Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, March 29, 2017
PATROL . . .
Continued from A-7
Sustainable cannabis fair set
*A restraining order
was served to an individual
at Illinois Valley Fire
Station #4 at 5:36 p.m.
Jason McMillen
IVN Contributing Writer
Outside the Valley
The cultivation of cannabis has become
nearly synonymous with the Illinois Valley
but with great economic power comes
great responsibility. Growing cannabis is
having unintended impacts upon the natural
resources and environment of the Valley but,
with a little knowledge and determination,
high quality, high yield cannabis could be
grown in a sustainable manner.
The Sustainable Cannabis Fair,
hosted by the Illinois Valley Soil and
Water Conservation District (IVSWCD)
and the Cave Junction Farmers’ Market,
will take place May 7, from 12 - 6 p.m.
and, if successful, will be held annually.
The event will be family friendly with no
smoking allowed and it will be free for the
public to attend. In
addition, there is also
the possibility of door
prizes for those who
attend.
There will
be six speakers,
five workshops,
plus a great many
informational tables.
The speakers will
address topics such as,
cultivating the health
of soils, preventing
runoff with efficient
irrigation, salmon-
*Twenty-two entries.
Thursday, March 23
*At 9:09 a.m. a wife in
the 100 block of S. Junction
Avenue reported that her
husband was looking for his
stolen vehicle near Lorna
Byrne Middle School. The
thieves allegedly spray-
painted his vehicle black,
and replaced the tires with
smaller wheels. They added
a lumber rack that may have
been stolen from a blue
Nissan earlier in the week.
Hubby was advised to
wait for law enforcement,
and not place himself in
an unsafe situation. He
was admonished to not to
confront the thieves, but he
refused.
*There was a
disturbance in the 200
block of Millie Street at
1:19 p.m. when a frantic
woman yelled for help. The
disagreement appeared to
be verbal, and no marks
were observed on either
party.
*Lake Selmac was
serene at 2:31 p.m.
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friendly fertilizers and pest management.
“A lot of the growers grow in a way that they
dump fertilizer from a bottle onto their plants then
give their plants a large amount of water,” Tracey
Brandt, IVSWCD conservation technician said.
She continued by explaining that this behavior
unintentionally runs fertilizer laden water off into
streams or down into the ground water. “I think
that conservation and preserving water quality is
something that everybody can get behind,” Brandt
said before continuing, “the people who are having
an impact could just be doing it from a lack of
awareness.”
According to Brandt, running fertilizer off
into water sources can destroy aquatic ecosystems,
among other things, because the subsequent
algae blooms increase the water’s oxygen levels
to a point that the native species have difficulty
thriving.
Confirmed to be speaking so far are Peter
Gendren, president of the Oregon Sun Grower’s
Guild which is an organization that can certify
organic cannabis, and Chris Hall, the president
of the Cave Junction Farmers’ Market. One of
the workshops is confirmed to be about organic
certification.
“We’re still in the process of getting the
schedule nailed down,” Brandt said. She continued
on the point to add that a band will be playing
at the event and will also host myriad vendors,
including food vendors, selling their wares.
Renting a booth will cost $10.
“It can definitely be more affordable to grow
in a sustainable way,” Brandt concluded, “You can
spend less money on fertilizers, pesticides, soil and
water.” Indeed, preserving the environment around
us is a worthwhile gesture and those who want to
improve their farming methods to be more cost
efficient and sustainable should feel free to attend.
Outside the Valley
*Twenty-five
incidents.
Friday, March 24
*Law enforcement
was not necessary during a
medical call from the 900
block of Indian Creek Road
at 12:39 p.m.
*A father, son, and
brother had a family feud
in the 8600 block of Deer
Creek Road at 4:22 p.m.
Outside the Valley
*Twelve listings.
Saturday, March 25
*There were no calls
logged from Illinois Valley
on this date. (Were Frontier
phone lines down again?)
Outside the Valley
*Twelve items.
PAPA’s recreational back in business after city delays
Jason McMillen
IVN Contributing Writer
When cannabis was
legalized in Oregon all
dispensaries were given the
immediate ability to sell to
recreational users, for a set
amount of time, while they got
the application process started
and hopefully finished with
the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission (OLCC). The
deadline was Jan. 1, 2017, a
deadline that PAPA’s dispensary
was forced to miss because of the
city’s refusal to participate in the
industry. As such, and for a time, they
could no longer sell to recreational
customers.
When the city council
finally agreed to participate, PAPA
immediately started the application
process somewhere around the first
of the year.This process took about
two and a half months to complete
and they finally were able to sell to
recreational customers March 11.
“It was a lot of work, there’s
a lot involved,” Mike Clemenson,
Now
Open for
Recreational Sales
operations manager, said, “When they
came out and inspected our store we
got 100 percent on our inspection
with no corrections. That includes
everything from security systems,
which are much more expensive
than normal systems, for a medical
dispensary.”
Speaking from the economic side
of things, PAPA most certainly faced
a loss in profit from their involuntary
delay in the application process.
However, that quickly changed the
moment they got the ability to sell
recreational back. Clemenson stated on
the topic that even after only putting
the word out for a little over week, the
amount of recreational customers they
got, as opposed to medica, is 60 to 40
percent in favor of recreational.
Clemenson also reported that
PAPA is not currently facing any
challenges or hurdles so things are
looking up for the cannabis industry of
the Illinois Valley.
“We’re just super excited,”
Clemenson said, “we want to get the
word out. We’ve got a pretty good
customer base and we’re looking
forward to the tourist season.”
JP Auto & Metal Recycling would like to extend a huge thank you
to our community for their patience and amazing support while
we traveled Redwood Hwy. and Lakeshore Drive, successfully
keeping intact the Rough & Ready Saw Filing Room. As lifelong
residents of the Illinois Valley, we felt it important to preserve
this part of our community’s history.
Special thank you to Paul Weller for his expertise,
his crew, helping us through some rough spots,
the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, ODOT,
Prestin and Katie Nerpel, and our many friends,
family, and neighbors who understood our
mission and vision of restoration. Also, those who
helped in the cleanup without hesitation.
We can’t thank you all enough.
Jon and Jaime Pope
JP Auto & Metal Recycling
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