Local couple earn highest Scouting award

beaver

“We  couldn’t have gotten what Scouting has offered us as a family anyplace else,” said Randy Sell, who along with wife, Kathy, received Boy Scouts of America’s  highest volunteer award last week. They each received the Silver Beaver Award. The award is given for noteworthy service of exceptional character to youth by a registered leader….

Lake Creek breakfast

Feb. 12 is the date, 8:30 a.m. is the time for the next Lake Creek Historical Society community breakfast.

Harvest time

{gallery}/09_27_11/grapes{/gallery} These Primitivo grapes at Agate Ridge Vineyard are just about ready to pick. Most of the Upper Rogue wineries are coming into the harvest season. According to Agate Ridge’s Vineyard Manager this years crop is one of their best.

Tabor Street closure

Friday, September 2, 2011 Tabor Street will be closed from E. Main St. to Onyx St. beginning at 8:00 A.M. lasting until about until 5:00 P.M. for paving. There will also be one lane traffic in effect and controlled by flaggers on E. Main Street at the same time. This area along with South Shasta…

Fair Manager looking for ways to make fair financially sound

Concerned about Jackson County finances, Administrator Danny Jordan told the Commissioners in a work session on August 11, that the Expo had a shortfall of some $450,000 following the Fair.  Jordan noted that the Expo had gone from a paying venue to a situation where the county is having to increase contributions that are not…

Lake Creek reunion

Mark June 26 on your calendar for the Lake Creek reunion. Even if you aren’t from Lake creek this is a time to get to know some of the area pioneers. Potluck at 1 p.m.. Bring a main dish, salad or dessert and your table service. And they would appreciate a raffle item. There will…

Terry Edmondson

Terry Edmondson, 73, of Central Point, passed away on May 6, 2011. He married Nannette Grow in 1960. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last summer. Terry was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt, fish, camp and ride his horse. Most of all, Terry loved to spend time with family and friends. Known by…

Me and my shadow

My table at Eagle Point City Council meetings has been set for two for the last month. The second chair has been occupied by “my shadow”, Victoria Miller. She is a senior at Eagle Point High School interested in journalism. And, as anyone with an upper classman at EPHS knows, seniors are required to do…

Ann Benjamin

Ann Benjamin born July 13, 1938 in Liverpool, England and passed away Jan. 2011 in Rogue River, Oregon. She is survived by her sisters Josephine Ellison, Calif., Elizabeth Simpson – Calif. Valerie Ashcroft, England, Patricia Londelius, Arizona, and brother James Barlow, Australia. She will be missed dearly by her many nieces and nephews in England,…

Water watching

{gallery}/01_25_11/flood{/gallery} Many were keeping a watchful eye on Little Butte Creek the weekend of Jan. 15-16 as the rain came and the freeze level was up to 7700 ft. at one point. Those who have been in the area for any length of time know that combination, if it continues, can mean flooding from Little…