Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Surrounded by more than 100 people at RoxyAnn Winery in Medford, Daria Land gazed at the solar eclipse through special viewing glasses. "It's more exciting than I expected," said the Talent resident. "With these glasses, the ability to see it and process information is amazing." Although the Rogue Valley was outside the path of totality — where people could view the moon completely blotting out the sun during a total eclipse — Land said she was glad she stayed in Southern Oregon to
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The Peerless Restaurant is known for its exceptional food, an extensive wine list and its elegant, perfectly appointed dining room. Lighting is subdued and a piano plays softly in the background. Servers are attentive and efficient and not at all intrusive. The focus of this restaurant is the food and wine — and here, both are on center stage. The Peerless serves dinner and also offers a happy hour menu. The seasonal menu and daily specials have a good selection of proteins, including fis
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-03
Much of downtown Medford could become a pile of rubble if a massive Cascadia subduction zone earthquake unleashes its fury on Southern Oregon. Historic Main Street, where it intersects with Central and Riverside avenues, would shake for up to five minutes, releasing the energy equivalent of multiple hydrogen bombs from two tectonic plates grinding and slipping along a 600-mile stretch in the Pacific Ocean. City officials have identified 192 buildings in or near the downtown that are constructed
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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North Medford went into Friday’s matchup with second-ranked Sheldon determined to lay it all on the line at Spiegelberg Stadium. And for 20 minutes, the Black Tornado gave the ballyhooed Irish all it wanted playing in front of its hometown fans for the first time all season. The final 28 minutes, however, belonged almost entirely to Sheldon as the visitors used a late surge in the second quarter and a dominant second half to secure a 35-7 triumph in Southwest Conference action. “I th
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The tenor of the evening at the Medford Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet Saturday was established early by keynote speaker Larry Fariss. The retired Air Force colonel, himself a Hall member who was at one time the Air Force Academy athletic director, told the story of a man who came around a bend in the road. Atop a fencepost, he saw a turtle. The man knew one thing above all else: The turtle didn’t get there by itself. Fariss’ advice to the 11 inductees being honored at Rogue
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Two years after he was seriously injured by a distracted driver, Medford architect Ken Ogden is hopeful a new campaign launched by ODOT last week will encourage drivers to think about the consequences of distracted driving. Ogden, 54, was riding his motorcycle when the crash occurred. “I had stopped for a left turn two blocks from home," Ogden recalled. "I had seen them coming down the hill before I turned right and I noticed the driver was looking down. I went 100 yards after turning rig
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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TRAIL — Dave Pease always gets a bit nervous when he sends a few hundred thousand of his charges to freedom in a not-so-ceremonious way. Two Cole Rivers Hatchery technicians force the spring chinook salmon smolts out of the concrete pen that has been their nursery for the past six months. They are swept down a dark, grate-covered canal and then spit out of a pipe and into the Rogue River for a harrowing 157-mile venture to the sea. "Always a little nervous when we're kicking them out of th
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Cormac Webb, 17, sporting his South Medford High School hoodie, mindfully unscrewed a bolt off an old robotics model as his two teammates examined a plate in an effort to build the back of a new prototype for this semester's project. Their goal, said Evan Poitevint, 17, is to create a mobile robot with two "arms" that will be strong enough to grab cone-shaped obstacles and stack them up. Each cone they stack counts as one point, and their team plans to rack up a lot of points. Poitevint said the
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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After days of toiling in stifling smoke, grape harvesters at Quail Run Vineyards outside Talent were confronted with another complication late Thursday morning. A brief but torrential rain smacked the south Bear Creek Valley, forcing a crew of 30 laborers to hasten the harvest of pinot noir. "It's been a real challenge," said Michael Moore, who has followed in the footsteps of his parents, Don and Traute Moore. "Even wearing masks, your eyes are burning. It's not like being in the comfort of an
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The stadium went silent for a moment as the audience held their breath and had their phones recording a Freestyle Motocross rider speed up for a motorcycle backflip. Bruce Cook, a member of Nitro Circus Live who lost his legs in an accident during a show in 2014, wore a helmet with the American flag on it. He hands and legs are strapped onto his customized motorcycle that allows him ride without using legs. When the hosts were blasting through the microphones about how Cook was "really in i
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Clayfolk Show & Sale The 42nd annual Clayfolk Show and Sale is held every year the weekend before Thanksgiving, which this year runs from Friday, Nov. 17 to Sunday, Nov. 19. The show is the signature event of the Southern Oregon Potters Association, and it features a variety of functional, sculptural and whimsical work by more than 65 artists from across Oregon and Northern California. Admission is free, and the venue is the Medford Armory, 1701 S. Pacific Highway, Medford. Hours are 4 to 9 p.m.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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OK, so now what? The turkey's nearly gone, NFL games are over and the pants don't fit too well. One contingent of your Thanksgiving visitors is running around Medford trying to get great deals on stuff they don't need, but you still have a few lazy and bored relatives you need to get out of your house. Luckily, you live in Southern Oregon, where there are plenty of outdoor opportunities for those who want to spend Black Friday doing something fun outside. Here are five ideas for getting the non-
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Mike Potts inches through damp, old-growth forest beneath mammoth Douglas firs sporting beards of lichen, but he's not seeing this forest as he walks beneath the trees. His eyes are downward, in search of the golden fungi of fall. Potts steps over a log, pushes back a little buck brush and spies a patch of chanterelles popping through the duff. "You know this is good chanterelle habitat, and then suddenly here they are," says Potts, as he digs his mushroom knife out of his jeans. "And aren't the
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Christmas is a magical season, and nothing casts a spell like “The Nutcracker” ballet. This holiday classic with dancing dolls, marching toy soldiers, the Sugar Plum Fairy and the enchanted nutcracker-turned-prince has held audiences spellbound for more than a century, since it premiered in 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Choreographed by David and Elyse Roxander, this year’s Studio Roxander production of the Christmas fantasy is the eighth annual
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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There are places I've long wanted to visit but, for an array of reasons, never have. At least Aspen Butte is finally off my never-visited list. There's no easy way to visit Aspen Butte. At an elevation of 8,208 feet, it's the tallest of four overlapping shield volcanoes in the Mountain Lakes Wilderness. And because it's within a wilderness, the only way is on foot or horseback. The shortest route is from the Clover Creek Trailhead. So on a recent morning — one that was sunny but cold enou
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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A striking artwork resembling a double totem pole and representing the theme of humanity living in balance with nature soon will be erected at Southern Oregon University’s Thalden Pavilion Sustainability Center. The two 24-foot slabs of cedar, sculpted by local artist Russell Beebe and called a “teaching pole,” show the ancient ideal of sustainability — treating  the environment and other species with respect and not overconsuming resources. The theme was request
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum is bringing a new exhibit in the spring that will feature a full-scale pterosaur skeleton and interactive computing programs in hopes of attracting a more mature audience. As the museum turns 15 years old this December, it is becoming “a teenager who is developing unique personality” and “a risk-taker,” Executive Director Ann Dowdy said at an annual fundraising luncheon Monday at the Rogue Valley Country Club in Medford. “Earlier this ye
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Declaring an El Nino of sorts in cat overpopulation, two local shelters will once again host “fee-free” adoption events this weekend. Heading into winter, and after an extended “kitten season,” shelter officials from both the Jackson County Animal Shelter and Medford’s Southern Oregon Humane Society will waive adoption fees for adult cats — any felines six months or older — this Saturday and Sunday. The event, dubbed “Catstravaganza,”
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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