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Siskiyou Massage
Before moving to the Rogue Valley in
2004 from Colorado, Philip Whitmore,
owner of Siskiyou Massage Clinic at
246 4th Street (across from the Peerless in Ashland), had already received
more than twice the training as an orthopedic/medical massage practitioner
than was required in Oregon.
“I had great teachers and I was very
motivated to learn from them,” Philip
said. “I also had a busy massage practice in Boulder before I left. When I
started my practice in Ashland, I feel
like I had a bit of a leg up due to my
experience in Colorado.”
In 2010, Philip and his wife bought
an old house on Gibson Street here in
Talent. “We love the neighborhood and
we love living in downtown Talent,” he
said. “Talent meets our needs and fits
our lifestyles very nicely. It’s peaceful
like we like it. I was raised in Colorado,
my wife in Michigan and we met in the
funky town of Nederland, Colorado.
Nederland is a great town but has a
growing season of about a week and a
half. That and the fact that you can get
sunburned 360 days out of the year are
two reasons we’re here.”
Philip’s an avid mountain biker and
loves to trail run, camp and travel. “I’m
in my mid 40s and believe the key to
my health is surrounding myself with
healthy people and receiving good
bodywork.” Soon after moving to the Rogue Valley
2004, Philip first leased a space at the
new Morningstar Healing Arts building
in Ashland and became quite busy.
“As an orthopedic/medical massage
practitioner, I worked within a particular niche that needed more practitioners to fill. After a short while, I was
booked up for 6 to 12 months out. I felt
blessed to have work, but it wasn’t an
ideal situation. Due to my schedule being full, I was not able to see new clients and I was not able to work with
injured clients. There was a large population who were having a difficult time
finding the kind of bodywork they were
looking for.”
Thus was born the Siskiyou Massage
Clinic in March 2009.
“I created an environment and opportunity to attract the best therapists
in the valley to work out of one loca-
tion,” Philip said. “Siskiyou Massage is
an asset to our community because it
makes it easy and safe for the public to
find the most effective bodyworkers all
under the same roof. In short, my goal
in opening our clinic was to help find
clients for experienced massage therapists and to find excellent massage
therapists for the public. We literally
have a century of experience combined
and have worked with thousands and
thousands of clients.
“Some clients come to us for relaxation while many others come with a
particular goal in mind, such as overcoming pain or a postural imbalance,”
Philip said. “We keep in close communication with referring healthcare practitioners, sending them regular status
reports and making the process of receiving prescriptions very easy for our
clients.”
With so many experienced therapists
on staff, the list of modalities offered is
long, from deep tissue relaxation and
sports massage to pre- and post-natal,
myofascial release, and Myoskeletal
Alignment Techniques.
They also believe in education for empowerment, using their website as an
education tool and post explanations
of different forms of bodywork, articles
on stretches and strengthening, and
have regular blog posts as well. “Our
therapists will often draw upon their
particular training experience to help
their clients even further with suggestions on ways to improve their health,”
Philip said.
“Our clinic is comfortable, calm and
is filled with unique art and plants;
it’s a treat to visit. Clients can expect
consistently excellent massages from
anyone working at our clinic. We are
located on 4th St. across from the Peerless Hotel and in the neighborhood of
Noble Coffee. We are in a unique building that has been in the healing arts for
decades. A happy staff in a happy environment makes for a palpable friendliness and caring environment.”
For more information or to set up
an appointment, call 541-488-6757.
You can also visit their website at
SiskiyouMassage.com and/or “like”
them on Facebook.
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THE FLASH
City of
Talent
An update from City Administration, Planning, Public Works and Police Departments
The Flash, which occupies the following two pages, is a publication of the
City of Talent and is editorially separate from the rest of the Talent News
and Review. All content and editorial
choices contained in the rest of the
paper are the sole responsibility of
the TNR and are not in any way associated with the City of Talent. -JG
JUNE 2015
Volume 16/Issue 6
Official
Newsletter of the City of
Talent
110 East Main Street,
P.O. Box 445, Talent,
Oregon 97540
From the Mayor’s Office
P r o g r e s s !
Talent
held
its
first
Quarterly
Leadership Summit
Meeting on April
29th. Attendance was
excellent,
leaders
were
informative.
We
heard
from
Parks,
Planning,
Public
Arts,
Chamber,
Harvest
Festival,
Together
for Talent, Fire District 5, Little Free
Library and Talent Irrigation District.
A popular bit of news came from Bob
Morris of TID, who stated that water
storage levels are at the same level as
last year, whew! Great news indeed!
Council Agenda of May 6th: Council
discussed improved maintenance of
right of ways, approved a noise permit
for Talent Artisans & Growers Market,
approved
the
Parks
Recreation
Program, considered a Bee Swarm
Recovery Procedure, and approved
Cathy Doris Studio’s for her wine bar
on Talent Ave. Legal advice establishes
the official sundown date for Talent
Urban Renewal, as 2019. Council is
discussing completing the roundabout
by 2019.
Council Agenda May 20th: Council
discussed future operation of TURA.
Proposed, is absorbing the board
under the leadership of council. Also
discussed; amending the ground
lease for the library, repairs to the
library parking lot, and funding the
Parks Recreation Program. We will
soon adopt a budget and consider a
traffic systems plan. Please join me
in welcoming the return of Kierstin
Brown to City Government.
She
was appointed to Talent Public Arts
Committee.
Vacant businesses on Talent Ave
are reporting promising inquiries,
YAY! Please plan to spend in Talent.
Every customer counts, for small town
economy. We keep what we support!
Another successful city wide yard
sale and recycle round up on May 16th.
The Talent Garden Club, the Talent
Library Club and Talent Historical
Society had great sales!
Apply for board vacancy on Talent
Public Arts Committee at www.
cityoftalent.org TPAC is planning
an
Arts
Foundation,
promising
positive opportunity for a healthy art
community. Look for an art show at
Paschal Winery on June 26th, intent
on raising funds for the Foundation.
A lovely evening of wine, art and good
friends!
Grateful to serve,
Darby Stricker, Mayor of Talent
mayor@cityoftalent.org
For Committee/Commission openings
visit http://www.cityoftalent.org/ or
call (541)535-1566
Edited by
Melissa Huhtala
City Website:
www.cityoftalent.org
Telephone:
(541) 535-1566
E-mail:
melissa@cityoftalent.org
Utility Billing News
From the Parks and
Recreation Commission
New Summer Program: The summer
recreation program will have a new
look this year, with family-oriented
events in our parks replacing the old
model of classes for kids. The plan is
to have at least one day or night per
month, May through August, of family
fun. A sand volleyball exhibition/
clinic (Thursday evening, May 14) and
a family bike ride (Saturday morning,
July 25) are already on the schedule.
Tentatively, dates in June and August
will feature the grand opening of the
splash pad, in addition to sports/
games, crafts, a dog fashion show, and
a movie after dark. The full schedule
will be posted on the city website once
it is available.
Parks and Recreation contact:
parkscomm@cityoftalent.org
News from Talent PD
By Chief Moran
As I was working on this column, we
received information from someone in
Ohio asking about a fund raising call
they had received that showed a Talent
phone number on the caller ID on their
phone. They were concerned about the
legitimacy of the group. I tried calling
the number and got a message saying
I could opt out of future calls. It didn’t
put me through to a person.
My basic advice on giving money or
sending money in response to an unsolicited phone call, email, letter or
knock on your door is DON”T DO IT!
With all of these solicitations, you have
no way of knowing the validity of the
person contacting you. If they are legitimate, you probably know of them and
they will gladly provide a way to verify
their organization’s work. There are so
many scams and rip-off schemes out
there it is making charitable giving dif-
ficult. That is sad. But be aware and be
careful when you do donate.
With the weather turning for the better, yard sales are increasing. I want
to ask that you limit signs advertising your sales to a sign in your yard.
Signs posted on public property and
utility poles really look trashy, especially when they are left up for weeks
afterwards. Additionally, they are illegal to post. My suggestion is to place
an ad on the Internet or in the paper
advertising your sale and people will
find you.
I recently received information about
a possible resource for those of you
who may be assisting people with Alzheimers Disease and related dementia. There is some info that may be
helpful via Oregon Care Partners. You
can explore their website to see if this
is a resource you can use at: www.OregonCarePartners.com
The phone number for Oregon Care
Partners is 1-800-930-6851.
A concerned Talent resident reported that some drivers are not properly
driving in the round-about. Apparently
these drivers did not want to take the
time to move to the right and follow
the roundabout direction of travel. I
found this incredible that drivers were
illegally just turning left to short cut
through the roundabout heading towards Highway 99 from downtown. So
I asked our officers to try to observe
the roundabout. The very next day a
driver was cited for Failing To Obey a
Traffic Control Device for not following
the directional signs. I think other traffic citations could have been issue but
this one is the best. I am still amazed
at drivers who knowingly ignore the
law for their own convenience while
compromising the safety of the rest of
us. We will have officers watching for
this violation.
The Utility Billing Department wants
to be able to reach you in case of an
emergency with your water service.
• Has your contact information
changed since you submitted your
initial water service application?
• Do you need to add another
individual as an emergency contact?
If so, now is the time to up this
information with the Utility Billing
Department.
To update your
information, you can call the Utility
Billing Clerk at 541-535-1566 or
submit an email to UB@cityoftalent.
org with the following information
Account Number or Address
Primary Contact Name, Phone Number and email address
Secondary Contact Name, Phone
Number and email address
URBAN RENEWAL NEWS
For more information, contact Marla
Cates, Executive Director
541-535- 6170 or execdir@talenturbanrenewal.com
Civic Center Alley to Begin: Bids
were recently opened and a contract
awarded for approximately $102,000
to Roxy Ann Rock for parking lot and
storm drain improvements to the alleys surrounding the Town Hall (old
Community Center). Work is expected
to be finished sometime in July, and
will include new paving, a revised
parking layout, a relocated ADA parking area, and an area for an enclosed
trash and recycling area. The contractor will install below-ground conduits
prior to paving, then TURA will hire an
electrical contractor to place overhead
power lines underground to the historic Town Hall (old community center), historical society building, and a
neighboring residence. Once that is
done, Pacific Power can remove power
poles from the gravel portions of the
alley.
Plaza Phase of West Valley View
Project: By the end of June, TURA
plans to award a contract for Phase
1D of the West Valley View project,
which will install a plaza, landscaping and on-street parking between the
roundabout and Talent Avenue. Work
is expected to be completed in October.
Board of Directors Vacancy: Applications are still being taken for an
opening on the Board of Directors.
Citizens living within the city limits or
owners of businesses located with the
city limits are eligible. The Board of
Directors is a policy setting body consisting of seven (7) citizens, business
owners and representatives from the
City Council. Monthly meetings are
usually the 3rd Tuesday of the month. For more information, contact the Executive Director, 541-535-6170. News from Fire District 5
By Chief Welburn
Evacuation Information
In the event of an emergency in your
area, you may be asked to evacuate.
It’s important to understand the
different levels of evacuation and what
they mean for you, your family, your
pets and your home.
Be READY =level 1 evacuation
Be prepared!
Residents should be aware of the
danger that exists in their area, monitor
emergency services and websites and
local media outlets for information.
This is the time for preparation and
precautionary movement of persons
with special needs, mobile property
and (under certain circumstances)
pets and livestock.
If conditions
worsen, emergency services personnel
may contact you via an emergency
notification system. ALL RESIDENTS
SHOULD BE AT THIS LEVEL OF
READINESS AT ALL TIMES!
Be SET=level 2 evacuation
You must prepare to leave at a
moment’s notice!
This level indicates there is
significant danger to your area, and
residents should either voluntarily
relocate to a shelter or with family /
friends outside of the affected area,
or if choosing to remain, to be ready
to evacuate at a moment’s notice.
Residents may have time to gather
necessary items, but doing so is at
their own risk. THIS MAY BE THE
ONLY NOTICE THAT YOU RECEIVE!
Emergency services cannot guarantee
that they will be able to notify you
if conditions rapidly deteriorate.
Area media services will be asked to
broadcast periodic updates.
GO=level 3 evacuation
Leave immediately!
Danger to your area is current or
imminent, and you should evacuate
immediately. If you choose to ignore
this advisement, you must understand
that emergency services may not be
available to assist you further. DO
NOT DELAY LEAVING TO GATHER
ANY BELONGININGS OR MAKE
EFFORTS TO PROTECT YOUR
HOME! THIS WILL BE THE LAST
NOTICE THAT YOU RECEIVE!
To get emergency information
quickly, sign up for Jackson County
Citizen Alerts!
Landline telephones are included
in the 911 database and are already
registered, but by signing up online
you can also be notified by:
*Mobile Phone *Work Phone
*Email *Text Message
Please go to: www.jacksoncounty.
org/alert and sign up today!
REMEMBER, AT FIRE DISTRICT
5 “WE STILL MAKE HOUSE CALLS!”
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recorded on antiquated video tapes?
• Color & B/W prints made
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• 35mm Slides Digitized
• LPs & Cassettes to CD
• Digital slideshows from
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• Old photos copied & restored
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Please note these upcoming events/opportunities
Urban Composting Classes
4 Classes- (2) basic, (1) advanced, (1) vermi-compost
& Bokashi method
Saturdays from 10 am- noon at the Recycle Center on Water
Street. Learn to compost food scraps & organic yard debris
• Basic Class – June 20th or July 18th. Pick one.
• Advanced Class – August 15th General knowledge
ofcompostingisrequired.
NEW *Bokashi method & Vermi(Worm)Composting ClassSeptember 12th These are great ways to make nutrient-rich
fertilizerindoors.
Classes are complimentary & sponsored by the City of AshlandConservationCommission&RecologyAshland
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Prescription Drug Deposit boxes
Keepprescriptionmedicationsawayfromchildren&outof
landfill,watersupply&wastewatertreatmentplant.Ashland
& Talent Police departments collect these items.
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Waste Prevention Tips
Did you know?
For every ton of household waste generated, commercial,
industrial&constructionbusinessesproducesanother6tons.
What to do?
Preventingwasteiskey.
Prevention trumpsrecyclingandlandfilldisposal.
FIRSTSTEP:Appointa“wastepreventionchampion
at home or work.
Moretipsnextmonth.
Recycle Center on Water Street is open
Monday - Saturday 9am-5pm
For more info on ALL our programs
check out our website at
www.RecologyAshland.com
or call 541-482-1471
Reduce - Reuse - THEN Recycle
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A new, locally produced television
series called “My Story of Service” will
begin airing on Monday, June 8, at
9pm on local PBS station SOPTV. The
first season of the weekly series, comprised of 8 half-hour episodes, features
local veterans who served from World
War II, Korea and Vietnam through
Afghanistan and Iraq. The episodes
will also be available after broadcast
at soptv.org/veterans, along with local
and national resources for veterans.
Each episode features one or two
of 14 participating veterans who tell
personal stories of their military service. Coming from a variety of wars,
branches of service and backgrounds,
they describe why they joined, their
enlistment and boot camp experiences, their deployment and what happened when they arrived back home
again.
Among the tales are a few humorous stories, like a skateboard that
was confiscated after an ill-timed salute, and little known facts about interesting historical moments, such
as witnessing the treaty signing with
the Japanese aboard a ship in the Pacific during WWII. All of the veterans
describe profound memories of their
experiences in the service, and a few
candidly discuss the demons that
sometimes still haunt them.
Inspiration for the series came from
recent and upcoming national PBS
programs honoring veterans across
our country. Series producer Jeff LeBeau notes, “More than 1,800 U.S. veterans die each and every day. Lost forever are the knowledge, wisdom and
truth of their experience.” After LeBeau contacted a number of veterans’
groups in the region, this first group
stepped forward. “We hope that more
veterans will volunteer to tell their stories for future episodes in the series,”
LeBeau said.
Mark Stanislawski, SOPTV President and CEO, added, “We are very
proud of our local service men and
women. This series will allow current
and future generations to learn from
those who have selflessly served our
country.”
Southern Oregon has a very large
population of veterans. According to
the VA SORCC, more than 40,000
veterans are served each year at their
White City facility. “Key to solving
some of the problems these veterans
face is for the public to learn and understand what they’ve been through,”
says Stanislawski, “and that’s how we
can best serve our community.”
According to associate producer
Robert Mead, “The series has been
enthusiastically received and highly
praised by our local partners, Veteran’s Initiative Advisory Board and veterans’ groups. We are looking forward
to telling more stories of veterans who
are willing to share their service lives
with us and our audience.”
Veterans who would like to participate in future episodes are encouraged to call 541-779-5646 and provide
their contact information.
Sincerely,
Linda Pinkham
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June 23
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The Weekend Warrior
By Ann Zimmerman, LAc.
We have reached the time of year
when we tend to do more than we
“normally” would schedule on our
calendar. Somehow all the friends,
family, camping trips, festivals, gardening, etc need to get squeezed into
a few months. The long days of light,
warm weather, no school and the general energy of summer bring forward
a manic quality in most everyone. We
anxiously peruse our calendars looking for another way to take a Monday
or Friday off, or maybe even longer
from work; and if its not going to be
a long weekend…..than we are willing
to eek out everything we can for those
two days.
In Chinese medicine, summer is
the season of the heart and the emotion that is associated with summer
is joy. In summer we have joy. It almost feels like a mandate, a must for
surviving the other seasons. A reward
for the long winter and the business of
spring. Summer tends to swing our
inner pendulum way past the middle
place of balance. This season tends
to be a time of excess versus winter’s
time of deficiency. It’s the time of the
year when you say, yes.
Yes…..I will paint my house, yes I
will stay up all night dancing, yes I will
travel across the country and visit 5
sets of friends, yes I will have another
beer, yes you can stay at my house,
yes I will be gone another weekend…………
We naturally feel more energy and
hopefully it will get us thru the summer.
Of course with excess comes the
price of overdoing it. We each know
our unique way we overdo it in life.
Overjoy can often result from summer’s manic pace. The idea of over
joy is unique to Chinese medicine,
it certainly is not an American concept. There can never be too much
joy, right? Remember how you felt last
September when you where finally
ready to stay home and take it easy?
That is the effect of overjoy. The drive
for more and more joy tends to make
our everyday jobs/chores feel mundane. This restlessness tends to build
pushing us past when we would “normally” slow down.
So the challenge here is to embrace
the natural expansion of summer
without pushing yourself into the excess of injury, compromised immunity, insomnia, anxiety, and overindulgence. Good Luck!
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FAVORITE PART OF MY JOB: I have FAVORITE PART OF TNR: Actually, I
worked for the Phoenix-Talent District enjoy reading your profiles of locals. Not
for over 30 years and at Talent Jr. High/ so sure about June’s this year, though. Talent Middle School for 27 of those I appreciate you have a local paper
years. Being one of the fortunate ones, that covers goings on in our sweet little
I’ve loved and had a passion for my job community. Talent is such a beautiful
all these years. The opportunities that place to live and raise a family.
came my way to work with students and FAVORITE HOBBIES: Can I say kids,
interact with their parents was endless. pigs and people (in general).
Figuring every year was another 200 new FAVORITE BEATLE AND/OR BEATLE
students to our school makes the total SONG:Paul McCartney stole my heart
number seem enormous. Working in a when I was a young teenager. And I love
school brings lots of incredible positive ALL their songs, couldn’t just pick out
energy. You greet a 6th grader and they one.
are excited, apprehensive, uninhibited FAVORITE LOCAL RESTAURANTS
and getting their braces. At the end (YOU CAN NAME: Porto Gelato; Si Casa
of their 8th grade year, they are more (all of them in the valley); McGrath’s; confident, still full of energy, adult-like and of course, Debby’s Diner.
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this wonderful world. I would ask other Phoenix High School Colver Fields for
adults to give our youth a chance, they soccer and baseball. Other than that
have so much to offer the future. More I’m not quite sure what we would do,
are on task, smart, working hard and nothing I give much thought to. I’m
eager to become an adult, than those sure I’d find a way to put kids in there
that cause problems in our society. some how. Maybe buy a team of mules,
Just give them a chance and be their too.
advocate, you might fall in love with WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
them. My role as a Leadership Advisor THING YOU LEARNED AS A CHILD:
gave me so much joy working with these I’m so appreciative that my parents
students and setting the example of how taught me how to laugh, enjoy people
to give back to our community. Guess and help others. My mother use to say
what, they learned it so quickly and had to me, “You just look around and you’ll
find someone who has it a whole lot
fun, too.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN worse than you do.” She was right.
TALENT: We moved back to the Rogue WHAT PERSON OR EVENT HAD THE
Valley in 1977 and bought our place BIGGEST IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE:
at that time. I actually moved to the Anne Manlove, 4-H/OSU Extension,
Rogue Valley in 1959, so it is mostly impacted my life totally with her
my home. My family moved here so my mentoring. My experience as a 4-H
father could build Roxy Ann Lanes for leader and camp asst. director has been
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FAVORITE MOVIE: I absolutely LOVE I learned so much from this wonderful
going to the movies. One of my all- woman.
time favorites is Four Weddings and a PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: That’s
Funeral. Makes me laugh EVERY time easy. When I was instrumental in
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I watch it.
FAVORITE PLAY: Mama Mia, love all wheelchair van and making a friendship
with him and his father. Now that was
those songs
FAVORITE ACTOR: That would be Sam quite the achievement and eye opener
for me. I’m so delighted I was a part of
Elliott. His voice turns the head.
that.
FAVORITE ACTRESS: Meryl Streep
FAVORITE THING ABOUT TALENT:
FAVORITE TV SHOW:
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quaintness. I also love how the
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FAVORITE RADIO STATION: Any community hall and downtown has
been developed. I came from a small
station Casey Baker is on.
FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL TIME: I Midwestern town and Talent has that
was convinced by a friend and several same feeling.
students I should read The Hunger WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT
TALENT: I’m not fond of the round
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FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Hardly ever about and do not understand the
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4 Peaks Music Festival in Tumalo, OR
Today it is easier than ever to stay
connected in the maze of updates,
unending links, likes and lightening
fast gadget communication. But for me,
the urge to unplug and truly connect
to something authentic is always just
under the surface, tempting me to
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and hit the open road in search of a
genuine experience.
Luckily for me, I don’t have to search
that far: on June 19-21, the 8th Annual
4 Peaks Music Festival will take place
in Tumalo, OR (just a few minutes
outside of Bend). This intimate music
gathering at the Rockin’ A Ranch is
the perfect excuse for a road trip. Price
of admission includes three days of
music with the likes of The Motet, ALO
and Rusted Root, as well as festival
camping on the 40-acre ranch’s flat
pastures with world-class mountain
views.
“Our mission is to provide a multiday music event featuring an array
of eclectic, national, regional and
local bands for music enthusiasts,
community members and families,”
explained event organizer Stacy
Totland, who has been involved with
the festival since day one.
“4 Peaks has morphed in strange
ways,” Stacy said. “After the 20072008 large scale festivals, we tailored
it back for many reasons, mainly
the economy. And then in 2010
started very small as an ‘event,’ not
a ‘mass gathering,’ and have grown
exponentially for the last five years,
selling out the last four!”
And each year the band caliber
continues to get better and better.
This year’s lineup includes: The
Motet, Rusted Root, ALO, Melvin Seals
and JGB, Poor Mans Whiskey, Roy
Rogers and the D.R.K, The Brothers
Comatose, Polecat, Dead Winter
Carpenters, Acorn Project, Dirty
Revival, Crow and the Canyon, The
Pitchfork Revolution, JED, T Sisters,
Down North, and Acoustic Flow with
Kristin & Franchot Tone.
In addition to the music, the 4 Peaks
Music Festival Libation Team will
make it easy to sample the area’s local
breweries such as Goodlife Brewery,
Boneyard Beer, Three Creeks Brewing,
Deschutes Brewery, Silver Moon
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Kombucha.
The festival is also very familyfriendly (kids 10 and under are free),
featuring arts and crafts, juggling,
hula-hooping, sensory activities, and
music by the The Wizardry of MAZ.
For Stacy, seeing the looks on the
faces of family, friends and people
from out of town is the best part of
staging such an event. “Seeing how
much fun they are having, how chill
it is, and then when the music takes
the stage it takes me away into such a
blissful feeling of accomplishment and
joy to have people experience that!”
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please visit www.4peaksmusic.com.
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As we ease into the lazy, hazy, crazy
days of summer (kudos to Nat King
Cole), there’s a lot going on, so let’s get
it on …
Friday, June 5
On this day in 1829 the H.M.S.
Pickle captured the army slave slop
Voldora off the coast of Cuba. Its sister
ship Zucchini provided a huge backup.
Oregon Cabaret Theatre continues
with Cabaret, featuring the largest
cast ever assembled at OCT and
what promises to be “an electric and
unforgettable theatrical experience”
at the Kit Kat Club in pre-war Berlin.
The show stars Jillian Van Niel as
Sally Bowles, Galloway Stevens as the
emcee, Paul Michael Garcia as Cliff
Bradshaw, Tamara Marston, Matt
Brown, John Lambie, and the Kit Kat
Dancers. Showtime is 8pm Thu-Mon
and Sundays at 2pm through August
30. For tickets, call 541-488-2902 or go
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Camelot Theatre in Talent opens
this weekend with “Spotlight on Elton
John,” featuring Kurt Bernhardt, with
direction by Brian O’Connor. The script
was written by Andi Slavin, and 22 of
John’s hottest songs will be featured.
Shirley Patton will narrate. Showtime is
8pm Thu-Sat and 2pm Sundays through
June 14. Call 541-535-5250 for tickets
or go to CamelotTheatre.org.
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival
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November 1. Today’s fare includes
Pericles, Fingersmith, Guys and
Dolls and Antony and Cleopatra.
Call 541-482-4331 for tickets and go
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Norway disbanded its union with
Sweden on this day in 1905. See, it is
possible to get rid of Texas if we really
want to!
Black Sheep Pub (upstairs on the
Plaza in Ashland) hosts their weekly
Celtic Music Jam every Sunday from
2-5. And don’t forget their First Friday
Performance Art Show each month.
Friday, June 12
On this day in 1973, Secretariat
won the Triple Crown at Belmont.
And he just didn’t win it—he won by
31 LENGTHS! Here’s hoping American
Pharaoh can do the same.
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call 541-773-7272.
Saturday, June 13
The 3rd annual Brews, Burgers
& Bluegrass, a fundraiser for The
Rogue Initiative for a Vital Economy
(THRIVE), will be held today at EdenVale
Winery (2310 Voorhies Road, Medford)
from noon to 8pm. This is 8 hours of
bluegrass, 26 craft beers and five unique
burgers. Tickets are available at www.
roguebbb.org.
Thursday, June 18
The Battle of Kolín took place on
this in 1857, as Prussian forces defeated
the Austrian Army. The Aussies would
prevail, however, at the following Battle
of the Small Intestines with a brilliant
move against the rear :)
In the mood for a road trip? The
8th Annual 4 Peaks Music Festival
in beautiful Tumalo, is this weekend
and will feature top quality bands from
across the United States. Family-friendly
activities, the best in local craft beer and
cider, yoga, and hanging out with family
and friends are all reasons to attend.
Friday, June 19
The first Father’s Day was celebrated
in Spokane, Washington, on this day in
1910. I wonder what dads do in Saudi
Arabia, where they have, like, 30 wives
and 280 kids? Do they rent a football
stadium for Father’s Day?
The Rogue Valley Symphony will
kick off its “Summer Series” tonight at
EdenVale Winery outside Medford. The
show will feature Gabe Young on oboe
playing Handel, Albinoni, Marcello and
Donizetti. The gardens open at 6:30 and
the concert begins at 8:00. Call 541-5526398 for tickets or go to rvsymphony.
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Saturday, June 20
On this day in 1631, the Irish village
of Baltimore was attacked by Algerian
pirates. That’s the least of Baltimore,
Maryland’s, worries today.
The world famous Britt Festival
will open tonight in Jacksonville with
Brit Floyd, the “world’s greatest Pink
Floyd show.” For tickets, go to brittfest.
org or call 541-773-6077. The rest of the
schedule this month includes:
• Sun., Jun. 21: Smash Mouth/
Toad the Wet Sprocket/Tonic.
• Tue., Jun. 23: Chicago.
• Wed., Jun. 24: Willie Nelson,
with Alison Krauss & Union Station,
featuring Jerry Douglas.
• Thu., Jul. 2: Big Bad Voodoo
Daddy.
Hanley Farm is celebrating local
artists and crafters at the farm today
10am-3pm. As you browse about the
farm and visit with the talented artisans,
you’re sure to find a unique gift for a
friend, family member, or… for yourself!
Entrance is FREE!
Thursday, June 25
France surrendered to Germany on
this day in 1940. Few remember that in
the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71,
the same thing happened except that
time Paris held out for four months.
Hitler’s war machine was too much for
them in 1940.
Camelot Theatre in Talent opens
this weekend with the hit Broadway
musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
The “first rock opera” was originally
created as a concept album at the end
of the turbulent 1960s and had at its
center a social and political rebel. The
show is directed by Livia Genise, with
choreography by Audrey Flint and
musical direction by Michael Wing.
The cast includes David Gabriel and
Erik Connolly, who will be alternating
in the roles of Judas and Jesus. The
cast also includes Kendra Taylor, Don
Matthews, Rebecca K. Campbell, Joey
Larimer, Reese Rush and Nathan
Monks, among others. Showtime is 8pm
Thu-Sat and 2pm Sundays through
August 2. Call 541-535-5250 for tickets
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William Shockley filed a patent for
the first bipolar junction transistor on
this day in 1948, paving the way for
computers, iPhones, Apple watches and
all those other fancy gadgets. At what
point do you think human beings will
just want to return to nature? Or are we
destined to become robots?
The Randall Theatre opens this
weekend with Jean Giraudoux’s The
Madwoman of Chaillot. When oil is
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South Pacific Highway in Medford is
not the kind of place you might expect
to find some of the biggest carnivorous
reptiles on the planet, but for those
who gathered for a recent event at
Reptile Guyz, that is exactly what
happened. About forty people turned
out in inclement weather to see snakes,
turtles, frogs, lizards and even alligators
at the South Medford reptile shop. A
line of a dozen or so children grappled
with an albino reticulated python while
owner Kyle Adams held a snapping turtle
doing its best to bite off his fingers as
he talked to the crowd. Adams says
he understands the fascination with
reptiles: the cold-blooded predators have
been part of his life since he was a child
in Vancouver, Washington.
“When we were growing up, some of
us lived in apartments or small houses,
so not everyone could own a dog or a
cat. So my mom was always okay with
me having a pet lizard. And plus when
you’re a kid, there’s always creepy crawly
things around everything and you are
just kind of drawn to it. At least I was.
So I would bring this stuff home.”
Adams wasn’t alone in his fascination:
Reptile Guyz co-owner Daniel Prince has
been his best friend since childhood
and the two attended their first reptile
show together when they were still in
elementary school. Adams says the first
reptiles he owned were a pair of garter
snakes he captured. The pair bred,
launching him into the world of reptile
breeding the moment he had learned to
care for them. It didn’t take long before
he moved on to a green iguana named
Max.
“You buy them at your every-day
pet store and there’s like forty of them
crawling around in a tank and you have
no idea that it’s going to be like six feet
long.”
Adams says as he grew more
knowledgeable
about
reptiles,
he
discovered his naiveté wasn’t unique.
He began rescuing reptiles from around
the Portland/Vancouver area. He was
surprised how many people purchased
reptiles without understanding the level
of commitment the creatures require.
“People get them and think they’re
just a throw-away pet they will have for
a few years. But they have pretty long
Riley Gaston pictured with a reticulated python
lives. About twice the lifespan of a dog
or a cat.”
He says most lizards and snakes
live, on average, about thirty years,
but tortoises and turtles can live over
a hundred years. Though not as longlived as tortoises, he says one of the
pets he discovers in most dire need of
rescue are American alligators. Among
the menagerie on display at the reptile
event are two of the creatures. One, only
a couple of years old, fits nicely into a
plastic tote. The other, a thirteen-yearold rescue animal from the Portland area,
would scarcely fit into a large bathtub.
Adams and Prince rescued the animal in
2004 from a couple who had bought it at
a pet store.
“At a foot, it was aggressive. At two
feet, it was scary, so Daniel and I rescued
him and we’ve had him ever since. They
live upward of sixty years and are quite
aggressive. They just don’t make good
pets. They’re animals that should be in
the wild.”
Since rescuing their first alligator, it
has become illegal to possess them in
Oregon. Adams and Prince, however, are
permitted to possess nearly every type of
reptile due to educational programs they
run.
“I rescue from everyone. People who
have a pet snake that gets too big, or
someone who has a lizard they can’t take
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alligator since the 2007 ban and now it’s
getting too big and out of control. I mean,
not every reptile is some big dangerous
violent animal, you know? People just
lose interest. Not every animal is one that
can’t be kept.”
Adams has worked with a who’s-who
list of reptile keepers on the west coast
in addition to working with the Portland
Zoo. He says much of the work he does
involves children.
“We do a lot of shows at elementary
schools, America’s Best Kids, I do a lot
of birthday parties, and I’ve done some
family reunions, some special event
picnics. We tend to do a lot of birthday
parties, honestly. I mean, every little
kid wants to have a dinosaur at their
birthday, so you know the next best thing
is a big alligator, a big snake, tortoises.”
Adams also rescues from the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife, which
is frequently forced to euthanize invasive
turtle species. He says the introduction
of popular domestic species, such as
the red-eared slider, have pushed native
species like the western pond turtle out
of traditional habitat. He says he works
to find homes out of state for invasive
species.
Adams says it’s not only invasive
species that stress native turtle
populations though. He notes that the
filling and developing of wetlands is the
most significant threat to Oregon’s native
turtles.
He says recent regulations
requiring bio swales at least create oasis
for breeding reptiles. He notes that the
Portland Zoo also has breeding colonies
of threatened native turtles that help
buffer the wild populations from habitat
loss.
Though conservation is part of his
work, Adams says the draw to reptiles
is, in part, due to their misunderstood
nature. He says he tends to root for the
underdog, and many people are repulsed
by reptiles. For him, though, there is
also a primordial fascination.
“It’s amazing that there were these
giant reptile or birdlike animals roaming
the earth, and now through evolution or
adaptation, whatever you want to call
it, we have these amazing lizards and
snakes and geckos and turtles. And
they are different from any other type of
animal. And they are kind of edgy, too.
They’re not something you’re going to go
into someone’s house and say ‘Hey, my
sister has that same dog!’ No, I mean,
how many people do you know that have
a cobra in their house?”
Adams and Prince opened Reptile Guyz
about fifteen months ago after relocating
from Vancouver, where Adams had
owned a shop for several years. Adams
says after his son, now seven, was born,
he committed himself to making his
passion his career.
“Was I going to work a nine to five and
hate my life and hate my job, or am I going
to do something different and something
that I love? And I followed my passion of
keeping and breeding reptiles.”
For more information on Reptile Guys,
please call (541) 245-2794.
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Spotlight on Elton John June 4 - 14
Camelot Theatre is proud to present a tribute
to one of the best-known singer-songwriters and
humanitarians in the world: Sir Elton John. Sir
Elton John’s musical career has now spanned six
decades. With Lyricist Bernie Taupin, he has created some of the most memorable songs in music
history, such as “Crocodile Rock,” “Saturday’s Alright For Fighting,” “Philadelphia Freedom,” “Rocket Man” and his tribute song to Marilyn Monroe,
and later Princess Diana, “Candle in the Wind.”
A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the
Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and a fellow of the British
Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors,
Elton John continues to entertain his millions of
fans all over the world. His charitable contributions
to society have also not gone unnoticed, having
raised more than $200 million in the fight against
HIV/AIDS. In 1996, he was named Commander of
the Order of the British Empire and received his
knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for services to
music and charitable services. Elton John has had
over 50 Top 40 hits, including nine that landed at
number one. Between 1970 and 2000, he had at
least one song in the Billboard Hot 100 each year.
Elton John has sold more than 300 million albums
worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists to ever walk the planet.
Camelot’s production of “Spotlight on Elton
John” stars Kurt Bernhardt singing 22 songs, including “Bennie and the Jets,” “Sorry Seems to be
the Hardest Word,” “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”
and “Rocket Man.” Narration is by Shirley Patton
from a script by Andi Slavin. Back up vocals are
provided by Renée Hewitt and Brianna Gowland.
Musical arrangements and keyboards are by John
Taylor, with Lori Calhoun on Saxophone, Steve Fain
on Bass, Brent Norton on Lead Guitar, and Steve
Sutfin on Percussion. Direction and Live Sound are
by Brian O’Connor.
Says director O’Connor: “This is the music that
millions of us grew up with. I remember listening to
Elton John as teenager and really getting into his
music. It has been such a joy being part of a show
that recreates his work with the best musicians and
vocalists in the valley. I think the audience is going
to be thrilled with what they see and hear.”
Sponsored by Allen and Karen Drescher, Camelot’s
“Spotlight on Elton John” previews Thursday, June
4, opens Friday, June 5th and runs through June
14th. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets
for the Thursday preview are $22. All other regular
performances are $26. Tickets can be purchased
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rado, Connecticut, Tennessee, Utah, and Washington. He starred in “Spotlight on Barry Manilow”
for Camelot in 2013. Previous to that, Bernhardt’s
last stage appearance was in 2005 as Salieri in
“Amadeus” at the now-defunct Artattack Theatre
Ensemble in Ashland. Prior to that, he portrayed
a wide variety of roles such as Clytemnestra in
“Agamemnon,” the Amanuensis in “The Illusion,”
Jim in “Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music,” Charles in “Blithe Spirit,” Marvin in “March
of the Falsettos,” Ferris Layman in “The Diviners”
and Benedick in “Much Ado About Nothing.” Bernhardt is also a veteran of many musical engagements for a variety of humanitarian causes.
Shirley Patton ~ Narrator
For 30 seasons, Shirley Patton was a member
of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival acting company. She has also enjoyed performing at Southern
Oregon University as a guest artist and at Actors’
Theatre, Oregon Stage Works and Camelot Theatre where she recently played Aunt Abby in “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Patton has been featured at
Camelot in “Driving Miss Daisy,” “Zorba,” “Spitfire
Grill,” “Grapes of Wrath,” “Six Dance Lessons in
Six Weeks” and “The Best Man.” She has narrated two other spotlights: “Salute to the USO” and
“Barry Manilow.” A founding member of the Extended Circle which has performed for 23 years in
nursing facilities and retirement centers, Tuesday
mornings usually find Patton and her colleagues
giving variety shows somewhere in the Rogue Valley. She is also the voice of “As It Was” on Jefferson
Public Radio.
Artistic & Production Biographies
Brian O’Connor ~ Director
Brian O’Connor is in his tenth season with
Camelot Theatre, where he has been involved in
more than 100 productions. At 14, he began a radio career that lasted 25 years. Recently appearing
at Camelot as Teddy Brewster in “Arsenic and Old
Lace,” O’Connor is a professional videographer,
screenwriter, director, independent filmmaker and
voiceover artist.
John Taylor ~ Musical Director/Arranger/
Keyboard
As a pianist, musical director, keyboardist and
orchestrator for 35 years, John Taylor has worked
with many top names in the entertainment field,
including Jennifer Lopez and Rick Astley. He is
most known for his work as conductor and keyboardist with Cirque du Soleil’s “O” at the Bellagio
Resort in Las Vegas, and locally as the founder
and musical director of The Children’s and Teen
Musical Theaters of Oregon (CMTO & TMTO), the
youth theater programs at the Craterian Theater
at the Collier Center. Taylor has also worked locally with the area’s professional theaters, including
many of the Oregon Cabaret Theatre productions
as well as with the Randall Theatre.
Performer Biographies
Kurt Bernhardt ~ Vocalist
New York City-born and Memphis-raised, Kurt
Bernhardt is an actor/singer who received his BFA
and MFA in Drama from the universities of Utah
and Washington respectively. A former OSF company member for 10 years, Kurt has also appeared
locally at the Craterian, Rogue Music and Ashland
Community theatres, in addition to venues in Colo-
Andi Slavin ~ Script
Andi Slavin has been involved with theatre since
her teen years. In the Rogue Valley, she has been
associated with The Cabaret Theatre and is currently a volunteer at OSF. In 2013, Slavin was
the scriptwriter for Camelot’s “Spotlight on Barry
Manilow.” She is happy to be part of the Camelot
team and enjoys playing her roles as Box Office
staff, House Manager and Volunteer Usher Coordinator.
Kurt Bernhardt
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