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37 °F 5 Day Forecast Monday, December 8, 2003 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | eSouthernOregon | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find a Rental Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Email Story to a Friend November 17, 2003 Griffin Creek Elementary School students from right, Branden Neville, 7; Kylan Rice, 11; and Quinn Rice, 10, play a game modeled by license after the popular board game Monopoly. Mail Tribune / Andrew Mariman RogueOpoly: now in business By GREG STILES Mail Tribune With public funds drying up, Griffin Creek Elementary School PTO parents have turned to local businesses to help bridge the gap. They’ve turned to a tried and true pastime, or at least a knockoff of that age-old family board game made by Parker Brothers. About 40 local businesses have bought spots on the RogueOpoly board that will appear in February. "When I approached the people who had to affirm the idea, they said ‘Good luck,’ " says Karen Rice, who has three children attending Griffin Creek. "The businesses have responded well, because it takes in the whole valley." Advertisement Pride Distributors of Farmington Hills, Mich., has produced Your-TownOpoly games for more than 20 years. The company’s legal agreement with Parker Bros. bars it from promoting its products as versions of the classic game of property development. You don’t pass go, you simply start and collect $300. Free parking is simply a loading zone and when you’re caught on the speeding space you go to court instead of jail. Not surprisingly, there’s an insurance company and lawyer involved on those rolls. The railroad spots are held down by S&S Heat and Air Conditioning, 2U Photo and Wells Fargo. Chance and Community Chest cards are replaced by Spartan Architectural and Garden Shoppe-sponsored Fate and Wild Rogue cards. And that Boardwalk-Park Place combo is occupied by Airport Chevrolet and the law firm of Dwyer, Shlesinger and deVilleneuve. They sandwich Schulzke Sausage, which fills the Luxury Tax slot. "The majority of the businesses loved the advertising value," says Connie Neville. "Some of them wanted a certain spot, others didn’t care." Rogue Federal Credit Union is sponsoring the money. The business ads pay for the game’s production. Revenue from game sales will go to PTO projects. RogueOpoly is on pre-sale for $19.95 until Dec. 13 and will sell for $25 after that. To order the game, call Karen Rice at 734-5191 or Connie Neville at 245-6232. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback 3 WEEKS FREE! ADVERTISERS SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Real Estate Showcase Food for Thought Hike of the Week Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Openings Prime Times