| P. K. Hallinan. Where Past Meets Present, Page 312 |
P. K. Hallinan is a well known author of childrens books and pastor of a local church.
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| Ted Adams: Comic Books (and more). Where Past Meets Present, Page 315 |
Ted Adams is a local Grants Pass boy who went on to be CEO of a large entertainment company.
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| Kim Novak. Where Past Meets Present, Page 318 |
Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak is a well known Hollywood actress and Rogue Valley resident.
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| Jim Belushi Comes to Town. Where Past Meets Present, Page 321 |
Jim Belushi Actor, musician and local supporter of historic preservation projects.
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| The Jewel of Lithia Park. Where Past Meets Present, Page 327 |
Lithia Park is without a doubt the premier city park in Southern Oregon.
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| Lithia Water: In Bottles and Fountains. Where Past Meets Present, Page 330 |
Ashland is known for mineral springs.
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| Palmerton Park. Where Past Meets Present, Page 333 |
Palmerton Park was a plant and tree nursery before becoming an arboretum in the city of Rogue River.
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| The Ashland-area Mineral Springs. Where Past Meets Present, Page 335 |
From the late 1800s into the early 1900s mineral springs in and around the valley were very popular as a destination point.
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| The Golden Ghost town of the Valley. Where Past Meets Present, Page 338 |
The Ghost town of Golden lies east of Wolf Creek in Josephine county.
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| The Old Wood House. Where Past Meets Present, Page 341 |
The "Old Wood House" is the most photographed building in southern Oregon.
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| The Hanleys and Hanley Farm. Where Past Meets Present, Page 344 |
Hanley farm is a historic "working farm" near Jacksonville.
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| The Applegate Interpretive Center. Where Past Meets Present, Page 347 |
Located in Sunny Valley the Applegate Trail Interpretive Center was built as a tribute to the brave souls that used the trail.
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| The Wolf Creek Inn. Where Past Meets Present, Page 349 |
Merchant Henry Smith contracted to have the Inn built in 1883 as a prime stop on the stagecoach trail.
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| The Lady of the Woods. Where Past Meets Present, Page 351 |
Dr Earl Russell Bush is credited with carving the "Lady of the Woods" at Crater Lake.
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| The Oregon Vortex. Where Past Meets Present, Page 353 |
The Vortex is considered by experts to be one of the best "mystery spots" around the country.
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| The Creation of ScienceWorks. Where Past Meets Present, Page 356 |
Opened in 2002 ScienceWorks is considered one of the country's best small science museums.
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| Hellgate Jetboat Excursions. Where Past Meets Present, Page 359 |
Started in 1961 by Grant Garcia the business has become the largest Jetboat Excursion in southern Oregon.
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| Eden Valley Orchards. Where Past Meets Present, Page 362 |
Located in southwest Medford, Eden Valley Orchards has a long and storied past.
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| Del Rio Vineyards. Where Past Meets Present, Page 365 |
Once the community of Rock Point, Del Rio Vineyards now encompasses the last of the buildings.
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| Eugene Bennett: Noted Southern Oregon Artist. Where Past Meets Present, Page 281 |
Eugene Bennett long regarded as the foremost artist in southern Oregon.
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| The Holly Theatre. Where Past Meets Present, Page 284 |
The Holly theatre built in 1930 was one of the pre-eminent theatres in Medford.
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| Edison Marshall. Where Past Meets Present, Page 274 |
The life and times of Edison Marshall
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| Pinto Colvig: Bozo the Clown (and more). Where Past Meets Present, Page 278 |
Vance "Pinto" Colvig was a local personality that went on to work for Walt Disney.
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| The Rise and Fall of Gold Ray Dam. Where Past Meets Present, Page 226 |
The rise and fall of the Gold Ray Dam.
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| Andy Maurer: Football Star and Coach from a Tiny Town. Where Past Meets Present, Page 231 |
The life and times of Andy Maurer. From small town athlete to fine community leader.
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| Chandler Egan: Medford's Famous Golfer and Course Designer. Where Past Meets Present, Page 233 |
Chandler Egan amateur golfer extrodinary, course designer and orchardist
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| Danny Miles: Winning Coach in Basketball and life. Where Past Meets Present, Page 236 |
A most successful coach - in basketball and life
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| Dick Fosbury's Ground-Breaking Flop. Where Past Meets Present, Page 239 |
Dick Fosbury creator of the "Fosbury Flop"
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| Medford's NIKE Connection: Bill Bowerman. Where Past Meets Present, Page 242 |
Legendary track coach and co founder of NIKE corporation
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| Rogue Valley Country Club. Where Past Meets Present, Page 245 |
RVCC from an ilconcieved idea to a well established country club.
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