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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Selma woman dead at scene of crash
A Selma mother of six
children died Wednesday
afternoon, June 13, when she
crashed her vehicle into the
rear of a van waiting to make
a left turn from Hwy. 199
approximately 9 miles south
of Grants Pass, said Oregon
State Police.
The victim was identified
as Anita Marie Yeoman, 46.
Her maiden name is Modrich.
OSP said that at approxi-
mately 4 p.m. a 2000 Ford
van driven by Julie L. Dunn,
50, from Grants Pass, was
stopped on the lane for
northbound traffic on Hwy.
199 waiting to make a left
turn. The van, painted with
Sears markings, was struck in
the rear by a 1996 four-door
Saturn driven by Yeoman,
said OSP.
The impact pushed the
van forward, and the Saturn
came to a stop on the lane for
northbound traffic.
Yeoman was pronounced
deceased at the scene. OSP
troopers investigating the
crash report that she was not
using safety restraints, but her
vehicle’s airbag did deploy.
OSP said that according to
witness statements and road-
way evidence there appears to
have been no attempt by Yeo-
man to stop before crashing
into the van.
Dunn was using safety
restraints and suffered minor
injuries. She was transported
to Three Rivers Community
Hospital in Grants Pass for
treatment.
OSP troopers from the
Grants Pass Patrol Office
are continuing the investiga-
tion.
The crash closed travel
through the area to one lane
with intermittent traffic al-
lowed through the area for
nearly two hours.
OSP was assisted at the
scene by Josephine County
Sheriff’s Office, Rural/
Metro Fire Dept., American
Medical Response, and Ore-
gon Dept. of Transportation.
(Editor’s Note: Factual
information for ‘Blotter’ is
provided by official law
enforcement agencies. All
persons listed are innocent
until proven guilty in a
court of law. Charges can
be amended or dismissed.)
* * *
Tuesday, June 5
*Subsequent to being
cited on a charge of first-
degree theft, the suspect
phoned the victim and apolo-
gized, then said she was go-
ing to kill herself. Her resi-
dence was checked, but she
wasn’t found.
Wednesday, June 6
*The telephone company
was notified of wires hanging
low near Rough & Ready
Lumber Co. on Redwood
Hwy. after the driver of a
pickup truck left the roadway
just before 7 a.m., shearing
off a utility pole and smash-
ing into a lumber storage
shed.
*On S. Junction Avenue
a woman complained that
former friends were harassing
her by throwing manure on
her house and damaging her
mailbox.
*A “local character”
known for running through
Downtown Cave Junction
was said by a caller to be
“wound up” around 9 p.m.
The caller was concerned for
the welfare of the character.
*In Downtown CJ a
woman wanted it documented
that a pickup truck “slammed
into the rear of her parked
vehicle” in a low-speed crash.
*A woman said that she
was the victim of a hit-and-
run crash on a Selma parking
lot.
*Two people in a single-
vehicle rollover “self-
extricated” in the 2000 block
of Thompson Creek Road at
3:04 p.m.
*Although his vehicle
was taken without permis-
sion, a Terrace Heights Drive
resident didn’t want to press
charges.
*Someone was lying on
Redwood Hwy. in the 27000
block with a noose around his
neck. He ran off and couldn’t
be located at 7:34 p.m.
*At the south end of
Downtown CJ, a “local charac-
ter” was said to be running in
and out of traffic at 9:18 p.m.
Thursday, June 7
*By swerving to avoid
hitting a dog, a motorist
struck a vehicle parked along-
side the roadway in Kerby at
5:24 a.m.
*A woman on Fir Drive
was seen taking items from a
mailbox she insists belongs to
her, a complainant said.
*The driver of an older,
yellow station wagon was
said to have driven away after
striking a school bus on Red-
wood Hwy. in Kerby. No
injuries were reported among
the students on the bus.
*Contacted in Kerby as a
result of a noise complaint,
Melissa Lowenstein, 40, was
cited on two warrants charg-
ing parole violation.
Friday, June 8
*Four persons were con-
tacted at Illinois River
“Forks” State Park at 1:47
a.m. and reminded of park
hours.
*Told to move on, al-
though refusing to do so, two
people were given seven
hours to leave an Illinois Val-
ley RV park.
*It was reported that a
man approached a woman’s
boyfriend at a school and told
him that he should be afraid.
*A welfare check re-
quested on the south side of
CJ determined that a man was
OK.
*No one was around a car
on its side near Redwood
Hwy. and Finch Road at 6:52
p.m.
*Burglary reported in the
27000 block of Redwood
Hwy. included a woman step-
ping on glass and getting cut.
*A man evicted from an
RV park was said to be driv-
ing at high speed.
Saturday, June 9
*A rural CJ boy, 17, was
taken to Three Rivers Com-
munity Hospital on a peace
officer’s mental hold after
becoming “out of control,”
yelling and chasing his
mother, and striking a vehicle
with a chunk of wood at 6:17
a.m.
*American Medical Re-
sponse (AMR) assisted a man
lying on the sidewalk in the
400 block of S. Redwood
Hwy. at 10:24 a.m. He takes
cough syrup, it was noted.
*A large, dark-colored
pickup truck with a white
stripe was observed at 3:30
a.m. in connection with road
signs down on Hanby Lane.
*A Pine Cone Drive resi-
dent said that a man had
threatened to burn her house.
*On N. Hussey Avenue
at 11:23 p.m., a woman com-
plained of having been hit by
her boyfriend. An assault re-
port was referred to the D.A.
*Patricia A. Halverson,
53, was cited on charges of
parole violation on original
charges of criminal mischief.
Sunday, June 10
*A “very bad” fight be-
tween family members was
reported at 12:58 a.m. on
Shadowbrook Drive.
*Four young persons
were reported running around
Downtown CJ breaking small
trees and throwing them onto
the roadway.
*Clay W. Clark, 25, was
cited on a charge of failure to
comply with a traffic control
device on Caves Hwy. at
Laurel Road at 2:04 a.m.
*On Barlow Street, a
couple was breaking up, and
she wanted the man removed.
*A deputy aided AMR in
connection with a woman on
Holland Loop who was de-
pressed and seemed to be
contemplating hurting herself.
Monday, June 11
*William Hottle, 63. and
Carmen Hottle, 53, each were
arrested in Downtown Grants
Pass and charged with first-
degree robbery, first-degree
burglary, first-degree theft,
first-degree criminal mischief,
and third-degree assault.
*Theft of equipment
from a construction site
across from the new Siskiyou
Community Health Center
was reported.
*Superior intelligence
was shown by someone in a
pickup truck who “did
donuts” on a newly graveled
parking lot in Selma.
*No complaint was filed
by a father in Selma who was
struck by his young daughter
who “went off” and hit him
with a piece of pipe. The
mother also was attacked.
*From Westside Road
came a complaint that a girl,
17, had run away and might
be at a nearby address.
*Some sort of situation
was reported from Kerby
involving five adults, a young
girl and possibly obscene
comments.
Tuesday, June 12
*A possible prowler was
reported at 3:20 a.m. on
Draper Valley Road. No
deputies were available. The
caller was unhappy.
*Civil arrangements
were made after a vehicle
rolled into something on S.
Junction Avenue.
*Based on a citizen’s
complaint, an elderly man in
Downtown CJ was warned
about following too closely
and not staying in his own
lane of traffic.
*A mother on Westside
Road said that her runaway
daughter had returned.
*Possibly “a misunder-
standing,” there was a situa-
tion at Lake Selmac in which
a woman spoke to a child
about taking a boat ride.
*On Redwood Hwy. in
Selma, Yolanda Hart, 25, was
cited on a charge of speeding.
*After a report that she
had “taken out” several road
markers and signs on Red-
wood Hwy. between Kerby
and Selma, a driver, 83, was
contacted.
*No injuries were re-
ported in connection with a
crash in the 19000 block of
Redwood Hwy. in Selma.
Drivers were identified as
Edmund Hardy, 45; and
Hsiang-Yao Vasquez, 49.
*Following an alarm at
Bridgeview Community
Church at 4:38 p.m., a rear
(Photo by Oregon State Police)
OFRI appoints
Kvamme new
leader for PR
Dave Kvamme will be
the new director of communi-
cations, effective July 1, for
Oregon Forest Resources
Institute (OFRI) the state’s
agency dedicated to forestry
education and outreach.
He replaces Dave Odgers
who is retiring after a 34-year
career in forestry communica-
tions including the past eight
years as director of communi-
cations for OFRI. Odgers’
retirement is effective June
30. Kvamme began full-time
work for OFRI May 25.
Kvamme joins OFRI
after a 27-year career at
PacifiCorp, where he was a
senior member of its external
communications department.
The state Legislature
established OFRI in 1991 to
improve understanding of
forestry and the state’s forest
resources. OFRI is funded by
a portion of the harvest tax on
forest products producers. Its
board represents forest prod-
ucts producers, small wood-
land owners and employees.
door was found to be not
completely closed.
*No crime was detected
in Selma after a report that an
intoxicated man with a hand
saw in his hands was threat-
ening everyone.
*In Jubilee Park, a
woman with purple shorts
pulled them down and uri-
nated next to the playground
by some children. She then
ran into the complainant and
went into some trees.
*Some fool phoned and
kept saying, “You need to
spend that $12 million.”
*After a request for a
welfare check on Takilma
Road, a woman was found to
be doing OK.
Concealed-Carry Handgun Classes
being held right here in Cave Junction!
Phone for details!
Women only classes also available!
Seating is limited, classes are filling fast!
Phone Now! NRA instructor:
Steven Mohr (Reliance Concepts)
Home: 592-6692
Cell: 660-9824
P.O. Box 1668 ~ 221-C S. Redwood Hwy.
Cave Junction OR 97523
~Life & Health Insurance
~Medicare Plans
~Independent Agent for
Mary Reynolds
Office: 592-6262
Fax: 592-6263
Cell: 660-7342
jeffersonstate@frontiernet.net
Bridgeview Community Church --
Come for the music, stay for the Word.
All welcome!
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL responded at 7:12 p.m. Sun-
day, June 17 to a reported stabbing victim in the 200
block of S. Redwood Hwy. in Downtown Cave Junction.
Robert Myers, 36, suffered a chest laceration and said
that he “fell.” He was treated and released at Three Rivers
Community Hospital. (Photo by ‘Illinois Valley News’)
The Illinois Valley High School Class of 2007 graduated Tuesday, June
5th and celebrated with a drug and alcohol free all- night party at the
Junction Inn. The Class of 2007 and the Grad Night Party Committee
are grateful to the many businesses and individuals whose contribu-
tions of time, gifts, money, and support made this safe and sober cele-
bration possible. Our sincere thanks to the following:
A+ MINI STORAGE
KEN & SHARON ADOLPHSON
AMERICAN LEGION POST #70
AMERICAN LEGION AUX #70
PHIL ARIA
ASANTE/THREE RIVERS
HOSPITAL
BARLOW ROCK
APRIL BARRYMORE
KATHLEEN BECK
BELT LODGE 18
BETTENCOURT, ROBIN CPA
BI-MART
BI-RITE AUTO PARTS
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS
BLUE STONE BAKERY
BARBARA BLESER/AVON
SUE BOIGON
BOOSTER CLUB IVHS
BRIDGEVIEW VINEYARDS
JOHN & MONA BROWN
CAVES 1-HOUR PHOTO
C J LIONS CLUB
C J FAMILY MEDICINE
CABIN CHEMISTRY
CARLOS RESTAURANTE
CLEAR CREEK FAMILY
PRACTICE
COFFEE HEAVEN
CAROL COMBS
COOKIE LEE JEWELRY/
TAMMIE SMITH
COPELAND SAND & GRAVEL
LINDA COREY
COSTCO
CRATE IDEAS
CROCKER FINANCIAL
SERVICES
CROSSROADS ANIMAL
HOSPITAL
SUSIE CULVER
CUMMINGS COMMUNICATION
CURVES/CAVE JUNCTION
DAIRY QUEEN/CAVE
JUNCTION
DAVE’S OUTDOOR POWER
EQUIPMENT
DAVIS, ADAMS, ET AL ATTYS
DELTA KAPPA GAMMA OMEGA
DEVA TREETREETOP SPA/
CLAIRE SIERRA
DIAMOND HOME
IMPROVEMENT
DILLON’S NURSERY
DR. JOE’S PET HOSPITAL
KATE DWYER CATERING
ELKS LODGE #1584
GARY ENOCH
EXPERT TIRE
EYE CARE GROUP
FIRE MOUNTAIN GEMS
FIRST AMERICAN TITLE
DAN & SUE FISKE
FORIS VINYARD
JIM FRICK
LEONARD FRICK
GATES FURNITURE
RACHEL GOODMAN LMT
GRANTS PASS ACTIVE CLUB
GRANTS PASS FIREFIGHTERS
GRANTS PASS ROTARY CLUB
GRANTS PASS YMCA
TOM & BONNIE GREENER
HAIR FACE & NAIL PLACE
HARRIS WOODWORKS
HERITAGE MOMENTS
IV LIONS CLUB
IVHS ALUMNI
JACKSON COUNTY NEW CAR
DEALERS
JIM SIGEL AUTOMOTIVE
JOSEPHINE COUNTY COM-
MISSION FOR CHILDREN &
FAMILIES
JUNCTION INN
JUNCTION REALTY
KAUFFMANN WOOD
PRODUCTS
SUSAN KENDALL
KENDALL ART GLASS
KERBYVILLE FARM
LAMB’S BAADY SHOP
CHRIS MALLETTE
MANY SMILES
MARY KAY COSMETICS
MASTER BRAND CABINETS
MC GREW’S
DENISE MCKINNY
HEATHER MERRILL
STEVE MOCK DMD
DEB MURPHY
CASSIE MUTINA
NORTHWEST HAIRLINES
OUT & ABOUT TREEHOUSE
RESORT
PERFECT PIZZA
GARY PETERSON
CONSTRUCTION
PIZZA PIT
PRECISION GLASS
Q BAR X / RANCH ROCK
RADIO SHACK/CAVE
JUNCTION
RICHARD RASMUSSEN
RAY’S FOOD PLACE/SELMA
RIVERSIDE INN
ROGUE COFFEE ROASTERS
ROGUE TRUCK BODY
ROUGH AND READY LUMBER
WANE & SHIRLEY RUSK
SEARS/GRANTS PASS
SHOP SMART FOOD
WAREHOUSE
SIGHTS & SOUNDS
SKI ASHLAND
GARY & JOANNE SNOOK
SOUTHERN OREGON
SANITATION
DE SPELLMAN
TOM & TERRY STARKENBURG
KAREN STILES
SUGAH’T CERAMICS/TERRIE
MILLER
TAYLOR’S COUNTRY STORE
THE TIME CAPSULE
JUDY THOMAS
TREEHOIJSE FLORIST
MIKE TRINITY
TRUE VALUE HARDWARE
P. T. UPTON CONSTRUCTION
VALLEY EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH
RON VERSTEEG
VILLA NOVIA VINEYARDS
WAYNE VOIGHT CPA
WHEELER TOYATA
WILD RIVER BREWING & PIZZA
CO.
Z COFFEE
ZONTA CLUB
A special thanks to the administration and staff of Illinois Valley High School. Their coop-
eration and support were instrumental in the success of this celebration.
If your donation was inadvertently omitted, please accept our sincerest apologies.