Kim Webb of Central Point, dressed as Uncle Sam, talks about the parade float she built together with her family for the Central Point Fourth of July parade on Saturday, the nation's 250th birthday. With the tricentennial around the corner in 2076, Webb said she would tell Americans in 50 years to "appreciate our rights and our freedoms" and to give back to the country.
By Chrissy Ewald of the Daily Courier
CENTRAL POINT — The annual Fourth of July parade in Central Point drew its usual big turnout on Saturday, with throngs clad in red, white and blue lining the city's streets under clear summer skies.
Unlike on the East Coast, which was sweltering under a heat wave, temperatures in the Rogue Valley on the morning of the 250th birthday of the United States were in the 70s, with expected highs in the low 90s across the region.
The Medford Mustangs’ bats stayed hot on their second day in Reno.
First baseman Blake Patereau had a pair of huge games at the plate, leading Medford to another two wins by double-digit margins, 12-2 over Sacramento NBO and 16-4 in five innings against Bellarmine Baseball, at the Reno Fourth of July tournament on Friday afternoon.
A 21-year-old man was arrested on charges of strangulation and fourth-degree assault related to an incident with a relative Friday afternoon in the 1400 block of Northeast View Drive.
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A 46-year-old man was arrested on an offensive littering charge and a warrant at 4:07 p.m. Friday in the Seventh and G streets area.
Mark Thakes (center) fronts the high-energy, Southern Oregon-based indie alt rock band, The Evening Shades, which will continue the Grants Pass Concerts in the Park series with a 6:30 p.m. show on Tuesday in Riverside Park. The free outdoor music series will wrap up with a final concert on July 14.
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