YOUR LOCAL, NON-PROFIT, INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Volume 6, Issue 18 // December 12, 2019 – January 22, 2020 Measuring Up to the Giantess Mystery Science Theater Interview How to Welcome 2020 A Shop Local Selection 2 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM DECEMBER 12, 2019 – JANUARY 22, 2020 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 3 The Rogue Valley Messenger 1630 Williams Hwy. #400 | Grants Pass, OR 97527 CONTENTS 541-708-5688 roguevalleymessenger.com page CULTURE page
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