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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Alpaca ranch will host
open house May 25, 26
A five-week membership drive for Josephine Community Librar-
ies Inc. (JCLI) was kicked off Saturday, May 17 with a march in
Downtown Grants Pass. The move to reopen and operate county
libraries by nonprofit organization is gaining momentum. Back-
ers need members to show county commissioners that libraries
matter to the JoCo citizens. (Photo provided by JCLI)
Suri Futures will host
Open Farm Days Sunday and
Monday, May 25 and 26 at
the farm at the west end of
River Street in Cave Junction.
The free event, which
will run from noon to 5 p.m.,
will feature shearing demon-
strations, fleece and textile
products, and ’paca poo fertil-
izer.
Spring brings baby al-
pacas and shearing season to
Suri Futures alpaca farm. The
cria (young alpacas) are in the
pasture with their dams, and
they will soon be joined by a
new herd sire, “High Voltage
Vortex.” The new male is
true-black, a color which is
enjoying increasing popular-
ity among suri alpaca breed-
ers.
“We’re very excited
about this stud. He’s got the
best genetic material for a
black suri,” said John Gar-
diner, co-owner of Suri Fu-
tures. “Three years ago you
could hardly find them.”
The Peruvian textile in-
dustry demanded predomi-
nately white alpaca fleece, to
which color could be added.
As such, the genetic varia-
tions of colored animals were
repressed. In the growing
market for alpaca fleece, the
natural colors are resurgent.
“The black genetics
were buried, but they do pop
up,” said Gardiner.
“The other reason we’ve
decided to have the Open
Farm Day,” said Christine
Perala-Gardiner, “is that
we’re excited about the op-
portunity of sharing about the
textile market,
“This is an invitation for
people to join us in a conver-
sation about growing the local
economy,” Perala-Gardiner
said.
“We’re going to have an
Open Farm Day every year
around shearing time,” Per-
ala-Gardiner said.
“We want get people
excited about the fact that in
this valley we produce this
fabulous fiber,” she said.
Flags down to honor Army death
All flags at public
institutions are to be flown at
half-staff on Thursday, May
22, in memory of U.S. Army
Cpl. Jessica Ann Ellis, of
Baker City.
Ellis, 24, was killed in
action on Sunday, May 11,
2008 when her vehicle was
struck by an IED (improvised
explosive device) in Bagh-
dad, Iraq. Ellis was a medic
assigned to the 2nd Brigade
Special Troops Battalion, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Several wildfires have kept area firefighters busy of late. Some
5.5 acres of wildland were burned out Indian Creek Road
(photo) Thursday, May 15. Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) and
Oregon Dept. of Forestry (ODF) responded. On Sunday, May 18,
IVFD extinguished a .25-acre fire on Naue Way. The same day, a
wildfire 3 miles past the turn for Caves Creek Campground near
Oregon Caves National Monument was reported. Total contain-
ment was anticipated this week at the former logging site. ODF
and U.S. Forest Service firefighters are in charge. (Photo by Dale
& Elaine Sandberg, IVFD Media Dept.)
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Woman found IVHS offers driver training in summer course
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GED students under the age
driver training instruction
after reports lege Rogue
is offering a High School
of 18 who have a learner’s
methods and new driving
Driver Training course at
permit, but do not yet have a
concepts.
of being gone Illinois Valley High School driver’s license.
These courses are being
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with classroom sessions July
14 through 31, Mondays
through Thursdays from 8:45
to 11:30 a.m.
These classes will take
place during the IVHS regu-
larly scheduled summer
school session so bus service
will be available.
An additional 12 hours of
on-the-road driving instruc-
tion that does not coincide
with the classroom schedule
will be arranged between the
instructor and students. This
course is available for a dis-
counted tuition rate of $217
for current high school or
Students must receive
their learner’s permit before
the start of class. IVHS stu-
dents who already have a
license and those 18 or older
can take the class for
$427. The course meets Ore-
gon requirements for high
school driver education and
may allow for discounts on
student auto insurance.
RCC also is offering a
free two-hour class for par-
ents and guardians on
July 14 from 8:45 to 10:45
a.m. Partnering with Parents
and Guardians for Safe Driv-
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A Murphy woman re-
ported missing by her family
was located at Rogue Valley
Medford International Air-
port, and later arrested under
a peace officer’s mental hold.
Josephine County Sher-
iff’s Office (JCSO) identified
the woman as Yvette Burtley,
25. She was reported missing
from the family home on
Monday, May 12.
JCSO officers tracing her
debit card transactions on
Thursday, May 15 found that
she might be at the airport.
Medford Police officers
found her there, and she was
returned home.
JCSO officers asked to
interview her at 8:45 a.m.
Friday, May 16, but she re-
fused. At 10 a.m., a 911 call
was received from the
Burtley residence reporting
that Yvette was about to leap
from a balcony, JCSO stated.
Deputies responded and
found that the woman’s
mother had pepper-sprayed
her to keep her from jumping.
Yvette was taken to Three
Rivers Community Hospital
for evaluation, said JCSO.
Airborne Division (Air As-
sault), out of Fort Campbell,
Ky.
Gov. Kulongoski ordered
the flags to be lowered.
“Jessica was an out-
standing young woman and a
decorated soldier who served
her state and her country with
courage and conviction,” said
Kulongoski. “She will be
missed by her friends and
family and Oregon will be
less than we could have been
without her.”