
fleeing on foot and some in
vehicles,” said Det. Sgt. Rob
Gunderson.
“Even with the officers
presence,” he said, “some
people were still fighting,
and officers had to physi-
cally separate several. There
were numerous witnesses.”
He added that more
officers, including detec-
tives, were called out. Inves-
tigation indicates that there
had been an earlier distur-
bance to which officers had
responded, and that the later
situation, involving two peo-
ple fighting, is related.
Palomino at one point
in the second incident fired a
handgun into the air, said
Gunderson.
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mental and Molecular Toxi-
cology, Fisheries and Wild-
life, Food Science and Tech-
nology, Horticulture, Micro-
biology, Rangeland Re-
sources, and Statistics.
There are also programs
in Bioresource Research,
Entomology, Environmental
Sciences, Genetics, and
Natural Resources.
Obtaining a degree in
one of these specialized ar-
eas may often result in a
career that seems to be un-
connected to agriculture --
until you look closer at the
linkage.
“Animal Sciences is our
largest degree program,”
said Dutson. “You might
think graduates go back and
run a ranch or dairy. But
there are a myriad of careers
stemming from that degree,
including banking and real
estate, that are associated
with animal industries.
THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY of ‘Illinois Valley News’ as a full-size newspaper was cele-
brated Friday evening, March 2 as the publication hosted an Illinois Valley Chamber of
Commerce mixer. Attendees enjoyed refreshments by Kate Dwyer Catering, which
included a birthday cake depicting a mock newspaper page, complete with a traffic
accident. (From left) staff members Jan Rodriguez, Virginia Gilliam (who retired a few
years ago after a 43-year career with ‘I.V. News’), Bob Rodriguez, Zina Booth, Josiah
Dean and Michelle Binker. (Photo by Mike Rodriguez)
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