Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Oregon) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 2009)
Page 7 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Report: poverty increasing in Oregon During 2007, 13 percent of the state's population, or 474,189 Oregonians, lived on incomes less than the federal poverty level. Nearly 40 percent of families headed by single mothers lived in poverty. These facts are reported in the new Report on Pov- erty 2008 released by Ore- gon Housing & Community Services (OHCS), and the Community Action Partner- ship (CAPO) of Oregon at the state capitol. “When economic condi- tions change, people in pov- erty are among the first to feel the pain and the last to benefit from improve- ments,” said OHCS Director Victor Merced. Noting that the econ- omy has changed dramati- cally during the past year, Merced commented, “As the recession deepens, it has begun to touch people unfa- miliar with hardship. Each day, new faces appear at food banks, soup kitchens and social service offices.” Sharon Miller, CAPO president, hosted an Educa- tion Day at the capitol. Di- rectors of community action agencies from around the state joined her to share the poverty report and to edu- cate legislators on a variety of local solutions directed at reducing the suffering of people experiencing hunger, (Editor’s Note: Factual information for ‘Blotter’ is provided by official law en- forcement agencies. All per- sons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.) * * * Friday, Jan. 30 *At 12:04 a.m. on Laurel Road, James Leonard Guthrie Jr., 17, was cited on a charge of speeding (47 mph in a 25 mph zone). He was warned about a defective rear-view mirror, improper mud flaps and failure to carry proof of registration. *Three people were heard running away from a Laurel Road residence at 12:48 a.m. *One 19-year-old and two 17-year-old boys were contacted on Laurel Road at 1:19 a.m. and given a ride to a Millie Street residence. Elementary Schools Lunch Menu Sponsored by H OMETOWN E INTERIORS 592-2413 THURSDAY, FEB. 12 Chicken noodle soup, pop- corn chicken, pepperoni or veggie pizza, turkey salad sandwich, chicken salad wrap, chef or garden salad. FRIDAY, FEB. 13 Nachos, hamburger, soft chicken taco, totally turkey sandwich, classic wrap, Cobb or garden salad. MONDAY, FEB. 16 Presidents Day No Classes TUESDAY, FEB. 17 Totally teriyaki dippers, chicken nuggets, sausage or cheese pizza, super duper sub, crispy chicken wrap, chef or garden salad. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 Spaghetti with meat sauce, hamburger, chicken burger, tuna torpedo sandwich, it’s Italian wrap, popcorn chicken garden salad. poverty and homelessness. “In 2007, more than half of Oregon’s homeless were families with chil- dren,” said Miller. “These children deserve an opportu- nity to succeed in school and in life, and to do so, they need a stable home. “How can a child do her homework from the back seat of a car? Where do you hang a report card in a motel room with no refrigerator?” The new report brings together data on the number of people experiencing pov- erty with information about the difficult choices low- income families face and indicators that can drive increases in poverty. OHCS developed a Ba- sic Family Budget for each county to provide insight into what families really need to make ends meet, from childcare to food to transportation. The county summaries also present re- cent data about job and population growth, housing and energy costs, and home- lessness. The report pulls to- gether data from the U.S. Census, Oregon Dept. of Revenue, Oregon Dept. of Human Services, Oregon Employment Dept. and a variety of federal and inde- pendent studies. The data paint a picture of poverty in Oregon. Among the key *A deputy stood by while a Pacific Power crew worked at a location in the 10000 block of Caves Hwy. *Contacted on W. Lister Street, Antoinette Latash Al- verson, 28, was lodged in Josephine County Jail in Grants Pass on a warrant charging failure to appear on a driving while suspended (DWS) charge. *A driver stated that she was chased from Gold Can- yon Drive to Waldamar Road on Redwood Hwy. by a per- son in a black SUV with whom she’d had “issues in the past.” The driver of the SUV complained that the other driver had been tailgat- ing her on a shared driveway and then spun her tires when passing, causing gravel to be thrown at her vehicle. *After it was reported that a man took from Cave Bear Pawn a ring that he owed money for, the shop was advised that because of a contract with the man, it is a civil matter. *On Redwood Hwy. at Rockydale Road, Meredith J. Weiss, 33, was cited to ap- pear in Cave Junction munici- pal Court on a DWS charge. *An estimated $780 worth of tools was reported stolen from a locked shop in the 9000 block of Takilma Road. *Damage to two win- dows and theft of tools from a residence was reported on Reagor Lane. *Asked why he was driv- ing so fast (68 mph in a 55 mph zone) in the 24000 block of Redwood Hwy. at 11:14 p.m., Timothy Michael Sabo, 21, stated that he and his pas- sengers were headed to a party. Asked if the possibility of getting in an accident on the way to the party was worth it, he reportedly an- swered, “Yes.” Sabo was cited on a charge of speeding. Saturday, Jan. 31 *On Thompson Creek Concrete Remodel New Construction CCB 174891 592-6609 findings: *During 2007, poverty affected 13 percent of Ore- gonians. *African-American and Native Americans were twice as likely to live in poverty as their White and Asian neighbors. *One of five Orego- nians with disabilities lived in poverty. *Inability to afford rent was the most frequently cited cause of homelessness. *In Josephine County 57 percent of households with children under 18 and headed by single women lived in poverty. The report is available at www.ohcs.oregon.gov. OHCS is the state’s housing finance agency and community services pro- gram administrator. The department provides finan- cial and program support to create and preserve opportu- nities for quality, affordable housing serving Oregonians of lower and moderate in- come, and administers fed- eral and state antipoverty, homeless, energy assistance and community service pro- grams. The OHCS mission is to “Provide leadership that enables Oregonians to gain housing, become self- sufficient and achieve pros- perity.” The CAPO mission and its member community ac- tion agencies is to eradicate the causes and conditions of poverty that exist in Oregon. Community action does this anti-poverty work in col- laboration with a variety of partners, representing local, state and federal govern- ments, as well as commu- nity and advocacy groups, policy-makers and low- income leaders. New OSP troopers take to road Central Point and Grants Pass are among cities that each will have a new Oregon State Police trooper following their recent graduation. Hermiston, Klamath Falls, Ontario, Portland, Springfield and Tualatin also will each receive new OSP recruit troopers following their graduation from the Dept. of Public Safety Stan- Road a 3-year-old child phoned 911 at 10:10 a.m., but there was no emergency. *Sarah Noelle Pittman, 18, was cited on a charge of speeding (40 mph in a 25 mph zone) on E. River Street at 12:32 p.m. *After the property owner received a $700 electricity bill for a Caves Hwy. residence that is supposed to be vacant, it was determined that some- one had been living there. Clothing, marijuana and cook- ing items were located. A re- port of first-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief was pending. *A disjointed and fre- quently disconnected tele- phone call regarding drug manufacture at various loca- tions in Illinois Valley was referred to detectives. *Janelle Faith Wilson, 34, was cited on a charge of speed- ing (45 mph in a 35 mph zone) on Caves Hwy. at 5:07 p.m. *Thomas Rogers Waddell, 59, was cited in the 200 block of S. Redwood Hwy. on charges of no opera- tor permit, failure to carry proof of insurance and defec- tive equipment. Sunday, Feb. 1 *A landlord and tenant in the 28000 block of Redwood Hwy. were accusing one an- other of verbal threats. Both were counseled regarding their civil options. *In the 24000 block of Redwood Hwy. a man com- plained that neighbor kids were letting air out of his tires. *Following a disturbance reported from the 5000 block of Takilma Road, Raymond Edward Stevens, 46, was lodged in county jail on charges of fourth-degree do- mestic assault and domestic menacing. *A family disturbance involving alcohol was re- ported in O’Brien, but it was determined that no crime had been committed. *On E. River Street, Verl dards and Training (DPSST) basic police training pro- gram. Their graduation cere- mony marked the completion of the eighth fully integrated basic police class facilitated by DPSST. It provides statu- torily required basic training to newly hired city police officers, county sheriff's deputies and OSP troopers. Verdel Boatman, 49, was lodged in county jail on a charge of domestic menacing. Monday, Feb. 2 *At 10 a.m. a man on Laurel Road phoned 911 be- cause, he said, a woman who is protected by a restraining order against him showed up at his residence. *In the 30000 block of Redwood Hwy. a man said that he was threatened by a neighbor while he was per- forming maintenance at the request of their landlord. *Following a 6:11 p.m. call for help from S. Kerby Avenue, Mitchell Allen Ad- ams, 49, was lodged in county jail on a charge of fourth- degree domestic assault. *Two “intruders” said to be in their early 20s fled from a S. Hussey Avenue address at 6:50 p.m. *On N. Junction Avenue a mother said that her 14-year- old daughter was out of con- trol and destroying the place with a hammer and nails. *Several items were re- ported stolen from a tool shed in the 24000 block of Red- wood Hwy. Tuesday, Feb. 3 *Damage estimated at $300 occurred after a rock was thrown through the win- dow of a parked vehicle in the 17000 block of Redwood Hwy. No fingerprints were found on the rock, but it was entered into evidence. *On the Shop Smart Food Warehouse parking lot a witness observed a man put on gloves and wipe clean the interior of a white sedan with chlorine bleach. He then put the gloves in a trash can and drove toward California. *Checked and cleared with a K-9 officer, no good reason was discovered for an alarm at Sterling Savings Bank reported at 6:43 p.m. *An unoccupied child car seat was located on the side of Redwood Hwy. at Rockydale Road. GPDPS cites three men in costly graffiti spree During the past three months, investigators from the Grants Pass Dept. of Pub- lic Safety (GPDPS) have been investigating docu- mented graffiti damages to more than 100 business and private property locations. The combined damage from the graffiti spree has been estimated at $6,090. Late in January three Grants Pass men were appre- hended in the 800 block of N.E. F Street. The men: 38- year-old John Cary Banner; Frank Jerry Navarro, 29; and Steven Richard Haag, 21, were found in possession of spray-paint cans and perma- nent markers. During the ensuing in- vestigation it was deter- mined that all three men had applied graffiti tags to the nearby Fire Mountain Gems building. The signature graf- fiti “tags” located appar- ently match those GPDPS has documented elsewhere. Banner has been charged with one count of first-degree criminal mis- chief, nine counts of sec- ond-degree criminal mis- chief, 28 counts of third- degree criminal mischief. Navarro faces charges of criminal mischief, 13 counts of second-degree criminal mischief, and 42 counts of third-degree criminal mischief. Haag is charged with three counts of criminal mischief in the second de- gree and seven counts in the third degree. All are charged with unlawful possession of a graffiti implement, said GPDPS. The agency. said that due to the time-consuming effort of this lengthy investi- gation and the need for ad- ditional research, Banner, Navarro and Hagg were released. Criminal charges will be referred to the dis- trict attorney’ office, GPDPS said. Water Wells Pump Sales Installation Service 592-6777 1470 Caves Highway Licensed • Bonded • Insured Locally owned and operated in the valley for over 25 years. WWC #1504 • CCB #152266 • CPl #7-113 Member Oregon Ground Water Assoc. Bring this coupon for a FREE GIFT with your next haircut through February 26 Mondays-Fridays: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 202 Lister St. #A, Cave Junction Clipper Cuts~Style Cuts~Colors~Perms~Weaves~Waxing Imagine getting fresh, tasty, locally-grown vegetables each week without shopping, planting, weeding, watering, or harvesting. Sweetwater Meadows has the answer! 9375 Caves Hwy. Cave Junction 541-592-4637 sweetwatermeadows @ yahoo.com Illinois Valley Computer Service “Service at your door” Microsoft Certified Professional 116 N. Redwood Hwy., Cave Junction www.ivcsonline.net Zane Blankenship 541-761-4351 Tony Mistretta 541-761-4321 zane@ivcsonline.net tony@ivcsonline.net BUY SELL TRADE Monday- Saturday 9:00-5:30 223N. Redwood Hwy Suite B 541-592-3349
