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Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore., Homegrown Business column.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--Editor's note: This is one in a weekly series of profiles on locally owned and operated businesses in Southern Oregon. DAVE'S CENTRAL MARKET: --Owner: David Lefebvre --Age: 61 --Address: 750 Hopkins Road, Central Point ...
Viticulturist sniffs out soil problems in Oregon vineyards.
Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Stiles Sep. 26--Marcus Buchanan strolled between vine rows, auger in hand, digging out samples as he searched for clues to a mystery that has stymied the operators of Quail Run Vineyard. He repeated the process about 20 times Tuesday, collecting samples. ...
Job fair helps vets in return to civilian life.
Sep 24, 2007 ... Byline: Damian Mann Sep. 24--Unlike those coming back from other wars, new veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan got a head start on life after combat Sunday at a job fair that attracted veterans from throughout Oregon. "I think it's the greatest thing anyone's ...
Painters hired to paint Wal-Mart, but their paychecks bounce.
Sep 20, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Stiles Sep. 20--The thought of a $2 an hour boost in pay appealed to Richard Villegas. So the 47-year-old Umatilla father of five left the company he'd been with for six years, took his 19-year-old son with him and signed on with JP'Z Painting, a firm ...
Cemetery's new owners look to restore it.
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Paris Achen Sep. 17--At ages 6 and 2, sisters Jemina and Lavina Gregory died within three weeks of each other in fall 1868. Sharing a small headstone, the little girls are interred side by side among the graves of other family members in the Central Point ...
Entry park in Rogue River, Ore., ready for visitors.
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Sanne Specht Sep. 17--ROGUE RIVER -- The homely little patch of dirt in downtown Rogue River has finally transformed into the beautiful centerpiece it was destined to be, city officials say. "It's like a big smile," said Councilwoman Jo Anne Mead. ...
Stickley furniture road show to visit Medford, Ore.
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Stiles Sep. 14--Mike Danial has seen the best of times and the worst of times at Stickley Furniture. He's been in the Manlius, N.Y., factory outside Syracuse when there were scarcely two dozen workers, and he's seen the manufacturer rebound to new ...
Oregonian builds Oaxaca, Mexico, niche in Ashland-area tourism sector.
Sep 12, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Stiles Sep. 12--ASHLAND -- When the typical traveler thinks of an excursion to Mexico, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta are more likely to come to mind than Oaxaca. Yet Oaxaca (pronounced wah-HA-ka) is where Eric Mindling started building a ...
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore., Homegrown Business column.
Sep 10, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Stiles Sep. 10--Editor's note: This is one in a weekly series of profiles on locally owned and operated businesses in Southern Oregon. QUESTION: What do you do and how long have you been doing it? ANSWER: I'm a lumber broker. I started doing ...
Hospital to pay $100,000 to woman injured after mix-up.
Sep 10, 2007 ... Byline: Anita Burke Sep. 10--Rogue Valley Medical Center must pay $100,000 to an Eagle Point woman whose throat was burned when she mistakenly swallowed coffee pot cleaner at the hospital, a jury determined Friday. "I'm ecstatic," Patricia Richardson said after the ...
People, along with factories, still demand Oregon corn.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Stiles Sep. 6--Far from the tug-of-war between cattle feedlots and alternative fuel producers in the Midwest, Southern Oregon corn growers found plenty of demand for human consumption of their product this summer. Some Rogue Valley and Illinois Valley ...
Alternative schools will work together.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Lemon Sep. 3--Medford School District's new partnership with an alternative high school will double classroom time for its former night students and ease their access to counseling services. Students of Medford's Opportunity High School will attend ...
Cheese & chocolate for all.
Aug 30, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Lemon Aug. 30--CENTRAL POINT -- Welcoming a chocolate factory to the neighborhood will help Rogue Creamery promote its property as a tourist destination for gourmets, company spokesmen and city officials say. Lillie Belle Farms plans to open a retail ...
Greenway: Is it safe or not?
Aug 29, 2007 ... Byline: Damian Mann Aug. 29--Paul Boswell is fed up with the Bear Creek Greenway because he said it is littered with homeless camps and garbage. "I got really irritated," said the 68-year-old Medford resident, who rises early for what he describes as his eight-mile ...
Erickson aircraft fight fires in Greece.
Aug 28, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 28--It comes as no surprise to find Erickson Air-Crane S-64E Helitankers smack in the middle of the fires scorching Greece. An Erickson spokesman confirmed Monday that four of the Central Point company's helitankers are routinely based in ...
Pear harvest under way.
Aug 28, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 28--Southern Oregon pear growers began picking several weeks ago, but with the shift to fall and winter varieties, it means the Rogue Valley's biggest player is joining the harvest. Harry and David Holdings' Bear Creek Orchards unit began its ...
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore., Home Grown column.
Aug 27, 2007 ... Aug. 27--HOME GROWN BUSINESS: Rogue Valley Cycle Sport OWNER: Merrill Hayes AGE: 62 ADDRESS: 1390 Biddle Road, Medford; 191 Oak St., Ashland PHONE: 857-0819 and 488-0581 EMPLOYEES: 12 E-MAIL: info@roguecycle.com ...
End of local rail era is just a rumor on the Internet.
Aug 25, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 25--Carloads of rail ties seen along Union Pacific lines south of the Siskiyou Summit have prompted some observers to wonder if the end was near for Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad's southbound traffic into Northern California. There has ...
White City sees boom in industrial development.
Aug 24, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 24--WHITE CITY -- Urban renewal, new residential development and road improvements have done a lot to remake this unincorporated urban area. Not that long ago, the erstwhile World War II training grounds were a combination of heavy wood ...
New rules haven't hurt local orchards.
Aug 22, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 22--In California and Washington, a new round of federal regulations has created a shortage of agricultural labor. New laws going into effect in September require workers' identities to be verified within 90 days. If their Social Security ...