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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 2, 2007 Page 6 IVHS hosted competition for scholars Academic Masters event winners listed EDUCATION TAKES FLIGHT - Jami Johnsen, education manager at Wildlife Images in Grants Pass, holds a hawk at an Educational Outreach Presentation. Schools can qualify for two presentations and other benefits by enrolling in the new Coin Drive Program Pack- age. There is a presentation prior to the start to talk about Wildlife Images, what it does, and why. Schools then obtain a guaranteed place in the field trip schedule; and a second Educational Outreach Animal Presentation, after the coin drive is completed, to personally thank students. Schools also receive an official adoption certificate and color photo of one of Wildlife Images' resident animals. (Photo by Wildlife Images) ODOT scheduling bridgework on I-5 This spring, the Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) will begin four bridge repair and replacement projects along the Interstate 5 corridor from Central Point to Rogue River. The projects involve replacing the Upton Road Bridge over I-5 (milepost 33.8), the Upton Road Bridge over Bear Creek and the I-5 Bridge over Foley Lane (milepost 38.7). The project will also repair the I-5 Bridge over Foothill Blvd. (milepost 49), near Rogue River. These bridges have dam- aged cross beams and do not meet modern design stan- dards, ODOT said. The agency plans to minimize the effects of con- struction detours and lane closures on residents, car and truck traffic, bicyclists and pedestrians. However, some effects will still occur. Two lanes in each direc- tion will be maintained on I-5 during peak daytime hours. Starting as early as October, I- 5 will be closed in Central Point for up to four nights, and traffic will be diverted to Ore- gon 99. The Upton Road Bridge over I-5 in Central Point will be closed from mid-October 2007 through mid-May 2008, resulting in traffic detours. Foley Lane near Gold Hill will be closed from mid- June through August 2007, resulting in local traffic de- tours. All projects will be completed in late 2008. These projects are part of ODOT’s 10-year, $3 billion Oregon Transportation In- vestment Act (OTIA) pro- gram. The funds will repair or replace hundreds of bridges, pave and maintain city and county roads, improve and expand interchanges, add new capacity to Oregon’s highway system, and remove freight bottlenecks statewide. Approximately 17 family wage jobs are sustained for every $1 million spent on transportation construction in Oregon. Each year during the OTIA program, construction projects will sustain approxi- mately 5,000 family wage jobs, ODOT said. Questions raised on JCSO move ... (Continued from page 1) would be paying more in or- der for the sheriff to be pay- ing less,” Padgett said. “When you have a county building, you’re going to pay for it one way or another.” Commissioner Dave Toler said that “operational issues” could further compli- cate the move. “Maybe it looks simple, but when you scratch the sur- face, there are a lot of issues there,” Toler said. “There’s a lot involved.” JCSO regularly deals with the D.A.’s office, the Grants Pass Police Dept. and the commissioners. All those offices are in close proximity to JCSO’s present location. However, moving JCSO to the jail would change all that. “That’s way over on the east edge of town,” Toler said. “What was a walk away (if the move is made), now he’ll have to get in a car and drive, use gas and go through traffic to chat with the D.A.” The jail has higher secu- rity than the Justice Bldg., which could limit public ac- cess, Toler said. It may also affect the many JCSO em- ployees who aren’t deputies. “The clerical staff folks don’t carry guns and don’t have that training, but now (if the move were made) they’re going to be with jail inmates with just a door in-between them,” Toler observed. Also involved are the costs of moving and remodel- ing jail facilities to accommo- date JCSO’s administrative, clerical, investigative, records and civil divisions. As such, Padgett said, JCSO “probably won’t realize any savings” during the first year after the move. Toler said that he has “no conclusive opinion about it at this point” and is waiting for Gilbertson to complete his feasibility study before mak- ing up his mind. “I am not in opposition,” Toler said. However, he expressed concern that the proposed move could be a short-term reaction to the county’s pend- ing financial difficulties. “If it only makes sense for a year and is only in re- sponse to a crisis situation and not what we do in the long run, I’m not going to be really thrilled about it,” Toler stated. Long-term, the county and JCSO could realize some savings by leasing the Justice Bldg. space to a third party. Padgett points out that there is a lack of affordable space in Downtown Grants Pass, and that the city government is seeking locations for some of its operations. “There is a potential for savings there,” Padgett said. “It may make sense. But we have to have the time to really look at it and assess the im- pacts.” During the April 26 Budget Committee meeting, Gilbertson said that he hopes to have the feasibility study completed within the next two weeks. “He just wants to look at it as a potential thing to do,” Toler said. “We’ll see where it goes.” SUPER AGENT IRENE GUERRERO-ACEVEDO. YOU’D BE A WRECK WITHOUT HER. A second place, two third places and two fourth-place awards went to Illinois Valley High School students during the 23rd annual Academic Masters competition Thurs- day night, April 26. IVHS hosted the event. Competitors were from IVHS, Hidden Valley (HV), North Valley (NV) and Grants Pass (GP) High schools. Each posted five students; one each in mathe- matics, science, English, so- cial studies, and music. IVHS places: *Austin Hocker, second in math. *Mideon Hoffman, third in science. *Tony Derda, fourth in English. *Forrest Roth, fourth in social studies. *Nick Greener, third in music. Besides the I.V. winners, other victors were (math) 1st Noah Bacon, HV; 3rd Emma Jenkins, GP; 4th Thom Sven- sen, NV. (Science) 1st An- drew McCann, GP; 2nd Jeff Morgan, NV; 4th Ray McGinness, HV. (English) 1st Natalie Mahan, GP; 2nd Jennifer Franich, NV; 3rd, Courtney Pondelick, HV; (social studies) 1st Lyndsey Romick, GP; 2nd John Pascale, HV; 3rd Kelly Thomas, NV. (Music) 1st Christina Ap- pleby, GP; 2nd Lori Re- orowicz, HV; 4th Lucas Brinkerhoff, NV. First- through fourth- place winners respectively received $1,200; $600; $400; and $200. Say you saw it in the ‘I.V. News’ As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being. - Carl Jung - * * * When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it. - Sigmund Freud - N e e d m one y? Micro Business-Loan Funding Always Available! *Start-up, existing, home-based or other business enterprises * $200 minimum to $10,000 maximum *Apply at the IVCDO office (next to Caves Pharmacy) *Questions? Phone 592-4440 Dinner Fashion Show Silent Auction Fashions by Time Capsule IVHS Cafeteria Saturday, May 5 Doors open at 5:30 - Dinner at 6 Beef - Chicken - Vegetarian Lasagna Catered by Phil Aria Tickets available at: IVHS, Bi-Rite Auto, Time Capsule, & at the door Adults - $11, 6-12 - $5, younger than 6 - Free S OUP FOR THE S OULS Thank you! The first ‘Soup for the Souls’ benefit was a huge success and will help ongoing efforts to bring safety from domestic violence to your community. The Board and staff of IVSHA would like to thank all the wonderful donations of soup, time and items: (in no particular order) Soup and Bread Donors : • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Taylor’s Sausage River Valley Restaurant McGrew’s Restaurant Stevereno’s Restaurant The Junction Inn Uncle Billy’s Diner Country Folks Restaurant Carlos’ Restaurante King’s Chinese Cuisine Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co. Bagel Junction Shop Smart Food Warehouse Shirley and Wayne Rusk Jack R Loewen/Kinetico Water Systems Graze and Ron Auzenne Sally and Howard Yarbrough Carol and Mark Dickson Greg Walter Mort Mondale Dolly LaFlamme Draper Valley Vineyards Kate Dwyer Catering Treehouse Florist Volunteers : AUTO • HOME • LIFE • BUSINESS (541) 592-3404 Starting or Growing a Business in Illinois Valley? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sally and Howard Yarbrough Carol and Mark Dickson Beth Williams Mike Chaplain Josiah Dean Cori Allen and her daughter Pat Jenkins Bonnie Greener Linda Pickle Linda Thomas Jack R. Loewen Ron and Grace Auzenne Celeste Dirkin Mechelle Harvey Frances Clower Auction Donations: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Lisa Keller Carol Dickson Linda Thomas Linda Pickle Bridgeview Winery Foris Winery Draper Valley Vineyards Flying B Bar Ranch Shirley Usher Marilyn Moore Celia and Jim Lettis Penelope Dews Melody Waterman Rusk Ranch Forest Edge Farm Isabelle Gaige Harry and David’s Selma Bodyworks Carey and Beth Williams Art and Barbara Linnemeyer The Nelsons • • Illinois Valley Potters’ Guild Elaine Barker and the I.V. High school Art Class Heidi Rousseau Gwen Childs Penelope Dews Bowl Donors: • • • I LLINOIS V ALLEY S AFE H OUSE A LLIANCE M ORE THAN A S AFE P LACE
