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Page 15 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Labor Day parade and events winners listed Illinois Valley Lions Club presented another three-day successful com- munity program of fun and entertainment with its 36th annual Labor Day Festival & Parade. Attendance at the festi- val was up from last year, and the Tuff Truck event attracted hundreds. The club hopes to stage that happen- ing next year. Tuff Truck Placement Billy Hawk, Cave Junc- tion, 68.37 seconds. Brandon Murphy, Mur- phy, 71.12 seconds. Reid Thayer, Grants Pass, 71.26 seconds. Jake Box, Wilderville, 74.05 seconds. Bruce Cunningham, Grants Pass, 74.08 seconds. Talent Show, Juniors 1st McKayla Yoeman, 10; 2nd Brittany Burns, 10; 3rd the Wilson Brothers/Nathan, 11, Nehemiah, 10, Elija , 9; 4th (tie) Tanner Christensen, 3, and Kleya Dhenin, 7. Talent Show, Intermediate 1st Alex Paulson, 15; 2nd Sarah Austin, 16; 3rd Mer- cedez Cotton, 15. Talent Show, Adults 1st Anthony Melendez, 2nd Victoria Prince, 3rd Jesse Yoakum. Saturday Watermelon Seed-Spittin’ Contest 1st placers: 5 & younger, Austin Sherrier; 6 to 9, Paul Binker, 8; 10 to 12, Tyler Hammersmith, 11. Sunday Watermelon Seed-Spittin’ Contest 1st placers: 5 & younger, Marching 1 st I.V. High School cheerleaders, 2 nd IVHS volleyball team, 3 rd IVHS football team Military 1 st Merchant Marines, 2 nd Glenn Morrison Ameri- can Legion Post 70, 3 rd American Legion Post 70 Women’s Auxilary/Ellie Buell Public Service 1 st Cave Junction Lions Club float, 2 nd Shriners’ go-karts, 3 rd Shriners’ Fire Brigade Special 1 st Shriners’ go-karts, 2 nd Branch 9 Shawn and Dale Michels, 3 rd I.V. Merchants Association Best in Theme 1 st I.V. Organic Produce Event organizers measure the distance traveled by an ex- Music/Youth pectorated watermelon seed. This winning effort, by Paul 1 st Nacho Mama’s Binker, 8, was more that 21 feet. (IVN photo) Music/Adult st 1 Baskets by Occasion, Ashton Rushart, 4; 6 to 9, Commercial 2 nd Radio KLDR Johnny Skondin, 8; 10 to 12 1 st I. V. Organic Produce, Commercial Trucks Tyler Hammersmith, 11. 2 nd Rough & Ready Lumber st rd 1 Rough & Ready Lum- Co., 3 Jim Frick’s fire truck/ Adult Winner/Spittin’ ber Co., 2 nd Madrone Seventh- Erica Eldred Century 21 Harris & Taylor day Adventist School, 3 rd Eric Harley Davidson Horse & Rider/Group Robertson Construction 1 st Hometown Ladies, Motorcycle Winner nd Tuff Trucks Robert Tarango, Grants Danita Roche; 2 Hometown st 1 Kerbyville Plaza, 2 nd Pass. Ladies Kerbyville Plaza, 3 rd Arley * Parade Results * Horse & Rider/Youth Tree 1 st Crow’s Nest Mini Antique Auto st Political 1 I.V. Organic Produce, Horses st nd rd 1 Jim Raffenburg, chair- 2 Shriners’ Fire Brigade, 3 Horse & Rider/Adult st man/Josephine County Board 1 Crow’s Nest Mini Betty Jones 1929 Model A of Commissioners Horses Children Religious 1 st Illinois Valley Little Humorous st st nd nd 1 Madrone Adventist 1 Red Hat Ladies, 2 League, 2 I.V. Boys & Girls School, 2 nd Awanas, 3 rd Selma Club, 3 rd Nacho Mama’s “Spot” the Clown, 3 rd Kerby- Baptist ville Plaza Clowns Classic Auto st Greased Pole 1 Jack Heald 1965 Mus- Industrial st nd nd Bicycle Winners 1 Ranch Rock, 2 Eric tang, 2 Dan Blood 1950 rd Kevin Inge, 10; and Lisa Robertson Chevy, 3 Jack Richardson Wylie, 6. 1940 Pontiac LORNA BYRNE Middle School players on the seventh- and eighth-grade football team have been practicing prior to the start of classes Tuesday, Sept. 4. The team did exceptionally well last season (Photo by I.V. News) GP officers have peaceful result Concentrated efforts by special police teams resulted in a suicidal man barricaded in his residence being taken into custody without injury to him or officers, said Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety (GPDPS). The incident began shortly before 1 p.m. Thurs- day, Aug. 30 on N.E. Sev- enth Street, and all traffic on it and N.E. Mead Street was blocked. This action was taken because of uncertainty as to what weapons the man might have had or what his intentions were, said GPDPS. After numerous hours of negotiation, the unidenti- fied man, 28, was taken into custody at approximately 6:30 p.m. under a peace of- ficer’s mental hold action. Involved were the Criti- cal Incident Negotiations Team, and the Special Activ- ity & Felony Enforcement team. Also, city fire/rescue responded, plus American Medical Response. Pregnant and Feeling Overwhelmed? Deer-hunting season for 2007 appears on target (Editor’s Note: The following, by Jim Yuskavitch, is reprinted from Oregon Hunter magazine through the courtesy of the Oregon Hunters Association). Many long-time Oregon hunters who have watched big game population trends may already have an idea of what the 2007 hunting sea- sons are likely to offer. The rule of thumb of late has been slow, steady de- clines in deer on both sides of the mountains; mostly stable or increasing populations of elk; continued strong bear and cougar numbers; and a mixed bag of other big game depending on specific herds and locations. Following is an overview of what may be in store based on the observa- tions and experience of Ore- gon Dept. of Fish and Wild- life field biologists. Deer Black-tailed deer and mule deer numbers have been in a slow decline for some years now. On the west side, it is primarily due to changes in habitat, espe- cially with less clear-cutting on public forest land, and from deer hair loss syn- drome affecting populations primarily below 1,800 feet from western Washington south to No. California. On the east side, mule deer populations, not just in Oregon, but throughout the West, have been falling for the past 15 years or so. The causes aren’t entirely known, but probably include predation, disease such as adenovirus, and habitat loss. Because those declines have been slow and subtle, they are not always obvious, although people who have hunted deer in Oregon for many years often mention to biologists that they don’t see as many deer as they used to in the “good old days.” “Scouting is becoming more important all the time,” advises Brian Wolfer, Springfield-based ODFW district wildlife bi- ologist. “Hunting someplace ‘because we’ve always hunted here’ doesn’t work anymore.” As forest management has changed, success- ful hunters need to see where the best mix of vegetation and terrain are and plan their trips accordingly, even if grandpa never hunted there. For example, Wolfer is seeing fewer deer on na- tional forest lands on the west slopes of the Cascades and into the Coast Range, but good populations on private timberland with ac- tive logging operations. But because it takes several years for a clear-cut to produce enough browse to benefit deer, hunters will want to look for areas with a mosaic of different age cuts to maximize the number of animals they will encounter. Tod Lum, district wild- life biologist in Roseburg, also notes the decline of black-tailed deer in his area, naming deer hair loss syn- drome and decreased log- ging as the main culprits. However, he reports that deer numbers are still decent in the Dixon and Indigo wildlife management units. The Melrose unit has very good deer numbers, as it is in lower elevation agri- cultural lands, but is mostly private property. On the North Coast, Dave Nuzum, assistant dis- trict wildlife biologist at Tillamook, says, “We have pretty good buck ratios, and although the population is down from two years ago, hunting this season should be about average. A lot will depend on the weather and what kind of access you get.” Buck ratios on the Trask Wildlife Management Unit are 37 per 100 does, 21 on the Wilson and 34 on Saddle Mountain. In Central Oregon, dis- trict wildlife biologist out of Prineville, Brian Ferry, re- ports that a mild winter, healthy green-up and fawns going into the cold sea- son in good shape held out hope that local deer herds would bounce back from the doldrums. But for some reason, that didn’t happen. Ferry points to preda- tion and disease as potential explanations. He also notes the runaway development the area has been experienc- ing for some time. It in- cludes subdivisions and des- tination resorts on deer win- ter range and increased mo- tor vehicle traffic that results in more road kill. All are taking a toll on the Central Oregon herd. “Some people are in denial about it, but we are not going to have the deer population we used to have if development continues at the current pace,” says Ferry. He also notes that they have some of the highest buck ratios seen in the past 10 or 15 years with a low of 16 bucks per 100 does on the Grizzly Unit to a high of 21 on the Maury. His advice to hunters headed his way is to do some scouting. He expects it to be a dry to normal year, so the availability and loca- tion of water will play a sig- nificant role in finding deer and other big game. Out in the High Desert, Hines-based district wildlife biologist Ron Garner reports a slight decrease in mule deer numbers in spite of a mild winter and good spring green-up. Fawn survival has been poor also, coinciding with a rise in Harney County coyote numbers, currently at a 10-year high of 11.2 per 100 miles. Still, there will be rea- sonable opportunities. “You are seeing a few big bucks, but there are some smaller bucks around also,” says Garner. Expect fewer yearling bucks due to decreased fawn survival. Mule deer hunting op- portunities are expected to be typical in the La Grande area, according to assistant district wildlife biologist Jim Cadwell, although they have experienced the same mule deer decline as everywhere else. Fawn survival was av- erage to slightly down. “Since most bucks taken are yearling bucks, I expect there will be average to slightly fewer available this season,” he says. (Continued next week) John 3:16 Come hear the Word at Bridgeview Community Church Planning on selling your home and carrying the loan? Our professional staff will process your monthly payments at a reasonable rate. Se t-up $100, basic monthly fee ONLY $7 We’re your locally owned collection escrow company. Pacific Trust Deed Servicing Company Inc. 225 N.E. C St., Grants Pass · 955-6672 434 Caves Hwy., Cave Junction Phone: (541)592-3540 Fax: (541)592-6841 Hours: Mondays - Fridays 7-5:30 Saturdays 8-5, closed Sundays Free, confidential help is available. 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