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Two Jackson among the late County residents are st novel coronav cases in Oregon of the irus according to pub known as COVID-19, lic health offi cials. The two locals tified by author — who were not idenitie same household s, but do live in the — are among fou r new
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total to seven, are considered sumptive,” bec “preaus awaiting confirm e health officials are ation from the for Disease Con Centers has been linked to resp iratory illness trol while travelin The two locals, in Washington. g with ages betw according to Sha outside the country, and 74, were een 55 mes. exposed to the virus that SEE COVID19,
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The coronavirus panThe fires that ignited demic that began in Asia, lifting up, reaching out, Sept. 8 forced thousands LOCAL spread across Europe and18-year-old cha extending the charity of the from homes and businesses rged with drive-by shooting then targeted the United they would never see again. heart. States hit Jackson County in Individual acts of bravery Heroes. early March — separated us have been recounted, folIn the pages to follow, physically and politically, lowed by the selflessness we are presenting a small shut down our businesses, of legions of volunteers sampling of “Heroes of schools and arts and finally, attending to the emotional Our Valley,” individuals as you read this, took the and everyday torment and groups whose actions lives of our families, friends scorched in the aftermath of throughout the pandemic and neighbors. the flames. and the fires are emblematic “The earlier we Local events an Regardless of how we n conn Whycado some choosed outo treach help pre ect pareso of more in a battle childmany ren — and pa with them rents — for kin individually view COVIDrgarten ... the more danger to keep walk toward that we understand deto be prepared the I 19, there should be no child spreading? it from Why do and family ongoing, even as it leaves its will be to make disagreement over the that transitio they quell the n fires, heal the imprint on our future. in the fall.” admiration and respect our sick, keep the peace, tend to It’s an attitude best community has for those on the afflicted and then clear expressed by Jonatan Reyes, a the medical front lines; the the of Fucharred ll of souremnants nd and fury, a Phoenix High School student caregivers who tend to the destruction? ccowho mplilost shin his pet g home ... notand muhis most at-risk among us; and ch In the emerging restoration dogs in the Alameda fire. so many others in the public of Talent and Phoenix and “Stay united,” he said, and private sectors whose other impacted areas, in the creativity and commitment advent of a vaccine, through while visiting with other fire victims sheltered at The have given us avenuesREofFRESH. REthe smoke and ash, the ST OR E. RE PE AT . continuity on the roadJUST toCALL THE Mdebate and misinformation, $ Expo. “Help each other out. AIDS. Don’t give up.” recovery. the answer becomes clear. We might want to forget We adapt so that we may Why? Because there is no 541-241-8 009 the 2020 as soon as clocks MAIDS.com move forward and, in that other option. strike midnight. But we atmosphere, heroes emerge And, as we rebuild, a quieventually might come in the headlines and behind eter heroism takes shape. to see it as a moment that the scenes. It’s one carried out by our taught us once again about Then five months later, family, friends and neighas we began to adjust to bors a step, a decision, a day the heroism required to forge a community. wearing face masks, work- at a time. Stay united. ing from home and joining It’s not about seeking Help each other out. Zoom gatherings, we were praise or compensation; struck again. Don’t give up. satisfaction comes from A Medford youn g adult is in the Jackson County Jail on charges he fi red a stolen gun from a car in a South Medford neighborhood. Jaime Arturo Fletes, 18, was arrested on a felony theft and misdemeanor weapons char ges stemmin g from a non-inju ry drive-by shooting in the 600 block of South Holly Stre et, according to a release issu ed by Medford police. At abou t 4:58 p.m., a witness reported shots fired in the area and saw a silver Volkwagen Jetta spee d away. Officers flocked to the area, secured a perimeter, and found the sedan parked in the 900 bloc k of Kenyon Stre et with three occupants in the car. While Matthew Robe police were mak rtson, left, Laci ing contact, Robertson, Lena Fletes allegedly Robertson, 5, fled on foot and Jessica Robe to a residence rtson attend a nearby. After Kindergarten a Launch at Jewe standoff lasti JAMIE LUSCH tt Elementary ng about an hou / MAIL TRIBUNE School Tuesday. r, Fletes left the Kenyon Street home without further incident and was take n into custody. Police said they recovered a spent casing in an alley near where witnesse s reported the By Kaylee Torn shot was fired, ay but no victim Mail Tribune or damage caus for myself, bec ed by the gun ause this is suc shot. The firearm belo h a huge change.” nged to a because she’s family member our baby, and n the cafeteri Lena, their 5-y of Fletes, and it’s been five years sinc a of Jewett Elem ear-old daught police believe e we’ve done tary enwho Fletes used the School on Tue er, was hug-wrestl this. So we hav sday evening, weapon with ing Jess wit ica h out the relative’ her older two e a pretty big gap between and Matthew sister between .” s the Rob them knowledge or erts , is on one the sat at of several long second permission. As child the couple But row that s of Saturday even of will ’s tabl exa hav dozens of oth e seen off to kindergarten ing, charges er families, fidd es with was at Jewett ctly why the family have not yet come next fall. a green registra six months befo ling with with been filed by But ano firs tion re the ther Len t day pap a’s new Jackson County . er and a handstudent comes ful of personal District Attoruncertainties, new doc The Kindergart ney’s office in from what thei “It really hit me uments. en Launch eve the case. Flete r will be like to nt was today knowin s is being held how she’ll feel teacher designed to replace trep we were going Teresa Slater, g that in jail without idat abo bein ion ut faci info to g in the new env with litator, rmation, equippi bail on Medford Jessica Roberts come do this,” said ironment. Early Learning ng parents wit police’s felony “She’s our mor knowledge to on. “It makes Hub h charge of first-d set me emotional, it mak egree theft and I’m not nervou e outgoing child, so long-term suc their children up for es me nervou misdemeanor s, for her, s for that reas cess from thei counts of men on,” Jesr first day sica Robertson in kindergarten acing, reckless said . . “I’m just ner ly endangering vous another pers STATE LEGISL on and unlawfu SEE STUDENT, lly ATURE possessing a A9 firearm.
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Heroes. In this day and age — with our desire for instant analysis, our need to rank accomplishments, and our fervor to argue over the merits of those we only “know” through our screens — it’s a label that is applied too often and seen too rarely. That is, until tragedy derails our 24/7/365 ... and we are reminded once again as to what distinguishes honest heroism. As much as the residents of Southern Oregon would like to wake up Jan. 1, and discover that 2020 was nothing more than a bad dream, we will not be that lucky.
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