Rouse to mark 50 years – April 23, 2006

Jim and Jo Rouse will mark their 50th anniversary Thursday, May 4, 2006. They will celebrate during a family brunch.

Walking on Crater Lake – February 21, 2006

Not many people walk on water, especially on Crater Lake. But Duane “Do-We” Fitzgerald did.

William Arthur ‘Bill’ Bloom – January 13, 2006

William Arthur “Bill” Bloom, 57, Sprague River, died Jan. 8, 2006, after a yearlong battle against pancreatic cancer.

Altorfer – 50 years – November 20, 2005

The children and grandchildren of Arthur Paul Altorfer and Kathryn Louise (Bidge) Wampler will host an informal reception from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, for their 50th anniversary at the Ragland Cultural Center, 218 N. 7th St.

 

Longtime Crater Lake ranger retires – September 02, 2005

Kent Taylor is leaving Crater Lake National Park after 19 years of living and working at the park. But many of the amazing park collectibles he’s gathered are staying behind.

 

How Rogue forest began – January 30, 2005

The seed was planted by President Grover Cleveland when he created the Cascade Forest Reserve, including land that would become the Prospect and Butte Falls districts as well as the east side of the Ashland Ranger District, according to Jeff LaLande, historian and archaeologist with the forest.

 

Vesta Lee Fulton – November 15, 2004

Vesta Lee Fulton, 86, died Oct. 31, 2004, in Bend. A memorial service has been held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bend. Mrs. Fulton was born June 17, 1918 to Charles and Maude (Martin) Logan in Oklahoma.

 

Kevin Palmer – November 4, 2004

Grand Teton National Park employee Kevin Palmer, 50, died Oct. 28, 2004, of a heart attack while hunting with his oldest son Charles on the National Elk Refuge in Jackson, Wyo. At one time, Mr. Palmer had worked at Crater Lake National Park.

 

Rex Laverne Ash – September 07, 2004

Rex Laverne Ash, 69, died Aug. 28, 2004, at his Klamath Falls home after a battle against cancer.

 

Ole Norman Lunde – February 24, 2004

Ole Norman Lunde, 86, Sammamish, Wash., a retired professor of math at Oregon In-stitute of Technology, died Jan. 28, 2004, in Kirkland, Wash.

What’s in a name? – February 4, 2004

Chatting with Lewis L. McArthur is taking a virtual tour of Oregon history and trivia.

Marion C. “Rib’ Ribble – December 29, 2003

Marion C. “Rib” Ribble, died Dec. 17, 2003 in Klamath Falls of natural causes.

 

Obituaries – James Robert Read – November 24, 2002

The committal service for James Robert Read will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Eagle Point National Cemetery. The Revs. Doug Pittman and Jerry Hanson will officiate.

 

Rex Lee Trulove – September 08, 2002

Rex Lee Trulove, 84, of Klamath Falls, died Wednesday of natural causes in Klamath Falls.