MEDFORD — Jackson County Administrator Danny Jordan received typical glowing reviews on his annual performance evaluations this month, and the county quickly released the records without a fight — in contrast with the city governments of Grants Pass and Medford that tried to keep performance evaluations of their city managers out of the public eye.
Three Grants Pass boys won two individual events apiece and the Cavemen rolled by South Medford 89-56 in a Southwest Conference track and field dual meet on Wednesday in Medford.
Eden Bolen won two events for the GP girls, who won 93-51.
Alejandro Leon won the 200-meter dash in 22.92 seconds and the 400 in 53.25 for the Cavemen.
Bronx Ely finished first in the 110 hurdles in 14.76 and the 300 hurdles in 39.47.
North Valley High School was placed in a lockdown for part of Wednesday after the school received a threatening phone call at 10:48 a.m., the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office said.
The sheriff’s office and Oregon State Police responded to the scene, and the school was searched both internally and externally.
No weapons or items of concern were found, the sheriff’s office said.
Young musicians — Sarah Watkins (standing), Elliena Olhiser (seated with guitar) and Adaline Olhiser (seated with fiddle) join adult musicians at the Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers' monthly jam on Saturday at the Fruitdale Grange in Grants Pass.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
Cindy Crane knows that it is not her musical talent that landed her in the role of state president of the Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers Association.
“I’d say I’m advanced beginner,” Crane says of her guitar- and fiddle-playing skills. “But my people and organizational skills are better than my fiddling, so they put up with my lack of talent. The best musicians don’t want to do administrative work. They’re happy to have me do it.”
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