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A4 Community Northwest www.gazettetimes.com Corvallis Gazette-Times, Corvallis, Saturday, June 4, 2005 In brief Obituaries Mohawk teacher facing sex charges MARCOLA- A high school science teacher from this Willamette Valley town is facing sexual abuse charges. Dustin Beck, 32, was arraigned Thursday in Lane County Circuit Court, and is being held at the Lane County Jail on charges of sodomy and sexual abuse charges. He is accused of sexually assaulting two female students between 1999 and 2004. Beck is on paid administra-. tive leave pending the outcome of the case, Marcola district Superintendent Rolla Weber told The Register-Guard in Eugene.

Beck has taught at Mohawk High School for seven years, and coached the girls' volleyball team. Mother files suit over son's jail death SALEM Authorities in Marion County are facing a federal lawsuit filed by the mother of an inmate who died at the county jail in May of 2003. The mother of John Courchesne is charging that her son suffered a heart attack while being pushed by deputies into a restraining chair used to control difficult inmates, according to an autopsy performed by the state medical examiner's office. Courchesne's mother, Carol Fountain of Massachusetts, filed the suit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Eugene.

It seeks unspecified damages. Kevin Rau, a spokesman for the Marion County Sheriff's Department, said authorities there have not yet reviewed the lawsuit. In August of 2003, Marion F.Y.I. Classes SUNDAY Abundant Life Class, 9 a.m., Bundy Bridge Camp, 27196 Old River Road, Corvallis. Learn how to avoid depression, guilt and loneliness.

Meet new friends and learn how to be happy. Free. Call 847-3230 for reservations. SATURDAY Heartland Humane Society PetWalk. 2005, 9:45 a.m., Avery Park.

Registration for the 3K walk or 5K fun run begins at 9 a.m. with the beginning at 10 a.m. Following the walk, participants are welcome to observe or partake in agility demonstrations, clever canine contests and other festivities. SUNDAY Kings Valley Farmers' Market, 1 to 4 p.m., Kings Valley Community Hall, Highway 223 and Maxfield Creek Road, seven miles north of Highway 20. Locally grown produce, garden starts, artwork, crafts, flowers, honey, baked goods and live music.

New vendors welcome. Information: 929-2987. Corvallis Yoga Sangha, 6 to 8 p.m., 2255 N.W. 25th St. A monthly vegetarian potluck and presentation gathering for practitioners of yoga, meditation and conscious living.

Teachers, students, all ages, all styles, shapes and systems welcome. Topic: Vipassana meditation, human liberation. July's meeting will be on the 10th, due to holidays. Information: Tina Taylor, 753- 2255, or online at www. heartandsoulwellness.net.

MONDAY Crescent Valley annual awards night, 7 p.m., auditorium, Crescent Valley High School, 4444 N.W. Highland Dr. Fund-raisers SATURDAY Dinner for Kevin Manning, 5 to 8 p.m., Clodfelter's Public House, 1501 N.W. Monroe Ave. Fifteen percent of food purchases will got to the Kevin Manning Recovery Fund.

Manning was in an accident which permanently paralyzed him. Presented by Alpha Phi sorority and Clodfelter's. Plan ahead JUNE 17 Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization public comments, due before approval of the Corvallis Area FY2006-2009 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), scheduled for 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, June 17. The TIP is a capital improvement program -of transportation projects for the next four years.

A copy of the Corvallis Area FY2006-2009 TIP can be obtained at www.corvallisareampo.org, or by contacting Ali Bonakdar, director of the Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, at 301 S.W. Fourth Street, suite 140, 758-1911, or Volunteers JUNE 27 Equitopia Therapeutic Riding Program. Equitopia is looking for volunteers ages 16 and older to assist with summer classes at Riverbottom Stables, 28970 Highway 34, a mile east of Corvallis. Volunteers will assist mentally and physically challenged children County prosecutors found no wrongdoing in Courchesne's death, based on an independent investigation by the Linn County Sheriff's office. Bill would limit SAIF confidentiality SALEM Oregon's stateowned workers' compensation firm would be unable to keep certain information confidential under a bill passed this week by a Senate committee.

Officials at SAIF Corp. said the bill, approved on a 3-to-2 vote in the Senate General Government Committee, would restrict their ability to appeal a pending adverse court ruling. The measure goes to the full Senate. The committee vote was the latest twist in a long-running feud between SAIF and Oregonians for Sound Economic Polnonprofit group funded partly by SAIF's main Oregon rival in selling workers' compensation insurance, Liberty Northwest Insurance. Marion County Circuit Court Judge Paul Lipscomb has imposed a fine of more than $700,000 against SAIF and ordered the company to pay attorneys' fees to the nonprofit in a lawsuit over access to SAIF's records.

SAIF is appealing the ruling. The bill that now goes to the full Senate would put into law the language that used in his order to define what types of employer account records SAIF must make open to the public. State reinforces home-school rules PORTLAND State education officials are reminding local school districts that pro- unteers are asked to give one hour per week for eight weeks. Volunteers are needed as sidewalkers, responsible for walking alongside horses and steadying the rider, and as horse leaders. No experience with horses necessary, though volunteers do need to be physically capable of walking in an arena for an hour.

Training is provided to June 27. Information: Kelley Richardson, 760-3972. Schools MONDAY Corvallis School District 509J, 7 p.m., Central Office Administration Building, 1555 S.W. 35th St. Board of Government MONDAY Albany Traffic Safety Commission, 10 a.m., Periwinkle Room, City Hall, 333 Broadalbin S.W.

Corvallis City Council, 12 p.m. and 7 p.m., Downtown Fire Station, 400 N.W. Harrison Blvd. Announcement of vacancies on Watershed Management Advisory Commission (Simas, Carnagey); Announcement of appointments to Watershed Management Advisory Commission (Springer, Schmidt); Confirmation of appointment to Housing and Community Development Commission (Berra); Schedule a public. hearing for June 20 to receive additional testimony limited to transportation impacts related to Corvallis.

Station; Approval of an application for a "Full On Premises Sales" liquor license for Murphy's Restaurant Lounge, 2740 S.W. Third Approval of an ap plication for a "Limited On-Premises Sales" liquor Itsense for Tailgaters, 1425 N.W. Monroe Approval of a Systems Development Charge reimbursement request for Grand Oaks Summit Subdivision Phase 7 waterline grams that get public money to help educate Oregon's 16,000 home schooled students have to adhere to strict standards. The Oregon Education Department sent a memo to school administrators across the state Wednesday, said Cliff Brush, an education specialist with the department, after a review found confusion surrounding rules governing publicly funded programs serving home-schoolers. "I think the lack of clarity made it possible to have programs like these operating without being certain whether they were in or not in compliance," Brush told The Oregonian.

"I'm not sure that everyone was well informed about what the rules are." The memo says, among other points, that homeschooler programs getting publie money "must assist the students in achieving the local and state academic standards." Public agencies have a responsibility to guard public money, said Suzanne Cusick, assistant superintendent of the Hillsboro School District. Grand jury clears police in shooting MEDFORD A Jackson County grand jury has cleared three Medford police officers who shot and killed a man after he approached them with a loaded The grand jury reached its conclusion Thursday after just 15 minutes of deliberations, said Beth Heckert, Jackson County chief deputy district attorney. Detective Tony Young and Officers Greg Nichols and Brandon Bloomfield fired 14 rounds from two handguns and a shotgun during the May 11 confrontation outside an construction to Matrix Development Corporation; Approval of a Systems Development Charge reimbursement request for Pleasant water and street improvements to Lynn Nordhausen; A public hearing to consider the renaming of S.W. Squaw Creek Place to S.W. Country Club Place: Human Services Committee May 17, Corvallis Fall Festival annual report, daVinci Days annual report, ArtCentric annual report, Public Arts Selection Commission annual report, Majestic Theatre annual report, Boys Girls Club annual report; A resolution accepting Tract the Highland Dell Estates Subdivision Plat as public right way; A resolution accepting a grant from Oregon Department of Aviation for runway and taxiway preservation at the Corvallis Municipal Airport ($22,767.56) and authorizing the City Manager to sign grant documents Region 4 Workforce Investment Board Youth Council, 1 p.m., Community Services Consortium, 545 S.W.

Second Suite A. Albany City Council, 4 p.m., Municipal Court Room. City Council work session and meeting. Lincoln County Non-Profit Social Service Agency Allocation Committee, 6 p.m., Commissioners Conference Room, Lincoln County Courthouse, room 108, 225 W. Olive Newport.

Benton Soil and Water Conservation District. 7 p.m., Benton Soil and Water Conservation District office, 305 S.W. C. Suite 2. The meeting is wheelchair accessible and open to the public.

Information: 753-7208. Submissions Please submit all items for F.Y.I. in writing. Dated items for community activities should be received no later than 11 a.m. the working day before publication, Monday through Friday.

Submissions. for Monday events must be re- Pure, Fresh Delicious First Alternative NATURAL FOODS CO-OP A PRODUCE ORGANIC Main store: 1007 SE 3rd St. Corvallis 753-3115 North store. NW 29th Grant Corvallis 452-3115 Country Barn ANNUALS $1.00 Per 4 Pack WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Located at Pacific Queen (the old Safeway Store) apartment complex. Ten of those rounds struck Nicholas Rodriguez Vega, 35, who died at the scene, Heckert said.

Police went to the apartment complex after Vega's niece phoned 911 to say her uncle was "paranoid" and armed with a kitchen knife inside their apartment, Heckert said. Nichols testified that Vega ignored repeated commands to drop the gun before walking toward the officer and aiming the weapon at them. A deputy state medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Vega's body testified Thursday that Vega had a "high level" of methamphetamine in his blood system at the time of his death. All three officers were placed on mandatory paid administrative leave the day of the shooting, but are expected to return to work within the next few days. Vega's widow, Dolores Morales-Vega, said she was upset, but not surprised, by the grand jury's decision.

"We already knew the outcome would be," MoralesVega -said. "It's like a show (prosecutors) put on, and that's all. I believe those three (officers) are murderers and they need to pay for their crime." with representatives of the Morales- Vega has spoken League of United Latin American Citizens, a Washington, D.C. civil-rights organization. The group's Northwest Region Vice President, Maria Rodriguez-Salazar, said she plans to visit Southern Oregon next week and investigate the grand jury's decision and racial make-up.

The Associated Press ceived by the previous Friday. Meeting notices for clubs, organizations and support groups will appear in the paper the day before the meeting. If advance notice is desired please clearly indicate so on the submission. Forms are available at the front desk at 600 S.W. Jefferson Ave.

from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Information: or 758-9524. Helen Jeanne Grant Sept. 2, 1916 May 31, 2005 Helen Jeanne Grant died May 31 in Clearwater, Fla.

She born in Bradford, to Walters and Helen McIntire. Walters, and graduated from Bradford High School. She became an R.N. after completing her education at the Colorado Training School for. Nurses connected with Denver General Hospital.

Later she studied anesthesia at the University of Michigan Medical School and worked as a nurse anesthetist in Tucson, Ariz. Jeanne was married for 58 years to Kenneth Grant, M.D., who predeceased her in March of 2000. They lived the majority of their life together in Corvallis before retiring to Clearwater, in 1985. She was a member of the American Medical Association Auxiliary, Oregon Medical Association Auxiliary, Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary, PEO Chapter BO in Clearwater, Welcome Newcomers Alumni of Pinellas and Morton Plant Hospital Caregivers. She attended St.

Alfred's Episcopal Church in Palm Harbor. Survivors include sons, the Rev. Alan W. and Helen Grant of Minneapolis, and Douglas K. and Susan Grant of Plover, sister Elizabeth Fuermann of Houston, Texas; brother John D.

Walters of Dallas, Texas; nine grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. A memorial service will be at St. Alfred's Episcopal Church in Palm Harbor, Fla. Memorials may be given to the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. Elizabeth Constant LeRoux March 6, 1921 May 30, 2005 Elizabeth Constant LeRoux died Monday, May 30 after a long illness.

She was born Elizabeth Jean Constant in Estancia, N.M., to Alva and Verlinda Constant. many. Eliza- LeRoux beth moved to 1921-2005 Corvallis in 1964. Elizabeth loved life and learning and passed these values to her four sons. She was a master gardener, a talented artist, an accomplished musician and a creative writer, a and loved books and antiques.

She loved entertaining the many friends she made in 35-plus years in Corvallis. Elizabeth is survived by brother, Thomas Constant of Seattle; two sisters, Doty Turner of Puyallup and Connie Hollenbeck of Albuquerque; four sons, Tom LeRoux and Jeff LeRoux of the Bay area, Bruce LeRoux of Salem, Ben LeRoux of Corvallis; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. In accordance with her wishes, there will be no service, only a family observance in Berkeley. Virginia A. Goeltz Virginia A.

Goeltz of North Albany died Thursday, June 2, in Albany. She was 69. DeMoss-Durdan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Donald W. Trager Donald W.

Trager of Lincoln City died Friday, June 3, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. He was 64. McHenry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements; She married Lt. Ernie LeRoux during World War II and started a family, living in many states and in Ger- Obituary guidelines: Brief obituaries, death notices and service notices appear in the GazetteTimes as a free public service. A fee is charged for obituaries longer than 100 words and for a photograph.

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