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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 30, 2014 ready ... “If we put any people in these buildings and a fire breaks out, every- one would wish they had functioning fire safety infrastructure,” Chase said. “If the mill burns down, like what just happened in Springfield, then people lose their jobs again.” Chase, Rice and Illinois Valley Fire District Chief Dennis Hoke met with Rough & Ready mill representa- tives on site last February. “Months ago we presented them with everything they need to have done to open up and a number of these critical life-safety deficien- Page A-9 Continued from a-1 cies have not been dealt with,” Hoke said. “This mill has a history of non- compliance and they’ve gotten away with it. But, I won’t allow that to hap- pen on my watch. My charter is to protect the people and I feel strongly that both mill employees and our vol- unteer firefighters should never be placed in harm’s way unnecessarily.” According to Chase, Rough & Ready co-owner Link Phillippi is now “enthusiastically complying” with all the issues, but says it’s a daunting task to complete the work before the deadline. “We’re not trying to create any hardship,” Chase said. “We’re ask- ing Mr. Philippi to give us a report on what he has in place now and what he’s trying to accomplish, so we can all work together to get this mill open and get these family wage jobs on line for the community.” “We’ve contracted an engineer to help us get this all sorted out,” said mill co-owner Jennifer Phillippi. “I think we’re in good shape, we should be done on time. Fire sprinkler sys- tems are being installed now. In the mill, I don’t think we have any prob- lems, we’re just getting the kinks out of the system. We’re tweaking each machine center.” Phillippi says the lack of code compliance in the co-gen plant was a misunderstanding. “We had sent in all the drawings in 2007 and received a foundation permit and thought the county had ev- erything they needed,” Phillippi said. “But, it turns out that a another permit was needed. It was an oversight that we are getting corrected right now.” Seventy people will be coming back to work at the mill. About 40 Fire ... A memorial for Aaron Clouser at the corner of Millie and Hussey. Martinson ... continued from a-1 Selma resident Melissa Barker, whose home is on the fire’s border, was paralyzed by fear of losing everything that she has. “I can’t even answer simple ques- tions,” she said. “And all of this is one year to the day of last year’s Labrador Fires. All I have to say, to the men and women working to save my house and my neighbors right now, I will be forever grateful and I thank you from the bottom of my heart! We love you guys for pro- tecting, as best you can...our lives.” Reeves Creek Road was closed, ex- cept to residents, but Highway 199 was (Photo by Ellie Mancuso, Illinois Valley News) people are already on the job. Phil- lippi says everyone is working hard to get the whole facility in “tip-top shape.” “It’s really exciting that we’re getting so close,” Phillippi said. “It’s great to see all these people coming back who haven’t seen each other for while. There’s big smiles when they spot each other. Everyone is re-con- necting.” open as of Tuesday. No evacuations had been initiated. The structures are being protected by firefighters from the Illinois Valley Fire Department, Rural-Metro Fire De- partment, Grants Pass Fire and Rescue and a task force from Jackson County fire districts. The Reeves Creek Fire is burning on land protected by the Oregon Depart- ment of Forestry’s Grants Pass Unit. The fire was reported Monday at 6:38 p.m. The cause is being investigat- ed. Continued from a-1 When Vautier opened the door, she immediately saw Mar- tinson, who had used the service in the past, often to take food for his indigent friends. “I think he came to the food bank because he knew it was a safe place to turn himself in.” Vautier speculates. “He first asked for Tim (Leyba, food bank manager) but Tim was in Grants Pass picking up food from the central bank. Then he said he wanted me to call 911 because he wanted to turn himself in.” Martinson was also concerned that his friend, “Pumba,” get some food. Pumba who is homeless and has trouble walking, was in Jubilee Park at the time. While Dugas used her own cell phone to call the authorities, Vautier assembled a box of canned goods for Martinson’s friend. “He was telling us about the leather loincloth he made,” Vautier continued. “He was nice and pleasant like he always is. It was just kind of simple. I asked him a couple of times to be sure, but he was really clear about asking us to call 911.” Vautier never felt worried or threatened by the man who has a tattoo on his back of a pit bulldog with the word “Out- law” inscribed underneath. The OSP had described Martinson as “armed and dangerous.” After accepting the box of food, Martinson waited a few UnSUnG HeRoeS Kerby General Store now offer School SupplieS and bacKpacKS! 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Theme: Freedom & Liberty official Parade application Parade forms at Evergreen school on Monday, September 1st, at 8:30am. Parade starts at 10am sharp. Check one or more categories for your parade entry: { { { { { { { { Music (youth band) Religious Humorous Commercial Truck Classic Auto (1950 +) Horse & Rider (adult) Public Service { { { { { { { { Music (adult band) { Military Sports/Athletics { Marching Club/Organization (Youth) { Political Club/Organization (Adult) { Tuff Truck Commercial Truck { Tractor Antique Auto (Pre-1949) { Custom Auto Horse & Rider (youth) { Horse & Rider (group) Other: ________________________________________ Contact Person: ____________________________________ Phone: ________________________ Address: _____________________________________________ City: _______________________ Email Address:______________________________________________________________________ Describe entry and/or history: _________________________________________________________ 100% rating by the JoCo Health department 541-592-2200 131 n. Redwood Hwy Parade Chairman: Dennis Riviea Mail Entries to: PO Box 396 Cave Junction, OR 97523 APPLICATIONS CAN BE PICKED UP OR DROPPED OFF AT UMPQUA/FORMERLY STERLING BANK All parade entries are subject to LIONS approval.
