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6:35 GOA spokesperson Luis Valdes, Florida State and Southeast Regional Director of Gun Owners of America – www.GunOwners.org
The D.C. Court of Appeals recently ruled that the city’s ban on firearm magazines holding more than 10 rounds is unconstitutional, stating that such magazines are commonly used and protected under the Second Amendment. This decision overturned a previous conviction related to the ban, emphasizing the widespread ownership of high-capacity magazines in the U.S.
- The District of Columbia has the option to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court or request a review by a larger panel of judges.
7:10 Greg Roberts, Mr. Outdoors with www.RogueWeather.com Outdoor report for the day!
7:35 State rep. Dwayne Yunker with a recap of the last legislative session, the good, bad, and (very) ugly at times!
8:10 Dr. Dennis Powers – www.DennisPowersBooks.com with today’s “Where Past Meets Present”.
Bill Thorndike: Community and Business Leader
By Dennis Powers
Bill Thorndike, Jr. graduated in 1972 from Medford High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1976 from Lewis and Clark College. After college, he started working full-time for the family business, Medford Fabrication, in White City. After five years at the White City operation, he moved to its Medford main headquarters.
Prospering under the guidance of his father, Bill Thorndike, Sr., Medford Fabrication is a custom steel fabrication company operating for over 80 years and offering a diverse range of fabrication, assembly, installation, and finishing services. Headquartered between East McAndrews Road and Court Street with over 100,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity, its customers include Komatsu and dealers, Caterpillar and its dealers, Pacific Power, Erickson Air Crane, Boise Cascade, Adroit, and other regional, national, and global entities.
Despite the time needs of running this family business, Bill Thorndike was extremely active in meeting community and regional needs, having served in over 55 local, state, regional, and national boards and commissions. Bill was a long-time strong supporter of education-related programs, including as past president of the SOU Foundation, Oregon Independent College Foundation, a member of the State Board of Higher Education, and Senate Commission on Educational Excellence.
He has or currently served on the boards of SOU, Oregon Business Council, Crater Lake National Park Trust, Jefferson Regional Health Alliance, Philanthropy Northwest, and the Northwest Health Foundation. He has served on others, including the Port of Portland, Oregon Community Foundation, Asante Health System, Northwest Area Foundation, Regence BlueCross-BlueShield of Oregon, and the Portland Branch of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank (Director/Vice Chair).
Thorndike earned a variety of honors over the past decades, beginning with the Small Business Administration naming him Exporter of the Year in 1990. In 1996, he received the SOU President’s Medal; then in 1997 by awards from the Northwest Business Committee for the Arts and the University of Oregon School of Education. He was named Person of the Decade in 2000 by the Jackson County Community Service Consortium. The Oregon Alliance of Children’s Programs gave him the Rose Otte Award in 2005, then came the Glenn L. Jackson Leadership Award from Willamette University and the statewide Tom McCall Leadership Award from SOLV/ Bank of America–among others.
A third-generation Rogue Valley resident, he served for three years as Chairman of SOU’s Board of Trustees from its 2015 inception. Bill passed away on February 15, 2025—and truly stood out.
Sources: Greg Stiles, “Chamber honors Bill Thorndike Jr.,” Mail Tribune, September 14, 2007; Greg Stiles, “Medford Fabrication isn’t afraid to go big,” Mail Tribune, February 27, 2015; Medford Fabrication website at www.medfab.com; Lee Juillerat, “Honoring a True Citizen,” Southern Oregon Magazine, January 3, 2024.