Evans Valley Fire District found a replacement vehicle for the wildland truck involved in an auto accident at the intersection of East Evans Creek Road and Minthorne Lane on Jan. 29, Chief Tom Davidson reported at the district’s board of directors meeting on Thurs., March 19. Davidson had at first[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
Chieftains Start Track And Field Season
On an uncharacteristically warm day, with a high-80s temperature that usually doesn’t come until mid-May district meet time, Rogue River athletes generated 10 top-five placing finishes at the biggest Grants Pass- and local season-opening event, The Rogue Valley Preview at Grants Pass High’s Russ Werner Field on Wed., March 18.[Read More…]
Chieftains Beat Mazama, No-Hit Bonanza On Opening Day
If the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team can put forth efforts the way it did in the Chieftains’ season-opening games on Tues., March 17, it could be an interesting spring at Mike Umscheid Field. The Chieftains swept a pair of games against Bonanza and Mazama, played in Klamath[Read More…]
Davis Was ‘A Cool Gal,’ Who Served
A celebration of life has been planned for Fri., May 1, to honor Sharie Davis, a former Rogue River Council member who died on Mon., March 2. The gathering will be at Hope Presbyterian Church, 515 Broadway, in Rogue River, beginning at 2 p.m. Davis was born in Sweet Home,[Read More…]
RR Softball Goes 1-1, Explodes Against Bonanza
With a new lineup that includes several familiar and experienced players, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team split a pair of games at Mazama High in Klamath Falls, the Chieftains’ opening-day games, on Tuesday, March 17. The Chieftains (1-3) beat Bonanza 26-7 in three innings and then lost[Read More…]
Rogue River Planning Commission Development Decisions
Two months ago, when the Rogue River Planning Commission last met, it was still working on a policy regarding its urban trees and possible legacy trees in the city. The policy is also expected to include guidance on removing trees. It may take a little more time for the policy[Read More…]
“A Big Win,” Oregon’s FFA Funding Saved
Among the items of concern, at least to educators in the state, from the recently concluded Short Session of the Oregon Legislature was that funding for FFA would not be cut. “That’s a big win for our district,” Rogue River Superintendent Patrick Lee said in a report at the Rogue[Read More…]
Mural Painter, Council Discuss Plans For Palmerton, Police Mural
Local mural artist Bob Eding, along with Ruth Bailey, chairman of the Rogue River Mural Society, arrived with sketches for murals throughout the restrooms building at Palmerton Park and on the north wall of the Rogue River Police Department buildings for the Rogue River City Council’s workshop session on Thursday.[Read More…]
Chieftain Track Getting Bigger, Getting Better
After years of low numbers and few results at the district and state levels, Dan Alden is hoping to help revive Rogue River High’s track and field program. Alden is a Rogue River High alumnus (Class of 1998). He went out for track and field when he was a senior[Read More…]
Baseball Team Senior-Led, Pitching Strong
Derek Nelson has been waiting for this season. In his fifth season as RRJSHS’s baseball coach, Nelson has been blessed with an experienced, even senior-led, team that he says will throw strikes, make plays on defense, and swing the bats better. “It looks like they got a different motor. A[Read More…]