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STATEWIDE CANDIDATES HOLDING EVENTS IN MEDFORD

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Governor John Kitzhaber and state Treasurer Ted Wheeler will each be hosting fundraising parties in Medford over the next few weeks. Wyden and Wheeler will be here in person while Kitzhaber will be speaking to parties across the state via conference phone calls.

Governor John Kitzhaber’s fundraiser will be at 1 p.m. next Saturday, July 31, in the home of Paulie Brading, 4727 Torrey Pines Dr. To make reservations, call Paulie at 541-779-3390. If you want to host your own Kitzhaber party and have him call your home too, contact Jeff Scroggin, Southern Oregon Field Organizer for the Kitzhaber campaign, by phone at 541-999-6983 or by email at jeffrey@johnkitzhaber.com.

Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler will be at the University Club, 218 W. Sixth St., Medford, at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4th, for a fundraiser for his campaign to retain his position to which he was appointed in early March after former Treasurer Ben Westlund passed away. To make a reservation, contact Kathy Beckett by phone at 541-776-0738 or by email at kathy@beckett.us.

On Saturday, Aug. 21st, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will be guest of honor in the home of Peter Sage & Debra Lee, 305 Harvard Pl., Medford. Food & beverages, including wine from Valley View Winery, will be served. Co-hosting the party are Sid & Karen DeBoer, Peter Buckley, Paulie Brading, Rita Sullivan and Bill Thorndike. See our Calendar section for more information about these events.

Lynn Howe Canvasses and Phone Banks in August

The summer is coming to a close, and the Lynn Howe campaign will be having volunteer canvasses every Saturday in August (7th, 14th, 21st, 28th) to end it with a bang. If it's a Saturday in August, volunteers for Lynn will be out talking to voters in Medford. We'll be meeting up at the Jackson County Democratic Headquarters, 30 S. Central Ave., at 10 a.m. for instructions and going until 1 p.m. If you've never canvassed before, or haven't had the chance to meet Lynn in a while, come join us one of these Saturdays! It's a great way to get warmed up before the fall.

The Howe Campaign also will be hosting phone banks the third week of August, from Sunday, August 15, to Thursday, August 19. On each of these nights we will be phone banking at the office from 6 to 8 p.m. On Sunday we will also be phone banking from 4 to 6 p.m.

Mark Wisnovsky's Campaign wants Lawn Sign Locations in Medford

The Mark Wisnovsky campaign is looking for 150 additional sign locations in East and West Medford. If you did not already have a sign in the primary, and are willing to host a lawn sign for the general election, please send Karen Starchvick an email to gstarchvick@aol.com with your name and street address.

CALENDAR

Wednesday, July 28

6 p.m. - Senator Alan Bates will participate in a forum on "Job Creation through Renewable Energy," in the Talent Library's large conference room, 101 Home St., Talent. Sponsored by the Oregon League of Conservation Voters' Education Fund, this forum will be facilitated by a knowledgeable community leader and is one of a series of three environmental forums designed to educate Dr. Bates and the public on issues of concern.

Saturday, July 31

1 p.m. - House Party for the John Kitzhaber for Governor Campaign at the home of Paulie Brading, 4727 Torrey Pines Drive, Medford. To make reservations, call Paulie at 541-779-3390. Dr. Kitzhaber will be speaking by speaker phone at this party and house parties across the state of Oregon. Dr. Kitzhaber is in a tough race with Chris Dudley, who has tons of money, and John will need all the support we can give him if he is to prevail.

Sunday, August 1

3 p.m. - "Nabokov on Mt. Ashland" in the Mt. Ashland Lodge, a lecture by Robert Pyle about famous novelist Vladimir Nabokov and the summer he spent studying butterflies in Ashland in 1953, presented by the Jackson County Library Foundation. Pyle, the author of 14 books, is co-author of Nabokov's Butterflies. Nabokov is most famous for his novel Lolita, but butterflies are an important motif in another of his books, Ada. For more information and to order tickets, go to: www.jclf.org.

Wednesday, August 4

5 p.m. – Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler will host a fundraising party for his campaign at the University Club, 218 W. Sixth St. Medford (NOT at Roxy Ann Winery as we incorrectly noted last week). To make reservations, phone Kathy Beckett at 541-776-0738 or email her at kathy@beckett.us.

SAVE THE DATE

Saturday, August 21

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - Reception for U.S. Senator Ron Wyden at the home of Peter Sage & Debra Lee, 305 Harvard Place, Medford, will be hosted by Sage & Lee and by Sid & Karen DeBoer, Rep. Peter Buckley, Paulie Brading, Rita Sullivan and Bill Thorndike. Food and drinks will be served, including wine from Valley View Vineyards. The suggested contribution is $50 per person, make checks payable to Wyden for Senate, P.O. Box 3498, Portland, OR 97202. To RSVP or for more information, call 503-230-7115.

Thursday, August 26

6:30 p.m. - Jackson County Democratic Central Committee, at JCD Headquarters, 40 S. Central Ave., Medford.

Saturday, September 11

7 to 10 p.m. - Southern Oregon Land Conservancy's Conservation Celebration, at Paschal Winery & Vineyard, 1122 Suncrest Rd., Talent.

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