Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Scotch Broom removal was included in the Boy & Girls Club work. (Photo provided)
Boys & Girls weed whack at SFI ranch
(Continued from page 3)
at the weevil, Vautier ex-
plained how noxious weeds
are a problem because they
are originally from some-
where else. When they are
brought here they find no
natural enemies, so they re-
produce like crazy and crowd
out native plants and plants
that humans are cultivating.
She added that these
insects have been released in
our valley a number of times
during the last five years by
various groups and agen-
cies, in an attempt to control
knapweed spread. The wee-
vils have now established a
population here and this
year they are being found all
over Illinois Valley.
The Seedhead Weevils
are from the same part of the
Mediterranean as knapweed.
They were brought here
because of their use of knap-
weed flowers as a place to
lay their eggs. Adult weevils
gather on the purple flowers
of knapweed, where they
stand on their heads and dig
into the flower.
Once inside, the weevils
lay their eggs, and the devel-
oping larvae eat the devel-
oping knapweed seeds, re-
sulting in the knapweed pro-
ducing fewer viable seeds.
While the weevils will not
eliminate knapweed com-
pletely, it is hoped that they
can slow the production of
knapweed seeds so that land
owners will have an easier
time controlling knapweed.
Vautier then demon-
strated to the Boys & Girls
Club the use of the Weed
Wrench, several of which
were provided for the pro-
ject by FAC. They are large
tools that use leverage to
pull out Scotch Broom by
the roots. The tool is so ef-
fective pulling out Scotch
Broom that even children
can do it.
Later, the Boys & Girls
Club and folks from SFI
went into the woods along
Deer Creek and pulled the
Long-term home care in
Oregon funded by grant
The federal Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Ser-
vices (CMS) recently
awarded Oregon a five-year
$114 million grant to assist
the state’s continuing efforts
to transition people from
institutions to community-
based care settings.
Since 1981 Oregon has
led the nation in the devel-
opment of lower cost alter-
natives to institutional care.
Oregon ranks first na-
tionally in the proportion of
Medicaid long-term care
expenditures made for home
care and last among the
states for institutionalized
nursing care expenditures.
“Oregon remains at the
forefront nationally in pro-
viding care and assistance
that lets individuals remain
in their communities,” said
Gov. Kulongoski.
“With this federal vote
of confidence in our efforts,
we will be able to provide
for hundreds more Orego-
nians in a community set-
ting.”
Oregon’s Money Fol-
lows the Person grant will
be managed through the
Oregon Dept. of Human
Services Seniors and People
with Disabilities Division.
The grant will help transi-
tion 780 Oregonians from
institutional to community
care during the next five
years.
“For 25 years, Oregon
has shown that institutional-
ized populations with com-
plex medical and long-term
care needs can be served in
their communities with
wrap-around services,” said
Dr. Bruce Goldberg, DHS
director. “This grant will
allow us to continue to
strengthen our state’s com-
munity-based care system.”
The department will
develop an implementation
plan. It is convening a group
of advocates, community
partners, DHS staff and
managers, including indi-
viduals working in institu-
tions and community-care
homes.
The grant will serve 40
children with developmental
disabilities in pediatric nurs-
ing facilities, 300 seniors
with end-stage dementia,
300 adults with physical
disabilities in nursing facili-
ties, and 140 adults with
developmental disabilities in
nursing and intermediate-
care facilities.
In this second round of
awards, Oregon is one of the
13 states and the District of
Columbia to receive the
demonstration grant. CMS
announced the first round of
17 recipients in January.
highly flammable Scotch
Broom that is invading the
riparian area. After the
Scotch Broom pull, the SFI
crew took the children
swimming in Deer Creek
for a well-deserved treat on
a hot summer day.
Those who would like
to borrow a Weed Wrench
or need help with weed
identification or advice on
weeding, can phone the
FAC office at 592-4098.
Page 13
SFI expansion
‘Water & Rocks’ at Wiseman
(Continued from page 1)
Wiseman Gallery on the Rogue Community College
campus in Grants Pass will display a group of paintings,
“Water & Rocks.”
The work, produced by Maria Kazankaya, will be hang-
ing through Aug. 30.
Summer hours for the gallery, open to the public, are 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; and 8 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
of putting in here,” Parrish
said.
Researchers from all
over the world have utilized
the Deer Creek Center, but
Parrish said that SFI hopes
to offer camping on its site
to members of the general
public next year.
“There’s a relaxing and
magical quality to the prop-
erty,” she said. “It’s a very
special place.”
SFI currently offers a
Naturalist Certificate Pro-
gram, and several other
classes will be offered dur-
ing the next few months.
For more information,
visit www.thesif.org or
phone 597-8530.
Retirement set
by TRSD chief
Four-year Superinten-
dent Jerry Fritts announced
his retirement date to direc-
tors of Three Rivers School
District (TRSD) during their
meeting in Murphy on Mon-
day night, July 16.
Fritts, 65, has been in
the field of education 44
years. His retirement from
Three Rivers is to be effec-
tive June 30, 2008.
S ELMA Q UICK S TOP
C OUNTRY S TORE
»
»
»
»
»
»
G ROCERIES
B EER
B URGERS
F RIES
H OT D OGS
F OUNTAIN S ODAS
18252 R EDWOOD H WY ., S ELMA
597-2042
Support the I.V. Lions -- Buy a Harley raffle ticket!
Available at Taylor’s Sausage and Century 21.
Phone 592-2252 or 287-0290
QUIT PAYING
ATM FEES!
Evergreen Federal Bank customers may now use their
Evergreen Federal Bank card in any ATM, any place in the
world, and will pay absolutely no ATM fees!
Evergreen Federal Bank customers will not pay any ATM fees... Period!
No fine print! No conditions!
It is very simple, there will be absolutely no ATM cost to you when you
use your Evergreen Federal Bank Card!
You can use any bank or credit union ATM at no cost. You can use any
ATM in any airport, store, or other place at no cost. You can use any
ATM in the world at no cost.
How much does your bank charge you
when you use an ATM?
Stop paying fees to get your own money!
Open a checking account today at an Evergreen Federal office near you!
Linda Sallman
128 S. Redwood Hwy.
Cave Junction OR 97523
FDIC Insured
541-592-4541
Across from the new Home Valley Bank on Redwood Hwy.
Open Mondays - Fridays, 9 to 5
Auto - Home - Life - Commercial
GRANTS PASS/479-3351 • NORTH GRANTS PASS/472-8874 • ROGUE RIVER/582-0512 • CAVE JUNCTION/592-2191
MEDFORD/779-1165 • BROOKINGS/469-7723 • BANDON/347-4388 • 1-800-275-6148