Top stories in our weekly issue dated
July 08, 2009
Reunionmania 2009 drew Illinois Valley graduates from across the decades during the Fourth of July weekend. All Photos by Sherri Lamb except: Class of 1999 by JoAnna Granville Gavlik, and Class of 1989 and 1994 by Ryan Nolan.
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One of the former owners of the Deer Creek Ranch property on Illinois River Road in Selma, now home to the Siskiyou Field Institute (SFI), has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges.
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The final gavel of the 2009 Oregon legislative session fell at 9:45 p.m. on Monday, June 29, at which point lawmakers from throughout the state returned home from the capitol in Salem.
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Siskiyou Community Health Center (SCHC), which has a clinic in Cave Junction, will receive an infusion of federal dollars as part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act.
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The second of four public meetings regarding the Airport Layout Plan (ALP) update process for Illinois Valley Airport will be held on Tuesday, July 14.
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A Selma man was arrested on multiple charges on Friday evening, July 3 after at least two incidents near Lake Selmac.
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As of Wednesday, July 1, Oregon gas station attendants no longer can overfill gas tanks because of new state Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regulations.
Community News
Boaters should wear life jackets and JCSO will enforce increased state penalties for boating under the influence of intoxicants, said Sheriff Gil Gilbertson. (File photo by Illinois Valley News)
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Scorching summer heat tends to send several area residents scrambling for the nearest swimming hole. However, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is urging would-be recreationalists to exercise caution when engaging in seasonal activities.
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Just after 5 a.m. Thursday, July 2, personnel at the Cave Junction Post Office, at 104 S. Hussey Ave., phoned the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office to report smoke coming from a postal drop box.
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A federal stimulus-funded chip-seal project of Hwy. 199 between the south city limits of Cave Junction and the California border will begin soon.
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It’s something to get your teeth into.
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Legislation renaming the Oregon Economic and Community Development Dept. and refocusing its efforts to help existing Oregon businesses retain and create jobs, and build vital infrastructure across the state has been approved by the Legislature.
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans with osteoarthritis must undergo hip replacement surgery.
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Events calendar
All the Valley's happenings in the Events Calendar
Other News
Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) firefighters and support members train continuously. On Tuesday, June 30 firefighters participated in friendly competition to hone their skills. Events included tying safety rescue knots, dragging a sled bearing the contestant's weight and transporting a dummy 50 feet. At the end of the day, Maintenance Battalion Chief Kris Sherman was crowned the winner. (Photos by Dale & Elaine Sandberg, Illinois Valley Fire District Media Dept.)
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Rogue Valley Flyers (RVF), the radio-control (R-C) model flying club of Josephine County, has scheduled its popular Float Fly for Saturday, July 11 at Lake Selmac in Selma from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (wind permitting).
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Through approximately Friday, July 10, a hard-working crew of 10 young persons ranging in ages from 14 to 15 years old, and two crew leaders, are improving the Rogue River Corridor within the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, High Cascade Ranger District.
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Doug Stohlman, of Junction Realty, who’s been in Illinois Valley since 1970, has seen the area’s real estate market go through many ups and downs.
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The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has received funding for $22 million to reduce hazardous fuels as part of $224 million in funding for hazardous fuels projects by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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- Art Robinson: Cap and trade amounts to ‘huge tax increase’
- Federal stimulus to fund Redwood Hwy. chip-seal
- Shooting suspects sought
- Argument ends in GP stabbing
- Would-be thief gets chilly reception from ice cream man
- Area real estate market activity increasing but sales still tough
- Grant provides for Oregon newspaper digital archive
- Rogue/Siskiyou gets fuel reduction funds
- RCC galleries offer summer art shows
- Page Mountain stewardship meeting moved
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- I.V. Fire District appreciated
- Right to drive
- Continuing the vision
- Blackberry Festival ideas
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