Investors wrestle with faith in markets Oct 17, 2008
I cant stand watching it go away, said Linda Slater, a retiree from Grants Pass, Ore. The adviser told Slater and her husband, Hal, to hold tight, that economic downturns come and go. (MSNBC -- Business)
Sliding house tops agenda (1277) Oct 16, 2008
This time, they re armed with recommendations from the Galli Group, a Grants Pass geotechnical consulting firm, to tear the house down and how to go about it. They ll also read a letter from the property owner s attorney, arguing the structure should be left as is. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Marshfield hosting big invitational on Saturday Oct 16, 2008
The White pool, which will play in the Harding Gym, includes Grants Pass, Century, Tillamook and Valley Catholic ... 8 a.m.: Grants Pass vs. Valley Catholic ... 10 a.m.: Grants Pass vs. Tillamook. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
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The World Link: NB council is ready to remove sliding house. NB council is ready to remove sliding house. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
NB council is ready to remove sliding house Oct 16, 2008
By , Staff Writer Wednesday, October 15, 2008 (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Spotlight athlete Criss Bowen Childhood dreams Oct 15, 2008
In front of the home crowd at Mel Ingram Stadium in Grants Pass, in the third overtime, Bowen ran in for a two-point conversion that gave the Cavemen a 42-41 Southwest Conference win over Sheldon ... "He gets to the perimeter and he has tremendous vision," Grants Pass coach John Musser said ... It was the first loss of the season for Grants Pass. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
State of art Oct 11, 2008
The World Link: State of art. By , Entertainment Editor Saturday, October 11, 2008. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Oregon man admits stabbing his wife to 'maim' her Oct 8, 2008
(AP) -- A Grants Pass man who pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife has been sentenced to a dozen years in prison. The authorities said 68-year-old Francis Oxley cut his wife's throat, back, hand and abdomen in March 2006. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Some come to remember. Others to pay homage. And every September, Coos Bay wraps itself around Oregon's greatest runner Oct 5, 2008
Cross-country runners from Grants Pass wear necklaces that say "Inspired by Pre." And they are. CONTINUED 1. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
A scientist who speaks plain English Oct 5, 2008
GRANTS PASS Besides keeping tabs on how global warming is changing the world s oceans, Jane Lubchenco one of the world s leading marine biologists is teaching her fellow scientists to drop the academic-ese they use among themselves and speak so regular folks can understand them. Lubchenco is a member of the Pew Oceans Commission that recommended steps to overcome crippling damage to the world s oceans from overfishing, pollution, coastal development and climate change. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
It all started at the donut stand Oct 3, 2008
In Grants Pass, I started going to the Growers Market the year it began in 1982 ... All these years later, the Southern Oregon Public Market has a dedicated home: one square block of landscaped and developed space behind the post office in downtown Grants Pass ... When we started dating about 10 years ago, we often met at the Grants Pass Growers Market on Saturday morning. (Daily Triplicate)
Volunteers needed for Oct. 11 illegal dump cleanup dayBraymill cinder pit in Chiloquin focus of day's event Sep 25, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:49 PM PDT A nonprofit group from Grants Pass is coordinating a community cleanup day next month at the Braymill cinder pit in Chiloquin. Members of the Clean Forest Project are looking for volunteers to help haul away household trash, old appliances, furniture and other items littering the spot. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Western cap and trade initiative faces obstacles Sep 24, 2008
- A new Western regional plan to cap and trade greenhouse gas emissions faces a tough road in state legislatures, where the details still must be worked out. The Western Climate Initiative would establish a regional market to trade carbon emissions credits, allowing industries that emit greenhouse gases to buy and sell credits for their emissions. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Bruno's Letter from Afghanistan Sep 23, 2008
After returning from Iraq I took a break and just stuck to the one weekend a month traditional Guard and used my experiences from Iraq to lead a recon/sniper platoon out of the Grants Pass Armory for about 2. 5 years. (Daily Triplicate)
Grants Pass too much for Marshfield Sep 21, 2008
The big-play speed of Grants Pass was just too much for the Marshfield football team Friday night, as the Cavemen blanked the Pirates 35-0 in Coos Bay. Grants Pass, one of the top Class 6A teams in the state, ran a textbook rushing offense, running inside early in the game to open things toward the sideline later ... Our early runs in between the tackles set up everything on the outside, said Grants Pass coach John Musser. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Firefighter's family files lawsuit in helicopter crash Sep 20, 2008
Charlson's parents, Richard and Nina Charlson, filed the suit in California Superior Court in Shasta County against Carson Helicopters Inc. of Grants Pass, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. -- the manufacturer of the helicopter that crashed -- United Technologies Corp. and General Electric. Grayback was not named in the suit. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Family of Oregon firefighting chopper crash victim sues company Sep 20, 2008
Local experts provide the latest information on Healthcare issues that matter to you. Fresh Ideas with Leigh Ann. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Pirates face tough test Friday Sep 19, 2008
And the Pirates will have their hands full Friday night, when they ll host Grants Pass, a squad that Wigle thinks might just be the best team on Marshfield s schedule. Class 6A Grants Pass is 3-0 on the season, having outscored Hood River, Centennial and Oregon City by a grand total of 115-17 ... Quarterback Jordy Romick is also a running threat for Grants Pass, and the Cavemen sometimes cycle in another running quarterback, Justin Hoy. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
RESULTS / STANDINGS Sep 16, 2008
JUNIORS 1, Andrew Bennett, Eugene, 52:40; 2, Adam Artner, Central Point, 1:00:30; 3, Sara Slawta, Medford, 1:04:14; 4, Brian Fawcett, Grants Pass, 1:13:41 ... Grants Pass Blue Cavemen 0-2 ... Grants Pass Blue Cavemen 2-0. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Traffic fatality Sep 16, 2008
Oregon State Police troopers are investigating the death of Frank Kuberski, 85, of Grants Pass, who was struck by several vehicles while trying to walk across Oregon 199 just south of Grants Pass about 8:40 p.m. Sunday, said Sgt. Jeff Fitzgerald ... Four drivers involved were identified as Diana L. Turner, 44, of Grants Pass; Debra L. Blackmon, 46, of Grants Pass; Eric Hu Jr., 28, of Concord, Calif. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Let the season begin! Sep 14, 2008
The Warriors, who went undefeated in the regular season last year travel to Oregon to face Hidden Valley of the Grants Pass area tonight at 7:30 p.m.. The Mustangs, who lost to Del Norte 20-0 in Crescent City last year, have been simply dominating in its first two games of the year. (Daily Triplicate)
The voice of the Warriors Sep 14, 2008
Tonight, Blackburn will make the jaunt to Oregon to cover the Del Norte varsity football team's season opener at Hidden Valley in the Grants Pass area for KPOD, located at 97. 9 on the FM dial. (Daily Triplicate)
Soccer Recap: Bulldogs open FWL with win Sep 13, 2008
The Pirates rebounded from a disappointing effort in a home loss to Grants Pass on Tuesday. It was nice to see a good team, and it made us hungry to win, he said. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Conditions improve for ocean salmon rebound Sep 13, 2008
On the Rogue River, salmon have been scooting up to the Grants Pass area, but the bay remains good a few days a week. Several large fish, including a 58-pounder and several in the high 40s, were caught last week. (Daily Triplicate)
Statewide scores Sep 13, 2008
Grants Pass 24, Oregon City 3. Gresham 13, McMinnville 7. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Old growth forests are carbon sinks Sep 12, 2008
$7 online stock trades. Study: Old growth forests do soak up CO2. (MSNBC -- Environment)
New VA center is breaking ground Sep 12, 2008
By , Staff Writer Friday, September 12, 2008. World Photo by Lou Sennick A crane operator drives pile into the ground as part of the foundation at the site of the new Veterans Affairs Clinic on Tuesday afternoon. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Marshfield finally gets home game Sep 12, 2008
After Ashland, Marshfield has home games against Class 6A Grants Pass, which reached the second round of the playoffs last year and has dominated Hood River Valley and Centennial this year. The final preseason foe for the Pirates is Jesuit, which reached the quarterfinals last year after winning the Portland Interscholastic League and is 1-1 this year with a loss to defending state champion West Albany. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Oregon lawmakers keeping tabs on cougar killing Sep 12, 2008
Past Month's Most Commented Stories. Thursday, September 11, 2008 11:38 PM PDT. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Remembering Sept. 11s legacy Sep 11, 2008
The unit of soldiers from Klamath Falls, Medford, Grants Pass and Roseburg provided security for convoys and training for Afghan forces. While deployed to Afghanistan between March 2006 and June 2007, unit members tried to focus on their mission and why they were there, Chipman said. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Oregon man captures 6-foot-long lizard in his yard Sep 11, 2008
(09-08) 12:45 PDT Grants Pass, Ore ... He was able to capture it and wrestle it into a large metal dog cage with the help of Dalton Brown from MB Reptiles, a pet store in Grants Pass ... No report on missing lizards has been filed recently with either the Josephine County sheriff's office or Grants Pass police. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
High School Soccer: Pacific rallies for win over host Coquille Sep 11, 2008
Grants Pass beat host Marshfield 5-1 on Tuesday. The Cavemen had a 2-0 halftime lead. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
High School Recap: Vikings take title at Reedsport Sep 9, 2008
In the consolation bracket, the Pirates beat Grants Pass 25-13, 25-23 and South Medford 26-24, 25-14 ... North Bend also finished third in its pool, beating Roseburg s junior varsity team, splitting with Grants Pass and losing to North Medford. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Waterskiers lament loss of Rogue fed lake Sep 9, 2008
GRANTS PASS (AP) For the likes of Jo Anne Manardo, the summer of 2008 marked the end of an era of recreation on a dammed stretch of the Rogue River ... Since the 1970s, the 59-year-old Grants Pass woman has driven along Highway 99 each summer to what the locals call Savage Lake, a place that will disappear for good in the name of wild salmon ... Beginning next spring, demolition crews will dismantle the summer lake s fish-killing creator, Savage Rapids Dam, which will be replaced with electric... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Regional Roundup Sep 8, 2008
A 55-year-old woman from Grants Pass, Ore. died Sunday when she lost control of her car Sunday on southbound Highway 99 between Jahant and Peltier roads. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Direct dialing Sep 7, 2008
About 1904 the first telephone line was constructed by the Sunset Telephone Company along the road from Crescent City through Howland Hill Road, to Christensen's, to Gasquet, along the toll road to Waldo and Grants Pass, Ore ... That person bought a suit of clothes with the money instead, so Childs rustled a phone box from somewhere and found enough wire to string a line to Grants Pass, making arrangements with Horace Gasquet's stage line to keep the line up. (Daily Triplicate)
High School Recap: Injuries hamper Pirates in volleyball loss Sep 6, 2008
The World Link: High School Recap: Injuries hamper Pirates in volleyball loss. High School Recap: Injuries hamper Pirates in volleyball loss. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Statewide Football Scores Sep 6, 2008
Grants Pass 48, Centennial 7. Gresham 14, South Eugene 10. (Longview Daily News, WA)
JoePa autograph seekers? (Yesterday) Sep 6, 2008
Ben, Grants Pass, Ore. MUSSELMAN: When you have been on one staff since 1950 like Joe Paterno has been, and you are in your 43rd season as coach, you become a celebrity, in a sense. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
E-mail scam from Spain aimed at Oregon consumers Sep 5, 2008
(AP) -- An e-mail survey sent to Grants Pass area residents that offered $90 simply to answer some questions for a bank turned out to be too good to be true. Police say it was a scam run electronically from Valencia, Spain. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Outdoors Forecast Sep 4, 2008
Chinook fishing has picked up from last week in the Grants Pass stretch. The Chetco River fall chinook opening, governed by new regulations, is Nov. 1. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Follow the trail Aug 28, 2008
Tigard lost to Grants Pass by 7. Grants Pass lost to Central Catholic by 9. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Firefighters return to fire lines in wake of chopper crash Aug 20, 2008
"It's time for us to get back to work," agreed Mark Lauber, 21, of Grants Pass. Crew boss Sean Hendrix, 38, a Cave Junction veteran of 20 fire seasons, said those who died would expect nothing less. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Service honors 9 killed in crash (4) Aug 19, 2008
Matthew Hammer, 23, of Grants Pass, working his last summer of firefighting after graduating from college with a degree in business and planning to get married. Roark Schwanenberg, 54, of Lostine, a Carson Helicopters pilot who learned to fly in the Army. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Ore. service honors 9 killed in fire copter crash Aug 16, 2008
David E. Steele, 19, a Central Oregon Community College student from Ashland; Bryan J. Rich, 29, of Medford; Shawn P. Blazer, 30, of Medford; Matthew Hammer, 23, of Grants Pass, who was working his last summer of firefighting after graduating from college; pilot Roark Schwanenberg, 54, of Lostine; and Scott Charlson, 25, a student at Southern Oregon University. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. (USA Today -- News)
Spotted owls back in forest spotlight Aug 14, 2008
Join the Nike+ Human Race 10K.. $7 online stock trades. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Greens sue over logging in Oregon state forest (46) Aug 13, 2008
GRANTS PASS (AP) Conservation groups are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over logging on the Elliot State Forest in Oregon that has resulted in a dramatic decrease in the numbers of northern spotted owls. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District in Portland argues that under the Endangered Species Act, the federal agency must reopen consultation with the Oregon Department of Forestry over its plan for protecting owl habitat because owl numbers have dropped faster than expected. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Tribes object to fighting fire in sacred places Aug 13, 2008
News - Idaho State Journal. (AP) -- Indian tribes from the Klamath River canyon are worried that the U.S. Forest Service is violating some of their sacred lands by fighting a remote wilderness wildfire rather than leaving it to burn naturally. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Official: `Fair certainty' 9 dead in chopper crash Aug 10, 2008
Associated Press writers Don Thompson in Sacramento; Jeff Barnard in Grants Pass, Ore. Tim Fought in Portland, Ore. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Helicopter in deadly crash had shaky start Aug 9, 2008
a pilot from Carson Helicopters of Grants Pass, Ore ... Matthew Hammer, 23, of Grants Pass, Ore. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Southern Oregon firefighters killed in crash remembered Aug 9, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008 6:45 PM PDT 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 8, 2008: GRANTS PASS, Ore ... ""I'm proud of these firefighters," he said.Wheelock also identified the seventh one of Grayback's firefighters to die in the crash as Stephen Caleb Renno, 21, of Cave Junction, whose parents had been away and were just notified of his death.The others are:-- Shawn Blazer, 30, of Medford, grew up in Southern Oregon, loved to hunt and fish, and had found his calling fighting wildfire, his aunt, Carole Holman,... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Oregon Recreation Report Aug 9, 2008
The flow at Grants Pass on August 4 was 2720 cubic feet per second. From August 1 through Dec 31, between Elephant Rock and Hog Creek boat landing, no more than two adult non-adipose fin-clipped chinook may be kept per day as part of the daily limit. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Crashed helicopter's liftoff was 'slower than normal' Aug 9, 2008
She said initial reports from Carson Helicopters in Grants Pass that the aircraft rolled 1,000 feet down an embankment after crashing turned out not to be true. Carson officials, who described the accident as taking place at the edge of a 6,000-foot ridge, weren't available Friday to comment. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
California: Fire copter moved slowly, hit tree before crash Aug 9, 2008
Associated Press writers Scott Lindlaw in San Francisco, Don Thompson in Sacramento and Jeff Barnard in Grants Pass, Ore. contributed to this report. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Raging Fires Hinder Copter Rescue Efforts Aug 8, 2008
The helicopter was owned and operated by Carson Helicopters Inc., a Pennsylvania company whose firefighting operations are based in Grants Pass, Ore. All 12 of the company's helicopters are being used for firefighting in Oregon and California, said Bob Madden, Carson's director of corporate affairs. (CBS News)
Firefighter who died in crash had passion for life and for job Aug 8, 2008
Matt Hammer, 23, of Grants Pass married his college sweetheart less than two months ago and dreamed of starting his own business Friday, August 08, 2008 LAURA OPPENHEIMER The Oregonian Staff ... The 23-year-old from Grants Pass graduated in May with a business degree from Corban College, a small Christian school in Salem ... Hammer grew up in Northern California and moved to Grants Pass as a teenager, friends say. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Oregon firefighters escape just in time Aug 8, 2008
Killed were: Schwanenberg, 54, of Lostine; Shawn Blazer, 30, of Medford; Scott Charlson, 25, of Phoenix; Matthew Hammer, 23, of Grants Pass; Edrik Gomez, 19, of Ashland; Bryan Rich, 29, of Medford; and David Steele, 19, of Ashland. The Forest Service employee, working as a "check airman" and one Grayback firefighter have not yet been identified publicly. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Firefighters' helo crash victims identified Aug 8, 2008
Palmer declined to name the dead, but the company identified six of the dead firefighters as Shawn Blazer, 30, from Medford, Oregon; Scott Charleson, 25, from Phoenix, Oregon; Matthew Hammer, 23, from Grants Pass, Oregon; Edrik Gomez, 19, from Ashland, Oregon; Bryan Rich, 29, from Medford; and David Steele, 19, from Ashland ... The helicopter was owned by Carson Helicopters, whose firefighting division is based in Grants Pass, Oregon. (CNN -- US)
Oregon Recreation Report (74) Aug 8, 2008
The flow on Dec. 17 was 1,890 cubic feet per second at Grants Pass ... Anglers are talking about catching a few winter steelhead below Grants Pass. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
9 firefighters feared dead in helicopter crash Aug 8, 2008
The aircraft had a crew of two, both employees of Carson Helicopters of Grants Pass, Ore. and was carrying 11 firefighters. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Investigators reach site of NorCal chopper crash Aug 8, 2008
Associated Press writers Don Thompson in Sacramento; Jeff Barnard in Grants Pass, Tim Fought in Portland, Ore. and Jason Dearen in San Francisco contributed to this report. (Fresno Bee -- State)
California: Search goes on in wildfire helicopter crash Aug 8, 2008
Carson Helicopters, a Pennsylvania company whose firefighting operations are based in Grants Pass, Ore ... Associated Press writers Don Thompson in Sacramento; Jeff Barnard in Grants Pass, Ore. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Oregon firefighting company known as a national leader in field Aug 7, 2008
The crash Tuesday involved a Sikorsky helicopter configured for firefighting and owned by Carson Helicopters of Grants Pass. Bob Madden, the company's director of corporate affairs, said Carson was founded in 1958 and is one of the oldest private helicopter companies in the country. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
An Oregon company sends three pollution monitors to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing Aug 6, 2008
Managers at Met One Instruments Inc., a Grants Pass company, say the U.S. Embassy in Beijing had them ship three hand-held air monitors by Federal Express last month. Earlier, they say, the embassy bought a stationary monitor to track particulates. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Bottlecaps eliminate North Coos Aug 6, 2008
The World Link: Bottlecaps eliminate North Coos. Bottlecaps eliminate North Coos. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
