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Page 7 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Winter brings closure of Bear Camp/Galice Road Closure is announced of Bear Camp/Galice Access Road (Route 34-8-36), 4 miles after the turnoff from Merlin-Galice Road (at the community of Galice) to the 9-mile marker. The announcement was by Bureau of Land Manage- ment Medford District. BLM said that the road is closed for public safety reasons due to the potential of rock falls from saturated soil. The road will remain closed throughout the winter and will reopen in the spring pending removal of any rock slides. The Peavine/Serpentine Springs Road will be open for travelers, but is not plowed and may be closed due to snow. Drivers should use caution, as this road is being used by log truck traf- fic associated with a stew- ardship contract, said BLM. Secondary roads in the area leading off Galice Ac- cess Road, Peavine/ Serpentine Springs Road and Forest Hwy. (FH) 23 will have been locked. Clo- sure signs will be placed on the Galice Access Road, as well as at all closed gates. The gates and signs will be checked regularly until the roads are reopened, said BLM. Motorists should con- tact the Grants Pass Inter- agency (BLM and U.S. For- est Service) Office at (541) 471-6500 or (541) 840-4682 and be familiar with current and forecasted weather be- fore traveling on Peavine/ Serpentine Springs Road. The public also should contact Gold Beach Ranger District at (541) 247-3600 before traveling on Bear Camp Road (FH 23) from Gold Beach. This portion of the road may be also closed at any time due to snow and weather conditions. Forest Service improving valley’s sites for recreation The U.S. Forest Service installed new pre-cast con- crete vault toilets facilities in the Illinois River Recrea- tion Area (Forest Road #4103), west of Selma out Illinois River Road, Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 5 and 6. The improvements in- volve three specific sites: Store Gulch Camp, Echo Beach Camp and Ce- dar Camp. A contract for the Illinois River Recreation restroom facilities was awarded to CXT Inc. of Spokane. “When finished, we will be offering restroom facili- ties where we previously had none available,” said Wild Rivers District Ranger Joel King. “This will enhance the recreation experiences peo- ple have along the Wild & Scenic Illinois River,” he said, “by protecting the river, providing sanitary conditions and reducing resource damage.” Beginning Monday, Nov. 5, the forest service began a series of upgrades in water and electric utilities at Grayback Campground, approximately 13 miles east of east Cave Junction. Once completed, campers and others will enjoy quality water out of an upgraded and improved system, King said. Grayback Campground is on Caves Hwy. (Oregon State Hwy. 46.) A devel- oped campground along Sucker Creek, it offers rec- reationists hiking trails and scenic beauty, noted King. ‘Heart camera’ announced Heart experts agree that prevention and early diagno- sis are the best ways to re- duce the tragic toll of car- diovascular disease. Now, with help from the M.J. Murdock Charita- ble Trust, Oregon Health & Science University in Port- Elementary Schools Lunch Menu Sponsored by 321 S. Redwood Hwy. 592-2541 THURSDAY, NOV. 8 CONFERENCE DAY No classes FRIDAY, NOV. 9 CONFERENCE DAY No classes MONDAY, NOV. 12 VETERANS DAY No classes TUESDAY, NOV. 13 Very teriyaki dippers, ham- burger, BBQ or cheese pizza, super-duper sub, crispy chicken wrap, fruit & yogurt parfait or garden salad. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14 Turkey gravy with mashed potatoes and the fixing's or totally turkey sandwich. land heart specialists will lead the way toward more precise and less-invasive methods for preventing, detecting and treating the nation’s Number 1 killer. The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust has awarded OHSU a $650,000 grant -- its largest ever to the univer- sity -- to construct an ultra- high-speed digital camera. The custom-built device, first of its kind in the nation, will advance the diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities of “microbubble” technol- ogy. It is an emerging tool used in conjunction with ultrasound for advanced car- diovascular imaging. By enabling researchers to visualize how microbub- bles behave in the body on the nanosecond (one bil- lionth of a second) time- frame, this new camera will overcome the shortcomings of existing imaging instru- ments, said OHSU. Re- searchers envision the cam- era as a key catalyst in de- velopment of new micro- bubble-based ultrasound devices. ID theft prevention kit offered by state Doug Hoskins Hoskins top IVHS choice by Masons Doug Hoskins, a senior student at Illinois Valley High School, is October Student of the Month, spon- sored by Kerby Belt Lodge 18 AF&AM. The outstanding student is the son of rural Cave Junc- tion residents Will Hoskins & Michelle Hendrix. He has maintained a 3.8 grade-point average (gpa). Hoskins is a member of the IVHS Chapter of Na- tional Honor Society. He also belongs to Mathletes, and Cougar Pals; and plays on the football, basketball and baseball teams. He was voted Most Improved and Most Inspirational member of the football team by his fellow players. He also received a Sky- line Conference Honorable Mention in football as sec- ond team guard; and earned citations for his defensive play in basketball; plus Most Valuable/Offense and De- fense; and Skyline Honor- able Mention in baseball/ infield; and was named to the first team/outfield. He has received the IVHS Scholar Athlete Award in all sports by main- taining a minimum 3.0 gpa. After graduation, Hoskins plans to attend Ore- gon State University at Cor- vallis, entering the engineer- ing program. He also would like to travel. Kids health bill signed Senate Bill 3, the legis- lation that creates the Healthy Kids Plan “to pro- vide affordable, accessible health care for Oregon’s children” was the last bill signed by Gov. Kulongoski from the 2007 legislative session. SB 3 was said to be one of the governor’s top priori- ties during the session. The bill would provide access to health-care insur- ance for children up to 300 percent of the Federal Pov- erty Level. Currently, ac- cording to the Oregon Popu- lation Survey, more than 100,000 children in Oregon go without health care. The Healthy Kids Plan also provides additional funding to help Oregonians quit smoking and prevent youth for starting to smoke. In addition, the plan will create the Healthy Kids Safety Net Fund to help expand access to commu- nity health centers and safety net clinics across the state. ATTENTION! Medicar e Beneficiaries Infor mati v e FREE Seminar Tuesday, November 13 8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Cave Junction County Building Wednesday, November 14 9 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Fruitdale Grange, 1440 Parkdale Dr., Grants Pass Br in g a fr ie n d! No agents, please. Key Features • Medicare Changes 2008 • Available Options • Help to Answer Your Questions Concerns, call 846-0674 or 944-6790 A tool kit to help businesses comply with the new Oregon identity theft law has been unveiled by Gov. Kulongoski . Several provisions of the law are in effect. “Identity theft can wreak economic havoc on Orego- nians, and it is extremely costly for the business from where the information was stolen,” the governor said. “This new law requires businesses to take strong measures to protect personal information, and it gives consumers more ways to guard themselves from being a victim,” he said. The Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act, introduced by the governor and Sen. Floyd Prozanski (D- District 4), was passed unani- mously by the 2007 Legisla- ture. The new law requires businesses to shield Social Security numbers and notify consumers in the event of a security breach, effective now. The law requires busi- nesses to develop methods to safeguard personal informa- tion by Jan. 1, 2008. The act also gives Oregon consum- ers, effective now, the right to place a “freeze” on their credit file to help pre- vent identity theft. The new law was supported by a broad coalition of business and consumer representa- tives, Kulongoski said. The tool kit, developed by the Dept. of Consumer and Business Services, con- sists of two guides for busi- nesses, and a brochure for consumers. The business guides explain each piece of the new law, offer steps businesses can take to comply, and include sample notification letters for busi- nesses to use in the event of a security breach. The consumer brochure explains how to obtain a freeze on credit and provides other tips for pre- venting identity theft. Besides publishing the guides, the Dept. of Con- sumer and Business Services is scheduling presentations to help businesses better under- stand their rights and respon- sibilities under the new law. During 2006, more than 2,800 Oregonians were vic- tims of identity theft, ranking Oregon 13th in the nation per capita, according to the Federal Trade Commission. To schedule a presenta- tion or request a copy of the educational materials, phone (866) 814-9710. Materials and a copy of the bill also can be accessed at www.dfcs. o regon.gov/ id_theft.html. G OT D ULL K NIVES ? G ET READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS , HAVE YOUR CUTLERY SHARPENED BY FACTORY METHODS . W E STOCK NEW BOKER KITCHEN KNIVES . 592-8544 K.H OWARD C UTLERY O PEN 10 - 5, CLOSED S UNDAYS & M ONDAYS 28215 R EDWOOD H WY ., CJ First office at I.V. 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