Visitors gather around the historic Butler-Perozzi Fountain in Ashland’s Lithia Park in the fall of 2024. Funds to restore the fountain are being turned toward making a replica because the original marble is relatively soft.
By Emma Maple of the Daily Courier
An effort to restore Ashland’s historic but crumbling Butler-Perozzi Fountain, a fixture in Lithia Park for more than a century, was far from the first. But it will be the last.
Organizers of an effort to save the 111-year-old fountain say it was sculpted from relatively soft peach blossom marble, a gray stone with pink hues more suited for indoor use than outside in the elements.
Grants Pass freshman Marly Hill (2) goes up for a shot between a trio of North Medford defenders in Tuesday’s game at Heater-Newman Memorial Gymnasium. Hill finished the game with nine points. Three other underclassmen scored in double figures for the Cavers.
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Sophomore Millie Lathen went 5-for-6 at the free throw line in the fourth quarter to help Grants Pass pull away for a 51-40 win over North Medford on Tuesday at Heater-Newman Memorial Gymnasium.
The hard-fought win helped the Cavers (13-10, 8-3) remain in second place in the Southwest Conference girls’ basketball standings with one league game left.
Workers assess the damage at the Arco gas station at Seventh and M streets after a vehicle crashed into it on Sunday evening, landing upside down.
By Chrissy Ewald of the Daily Courier
The manager of a gas station in downtown Grants Pass said he’s not sure when the business will reopen after a spectacular car crash sent a vehicle into the building.
Workers on Tuesday were cleaning up the damage at the site, an Arco gas station at the busy corner of Seventh and M streets.
Manager Bishnu Paudyal said no workers or customers were injured when the crash happened at 7:02 p.m. Sunday.
A woman selects some beet seeds at first seed swap hosted by the Josephine County Food Bank. The fifth annual event is on Saturday at the fairgrounds.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
With cold nights and stormy weather in the forecast all week, spring planting season may seem a long way off.
But that makes now the perfect time to do some planning, says Kristin Meier, program director for the Josephine County Food Bank, which is hosting its fifth annual seed swap on Saturday in Grants Pass.
“This is a great time to get excited about the spring garden,” she says. “To ask what should I grow, when should I start planting.”
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