Classmates Eliana Elardi (left), 9, and Claire Helman, 10, pour river water into their makeshift water filtration system during the Water Wizards workshop at the annual Girls Rock event at Grants Pass High School on Saturday. The workshop focused on how to filter your own water in the absence of a mechanized system, leaving only natural and found materials (like clothing, cotton, soda bottles and coffee filters) to work with. The students were given testing strips to measure the water's potability after pouring river water through their systems. Drinking the water was not an option.
By Chrissy Ewald of the Daily Courier
In a science classroom at Grants Pass High School on Saturday, Tammy Howard set a scene.
"Flying from Portland to Sydney, Australia, your plane has crashed and landed on a deserted island," she said. Behind her, a prop palm tree and a suitcase full of balled-up clothing served as a visual aid for the harrowing tale. Read More »
Illinois Valley junior James Conn made it look easy in his 120-pound championship match at the state wrestling tournament in Portland on Friday night, dominating Justin Kilman of Colton en route to a 16-0 victory by technical fall in the second round. The win gave Conn his second straight Class 2A/1A state title.
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Illinois Valley junior James Conn won his second consecutive state wrestling championship Friday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.
Conn easily defeated Justin Kilman of Colton in a 16-0 technical fall less than a minute into the second round to win the Class 2A/1A 120-pound state championship.
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At the authorized Seventh Street site, a woman cited for scattering rubbish and misuse of space was issued a 30-day exclusion order Friday. A propane tank near another person's tent was taken away for safety. Read More »
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