Inside the covered arena at the Josephine County Fairgrounds in Grants Pass are signs that improvements and repairs are forthcoming. Upgrades at the fairgrounds could be paid for by interest earned on an endowment fund from the sale of the Flying Lark.
By Chrissy Ewald of the Daily Courier
More changes are coming to Grants Pass as a result of the sale of the Flying Lark.
On Tuesday, the Josephine County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to set up a permanent fund for the county fairgrounds using the money from the sale of the would-be racino to River Valley Church.
The sale, which was finalized in May, was for $9.5 million. The property had a real market value of $24 million and was on the market for $14.9 million. Read More »
Medford's Triston Wallace watches his two-run homer in the first inning Wednesday at Agnew-Lytle Field in Grants Pass. The Mustangs defeated the Grants Pass Nuggets 13-7 and improved to 2-0 on the season.
By Mike Duffy of the Daily Courier
The Medford Mustangs hit a pair of first-inning home runs and cruised to a 13-7 victory over the Grants Pass Nuggets in a AAA American Legion non-league baseball game Wednesday night at Agnew-Lytle Field.
After Medford (2-0) leadoff hitter Freeman Rountree singled to start the first inning, center fielder Triston Wallace cleared the left field wall for a two-run homer, staking the Mustangs to a 2-0 lead. Read More »
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to terminate county funding for the city of Grants Pass' Firewise program.
The county has been paying for one position at the Grants Pass fire department to administer the Firewise program, a national initiative to educate homeowners about reducing wildfire risk for their property. Read More »
Karen Phillips' backyard garden is a patchwork of raised beds, tiered plantings, gravel pathways and water features. The property is one of eight Grants Pass-area sites on the Art in the Garden tour, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
As an artist, Karen Phillips has worked with watercolors, oils, acrylics, pencil, clay, wood.
As a gardener, her palette expands to include plant materials: burgundy red roses, orange geum, rosy valarian, sun-burst yellow coreopsis, daisy-like gaillardia, purple toadflax. Read More »
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