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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Page 9 County health service, funds outlined TOUGH TRUCKS and their drivers will go through their paces Saturday and Sun- day, Sept. 1 and 2 beginning at 2 p.m. on the lot across from Jubilee Park. The Tough Truck event will be part of free activities (for spectators) as part of the Illinois Valley Lions Club Labor Day Fes- tival at the park. (Photo by I.V. News) Asner seen boosting Oregon filming come to Oregon. Ed Asner, actor and It is estimated that for former president of the every dollar invested by Screen Actors Guild, will filmmakers, join the board of the nearly $37 is Oregon Film and Video returned to Office, announced Gov. the state. Kulongoski. “Expanding Asner’s film career the OPIF tax includes the roles of credit means Lou Grant on the that Oregon “Mary Tyler Moore can continue Show,” and the subse- to be a lead- quent “Lou Grant” se- ing destina- ries about a newspaper Ed Asner tion for pro- editor. duction companies looking “His willingness to serve on the Oregon Film and for great locations and out- Video Board shows that Hol- standing crews,” added the lywood believes Oregon is an governor. unbeatable location to shoot “Each new movie major film and TV produc- filmed in Oregon brings tions,” said Kulongoski. hundreds of high-wage jobs “Oregon is lucky,” he and millions in sales for said, “to have somebody as Oregon businesses,” he said. talented and well known as Asner joins board mem- bers Gus Van Sant, an Ore- Ed Asner to help build our growing film industry.” gonian and leading Holly- wood director; Cynthia He also highlighted the Whitcomb, a top screenplay increase in the Oregon Pro- writer; and Gordon Sond- duction Investment Fund land board chairman. (OPIF) tax credit, which “The addition of Ed received bipartisan support Asner to our board will from the 2007 Legislature. bring even greater credibil- The tax credit will be in- ity for Oregon to the film creased from $1 million to community,” said Sond- $5 million per year, to en- land. “He’s the kind of courage more filmmakers to Hollywood insider who, when he calls a studio ex- ecutive, gets his calls returned.” Oregon already is bene- fiting from expanding OPIF. A new film, Management, starring Jennifer Anniston and Steve Zahn, is set to begin filming this fall. And Feast of Love, starring Mor- gan Freeman and Greg Kin- near; and Untraceable, star- ring Diane Lane, were shot in Oregon earlier this year. Asner has won five Golden Globes and seven Emmy awards. Besides his roles as Lou Grant, he has appeared in Mad About You, The Closer, ER and Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip; as well as films including Elf, JFK and The Bachelor. “Oregon is on Holly- wood’s radar in a big way," said Asner. “I thank the gov- ernor for appointing me to this board, and for his con- sistent support of the televi- sion and film industry in Oregon. “I look forward to working with my fellow board members to bring more films -- with larger budgets -- to Oregon.” Smokejumper group awaits JoCo pact (Continued from page 1) Corps. There was a tent camp there in ‘43. The run- way was paved in ‘51, with buildings constructed by smokejumpers in the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. Smokejumping flights were conducted until 1981, when the U.S. Forest Ser- vice closed it. Some years later, the site was turned over to Josephine County. Besides the historic buildings, including the parachute loft that might be the oldest such structure in the United States, the project wants to replant a Moon Tree. The original plant died more than 20 years ago. It stemmed from a seed- ling carried by astronaut Stuart Roosa, who worked at the base in 1953. He was command pilot for the Apollo 14 moon mission, and from that circumstance came the Moon Tree. Hill expressed optimism for a cooperative working relationship with the project. Buck said he wants to see how the county will han- dle the parking concern that he and others have. “Overflow parking was taken out a while back,” he said, “and two months ago the county took out 45 spaces. That leaves only 10 spots, which we don’t think is enough for the museum and the I.V. Lions Club.” The latter uses one of the buildings as its clubhouse. “Three of the buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places,” said Buck. “We want to make this project happen, and hope that the county’s pro- posal will be favorable and acceptable.” The project includes plans for a small museum in the former dispatch office, self-guided tours using way- side displays for visitors; and a small deli and gift shop in the former mess hall. Buck said that having a small selection of food and beverages available would work to attract more fly-ins by individuals and groups. The portion of the for- mer base that has a park-like setting would be used for gatherings including picnics and family reunions. Josephine County Pub- lic Health Dept. has re- ceived an extra $47,000 for dealing with communicable disease investigations and outbreaks through June 30, 2008 from the Oregon Dept. of Human Resources (ODHS). The increase at the state level because of legislative action was reported Wednesday, Aug. 22 by Belle Shepherd, administra- tor of the county’s Public Health Dept. She provided the information to the county board of commis- sioners during their meeting at Anne G. Basker Audito- rium in Grants Pass. ODHS is over the Pub- lic Health Division at the state level, from where the county receives its funding for public health work. Shepherd also noted that her office is to receive an increase of $5,700 for school-based programs in Illinois Valley. The county will split the funding with Siskiyou Community Health Center (SCHC), she said. SCHC oversees the site at Lorna Byrne Middle School; the county public health department the one at Illinois Valley High School. The money will be used, she said, for various aspects of the immunization programs, including education. Besides the doubling of the previous $47,000 for communicable disease, Shepherd reported a de- crease of some $90,000 to Renewable energy unit rank swells Good response has been received for volunteers to serve on a Renewable En- ergy Task Force being or- ganized by Commissioner Dave Toler, vice chairman of the Josephine County Board of Commissioners. Toler said that besides improving the county’s en- ergy self-sufficiency, bene- fits could include more jobs and cleaner energy. He said that approximately 12 per- sons have responded to the request for volunteer task force members. He anticipates having a membership of 20 to 25 per- sons. Those with back- grounds in alternative en- ergy sources or financing can contact Toler at dtoler@co.josephine.or.us or 474-5221. Financing expertise is needed, he said, because the endeavor will involve the private and public sectors. crease that’s nice. We could still use more.” The service is mandated, she said. “Oregon is at the bottom with four other states in terms of funding public health services per capita,” said Shepherd. “I don’t know where the doubling of the money puts Oregon, but it has to be an improvement.” Also during the meet- ing, Shepherd outlined for the board of commissioners the difference between health care and public health. The principle distinc- tion, she noted, is that health-care services are aimed at individuals, whereas public health en- compasses the population of an area. Public health works “for the larger population,” aim- ing “toward prevention of the illness burden” to help ensure productivity and the general wealth of an area, she told the board. the county for HIV case management. However, there will be neither loss nor interruption of services to clients. Shepherd explained that the county had referred HIV case management back to the state in the current fiscal year budget. The county had laid off a nurse doing the job due to budget cutbacks. ODHS subsequently has hired a nurse, and the county will provide the services under contract. “So there’s a smooth transition,” said Shepherd. Regarding the extra money for dealing with communicable disease situa- tions, she said that funding for all counties was doubled, based on population. Investigating incidents of illness related to e coli or similar ailments is not some- thing the county charges for, said Shepherd, so the extra money “is a significant in- The Illinois Valley... my home for more than 20 years Phone for an honest market analysis 541-660-5102 Marilyn Martin, Broker Office in the city of Rogue River e-mail:marilynmartin@charter.net www.baylessriverviewrealty.com 5721 Rogue River Hwy. 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