Jojo Colbert, 11, works on a project during art class at Riverside Elementary School on Wednesday. The Grants Pass School District is offering summer school programs this year ranging from classes for kindergartners about the ocean or pets to math and science credits for high schoolers entering their senior year.
By Lauren Bishop of the Daily Courier
School's in for summer.
Thanks to plenty of federal and state funding, both the Grants Pass and Three Rivers school districts will be holding classes and programs this summer, while some districts across the state are hitting a wall when it comes to staffing these activities, even with the excess funds. Read More »
JOEL TAKARSH for the Daily Courier Hidden Valley's Nate Vidlak fanned 13 batters while throwing a one-hit shutout in the Class 4A playoffs on Wednesday.
By Travis Moore of the Daily Courier
MURPHY — Nate Vidlak struck out 13 Baker hitters in a one-hit shutout as Hidden Valley opened the Class 4A state baseball playoffs with a 7-0 win on Wednesday.
The second-ranked Mustangs (25-2) will play Junction City in the state quarterfinals Friday in Murphy.
The Bulldogs never got a runner beyond second base Wednesday as Vidlak had his slider working throughout the complete-game victory. Read More »
Firefighter Ted Sutters (second from left) practices extrication techniques as Lt. Ethan Coates (third from left) looks on as Rural/Metro Fire conducts vehicle extrication training at the wrecking yard of Cascade Metal Recycling in Grants Pass on Wednesday. Some of Josephine County's newest firefighters were trained on the use of tools needed to extract injured occupants involved in vehicle crashes. Read More »
Zymri Anderson as Titania and David Keip as Oberon rehearse a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which will be played at Reinhart Volunteer Park. The duo also take on the roles of Hippolyta and Theseus.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
A new area theater company is mounting a late spring Shakespeare-in-the-park presentation, performing William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" outdoors at Reinhart Volunteer Park.
The show opens June 3, with six evening performances through June 17. Read More »
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