The Rogue River School Board approved the hire of current South Umpqua High School graduation coach Emily Figueroa-Wolfe as the new vice principal at Rogue River Junior Senior High School at its Tues., March 19 meeting. Figueroa-Wolfe will work with RRJSHS principal Tori Kirkpatrick, the school’s vice principal, before she[Read More…]
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District Considers Extra Training For Engine Drivers
An incident during an unexpected and quickly developing snowstorm on Fri., March 1, caused Evans Valley Fire Chief Tom Davidson to consider how volunteer fire personnel who drive the district’s expensive fire apparatus are trained and what the cost in terms of potential volunteers might be in the future at[Read More…]
Climbers Compete, Visit Palmerton With Care
Mike Oxendine, an arborist who lives in Talent, was on hand at the Thurs., March 22 Rogue River City Council Workshop to answer questions about a tree-climbing contest within the Palmerton Park Arboretum next week. The contest is the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (PNW-ISA) Southern[Read More…]
Spring Whale Watch Week
Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 23 through Sunday, March 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 15 sites along the Oregon Coast to help visitors spot whales and their calves and answer questions from 10 a.m. to[Read More…]
Novel Parasite Detected In Trout At Three Oregon Fish Hatcheries
ODFW’s fish health lab has detected a novel parasite in sick rainbow trout that were raised at Klamath Falls, Rock Creek and Elk River hatcheries. The detection marks the first time this parasite has been associated with disease symptoms in Oregon’s fish. Late last year, ODFW fish health and hatchery[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights for March 20, 2024
MAR. 22, 1984 Charles Wall of Rogue River found a way to profit from something unsellable at a garage sale, but only with a little help from his friends. Wall, whose wife Alice died recently, held a garage sale a couple of weeks before clearing out things he no longer[Read More…]
EVFD To Trade Signs With Metal Fabricator
Evans Valley Fire Chief Tom Davidson said he spoke again with Jeff Hurd, the metal fabrication business owner in White City to inquired about the hand-carved sign hangs on the district’s old station house across East Evans Creek Road from the current station house. “He sent me some pictures of[Read More…]
Town Hall Planned For EVFD Levy
The Evans Valley Fire District Board of Directors voted to accept the Explanatory Statement submitted to Jackson County to provide background on the district’s operations levy on the May 21 primary election ballot at its Thurs., March 14 meeting. On the ballot is the district’s bid to replace its current,[Read More…]
Battle Of The Books Champions Head To State
For five Rogue River Elementary School (RRES) sixth graders, the “Readers,” Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is about connecting with other teams and with books. “My favorite book was ‘Focused’ by Allyson Gerber,” says Kaylee Hambley. She adds that it reminds her of the struggles of a family member.[Read More…]
Seniors Make 4th To 1st Move, Win Air Band Contest
Every high school student in America, along with a few million outside the U.S., was raised on Disney. Disney movies, Disney songs, maybe Disney memes, and TikTok by now! Rogue River Junior Senior High School’s annual Air Band Contest contains allusions to Disney throughout the program in just about every[Read More…]