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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Jim Rich’s experience
(Continued from page 1)
Approximately 900 disease-resistant Port Orford cedar seedlings were planted
Saturday, March 22 along Grayback Creek some 12 miles east of Cave Junction.
The planting was led by U.S. Forest Service’s Wild Rivers Ranger District. Partici-
pating community groups were Middle Rogue Steelheaders Trout Unlimited
Chapter, Illinois Valley Watershed Council/SWCD, The Nature Conservancy,
Forestry Action Committee and Southern Oregon Fly Fishers. The creek is recog-
nized as an important salmon-spawning stream infested with the pathogen that
kills nonresistant Port Orford cedar (Photos by Dale Sandberg for I.V. News)
Smoke tax for children’s health plan possible
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education made during the
past few years. This is so that
Oregon’s youngest students
are ready for school; class
size is reduced; teachers have
access to proven professional
development and training
programs; college is within
reach for more families; and
career and technical schools
are ready to train workers for
emerging industries, such as
clean technologies and re-
newable energy.
To once again show his
gratitude to those who serve
in the National Guard, the
governor is working to create
an Oregon GI bill; a stipend
program to cover the associ-
ated costs of a college educa-
tion, such as books and child
care. The Oregon GI bill
would build upon a tuition
waiver program already in
place.
The state of Oregon cov-
ers the difference in what
National Guard members
earn in federal financial aid
and the cost of tuition at an
Oregon university or commu-
nity college.
The governor believes
that successful health-care
reform is a step-by-step proc-
ess that expands coverage,
controls costs and improves
quality.
“Health care costs too
much, covers too few and
leaves our businesses at
a competitive disadvantage,”
the governor said. “And if all
this weren’t bad enough,
health care has turned a core
American value on its head:
‘We the People’ is now ‘We
the People with insurance’ vs.
‘You the People without in-
surance’.”
The first step will be to
expand health-care coverage
to children. The governor is
to fight the tobacco compa-
nies again and propose a re-
vised plan to cover all chil-
dren currently eligible for the
Oregon Health Plan and a
tobacco tax to help working
families who cannot afford
coverage. He also has a plan
to increase access to the Ore-
gon Health Plan by simplify-
ing the application process
and extending the eligibility
period, two changes that will
reduce costs to the state.
The governor’s transpor-
tation initiative will not just
invest in roads and bridges; it
will be “larger, greener, safer
and more strategic than any-
thing done before. It will be a
comprehensive plan that will
give consumers choices they
can feel good about by invest-
ing in alternative fuels for
cars and trucks and alterna-
tive modes of transportation,
such as light rail.”
The governor has an ag-
gressive plan to combat
global warming by taking
advantage of the economic
opportunities it presents. In-
novative, sustainable prac-
tices should be adopted
across all industries. These
new ways of doing things will
create new businesses and
jobs, he said, noting:
“By marketing Oregon's
way of doing business, we can
attract new companies in
wind, wave, geothermal, and
solar. In fact, Oregon is on the
cusp to becoming the largest
producer of photovoltaic solar
cells in the nation, and ready
to outdistance every other
state in the development of
renewable energy.”
The plan will put Oregon
on track to reduce its green-
house gas levels to 10 percent
less than 1990 levels by 2020.
It will also make key invest-
ments in a cap-and-trade sys-
tem, energy efficiency, sus-
tainable transportation, a
clean-tech workforce and to
secure a clean, stable water
supply.
enjoy the different sound of
Baroque music, compared to
the more complex forms of
modern music.
This is a pretty full life
for most folks, but not for
Rich. A few years ago, he got
to sail aboard the Lady Wash-
ington, one of two sailing
ships that regularly tour the
West Coast. For a price, peo-
ple may sail and learn how to
crew the ship, getting a taste
of the life of sailors of 200 or
so years ago.
Once again, Rich found a
passion he had to pursue.
Every year, he crews, sailing
the Pacific Ocean along the
West Coast for a few weeks.
When not climbing the
rigging, he likes to entertain
the rest of the crew with ap-
propriate music, just as sailors
long ago did. He plays a re-
corder, often joined by other
musicians, for an evening of
sea chanties and other old
tunes. Rich looks forward to
Pregnancy site seeks aides
Illinois Valley Pregnancy
Center services are growing
and being strengthened, with a
plan to reopen in the morning
when more volunteers are
available.
Additional volunteers to
join its ministry are needed in
the following areas:
*Parenting classes.
*Child-care during classes.
*Men’s Program leaders
and teachers.
*Receptionists.
Disturbing addiction patterns seen in Oregon
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tive custody each year come
from families with alcohol or
drug abuse problems.
“These epidemiological
profiles show some disturbing
patterns of substance abuse in
Oregon, and we know that the
consequences of continued
use mean years of poor health
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kel, DHS assistant director
for addictions and mental
health. “As Oregonians we
cannot allow ourselves to be
complacent about substance
abuse and addictions.”
More Oregonians con-
sume alcohol each month
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Although 66 percent of men
and 54 percent of women
drink alcohol, far fewer report
problem drinking. Surveys of
adults indicate that 22 percent
of men and 8 percent of
women are binge drinkers.
And some 6 percent of both
sexes are heavy drinkers.
Each year there are more
than 1,000 alcohol-related
deaths in Oregon. One-third
of all motor vehicle fatalities
involve alcohol.
Alcohol use starts young.
In survey results, 32 percent of
Oregon’s eighth-graders and 44
percent of 11th-graders drank
alcohol within the past month.
Young people who drink heav-
ily, even occasionally, risk dam-
aging their still-developing
brains, according to the Ameri-
can Medical Association.
Oregon has a goal of
reducing eighth-grade alcohol
use to less than 17 percent by
2010, but no county has yet to
reach this mark.
Despite the dramatic
decline in cigarette use during
the past 10 years, smoking
continues to be the leading
cause of preventable death in
Oregon. Adult cigarette
smoking rates vary by county,
from a low of approximately
10 percent to a high of 30
percent. Males are more
likely to use tobacco, which
results in higher tobacco-
linked death rates for men.
Approximately 9 percent
of Oregon’s eighth-graders
and 16 percent of 11th-
graders smoked tobacco dur-
ing the past month.
More information on
smoking is available at
www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/
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Figures for Josephine County show that men use alcohol
considerably more than women. The latter are at 54 percent for
alcohol use, the same as the Oregon average; while 62 percent of
Josephine County men use alcohol; the state average is 66 per-
cent.
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“Heavy use” is shown in the county by 8 percent of women,
and 10 percent of men. The state average is 6 percent for men
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volves 343 persons 12 to 17; 1,243 18 to 25; and 2,703 26 and
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“At least” 1,922 residents 12 and older abuse or are depend-
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persons 18 to 25; and 865 who are 26 and older.
these adventures each year.
The main passion of his
life remains music. He can
often be found playing Ba-
roque music with friends at
Kauffman Wood Products
during a Kerby Evening of
Art & Wine. The next such
event will be held Friday,
March 28.
Usually, Rich wears co-
lonial-era sailing clothes,
complete with silver-buckled
brogues.
Besides his Illinois Val-
ley appearances, he can be
seen with the Jefferson Ba-
roque Orchestra at one of its
performances with the OSF
Green Show, Rogue Opera,
Ashland City Band, or Siski-
you Singers.
The Jefferson Baroque
Orchestra will perform next
on April 13 at the Ashland
Congregational Church at
717 Siskiyou Blvd. For addi-
tional information, visit jef-
fersonbaroque.org or phone
592-2681.
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Nine percent of eighth-
graders and 16 percent of
11th-graders used marijuana
during the past month. Other
drug use included inhalants
by 6 percent of eighth-graders
and 3 percent of 11th-graders;
illegal prescription drugs by 5
percent of eighth-graders and
8 percent of 11th-graders; and
stimulants by 2 percent of
eighth-graders and 2 percent
of 11th-graders.
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