Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-21
CHARLESTON — With three crab rings and a bag of frozen tuna in hand, Rob Gensorek walks out of his Basin Tackle store and across the parking lot to a public dock to prove just how simple it is to catch a Coos Bay crustacean in winter. One by one Gensorek gently lowers the baited rings into the water from an open dock slip, ties the rope to the dock and begins the toughest part of dock crabbing — waiting. “I hate waiting,” he says. “I’m like an ADD-squirrel, so
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-21
CENTRAL POINT — Hard work paid off for Crater’s boys basketball team Tuesday. The Comets focused on improving their offense, and it showed in a 70-50 nonleague victory over South Medford. Nate Bittle, Crater’s 6-foot-10 sophomore wing, was outstanding in all phases with 31 points, including five 3-pointers, eight rebounds, eight blocked shots and four assists. The Comets (5-2) outscored the Panthers (1-8) in the third quarter, 26-8, to build a 59-28 advantage. “I thought,
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-21
TALENT — Backpacks filled with school supplies and other items collected by a Talent Middle School class are headed to students disrupted by the Camp fire in Paradise, California. Teacher Jennifer Bakker’s advisory class put the effort together in three weeks after she proposed the project. “I like that our class stepped up and wanted to help all the people from the Camp fire,” said sixth-grader Bentley Becker. “The people don’t have much left but the clothes
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-21
When most people think of woodpeckers, they think of a robin-sized bird clinging to a trunk and bashing away with its bill attempting to extract some beetle grub or other insect from beneath the bark of a tree. This is the life of most woodpeckers, but every family has its black sheep, and the woodpecker family has more than one oddball. Sapsuckers pound on trees to create oozing sap wells that provide them sustenance. Sap is sweeter than grubs. Acorn woodpeckers have abandoned the grub diet to
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-21
Editor’s note: Light One Candle is an annual series sponsored by the Mail Tribune that focuses on an individual, group or agency who could use a helping hand during the holiday season. Once that need is filled, donations may be distributed to others in need. This Medford man is willing and able to work, but homelessness has barred his way. Warm outerwear and gift cards for food and clothing would help him to hurdle some of the barriers he faces. A military veteran, the 63-year-old man is a
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-21
MERLIN — Cascade Christian volleyball coach Rob Kleker treated it like a state playoff game, and his Challengers delivered as such Saturday in a Far West League championship match against South Umpqua at North Valley High. The two-time defending Class 3A state champion Challengers used the big-play ability of senior Caroline McMahon and overall poise to fend off the Lancers for a 25-23, 14-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-7 triumph. The teams entered with identical 9-1 records in Far West League play,
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-04
Charles Dickens’ Victorian-era “Oliver Twist” can drive one to despair, but Camelot Theatre’s production of “Oliver!” will leave you thoughtful of those who have not — and hopeful that love and caring can save body and soul. “Oliver!” is the story of Oliver Twist, born in a workhouse and sold to an undertaker at the age of 9. Oliver runs away to London, where he is taken in by a gang of pickpockets taught the trade by an elderly thief, Fagin.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-04
Gov. Kate Brown’s wildfire response in her proposed budget offers cold comfort to Southern Oregonians looking for relief from long summers of smoke that have damaged the local economy and endangered public health. “What the governor is proposing is nothing,” said Dave Schott, executive vice president for the Southern Oregon Timber Industries Association. “The disappointment resonates with everyone down here.” Brown last week proposed an $23.6 billion, biennial gener
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-04
Forestry issues are no longer confined to rural Oregon — it’s now a statewide issue, forestry consultant Matthew Donegan told a gathering of state business, agency and elected leaders Monday. The formation of an Oregon forest business plan now ranks among the state’s highest priorities, Donegan said. Among the plethora of financial issues addressed during Monday’s 16th Oregon Leadership Summit, the forests which cover more than half of the state were given their due. Whil
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-04
When high-quality grapes meet the latest in winemaking technology, premium vintages are a likely outcome.{br class="hardreturn" /} That's the vision the Naumes family — long associated with the Southern Oregon pear industry — has for its new venture, Naumes Custom Crush & Fermentation.{br class="hardreturn" /} When winemaker Chris Graves caught wind the Naumes family was plunging into wine production, he couldn't pass on the opportunity.{br class="hardreturn" /} "It's a game-cha
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-04
Cities such as Ashland and Jacksonville would be allowed for the first time to kill nuisance deer under a proposed statewide pilot program to help cities cull their sometimes overwhelming urban deer herds. But Ashland Mayor John Stromberg said he doesn’t see that applying to his town, and he believes there are more options to deal with Ashland’s urban deer short of “the final option.” The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will vote Friday in Salem on whether to issue ki
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-04
Regulations for short-term rentals, which city officials say cause problems for neighbors and deplete long-term rental stock, will be considered during a public hearing before Talent City Council at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Town Hall, 206 E. Main St. City Manager Sandra Spelliscy said the city has received calls about short-term rentals, largely about parking issues. But one was from a neighbor who said renters came to see how to get in a house when the absent owner hadn’t left keys, she said.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-04
Being Italian on my mother’s side, I couldn’t resist a trip to DANCIN Vineyards. The drive transported me to the Italian countryside with its rolling hillsides, rows of grapes and picturesque views. Every direction I gazed could have been a photograph on a postcard. Since my love of all things Italian stems from my family, my mom joined me on this expedition into wine country. We traversed the hill and saw a jolly group of wine tasters in the wine cave. A server led us into th
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-04
Ashland has long been a magnet for alternative healers — including Susie Jessel, a nationally famous spiritual healer in the early to mid-20th century. The North Carolina native started her work in Ashland in 1933, healing the sick by laying her hands on them and praying. She would ask people not to tell her where their ailment was but to let her healing hands find the problem, a process that took only a few minutes. She charged no money, but patients slipped coins and bills into her apron
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-01
“That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold. Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.” — Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Sonnet 73, 1609 Red and yellow maple leaves are carpeting my front yard, so I know it’s time for the annual Winter Dreams/Summer Gardens Symposium, hosted by the Jackson County Master Gardener Association. This year’s event happens from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the RCC
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-01
A postcard mailed to an unknown number of Eagle Point residents is causing headaches for school district officials. “Your Property taxes will increase by approximately $400,” reads the front of the small card residents discovered in their mail boxes over the weekend. That’s supposed to refer to the potential impact of Eagle Point’s proposed $95 million bond measure, which residents are voting on in the Nov. 6 election. But members of the school district’s bond committee quickly responded to the
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-01
After unpacking some of the oldest and most unique quilts from the history of the region for inclusion in the National Quilt Index at Michigan State University, Southern Oregon Historical Society coordinators are giving the public a chance to swoop in Thursday and take a gander at the ancient handiwork before the quilts head back into storage. An event set for 5-7 p.m. will give the public a chance to see about four dozen of the quilts on display at the SOHS History Center Building, 106 N. Centr
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-01
A military veteran who was shot and wounded by police in January at the Veterans Affairs facility in White City after lunging at an officer with a knife can avoid prison under a plea deal if he can clean up his act. Gilbert Matthew “Matt” Negrete was sentenced Friday to three years’ probation during which he must complete treatment ordered by probation officials while staying clean and sober, prosecutors said. If not, he will serve 18 months in prison and be treated as a convicted felon the rest
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-01
A steady chilly drizzle couldn’t keep thousands of costumed attendees away from the annual Children’s Halloween Parade Wednesday in Ashland. East Main Street was nearly impassable as roughly 6,000 attendees waltzed, limped and trick-or-treated their way to the Ashland Plaza. Tish McFadden and Brian Freeman began the evening with a music performance and the Ashland Middle School Jazz Band entertained just down the street as mobs of people gathered near the Ashland Public Library to queue up. A po
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-02
Kiana Karinne Rechberg, 19, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, November 23, 2011. Her death was a result of an auto accident on California Highway 199. She resided with her family in Jacksonville, Ore. Kiana was born July 19, 1992, in Orange, Calif., to her proud and loving parents, Mark and Jacquie Rechberg. She attended schools in Gold Beach and Bandon, and graduated from Cascade Christian High School as an Honor Roll student. Kiana was attending Southern Ore