Courtesy of Laurie Puntney Mike Matthews of Sunny Valley died Sept. 10 from complications related to COVID-19.
By Jeff Duewel of the Daily Courier
Mike Matthews, a longtime school bus driver and a resident of Sunny Valley, should have been focused on his late mother's memorial service at Reinhart Volunteer Park.
But that day in August, a raging headache, a cough and upset stomach befell the 66-year-old, who embodied the look and spirit of Santa Claus, said family and friends. In fact, that was his nickname.
Matthews had fallen ill within a day or two of returning from busing children to a day camp in Northern California. Read More »
Hidden Valley's Madison Hafele bumps the ball during the Mustangs' match against Mazama in Murphy on Thursday. Hafele finished with 10 digs for Hidden Valley, which fell to the Vikings 3-0.
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Hidden Valley rallied to make the final set tight, but Mazama swept the Mustangs 25-11, 25-14 and 25-18 in Thursday's Skyline Conference volleyball opener in Murphy.
"We need to figure things out on our side of the net," said Hidden Valley coach Katie Allen. "We did a lot of beating ourselves — communication errors and that kind of thing."
Mazama is off to a strong start this season, improving to 6-0 with the win. Read More »
Players young and old can try out Gellyball, a game similar to laser tag and paintball, this weekend at the Josephine County Fairgrounds.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
Walk between the raindrops and enjoy this last weekend of summer.
FUN AND GAMES. Have a blast with a weekend of gellyball play at the Josephine County Fairgrounds. Gellyball is a competitive shooting sport similar to laser tag and paintball, but uses small water-gel pellets that don't sting or stain.
Gellyball Wars, with play areas and target shooting for all ages, are underway until Read More »
Members of the Grants Pass Museum of Art's installation committee hang pieces that are part of the annual membership exhibit, which opens to the public Friday.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
The Grants Pass Museum of Art membership exhibit opens Friday and it is something to see.
"The quality of this show is unbelievable," says Hyla Lipson, the museum's executive director. "It's going to be amazing." Read More »
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