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Page 20 The INDEPENDENT, April 7, 2011 Red-eared slider turtles illegal From page 15 egy as species in need of help. They are both protected by law; it is illegal to take them from the wild and to keep them as pets. “All in all, turtles do not make good pets,” said Boat- ner.” Native turtles are protect- ed and belong in the wild, and many nonnative turtles are ille- gal and have to be kept out of the wild.” Ike Says… From page 2 should take appropriate actions to maximize fawn productivity and survival. In areas where populations are below management ob- jectives, managers should consider reducing doe harvest to main- tain productivity levels. Doe harvest should be eliminated in areas exhibiting high rates of decline to maximize productivity. If preda- tion is determined to be the primary limiting factor, and reductions or elimination of doe harvest have limited effects, short-term pred- ator control may be the only way to restore healthy prey popula- tions at risk (Ernest et al. 2002).” My opinion is that Ms. Murphie most likely has discovered the missing link as to why Blacktailed deer populations in Washington and Oregon have crashed. Now let’s see what our game man- agers do with this new information Izaak Walton League, Nehalem Valley Chapter meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Call 503-429-7193 for location. Columbia County Sheriff Want to know what happens around here all year? Get The Independent delivered to your home for a year for only $20.00 Call today to start your subscription 503-429-9410 From page 19 help protect the identity of the victims. Deputies and federal agents have been conducting a 10- month-long investigation that began last June, after the Sher- iff’s Office was alerted to re- ported sexual misconduct in- volving the suspect and three children under the ages of 12. Interviews with the children with the help of the Amani Cen- ter in St. Helens and additional investigation with the help of federal authorities led to the search warrant and arrest. The investigation remains ongoing and more charges are expect- ed. “This case is the result of collaboration between our of- fice and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who assisted with the computer forensics investigation,” said Sheriff Jeff Dickerson. “The length of the investigation is due to the nature of these kinds of investigations, particularly when much of the evidence is contained in digital computer files. We took efforts to ensure that the victims were removed from the suspect’s home back in June, and we didn’t begin to get a fuller picture of the extent of the abuse until computer forensic investigation revealed it.” The victims are two mem- bers of the suspect’s extended family and a neighbor child who had been playing with the chil- dren. Much of the evidence was found stored on a comput- er voluntarily surrendered by the suspect to Sheriff’s deputies in June. A search war- rant was served on that com- puter in October, and submitted to ICE child exploitation spe- cialists for review. There is some indication that federal crimes have also been commit- ted in this case. The suspect was lodged in the Columbia County Jail on 26 counts of Sex Abuse First De- gree and three counts of Using a Child in Display of Sexually Explicit Conduct. Bail has been set at $1,555,000. Obituary JANET IRENE COOK Janet Irene Cook, 67, Scap- poose, died March 10, 2011. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 9, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Aiden’s Episcopal Church, 17405 NE Glisan St., Portland. Mrs. Cook was born Septem- ber 28, 1943, in Portland, to Philip and Audrey (Reid) Pem- berton. She was raised in Port- land by her grandparents until moving with her mother and adoptive father, Wesley Cousins, to Eugene when she was seven years old. In 1955, the family moved to Lake Oswego, where she graduated from Lake Os- wego High School in 1960. She attended Willamette University and San Francisco State Col- lege. Later she earned a Masters degree in ESL from the Universi- ty of Hawaii. She was a teacher for 40 years before retiring in 2006. She enjoyed the outdoors, traveling, singing and playing the piano and the pipe organ. Survivors include her three half siblings, Barbara Hilton of Jefferson, Scott Cousins of Scappoose, and Elin Hayes of Vernonia; an aunt; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are suggest- ed to OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, The Nature Conservancy or a charity of choice. Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral Home is in charge of arrange- ments. Please see page 21