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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 FBI says no booby traps found at Malheur refuge ... Since You Asked: Canned corn OK for fishing, not for chumming ... Last hours of armed standoff play out online for listeners ... FBI says no booby traps found at Malheur refuge ... Since You Asked: Canned corn OK for fishing, not for chumming ... Last hours of armed standoff play out online for listeners ... JACKSON COUNTY Ceremony honors Jack Walker's role in keeping tanker base in Medford Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Sep. 22, 2014 at 1:30 PM Posted Sep. 22, 2014 at 1:30 PM » Social News The Medford airport and Jackson County Commission will recognize a former commissioner's effort to keep an air tanker base in Medford at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 600 Nebula Way, next to the tanker base. The ceremony will honor Jack Walker, who passed away earlier this year. Airport officials report that he spearheaded the effort to keep the base in Medford in 2002. Due to funding issues that year, the U.S. Forest Service wanted to close the Medford hub and shift it over to Klamath Falls. Walker said keeping the base in Medford would provide a more timely response to incidents in southern and western Oregon and in northern California. The Biscuit fire roared to life in July of that year, burning close to 500,000 acres of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness area. "When the Biscuit fire broke out...the decision to keep the base in Medford was overwhelmingly lauded as the right one," an airport news release says. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Sep. 22, 2014 at 1:30 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 2016 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