| Fire Mountain Gems. Where Past Meets Present, Page 116 |
Developed from a small hobby into a world class mail order gem and bead company.
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| Dagoba Chocolate. Where Past Meets Present, Page 118 |
Frederick Schilling and the growth of his interest chocolate Company.
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| The Siskiyou Summit (and pass). Where Past Meets Present, Page 123 |
Siskiyou summit from a pack trail to a rail road to a 4 lane freeway.
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| Mt. Ashland Ski Area. Where Past Meets Present, Page 127 |
Mount Ashland the controvercies and development of the ski area.
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| The Table Rocks. Where Past Meets Present, Page 131 |
History of Upper and Lower Table Rocks
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| Mt. McLoughlin. Where Past Meets Present, Page 134 |
Mount McLoughlin from beautiful scenery to a source of drinking water for Medford and the Rogue Valley.
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| Crater Lake. Where Past Meets Present, Page 137 |
Crater Lake one of the premier land marks of southern Oregon
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| The Oregon Caves. Where Past Meets Present, Page 140 |
Discovered by Elijah Davidson in 1874. With the completion of highway 46 in 1922 Oregon Caves became a tourist destination.
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| Mt. Shasta. Where Past Meets Present, Page 143 |
Mt. Shasta popular with everbody from skiers to new agers.
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| Bill and Florence Schneider. Where Past Meets Present, Page 149 |
Long time Philanthropists with generous donations to many worth while organisations.
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| Dogs for the Deaf. Where Past Meets Present, Page 151 |
Dogs for the Deaf a nonprofit that trains dogs to be service animals for various needs.
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| Kids Unlimited and its Power. Where Past Meets Present, Page 154 |
Founder Tom Cole has gone from a desire, to help to a school to support at risk kids.
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| The Carpenters and Their Foundation. Where Past Meets Present, Page 157 |
Alfred and Leonard Carpenter founded the Carpenter Foundation.
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| The record powerball win. Where Past Meets Present, Page 160 |
History of the Chaney/West lottery win.
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| Wildlife Images. Where Past Meets Present, Page 163 |
J. David Siddon founder of Wildlife Images. A wildlife rehabilation facility located in Grants Pass Oregon.
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| Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Where Past Meets Present, Page 169 |
The growth of the Rogue Valley Memorial Hospital Hospital into Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
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| Providence Medford Medical Center. Where Past Meets Present, Page 172 |
Providence Medford Medical Center has grown from three nuns of the "Sisters of Providence Order" to a large hospital network.
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| Rogue Valley Manor. Where Past Meets Present, Page 176 |
The "Manor" has grown from an idea into a non profit corporation with facilities all over the United States.
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| The Past and Present of Mercy Flights. Where Past Meets Present, Page 179 |
Mercy Flights has grown from a single aircraft to sophisticated aircraft, helicopters and grown trans portation.
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| The 1959 Ashland Wildfire. Where Past Meets Present, Page 185 |
From two small fires into a large conflagration.
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| The 1962 Columbus Day Storm. Where Past Meets Present, Page 187 |
On October 12, 1962 the west coast of the United States was struck by one of the worst storms in recorded history.
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| The 1964 Christmas Flood. Where Past Meets Present, Page 189 |
The Christmas Flood of 1964 was rated as the fifth most destructive in the 20th century.
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| The 1997 Ashland New Year's Day Flood. Where Past Meets Present, Page 191 |
The "New Year's Day Flood" one of the worst floods in history.
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| The 2002 Busicuit Fire. Where Past Meets Present, Page 194 |
On July 13, 2002 southwestern Oregon suffered one of the worst fires in recorded history.
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| Lost Creek Lake (and Jess Dam). Where Past Meets Present, Page 198 |
History of the "Rogue Basin Flood Control and Water Resources Association" and the development of Lost Creek Lake,
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| Lincoln Savage of Savage Creek. Where Past Meets Present, Page 203 |
Abraham Lincoln Savage son of James and Margaret Anne Savage was an educator/botanist in both Jackson and Josephine counties.
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| Glenn Jackson "Mr. Oregon". Where Past Meets Present, Page 205 |
Glenn L. Jackson frequently referred to as the "most powerful man in Oregon"
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| Robby Collins: Saving Jacksonville and the World. Where Past Meets Present, Page 208 |
Started his career as a historic preservationist in Jacksonville and then spread to the world.
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| Ralph Wehinger: A True Visionary. Where Past Meets Present, Page 210 |
Dr Ralph Wehinger from chiropractor to entrepreneur.
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| The Rogue River. Where Past Meets Present, Page 215 |
The Rogue River traverses 215 miles From the head waters of Crater Lake to the Pacific Ocean.
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