Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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Ferrell Sullivant, 71, of Cave Junction, was
transported by American Medical Response
after he was struck by a pickup truck on Hwy.
199 in front of Taylor’s County Store at 7:30
p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, said Josephine
County Sheriff’s Office. The driver of the
pickup truck that struck Sullivant was identi-
fied as Randy Lee Cumberworth, 48. A report
by Deputy George Gasperson was pending.
(Photo by Illinois Valley News )
O’Brien resident Jameson B. Kaiser, 38, was
cited on a charge of driving too fast for condi-
tions Tuesday, Dec. 16 on Hwy. 199 near mile-
post 17, said Oregon State Police. Kaiser was
northbound when his pickup truck drifted into
the lane for southbound traffic, OSP said. He
overcorrected, struck an embankment and the
vehicle rolled. He refused medical treatment
offered by American Medical Response. (Photo
by Illinois Valley Fire District Media Dept.)
Three vehicles were involved in an accident at
Selma 76 gas station Tuesday, Dec. 16. Oregon
State Police said that Grants Pass resident Cecil
Wright III, 37, was turning into the station when
a van driven by Grants Pass resident Andrew
Saeman, 22, struck the rear of Wright’s Ford
Torino. It crashed into a Ford Explorer driven by
Selma resident Kathy Krauss, 74, which was
parked at the pumps. The pumps were turned
off by the station manager to prevent fuel spill-
age. Wright and Saeman were both taken to
Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass
for medical care. Saeman was cited for follow-
ing too close, and Wright was cited on charges
of driving while revoked and without insurance.
(Illinois Valley Fire District Media Dept. photo)
Cooler ocean boon for salmon, others
Ocean conditions during
2008 for many fish species in
the Pacific Northwest, includ-
ing Chinook salmon, were
greatly improved because of a
huge cold water influx that
settled in across much of the
northern Pacific Ocean – a
phenomenon not seen on this
scale in years.
In fact, adds Oregon
State University (OSU), sci-
entists who surveyed near-
shore waters from Newport,
Ore., to LaPush, Wash., this
year found the highest num-
bers of juvenile Chinook
salmon they’ve encountered
during 11 years of sampling.
The reason may be
traced to the Pacific Decadal
Oscillation (PDO), a pattern
of climate variability that
historically has shifted be-
tween warm (positive) and
cool (negative) regimes dur-
ing cycles of 20 to 30 years.
During 2008, the PDO was
the most negative it has been
since 1955, according to Bill
Peterson, a NOAA fisheries
biologist at OSU’s Hatfield
Marine Science Center.
“We usually see cold
water conditions for a few
months once upwelling be-
gins in late spring and early
summer,” said Peterson, who
has a courtesy appointment in
OSU’s College of Oceanic &
Atmospheric Sciences.
“Since April 2007 though,
we’ve been in a constant
‘summer-state’ ocean condi-
tion, which is something
we’ve never seen in more
than 20 years of sampling.
And we’re not sure why.”
Strong, continual upwell-
ing has fueled phytoplankton
growth that forms the basis of
the marine food web. Cold
water has drawn a huge bio-
mass of northern copepods
from the Gulf of Alaska, and
these zooplankton species
have high fat reserves that
provide a rich diet for ancho-
vies, herring and other bait-
fish, which in turn become
prey for salmon, ling cod and
other creatures.
“The ocean is thick with
these large copepods, which
accumulate fat as a way to
survive the winter,” Peterson
said. “When the Pacific De-
cadal Oscillation is in a posi-
tive phase and warmer water
moves into the coast from
offshore and the south, the
copepods we see are species
that are smaller and don’t
retain lipids.”
Peterson said that anec-
dotal evidence from other
researchers at OSU’s Hatfield
Marine Science Center sug-
gests that recruitment for ju-
venile ling cod and other
rockfish was extraordinary
during 2008. Seabirds, in-
cluding pelicans and a large
murre colony at Yaquina
Head were healthy and well-
fed. And there was a large
population of sand lances – a
small baitfish that feeds on
copepods.
If there is a downside,
Peterson says, it is that the
survey didn’t find as many
juvenile Coho salmon in 2008
as the scientists had hoped.
The number of juvenile Chi-
nook, on the other hand, was
2.4 times higher than any
other survey recorded in the
past 13 years, Peterson said.
The scientists used an
array of nets in their survey,
including a trawling net as tall
as a five-story building and as
wide as half a football field.
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CO gas a danger during power failure
When electricity goes off
because of winter storms, it is
common for people to use
alternative fuels to power gen-
erators, lanterns and stoves for
heating and cooking.
Oregon Dept. of Human
Services (ODHS) reminds
citizens that the use of alter-
native sources of fuel or elec-
tricity for heating, cooling, or
cooking can cause carbon
monoxide to build up in a
home, garage, or camper and
poison the people and ani-
mals inside.
Every year more than 500
people in the United States die
from accidental carbon mon-
oxide poisoning. And thou-
sands visit emergency rooms.
Because it is a colorless, odor-
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How to recognize carbon
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*The most common
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ness, weakness, nausea, vomit-
ing, chest pain and confusion.
*Exposure to carbon
monoxide can cause loss of
consciousness and death.
*If carbon monoxide is
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sional right away.
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*Burning charcoal in-
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levels of carbon monoxide.
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any other fuel should never
be used in enclosed spaces for
lighting or for heat.
*Portable fuel-burning
devices are not equipped to
produce safe exhaust or to
safely remove exhaust from
enclosed spaces.
*Carbon monoxide from
these sources can build up in
enclosed or partially enclosed
spaces.
*Never run a portable
generator or any gasoline-
powered engine inside a base-
ment, garage, camper or other
enclosed structure, even if the
doors or windows are open.
*When operating gaso-
line-powered generators or
power washers, always make
sure the engine is located
outside of any enclosed
space, and well away from
any open doors, windows or
ventilation systems.
*Never leave the engine
running in a vehicle in an
enclosed or partially enclosed
space such as a garage.
*Every home should
have at least one battery-
operated carbon monoxide
detector. Check the batteries
twice a year.
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