A spectrum of color shines along the floor from a prism installed on the skylight of the Jackson County Library District's Medford branch. Artist Pete Erskine will be installing prisms in most libraries throughout the county. The 85 year old from Corvallis started installing his donated artwork around the state after being diagnosed with cancer.
By Emma Maple of the Daily Courier
MEDFORD — An Oregon artist is turning windows and skylights in the Jackson County Library District into works of art, showering patrons with rotating panels of vibrant rainbows that dance across the walls and floors.
The donated artwork, known as solar spectrum art, uses polystyrene film engraved with thousands of grooves to scatter light into vibrant prisms that coat anything in its path.
Hidden Valley junior Logan Law throws a pitch during a game earlier this season in Murphy. Law went 8-0 this season with a 0.40 ERA, earning him the Class 4A Pitcher of the Year award. He was also the Skyline Conference Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year.
By Travis Moore of the Daily Courier
When pitchers average more than two strikeouts an inning, people take notice. But when you go 8-0 with 0.40 ERA for the season, you’re in line for some pretty lofty accolades.
Those statistics helped Hidden Valley junior Logan Law nab the Class 4A Pitcher of the Year award, along with the Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year awards in the Skyline Conference in recently announced honors.
Dave Kelly, owner of Kelly's Automotive, stands in the service bay at the Grants Pass location. The business has been a fixture in Grants Pass and Medford for more than 20 years. Recently recognized in a national magazine, the business is also supportive of the community in various ways, like its annual peanut butter drive for the Josephine County Food Bank and its Angel Fund to help community members in need.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
For Dave and Lisa Kelly, the owners of Kelly’s Automotive Service, their business is about a lot more than repairing cars.
“Our purpose is to benefit our staff, our clients and our community,” says Lisa Kelly.
It’s this three-pronged commitment to service that has driven the Kellys through more than 20 years of automotive repair in the Rogue Valley.
The couple opened their first shop in Grants Pass in 2004 and their second shop in Medford two years later.
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