Freddy Orpet, 3, of Medford looks at an observation beehive with his mom Angela at a harvest festival on Saturday at the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center along Highway 238 between Jacksonville, Medford and Central Point. The hive, which has around 10,000 bees, was brought by the Southern Oregon Beekeepers Association.
By Chrissy Ewald of the Daily Courier
CENTRAL POINT — Freddy Orpet, age 3, peered into a panel of a beehive encased in plexiglas.
The observation hive was teeming with bees, mostly female worker bees. Freddy's mother Angela, looking over his shoulder, asked if he could see the queen.
Leslie Lundgren, president of the Southern Oregon Beekeepers Association, pointed to a small white dot in the hive, which was painted on the queen's back.
"Can you count them all?" she asked. "There's a bunch, huh?"
North Valley running back Oliver Stickler works his way through the line as he carries the ball during Friday night’s game against Hidden Valley in Murphy. Stickler ran for 166 yards and a touchdown in the Knights’ win over the rival Mustangs.
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With offense at a premium in the first half, North Valley coach Neil DeForrest told his team something simple during the halftime break.
“We left some points on the field in the first half, so we knew we were able to move the ball,” DeForrest said. “At that point, it was just keeping the kids’ heads up.”
A 63-year-old man was arrested on a trespassing charge for repeatedly camping near a creek on Red Robin property at 7:25 a.m. Friday.
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A man under a blanket at Riverside Park who gave several false names before being identified was cited for misuse of space and issued a 30-day exclusion order from the park at 8:12 a.m. Saturday.
Cave Creek Campground host Jessica Jones filmed a river otter, seen below the large rock, in Cave Creek near the Oregon Caves.
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A cast of nearly 80 local dancers and actors, from children to adults, has been assembled for the 36th annual production of “The Nutcracker Ballet” in Grants Pass.
Put on by Stillpoint Productions and its Artistic Director Penny King, the classical ballet is a much-loved holiday tradition in Southern Oregon, a live theater experience full of light and color, movement and magic,
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