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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Toastmasters
OSP seizes 143 pounds Ecstasy
Youth talks
show skills
In what is believed to be
the largest-known ecstasy sei-
zure during an Oregon traffic
stop, Oregon State Police troop-
ers seized approximately 143
pounds of ecstasy worth some
$2 million.
Troopers found 250,000
ecstasy tablets concealed in a
car interior after a traffic stop.
Subsequently arrested and
jailed was Pedro Moya Gon-
zalez, 55, from California.
He was charged with
unlawful possession and distri-
Rogue Communicators
Toastmasters presented 13
Illinois Valley graduates of its
youth leadership program on
Sunday, Nov. 16 in the Jose-
phine County Bldg. in Down-
town Cave Junction.
Chuck LaTourrette (left) and some youth participants (above). (Photos by Zina Booth, I.V. News )
The program was coordi-
nated by Chuck La Tourrette.
The event included a potluck.
Honored were Zack Bla-
lack, Hannah Clipp, Joshua
Clipp, Nehemiah Clipp, Noah
Clipp, Abigail Heynen, Hanna
Heynen, Jonathan Heynen,
Kaylene Mikels, Tobin
Mikels, Troy Mikels, Cindy
Moore and Glen Moore.
Besides a speech contest
by the youth, 19 adults signed
up to establish an Illinois Val-
ley adult chapter of Toastmas-
ters. There was a valley chap-
ter in the late 1980s, but it
disbanded due to lack of par-
ticipation.
Contest participants were
Hannah Clipp, Joshua Clipp,
Abigail Heynen, Cindy
Moore, Kaylene Mikels,
Jonathan Heynen, Hannan
Heynen and Noah Clipp.
Winners will be announced in
next week’s issue.
bution of a controlled sub-
stance. The suspect was on I-5
south of Wilsonville on Satur-
day, Nov. 8. He was driving a
1996 Thunderbird with Wash-
ington state license plates. A
Washington County Sheriff’s
Office drug detection canine
led to the discovery of the ec-
stasy, which is the street name
for the drug MDMA.
OSP on Nov. 8, 2005
seized some 40 pounds of the
drug from a southbound vehicle
on I-5 near Grants Pass.
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I.V. High athletes attain many All-Skyline recognitions
Numerous Illinois Valley
High School athletes, includ-
ing standout Lance Tausaga,
achieved All-Skyline Confer-
ence honors in several sports.
Four members of the
Cougar cross country team,
which took 7th place at the
state level, gained recognition:
Sophomores Casey
Robertson and Brianna
Loucks were named to the
Skyline 1st team. Seniors
Sierra Chiverton and
McKenzie Yeoman attained
2nd team status.
In football, Tausaga, a
senior, was chosen as 1st team
linebacker, 2nd team running
back, and 2nd team punter.
Other gridders cited are
senior tackle Luke Reynolds,
picked for the 2nd team. Hon-
orable mentions went to three
seniors: guard Justin
Halstead, wide receiver Sam
Winter, and wide receiver
Antonio Escalante.
Senior defensive lineman
Jacob Campbell, and junior
linebacker T.J. Parker each
were picked for 2nd team all-
conference honors.
From the Cougar boys
soccer team, 2nd team choices
were given senior defender
Brett Latva, sophomore mid-
fielder Anthony Realmuto, and
sophomore forward/midfielder
Jordan Crouse. Senior defender
Moises Mendoza attained hon-
orable mention.
From the volleyball team,
senior Amanda Hults got the
nod for an all-conference hon-
orable mention for “all-
around” play.
(Related story page 12)
ODA captures 12 gypsy moths from 18,000-plus traps
With recent recovery of
more than 18,000 gypsy moth
traps in Oregon, the trapping
season officially has ended for
2008 with a final tally of 12
gypsy moths detected state-
wide -- the same number as last
year.
A majority of detections
occurred in a residential area of
Eugene, which could lead to a
proposed project next spring to
eradicate the plant-eating inva-
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26
Clerical Day
No Classes
sive insect.
Officials with Oregon
Dept. of Agriculture (ODA)
generally are pleased with the
results considering what it was
like in the mid-1980s when
some 19,000 gypsy moths
were trapped in Lane County
alone.
“Twelve moths doesn’t
sound like very many when
you compare it to the hundreds
of thousands of gypsy moths
found in the eastern part of the
United States,” said Helmuth
Rogg, supervisor of the ODA
Insect Pest Prevention & Man-
agement Program. “But,” he
said, “we still want to keep the
gypsy moth out of Oregon and
protect our beautiful state.”
Every year during late
spring, ODA trappers place the
bright orange or green tent-like
traps throughout the state. This
year, more than 18,000 traps
Mileage reimbursement
increases for veterans
The U.S. Dept. of Veter-
ans Affairs (V.A.) announced
Tuesday, Nov. 18 that eligible
veterans now will receive an
increase in mileage reimburse-
ment they receive for travel to
V.A. facilities for medical care.
Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Dr. James B. Peake
announced that he will use his
authority to raise the mileage
reimbursement from the 28.5-
cents per mile to 41.5-cents per
mile for all eligible veterans.
Congress, which mandates
such increases, recently pro-
vided funding to V.A. to in-
crease the reimbursement rate,
effective Monday, Nov. 17.
Service-connected veterans,
veterans receiving V.A. pen-
sions, and veterans with low
incomes are eligible for the
reimbursement.
While increasing the pay-
ment, the current deductible
amounts applied to certain
mileage reimbursements will
remain frozen at $7.77 for a
one-way trip, $15.54 for a
round trip, and capped at a
maximum $46.62 per month.
On Jan. 9, 2009, these
deductibles will drop to $3 for
a one-way trip, $6 for a round
trip, with a maximum of $16
per calendar month. Deducti-
bles can be waived if they
cause a financial hardship to a
veteran.
were placed.
Of the 12 gypsy moths
trapped in Oregon this year,
seven were found in a residen-
tial neighborhood of south
Eugene. Three gypsy moths
were recovered from separate
traps located in the Portland
area and are considered unre-
lated to each other. Two gypsy
moths were trapped on the
grounds of a rural fire station in
Lane County 3 miles south-
west of Eugene and are consid-
ered a separate introduction
unrelated to the detections in
Eugene.
In the emotion of the day,
where hope is once again bat-
tling for supremacy, it is im-
portant to think of those people
with whom we share our
planet, country, and small
town. After all the political
dust has settled, the workers go
to work. Whether it’s figuring
out how to get a well dug in a
third world country or people
working to give their children a
good life, it takes someone
rolling up their sleeves and get-
ting busy.
One thing that we have fig-
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Now at Oregon Builders
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perfecting of their trade.
In our midst we have car-
penters and building designers
who have spent many years
plying their trade. We have
fence builders who combine
skill and muscle to create beau-
tiful, practical fences. We have
drywall hangers and finishers,
painters, concrete guys, weld-
ers, water treatment specialists,
solar energy specialists, tree
care specialists, pole builders,
and even wallpaper hangers
who excel at their trade.
In a healthy community
people find the gumption to
take care of what needs taking
care of. Quality of life depends
upon getting up in the morning
and doing what needs to be
done. And so we at Oregon
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around seeing others succeed.
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