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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tax Day Tea Party
(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, April 7
*Theft of a pump from a
pumphouse at a vacant resi-
dence on Pinewood Way was
reported. The owners live in
California.
Friday, April 9
*What appeared to be an
ill-fed horse was reported in
the 28000 block of Hwy. 199
by someone who cares.
*Illinois River Road out to
McCaleb Boy Scout Ranch
was checked around 8 a.m.,
followed by checks at a num-
ber of other countryside sites
including Grayback Camp,
Oregon Caves National
Monument, Waldo Lookout
and Page Mtn. Sno-Park.
*Someone was cited at the
snow park for not having a
parking permit.
*“Because of animal prob-
lems” (dogs), an assault oc-
curred on Hogue Drive. One
person was warned about
harassment and “trespassed.”
*On Millie Street, Lucas
Vance Tillett, date of birth
not listed, was arrested under
a warrant from Del Norte
County in California, and
taken to Josephine County
Jail in Grants Pass pending
extradition.
*No injuries were reported
in a two-vehicle crash on
Hwy. 199 and Eight Dollar
Mtn. Road. Drivers were
identified as Rene Ernest
Eichmann, 20; and Cristy
Lynn Brehm, 31.
*Some people in O’Brien
had a problem, and a fight
was reported, but it was deter-
mined that no crime had been
committed.
*Some people in Selma
had a problem, including a
methamphetamine user, and
someone threatening to kill a
woman and her children.
*Neighbors on Patton Bar
Road were worried about a
man living in his van.
*Harassment was reported
on Hogue Drive.
*Harassment was reported
in Kerby.
*A boy, 16, was listed as a
runway juvenile person from
Selma. His mother thinks that
a neighbor might be supply-
ing him with marijuana.
*More harassment was
reported in Selma.
*Various warnings were
spoken to people driving cars.
A couple of guys were
warned about speeding.
*A mentally ill person, but
no evidence of a crime, was
logged from Selma.
Saturday, April 10
*Following a car crash
shortly prior to 1 a.m. on Lau-
rel Road, a long-haired man
ran from the scene. It was
discovered that the car had
been stolen.
*Deputies responding at
8:16 a.m. to Lakeshore Drive
were warned that a man in-
volved could be a threat to
them. However, no crime was
found, although a complain-
ant had claimed violation of a
restraining order.
*People camping along
Briggs Valley Road were
advised of their driving
status, and the tow statute.
*Subsequent to the preced-
ing incident, Jacob Lee James
Tiffin, 35, was arrested on a
charge of probation violation
and taken to county jail in
Grants Pass.
*Numerous areas of the
valley were patrolled by ea-
gle-eyed deputies.
*On Eight Dollar Mtn.
Road, a man was warned
about no front license plate,
no mud flaps and no fender
flares.
*At Oregon Caves Chateau
around 1:36 p.m., a deputy
patrolled on foot.
*On Eight Dollar Mt.
Road, Bruce Edward Perry,
66, was cited to appear on a
charge of possession of less
than 1 ounce of marijuana.
*Extra patrol was requested
in the 500 block of S. Hwy.
199 because of what the com-
plainant described as tran-
sients walking across private
property.
*A man said that when he
asked two juvenile persons to
stop riding their non-street
legal quads in the vicinity of
Hanby and Burgundy lanes,
they became hostile.
*Two carloads “full of
teen-agers” near a Downtown
Cave Junction bar were the
subject of a complaint of dis-
orderly conduct, as they
(gasp) were yelling at each
other. Then they left.
*Approximately an hour
later, around 8 p.m., some of
the yellers were contacted in
CJ, and it was found that one
guy had been arguing with a
girl’s boyfriend. Something
like that.
*A traffic complaint possi-
bly involving a drunk was
checked in Cave Junction.
Sunday, April 11
*At the base of Hay’s Hill
or the top, depending on who
phoned shortly after mid-
night, two cars crashed, with
black ice listed as the prob.
One car was on its side; the
other on its wheels. Both
drivers refused medical atten-
tion after getting out of the
cars without help.
Monday, April 12
*Near the north end of
Draper Valley Road on Hwy.
199, Animal Control re-
sponded because of an in-
jured dog reported by a
kindly trucker. Traffic was
hampered for a time.
*Near the Selma Post Of-
fice at 10 a.m., a man was
warned about yielding the
right-of-way.
*In the Eight Dollar Mtn.
Road area, a deputy checked
for stuff. Later, the Page Mtn.
Sno-Park and Illinois River
Forks State Park were
checked. And later, Lake
Selmac got checked.
*People on Warren Road
had a civil matter about an
easement dispute.
*On S. Junction Avenue, a
device called an arm bar was
used to guide an uncoopera-
tive boy, 12, to the floor for
handcuffing. He was said to
have violated probation for
his behavior at school this
day. He was taken to the Ju-
venile Justice Center in
Grants Pass.
*A Kerby mother reported
her daughter, 13, as a run-
away juvenile person.
*In rural Cave Junction a
woman said that she feared
for her life because a restrain-
ing order had been lifted.
*There was concern by a
resident on N. Sawyer Ave-
nue because of a possible
drunk man with dreadlocks
standing in the middle of the
street staring at the resident’s
home. The man was gone
when a deputy arrived.
*On S. Hussey Avenue a
woman wanted another
woman “trespassed,” as she
doesn’t want her around her
daughter.
Tuesday, April 13
*Around 9 a.m. a deputy
conducted area checks in the
Eight Dollar Mtn. Road vi-
cinity and environs.
*On Holland Loop at 8:15
a.m., a woman was worried
about a man who seemed
bent on harassment.
*Despite a report of an
abandoned auto on Hays Cut
Off Road, such was not the
case, a deputy discovered.
*Some sort of landlord/
tenant dispute prompted a call
from a woman on N. Caves
Avenue about three guys with
a trailer, but all was well, and
no crime was noted.
*During an 11:39ish area
check in the 300 block of
Happy Camp Road, a deputy
noted the license plates of
three parked vehicles.
*There was a report from a
woman on W. Stevenson
Street that a man leaped over
her fence, ran through her
yard, and kept moving.
*When a deputy checked a
vehicle on Briggs Valley
Road, he found a note inside,
reading that the owner was
working in the area, and that
the car was not abandoned.
*The area of Oregon Caves
National Monument, some 19
miles east of Cave Junction,
underwent an area check
around 1:18 p.m. Numerous
other valley areas also were
checked.
*Catherine Lenore Putney,
66, was cited on a charge of
City of CJ seeks Polk replacement
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In light of Polk’s im-
pending retirement, the city
must now find a replacement.
Mayor Don Moore said that
process is under way.
“We’ve had a plan in
effect now for about three
months of what we were go-
ing to do for this position
once Jim made up his mind
that he was going to retire for
sure,” Moore said. “We’ve
been concerned since the
middle of last year since he
announced his retirement.”
The city has been adver-
tising the position internally
since the beginning of April,
the mayor said, and will post
the position publicly within
the next few weeks.
Candidate interviews
then will be conducted, and
Polk’s replacement will un-
dergo a “couple of months”
of training before assuming
recorder duties, Moore said.
“We hope that within the
next six weeks, we will have
somebody named for the po-
sition,” he said. “We’re trying
to get an early start on this.”
Qualifications for the
position include a high school
diploma or General Educa-
tion diploma, five years of
increasingly responsible pub-
lic administration, three years
of supervisory authority, or
any combination thereof, a
valid Oregon driver’s license,
and the ability to type at least
45 words per minute.
“We have worked to
shore our system up to make
sure that the person stepping
into this position will have the
necessary training,” Moore
said. “Jim will really be
missed. He does a lot that
people don’t realize.”
A detailed job descrip-
tion will be available at Cave
Junction City Hall, located at
222 Lister St., Cave Junction.
Meet-Greet with District 4 candidate Robinson
set for Monday, April 26 at Grants Pass site
Concerned Republicans of Josephine County will host a “meet-and-greet” for Dr. Art Robinson,
an Illinois Valley resident, on Monday, April 26.
The gathering will begin at 7 p.m. at The Guild Bldg., 1867 Williams Hwy., in Grants Pass.
Robinson is running for the Congressional District 4 post held by Peter DeFazio.
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violation of the basic rule
(VBR)/speeding, 38 mph in a
25 mph zone, near Illinois
Valley Senior Center.
*Following a traffic stop
involving Cedar Raymond
Jerome Yandell, 26, a report
was pending on driving while
suspended.
*Kaleigh Rose Morlan, 19,
was warned about no front
license plate and no mud
flaps near milepost 29 of
Hwy. 199 at 4:13 p.m.
*While walking with her
service dog on Hussey Ave-
nue, a woman said, someone
loosed a black dog that be-
came aggressive to the com-
plainant’s animal. The
woman added that the other
dog owner said that he didn’t
care about the leash law.
*Some sort of restraining
order situation was logged
from Crooks Creek Road.
*Allegations involving
“threat of harm” at a resi-
dence on Waldo Road were
received from the state Dept.
of Human Services, but no
law enforcement was neces-
sary “at this time.”
*A woman on Laurel
Road, who is armed, said that
her landlord, also armed, is
“demanding sexual favors for
rent.” And “weird noises”
were reported.
*Valley emergency person-
nel tried to find a staggering
man, possibly intoxicated, at
E. River Street and N. Junc-
tion Avenue, but no patient
was located. Later, it was
found that the man has “prior
medical issues.”
*Among locales checked
around 7:30 p.m. was Six
Mile Campground, 8.75
miles out Illinois River Road.
And two men underwent field
interrogations at Store Gulch
Campground.
*There was a Laurel Road
landlord/tenant dispute.
*A landslide was partially
blocking Eight Dollar Mtn.
Road near mile 3.5.
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the chance to speak, Cas-
sanelli said, by “ludicrous
time restraints” put on them
during commission meetings.
She said that members of the
press are not being properly
notified of public meetings
and being banned from ex-
ecutive (closed to the public)
sessions.
After her speech, Cas-
sanelli distributed copies of
the Bill of Rights to members
of the crowd.
Damon Mancuso, chair-
man of the area chapter of the
John Birch Society, said that
the Tea Party movement is
“definitely growing.”
“We are witnessing the
destruction of our republic,”
Mancuso said. “We’re about
to lose our country, folks.”
He emphasized the im-
portance of states’ rights,
noting that county sheriffs
have authority over their ju-
risdictions that federal au-
thorities cannot supersede.
Jack Brown spoke as
chairman of the Constitution
Party of Oregon. He also is a
candidate for county commis-
sioner Position 1.
“Government is like a
drug,” Brown said. “We’ve
got to break the habit.”
He led a series of chants,
in which the audience was
asked to say “No” to more
taxes, regulation, bureaucrats,
government spending and
“unconstitutional laws.”
“Until you do that,
you’re going to get more,”
Brown said.
Bob Just, a self-declared
“Reagan Democrat” who co-
hosts a radio show on Med-
ford station KDOV, said that
he doesn’t normally go to
political events.
“I don’t think this rally
is political,” Just said.
With the “pivotal” No-
vember election some seven
months away, Just said, “now
is the time to work” to get the
right candidates elected. He
asked the crowd how much
time they are willing to invest
during the next few months to
save the nation.
Just said that the Tea
Party movement is the best
“hope for the country.” He
added that what the govern-
ment gives, it can also take
away.
“Your rights don’t come
from government, they come
from God,” Just said.
Republican gubernatorial
candidate Bill Sizemore said
that we are in a “battle for the
soul of our nation.”
“We’re either going to be
socialist or we’re going to be
free,” he said. And he dis-
cussed his reasons for seeking
Oregon’s highest office.
“I’m running to break the
stranglehold that public em-
ployees have on the state of
Oregon,” he said. “They con-
trol it from top to bottom.”
Other speakers were Jack
Feder, Barbara Gonzalez,
Ron Strom, Lowell Gibson
and persons representing
Fourth Congressional District
candidates Arthur Robinson
and Jaynee Germond.
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