Willie Davis and Joseph Polach work on the Pharaoh's Fury ride as Davis Shows carnival workers set up for Boatnik at Riverside Park on Tuesday. The annual festival begins Thursday and includes a parade down Sixth Street on Saturday.
By Kathleen Alaks of the Daily Courier
After being canceled outright in 2020 and operating under a reduced footprint in 2021, Boatnik is back for 2022 with a full slate of activities, and some new ones.
The five-day festival features a carnival, boat races, food, music, games, fireworks, a fighter jet flyover, parade and brewfest. The festivities begin Thursday at Riverside Park along the Rogue River. Read More »
Grants Pass' Alexa Medley rips an inside-the-park home run against Barlow on March 27. Medley, a junior, was named the Southwest Conference's Player of the Year on Tuesday.
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Grants Pass junior Alexa Medley was named the Southwest Conference Softball Player of the Year in honors that were announced on Tuesday.
Medley hit a remarkable .714 in conference play with seven triples. In 15 SWC games, she scored 25 runs and drove in 11 more. If that wasn't enough, she stole eight bases.
"It was unanimous among the coaches when it came time to vote," said Grants Pass coach Jerrud Hook. "There was really no one at the level she was at this season."
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A Medford police investigation that stretched north of Merlin led to a pot bust, the third in Josephine County in two days.
Authorities said detectives investigating a stolen property case discovered the grow after serving a search warrant last Friday in the 3000 block of Quartz Creek Road, north of Merlin. Read More »
Actor and William Shakespeare scholar Barry Kraft will lead a six-session series on the works of The Bard in June, leading insightful discussion about three of Shakespeare plays.
Kraft has been an actor and lecturer at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland for 31 seasons, including serving as dramaturg for nearly 60 productions.
He also has acted in 88 full productions of all Shakespeare's 38 plays, taking on more than 100 roles.
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