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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Efforts to retain DOGAMI map collection in JoCo successful
officials in Portland that the
materials must be kept in a
public facility.
“Apparently, according
to their regulations, they can-
not give the stuff to non-
profits,” Strayer said. “My
understanding from the con-
versations I’ve had is that it
has to stay with another gov-
ernment entity.”
Cassanelli credits her
fellow commissioners for
their efforts to keep the mate-
The Dept. of Geology
and Mineral Industries
(DOGAMI) Grants Pass field
office in Merlin has been
closed, but efforts to keep
some of its materials in Jose-
phine County have proven
successful.
Josephine County Com-
missioner Sandi Cassanelli
said that many of the geologi-
cal maps and mining files
once contained in the Merlin
facility have been photocop-
ied. The originals will be
stored at DOGAMI’s Port-
land office, Cassanelli said,
but the copies will be kept at
the courthouse in Grants Pass.
Cassanelli said the maps
will be stored in the sur-
veyor’s office, and the gem
and mineral samples will
likely be kept in display cases
in the hallways and lobbies of
the courthouse.
“The state has allowed us
to keep the collection here,”
she said. “They want it in the
courthouse because the state
feels it has to have public
access readily available.”
At one point, it was
hoped that the collection
could be kept at Kerbyville
Museum in Illinois Valley.
But Dennis Strayer, who
serves as president of the mu-
seum’s board of directors,
said he found out during a
Tuesday, July 28 phone con-
versation with DOGAMI
A workshop on the
rules and regulations per-
taining to mining on public
lands was held in the
Takilma Community Build-
ing on the evening of Thurs-
day, July 23.
Representatives from
the U.S. Forest Service
(USFS) and Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) were
present to answer questions
from audience members.
The forum was organ-
ized by the Siskiyou Project.
Executive Director Shane
Jimmerfield said it went
very well.
“It focused mostly on
the type of stuff that goes on
(Editor’s Note: Factual
information for ‘Blotter’ is
provided by official law
enforcement agencies. All
persons listed are innocent
until proven guilty in a
court of law. Charges can
be amended or dismissed.)
* * *
Wednesday, July 22
*A driver was cited for
an undisclosed infraction at
Bolan Lake Campground at
2:07 p.m.
*Also near Bolan Lake,
Jessica Reann Lujan Lee, 24,
was cited on charges of driv-
ing uninsured and endanger-
ing child passengers.
*After being contacted in
the 300 block of S. Redwood
Hwy., Crystal Dawn Costa,
34, was lodged in Josephine
County Jail on warrants
charging failure to appear
(FTA) on charges of posses-
sion of a controlled substance
(PCS): marijuana within
1,000 feet of a school; and
second-degree criminal tres-
pass. Two other people were
warned regarding trespassing.
*Someone had cut brush
and erected an “elaborate”
camp off a U.S. Forest Ser-
vice road west of Selma. The
caller was a self-described
member of an “environmental
group” which keeps track of
“this type of activity.”
*An intoxicated driver in
a blue pickup truck was re-
ported at Illinois River Forks
State Park at 4:16 p.m.
*Rita C. Bennett, 43, was
cited on a charge of third-
degree theft (“shoplifting”) at
Shop Smart Food Warehouse
at 6:25 p.m.
*Theft of tools and other
items from the porch at a N.
Old Stage Road residence
was reported.
*Neil Francis White, 57,
was cited on a charge of sec-
ond-degree criminal trespass
in the 300 block of Redwood
Hwy. at 7:40 p.m.
*Jerry Lee Clark, 57, was
cited to appear in Cave Junc-
tion Municipal Court on
charges of failure to wear a
seatbelt, driving uninsured
and expired registration. His
vehicle was impounded.
*Theft of a purse, camera
and cell phone from a locked
vehicle on Illinois River Road
was reported.
*Michael N. Medley, 34;
and Dennis G. Edge, 47, were
cited on charges of second-
degree burglary and first-
degree theft after an Aries
Lane caller reported that tools
and a brush hog valued at
$700 were stolen from a
locked shed. Video of the
theft was noted.
Thursday, July 23
*A valley resident said
that his grandson was culti-
vating some curious, non-
fruiting plants in his garden
among the tomato and potato
plants.
*A car parked near Snail-
back Trail on Illinois River
Road was broken into and
some $65 cash taken, the
owner said. Cost to replace
the broken driver-side win-
dow was estimated at $400.
*A caller stated that
someone had removed her
documents from a Sucker
Creek mining claim and re-
placed them with their own.
She was advised that it was a
civil issue.
*A man was said to be
urinating on the roadway on
Caves Hwy. near Illinois Val-
ley Visitor Center.
*Fairly late in the eve-
ning, two people in a van at
Laurel Cemetery were
thought suspicious by a
caller. It turned out that they
were visiting a grave site and
imbibing alcohol. One man
was advised to not drive.
*On N. Redwood Hwy.
Jordan Connor Chambers, 25,
was cited on a charge of
speed limit violation, 71 mph
in a 45 mph zone.
Friday, July 24
*A dump site including a
trailer in the creek were found
off Deer Creek Road.
*Jessica Dawn Noble
Houck, 30, was cited on a
charge of failure to wear a
seatbelt at Illinois River Forks
State Park at 4:02 p.m
*At Bolan Lake Camp-
ground, a man was warned
for failure to pay a camp-
ground fee.
*In the 28000 block of
Hwy. 199 a dispute between a
landlord and tenant was
logged.
*Madrona Drive folks
wanted their adult son and his
girlfriend to be told to leave
because he was becoming
increasingly argumentative.
*Recently released from
jail, a woman said that she
was having trouble getting
her dog back from the person
who was caring for it.
*It was stated that young
people had torn down a fence
at the end of Schumacher
Street and were trespassing to
access Pomeroy Dam.
*Two people found at
Lorna Byrne Middle School
at 10:25 p.m. were warned
about being there.
Saturday, July 25
*Justin Aaron Mack, 19,
was cited on a charge of mi-
nor in possession of alcohol
at Store Gulch on Illinois
River Road.
*Three people were con-
tacted at Pomeroy Dam at
3:48 p.m. and warned against
trespassing.
*Richard Elliot Jensen,
40, was cited on a charge of
driving with a suspended li-
cense (DWS) and no insur-
ance at Illinois River Forks
State Park at 4:12 p.m.
*Daniel Kevin Palmer,
25, was cited on a charge of
speeding (61 mph in 45 mph
zone) on N. Redwood Hwy.
at 4:22 p.m.
*Donna Lillian Call, 45,
was cited on a charge of ille-
gal display of license plates.
*Melissa Jayne Lowen-
stein, 42, was lodged in Jose-
phine County Jail on a war-
rant charging FTA on an
original DUII charge.
*After a report that a pit
bull tore the ear off another
dog at Six Mile Recreation
area, Jesse C. Riker, 27, was
cited on a charge of dog not
under control.
*Animal Control was
notified after a caller on Deer
Creek Road complained that
two pit bulls had killed a
neighbor’s dog.
*Joseph V. Morningstar,
42, was cited on a charge of
speeding, (62 mph in a 45
mph zone) on N. Redwood
Hwy. at 7:21 p.m.
*A woman on Beebe
Drive claimed that her
neighbors were harassing her.
*Latasha C. McCue, 19,
was cited on a charge of be-
ing a minor in possession of
alcohol on Illinois River
Road at 8:53 p.m.
*At Store Gulch a
camper was warned regarding
a dog off-leash, an illegal
camp and illegal campfire.
*A disturbance of some
sort was reported in the 200
block of Caves Hwy., but
those involved left prior to a
deputy’s arrival.
*Sima Jean Baldwin, 31,
was cited on a charge of
speeding (72 mph in a 55
mph zone) in the 21000 block
of Hwy. 199 at 11:57 p.m.
Sunday, July 26
*Bones discovered in a
plastic bag in a “hidden spot”
at a Lakeshore Drive property
were thought to be suspicious
in origin.
*Two vehicles on Illinois
River Road were ticketed for
illegal parking; and two oth-
ers, which were parked ille-
gally and blocking the road-
way, were towed.
*A Davis Creek Road
resident complained of tele-
phonic harassment from a
man with whom she wished
no contact. He also was
warned regarding trespassing.
*When not permitted to
know whom his wife was
“texting,” a man on Rocky-
dale Road seized her cell
phone and broke it, she re-
ported. No evidence of a
crime was found.
Monday, July 27
*A soldier in uniform
was contacted near Ray’s
Food Place in Selma at 1:34
a.m. He was awaiting family
members to pick him up.
*Overnight, someone
threw a rock, damaging a
vehicle on S. Junction Ave-
nue, a caller said. Also, the
vehicle had been spray-
painted.
*A man and woman
were said to be fighting as
they walked northbound on
Hwy. 199 at Laurel Road at
10:27 a.m. Each was con-
tacted by a deputy.
*While with his dog at a
swimming hole on Sucker
Creek off Holland Loop at
6:32 p.m., a caller said that
three people approached him
and told him to leave “or the
man would kill him.”
*A fight between broth-
ers on S. Kerby Avenue was
reported.
*Theft of items from a
secured residence in the
17000 block of Hwy. 199
was said to have occurred.
*Someone broke into a
travel trailer and ransacked it,
said a caller in the 28000
block of Hwy. 199.
*On S. Kerby Avenue, a
caller said that her boy-
friend’s car was “egged” and
that he was chasing the sus-
pects. The son of the owner
of the vehicle the vandals had
been riding in was warned
regarding his behavior.
*A Hogue Drive resident
complained that when her
dog got loose, went onto the
neighbor’s property and got
into a fight with another dog,
the neighbor beat her dog
with a pipe and a cane. She
was told she had the responsi-
bility for keeping her dog
under control.
*On Thompson Creek
Road, a caller said that after
she escorted three girls from
her property where they’d
been riding an ATV, she re-
ceived a threatening call from
the father of one of the girls.
*On Patton Bar Road a
caller stated that a family
member threatened him with
a knife and slashed his vehi-
cle tires.
*Someone obtained a
credit card using her informa-
tion, a Kerby resident said,
but, she added, the credit card
issuer won’t release any in-
formation to her.
*A caller reported hear-
ing voices from south of Illi-
nois Valley High School. At
least one person was yelling,
“I going to get you, (expletive
deleted)!”
rials local, along with state
geologists Tom Wylie and
Vicki McConnell, the legisla-
tors who represent the area,
and Southern Oregon Re-
source Alliance Chairman
Jim Frick.
“Everybody was pulling
together in the same direction
to get this done,” she said.
“We got what we wanted,
and the state got what it
wanted.”
~ Scott Jorgensen
Takilma workshop on mining activity educational
in the Illinois Valley,” Jim-
merfield said. “It was a very
civil, very nice exchange of
information. I thought it was
beneficial.”
The rising price of gold
has caused concern that
mining activity in the Illi-
nois Valley may be increas-
ing. Jimmerfield said he is
uncertain if that has been
the case.
“Certainly, there’s been
an increase in the number of
mining claims being filed,”
he said. “Our experience,
from being out in the land
and seeing things, is that
we’re noticing activity.
Whether that equates to an
increase or not, we’re un-
sure.”
Jimmerfield said the
discussion mostly centered
on what happens when a
miner strikes a claim on
land administered by BLM
or USFS, and what it means
for that land.
A similar workshop
may be held in Selma in the
future, Jimmerfield said, but
has not been scheduled yet.
For more information
on mining regulations, or to
report a problem, phone
BLM Western Zone Geolo-
gist Richard Chaney at 471-
6522 or USFS Mining Ad-
ministrator Karla Gallegos
at 471-6708, or visit
fs.fed.us/geology/
minerals_policy.html or
access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/
waisidx_02/43cfr3600_02.
html.
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