Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Page A-3
Sports
Cougar hoopsters moving in the right direction
Ray Brown
IVN Contributing Writer
Girls’ basketball
The Cougars took on the La Pine Hawks
Wednesday, Dec. 21 at home in a hard-fought,
well-played game where Tori Johnson led the
scoring in the first quarter with five points.
La Pine beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer at the
end of the period to take the lead at 9-11. The
Hawks seemed to hit shots when they really
needed them and stayed ahead at the half at
17-25. Aarika Brooks led the scoring in the
second and third periods with 10 points, with
La Pine still leading at the end of the third
quarter, with the score being 25-36. Johnson
found her range in the final period and hit
three 3-pointers to help bring the Cougars
within one point. With time running out, foul
strategy came into play and the Hawks hit the
free throws they needed to pull out the win,
41-45. Johnson led scoring with 14; Brooks
- 12; Courtney Scott - seven; Aundrea Miller
- six, and Diamond Murphy - two.
The Lady Cougars did squeak one out
against Pleasant Hill the previous night with a
38-39 win, and won their game at Eagle Point
Thursday, Dec. 22, with a score of 46-44. This
week, they have a three-day tournament at
Hidden Valley,
Boys’ basketball
The Cougars basketball team put together
good defense along with points and sharp
offence Wednesday, Dec. 21, against La Pine
at the Ken Mann Gym. After trailing 9-15 at
the end of the first stanza, the boys got with
it, taking the lead in the second quarter at the
4:25 mark, and kept the lead through the rest
of the game, with the half ending at 25-19.
The Cougars did not let down in the third and
added 2 more points to the lead at 40-32. The
Hawks could only pull to within six points
with 4:51 left in the game, and the Cougars
kept their scoring up to win at 53-44. Skylar
McLanahan led the scoring with 19 points;
Bryce Brunner - six; Elijah Polk - five; Cody
Box - five; Caleb Hess - two; Tanner Davis
- two, and Chase Nelson - two.
The Pleasant Hill game Tuesday, Dec.
20, was a close loss for the Cougars at 37-34.
This week the Cougars will be playing in a
tournament at Hidden Valley, Dec. 28 – Dec.
30, and then host Gold Beach Tuesday, Jan. 3
at home.
Hard to write this headline, but you should read this
Gonorrhea
on rise in
Josephine
Jason McMillen
IVN Contributing Writer
Public health officials have
noticed a rise in infections caused by
WOOD . . .
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The $20 permit is
considered a personal use permit
but an individual can cut up to
six cords per calendar year after
a total of three permits and there
gonorrhea throughout Josephine County
with 77 confirmed cases so far in 2016.
Gonorrhea is a sexually
transmitted infection (STI) which
can infect both men and women. The
infection is most common among
young people aged 15-24. In addition,
the infection can also be passed from a
pregnant women to their child during
child birth.
Some men experience no
symptoms from this infection and
most women with gonorrhea will no
exhibit any symptoms at all, or, if they
do, they could be easily mistaken for a
is no restriction as to what an
individual can do with it once
in their possession. “I have
to say that, on regular basis, I
would see a truck or two at Shop
Smart and I haven’t seen that
for a while. I don’t know what’s
changed,” Moore said in as a
closing remark on the subject.
“We’ve got thousands of
urinary tract infection (UTI). However,
that does not mean it is free of any
consequence because it has the potential
to do permanent damage to a person’s
body including, according to Cat
Metz, a nurse at the Josephine County
Department of Health, infertility in
women and a host of other types of
health problems. Whether or not people
develop symptoms is based on the
individual’s bodily reaction so if the
person shows no symptoms there’s no
way of telling if they are infected short
of an easy urine test.
Most of the infections this year
miles of road systems just in
the Valley alone and there is
constantly wood everywhere.
We’ve opened up all the forest
roads so that people can go out
and harvest wood that is 50 feet
on either side of the road that
is either ‘dead standing’ or can
be on the ground,” After saying
this, Moore also went on to
have occurred in the past few months
according to Metz and Jackson County
has unusually high numbers as well.
The incubation period, meaning how
long it takes for someone to become
contagious or show symptoms, is
very short and has the potential to
escalate quickly within a community.
“There are infections out there that are
undiagnosed for sure,” Metz said before
continuing on, “I can tell you from
doing these cases that there is a small
percentage of people who don’t go back
and get treatment after they’ve found
out that they’re positive. Why, I can’t
mention that this new system is
a great way for the fire roads to
be cleaned up of hazard trees.
“What we have has been, as far
as regulations and things, has
been pretty consistent for the last
four or five years. Prior to that
there were differences so it was
harder to get permits and areas
were difficult to get at. I think
tell you.”
However, and despite the
seriousness of this outbreak, gonorrhea
can be cured with the right treatment.
Namely with antibiotics since it’s
a bacterial infection. “Don’t take a
chance, get tested. That’s the best bet,”
Metz urges, to those who have been
sexually active with new partners
or are otherwise at risk. Please call
the Public Health Department if you
have questions or want to make an
appointment at 541-474-2254.
what we have now it a lot better.
It’s a lot easier for folks to go
out and get the wood that they
need.”
Dave Paulsen, owner
of Dave’s Outdoor Power
Equipment, also shed some
light on the problem.“We
know people who sell firewood
and sometimes we give out
their names,” he said before
continuing on,“This year I’ve
only got one that I’ve had from
last year and the year before.
In years past we’ve had people
come in and put a note on the
window and so they come and
go. Sometimes they get a job
and they don’t cut firewood
anymore.”
Year in Review: January
•The Illinois Valley Fire
District (IVFD) sought new
candidates. As an incentive to
boost volunteer firefighters’
numbers, the IVFD offered
a “full ride” to a two-year
college. The district would
pay 100 percent of tuition,
books and a few other fees
for participating volunteers
- who can study anything
they want - and in exchange,
they’ll be required to work 10
volunteer firefighter shifts a
month while in school.
•Trisha Myers took
over as JoCo’s Clerk after
longtime clerk Art Harvey
accepted a new position with
Jackson County in December.
Myers, who’s worked in
the clerk’s office since
2006, was appointed by the
county board to serve out the
remainder of Harvey’s term,
which ends in December
2016. Then, in January 2017,
whoever is elected to the
office will take over. Harvey
heartily endorsed Myers
for the job: “We’ve worked
together for a number of
years and she has extensive
elections and recording
experience. She really knows
the job,” he said.
•Ron Smith announced
his candidacy for Josephine
County Commissioner
Position 3 (that was occupied
by Cherryl Walker). Smith,
a Josephine County native
and political activist, hoped
to exercise “principals and
ideas of past generations that
continue to produce a better
quality of life, liberty and
happiness for today’s citizens
and future generations” The
Illinois Valley Chamber
of Commerce recognized
Smith as the “Citizen of the
Year” for his leadership role
with People for the USA, a
property rights organization.
•Lily Morgan also
filed for a seat on the
Josephine County Board
Position 3. Currently the
Parole and Probation
Program Supervisor at JoCo
Community Corrections and
twice elected to the Grants
Pass City Council, Morgan
takes public service seriously.
She uses three words to
describe why she’s the one to
back: “experience, teamwork
and integrity.”
•Effort to recall Hare
launched last week. The
Josephine County Clerk’s
Office approved a petition to
recall Jo Co Commissioner
Simon Hare. The chief
petitioner, Mark Kelsey
launched the recall effort
after Hare was arrested last
Dec. 10 for drunken driving.
Hare, 37, was in Eugene to
attend a two-day gathering
of the Association of O&C
Counties. After the first day
of meetings, Hare spent time
Art’s Red
Garter
guppy
Pool Tourney
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5:30 PM
Tuesdays @ 6:30
in a local strip club, and
when he left, pulled out into
traffic and almost hit a police
car.
•At Dutch Bros. an
armed gunman demanded
cash, Jan. 11 around 6 p.m.
According to the incident
report provided by the
Josephine County Sheriff’s
Department, the masked
man had the three employees
that were on-site, lay on the
ground while he completed
the robbery.
•The Illinois Valley
Watershed Council looked for
a few community members to
volunteer with them. The jobs
would include presentations
at area schools, the annual
poster contest, assisting with
social media and website
content, streamside plantings,
plant sales, brochure
development, grant writing,
newspaper articles, and
staffing information booths at
area events.
•I.V. Airport Advisory
Board (IVAAB) met Jan. 4.
Josephine County Airports
Manager Larry Graves read
a letter from Erickson, the
helicopter business which
had proposed building a
landing pad at Illinois Valley
Airport. The letter detailed
Erickson’s decision to locate
their training facility in
another community.
•Downtown Cave
Junction businesses were
under siege from what
appeared to be a coordinated
string of break-ins and
burglaries, in addition to
already routine vandalism.
During the last two weeks of
December several businesses
were hit. Wild Bill’s was
burglarized and Wright’s
World Emporium’s glass
front door was smashed. The
perpetrator’s blood was left
at the scene, but police were
unable to investigate, telling
the owners it was beyond
available resources (BAR).
Hundreds of dollars worth of
merchandise were taken in
these two attacks alone. On
(Photo by Laura Mancuso, Illinois Valley News)
A young girl looks longingly at a Barbie Doll Saturday, Dec. 24, at the
County Building in Cave Junction.
The
KARAOKE
w/ Steve - OH
G SPOT
Friday, Dec. 30 @ 9 p.m
Happy New Year!
(no music Saturday night )
Every Wednesday
KARAOKE
from
Open MIC Night
6 - 8 p.m.
Wednesdays
@ 9 p.m.
Taylor’s
Country Store
Fridays @ 6 p.m
J Barley
the other side of Redwood
Highway, the handle of
Radio Shack’s backdoor was
broken off, but the thieves
weren’t able to pry it open.
Shoplifting had become so
commonplace at the business
that staffers were routinely
wearing holstered guns.
Saturday Pool Tourney @ 7
Happy New Year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Closed from
Dec. 22 - Jan. 11
Sportsman
Tavern
Wishing you a safe and healthy
HOLIDAY SEASON!
Closed until
New Year’s Eve
Fire Your Boss
“Time Warp”
Dec. 31, 9 PM, $5
from
McG re w’s!