Firefighters from across Oregon, including Keizer near Salem, have converged to help protect homes threatened by the East Evans Creek Fire in Jackson County.
By Chrissy Ewald of the Daily Courier
The East Evans Creek Fire burning near Shady Cove was holding at 15,705 acres this morning and is now 26% contained, an increase from 17% on Tuesday.
The Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District said in a morning update that firefighters mopped up along the perimeters of the main fire and all spot fires, and the fire saw no growth overnight.
EUGENE — Cade Pettersen and Blake Patereau each homered to lead a Medford Mustangs offense that finished with 14 hits in their 7-2 victory over Lydo’s Lab of Eugene to wrap up the American Legion Triple-A regular season on Tuesday afternoon at Marist High School.
Both Pettersen and Patereau finished with three hits on the day. Pettersen had two RBIs, while Patereau’s home run was a solo shot in the top of the sixth to put Medford (28-9) up 7-0.
Nick Gates, owner of Gates Furniture, sits in his Grants Pass showroom. The store is celebrating its 80th year.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
Nick Gates has a simple explanation for why his family’s retail furniture business in Grants Pass has been so successful for the past eight decades: It’s something he calls “the Gates Way.”
The Gates Way, he said, is about working hard, about treating customers like family and treating employees with respect, about selling quality products and standing behind those products, about being involved in and supporting the community.
Steven Lawwill (right) of Sunny Valley and J Marshall of Grants Pass unveil the newly refurbished historical kiosk at the Grave Creek Covered Bridge in Sunny Valley last week. Marshall, a professional sign painter, painted the mural of a wagon train fording Grave Creek and did the kiosk lettering.
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