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News & Review
From the
Mayor’s
Office,
p. 4
Keepin’ it Local
THRIVE’s Local Buzz
Wise Women
story on page 5
Rogue Nightlife
The 60th Annual Pear Blossom Festival
A brief history of Medford’s oldest tradition, p. 20
Pictured: Contestants for the 2013 Pear Blossom Scholarship Pageant
Vinny’s Italian Kitchen
Business
There’sGrapevine
a reason
Caleb Orton , p. 12
Winery Tour
Imbibe:
The 9th Annual
Oregon Cheese
Festival
p. 12
Community Profile
Robert
Galas
June 28 1925Feb 26, 2013
p. 22
Local Postal Customer
why Vinny’s Italian
Kitchen has a reputation for serving some of
the Valley’s best and most authentic Italian
cuisine. The origins of the restaurant actually
began on the island of Ischia, near Naples, Italy.
That’s where Vinny’s owner and head chef,
Vincenzo DiCostanzo, was born and raised.
He and his father opened a restaurant on Ischia
when Vincenzo was just thirteen. “This is where
he learned to cook,” said his wife, Virginia.
Vincenzo left Italy when he was in his twenties,
moved to New York and married Virginia. He as
since opened restaurants in New York, Arizona
and now owns and operates Vinny’s.
“Our three children were all born in New York,
but somehow they all wound up in Medford,”
Vincenzo said. After living in Arizona for a
while, the couple decided to join their children
here in Medford to reunite the family and be
with their grandchildren and great grandchild.
“It’s been eight years now and we’re so happy to all be
together and living in the beautiful Rogue Valley.”
“Our son Vinny opened this restaurant here in Medford
14 years ago,” Vincenzo said. “We bought it from him in
2011.”
Vinny’s Italian Kitchen is known for the consistency
and quality of all their entrees. “Along with our regular
mouth-watering dinners, Vincenzo also offers specials
such as Osso Buco (a Milanese specialty of braised veal
with vegetables, white wine and broth),” Virginia said. “If
you’re a seafood lover, this place is for you.”
They offer an early bird special from 3:30 to 6pm
Tuesday through Sunday for $14 which includes your
choice of one of ten entrees, soup or salad and dessert.
Customers can expect a wonderful fine dining
experience with a friendly, professional staff, and
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authentic Italian cuisine. And if you have a special dietary
need or request—non c’è problema—just ask your server
to speak to Vincenzo.
“We are family-owned,” Vincenzo said. “We want you to
feel welcome and at home here. It is our intention that
each and every customer leave our restaurant satisfied
and pleased with their total dining experience.”
They also have a full liquor license. Vinny’s Italian
Kitchen is located at 970 N. Phoenix Rd, Ste. 104, and is
open Tuesday through Sunday from 3:30 to 9pm. They
can accommodate parties up to 35, and all accept all
major credit cards. Reservations are recommended, but
not required.
For more information, reservations or take out orders,
call 541-618-8669.
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Volume 1, Number 9 • April 2013
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Medford Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee
Manager’s Minute
W
hen I accepted the position of
City Manager for the City of Medford,
I was excited to bring my family
to a city rich in opportunities for
experiences. The variety of what
Southern Oregon has to offer in
education, arts, sports and leisure,
food, wine and spirits is world-class.
The variety evident in these areas is
reflective of the cultural diversity in
the Rogue Valley.
Cultural
diversity
and
inclusiveness is also addressed in
the recently adopted 2012-2018
Strategic Plan for the City of Medford.
The Plan was developed to clearly
reflect the policy decisions and
directions as set by the Mayor and
Council. The four primary themes
of the plan are: Safe Community,
Healthy Economy, Quality Public
Services and Responsive Leadership.
As City Manager, I encourage
and welcome citizen involvement.
A diverse population of citizen
volunteers and officials promotes
inclusion and mutual respect for
different cultures, languages, and
customs.
At the City of Medford, there are
many opportunities to be involved,
and they are listed on the City’s
web-site at www.ci.medford.or.us.
Volunteer opportunities, employment
openings and City news are updated
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of subscribing to the web-site. The
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As the regional center for Southern
Oregon and Northern California,
Medford has a positive, exciting
future for all citizens and all cultures,
and I am proud to serve as its City
Manager. Please join me by getting
involved and making our City even
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Grant to Boost Home Fire Sprinkler Education
M
edford Fire-Rescue was awarded
a $1,000 stipend from the national
nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
(HFSC) to increase home fire sprinkler
education. The funding is provided to
conduct live fire and sprinkler side-byside educational demonstrations.
HFSC
selected
twentyfive
fire
departments nationwide as recipients
of the stipend.
The funding is
provided through the “Built for Life
Fire Departments” in a commitment
to making home fire sprinklers a focus
of their educational efforts. “We are
privileged to receive this generous
stipend and promote home sprinkler
awareness” says Fire Marshal Greg
Kleinberg.”
The live demonstration includes two
similarly furnished rooms.
In one
room a fire sprinkler system is in place
and in the other, a standard room with
no protection.
The demonstration
shows how quickly a fire can become
deadly, versus the effectiveness of a
fire sprinkler system.
The
first
demonstration
was
delivered to the Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Class on March 19th. A
second public demonstration will also
occur on Saturday, October 5, 2013
at the Fire Department annual Open
House.
For more information about home fire
sprinklers, please visit Medford FireRescue’s Residential Fire Sprinkler
webpage at http://www.ci.medford.
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Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition website
at www.homefiresprinkler.org.
T
he Medford Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee (BPAC) recently
elected a new Chairperson, Steve
Bismarck, and set goals for 2013.
BPAC’s priority goals are:
To encourage provision of a Diversion
Program where bicyclists faced with
being cited with costly traffic tickets can
instead attend a bicycling education
class taught by a trained instructor.
This is similar to what is currently
taking place in Phoenix, Talent, and
Ashland.
To promote bicycle facility quality
and maintenance. The City encourages
all citizens to call 541-774-2600 if
problems are discovered with the City’s
bike lanes or other facilities.
To promote implementation of
a Better Streets/Complete Streets
program that balances the needs
of all street users. Such a program
emphasizes
pedestrian
use
and
recognizes streets as public spaces.
This would be especially beneficial
in pedestrian-oriented areas such as
downtown.
To provide regular reports to the City
Council. The reports will update the
City Council and the citizens on BPAC’s
activities, while bringing more visibility
to pedestrian and bicycle issues.
BPAC is also pursuing active
transportation for school children.
Heavy vehicular traffic during school
start and end times interferes with
the ability of children (and school
employees) to safely walk or bike to
school. Parking in bike lanes adjacent
to schools during these times is a
particular problem. BPAC will be
conducting outreach to individual
schools, parents, and school district
administration regarding this issue.
BPAC
reviews
and
makes
recommendations regarding the City’s
transportation improvement projects,
such as the recent Springbrook
Road realignment and the proposed
striping revisions to East Main
Street. BPAC successfully advocated
for the addition of street trees along
the realigned portion of Springbrook
Road and supports the plan for East
Main Street. The Committee has
encouraged the installation of bike
racks in the downtown. The Rogue
Valley Transportation District (RVTD)
recently partnered with the City to
install an additional ten new bike racks
throughout downtown Medford.
BPAC annually supports Bike to
Work Week and Car Free Day activities
and is looking forward to the upcoming
“Go By Bike” Week, May 13 to 17, 2013.
For more information, please contact
Chris
Olivier,
Medford
Planning
Department liaison to BPAC, at 541774-2380.
Keep the Right-Of-Way Clear!
S
pring is here and that means yard
work and fresh landscaping. Medford
Police Department Code Enforcement
would like to remind citizens that
if you plan on having landscaping
materials delivered, the delivery must
not block the right-of-way. This means
that rock, dirt or other supplies cannot
be left in the street or on the sidewalk.
All materials need to be delivered to
the individual’s personal property/
driveway.
Obstruction of the right-of-way is a
violation of Medford Municipal Code
6.360 and comes with a $150.00 fine.
Keepin’ it Local
Local Business Buzz:
Wise Women Care Associates
The Local Buzz is a monthly column
featuring locally owned businesses
in the Rogue Valley brought to you
by Thrive and the Buy Local – Buy
Rogue campaign. For more information
about the campaign and to find Wise
Women Care Associates and other
locally owned businesses, go to www.
BuyLocalRogue.org.
BLBR: What is your business and
how long have you been doing it?
Augustine Colebrook, CPM, LM,
Owner & Director: I have been
practicing midwifery since 1999. I
opened Wise Women Care Associates
as a home-birth midwifery practice
providing comprehensive prenatal and
postpartum care and attending home
deliveries all around Jackson County in
2008. I had previously started a birth
center in Bend, and I had the dream
of doing that here from the beginning.
In January 2011, Wise Women grew
into a multi-specialty alternative
healthcare practice housed within
our state-licensed Trillium Waterbirth
Center. Trillium provides a home-like
environment for birth outside of the
hospital offering the perfect blend of
comfort and safety for our clients.
BLBR: What inspired you to
get into this line of work?
AC: I knew I would be a midwife when
I witnessed a birth with my midwife
aunt as a child. But the holistic
health care home that I envisioned
is something that just makes sense:
create a place where an individual, or
a whole family, can receive preventive
primary care with hands-on healing
options available under the same
roof as psychotherapy and mental
healthcare.
Our community of providers work
in a community-based facility with
an education and peer-support
component provided by our classes
and groups. Our state and national
health care system is moving toward
the creation of integrated healthcare
organizations which include providers
of physical and mental health-care
who work together to keep people
well. That’s what we’ve been doing at
Trillium for the past two years! So it’s
baffling that these Oregon Health Plan
“Coordinated Care Organizations”
won’t pay our providers for their
services, when we are really what
those organizations aspire to be!
BLBR: What does local mean to you?
AC: Local means community-based.
I may be licensed by the state,
but I always refer to myself as a
“community midwife” – serving the
local community. Our Crater Lake
center in Medford hosts New Mama
Mornings every Friday and Toddler
Playgroup on Tuesdays to help
connect families in our community
for mutual support. Our center has
served as a drop-off point for moms
in the community who want to trade
their baby supplies, carriers, clothes,
even breast milk moms will share with
each other. The local community takes
care of the local community. We serve
as a drop-off point for the Siskiyou
Sustainable Cooperative summer CSA,
allowing our local farmers to provide
our clients with the healthy food our
practitioners recommend, and it all
benefits the health of our community,
not to mention the local economy!
BLBR: What do you do to
Buy
Local
–
Buy
Rogue?
AC: I have a kitchen manager on staff,
Jade, who prepares a local-foods lunch
for staff members every week. She
uses the produce from the Grower’s
Market and Siskiyou Sustainable CSA
along with other ingredients to create
these inspired meals that mostly come
out of our valley! She even shares her
recipes on our blog. It inspires our
staff and community to cook and eat
real local foods, but it’s ultimately
selfish. In the life of a midwife, it
is easy to run from one thing to
the next and eat junk all the time
because that’s what’s easy. With Jade
around, I eat the real, local food that
I recommend to my clients, and I feel
so much better myself because of it.
BLBR:
What
are
you
doing
to
move
towards
environmental
sustainability?
AC: Out-of-hospital birth uses a lot
less, and produces a lot less waste.
Most of our moms don’t need, and
so don’t use, IVs in labor, whereas in
most hospitals everyone has an IV put
in routinely, and most get IV fluids.
It may not seem like much, but we
save a significant amount of plastic
by only putting IVs and running fluids
when we really need to, and the same
is true of other supplies. This is just
one example of the way out-of-hospital
birth is good for the environment.
BLBR: How does your business
give back to the community?
AC: We are a community resource! We
help families have healthy, peaceful
births which lay the ground work for
healthy and peaceful families and thus
communities. We have classes, groups
and a lending library that is open to the
community. We give people access to
health-promoting products they might
not be able to find anywhere else in our
shop. We also provide flexible, familyfriendly jobs for our community.
BLBR: Tell us something about your
business that most people don’t know.
AC: Our family nurse practitioner,
Karla Reinhart, FNP-C, is able to
provide free vaccinations for children
and free contraceptives for lowerincome adults by partnering with the
states’ Vaccines for Children and CCare
program. We’re deeply committed to
making good healthcare accessible to
everyone, which is why we’re working
on two important projects these days:
expanding into Grants Pass with our
new Trillium Waterbirth Redwood
Center, and lobbying the state to give
all pregnant women on OHP coverage
for out-of-hospital birth with a licensed
midwife.
For more information about Wise
Women Care Associates and the
Trillium Waterbirth Center, call 541772-2291.
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April is Child Abuse
Awareness Month
ccording to the Children First
2011 County Data Book, Jackson
County reported 6,550 abuse/neglect
cases in 2010:
• 32% of these reports were assessed
• 27% of assessed reports in Jackson
County were founded
• 696 children in the county have
been in foster care at least once in the
past year
• 37.0% of founded abuse/neglect/
threat of harm referrals were related
to domestic violence
• 61.1% were related to substance
abuse
But what can we as a community do
to help?
Be Aware – as a parent, friend, or
citizen, it is vital that we are aware
of warning signs or areas of concern.
Economic stress, family hardship,
employment problems and substance
abuse can be triggers that lead to
abusive situations.
Be Nurturing – by becoming
more aware of communication and
interaction skills we can help diffuse a
potentially volatile situation. The way
we interact with our children, or even
those we see in the grocery store can
provide a positive or negative example
of proper parent/child interaction.
Calm voices and caring attitudes
contribute to a safe childhood
environment.
Be Helpful – when observing
a parent/child situation that is
escalating. Offer to give the parent
a break.
Or take the child to
participate in a positive activity with
other children. By simply lending a
sympathetic ear and showing support
you can help alleviate the destructive
emotions that can lead to momentary
lapses in judgment and lost tempers.
When Necessary, Report - 866840-2741 toll free dedicated child
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More resources can be found at:
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Kid Time offers numerous resources
to children and families, and as with
most children’s museums across the
county, collaborate with local organizations to reduce and prevent child
abuse and neglect in our community.
Kid Time provides a safe, educational, happy environment for children
to play and parents to interact. Positive mentoring, helpful resources and
scholarship programs are available to
families in need.
For more information visit www.kidtime.org or call 541-772-9922. Kid
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Common Sense
Why did it go wrong?
by John Statler
F
or every big project that went
wrong somebody saw the problem
before the job was finished. Perhaps
they failed to speak up or the person
they spoke to ignored them.
We had a street project go wrong not
too long ago. The corner of Biddle and
McAndrews was reworked with the
intent of easing traffic. Unfortunately,
it needs to be redone because it’s
too sharp a turn. At least one of the
workers on that project must have
seen there was a problem long before
the concrete was poured.
There are a variety of reasons
someone might fail to speak up. There
are also reasons they might be ignored
if they did speak up. Those failures
to communicate were preventable.
Employees can be members of a
working team that rewards input and
has pride in a job done to everyone’s
best ability.
Who noticed but didn’t speak up?
Who was ignored when they spoke up?
These are the questions to ask instead
of the usual, “Who can we blame for
this?” The person or people who carry
the responsibility for the project going
wrong, and can fix it, will appear when
the right questions are asked.
When can a worker speak up? How
do they know who will listen? The
company they work for can have a
policy of action so another can be
approached when one supervisor
doesn’t hear. And, as a final measure,
there can be a method for approaching
an external authority to safely
disclose the problem they see. This is
especially true when there are many
sub-contractors.
A good supervisor can take that
little extra time to motivate workers to
speak up when they think there might
be a problem. The supervisor sees the
bigger picture and can recognize when
there is an immediate or real problem
that needs action.
In the case of Biddle and
McAndrews there were many people
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How did it get past the supervisors,
electricians, concrete form builders,
and asphalt layers? If it didn’t get
past them, what prevented them from
speaking up or their concerns being
heard and acted on?
Workers can develop a stronger will
to speak about problems they see. It’s
not easy, because clearly someone fell
down on the job for this problem to
materialize in the first place. No one
likes to be a “snitch” but that’s not
what this is about: This is about pride
in a job well done, and identifying
problems early in the creation or
building process.
Supervisors need to develop greater
skills at encouraging people to speak
up and rewarding them even if things
didn’t wind up as bad as it seemed.
This can be difficult because too much
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15 Years of Bringing Youth the Magic of Theatre
N
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nonprofit organization for youth, Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts
(OCPA), based in Medford, presents
their twelfth season of its flagship
Magic of Theatre summer camps, offering kids and teens a fun-filled, educational and enlightening theatre experience. In a classroom atmosphere,
students ages 7 to 19 discover the
process of theatre, culminating in a
finished production after just a few
weeks of rehearsal and training.
More than 1,900 kids have participated in OCPA’s program, which helps
them develop and expand their skills
in acting, voice, dance, and other aspects of the theatre.
“It’s been an unbelievable ride,” exclaims Jeff Tabler, co-founder and
artistic director. “I had no idea we’d
reach this milestone offering youth a
valuable experience in the performing
arts. Watching students not only succeeding in becoming young thespians
and gaining confidence in themselves,
but hearing how they are excelling in
the community, school, and other theatre programs is a tremendous feeling
of accomplishment for all of us associated with OCPA.
“We have a very exciting summer
planned,” Tabler continued. “Our acting, musical, voice and dance instructors, some who have been with us over
eight years ranging in experience from
professional theatre to teaching in the
public and private school system are
returning.”
In 1997, two local high school teachers felt there was a need to offer kids
theatre experiences beyond what was
found in the public schools, where the
arts were being curtailed or eliminated. The two brought together a number of artists and teachers to introduce their concept, which evolved into
the Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts. After-school and Saturday
classes began in 1998.
Three years later saw the launch of
the Magic of Theatre summer camps.
The first camp, for kids six to 16, was
a tremendously successful Tom Sawyer. In 2003 the camp grew to 60 kids,
who performed The Wizard of Oz at the
Craterian to a sold-out house.
A second camp for ages 7-12 was
added in 2009. That same year Oliver
was presented with one performance
raising money for the Maslow Project
focusing on homeless youth of the
Rogue Valley. “Our teachers are actors
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and educators from the public school
system, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and other theatre companies,”
Tabler continued. “All have an impressive amount of experience as well as
advanced degrees in theatre and education.”
“It’s not only the talent instructors
bring to OCPA but also their dedication to teaching youth that makes
theatre camp such a meaningful experience for students,” says Miriam Liberatore, president of the OCPA Board
of Directors and OCPA parent.
“Many of the returnees are now
teenagers, having grown up with
OCPA, and they’ve come to appreciate the value of the education they receive,” adds instructor Tyrone Wilson.
“Former students are now returning
as staff to assist in the camps, and
even a few have landed roles at OSF.”
Working with local organizations and
schools, OCPA also provides scholarships for at-risk kids and students
from low-income families. More than
$30,000 in scholarships has been
awarded over the past few years from
various foundations such as Carpenter, Anna May and Cow Creek along
with others. “Thanks to the scholarship program, my daughter is able to
learn acting and theater skills that she
would not have access to otherwise,”
says parent April Rudy.
“The enthusiasm of the students and
the positive comments from parents
keep me coming back to OCPA every
summer,” remarks Marcia Katzmar,
musical director for many shows and
a music teacher in the Medford School
District. Parent Cheryl Rose states,
“It’s the experience of being part of a
team, role-playing within a team, and
the education about drama and music.”
OCPA recently expanded its program
to include our beloved senior citizens
and created a senior theatre – New
Stage Players. The company has performed a melodrama, full-length play
and most recently 10-minute plays in
a Readers Theatre format at various
venues. All seniors are welcome.
“Our fifteenth year will continue to
see us honor our mission by keeping
the performing arts alive and within
reach of everyone in our community,”
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At Your Feet
Camelot Theatre presents The Sound of Music
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here’s a lot to like about this
production. And like it I did. Very
much.
Thank God for that. Because not
only is “The Sound of Music” a classic
in the best sense, it is revered as a
holy icon. Any negative comments by
a reviewer might well be received as
nothing short of blasphemy.
So thank heaven that director Roy
Von Rains, Jr. did justice to Rogers
and Hammerstein’s music and the
book by Howard Lindsay and Russel
Crouse.
Set in Austria in the days before
the annexation by Nazi Germany, the
story is about the von Trapp family.
The patriarch, Georg (Don Matthews),
whose heart was hardened when he
became a widower, hires Maria (Rose
Passione), a nun in training, as a
governess for his seven children. The
household, run with military precision
is overturned by the effervescent Maria
who dispenses love while developing
the children’s world-class musical
talents. Even as Georg courts Elsa
Schraeder (Livia Genise) as a potential
mother for his kids, he is susceptible
to Maria’s charms. (Needing to come
off as less lovable than Maria, Elsa is
a challenging role; Genise pulls it off
with polish.)
Matthews and Passione have the
stage presence to carry out their
demanding roles. And while a felt
sense of chemistry between them was
lacking, the couple compensated with
the sincerity of their performances
and their well-matched voices.
As written, the children hold the
play’s center, maintaining its spirit
with unflagging energy, humor and
innocence. Being adorable would not
have been enough; they’re simply on
stage too much. Their singing is good
enough to make a convincing case as
the celebrated Trapp family.
Julia Holden-Hunkins as the
“sixteen-going-on-seventeen”-year-old
daughter Liesl personifies the cusp
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of womanhood with a mature and
nuanced performance for an actress
of any age.
As Kurt, one of the middle children,
Preston Mead takes full advantage of
a role that provides ample opportunity
to be playful; he is incorrigibly cute,
clownish and delightful.
Mark B. Ropers rises to his role,
injecting a most-likeable childish
quality and good humor into Max
Detweiler, the amoral, apolitical music
booker of the Saltzberg Festival.
The ultra-minimalist set for the
Saltzberg abbey where we first meet
Maria among the nuns—it’s just bare
stage in front of the dark curtain—is
a good choice, reflecting the order’s
devotion to unadorned simplicity
while providing a stark contrast to the
colorful character of the wise Mother
Abbess, played with conviction and a
twinkle by Kris Wildman. Her mezzosoprano Kate-Smith-size power voice
was perfect to handle the inspirational
“Climb Every Mountain.”
“The Sound of Music” is scheduled
to play through April 15, though if
advance ticket sales are any indication,
I can imagine that the run might need
to be extended.
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9th Annual Oregon Cheese Festival
Welcome to Imbibe: a monthly
column that will bring you the best of
tastings and tasting hang-outs in the
greater Medford area. I will let you in
on the best places to eat, drink and be
merry.
The 9th Annual Oregon Cheese
Festival put on by the Oregon Cheese
Board and hosted by Central Point’s
own Rogue Creamery is one of the
most diverse tasting events in the
valley. Beer and cheese, wine and
cheese, chocolate and cheese, music
and cheese; all from Oregon.
Here are my favorite tastes from the
event.
Eat
Chevre. There must be a lot of goat
farms in Oregon because there is a
lot of goat cheese in our state. Chevre
made in Oregon rivals that of France,
the birthplace of Chevre. Except that
Oregonians are much more creative
and adventurous with their Chevre by
adding fruit, herbs, spices and even
encasing it in chocolate. Here are my
favorites:
Favorite plain Chevre –Classic
Chevre made by Briar Rose Creamery
from Dundee. Owner and Cheese
Maker Sarah Marcus describes her
plain chevre as “creamy, smooth, with
just a hint of fresh citrus on the finish”.
Briar Rose Creamery was recently
bestowed with the Best Chevre in the
Country Good Food Award. Now that’s
saying something!!
Favorite flavored Chevre -- Blueberry
Ginger Chevre made by Fern’s Edge
Dairy from Lowell
Fern’s Edge also wins the catergory
of most unusual - but still very tasty-cheese at the festival: Pear Anise
Chevre made with organic pears and
organic anise seed.
My favorite cheese pairing was most
definitely Rogue Creamery’s Caveman
Blue with a drizzle of local honey.
Local Cabs are a great pairing with
Rogue Creamery’s Blue Cheeses.
Rogue Creamery has won many
awards for their various Blue Cheeses.
Their top winner is Rogue River Blue
which was named one of the top
sixteen cheeses IN THE WORLD at
the 2012 World Cheese Awards in
Birmingham, England, “winning a
Super Gold medal as one of the top
fifty-five cheeses; it was also named
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Drink
What would a cheese festival be
without wine? Not as much fun.
Good thing there were plenty of
great local wines to taste.
My favorites by far were the offerings
from Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland.
My most favorite drink taste: Grizzly
Peak’s 2010 Syrah, which is a killer
deal at only $22 -- only $20 if you
purchased it at the Cheese Festival.
Drinkable now, or great if aged
another 5 to 7 years, the 2010 Syrah
had the perfect balance of fruitforward, full body in the middle and a
spicy finish.
The perfect pairing with this Syrah—
Lillie Belle Farms of Central Point
(located next to the Rogue Creamery)
Oregon Bacon Bar. Of course, nothing
is better than chocolate and bacon
together in a confection but add a
great Syrah and all of the flavors will
dance in your mouth.
Not only is owner and Chocolatier
Jeff Shepherd of Lillie Belle Farms
charismatic and creative, but he
was also named one the “Top 10
Chocolatiers in North America” in
2009 by the Good Food Awards.
Be Merry
The greater Medford area is
burgeoning with new “tasting hangouts”—places to meet up with friends,
celebrate with family, bring visitors
that are fun, friendly and have great
scenery. One of my favorite new hangouts is Dancin Vineyards just outside
of Medford at the top of Bellinger Lane
on South Stage Road in Jacksonville.
Dancin is open Wed thru Sun noon
to 7pm. When the Britt season kicks
off, Dancin will stay open until 8pm
or even a little later. Owners Dan and
Cindy will never kick out anyone who
wants to enjoy the serene koi pond
and incredible views of the Bear Creek
Valley, while feasting on a made-toorder brick oven pizza or homemade
truffles. Imbibe the Mezzo Fredo—
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The Best Local Music You Probably Haven’t Heard
by Amanda L. Adams
Caleb Orton is like the songs he
performs—simple at first glance, but
with a complex layering of depth upon
further scrutiny.
The 24-year-old artist is the new
house musician at Shiki Four Seasons. The Thai and sushi restaurant
is located at the corner of Fourth and
Fir Streets in Medford. This weekly gig
is every Friday, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Wearing a tie and button-up cotton
shirt over his thin frame, sleeves rolled
up to his elbows, he looks like a boy
dressed in his father’s clothes. But
when he smiles, this youthful illusion
is countered by the deep creases at the
corner of his eyes.
Orton got his first guitar at 11 years
old, when his father brought home
“Frankensquier,” a cheap British Racing Green Fender Squier he still has.
“The strings were this far from the
frets,” says Orton, indicating about
three inches with his thumb and forefinger.
When the musician turned 18, his
dad gave him a $1,000 guitar, and it
was then that he realized just how
much his father believed in him.
Orton says he draws on life experiences for inspiration. Matter-of-factly,
he talks about some of the hardships
he’s endured—his homeless older
brother and his father, who has been a
double-leg amputee since he was run
over by a log truck at age 19.
“Ninety percent of my songs are
sad,” says Orton. “It’s a way to get
these things out of me, and I hope my
listeners can hear something in my
songs that help them, too.”
Ashlynn Orton’s green eyes light up
when she talks about her husband.
She has been the inspiration for some
of his original songs, most notably a
song entitled “Pathetic,” which he sang
to her at their wedding in lieu of vows.
“I’m not very good with words,” says
the songwriter, ironically.
Orton says he enjoys listening to
“anything with meaningful lyrics and
harmonies,” and especially appreciates the intimacy of artists like Damien
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Of his many original songs, his
favorites to perform are “Hell of a
Dream” and “Wolf Song.” The latter
song is so named because his 12-yearold wolf, Sadie, had a strong reaction
to the harmonies he played after they
lost her brother, Kodiak.
“I know it sounds really weird,”
says Orton, “but I could tell there was
something about that song that maybe
connected on a higher level with Kody.
He was my buddy.”
He lends his unique mellow style to a
variety of covers, including the likes of
Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz and Howie
Day. Then, unexpectedly, he plucks
out the familiar opening riff to “Folsom Prison Blues,” and in a smooth,
rich tone, displays an impressive vocal
range. This musician understands the
delicate balance between projecting
his sound and reining it in.
Orton’s articulate vocals, combined
with intricate guitar melodies and
skillfully applied reverb, create a polished sound which resonates with the
crowd. The restaurant’s customers
stuff fives and tens tightly into a full
tip jar throughout his performance,
lingering long after their meals have
been consumed.
Long fingers expertly coax out chord
progressions with seemingly effortless harmonic rhythm. His delivery is
so subdued that it is easy to overlook
the complexity of his guitar and the
expansive range of his voice. A subtle
blend of genuine humility and quiet
confidence is portrayed in Orton’s unaffected performance.
He seems slightly embarrassed and
utters a quick “thank you” at the end
of each song, making the briefest of
eye contact with his audience.
Caleb Orton may not be entirely
comfortable with people, but he is
completely at ease performing music.
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Shakespeare Festival has plays
every day except Mondays through
November 3. Today’s fare includes
King Lear, The Unfortunates, Two
Trains Running, and Taming of the
Shrew. For ticket information, call
531-482-4331 or go to osfashland.org.
Camelot Theatre in Talent
continues with the ever-popular
Sound of Music. The show stars Rose
Passione and Don Matthews, and is
directed by Roy von Rains, Jr. The
show will play Thu-Sat at 8pm and
Sundays at 2pm through April 14.
Call 541-535-5250 for tickets or go to
CamelotTheatre.org.
The Randall Theatre Company
in Medford (101 E. 3rd) is showing The
Elephant Man through April 7. It
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the Craterian Theater on Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 pm.
stars Peter Wickliffe, Jon Oles and
Becky Durango. Call 541-632-3258
for tickets or go to randalltheatre.com.
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Friday, April 5
On this day in 1614, Pocahontas
married English colonist John Rolfe.
Unfortunately, she went back with
him to England and died at age 22
of smallpox. Should have stayed in
America.
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tonight at the Craterian Theater
at 7:30pm. Call 541-779-3000 for
tickets.
Oregon
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Theatre
continues
with
Dogpark:
The
Musical,
created
by
Ashland
writers Jahnna Beecham, Malcolm
Hillgartner and Michael J. Hume.
The fun takes place in Central Bark,
where every dog has his day and love
conquers all. The show stars Jillian
Van Niel, Chris Carwithen, Kyle
Smith and Scott Fuss. It is directed
by Beecham, with music direction
by Hillgartner, and choreography by
Suzanne Seiber. Showtime is 8pm
Thu-Mon, with a Sunday brunch
matinee at 1:00 through May 26.
oregoncabaret.com.
The Chamber Music Concerts
presents the Kalichstein-LaredoRobinson Trio (violin, cello and piano)
tonight at 7:30 and tomorrow at 3pm
in the SOU Music Recital Hall in
Ashland. Call 541-552-6154 for tickets
or go to ChamberMusicConcerts.org.
Saturday, April 6
Matthew Henson and Robert
Peary reached the North Pole on this
day in 1909, only to find a Starbucks
was already there.
Champion Raceway will be
holding an Open House for all general
admission today—gates open at
9am. They will also be giving away
$5-off coupons during the Pear
Blossom Parade. Look for them in
the Champion Raceway Ambulance.
With new management, there have
been lots of new improvements
and goals to make this a familyorientated environment once again.
The Alpha Lambda Chapter
of the ESA Int. will host a Fashion
Show presented by Christopher and
Banks) and dessert today at 2pm at
The Meadows Community Center,
555 Freeman Rd., Central Point. Fore
more information, call 541-664-3288.
Sunday, April 7
Today is the symbolic birthday of
the Internet, as a memo titled RFC-1
was published on April 7, 1969, calling
for ideas to develop an interrelated
network of communications. I’ll drink
to that.
The Black Sheep Pub &
Restaurant (upstairs on the Plaza
in Ashland) is hosting their weekly
International Folk Musicians &
Dancers, 11:30 am–1:30 pm, and
Celtic Music Jam today from 2-5pm,
all ages welcome. And don’t forget their
First Friday Performance Art Show
each month, featuring The Curtain
Climbers Aerial Dance Company
and Circus Tribal Bellydance.
Jefferson Baroque Orchestra
and Chorus, with Margret Gries,
harpsichord and director, will present
Handel’s “Concert for the Foundling
Hospital” tonight at 6pm at the
Newman Methodist Church in Grants
Pass and tomorrow at 3pm at the
Unitarian Fellowship in Ashland. Call
Monday, April 8
Longacre Square in Manhattan is
renamed Times Square on this day in
1904. At least they didn’t change it to
Wiseacre Square.
Gretchen Rubin, author of
the New York Times bestseller The
Happiness Project, will speak at the
SOU Music Recital Hall tonight at 7pm.
For more info, call 541-552-6461 or go
to Rubin’s blog at happiness-project.
com.
Monday, April 8
Jesse Cook, acclaimed guitar
wizard, will be performing tonight at
the Craterian Theater at 7:30pm.
Call 541-779-3000 for tickets.
Wednesday, April 10
The first Arbor Day is celebrated
in Nebraska on this day in 1874. If
you’ve ever driven across Nebraska,
you would be hard pressed to find
many trees. Maybe they meant Tall
Grass Day.
The Siskiyou Institute will
present The Lew Soloff Quartet in
concert tonight at Paschal Winery,
outside Talent. This is straight-ahead
music from New York and starts at
7pm. For tickets call 541-646-0793 or
go to siskiyouinstitute.com.
International rising star and Brava
Opera’s first-prize vocal competition
winner Rene Rapier will present a
one-night-only performance tonight at
7:30 at the Mountain View Theater in
Ashland. Tickets are available at the
door.
Friday, April 12
The Union Jack is adopted as
the flag of Great Britain on this day
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in 1606, after Scottish King James VI
became English King James I. Seems
like a demotion to me.
The Pear Blossom Street Fair
begins this evening from 5pm - 10pm
in downtown Medford, and continues
tomorrow from 10am -5pm.
Also
tonight it the annual Square Dance
Festival held at the RV Square Dance
Center, from 6:30-10:30 and tomorrow
from 6pm to 10:30pm.
Saturday, April 13
Spring Open House
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The first elephant ever seen in the
United States arrived here from India
on this day in 1796. Unlike pythons,
he didn’t escape to the Everglades.
The NW Dance Project, a Portlandbased company has become a critics’
favorite with its fresh, adventurous
approach to modern dance, will be
performing tonight at the Craterian
Theater at 7:30pm. Call 541-7793000 for tickets.
This weekend take part in
Medford’s oldest tradition, the 60th
Annual Pear Blossom Festival. The
Pear Blossom Run begins at 7am. The
Parade begins today at 11am. For more
information, go to pearblossomparade.
org.
The Pear Blossom Stamp Show
is today and tomorrow from 10-5:30
at the Jackson County Expo.
The second Saturday of every
month Crater Rock Museum offers
special events, just for kids. Today will
be all about Thundereggs and Geodes.
Classes are every hour, on the hour.
10am-3pm. For more information, call
the museum at (541)664-6081.
Dancing
People
Company,
the valley’s premier professional
contemporary dance company, will
present a “Salon Series” April 13-22
at their home studio, 310 Oak Street
in Ashland. The company will present
intimate, evocative and virtuosic
performances April 13-14 and April
19-22. Call 541-488-9683 for more
info or go to dancingpeople.com.
Sierra Faith and Deonese La Fay
will present “Starwalk,” a spiritual
autobiography in 13 pieces written
by Faith, at Studio Z (280 E. Hersey).
Showtimes are 8pm April 13 and 20,
and 7pm Apr. 21. Tickets are available
at Heart & Hands or at the door. Call
541-842-0888 for more info.
St. Clair Productions presents
On Ensemble tonight, performing
traditional
and
contemporary
Japanese taiko drumming. Showtime
is 8pm at the Unitarian Fellowship
(87 4th Street). Tickets are available at
Music Coop, at 541-535-3562, or at
stclairevents.com.
Sunday, April 14
The first edition of the Highway
Code is published in Great Britain on
this day in 1927. The writer turned
out to be dyslexic, which is why they
still drive on the left side of the road.
Today is the opening day of the
2013 season at the City of Medford
Railroad Park. Visitors to the Park
can enjoy riding the live steam trains
and the motor car, viewing model
railroad layouts, sending and receiving
telegrams, enjoying Thomas and
Percy and the Hogwarts Express, and
viewing historical railroad equipment
and artifacts. The public will delight
in all the enhancements added this
winter. The Railroad Park is located
adjacent to Fire Station No. 4 at the
intersection of Table Rock Road and
Berrydale Avenue, just a few blocks
north of the Rogue Valley Mall.
Wednesday, April 17
Acclaimed
songwriters
and
longtime
friends
Mary
Chapin
Carpenter and Shawn Colvin will
be on stage tonight at the Craterian
Theater at 7:30pm. Call 541-7793000 for tickets.
Friday, April 19
On this day in 1927 Mae West
was sentenced to ten days in jail for
her play Sex. It probably wouldn’t even
deserve a PG rating today.
It’s Third Friday Art Walk in
downtown Medford. Business and
galleries will keep their doors open
from 5-8pm, so head down for
refreshments, live entertainment and,
of course, art!
present Hristo Vitchev Heartmony
Trio, “Music of the heart, music of the
world,” in concert tonight at the Old
Siskiyou Barn in Ashland. The show
starts at 7pm. For tickets call 541646-0793 or go to siskiyouinstitute.
com.
Rogue Valley Symphony will
present a concert tonight featuring
Rhett
Bender
on
saxophone,
Alexander Tutunov on piano, and
Terry Longshore on percussion.
Yoshimatsu’s “Cyber-bird Concerto”
and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6
“Pathetique” will be performed. Call
541-552-6398 for tickets or go to
rvsymphony.org.
The Chautauqua Poets & Writers
will host a special appearance by writer
and novelist Francine Prose tonight
at 7:30 at Mountain Avenue Theatre in
Ashland. The author of The Peaceable
Kingdom and Household Saints,
Prose is known for her “penetrating,
complex and hilarious fiction.” Tickets
are available at Bloomsbury and
Bookwagon, and in Grants Pass at
Oregon Books, or by calling 541-4823632.
Saturday, April 20
The former James II, now deposed,
laid siege to the town of Derry on this
day in 1689, hoping to regain his
crown. Want to know what’s funny?
He was deposed by his own daughter
Mary of William and Mary fame. Kids,
I’ll tell ya—no appreciation.
The Rogue Valley Symphony will
be performing tonight at the Craterian
Theater at 7:30pm. Call 541-7793000 for tickets
The Southern Oregon Repertory
Singers, under the direction of Dr.
Paul French, will present their fourth
and final concert of the season, Night
Songs, tonight at 7:30 and tomorrow
at 3pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall.
For tickets, call 541-552-0900 or go to
repsingers.org.
The Women with Wings Choir
will present its 16th Annual Concert
tonight at 7pm at the First Presbyterian
Church in Ashland. This southern
Oregon tradition offers poignant and
lively choral harmonies. For tickets,
call 541-772-1454.
Sunday, April 21
Craterian Theater presents Stars
on Stage tonight at 7pm. Craterian
Performances is proud to shine a
spotlight on outstanding young talent
at this eleventh annual free community
event. Jackson County winners of
the District 8 solo music competition
will perform with the style, grace and
skill that earned them slots in the
statewide contest to be held later in
the spring. Whatever type of music
you enjoy — vocal, wind instruments,
strings, piano — you’ll be amazed by,
and proud of, these local teens. Call
Thursday, April 25
On this day in 1982 10-yearold Samantha Smith received an
invitation from Soviet leader Yuri
Andropov to visit his country after she
wrote a letter worrying about relations
between the two countries. She made
the trip and became an international
star, only to die in a plane crash at age
13.
Camelot Theatre in Talent will
open tonight with “Spotlight on
Calendar of Events
Willie Nelson and Friends,” starring
Duaine George. It will run through
May 5. Call 541-535-5250 or go to
CamelotTheatre.org.
Friday, April 26
A Rolling Stones concert in Ontario
on this day in 1965 is shut down due
to rioting. Come on, Mick, keep those
teenage girls in line!
The annual Gem & Mineral
Show will be held April 26-28 at
the Josephine County Fairgrounds
Pavilion. The show will feature lots of
dealers, auction, door prizes, displays,
demonstrations, and a snack bar.
There is free admission on Friday, and
admission is $1 on Sat-Sun (children
under 11 free).
You Rock 2013, a teen variety
show and benefit for the Rose Circle
Mentoring Network, will be held
tonight at 7:00 at the MSD Education
Center (815 S. Oakdale, Medford). Call
541-613-4572 for info.
The Chamber Music Concerts
will present pianist Hung-Kuan
Chen in performance tonight at 7:30
at the SOU Music Recital hall. Call
541-552-6154 for tickets or go to
ChamberMusicConcerts.org.
Saturday, April 27
Former
Nixon
aide
John
Ehrlichman got out of prison on this
day in 1978. In a moment of irony, he
partied all night in a bar and had the
whole thing secretly taped.
Everyone is welcome to celebrate
World Tai Chi Day from 9:30am to
10:30am. Discover this relaxing and
energizing mind-body exercise at a
free event held at the old Carnegie
Library, 413 West Main in downtown
Medford. Learn an easy, fun, and
proven method for stress reduction
and fall prevention. No experience
necessary. First timers and spectators
welcome. For more information email
[email protected].
The Rogue
Valley
Chorale
celebrates 40 years with Forte at
Forte tonight at the Craterian Theater
starting at 7:30pm, and tomorrow at
3pm. Call 541-779-3000 for tickets.
In the culminating concert of the
Chorale’s 40th Anniversary season,
some of the highlights of the past 40
years will be revisited. From Carnegie
Hall to Salzburg Cathedral to the
beautiful commissioned work by Dr.
David Childs, To Music, which the
Chorale premiered on the Craterian
Ginger Rogers Theater stage in 2011,
the highlights have been numerous.
You won’t want to miss this landmark
concert and the chance to say goodbye
to beloved Artistic Director, Lynn
Sjolund.
The 24th annual Taste of
Ashland will take place April 27-28 in
downtown Ashland. The walking tour
of Ashland art galleries pairs local
restaurants and regional wineries to
create Ashland’s most delicious art
experience. For tickets, call 541-2922302 or go to atasteofashland.com.
The Siskiyou Singers will present
their spring concert, “Down the River
to the Sea,” tonight at 7:30 and
tomorrow at 3:00 at the SOU Recital
Hall. The music is filled with wild and
raucous sea chanteys and sweet and
haunting folk songs that will make
you laugh, cry, and in the end, cheer.
siskiyousingers.org.
Saturday, May 4
The answer is London, Ontario. I
knew you wouldn’t get it.
The 34th annual Master Gardener
Association of Jackson County will
be hosting its Spring Garden Fair
May 4-5 at the Compton Arena of
the Jackson County Expo. Over 150
exhibitors and vendors will be on
hand, and there are free gardening
classes both days.
Madrone Trail Charter School
presents the 6th Annual May Faire
today from 11am-4pm at 3070 Ross
Lane in Central Point. There will
be Maypole dancing, games, food,
music, crafts and local vendors. Free
admission, but bring cash for tickets.
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Sunday, April 28
Rogue
Opera
will
present
Madame Butterfly in concert today
at the Grants Pass Perfoming Arts
Center at 3pm. Martin Majkut will be
conducting this Puccini classic that
continues to enthrall opera audiences
everywhere. It is the classic story of a
beautiful young geisha who marries a
dashing American naval officer based
on actual events in Nagasaki, Japan.
It will be sung in Italian with English
supertitles. Call 541-608-6400 for
tickets or go to www.rogueopera.org. It
will also be shown in Medford on May
3 and 5 at the Craterian.
Friday, May 3
Labatt Park, the oldest continually
operating baseball field in the world,
had its first game on this day in 1877.
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present “West Coast Live Pianist”
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in concert tonight at the Old Siskiyou
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7pm. For tickets call 541-646-0793 or
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Rogue Opera presents Madame
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operas of all time. Showtime is 8pm,
and 3pm on May 5.Call 541-779-3000
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his April marks the 60th
Anniversary of the Pear Blossom
Festival (PBF). “The festival started in
1954, when members of the Chamber,
the Fruit Growers League, and several
other community groups met to
create an event that would celebrate
the Rogue Valley and the blossoming
of the pear trees in the spring,” said
PBF expert Darcey Mann-Self. “It was
decided to create the festival when
a former resident, Barbara Roddy,
wrote the chamber and told them
she lived in Washington and they had
an Apple Blossom Festival, and she
thought it would be wonderful for the
Rogue Valley to have a Pear Blossom
Festival. Barbara Roddy is still alive
and well, with family in the Rogue
Valley, and was actually the Grand
Marshall several years ago.”
As for Darcey Mann-Self, her PBF
involvement began over 25 years ago
while she was a loan officer at US
Bank. “The bank was a major sponsor
of the Festival,” Darcey remembered.
“The festival board asked if anyone was
interested in volunteering, so I went
to a few meetings and got hooked. My
first duty was working with the poster
artist and sponsors to get a poster
painted and printed. Since then I have
done every job and duty, and trained
volunteers to help.” She has been the
President of the Festival for 18 years
now, a board member for 26, and is
the acting Pageant Director.
The parade has come a long way
since the first one in April of 1954.
“It was a half-mile long, and had 30
floats. The entries couldn’t be bigger
than a wagon, or an animal bigger
than a Saint Bernard, and only
children could be in it,” Darcey said.
“State Representative Sal Esquivel
was in the very first parade, pulled
in a wagon by his sister. He is still
involved in the parade to this day.”
It wasn’t until 1964 that motorized
units were allowed in, and the parade
had grown to 75 entries. Today the
parade route is 2 ½ miles long, with
over 150 entries that include over
5,000 participants. The parade entries
now include horse groups, bands, and
floats made on semis that glide past
over 25,000 spectators in downtown
Medford. Medford has boasted many
“celebrity” Grand Marshalls, Darcey
added, including Leonard Nimoy and
Senator John Kennedy. The parade
is now also televised live on Charter
cable TV to over 72,000 residents in
southern Oregon.
The festival itself has added many
other dimensions over the years,
including the Pear Blossom Run that
includes over 4,000 runners, a twoday Street Fair with over 150 vendors
in downtown Medford, a baby contest
that brings out over 200 babies, a
Jr. Pageant for five year olds, the
Scholarship Pageant with senior high
school girls from each high school
vying for a $2000 college scholarship,
the Philatelic Society Stamp Show,
and the Square Dance Festival.
The Scholarship Pageant was
created 23 years ago by the late Patti
Bills, Val James, and Darcey MannSelf. “We wanted to create a new
dimension of the festival, get high
school students involved, and give
out scholarships,” Darcey explained. Over the last 22 years they have given
out over $100,000 in scholarships
to over 150 young women right here
in the Rogue Valley, and all funds
were raised locally. “We are very
proud that Kogap, Inc. has been a
sponsor for the last nine years of
the Queen’s Scholarship of $2000. Each high school in the Rogue Valley
chooses their princess to represent
them during the pageant and the
festival. The judging criteria is based
on: leadership skills, community
involvement,
school
activities,
interview with the judges, impromptu
questions on stage, and writing and
presenting an essay on the theme
‘Your Inspiration, Past, Present and
Future.’” Entertainment during the
pageant features the winners of the
Evergreen Ballroom and USA Dance
Ballroom dance competition for kids
and young adults. Dance Arts also
entertains during the pageant, and
has been involved with the pageant
since the first one in 1991. The 2013
Queen will reign over the festival and
the activities.
The Pear Blossom Festival also
boasts a poster for each year’s theme.
The current poster was created by artist
is Debby Elder. You can see this year’s
poster at the festival in the Pear A Fare
tent during the festival weekend. Past
posters by Debby and other festival
artists can be seen at libraries all over
Jackson County, where they are on a
rotating display.
“I am so proud of our efforts and
our sponsors that make our festival
a success, and truly give everyone in
the community something to enjoy,”
Darcey said. “I am also very excited to
be moving the Street Fair and the Pear
A Fare to the Commons in downtown
Medford. It will be a beautiful place
for us to set up, and I think the public
and our vendors will enjoy the new,
beautiful venue. The streets and the
park block are very ‘public friendly’ with
easy walkways, easy access to booths,
and enough room for the thousands of
people who attend.”
The Pear A Fare event was added five
years ago to promote local food artisans
and wineries in the Rogue Valley. To
promote downtown restaurants, they
created the Smudgepot Stroll three
years ago. In this event, participants
purchase a “light up wine glass” and
receive a map that will take them
through downtown Medford to visit
17 different restaurants sampling
wine and appetizers. While strolling,
participants will hear bands from
North and South High serenading them
as they peruse the selected downtown
restaurants.
“Several years ago, the Pear Blossom
Festival wanted to show its appreciation
to the community that has kept this
festival Medford’s longest running
tradition, 60 years strong.” Darcey
said. “We have ‘identifying projects’
that allow us to give back to the
community in turn for their support of
our events. We assist Maslow Project,
Sparrow Club, Hearts with a Mission,
4-H and provide aspiring chefs with
scholarships to continue their culinary
education.”
The Pear Blossom Festival is an ‘allvolunteer’ organization, dedicated to
continuing Medford’s oldest tradition
and supporting our community and
its youth. “It literally takes 100s of
volunteers to put on the entire festival,
as well as the support services that we
receive from the city, such as Public
Works, the Parks Department, the
Police Department, the Mayor’s office,
and the City Manager’s office,” Darcey
said. “The City is very supportive of
our event, and works very hard to
make sure we have a safe, successful,
and fun event, so the tradition will live
on another 60 years.”
For more information, please call
541-840-PEAR.
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Saturday, April 6
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Friday, April 12
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5-9pm Smudge Pot Stroll, Downtown
5-10pm Pear A Fare - Wine, Beer & Artisan food event,
Commons
6:30-10:30pm Square Dance Festival,
RV Square Dance Center
Saturday, April 13
7am
Pear Blossom Run
11am Pear Blossom Parade
7am-5pm Street Fair, Commons
11am-5pm Pear A Fare
10am-5:30pm Stamp Show, Expo
6pm-10:30pm Square Dance Fest.
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Profile: Robert Galas
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Jewelry in downtown Medford for 17 years.
“M
y
dad
was
born in Cleveland,
Ohio on June 28,
1925.
He grew up
a
first-generation
Greek-American;
his dad emigrated
from Greece in 1907
through Ellis Island.
My
grandfather
worked as a waiter in
New York. He met a
girl named Katherine
who worked as a
maid, and married
her. They had two
sons: Alex and Robert,
my dad. Their family
opened a tavern and
restaurant.
After
working at the family
tavern as a youth, my
dad joined the navy
in 1941 and served in
the submarine service
for four years. He then
returned home to help
his parents run the
tavern.
He soon met his wife
and had a son, Bob
Jr. (me). They lived in
Wisconsin until the weather got too
cold. Dad moved us to California to
make the big money, and have warm
weather...ha ha. He opened a jewelry
store and did well. He eventually moved
to Oregon and he and I opened Father
and Son Jewelry here in Medford.
Dad was always helping different
charities. He truly enjoyed helping
others. Some of his hobbies included:
garage sailing, collecting moving toys
that sing, woodworking, singing—even
at the store dad would just burst out
singing the old big band songs. He
always had a kind word for people, but
sometimes his navy gruffness would
get the best of him.
He loved downtown Medford. He
said it reminded him of the old days
where merchants would say good
morning and hello. He had a small
shih tzu dog, and they would watch
TV together at night. The two loved to
watch Lawrence Welk, and Pawn Stars
was one of his favorites, go figure!
He and I would go to breakfast every
Monday and Wednesday at Mrs. Qs.
He loved talking to the people, and
talking politics. He was not afraid to
share his opinion. He loved to travel,
and loved Shannon, his wife of 30
years very much.
He will be missed.”
- Bobby Galas
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