SOUTHERN OREGON – Four non-profit organizations across southern Oregon are set to receive $12,000 from the Avista Foundation in support of education and youth development. They are four of 40 second-quarter grants totaling $201,750 awarded to non-profits in Oregon, Washington, ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Grants Pass YMCA will be hosting Dive-in Family Nights this summer at Caveman Pool. Every other Friday from June 28 through August 23, movie lovers can enjoy a dip in the pool while watching ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Kids in Medford got to learn about how to be safe when in the water. Rogue Valley Family YMCA held their annual Water Safety Day outside of their aquatics center in Medford. Children could stop by different ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Very early discussions are in the works between the city of Grants Pass and the City’s YMCA to open a new swimming pool. The Grants Pass City Council voted to pursue a partnership with the YMCA ...
UNITED STATES – The drowning rate in the U.S. is spiking according to the CDC. The number of accidental drownings stayed pretty constant in the 2010’s, with roughly 4,000 per year. However in this decade, the number went up 500 ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore.- On April 29th, a man was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of sexually abusing a little girl in a Grants Pass YMCA pool. 68-year-old Rex McCurdy faced Judge Brandon Thueson after being found ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Spring is quickly approaching and that means the annual Pear Blossom Festival is too. The Rogue Valley Family YMCA held a contest for the 2024 Pear Blossom Run t-shirt design and we finally know what it looks ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – It may only be January, but one of the things Medford residents are always looking forward to is the annual Pear Blossom Festival. Right now, the festival is looking for artists. The Rogue Valley YMCA is on ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– The YMCA in Medford is making policy changes regarding its locker rooms after a complaint from one of its patrons. Back on April 10th, the YMCA said it learned of an incident where a mother claimed a man ...
Photo courtesy Oregon Pacific Bank Sponsored by Oregon Pacific Bank By Kelli Warner & Christine Sherk When the Eugene Family YMCA built its current facility on Patterson Street in 1955, the founders couldn’t have known that the needs of the ...