Members of the South Medford High School color guard make their way down the parade route during Medford’s annual Pear Blossom Parade on Saturday, closely followed by the marching band.
By Chrissy Ewald of the Daily Courier
MEDFORD — Predictions of rainy weather didn’t put a damper on Medford’s celebration of the 73rd annual Pear Blossom Festival.
On Saturday morning, families lined the route of the Pear Blossom Parade, while the more than 100 parade entries prepared under partly sunny skies.
The festival, which started in 1954 as a way to celebrate the pear industry in the Medford area, has grown into one of the largest springtime events in the Rogue Valley.
A bicyclist died after being struck by a delivery truck on East McAndrews Road, Medford police said.
The police department said the bicyclist was riding on the sidewalk at 11:30 a.m. Friday near Poplar Drive and was struck by a delivery truck that exited a parking lot.
The cyclist was trapped beneath the truck, the police department said.
First responders extracted the bicyclist, who was taken to a local hospital and later died, the police department said.
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