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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Highway 230 closed at Highway 138 because of fires ... Jim Belushi's Rogue River cabin preserves character of historic Elk picnic grounds ... Our View: Dispensaries appear to be good neighbors ... Highway 230 closed at Highway 138 because of fires ... Jim Belushi's Rogue River cabin preserves character of historic Elk picnic grounds ... Our View: Dispensaries appear to be good neighbors ... MEDFORD CENTER Wild Birds Unlimited to open in new location New owner says a bird store has been a 'dream' for many years By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune Posted Aug. 10, 2015 @ 12:01 am By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune Posted Aug. 10, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Wild Birds Unlimited will return to Medford this month after a 12-month hiatus. The supply store is slated to open in a new location with a new owner Aug. 21 next to Rite-Aid in the Medford Center. Laura Fleming acquired the franchise from former owner Katy Reed, who retired last August. Soon after the sale, the building where the store had been located for nearly 20 years on Crater Lake Avenue was sold. Fleming had a business, but no storefront. She began looking for a new location late last winter and signed a lease in late spring. "I have dreamed of having my own bird store for many years now," Fleming said. "When the opportunity to buy the WBU franchise came up, I jumped in with both feet." The 1,600-square-foot shop at 987 Medford Center Dr. was formerly a military recruitment office. Fleming is a certified wild bird specialist with a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology and management from Michigan State University. She is a member of the Ashland-based Klamath Bird Observatory board. She also has 25 years of experience in retail, having first worked for Wild Birds before a 15-year run at Grange Co-op, where she has been a wild-bird supplies buyer. The retailer stocks supplies for feeding and observing birds, ranging from bird baths to binoculars. She intends to have three or four part-time employees Wild Birds Unlimited arrived in Medford on East McAndrews Road in 1992, moving to Crater Lake Avenue a couple of years later. Reed was its second owner. The store's telephone number is 541-772-2107, and the website is www.medford.wbu.com Reach reporter Greg Stiles at 541-776-4463 or  [email protected] . Follow him on Twitter at  www.twitter.com/GregMTBusiness , on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/greg.stiles.31 , and read his blog at  www.mailtribune.com/EconomicEdge By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune Posted Aug. 10, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501