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2Hawk ready to fly with winery changes

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-10-04

The next phase of 2Hawk Vineyard & Winery's development in southeast Medford is nearing fruition. 2Hawk owners Ross and Jen Allen plan to bring crushing and winemaking operations, previously handled by Pallet Wine Co., in-house this fall. S & B James Construction Management Co. has begun excavation work for a 14,000-square-foot winery building off Campbell Road, south of the 2Hawk tasting room on North Phoenix Road. The Allens, who still have almond and pistachio holdings outside Coalinga, Calif

View from 100,000 feet

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-10-04

The photograph projected on North Medford High School's planetarium ceiling looks as though a satellite or lone floating astronaut took it, the image's bottom half displaying the Earth's curve, the upper portion peering into the void of outer space.{br class="hardreturn" /} This snapshot, taken from about 80,000 feet, commands quite a view of Eastern Oregon, complete with a swell of wildfire smoke in the photo's southeast corner — a cloud emitting from the recent Canyon Creek Fire Complex

The Fermentista&#x2019;s Kitchen

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-10-04

Cabbage and cucumbers may be mainstays for fans of fermented vegetables. But burdock or shiso? Eggplant or spinach? Obscure roots and leaves — even those that readily soften and turn slimy — only build character, along with healthful bacteria, inside a crock, says Kirsten Shockey. “We started playing around with so many vegetables,” says Shockey, an Applegate resident who made pickles and krauts for a dozen years before selling them at local farmers markets. Shockey,

Many happy returns for South

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-10-04

South Medford’s boys basketball team played an elaborate game of tag Saturday night during the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs. For the better part of the contest against visiting Grant, one Panther player seemed to get things started for the second-seeded squad and then tag out to give way to a teammate, who would carry the load for a while before doing likewise with another teammate. It went on like that time and again for South Medford, which ultimately placed five players

Death Proof Duck lives on

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-10-04

WHITE CITY — John Billings was merely looking for something he could turn into cash as he combed through his father's Colorado workshop. "It was 2004, right before the housing slump, and everything had gone through the roof," Billings recalled. "I needed extra money to buy a house." His father, also named John, had relocated his metal-plating business, including production of the Grammy awards, to Ridgway, Colo., from Santa Monica, Calif. While rummaging around, Billings stumbled across a

Wild chinook making early splash in Bear Creek

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-10-04

Wild fall chinook salmon are making a very splashy public appearance this fall in Bear Creek. Chinook are returning very early and very often to Bear Creek in numbers its unofficial fish counter hasn’t witnessed in more than 20 years of eyeballing salmon along the creek. “It’s incredible,” naturalist Jim Hutchins said. “I saw a dozen pods of two to five fish move into downtown. There must be 100 salmon between Jackson Street and 10th Street. And we only co

Mountain mugs are calling

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-10-04

Picture yourself on an early morning stroll in the Cascades, gazing at a distant mountain peak in all its glory. Alex Apland adds one more element to the majestic scene, a ceramic coffee mug with hand-painted artwork that mimics the view. The 22-year-old entrepreneur dutifully captures the moment and shares it with Instagram followers worldwide, reminding them the mug is available online. Apland, a potter, has melded artistic craftsmanship and outdoor spirit with digital-age marketing skill

Coddling the delicate pinot

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-10-04

Gravity flow is being incorporated into the winemaking operation at DANCIN Vineyards outside Jacksonville to preserve qualities of the vineyard's pinot noir that can be harmed by mechanical methods. “Pinot is so fragile. It’s a delicate grape,” said winemaker Brian Denner. “If you don’t coddle it, it loses its soul and character.” A 3,000-square-foot barrel room is nearly finished on a hillside just above a similar-sized structure where wine is aged. The

Adam's Deli serves up classic delicatessen meals

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-10-04

If classic television sitcoms have taught me anything, it’s that every town should have an iconic eatery where you feel right at home. Other customers are probably neighbors or co-workers, and the staff maintains a cheery attitude even when there’s a line out the door. Adam’s Deli and Catering is Medford’s food paradise for those craving the ideal deli experience. I went for a midweek lunch, and the restaurant was packed. The deli is housed in a small space, but it wa

Chinese favorites at Ma's Restaurant

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback) · snapshot 2018-10-04

Friendly service and well prepared Chinese food await customers at Ma’s Restaurant in Central Point. The extensive menu offers Chinese, Thai and American options. Each section contains multiple dishes, along with a long list of lunch and dinner combinations. My mom and I ordered vegetable spring rolls (4 for $6.25), teriyaki chicken sticks (4 for $6.95), chicken chow mein with pork fried rice ($7.95) and the C3, which included pork chow mein and pork fried rice ($6.50). My mom started her