{gallery}12_06_11/bear{/gallery}Just days from opening, Santa’s Shop in downtown Eagle Point is still in need of new or nearly new items and for volunteers to man the store and to help put all the merchandise in place. Santa’s Shop offers those who may not otherwise have much of a Christmas an opportunity to gift shop, making…
Bear Camp Rd temporarily closed
September 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Segment of Bear Camp Road Temporarily Closed 9/26 – 10/7; Detour on Burnt Ridge Road Between Sept. 26, and Oct. 7, a 7.5 mile segment of the Bear Camp Road (Forest Service Road # 23) will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic to allow replacement of a 5 foot diameter culvert. A detour on Forest…
Bear Camp Road is not ready for travel
May 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It’s the time of year when local residents start asking about the annual opening of the Bear Camp Road. The Bear Camp Road is a primary access route to the Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest and to Medford Bureau of Land Management administered lands, and a variety of recreation opportunities. It is also the primary…
Many honored Barry (Bear) Hoffman for 34 years of fire service
July 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment
{gallery}/07_06_10/barry{/gallery}“When one celebrates, we all celebrate,” said Interim District 3 (and former) Fire Chief Randy Iverson as he opened an evening that honored Barry “The Bear” Hoffman for the only career he has ever known–that of fire service. The celebration was attended by some 150 representing not only family, friends, past and current firefighters, but…
Teddy Bear is good guy
January 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
What appears to be the good intentions of someone to donate a teddy bear to Oregon State Police (OSP) led to a brief closure of the OSP Albany office Monday morning, Dec. 28. The office was re-opened after an OSP bomb technician closely inspected the teddy bear left outside the front door over the weekend. …
Bear surprised Lone Pine students
October 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
{gallery}10_20_09/bear/{/gallery} Medford Police Department received a report from a citizen that a black bear was seen in the area of 1000 block of Larue Circle at just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14. Two Medford Police Officers were immediately responded to the area in an attempt to locate the bear. The officer’s were unable to…
Oregon Hunters feed others
December 22, 2008 by Leave a Comment
For about the tenth year in a row, the Oregon Hunters Association will provide Christmas food boxes for those in need. Ten boxes of Christmas dinners with additional food items will be distributed in the Upper Rogue. The group will also give over 20 more boxes to families in Central Point and Medford. The goal…
Treasured carved bear stolen from EP residence
April 28, 2008 by Leave a Comment
This very special bear is one of many yard decorations in Eagle Point to come up missing. This bear was recently taken from the home of Don Burda on Crystal Drive in Eagle Point. It is a chainsaw carved bear that was a gift to Burda from his wife, Linda, who passed away last September….
Bear Camp/ Galice Access Road closed for winter
November 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Medford District, Bureau of Land Management, will close the Bear Camp/Galice Access Road (Route 34-8-36) four miles after the turnoff from the Merlin-Galice Road (at the community of Galice) to the nine mile marker. The road will be closed for public safety reasons beginning November 2nd due to the potential of rock falls from…
