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October 1997

 10-1-97
Contract stalls between HMO, doctors
Hillshire Farms promotion clogs local business's phones
VRB declares dividend of 14 cents a share
Army Corps wants to cut notch in Elk Creek Dam
County courts consolidate roles
State closes shortest fire season on record
State wants removal of Bear Creek riprap
Moms pray to help carry burdens
School-park plan moves forward
Marines retrieve radio before leaving town
Since You Asked
Quick-strike North girls triumph
Southern Oregon Raiders ranked No. 21 in NAIA volleyball poll
South duo sparks victory over North
Crater rebounds with victory over Roseburg
Crater boys, North girls secure wins
Comets upend No. 9 Tornado; Ashland tops Tribe, shares first
Rogue River serves up volleyball victory
South football woes ongoing
Karate event is scheduled for Saturday
Local Report:
 10-2-97
Inventor builds a better road flare: It's rechargeable
Minority home-ownership on the rise
Ski Ashland announces major expansion plans that will come
as good news for intermediate skiers

Medford Councilman Skip Knight talks about his ticket outside
Municipal Court

Ashland's Shakespeare Festival gets royal play in New York Times
Unbeaten SOC titans set to clash
Crater's key obsession: corralling Tornado QB
 10-3-97
BOC Gas starts work on factory
Jury selected to decide Acremant's fate
Medford council rejects contract, again
Medford doctors speak out against Measure 51
Knight apologizes for obscene remark
St. Mary's trips Knights
Rogue River girls shutout Henley
W. Baptist snaps SOU winning streak
Patella sets meet record in Crusader Invitational
Mail Tribune football forecast
10-4-97
HMO cancels contract with Josephine doctors' group
Jeld-Wen still state's largest private company
Fast boats on a small pond
Safety Shawn too tempting for thief to resist
Education conference focuses on inclusion
EP escapes with triumph over South
Luman shines as Grizz snaps Tribe streak
North holds off late Crater charges
Grants Pass too much for Viks
Kudlac paves way for North Valley victory
Raiders shine in tourney rout
 10-5-97
Smith gives Talent police a new look
Beer, boats, bands and balloons beckon at annual harvest festival
Site of the week
Sophomore boy stuns field in State of Jefferson
Parks nets hat trick in Panthers' 7-1 victory
Ashland scores key win over GP
Pirates battle No. 2 Henley to deadlock
Pirates tie Henley 1-1 in overtime
SOU nets league win
North takes third in star-studded field
 Leaf shakes but won't fall against inspired Ducks `D'
10-6-97
Book store harkens to Dickens' time
Old farmhouse to be park centerpiece
Hunter dies from gunshot
Unplayed putt costs Johnson women's mark
 10-7-97
Realtors fight Ashland hillside rules
Killer's penalty trial starts
Shipley announces retirement
SOU security cracks down on drinking
SOU will explore museum purchase
Computers help teach kids English
ONRC appeals four timber sales
Deadly game cited in death of hunter
St. Mary's toiled to the bitter end
Bieghler rolls toward the big time
10-8-97
Thirty years of flippin' burgers
Acremant's demeanor turns dull
Big housing area raises road woes
Boys injured in fall
Family unknowingly took in fugitive
Patient: Suicide not the only option
Council defers hillside debate
Administration cool to Smith's forest bill
Since you asked
Just one of the boys
Tornado done in by `dinks'
Stark knocks No. 2 Chang from tourney
Eagles hang tough, but Tornado wins
Bennett scores four goals as Tornado blasts Eagles
Eagle Point can't match it with KU's Matchett
Chieftains get Ruda-wakening
 10-9-97
U.S. Cellular's ready to make move downtown
Acremant told police he could murder again
Ashland gem shaper
Boy dies from fall
Hapless robber leaves without loot
New plant begins operation
TV stations reject Measure 51 ad
Commissioners want out from under oxygas
Phoenix council keeps farm out of growth boundary
Smith grazing bill clears committee
Since You Asked
Another Nagel in the know
Crater, EP eyeing playoff berth
Another big game looms for North, GP
10-10-97
Kids products called dangerous
Crane operator's office sits 140 feet up
Lucrative burglary ring busted
Knight, police clash, this time over letter
Troopers tote and push too
Treehouse buffs to meet in Takilma
Chilly storm delivers snow to higher areas
Crews haul trash from creeks
Creek sweep set
Since you asked
Defenses get double trouble with SOU duo
Late goal by Hidden Valley sinks Rogue River
Shorland's four goals lead Pirates
Weiler's offense lifts North over EP
Pirates knock off Skyline power RR
South boys team conquers Klamath
Challengers' offense continues to struggle
Stark blasts way into singles quarterfinals
 10-11-97
Man sentenced for jobless claims fraud
Families of boys who fell grieve for Luis Montelongo
Friends remember Nancy Peterson, dead at 54
Park volunteers now know they have their work cut out for them
Cell mate shows how Acremant demonstrated martial arts
G.P. converts North fumbles into 21-10 win
Indians too much for game Panthers
It's Rouhier to the rescue for EP
Grizzlies maul Klamath Union
Orr's five scores humble Henley
Raiders smash volleyball foe
Padre GM returns to lend hand
Stark falls in quarterfinals
10-12-97
Local law firms to merge
Jazz Jubilee lead to wedding bell march
Jazz Jubilee extends reach to young musical generation
SOU math professor Dusty Sabo works in his SOU dorm room.
Suicide aid, round 2
Crater's King, Coquille's Nickerson set meet marks
Die-hard Tornado charges back to beat South
South beats GP without Ritchie
Challengers tally double win
Yates-led Raiders punish Wolves
North Valley stays in first with victory
Site of the week
 10-13-97
Phoenix Pharmacy hands out its millionth prescription
Silence rings out for lives of two women
Ump's Series dream comes true
Rolling across barriers
Schools stand to benefit if 52 passes
When opponents attack, soccer sweepers are the...
10-14-97
Rail cars get lost in UP shuffle
Acremant threatened to kill father
Schools told to remove outside stairs
Bad way to end an afternoon
Family mourns slain kitten
Register today for next election
Cops cite boy, 5, at mom's request
Petitions fail to sway school board
Since You Asked
Crater sophs cut their teeth on rigorous diet of SOC foes
Mazama's move has ripple effect
 10-15-97
Harvest is nothing to whine about
Antique store has English twist
Lorri Ellis: `I've lost everything'
Acremant fooled in love
Teacher to face drug indictment
Kidney transplant recipient beats the odds
Family homeless after apartment blaze
Since You Asked
North avenges early loss to Ashland
Roseburg tops South, clinches tie for SOC title
Prep volleyball
South Medford runners continue winning ways
Julin jump-starts Crater
Carlson posts win in All-Stars
10-16-97
Prospect man invents ATV loader
Moving on
Victims of bus crash luck out -- they're OK and in hamlet's care
Teacher guilty? `Not possible'
22-caliber prank leads to arrests
These workers love the boss
Fire escapes unneeded, city says
Since You Asked
Eagles, Cavemen familiar foes in big games
10-17-97
401(k) loans boost participation, may lower savings
No money, no changes
Smith: Don't give up on fish trucking
Cabin lease delay finds few supporters
Medford council lifts meal-tab limit
Moore loses bid to admonish Knight
Nancy Peterson: fond farewell
Since You Asked
Pirates waste no time in blasting Chiefs
Wild Rogue rodeo to feature talented field
High-tech bats get heave-ho
Two South players suspended
Muneyyirci keys Hidden Valley win
Ashland's Edwards runs to a healthy victory
Determined Crater overwhelms South
Chieftains use errors to slip past Mustangs
Mail tribune football forecast
10-18-97
Downtown historic designation clears first hurdle
Man, alone in four-seater, nose-dives into field
`Show me the money' hasn't seen much yet
Smith calls field hearing on Elk Creek Dam future
Longtime newswoman dies at 93
SOU pursues doctorate program through Australian university
Scheid shines as North drops Vikings
Olympian shares love of swimming with kids
Shopp engineers narrow Eagle Point victory
With Raiders, QB Woodward gains following
Grizzlies' Aleman to play for UO
Panthers escape with first win
Anders powers Butte Falls' win
Knights turn out lights on Henley
Warriors tip Raiders in volleyball
Scheffler's 10 goals lift Grizzly girls
 10-19-97
Like Medford, Bend and Redding feel their way toward a brighter economic future
For Medford students who might not otherwise graduate, new night school at South proves to be a bright idea
New councilman hopes to help head off problems in Medford that now plague Southern California
Ashland schools: Doctor on board
Site of the week
Pelicans clinch second place by tripping Tornado
Phoenix's `Jamaican Triangle' engulfs Knights
Panters, Chiefs tie for third
Raiders fall to Western in volleyball
Raiders beaten by Wildcats
Bull no barrier for Hedeman
10-20-97
Ambitious for Redding
What's happening in Redding:
Crater standout back from the brink
 10-21-97
Bend-area cities seek diversity
Lake of the Woods resort for sale
Stark reminders of violence
Acremant's past drew admiration
Breaking class boundaries
Crash kills 18-year-old
Parents, kids aid teacher's defense
Jackson fire escape no longer standing
Girl makes historic run
Binder's time holds up at Wild Rogue rodeo
10-22-97
Furniture shop enters global market
No easy answers after tragic accident
Acremant friends describe a nice guy turned loser
Girl arrested after gun taken to school
Man walks into home and stabs occupant
OSP switches to BMW motorcycles
Medford man convicted in military aircraft conspiracy
Marlins' Larkin still waits turn
Tornado caps off 8-0 year
Indians shoot down Black Tornado
Meyerding's 14 kills slay E.P.
Rogue River unable to end streak
 10-23-97
Triple stacker
Ex-crime fighter is CBEC's new boss
98 Cent store opens in Medford on Friday
County's HMO gives notice
Leaves little to the imagination
Sinkhole gapes at motorists
Ex-governor visits SMARTest
Gerber: It's not true about savings bond
Brother, father draw picture of Acremant before he murdered
Medford man pleads guilty to rape
Police seek man after wife assault
Since you asked
Meyerding jumps into spotlight
Raiders' Lytle settles into new role
Ashland meets South looking to spruce up its running attack
10-24-97
PACC swallowed up by QualMed
Beloved Ashland elementary-school teacher enters not-guilty plea on drug counts
Hefty pension pay-off tempts lots of local teachers to make retirement decisions
Psychologist explains how Acremant's life disintegrated
Boxer beats 'em, then treats 'em
Gifted girls highlight district cross country
Powerful Rogue River ready to run
Mail Tribune football forecast
Willamette next up for rebounding SOU
J&J boys boost Hidden Valley
North snags second place in SOC volleyball
Patella makes state with victory
 10-25-97
Judge issues injunction in Qual-Med dispute
Crater student excels at computer science
Frequent radio winner gets biggest prize
Defense rests in Acremant case
Logging protester injured by log truck
Two years later, Hoxie-Griffin still stirs animosity
Grizzlies clinch SOC title with rout
Comets punish Pelicans, look ahead to Grizz
GP routs No. 5 Roseburg
Rumrey leads Tornado to victory
Jiron leads Hidden Valley to first Skyline crown
Loggers beaten by UVC
SOU falls in huge league volleyball tilt
10-26-97
This natural Oregon's in Portland
Despite millions in federal aid, recovery efforts continue in wake of New Year's flood
El Nino actually means reduced chance of local flooding this winter
Twin beats twin to take all the pumpkin glory, and his brother swears he'll win back the title in 1998
These 10 pumpkin growers make 1997 glory list
HIV center centralizes patient care
A captain of Rogue Valley industry also proves a staunch ally of the arts
South girls capture cross country crown
Padilla, Minard help RR win Skyline titles
Heady Cota is Carolina's No. 1 tackler
Willamette runs over Raiders
Knights take title on Bass' goal
Rennick's goal rescues Pirates, 2-1
Rodinsky's net effort leads Raiders to win
 10-27-97
Idea for no-spill pin holder becomes pattern for success
Garden provides place for ashes
Camp White Military Museum opens Nov. 11
Volunteers requested
Demos open '98 primary to independents
Fisherman believed drowned
10-28-97
Russians take pear of a tour
Death for Acremant
Local police, Hispanics seek better relationship
Phoenix plans attract little testimony
City must cut trees in sidewalk project
Ashland Creek meet overflows with ideas
Since You Asked
State grants boost low-income housing
Giving it the old college try
Lineman's play speaks loudly in any language
Coach's bump nets suspension and a $500 fine
 10-29-97
It's less swanky this time
Bob Smith embraces fast track trade bill
Local firms fared well in market slump
Total Mobility bought
Acremant juror found no case for leniency
Man dies trying to cross interstate on foot
Wincing, mayor parts with Ferrari for SOU
Needy to get excess coho
Ballots arrive faster than usual this time
Manor gets grant to build housing
Since You Asked
Grizzlies not able to sustain fast start
Rogue River claims 3A tournament berth
Second-half goal ends North's season
10-30-97
Mask man likes 'em gory
Sears sets celebration over recent remodeling
VRB offers million-share sale of stock
A little box full of vampire's bane
Area `doing pretty well'
Voter rolls repaired, so levies pass
Callahan's joins sign fray
OSP tickets truckers for various violations
Robbers invade Medford man's home, steal cash
Since You Asked
North, EP battle for berth
Rested Panthers ready for playoffs
 10-31-97
Signs of progress
Net service problems are top consumer complaint
Oxygenated gas comes back
Property tax bills running a month late
Talent teens arrested for planning drive-by
Halloween fun can be safe, too
Students experience history
Jury acquits man of attempted murder
House passes grazing bill
Since You Asked
Runner performs beyond her years
Teams make run at state
North rolls on despite Giles injury
Bottroff fuels Mustangs into state tourney

 

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