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Arrest made
in McDonald
shooting
According to a press re-
lease from Oregon State Police
(OSP) an ongoing investiga-
tion by detectives from OSP
criminal investigations divi-
sion, with the assistance of Jo-
sephine County District Attor-
ney’s Office and Grants Pass
Department of Public Safety,
into the death of an adult male
last Saturday south of Cave
Junction led to an arrest of a
28-year old male. The sus-
pect is being held in custody
at Butte County, Calif. jail as
a fugitive from justice pending
extradition to Josephine Coun-
ty where a warrant for murder
was issued.
See Arrest on A-9
(Photo by Laura Mancuso, Illinois Valley News)
Stranger Davis
This special swimming hole (like many others in the Valley) tends to get slimy in the late summer, as the temperatures rise and the
water levels drop, making the algae increase.
As rumors fly, the water is fine
By
Annette McGee Rasch
IVN Senior Contributing Writer
There is a fast-moving rumor flying around the Illinois
Valley that people are contracting hepatitis from swimming in
the river, and like many rumors, this one is not true.
“We haven’t had any recent reports of hepatitis,” said Jo-
sephine County Public Health Department Nursing Supervisor
Katie Evans-Hood. “And I’ve never heard of anyone contract-
ing hepatitis from swimming in a river.”
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are generally transferred
through blood-to-blood contact and people tend to contract the
disease by sharing infected needles or from sexual activity with
multiple partners, according to Evans-Hood. She added how
Hepatitis A is almost always passed from fecal-to-oral routes,
like from poor food handling sanitation, but also, from unsafe
sex.
Additionally, the Center for Disease Control says Hepa-
titis B and C can be transmitted through tattooing or body
piercing.
“In general, we’re not seeing any unusual or contagious
illnesses outbreaks in the Valley right now, just the normal
summer illnesses,” said Siskiyou Community Health Center
Nurse Carolyn Hendricks.
Overall, with days of sustained high temperatures and
participation in summertime activities, more people are becom-
ing dehydrated this year, Hendricks said.
“People forget that they need to drink more water during
summer,” Hendricks said. “By the time they’re feeling poorly
and come into the clinic, sometimes they can’t put a finger on
why they feel ill. But while talking to people we often discover
they haven’t kept up with enough of the right kinds of fluids.”
“Also, some folks may be feeling a bit more itchy because
of high pollen counts,” Hendricks said. “And we’re seeing
more people with poison oak. And the varmints that fly around
and sting you seem to be in great plentitude this summer. It’s
been a profusion. It’s all the nature of what happens when it
gets this hot.”
See Water on A-9
Disc Golf tee’s up for Forks
“This has been in the works since at least 2010,” stated Carol
Dickson, who, together with 27 others, is a member of the Ford
Institute for Community Building (FICB) leadership program’s third
and final cohort for the Illinois Valley. “It’s been a long process to
get the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Oregon State
A new disc golf course and other significant improvements are Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) to sign off on it, but now
being planned for the Illinois River Forks State Park.
we have a green light to raise funds for a 9-hole disc golf course
on the NE corner of the park opposite all the current
development.”
“We plan to have an information kiosk and have all
the holes marked with “par” information” she explained.
“This is a continuation of all the efforts our community has
put forth to save the park. Putting in the disc golf course
will create an additional attraction. Some members of
our community complain that there’s nothing for kids to
do. This is a great outdoor activity that’s healthy, free and
will help bring tourists into the park.”
“There’s disc golf clubs all over, including Grants
Pass,” Dickson explained. “It’s another very positive step
in the right direction.”
Plans to help raise funds include soliciting donations
at the Cave Junction Farmer’s Market. An information
booth there last Friday included a display created by IVHS
student Paul Binker, who, along with Maureen Connolly
and Alan Eisner, was there to promote the project.
In addition to the $5,000 grant the FICB gives
every project in matching funds, the group intends to
raise $6,200. The group will also sponsor the first hole
themselves as a special memorial for cohort member
Frank Sybrant, a Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, who died unexpectedly during his
sleep.
“We’re going to be asking for business sponsorship
for the other eight holes,” Dickson stated. “We’ll need at
least 8 yards of concrete for the tee pad, basket poles and
securing the kiosk, so we’re hoping a concrete company
will reduce the cost for us. We’ll also need metal poles,
building materials and volunteers.” Similar FICB projects
have benefited from in-kind donations from local builders
and building material businesses.
(Photo by Judy Hoyle, Illinois Valley News)
By
Judy Hoyle
IVN Contributing Writer
Alan Eisner discussed the planned disc golf course at Forks State
Park at the Cave Junction Farmers Market last week.
See Disc on A-9
It’s the Berries
By
Judy Hoyle
IVN Contributing Writer
“Oregon’s longest yard sale” will take place
this weekend, August 15 through 17 along Redwood
Highway from California to Grants Pass.
Participants will include Hiouchi Antiques
and other locations in California and considerable
numbers of families and organizations in the Illinois
Valley.
Beginning at 9 a.m., Saturday-only venues in-
clude the Selma Community and Education Center
and the Illinois Valley Fire District Yard Sale at the
Selma Fire Station, with proceeds going to the I.V.
Volunteer Firefighter Association. Items will include
everything from decommissioned fire hoses to used
firefighting equipment and personal goods donated
by volunteers.
Individuals wishing to set up a yard sale
display at the Selma Center may call 541- 597-4048
for information.
Kerby participants will include the Southern
Oregon Guild’s Artist Studio and Indoor Yard Sale
on August 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
RCC Kerby campus; the Kerbyville Museum, Ker-
byville Natural Farms and Yanase Jewelers.
Once again, the Western Star Order of the
Eastern Star Social Club will sponsor “It’s the
Berries,” scheduled for Saturday only at the RCC
Kerby campus and parking lot, featuring at least two
dozen booths. Booth space is available for $20 with
a $5 refund if the space is cleaned up afterward. To
sign up for a retail “non-yard sale” booth, call 541-
592-6433.
Master Food Preparer Hazel Griffith will be
baking up a storm with various combinations of
blueberry, blackberry, marionberry and other fruit
cobblers and pies.
Also on Saturday, inside the Belt Building, the
American Legion will be serving hamburgers and
hot dogs and bingo will start at 10 a.m. For further
information, visit www.hwy199yardsale.blogspot.
com.