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David and Linda Babbitt of Ashland celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary April 26, 2014, with a party for family and friends hosted by their daughters at Wood & Vine in Hollywood, Calif. About 75 people attended. David Oran Babbitt married Linda Jane Hurley on April 25, 1964, in Los Angeles. They have two daughters: Michelle of West Hollywood, Calif., and Kathryn (Aaron) Wallace of Folsom, Calif; and two grandchildren, David and Owen Wallace. David was born in Los Angeles and raised in Torra
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Don and Sue Davidson of Central Point celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a barbecue and reception hosted by the couple's two sons and their daughters-in-law, Darren and Tammie Davidson of Medford and Jim and Tammy Davidson of White City, on July 3, 2015, at Medford Friends Church.  Donald Davidson married Suzann Hall on July 3, 1965 at Medford Friends Church. In addition to their two sons, they have four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. They moved to Coos Bay in 1966,
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Joseph and Beverly Walker of Medford celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an afternoon reception hosted by the couple's daughters June 20, 2015, at the Twin Creeks band shell in Central Point. Pastor Lee Gregory served as emcee, and the celebration included music from the 1960s and a light lunch. Joseph Walker married Beverly Anderson June 19, 1965, at Zion Lutheran Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. They have two daughters, Cherisa Wooley (husband David) of Central Point, and Reana Holst
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Allen and Theresa Ziemann of Central Point celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary April 16, 2015, with an open house celebration at Medford Friends Church hosted by their two daughters, Paulie Ziemann of Medford and Amanda Crabtree of Tigard, followed by a family dinner and renewing of the couple's vows. About 120 people attended the celebration, including many from their original wedding party.{br class="hardreturn" /} Allen grew up in the Medford area and graduated from Medford High School.
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Jerry and JoAnn Johnson celebrated their 60th anniversary Wednesday, Jan. 31, with a buffet reception Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Rogue Regency Inn and Suites, where their three nieces, Nancy Patterson, Brittany Parsons and Jade Parsons, cut and served the anniversary cake to the 60 friends and family in attendance. Jerry was born in Klamath Falls and moved to Ashland in 1948. He graduated from Ashland High School and worked in the mills in both Ashland and Medford. Jerry served in the U.S. Marine
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Larry and Pat Youmans of Medford celebrated their 70th anniversary Tuesday, Sept. 21. When asked what it takes to be married to the same person for 70 years, the answer they gave was "lots of patience and love." Larry Youmans and Pat Maeshner had a long courtship of seven weeks. They started on a triple date, not together, Aug. 31, 1947, but after three weeks, they paired off with each other. On Sept. 21, 1947, in the small chapel on the naval base on Treasure Island, in San Francisco Bay, their
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Bob and Jill Wolcott celebrated their 50th anniversary Friday, June 15, with dinner at the Arbor House in Talent surrounded by friends and family members. The couple will again celebrate in August with their children and grandchildren at a beach house in Lincoln City. Bob and Jill were married June 15, 1968, in Pacific Palisades, California. They moved to Medford in 1978 from Huntington Beach. In Medford, Bob taught elementary school for 25 years. Jill worked as an aide at Lone Pine Elementary f
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Allen Raymond and Jeanne Allen of Central Point celebrated their 65th anniversary May 24, 2013. Raymond G. Allen married Jeanne Marie Snow May 24, 1948, in Salt Lake City, Utah. They have three daughters: Kathy Henderson of Rexburg, Idaho, Becky Serrick of Freemont, Ohio, and Judy Jensen, of Poulsbo, Wash.; 13 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. The couple moved to the Rogue Valley in 1978, and they worked at King's Table Restaurant, Robinson Clothing Store and worked as apartment manager
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Charles B. “Chuck” Young and Barbara “Karen” Nygren were married July 30, 1966, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Reno, Nev. They have two children: Kenneth L. (Reginia M.) Young of Tehachapi, Calif., and Barbara “Jennifer” (Chad E.) Lewis of Galt, Calif. Chuck and Karen have six grandchildren: Sgt. Gillian Samantha Munn, Langley A. F. B., Newport News, Va.; Melissa Michelle (Noah C.) Richards, Tehachapi, Calif.; Samantha Michelle Young, Tehachapi, Calif.
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Signa and Jacob (Jay) Fischer celebrated their 60th anniversary with a family dinner on Sept. 11, 2014, at Rosario's in Medford. Lt. Jacob Fischer of Staten Island, NY, and Signa Hannaford of Medford met in Phoenix, Ariz., when Signa's parents were stationed at Goodyear Naval Air Station, and Jacob was stationed at Williams Air Force Base. Jay was in Air Force pilot training and Signa was attending Arizona State University previous to their marriage in Phoenix on Sept. 11, 1954. They were statio
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Bob and Jean Mullen of Medford, formerly longtime Ashland residents, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary and Jean Mullen's 90th birthday March 25, 2015, at their home. Friends and family gathered at the Mullen home for a buffet catered by Paisans of Medford in an open house reception hosted by their children, Laura Schmid of Danville, Calif., Jim and Tanya Mullen of Paradise, Calif.; Janise Jackson and Bill Harrington of Medford. About 35 people attended the celebration. Bob Mullen married
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James M. and Gloria C. Neill celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary April 8, 2017, with family and friends at the Eagles Lodge in Medford. The gathering was organized by the couple's children James M. Neill III (wife Tammy) of Papillion, Nebraska; Troy A. Neill (wife Melissa) of Omaha, Nebraska; Cory S. Neill (wife Stephanie) of Trophy Club, Texas; and Raquell Y. Neill of Denver, Colorado. More than 150 people attended. Jim and Gloria have lived in Medford for all but one year of their marria
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Thomas C. Lloyd and Leona Faircloth Lloyd of Medford were married June 13, 1946, at First Baptist Church in Galveston, Texas. Tom and Leona have a son, Tom Jr. (Ruth) of Spokane, Wash.; and a daughter, Linda Grytness (Chuck) of Medford. They have seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. A surprise luncheon was hosted by their daughter, Linda, with family present. The luncheon was at 1 p.m. Friday, June 10, at Greg's Grill in Bend. On Sunday, June 19, following the morning service at Eastw
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Glenda and Murph Rosenstein are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married in a Unitarian chapel in Reno, Nev., July 2, 1966. For the first three years, they lived in San Carlos, Calif. Murph worked for Coit Drapery Co., and Glenda was a stewardess with United Airlines. They moved to Los Angeles in 1969, where Murph started his own business, named Associated Business Properties, Inc., and Glenda continued to fly. Murph's two sons, David and Stuart, lived in the area, so a lot
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Bob and Mary Snyder of Central Point will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house reception at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 21, at their business, Dance Arts Center, 9 Hawthorne St., Medford. About 100 friends and family members are expected to attend. Bob Snyder married Mary Cowden June 21, 1965, in Bend. They have one daughter, Rebecca Snyder Aalto, of Albuquerque, N.M. They taught at Oregon State University, University of Alaska, Cal Poly State University, and Cuesta College before
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Tom and Cindy Kalhoun of Grants Pass celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 10 with a dinner party on the Rogue River for family hosted by their daughters. Tom Kalhoun married Cindy Schmitt June 10, 1964, in Chicago. They have two daughters, Jenny and Steve Mangold of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Susan and Bob Holt of Medford. Tom met Cindy when she waitressed for him at his blues bar in Chicago. After marrying and having their two daughters, they moved to a cabin on 40 acres in Nort
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Samuel P. Fagone married Sharon E. Anderson on June 17, 1965, at Medford Friends Church. Sam was a 1962 Medford High School graduate, and Sharon was a 1965 graduate of Crater High School.  Sam worked at Medco and later retired from Grange Co-op. Sharon worked as a data processor at several companies before deciding to work part time at Burger King. They have two sons, Sam, Jr. and Nicholas. Sam, Jr. has a wife, Michelle, and two daughters, Samantha and Calla. The couple are active members o
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Nate Bittle was instrumental in Crater’s second-half comeback and took over in overtime as the Comets defeated Class 3A top-ranked Dayton, 62-58, in the semifinals of the Southern Oregon Subaru Christmas Classic Friday at Cascade Christian High. The Comets (7-1) will face Santiam Christian in the tournament final at 7:30 tonight Bittle, a 6-foot-10 sophomore, had a spectacular line with 24 points, 20 rebounds and seven blocked shots. In overtime, the Comets capitalized from the free-throw
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TRAIL -- Technician Jeff Seeger spent most of Christmas Day inside the Cole Rivers Hatchery hatch house with no time to do anything but collect the dead. Hundreds of thousands of infant Rogue River spring chinook salmon fry swam in circles inside large water troughs waiting for their yolk sacks to dissolve so they could be placed in the hatchery’s outside ponds where they’ll grow until their release into the Rogue next summer and fall. But one by one, little fry floated to the top, d
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Rob Ford didn’t stop by Sherm’s Food 4 Less Friday night to save a life. He and his 12-year-old son Alekzander were just there to buy groceries. The same could be said about 82-year-old Clarence Wienecke, whose wife had dropped him off at the store to buy milk. Instead, Wienecke suffered a massive heart attack. “He didn’t look well,” said Rob Ford, who minutes after trying to wake Wienecke up from a bench by the exit was on the phone with an emergency dispatcher. &l