Fire Engine 7309 has been a workhorse in Grants Pass for 17 years, and it’s about to launch a post-retirement second career in Mexico.

The city of Grants Pass is donating the fire engine to its new sister city Autlán de Navarro in Mexico.

The fire engine is part of a trio of engines that first hit the streets of Grants Pass in January 2009. The city has ordered two new fire engines, so two of the older ones will be retired from service in Grants Pass.

Medford scored five of its seven first-inning runs with two outs as the Mustangs rolled to a 10-0 win over Reno to open the Coach K American Legion baseball tournament Thursday at Harry & David Field in Medford.

Cade Pettersen walked to start the huge first inning for the Mustangs (25-9). Brady Patterson followed with a single to left and Sean McFall bunted for a hit to load the bases.

It seems impossible but yours truly turned three-quarters of a century old this past Wednesday. That’s right, this aging earthling became 75 years old on July 15. Tempus fugit!

Or, as we urchins back in Kerby Elementary School would have shouted at the geezerly news in Kerbyspeak, “Time flies, you old fossil!”

A free, five-part wildlife-themed interpretive series begins Saturday in Jackson County.

Wildlife Wisdom will teach participants how to spot and identify animal tracks and aquatic insects, and to better understand turtles and the river ecosystem.

The series is put together by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jackson County Parks and the Rogue River Watershed Council.