Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) articles from December 2000

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) archives from December 2000

Mental Health Facility to Treat Klamath Falls, Ore., Patients Closer to Home.
December 28, 2000... Dec. 28--KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.--A new county mental health facility opening next Wednesday will allow Klamath County residents who need acute psychiatric care to be treated close to home. Phoenix Place, operated by the Klamath County Mental...

Spa, Hot Tub Salesman Faces High Bail in Medford, Ore., Area.
December 28, 2000... Byline: Chris Bristol Dec. 28--Well-traveled spa salesman Todd Surgeon has been arrested again, and this time he's staying put. Surgeon, who faces felony theft and racketeering charges in Medford, was arrested Dec. 15 in the Lake...

Eugene, Ore.-Based Vehicle Provides Electrically-Powered Transportation.
December 28, 2000... Byline: Bill Kettler Dec. 28--ASHLAND, Ore.--Heads turn when Tonya Graham drives through town. "I know if I look up at a traffic light, somebody's going to be looking at me," she says. "I've heard people talking at intersections,...

Shares of Milwaukee Food Firm Fall 5 Percent after Analyst's Downgrade.
December 20, 2000... Byline: Tom Daykin Dec. 20--Sensient Technologies Corp.'s stock price dropped 5 percent Tuesday after an analyst's downgrade followed news that the company's plan to sell its Red Star Yeast division had fallen through. ...

Medford, Ore., Airport Awaits Approval for Landings in Dense Fog.
December 14, 2000... Byline: Jessica Smith Dec. 14--The forecast for holiday travel looks good at the Medford airport. According to Bern Case, airport director, a paperwork snafu that prevented a number of flights from landing in foggy Medford last week...

Relieved Voters in Medford, Ore., Hope for Economy, Fear for Environment.
December 14, 2000... Byline: Dani Dodge Dec. 14--As Vina Wise leaned over the bar at Bleachers Bar and Grill Wednesday night, she only sipped at her blush wine, but she literally lapped up every word of Al Gore's concession speech. "I'm so relieved,"...

Jackson County, Ore., Group Abandons Battle against Golf Course Expansion.
December 14, 2000... Byline: Jessica Smith Dec. 14--Putting to rest a five-year battle over the expansion of an east-side golf course, the Jackson County Citizens League says it won't continue its fight against the Rogue Valley Manor. "We don't like it,"...

Fixup Planned Near Ashland, Ore., Historic District.
December 14, 2000... Byline: Sara Murphy Dec. 14--ASHLAND, Ore.--Inspired by a long-gone roundhouse near the A Street railroad tracks, a team of Portland planners sketched new life into the vacant property during a series of design workshops this week. ...

Medford, Ore.-Area Natural Gas Utility Wants 29 Percent Rate Increase.
December 12, 2000... Byline: Shari Downhill Dec. 12--Increased demand for natural gas has led Avista Corp. to ask for a 29 percent increase in Northwest residential rates and to warn some industrial customers of a possible temporary shutdown. The natural...

Jackson County, Ore., Official Denies Mine's Request for Quarry Permit.
December 12, 2000... Byline: Melissa Martin Dec. 12--Jackson County Hearings Officer John Eads denied the owners of the historic Opp Mine a permit to extract aggregate in a ruling that echoed Jacksonville's concerns about truck traffic. Eads denied the...

Oregon Ski Areas Are Looking for a Few Good Storms.
December 12, 2000... Byline: Bill Kettler Dec. 12--By Gene Landsmann's calendar, winter is officially late. Never mind that the winter solstice is still nine days over the horizon. Dec. 10 marks the average opening day for Ski Ashland, where Landsmann...

Seattle Timber Decision Hits Pacific Northwest Region Hard, Halts Sales.
December 12, 2000... Byline: Paul Fattig Dec. 12--More than half of the 178 Pacific Northwest timber sales temporarily blocked by a federal court judge's ruling in Seattle are on the Rogue River and Siskiyou national forests and the Bureau of Land...

Medford, Ore., Officials Endorse New Standards for Traffic Congestion.
December 12, 2000... Byline: Jessica Smith Dec. 12--One official's misgivings aside, the Medford City Council on Monday endorsed new standards for traffic congestion at the freeway interchange on Barnett Road. Councilman Jim Key cast the sole "no" vote...

Merger Creates New Oregon Bank.
December 6, 2000... Byline: Shari Downhill Dec. 6--Two homegrown banking interests have sealed the deal on the largest banking merger in state history. Portland-based Umpqua Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: UMPQ) announced Monday the successful merger of its...

Renovated Hotel Makes Its Mark in Ashland, Ore.
December 3, 2000... Byline: Sara Murphy Dec. 3--ASHLAND, Ore.--Hundreds of gawkers and First Friday art night walkers flooded through the front doors of the Ashland Springs Hotel this weekend. That's right: It's open. The newest old hotel in town...

White City, Ore., Plywood Mill Cuts 30 Jobs.
December 2, 2000... Byline: Shari Downhill Dec. 2--Managers at Medply's plywood mill in White City blame soaring natural gas prices for employee layoffs announced Thursday. Medply laid off 30 of the company's 180 mill workers, with more layoffs expected...

Rising Natural-Gas Price Forces Layoffs at White City, Ore., Plywood Mill.
December 2, 2000... Byline: Shari Downhill Dec. 2--Managers at Medply's plywood mill in White City blame soaring natural gas prices for employee layoffs announced Thursday. Medply laid off 30 of the company's 180 mill workers, with more layoffs expected...

Medford, Ore.-Area Tree Shoppers Flock to Lots, Farms.
December 1, 2000... Byline: Jill Briskey Dec. 1--Eyeing the Douglas fir that blocks about 18 feet of sky, 11-year-old Justin Steffens has to step back for a better view. "I want to get a real big one," the Applegate youngster says. "This one is big."...