As It Was: Indian agent sees reservation improvements in 1897
In condescending, racially tinged language typical of the times, the San Francisco Chronicle reported in 1897 how the federal agent in charge of the Klamath Indian Reservation, Maj. C.E. Worden, was...
View ArticleAs It Was: Owners closed landmark Upper Rogue lodge
The owners closed the Rogue River Lodge in November 2015 to convert the main building into their home and to remove the parking lot. Anne and Lee Kimball are the eighth owners of the lodge, a 78-year...
View ArticleGhost stories haunt Oregon Caves Chateau
The chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument east of Cave Junction is a six-story, rustic building dating to 1934. It spans a canyon with a stream running through its dining room. Like most old...
View ArticleAs It Was: Horse-drawn trolley served Klamath Falls
Before Klamath Falls had paved streets, the city offered a railway franchise to the first of two companies to lay the track for a horse-drawn trolley along Main Street. The Klamath Land and...
View ArticleAs It Was: Hannah Pottery provided pioneer essentials
Handmade pottery, popular today for its decorative value and craftsmanship, is not the household necessity it was in Josiah Hannah's Day.Josiah Hannah brought 20 years experience working in a Missouri...
View ArticleAs It Was: Steamer Winema reigned as queen of Upper Klamath Lake
The largest boat ever to sail Upper Klamath Lake north of Klamath Falls, Ore., was the $10,000 Winema, a 125-foot long stern-wheeled steamboat with a 22-foot beam. The steamer, known as the Queen of...
View ArticleAssisted living options may fall short
When you hear the phrase “assisted living,” you would naturally make assumptions about the amount of assistance you'll receive at such a facility. You may be surprised to discover that it might not be...
View ArticleCOPCO dam flooded a Klamath River canyon
It wasn’t easy for people to give up their homes and land when the Siskiyou Electric Power and Light Co. chose Ward Canyon on the Klamath River in Northern California as the site of COPCO Dam No. 1.The...
View ArticleLinkville residents endured disastrous winter of 1889-90
Residents of the tiny town of Linkville, Oregon, suffered a double hardship in the winter of 1889/90. First a disastrous fire wiped out the business district of the community that would later be...
View ArticleAs It Was: Prospect Hotel's long, distinguished history
In 1883, Squire Stanford Aiken arrived in Deskins, Oregon, seeking a town with a good school and good roads. Although he found neither, he set out to create what was lacking. And he renamed the town...
View ArticleHistoric Chateau greets Oregon Caves visitors
Motorists who brave the narrow, winding, two-lane road to the Oregon Caves are greeted upon arrival by the sight of a six-story, bark-clad lodge perched over a canyon that drains the stream flowing...
View ArticleAs It Was: Modern highway follows the historic Siskiyou Trail
Motorists zipping north on Interstate 5 pass through Siskiyou County, over the Siskiyou Summit, at an elevation of 4,310 feet, and cruise into Oregon, going at least 55 mph. Few realize that they are...
View ArticleCharles Lindbergh landed in the Rogue Valley
In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh made history by flying non-stop from New York to Paris. A year later he was on the West Coast and actually stopped in Medford. It is not known what aircraft he was flying...
View ArticleTouVelle used his success to help others
Frank TouVelle [too-VELL] had compassion for troubled boys. He invested both his energy and his money in his efforts to encourage them to turn their lives around — usually through learning a trade or...
View ArticleAging Happens: New hospice resource coming to area
When we receive the diagnosis from which we will not recover, we are in a completely different phase of life. Hospice services are hopefully the support that most people will reach for at this time of...
View ArticleAging Happens: It can happen here
If you think it can’t happen to you, join the club. Most people, when asked, say they are sure they are not vulnerable to being financially scammed or abused as an elder. We all want this to be true,...
View ArticleAging Happens: How are your loved ones doing?
If you’re visiting friends or family this holiday season, you might notice that some things have changed. No surprise there, but when these changes have implications about a person’s well-being, it’s a...
View ArticleAging Happens: Three options for 'prepare to care'
My back “went out” recently. I’ve had back problems over many years, so I’m familiar with this painful event. I’ve addressed this condition through various medical and complementary approaches...
View ArticleAs It Was: Indian agent sees reservation improvements in 1897
In condescending, racially tinged language typical of the times, the San Francisco Chronicle reported in 1897 how the federal agent in charge of the Klamath Indian Reservation, Maj. C.E. Worden, was...
View ArticleAs It Was: Owners closed landmark Upper Rogue lodge
The owners closed the Rogue River Lodge in November 2015 to convert the main building into their home and to remove the parking lot. Anne and Lee Kimball are the eighth owners of the lodge, a 78-year...
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