{gallery}/09_27_11/golf{/gallery} The third annual member-guest tournament at the Eagle Point Golf Course, held on Sept. 16-18, attracted 37 teams with guests arriving from as far away as Nebraska and Arizona. The event began on Friday with a practice round followed by a skills challenge in the evening. This challenge involved accumulating points in five different…
Cascade Pool offering more swim time
June 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Cascade Pool buzz……School will be out soon and Cascade Pool staff is getting ready for your summer swim needs. Cascade Community pool’s goal is to provide a fun, safe environment where we offer quality instruction for our swimmers in a small class setting. An effort is made to place a strong emphasis on learning the…
1st round of states for schools Race to the Top
March 8, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Race to the Top for school reform has been narrowed to 16 states. Oregon is not one of them. The 16 include: Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The final 16 beat out 25 other states and…
Repr Walden in valley, Nov. 10-11
November 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), after completing his 382nd round trip between Oregon and Washington, D.C., will spend Tuesday and Wednesday in southern Oregon focusing on veterans issues, forest health, fighting the scourge of meth, and local jobs. On Nov. 10 he joins the Rogue Valley Detachment of the Marine Corps League as they celebrate the…
Eagle Point FFA top in judging
August 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Eagle Point FFA had seven of the Top 10 in judging contest. They were: 1. Kristin Wyatt, 4. Kayla Roberts, 5. Katie Deupree, 6. Emily Dulany, 7. Clay DeVette, 8. Brendan Kelley and 10. Dylan Henderson.And of those to seven, three of them are just freshman. “We had a fantastic year at Fair,” said an…
Wolverine wrestlers split
February 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment
On their first trip out of the den, the Wolverine wrestling team traveled to White City to battle with the White Mountain Wolves and the Ponderosa Bobcats. The Wolverines won 7 out of 10 matches against the Wolves, and split matches with the Ponderosa Bobcats. Caleb Ash had an outstanding performance against a tough Ponderosa…
WC fighter wins 2nd fight
September 22, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Juan Almarez, of White City, had his second professional fight Sept. 13 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. Almarez said his opponent, Daren Darby, liked to come forward and had a tendency to swing his head around and head butt. The first round was pretty slow, said Almarez. After that,…
Landfill converts waste to energy
September 2, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Congressman Greg Walden visited Dry Creek Landfill to tour the gas-to-energy plant. On his 350th round trip between D. C. and Oregon, Congressman Greg Walden continued his push for energy-efficient programs. Facing a House majority leadership he said had yet to permit a vote on his Security and Energy for America Act, Walden sustained efforts…
EPHS District wrestling results and opening matches at state
February 11, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Wrestlers from all schools off to state. Eagle Point is sending 13 wrestlers to the state tournament after scoring second in the district competition hosted by EPHS on Feb. 8. This, despite not having wrestlers in the lowest bracket and in the top two out of three weights. Team scores were: Crater 378,…
Wilburn K. Dodd
October 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Wilburn K. Dodd, 85, of Trail, died Sept. 29, 2007 at Providence Medford Medical Center. He was born May 7, 1922 in Maumee, Ark. And was raised in and round Yellville. During WWII, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He served in England during the German bombing blitz, as well as…
