Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) articles from August 2001

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) archives from August 2001

Lawsuits Defend `Anti-Pope' Billboards in Ashland, Ore.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Melissa Martin Aug. 1--While recent attention to a billboard along Interstate 5 near Central Point has re-ignited an old debate about free speech, it may take awhile before the advertising issue is resolved, billboard advocates...

Jacksonville, Ore., Real Estate Seller's License is Suspended.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 1--The Oregon Real Estate Agency has suspended local real estate agent Daniel J. Mollahan's license for 30 days following a series of transactions in which he failed to give proper disclosure. The order, signed...

Medford, Ore., Real Estate Agent's License Suspended.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 1--The Oregon Real Estate Agency has suspended local real estate agent Daniel J. Mollahan's license for 30 days following a series of transactions in which he failed to give proper disclosure. The order,...

Ashland, Ore., Food Store Plans to Adopt Co-Op Status.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Tony Boom Aug. 3--ASHLAND, Ore.--Known locally as "the co-op," Ashland Community Food Store may become a cooperative in more than nickname. Members would purchase five $20 shares to establish equity under a proposal from the...

White City, Ore., Waste Disposal Company Opens New Compost Facility.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 3--WHITE CITY, Ore.--The percentage of recycled waste products passing through Rogue Disposal's hands is destined to increase. The local waste disposal company stepped up its composting activity Wednesday...

Medford, Ore., Airport Manager Advocates Safer Flying through Backward Seating.
August 7, 2001... Byline: J.T. Bushnell Aug. 7--Bern Case felt his conscience bite when 156 people were killed in the crash of Northwest Flight 255 in 1987. He was working at Tri-City International Airport at Saginaw, Mich., at the time. The plane flew...

Phoenix, Ore., Factory Outlet Center Prepares for Shopping Revival.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 7--PHOENIX, Ore.--The boom that sprinkled discount factory outlet stores throughout the land has run its course. The rapid expansion was near its peak when Southern Oregon's version of the factory outlet center...

Medford, Ore., Bank Branch to Close.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 8--Yet another Western Bank branch will close its doors this fall as Washington Mutual Bank continues consolidation. When the remaining 31 Western Bank offices take on the Washington Mutual name on Nov. 13, the...

Medford, Ore.-Area Chamber May Set Up Health Co-Op.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Damian Mann Aug. 8--Rising insurance costs have become a headache for employers, but the Chamber of Commerce of Medford/Jackson County might have the aspirin. By joining forces with chambers in Grants Pass and Ashland, the...

Jacksonville, Ore., Merchant Protests New Parking Fees.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Melissa Martin Aug. 8--JACKSONVILLE, Ore.--Jacksonville should exempt small businesses from the new parking fee that city officials began collecting last month, a local barber told the City Council Tuesday. "I don't feel small...

Ashland, Ore., City Council to Ponder Living-Wage Proposal.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Tony Boom Aug. 8--ASHLAND, Ore.--A living-wage proposal that surfaced last fall will wait a couple more weeks before the City Council brings it to a vote. After hearing testimony Tuesday from 19 citizens, the council had just...

Water Delivery to Newer Applegate, Ore., Irrigators Cut Off.
August 9, 2001... Byline: Mark Freeman Aug. 9--APPLEGATE, Ore.-- Summer drought conditions are claiming more victims: irrigators in the Applegate River basin. The Oregon Water Resources Department is halting water deliveries today to farms, ranches,...

Amphitheater Plans Rankle Some Officials in Jackson County, Ore.
August 10, 2001... Byline: Jill Briskey Aug. 10--Jackson County officials, hoping to move forward with plans for a $3 million outdoor amphitheater, will meet with city officials next week to discuss noise and traffic issues. However, one city councilman said...

Medford, Ore., Barbeque Restaurant's Owners Travel Long Road to Find Success.
August 11, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 11--MEDFORD, Ore.--How RoseAngela and Jeff Williams came to own and operate Texas PitStop Bar-B-Que is a tale almost as delicious as the aroma wafting through the Medford Main Street restaurant. It begins in...

Medford, Ore., Considers Ways to Prevent A Jam at Planned Highway Interchange.
August 13, 2001... Byline: Jessica Smith Aug. 13--Should the state decide to move the Barnett Road access to Interstate 5 farther south, it'll be up to the city of Medford to keep the new interchange from becoming another traffic bottleneck. Though the...

Ashland, Ore., Anti-Logging Group Calls for Boycott against Umpqua Bank.
August 14, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 14--ASHLAND, Ore.--A dozen members of Ashland Community Action targeted Umpqua Bank's Ashland customers, hoping to start a boycott of the financial institution because of its timber industry ties. It was the...

Medford, Ore., Charles Schwab Office Expands in Oregon, California.
August 15, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 15--The Medford office of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. has quietly expanded its client base in Southern Oregon and three Northern California counties. When Schwab opened next to Blockbuster Video on the southeast...

Canadian Aluminum Boat Maker Buys Controlling Interest in Medford, Ore., Firm.
August 16, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 16--Canada's biggest all-welded aluminum boat manufacturer has agreed to buy controlling interest in Medford's Jetcraft Boats, creating the largest such company in North America. "Harbercraft needed to be part...

Medford, Ore., Allows Nightclub to Keep Liquor License.
August 17, 2001... Byline: Jessica Smith Aug. 17--Ground Zero can keep its liquor license, the Medford City Council decided Thursday. But the downtown nightclub better keep a handle on its spirited crowd. Medford police say they'll be forced to...

Jackson County, Ore., Unemployment Rate Rises.
August 20, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 20--New state unemployment figures reflect both a contraction in the high-tech industry that boomed in the 1990s and the struggling overall economy that has marked the past year. Jackson County's unemployment...

Central Point, Ore., Gas Station Changes Name as New Law Passes.
August 23, 2001... Byline: Buffy Pollock Aug. 23--CENTRAL POINT, Ore.--A change in the law governing self-service "cardlock" gas stations has pushed a local dealer to change its stations' names and upgrade its operations. On Monday, the three Grange...

Status of Ashland, Ore., Internet Access Network Addressed.
August 23, 2001... Byline: Tony Boom Aug. 23--ASHLAND, Ore.--The numbers of new customers for Ashland Fiber Network Internet have fallen behind revised -- and lowered -- projections made in April, bringing into question an estimate calling for a 236 percent...

Jacksonville, Ore., Council Allows Quilt Shop to Display Wares Outside.
August 23, 2001... Byline: Melissa Martin Aug. 23--JACKSONVILLE, Ore.--Marge Wall has been displaying quilts outside her shop for the past 15 years. The colorful pioneer patterns, such as the double wedding ring or the lone star, are a tradition tourists...

Owner of Medford, Ore., Vacuum Shop Asked to Bid for Lease Renewal.
August 23, 2001... Byline: Dani Dodge Aug. 23--After five years in business at the same location on Fourth and Central in Medford, vacuum shop owner Wayne Smith faces a strange dilemma. The owner of Stark's Valley Vacuum is not vexed by employee...

Medford, Ore.-Area Veterinary Industry Keeps Pace with Pet Population Growth.
August 23, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Aug. 23--The veterinary medicine industry has experienced growth paralleling Jackson County's population in the past quarter century. An industry that once relied on what a former practitioner called "old wives'...

Ashland, Ore., Approves Living-Wage Ordinance.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Tony Boom Aug. 24--ASHLAND, Ore.--Southern Oregon's first living wage ordinance was approved by the City Council Tuesday night. But the door was left open for changes when the ordinance is read for a second time at the Sept. 4...

Medford, Ore., Area to Regulate Medical Transport.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Jill Briskey Aug. 24--An elderly woman dies unattended during a trip from her nursing home to a doctor's office. A senior citizen suffering a heart attack is taken to an emergency room in a van instead of an ambulance. ...

Oregon Mayors Say Water Battle Will Affect State Economy.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Melissa Martin Aug. 27--The federal government has gone too far in protecting endangered species at the cost of Oregon farmers, Oregon mayors said during a recent annual meeting. Some 59 mayors, including four from Jackson...

Big Plans Afoot for Tiny Prospect, Ore., Airport.
August 28, 2001... Byline: Melissa Martin Aug. 28--PROSPECT, Ore.--Jeanne Yeager and Dick Rutan flew into the Prospect State Airport in 1986 after they made a non-stop journey around the world in Voyager. The remote airstrip that runs parallel to Highway...

Activists to Drop Logging Appeal in Ashland, Ore., Area.
August 28, 2001... Byline: Tony Boom Aug. 28--ASHLAND, Ore.--An environmental group says it will drop its appeal of logging in the Ashland watershed after Forest Service officials agreed to reduce the number of acres to be logged. The Klamath-Siskiyou...

Gas Prices Rise in Anticipation of Labor Day Travel in Oregon.
August 30, 2001... Aug. 30--Just in time for the heavily traveled Labor Day weekend, gas prices are inching up in the Rogue Valley and nationwide, according to daily price surveys by Oil Price Information Service and AAA. OPIS' daily survey, taken from credit...