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0 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 Rogue Valley gubernatorial candidate blasts Gov. Brown on climate change ... Historical Society executive director stepping down ... Police say Grants Pass man admits to 50 vehicle thefts in Rogue Valley ... Rogue Valley gubernatorial candidate blasts Gov. Brown on climate change ... Historical Society executive director stepping down ... Police say Grants Pass man admits to 50 vehicle thefts in Rogue Valley ... GRANTS PASS Prom party noise irritates park neighbors Comment By Jim Moore Grants Pass Daily Courier MailTribune.com By Jim Moore Grants Pass Daily Courier Posted Jun. 3, 2015 at 6:04 PM By Jim Moore Grants Pass Daily Courier Posted Jun. 3, 2015 at 6:04 PM » Social News Ken Klump, the prom adviser at North Valley High School for 10 years, said this year's soiree was as good as any he can recall. "It was, by far, one of the best ones we've ever had," Klump said of the May 9 event that was held at Grants Pass' Reinhart Volunteer Park, formerly known as Riverside West All Sports Park, on a balmy spring evening. But it wasn't such a positive thing for some neighbors of the park, who registered complaints with police about the noise that night and with city officials the following week. Although Klump and other school officials insist the prom was not overly rowdy, the backlash was strong enough that the city of Grants Pass is reviewing its policy on event permits in parks. "We're going to set up some new rules and guidelines," Laura Glover, the city's director of parks and community development, said. "We don't want to be bad neighbors." Klump, who teaches metal shop at North Valley, said students enjoyed themselves, but the evening had some unpleasant moments for him. Klump said one man even came to the event and confronted him about the noise. "He wasn't interested in any kind of reconciliation," Klump said. City police logs for that evening list at least four callers complaining about loud music at the park after 10 p.m. City police responded, but did little other than to inform Klump of the complaints. After all, North Valley had a permit and was authorized to be at the park until 1 a.m. Because of the complaints, Klump said, organizers shut the party down at 11:30 p.m. Klump also said school officials had complete control of the situation. "We had over 30 chaperones and had valet parking," Klump said, as well as three school administrators. He estimated there were more than 200 students at the prom. School officials also chased off some people who had been playing basketball and who tried to crash the party. The issue might have ended when school officials swept the last of the debris into a dust pan if not for a letter sent to city officials and the Daily Courier by Wendy Gardner, one of the nearby residents who called police on the night of the prom. She wrote that she and her husband "have had to endure extremely loud music with never ending bass, with a few hundred kids screaming and yelling, and announcers with a microphone until 11:30 p.m. for multiple events." The other events Gardner referred to were parties held by Dutch Bros. last summer. By Jim Moore Grants Pass Daily Courier MailTribune.com By Jim Moore Grants Pass Daily Courier Posted Jun. 3, 2015 at 6:04 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » 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. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events 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