The Evans Valley Fire District Board of Directors tentatively agreed to approve a new two-year contract for Chief Tom Davidson, who is nearing his first anniversary as the Fire Chief, at the board’s Thurs., April 12, meeting. After a brief executive session, board chair Larry Tuttle said that a few[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
Etna Stops Chiefs’ Winning Streak
Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s softball team saw its longest win streak of the season end, at three games, after a 6-4 loss at Etna, Calif., on Tues., April 9. The Chieftains (6-3) had a 3-1 lead in the second inning, lost it when Etna tied and then took the[Read More…]
RR Players In Top Five At Stone Ridge
In their first 18-hole tournament of the season, Rogue River Jr. Sr. High players finished top-five in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions at Stone Ridge Golf Club in Eagle Point on Mon., April 1 The Chieftain boys finished third out of four teams, five total, while the Rogue River[Read More…]
Alden Wins Two Events At Glide
Reagan Alden, a freshman competing in her third varsity sport this year, turned heads when she ran nearly step-for-step with two-time state track and field qualifier Suzy Smith at the Rogue Classic meet in Grants Pass last month. In the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High track and field team’s first[Read More…]
Chiefs Move Up To No. 8 In 3A
It’s still early here in the second week of April, but it might not be too early to be thinking about a playoff run for the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team. Coming out of a pre-Spring Break schedule, the Chieftains were 3-1, already with a Class 3A District[Read More…]
Chiefs Struggling Out Of The Gate
With four sophomores, including its starting battery mates and two freshmen in the starting lineup of the first game of Rogue River’s doubleheader against No. 9 Glide on Tues., April 3, the Chieftains were at a disadvantage. The difference was clear, with ten errors, not to mention five walks, one[Read More…]
Wardle Qualifies For State Equestrian Events
In the second meet of her first season competing in Equestrian sports as Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s representative, Kharis Wardle qualified for her first state equestrian meet in six events with solid finishes at the second Oregon High School Equestrian Teams (OHSET) Southern Division. Athletes in OHSET competition qualify[Read More…]
Rogue River Will Deal With Statewide Parking Standards
Now, through mid-December this year, the City of Rogue River’s City Council and its Planning Commission will have their hands full. It will have to eat an elephant. As Planning Commission chairman Jay Chick said, the elephant is a statewide parking standard that will have to become a city ordinance[Read More…]
EVFD Firefighter Of The Year
A group of local patrons who came hungry were on hand to see several firefighters presented awards for their service to Evans Valley Fire District at the district’s annual awards banquet on Sat., April 6. The banquet was the first awards event under the leadership of Chief Tom Davidson. Around[Read More…]
Palmerton Arboretum’s First Climbing Competition
It could be said that the trees at the Palmerton Arboretum couldn’t have been in better hands-on Sat.-Sun., April 6-7. An event billed as a tree climbing competition probably doesn’t best describe what the 32 competitors, arborists, do. “These are some of the best tree climbers in the world, and[Read More…]