Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 30, 2014
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“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-
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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
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A memorial for Aaron Clouser at the corner of Millie and Hussey.
Martinson ...
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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.
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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
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lot for the police, then stated, “I’m taking this food to Pumba.”
He began walking toward Jubilee Park when the police arrived.
“He spent some time there, and after a little while they
came and picked him up.” Vautier said.
Vautier has experienced a very memorable summer. Last
month she miraculously walked away from a head-on collision
in Selma which totaled her truck. “I’ve been in the paper way too
much,” she reflected dryly.
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