River Valley Church of Grants Pass said Sunday it has purchased the Flying Lark, the mothballed racino that built by Travis Boersma that never opened to the public.
By Chris Bristol of the Daily Courier
Josephine County Commissioner Herman Baertschiger Jr. verified Monday the county has accepted an offer from River Valley Church to buy the Flying Lark for $9.5 million.
"It just kind of came out of the blue," Baertschiger said, calling the deal a cash offer. Read More »
Grants Pass' Troy Osborne (10) celebrates after scoring in the sixth inning of the first game of a doubleheader against Willamette on Friday. It proved to be the only run of the game in a 1-0 victory for the Cavemen.
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Pitchers Luke Morgan and Troy Osborne gave Grants Pass two outstanding starts as the Cavemen swept a huge baseball doubleheader from 10th-ranked Willamette to take over first place in the Southwest Conference on Friday at George Russell Field.
Morgan went 62/3 innings before reaching his pitch limit, striking out 10 and scattering five hits in GP's 1-0 win in the opener.
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At Morrison Centennial Park on Saturday morning, two truck loads of hazardous waste including syringes and feces were removed, police observed graffiti in the men's bathroom, three people with trash and drug items were cited for offensive littering and a woman was cited for fentanyl possession. All four people were issued 30-day exclusion orders from the park.
Beth Yazhari recycles fragments of antique lace into her beaded composition, "Remembrance of Lua." Her work is at the Fiber Arts Collective in Ashland.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
The first Friday of May will bring about a new crop of artwork at galleries in both Grants Pass and Ashland.
Gallery walks are planned in both cities, on May 3 from 5-8 p.m., except where otherwise noted.
Here are some highlights:
In Grants Pass, Doug Iverson will have a new collection of abstract watercolors on yupo paper at Gallery One, 229-A S.W. G St., pieces that speak to his love of color and shape, movement and texture. Read More »
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