Michael Szpak

Michael Szpak, 86, of White City, died Mar. 4, 2012, with family by his side. He was born Nov. 2, 1925, in Orange, Conn. An Army veteran of WWII, he moved to Oregon five years after his discharge in 1950. He worked in the lumber industry for 40 years. He was an avid hunter and…

Eagles place four at state tourney

At 285 lb. Eagle Point’s heavyweight  Manny Valdovinos battled his way to the championship round at the state wrestling tournament only to lose in a last minute hard fought match, 2-1, to Will Dawson of Churchill. The Eagles came home with 3rd, 4th and 6th placers in addition to Valdovinos’ 2nd place. Out of 34…

Eagle Continue winning ways

The Eagle Point varsity boys basketball team spent the early minutes of their recent game against Crater High School behind in the score, and were still down by one point at the end of the first quarter. But it did not take long for the Eagles to recover and gain a steadily increasing lead. On…

Eagle Continue winning ways

The Eagle Point varsity boys basketball team spent the early minutes of their recent game against Crater High School behind in the score, and were still down by one point at the end of the first quarter. But it did not take long for the Eagles to recover and gain a steadily increasing lead. On…

Student hits bulls-eye

{gallery}/03_08_11/bowhunter{/gallery} Brenna Blankenship, an eighth grader student at Shady Cove Middle School, not only has a 4.0 grade point average, she has the distinction of having been awarded the “Youth Bow Hunter of the Year” award. In addition, Brenna won the “Trophy Black Tail Deer for 2010″ award at the Oregon Bow Hunter’s Association’s annual…

Top Pop Warner Scholar in Pee Wee Division

Hunter Morgan, son of Jason and Stacey Morgan, of White City, has earned the Top Scholar Award for 2010 in the Pop Warner PeeWee division. “Your dedication to your studies has earned you this title, as well as a United State Savings Bond for $400. In addition. Your application has been forwarded to the regional…

Hunter found

On Monday, November 01, 2010, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team rescued a Rogue River man. John Lamere (10-01-53) left Sunday, October 31, 2010, to go hunting with his adult aged step-son, near Sardine Creek. Around 3:30 PM, Lamere ran after a buck into the woods. At some point Lamere fell, hit…

Wining EPMS wrestlers

The EPMS Panthers fought hard in the away tournament against Talent and Ashland Middle Schools on Feb. 4 resulting  in the following wrestlers winning: 6th grade- Tate Cowden and Josh Long, 7th grade- Nate Leonardo, Levi Pomeroy and James McCoy, 8th grade- Shawn McKenzie, Hunter Hoeptner, Kaden Crandall and Wes Pomeroy. Coach Steve Wyatt says,…

Hunter Alon Coble

Hunter was born March 11, 2009 to parents Kathleen "Katie" Miller and Zackary Coble. Although he is no longer with us, he will remain always in our hearts forever young. A special viewing for Hunter was held for immediate family. He is survived by grandparents Bob and Vickie Miller of Shady Cove, Tommy and Shelley…

Mark Parara, Sr.

Mark Parara, Sr., of Eagle Point, died Mar. 1, 2009 at Providence Medford Medical Center. A private service will be held in his honor.      Mr. Parara was an avid hunter, fisherman, shooting enthusiast and rock collector. He loved to spend time visiting with his three grandchildren.     He came to Oregon when he…