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The Eagle Point Horticulture Program has been busy planting and organizing the greenhouse at Eagle Point High School. Their hard work is paying off and the greenhouses are looking amazing just in time for the Eagle Point FFA Plant Sale. Mr. Curtis North, Eagle Point FFA advisor and Horticulture teacher says that this is some…
Hanley Farm’s 5th annual Heirloom plant sale will be Sat., April 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1053 Hanley Rd. Flowers from gardens of long ago. Native & ornamental trees and shrubs. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, melons, squash, cumbers and herbs. Citrus and fig trees, grapes and so much more. For more info. call…
The Shady Cove/Trail Wildflower Association is hosting its 31st Annual Wildflower Show at the Shady Cove School gymnasium, on Cleveland St. on May 5 and 6,from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show will feature some 200 live spring wildflower specimens, a big plant sale, boutique, raffles, plant and wildlife presentations with botanists on hand….
GMO, GE, Genetically Engineered, Genetically Modified Organism, all are buzz words that either garner staunch support or create fear and dread. Whatever you choose to call it, it is one of the most charged issues of our day. Dr. Carol Mallory-Smith, professor and weed scientist at Oregon State University in Corvallis, spoke to a group…
Amy Furster, of Eagle Point High School, has been involved in agriculture since the age of 10. In her native Holland, she began working on a dairy farm owned by a friend’s parents. She credits those beginnings as her love affair with agriculture. When the family moved to the United States a few years ago,…
Warren L. Dunning, 79, died at his home in Sams Valley on Nov. 25, 2011. He was born in Webster, Kans. On Sept. 18, 1932. He graduated from Stockton High School in 1951. Warren was working as a surveyor in Wyoming when he met his future wife, the former Sonya (Sunny) Ball. They were married…
The sun finally made an appearance in Shady Cove on June 2nd, but it didn’t feel particularly sunny inside as city council spent four hours in painful discussions, debates and decisions. Their first quandary: what to do with the treatment plant on the heels of George Bostic’s retirement? It’s universally decided Bostic with his years…
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the annual FFA plant sale will be held May 5,6 and 7 at the greenhouse behind the high school. In addition to plants such as dahlias, petunias, impatiens, snapdragons and much more, there will be a variety of vegetables and herbs available along with hanging baskets of geraniums, wave…
The Upper Rogue Watershed Association needs volunteers to help remove invasive plant species and plant native trees and shrubs along Alco Creek, tributary to Elk Creek, on March 12 from 9a.m. to noon. Volunteers will be meeting at Elk/Trail Elementary School at 9 a.m. Tools will be provided. There will be gloves available but volunteers…
{gallery}/02_15_11/Newton{/gallery} Mountain View Elementary was the school recognized at the Feb 9 school board meeting. Much to his surprise, Plant Engineer Dale Newton was the honored employee. Newton was recognized not only for his patience with Principal Lisa Yamashita as he explains just some of the workings of the school building to her, but because…
