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Page 3 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Firefighters busy in June (Continued from page 1) GOT TOUGH TRUCK? - Illinois Valley Lions Club is planning a Tough Truck event as part of its annual Labor Day Festival. For details about the competition, or to sign up, phone Jerry Sommers at 659-3899. FOREST OF COURSE - Concepts of public land res- toration in Wild Rivers Ranger District will be explored during a U.S. Forest Service public workshop at Illinois Valley High School on Friday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The gathering will be hosted by the district, which covers Illinois Valley. Said Joel King, district ranger, “The district is a special place with special people. I look forward to working with the communities as partners in having our public land become more resilient.” For more information, or if there are special needs for attending the open workshop, phone King at 592-4001. KERBY ART SITES - “An Evening of Art in Kerby” will be celebrated Friday, July 27. From Hamp- ton’s Rock Shop on the south, to Yanase Jewelers on the north, Kerby locations will welcome visitors from 5 to 8 p.m. for art viewing, food and fun. Other locations on the schedule are It’s A Burl, Kerbyville Farm, Dovetail Joint, and Southern Oregon Guild Gallery. NO SAVOR FLAVOR - Siskiyou Community Health Center (SCHC) regretfully has canceled the sec- ond annual wine tasting and auction planned for July 21 at Bridgeview Vineyards Winery. Said Judi Hill, SCHC community liaison, “A couple of weeks ago we realized the effect that not-for-profit fund-raising is having on our communities. The proceeds from Savor the Valley were to go to children’s medical and dental services. There are so many worthy causes out there, and people just can’t give to every one of them. We (the board of directors ex- ecutive committee and the administration team) had to make a very hard decision. We appreciate all the support Grants Pass and Illinois Valley give SCHC, and we want to be good stewards of that support. We appreciate our major sponsors: Bridgeview Vineyards Winery, Home Valley Bank, Premier West Bank, Fire Mountain Gems, and Southern Oregon Public TV.” IN MEMORY OF JANNA - In memory of Janna L. Carter, a dinner to benefit the Susan B. Koman Cancer Foundation’s S.W. Oregon Chapter will be held Friday, Aug. 3 by Weeping Spruce Herb Farm at 27893 Red- wood Hwy. near Great Cats World Park. The menu will comprise a full-course dinner with choice of vegetarian or meat entrée. Wine will be available for purchase; compli- mentary nonalcoholic beverages will be included with dinner. Live New Age and Native American flute music will be provided by Merlin the Magician & Tayazo. Phone 592-2009 for information and reservations. NOTEPAD - Altered States will perform Blues and Jazz numbers in Jubilee Park in Cave Junction Thursday, July 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for the I.V. Chamber Con- certs in the Park series ... JoCo commissioners will be avail- able to the public in Cave Junction on Monday, July 23 from 6:30 to 7 p.m. in the county building. They’ll also meet in the same place from 6 to 6:30 with the CJ City Council, and the public can sit in on that ... Some punks with not much brain power have stolen the I.V. Soil & Water Conservation District sign at the top of Hay’s Hill ... Nacho Mama’s in CJ offered cake all day recently to celebrate the birthday of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, whose style and other attrib- utes are captured by Lane Cosner’s mural at the Mexican café. Kahlo died in 1954 at the age of 47 ... Rotary Interna- tional has opportunities for four nonRotarian professionals between 26 and 40 to travel with a Rotary leader to northern Argentina during June 2008 on a vocational/cultural ex- change. Applications are due Tuesday, May 31 this year. Phone Jill Gleysteen at 476-4663 for details … Chronic conditions and how to live well with them will be explored during a free six-session interactive workshop. It’s a Stan- ford University program brought here by Oregon State Uni- versity Extension with Rogue Valley Council of Govern- ments. Phone 864-9611 … The Fabulous Fairlines will perform at Riverside Park in Grants Pass on Tuesday, July 24 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Grants Pass Chamber series of free concerts … Immutable Truths: It’s a small world, so you gotta’ use your elbows sometimes … Always remem- ber that you are unique. Just like everyone else. LAST WORDS - Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined. (Patrick Henry) illinois-valley-news.com owing the presentations, the audience applauded the two; and joined them after the meeting for refreshments in their honor. Lamb and Butler were administered their oaths of office by Rich. The newly constituted board then elected veteran Larrick Jones president and Sam Michel vice president; and re-elected Dusty Bouchard secretary. Emergencies Outlined Gavlik told the board that staff and volunteers had responded to more than 100 alarms since the previous meeting on June 14. “It was a busy month,” he said, including a single- vehicle crash on Takilma Road resulting in the deaths of two teen-age girls. Besides that and the crash of a 38-foot RV tow- ing a four-door Jeep into Pizza Pit, firefighters were faced with three structure fires, including a major blaze on Reeves Creek Road that destroyed a residence and two vehicles. A candle in a garage is said to be the cause, Gavlik said, and the couple and their two chil- dren escaped unharmed. Two other structure fires occurred, one on S. Junction Avenue and an- other on Addison Lane. Both incidents involved flames getting into subfloor- ing. A heat pump and a clothes dryer were listed as causes, respectively. No injuries were reported. Firefighters also worked with Oregon Dept. of For- estry on at least 17 escaped debris burns and wildfires, none of which were large. Gavlik noted that the district is unaware of any fires that began on July 4 because of fireworks. He attributed this to the fact that IVFD personnel patrolled areas of the valley in fire rigs “just in case” and that residents seeing them patrol- ling apparently paid more attention to safe practices. He noted that IVFD staff can issue citations to those violating fireworks safety rules. Med Training Pay Off Gavlik, who also serves as training officer, noted that because staff and volunteers have concentrated on ad- vancing their medical skills, Boys & Girls weed whack at SFI ranch This summer the Boys & Girls Club of Cave Junc- tion is involved in restora- tion work, including weed removal, at Siskiyou Field Institute’s (SFI) Deer Creek Ranch in Selma. Wednesday, July 11 and Thursday, July 12 Suzanne Vautier, the Weed Program coordinator of the Forestry Action Committee (FAC), was asked by SFI to come to the ranch to talk about nox- ious weeds in our area. She talked about the weeds that pose the biggest problem in our area -- Scotch Broom, Meadow Knapweed and Star Thistle. Then the children pulled some weeds, putting what they learned into practice. First they pulled Star Thistle for a while. While they took a break, Vautier showed them the Knapweed Seedhead Weevils (Larnius obtusus) that were seen on Knapweed flowers at the ranch. She picked up one of these little long-nosed wee- vils and held it in her hand for the children to see. As the children looked (Continued on page 13) the July 2 RV crash in Downtown Cave Junction was handled well. In fact, he noted, a Cali- fornia fire district chief and a member with him, who stopped at the wreck, were impressed at the level of medical training. It was indi- cated that his district wants to send some of its person- nel to IVFD for training, said Gavlik. Because of the number of medically trained IVFD personnel, with American Medical Response medics, it was possible to have four Emergency Medical Service teams aid the critically in- jured from the RV crash, which also involved two passenger cars. The district, Gavlik said after the meeting, has 16 Basic Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), three Intermediate EMTs, and one paramedic. District Adds Territory Maintenance Battalion Chief Kris Sherman re- ported that arrival of a new tender is anticipated in 60 to 90 days. The rig is being paid for through a grant with a relatively small percentage coming from IVFD. In another matter, the district was expanded through requested annexa- tions. Directors OK’d an- nexation of 6.12 acres on Westside Road, and 20 Selma properties totaling 265 acres. The Selma properties, mostly scattered on both sides of Hwy. 199, are owned by Selma resident Linda Crawford. All the annexations were recom- mended by IVFD Fire Mar- shal Jerry Schaeffer. He was on vacation, but provided the necessary paperwork for the July 12 meeting. Rich said it is his under- standing that the properties will be subdivided. Also during the meet- ing, Rich praised the work of Gavlik during his ab- sence. The chief was on vacation, and Gavlik added those duties to his schedule. “Everything ran well thanks to Jeff,” said the chief, adding that other staffers also deserve recog- nition for their support. Jay & Pam Selma, Oregon 597-2000 18398 #3 Redwood hwy. Charbroiled K Tri-tip & Ribs Buffalo Wings K Fries Espresso K Sarsaparilla K More... ROTARY IS COMING TO ILLINOIS VALLEY. . . . . . and you’re invited to join us. Tuesdays at Noon at The Junction Inn 406 S Redwood Highway, Cave Junction Note: Most Rotary meetings last ONE hour. Come and find out how Rotary, one of the largest and oldest service organizations in the world is the civic organization of choice for so many of your friends and colleagues. Learn about how YOU can be part of an organization that has played a key role in the world and about local Rotarians. We’ll tell you about Rotary peace programs, humanitarian efforts and much more. We hope you will join us. For more information, phone 476-8060. Forest Restoration Workshop Sponsored by Wild Rivers Ranger District, Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Friday, July 27 Illinois Valley High School The objective of this public meeting is to allow community members to gather, and with mutual respect, share ideas about restoring the forests of Wild Rivers Ranger District and building an even better forest for the future. “Wild Rivers Ranger District is a special place with special people” said Joel King, District Ranger for Wild Rivers Ranger District. “I look forward to working with the com- munity as a partner in making the public forest more resilient.” Bring your favorite food for a community potluck lunch!
