Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-02-08
To have an event listed in Get Out!, email the information to [email protected]. Cross-country ski outing Sunday, Feb. 10: The Southern Oregon Nordic Club will hold a ski outing on the Burton Flat Loop, a 5.5-mile intermediate ski tour. Meet at South Pederson Sno-Park area on Dead Indian Memorial Road. Call Kevin Wood at 541-261-3547 for time, additional details and potential car pooling. Project FeederWatch Saturday, Feb. 16: Help experts count birds that visit feeders at North Mountai
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-02-08
The resin plant is one of four in the region operated by Georgia-Pacific Resins Inc. WHITE CITY ' Georgia-Pacific Resins Inc. said Monday that it will halt production at its urea formaldehyde resin plant here, idling 25 workers by mid-November. The subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific Corp., based in Atlanta, has operated the plant at 1405 Antelope Road since October of 1995. Urea formaldehyde resins are primarily used in making composite wood panels such as particleboard and medium density fiberboard.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-02-09
The local employment numbers show there have been few times like this in the Rogue Valley even if you go back decades. Jackson County’s April seasonally adjusted jobless rate of 4.6 percent matched the lowest on the books going back to the early 1990s, when the present record system began. Guy Tauer, a regional economist with the Oregon Employment Department, said the raw April figure of 4.5 percent is among the lowest on record with December 2017. The parking lots at medical offices and h
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-02-08
A trio of birders — ranging from a forensic ornithologist to an award-winning photographer to the author of several bird-themed books — will be keynote speakers at next weekend’s 40th annual Winter Wings Festival at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls. “They’re top notch,” says Diana Samuels, co-coordinator for the Festival, which runs Thursday through Sunday, of the keynote presenters, Pepper Trail, George Lepp and Julie Zickefoose. Each will give
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-02-08
It may be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese lunar calendar, but for members of the Southern Oregon Chinese Cultural Association, what makes the start of this year special is a 61-foot-long dragon. The dragon will make its Oregon debut at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in a parade that is part of Jacksonville’s annual Chinese New Year celebration. Purchased in Foshan City, China, for San Francisco festivities in 2000, after years in hibernation, the dragon made its way to Medford, where it was
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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ASHLAND — The next generation has stepped onto the bridge, assuming responsibility for Adroit Construction's future. A decade after putting a transition plan into motion, owners Bob Mayers and Steve Lawrence are turning over ownership to CEO Tom Walker and President Jason Stranberg. "By design, we wanted it to seem seamless, for our clients, employees and subcontrators," Walker said. "It was important for us to maintain the culture of the company. We felt like a slow transition of respons
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen Season 1 of “Legion” yet, stop reading and binge-watch all eight episodes now. How do you deal with a broken mind? Can you make sense of the fractured dialogue? The jumbled mind-set that defies reality? Now add mutants. Or as David Haller (the mutant main character who happens to be insane) would say, “You ever make soup? Cut up the meat, vegetables, add broth, cook it for a couple hours? You ever try to unmake soup?” Yes, this is
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-02-08
LAKE OF THE WOODS — George Gregory putters down the snowy trail near Lake of the Woods at one-tenth the speed he normally does, and the view is decidedly different. The Tucker Sno-Cat snow groomer he’s powering meticulously pounds and blades the snow tight and flat for snowmobilers who later will zip by too busy to see the lava flow cloaked in snow or the Ponderosa pine seedling protruding through the white like Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree. Sometimes when the snow flies, Gre
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Mark Coats doesn't necessarily like it, but he accepts the fact that wolves have become a fixture in Oregon and areas of far Northern California. "The wolf is a carnivore. Killing is what he does. By the laws of the ESA (Endangered Species Act), we can't do a lot," said Coats, who has cow-calf operations in Southern Oregon and far Northern California. "We need to learn how to stay in business in his presence." Over the past six years, Coats has been studying new ways of preventing cattle deaths
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-02-08
Jackson County Animal Services volunteer Dana Feagin is an admitted bunny lover. With a small warren of her own, she recently signed on to "take all the bunnies" that arrive at the Jackson County Animal Shelter. She reasoned with herself that no one was better than an avid bunny fan and caregiver to foster any long-eared critters that occasionally show up at the mostly dog and cat shelter. Her first charge, a mama bunny with six kits. No problem. A day later — and a sign she’d possib
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Medford School District Superintendent Brian Shumate may be on his way out of Southern Oregon entirely. "After much reflection and soul searching, I find it necessary to be closer to my hometown and family," Shumate said in a staff-wide email sent early Tuesday afternoon obtained by the Mail Tribune. Shumate, who has been Medford’s superintendent since 2014, will have his final interview next week for the superintendent position of Troup County School System in Georgia. He told staff that
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The largest unused property in Ashland is being eyed for development, but it remains to be seen whether the property will be used entirely for much-needed housing or contain a commercial element, as well. At a Planning Commission meeting Jan. 22, the discussion delved into the details of what would have to happen to allow for residential housing and/or mixed use on portions of a 95-acre parcel of the Croman Mill District, located in the southeast quadrant of Ashland. There’s a lot that wou
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Frontman Jim Heath of Reverend Horton Heat experienced an epiphany while playing a private party about six months ago. “There were all these young people there, and this young girl came up to me ... and I say young, she was in her late teens or early 20s ... and she said ‘You guys are going to bring back rock ‘n’ roll,’” he says during a telephone interview. Who knows whether the young lady was familiar with the catalogs of Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis or Litt
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-02-07
Oregon Cabaret Theatre was raucous with expectation at the opening of “Beehive, the ’60s Musical” last week and rightly so, because the show is a spectacular big-hair homage to the music of the era. Shouts and excited laughter sounded so loud that Cabaret’s Artistic Director Valerie Rachelle needed to give a five-minute warning that the show was about to begin. Moments later, four musicians and six women stepped onto the stage, and the audience was transfixed and transfor
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Imagine a Shakespeare story unfolding without words. Romeo and Juliet conveying their emotions solely through movement as they realize the depth of their love for each other. The intrigue caused by misunderstandings and the clash of intentions with diverse motives, as well as the Montague and Capulet families reconciling, all expressed through carefully choreographed movement. The performers act, yes. But they go beyond pantomime. They convey their story through the classic techniques of ballet.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-02-07
A Medford mom is back on the road thanks to random acts of kindness from a couple of local women. Jessica Black, a disabled Army veteran and mother of two, relies on her bike for transportation. When it was stolen last week, she felt helpless about finding a new means of getting her family from place to place. The bike helps her get her two children, one of whom is on the autism spectrum, back and forth to preschool. She also used the bike for running errands and for lulling her babies to sleep
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The latest chapter in the long-running dispute over how to manage water in the Klamath Basin is playing out in northern California communities. The current issue is whether to approve a permit needed to tear down the four lower Klamath River dams to improve water quality and revive fish populations. This week, the California Water Board is holding several hearings on that permit. The first was held Tuesday night in Yreka. About two dozen protesters are standing along Main Street in Yreka, the se
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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O’Shea’s Irish Pub is hidden along Guanajuato Way in Ashland, along the creekside behind the downtown plaza. Look sharp or you’ll miss the small, 10-table spot. O’Shea’s has plain fare — home cooking that your Irish granny used to make — with an upscale flair. The seasonal menu at O’Shea’s is limited by design with just a few options each for appetizers, salads and main dishes. The kitchen is upstairs towars the back of the restaurant, so the
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-02-07
A judge has thrown out the criminal case against the former head of the Southern Oregon High-Tech Crimes Task Force charged with computer crimes, ruling that investigators' "blatant disregard" of computer-investigation protocols destroyed evidence in the case. Jackson County Circuit Judge Kelly Ravassipour Friday dismissed the charges against former Central Point police Lt. Josh Moulin, ruling that investigators not only deviated from "clearly established policy" in handling computer evidence bu
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· snapshot 2021-03-29
Phoenix rebuild going strong By Tony Boom Updated: Mar 29, 2021 04:17 PM A A Planning and rebuilding of residences lost to the Sept. 8 Almeda fire is strong across all housing types in Phoenix with 125 building permits issued as of March 25. “So far the indications are that we are going to have a pretty high level of rebuilding in all categories,” said Joe Slaughter, community and economic development director. Residences lost included 116 single-family homes, 150 multifamily units and 284 manuf