This week’s crawly put the “B” in “Beneficial”; they are also excellent dancers. Meet the black scavenger fly (Family Sepsidae) AKA the ensign fly.

This week finds us on part ?? of The Continuing Saga of Cri Takes Back Her Yard from the Himalayan Blackberry.

If you want to catch up, you can read the first two Rogues on the subject here and here.

I can’t believe it’s already time to tear another page off the calendar, but the fatigue I’m feeling is an ongoing reminder of just how busy life has become. When I look at the 31 days in May, I can only find four days of blank squares.

Tying in with the upcoming Free Fishing Weekend (see story in this edition) for this week’s All Things we’re working with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to bring you “50 places to go fishing within 60 minutes of Medford.”

Every stroll or hike along the Rogue River in mid to late spring finds one enjoying the dainty little flowers of one of the Maianthemum species. I remember that my sister Jackie loved the tiny star shaped flowers of the Star Solomon’s Seal.

If you ever want to follow the old Mud Lake trail through to the lake it was named for, in order to ferret it out all the way you’ll need, besides plenty of stamina and lunch, these three things: lots of patience, lots of luck, and a Ouija Board.

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We’re going to assume you’ll catch some trout during ODFW Free Fishing Weekend June 6 & 7 so we’re giving you a few tasty trout recipes beyond just lemon pepper and a frying pan.

REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC MEETINGS City Hall – Council Chambers 17 Buchanan Avenue South City Council – Meetings are regularly held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 6:00 p.m. – Council Chambers and via Zoom.   Budget Committee Meeting – June 2nd and June 4th if needed at 6:00 p.m – Council Chambers…

Lost Creek Reservoir: rainbow trout, landlocked spring chinook, bass The lake level is 1,851.17ft and the water surface temperature at Lost Creek is 65F. In addition to trolling, Lost Creek also offers good bank fishing access, and fishing on both sides of the lake near the dam can be very effective using PowerBait. 8,000 legal-size…

Richard (Rick) Stephan Mori was born on September 15,1953 to Richard Mori and Lois Grant (Petty) in Riverside Calif. He was the oldest of their 3 children.

In honor of the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, All Things Oregon will re-explore various area veterans memorials you may want to visit, if not this Memorial Day then plan ahead for 2027.

The Eagle Point City Council met May 12 to hold a public hearing and deal with a handful of official resolutions. The public hearing dealt with the property at the southeast corner of Old Hwy. 62 and South Royal Rd. The property, originally owned by Ed Dahack, was designated as C-2 (heavy commercial) on the…

The spring sports seasons are winding down as both the Eagle Point High School baseball and softball teams close out their respective seasons in search of a playoff berth. After traveling to Crater the week before and posting a win by both the Eagles and Lady Eagles, the two teams have been on a vastly…

(NPR) It was a rare windless April day in southern Washington and Adam Lieberg was stuck in front of his computer. He was supposed to be burning acres of twigs and pine needles in the forests between the Columbia River and the Yakama Nation nearby — the sort of controlled burn of ground fuel that…

(ODF) As of 12:01 a.m. May 15, fire season is now in effect on lands protected by the ODF Southwest Oregon District in Jackson and Josephine counties. With this declaration, Low fire danger is now in effect, and the industrial fire precaution level (IFPL) is 1.

JACKSONVILLE, OR—You are invited to “Step Behind the Counter” of the oldest financial institution in the Pacific Northwest—Jacksonville’s 1863 Beekman Bank Museum—when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the museum for summer tours.  Established as a “gold dust” office in 1856, it was the first “bank” north of San Francisco.

This week’s crawly falls under the “Look DON’T TOUCH” category. We’ll also add that eating one would be even worse – not that you’d be tempted – but stay away from the “double dog dares” with this critter.