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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Page 10 Estimated fire loss $130k Moon Tree planting due at past smokejumper base A fire that caused an estimated $130,000 in dam- age to a Selma home and its contents “most likely” be- gan in a couch in the living room, said Chief Harry Rich, of Illinois Valley Fire Protection District (IVFD). However, the specific cause is listed as “undetermined,” he said. Twenty IVFD firefight- ers responded to the blaze at 125 Warren Road on Wednesday, Sept. 19. It was reported at 10:09 a.m. Fire Marshal Jerry Schaeffer, who was first on-scene four minutes after the alarm, re- ported the two-bedroom home “fully involved” in flames. Besides IVFD, person- nel from Rural/Metro Fire Dept. and Oregon Dept. of Forestry helped fight the conflagration. No injuries were reported; the two ten- ants of the home were at work. Rich and Schaeffer gave the following account: Patrick Lubin and Mi- chael Stalmes rent the home from Lubin’s parents, Randy & Kathleen Lubin. The parents live in a sepa- rate dwelling on the site. The tenants left the home at approximately 6 a.m. At 8 a.m. Randy Lubin let a pet dog out of his resi- dence, but noticed nothing amiss at the other home, which had some 1,200 square feet of space. But around 10 a.m. he said that he heard a noise, and saw flames coming from the roof of the rental. Firefighters had initial knockdown 20 minutes after arrival. They saved two bed- rooms, one of which had around four to five rifles in it. They also were saved. Raffenburg hits ... (Continued from page 1) counter the visions and poli- cies of the Environmentalist Industry which are killing the economies and local governments of western Oregon.” Raffenburg said that his third trip to the nation’s capi- tal “has been a watershed event for me. I no longer have any illusions about just what it is we are all facing as Oregonians and as Western- ers. I now understand quite clearly that Congress is not interested in honoring any long-term obligation to the O&C Counties. “Equally I now under- stand that the Environmen- talist Industry is not inter- ested in any future timber harvests on these lands. They don’t care about the financial impacts to local governments, schools, li- braries or local economies. “Their vision of the fu- ture is for you to just buck up and pay higher taxes. “And I now realize that the potential of returning the O&C Lands to private own- ership through discussion or negotiation is a nonstarter. The Dept. of the Interior, the Bureau of Land Manage- ment and the Environmental Industry will never support any return of the O&C Lands to the county tax rolls. Period. “At the same time,” Raffenburg continued, “if the people of the O&C Counties allow the federal government to walk away from a 100-year-old obliga- tion they will never be able to reclaim their rights to the revenues from those lands. “Along with standing up to the Environmentalist Industry the people of the O&C Counties must be pre- pared to sue the federal gov- ernment in Federal Court to force Congress to either ex- empt the O&C Lands from federal environmental laws and allow the lands to be managed once again as re- source lands providing reve- nues to counties or to return these lands to the counties so they can be sold for full value by those counties and put back on the tax rolls as was the original intent of Congress in 1866. It is time to resolve these issues once and for all. It may as well start here -- and it may as well start now,” Raffenburg stated. 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That was the same mission commanded by Stu- art Roosa, a past smokejum- per from the former Siski- you Smokejumper Base at Illinois Valley Airport. Roosa is the person who took tree seeds around the moon with him. These seeds Ellis to seek re-election Commissioner Dwight Ellis, elected in 2004 to the Josephine County Board of Commissioners, has an- nounced his intention to seek a second term. Ellis listed several pro- jects that he would like to see completed during the next few years. They in- clude stable funding for the criminal justice system, which includes the sheriff’s office; plus “free and open libraries.” Additionally, he wants fire standards and service for unprotected areas of the county. And he wants “a government that better lis- tens to and serves the citi- zens.” During the past three years he has been voted “Favorite Commissioner” of the year in a poll taken by a newspaper in the county. During his term so far, he “helped rescue the Veter- ans Service office; and was chairman of the Commission for Children & Families.” He also served as the county’s board’s liaison to the crimi- nal justice system, North Valley/Merlin Service Dis- trict, Fire Protection Com- mittee, and the library board. Ellis, born and raised in Rogue Valley, graduated in 1964 from Medford High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force a week later, and in 1966 was one of 34 enlisted personnel to enter the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. He flew 82 combat mis- sions in Southeast Asia as a weapons system office aboard an F-4 Phantom. He was awarded two Meritori- ous Service medals, and seven Air Medals. He re- tired from USAF in 1988. Prior to his election, he was executive director of the Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce. In 2003 he was chosen as Oregon Chamber Executive Director of the Year. He has a master’s de- gree in business administra- tion from Troy State Uni- versity of Alabama. Harvey eyes clerk’s job Chief Deputy County Clerk Art Harvey filed can- didacy paperwork last week formally announcing his intention to run for the posi- tion of Josephine County Clerk & Recorder. Harvey, a 10-year vet- eran of the clerk’s office, was appointed to the posi- tion of Chief Election Dep- uty in September 1997 and promoted to Chief Deputy County Clerk & Recorder later that same year. Harvey manages the day-to-day operations. Du- ties include assisting County Clerk Georgette Brown with the recording and retention of all property transactions, commissioners journal, property tax appeals, pass- port applications and mar- riage licensing. Also, main- taining the integrity of the election process. Brown, in her sixth term as county clerk, said that she is not seeking re-election next year. She will have served 25 years when her current term expires. Brown said that she encouraged Harvey to seek the job as county clerk. “My goal is to serve the citizens of Josephine County in the most professional way possible,” said Harvey. “I strive to offer exceptional customer service while maintaining efficiency of operations.” Plenty of newsprint roll ends available at I.V. News office. 479-2222 Prior to joining the clerk’s office, Harvey worked for more than 15 years in the private sector. He managed a variety of firms including his own businesses, he said. “My hands-on manage- ment experience has enabled me to apply solid business principles to the operations of the clerk’s office, result- ing in a professional and smooth-running department, despite budget constraints,” he said. With funding for Jose- phine County uncertain, Harvey contends that his experience will be essential for guiding the clerk’s office into the future. In August 2003 the Ore- gon Association of County Clerks presented Harvey the designation of “Certified Elections Administrator.” Additionally, he achieved the designation of “Certified Recording Administrator” in August 2006. Benefiting from the expertise of the current clerk, Harvey has been in- strumental in successfully conducting more than 25 elections, he said. were planted, and the young trees became known as “Moon Trees.” The trees were distributed around the nation and world in 1976. The Siskiyou Smoke- jumper Base Museum Pro- ject will be getting a “Moon Tree” for the base, to re- place the one that died in the mid-1980s. It will be planted during a Moon Tree dedication ceremony at the base on a date in April to be announced. Edgar Mitchell, the other moon walker on the Apollo 14 mission, is still alive and has been invited to the dedication. Speak Up! Lecture Series presents: Denise Brown speaking about Domestic Violence The sister of Nicole Brown Simpson brings a message of non-violence to Southern Oregon. Part of International Domestic Violence Awareness Month, this event will raise capital to help bring a safe house to the Illinois Valley. Enter to win the stunning “Opportunity Quilt” donated by local quilters who contributed quilt blocks. Each block is as unique as the woman who made it. Denise Brown has devoted her life to ensuring that her sister did not die in vain October 13, 2007, 7:00PM Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center 830 NE 9th Street (Doors open at 6:00PM) Admission $25.00 Tickets for the event and the quilt raffle on sale now. Contact Iris @ 541-592-4147 for tickets and info. Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance - More Than a Safe Place The campaign to build a safe place for the victims of domestic violence in the Illinois Valley Evergreen Elementary SMART Program thanks these businesses & individuals for their generous donations: I.V. News Taylor’s Sausage Shop Smart Daniel Legrand & Mary Willard East Fork Band Costco Betsy Jacobs Treehouse Florist & Gifts Sterling Bank Yanase Jewelers Out ’N’ About Nacho Mama’s Diane Mailer Barbara Klingel, Pickett Fence Fabrics Indian Summer Heritage Moments Hampton Rock Shop Tina Haemmerlein Gottschalk’s Chris & Stuart Freedman, Fire Mountain Gems Coming Attractions Theatres Coffee Heaven Dave’s Outdoor Power Equipment An Artist’s Way It’s A Burl. Munchiez I.V. Garden Club Kerbyville Farm Willa Gustavson Bev & Dave Winchester Dave’s Mom Teri Town Sherrill & Derwyn Cugley Special thanks to Bob & Lelo Kerivan & Bridgeview Winery. A big thank you to our local artists for participating in our SMART Auction! 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