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Pickup fire snuffed before spreading to home Monday Oct 10, 2016 at 11:53 AM Oct 10, 2016 at 4:58 PM WHITE CITY — Firefighters prevented a pickup fire from spreading to a mobile home about 10 feet away Monday morning. Dispatch logs show the fire was called in just after 7 a.m. in the 3000 block of Avenue A. Jackson County Fire District 3 spokeswoman Ashley Lara said the call originally came in as a vehicle fire, but was later upgraded to a
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Innovators and leaders Innovation and Leadership student David Downey performs at the 2016 Oregon Fringe Festival at Southern Oregon University. Photo by Qamuuqin Maxwell Monday Oct 10, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Tammy Asnicar for the Mail Tribune A few years ago, Southern Oregon University asked Rogue Valley area employers to describe the qualities they were looking for in the ideal employee. “We heard over and over from a number of Rogue Valley businesses that they wer
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All the world's a stage, but this one is home Photo from Oregon Shakespeare Festival Saturday Apr 3, 1999 at 2:00 AM Feb 16, 2011 at 7:47 AM JIM DAVIS Actor finds his haven in Ashland Tony Heald hates his new movie, 8mm. Although the show has brought in more than $30 million at the box office this spring, the Ashland actor who plays a bad-guy lawyer said it will not be among the highlights of his career. It's an ugly movie, Heald said. It's a gri
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Off to see the wizard Tucker Reed, Aurelia Grierson, Hali Alspach and Christie Gay rehearse a song from Friday Sep 8, 2006 at 2:00 AM Feb 16, 2011 at 10:48 AM The Children's Musical Theatre of Ashland stages 'The Wizard of Oz' — The young girl appears lost. As she and her little dog try to figure out where the tornado has dropped them, the girl says cautiously, "Toto. I have the feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." And from behind the flow
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School spirit Ashland High School juniors Katya Gustafson and Ellie Carter paint a homecoming poster with events, including a parade scheduled for Oct. 12 through downtown Ashland. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Monday Oct 10, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Joe Zavala for the Mail Tribune Last year, a vague threat of gun violence wiped out Ashland High School’s homecoming parade. The year before, rain washed it out. Ashland High student body co-president Amelia Zeve has no id
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Letters to the Editor, Oct. 10 Monday Oct 10, 2016 at 12:01 AM Support local history A Rogue Valley Heritage District will fund basic operating costs for 15 heritage organizations. Instead of worrying about keeping the doors open, these organizations can expand programming, share resources and artifacts with the public, and be key components of cultural tourism, a mainstay of Jackson County’s economy. District funding will also help preserve our historic structure
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Developers say time is right to restart stalled subdivision Monday Oct 10, 2016 at 12:01 AM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness A 35-lot, single-family residential subdivision known as Wilkshire Terrace in east Medford will go before the Medford Planning Commission Thursday, Oct. 13. Ashland resident Bill Barchet and Talbot Shelton of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, consolidated two open fields surrounded by residences on three sides into a 9.72-acre parcel. Nine years ago, t
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Mail Tribune 100: Aug. 19, 1916, continued Saturday Aug 20, 2016 at 12:01 AM Aug. 19, 1916 Editor's note: There was no Aug. 20, 1916, paper. SOCIETY The most noted event of the week was the reception for Mrs. Chas. P. Chamberlain of Portland, given by Mrs. E. B. Hanley at her charming home near Ross Lane. Mrs. Chamberlain is the house guest of Mrs. Hanley's, is daughter-in-law of Senator George E. Chamberlain and is popular in Portland society. Quantities of ferns, everg
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Surfers rescue men tossed into ocean at Gold Beach Monday Oct 10, 2016 at 4:04 PM Oct 10, 2016 at 5:19 PM Grants Pass Daily Courier GOLD BEACH — Two local surfers were credited with saving the lives of two men Sunday afternoon when a boat capsized while crossing the bar at the mouth of the Rogue River. Michael Miller of Brookings and Bruce Walker of Gold Beach were knocked into the surf when a wave tossed their boat as it headed to the oce
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Route 24 to RVMC will resume April 5 Tuesday Mar 30, 2010 at 12:01 AM The Rogue Valley Transportation District will resume service to Rogue Valley Medical Center and other destinations in south and east Medford, starting April 5. The Rogue Valley Transportation District will resume service to Rogue Valley Medical Center and other destinations in south and east Medford, starting April 5. Known as Route 24, it will replace the former Route 4, which was cut in 2006 because
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Nimbus marks 45 years in same location Nimbus founder Brooks Hodapp, left, and current Nimbus owner Ken Silverman share stories from 45 years of history in Ashland. Daily Tidings / Denise Baratta Tuesday Aug 23, 2016 at 12:01 AM John Darling for the Mail Tribune Nimbus has been selling clothing, shoes, gifts and trendy housewares for 45 years on the Ashland Plaza, weathering economic downturns when others had to close their doors. Founder Brooks Hodapp, who opened the do
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19 photos from my stay at the hottest new hotel in China's tech capital Saturday Oct 31, 2015 at 12:01 AM Oct 31, 2015 at 9:15 AM Business Insider Kathy YL Chan Known for its giant pandas and spicy Sichuan cuisine, China's western city of Chengdu is also a major tech hub. People like to call it the San Francisco of China. Earlier this year it was revealed that a whopping 265 of the world's Fortune 500 companies have offi
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Movie review: ‘A Man Called Ove’ taps into essence of life Rolf Lassgard in "A Man Called Ove." (Film Vast) Friday Oct 14, 2016 at 12:01 AM Al Alexander More Content Now With so much turmoil in the world, the power of a charming little bromide like “A Man Called Ove” can’t be underestimated. Against all instincts, Hannes Holm’s small slice of Swedish life cuts through the rage and cynicism to get to you by tapping into the essenc
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Grants Pass candidate for governor wants seat at KOBI debate Cliff Thomason Wednesday Oct 12, 2016 at 5:18 PM Oct 12, 2016 at 5:50 PM By Shaun Hall Grants Pass Daily Courier Independent Party candidate and Grants Pass resident Cliff Thomason is pushing to be included in Thursday's gubernatorial debate in Medford.  His supporters are lobbying for support on social media, noting the irony that a candidate from Southern Oregon has been excluded
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Panel will address 'multi-cultural Shakespeare' Wednesday Oct 12, 2016 at 5:39 PM Oct 12, 2016 at 5:39 PM Local report Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Bill Rauch will join three other speakers, including longtime OSF actor Tyrone Wilson, to discuss the challenges and rewards of “Multi-Cultural Shakespeare”  from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, in the Meese Room of Hannon Library at Southern Oregon University. There
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Klamath Basin subject of water-authority dispute within federal government Thursday Oct 13, 2016 at 6:57 PM The Associated Press SALEM — A watchdog arm of the U.S. Department of the Interior says the Bureau of Reclamation lacked the authority to enter into an agreement with the Klamath Water and Power Agency on water use, and that consequently $32.2 million spent by the agency over seven years "was a waste of funds." The department insisted that it did have the au
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Beverly June Marquess Thursday Oct 13, 2016 at 2:00 AM July 7. 1928 - October 10, 2016 Beverly "Bev" June Marquess, 88, passed away October 10, 2016. She was born July 7, 1928 to Cleve and Ethel Collins in Lebanon, Ore. Bev graduated from Lebanon High School in 1945 then went on to attend Oregon State University for two years. There she met her future husband, Walt. They were married January 18, 1948. The couple enjoyed 58 years of marriage before Walt passed
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Job fair set for new Hilton Thursday Oct 13, 2016 at 3:17 PM Oct 13, 2016 at 3:17 PM A new, four-story, 120-room Hilton Garden Inn in Medford is projected to open Dec. 1.  A job fair for the hotel is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Homewood Suites, 2010 Hospitality Way, next door to the Hilton Garden Inn. General Manager Paul Schmidt anticipates filling from 30 to 40 positions, including sales coordinator, food a
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Body found along Umpqua River was a woman Thursday Oct 13, 2016 at 12:45 PM Oct 13, 2016 at 12:45 PM The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said a body found Oct. 1 by a fisherman along the Umpqua River near Gardiner belonged to a woman, but so far they don't know much else about her. Preliminary findings from the Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office said the woman was likely between the ages of 30 and 45, but due to the advanced state of decompos
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Medford man killed in Douglas County car crash Friday Oct 14, 2016 at 7:12 AM Oct 14, 2016 at 9:09 AM A Medford man died in a single-vehicle crash in Douglas County Thursday afternoon, Oregon State Police said in a news release. George Pappas, 59, was driving north on Highway 230, north of Union Creek, at about 3 p.m. when his 1997 Toyota Tacoma went off the road for unknown reasons, crashed and rolled several times. Pappas was pronounced dead at