{"id":5811,"date":"2019-04-30T21:52:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T01:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/?page_id=5811"},"modified":"2021-10-16T15:15:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T19:15:41","slug":"then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/history-of-medford-leas\/the-first-forty-years\/then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Then and Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5811\" class=\"elementor elementor-5811\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2899532 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2899532\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06ec7cf\" data-id=\"06ec7cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bdc58e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bdc58e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-00a7d23\" data-id=\"00a7d23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9bd3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9bd3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Readers who are familiar with Medford Leas today find it hard to believe that in the early days, meetings and performances were held in the area that now houses the Library and the Lounge.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s new large bus and the van, equipped with a wheelchair lift, make the bus used in the 1970s look like an antique \u2014 but it got residents there and back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-845087b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"845087b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-accf510\" data-id=\"accf510\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a088223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a088223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/47oldbus.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Old bus\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTgxNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2ZveGdsb3Zlc3lzdGVtcy5jb21cL1Byb3RvdHlwZXNcL21scmFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzA1XC80N29sZGJ1cy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/47oldbus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5815\" alt=\"Old bus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/47oldbus.jpg 372w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/47oldbus-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Old bus<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee3bbb5\" data-id=\"ee3bbb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61e6ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b61e6ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/46VanCr.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Van with Wheelchair Lift\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTgxNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2ZveGdsb3Zlc3lzdGVtcy5jb21cL1Byb3RvdHlwZXNcL21scmFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzA1XC80NlZhbkNyLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/46VanCr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5817\" alt=\"Van with Wheelchair Lift\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Van with Wheelchair Lift<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1cc6e8\" data-id=\"c1cc6e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad7d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cad7d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/48newbus.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"New bus\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTgxOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2ZveGdsb3Zlc3lzdGVtcy5jb21cL1Byb3RvdHlwZXNcL21scmFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzA1XC80OG5ld2J1cy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/48newbus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5818\" alt=\"New bus\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">New bus<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e00e030 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e00e030\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad1d907\" data-id=\"ad1d907\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a5c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36a5c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everyone who lives on the Medford campus is familiar with Bob Wasson, today\u2019s letter carrier. In the \u201870s, the regular carrier for Medford Leas was a woman, and her vehicle doesn\u2019t compare with the one Bob drives. When Bob first started working for the Medford Post Office, he was the Tuesday substitute for this lady.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52b8394\" data-id=\"52b8394\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417bc1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"417bc1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/50WassonPredecessor.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTgyMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2ZveGdsb3Zlc3lzdGVtcy5jb21cL1Byb3RvdHlwZXNcL21scmFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzA1XC81MFdhc3NvblByZWRlY2Vzc29yLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/50WassonPredecessor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5821\" alt=\"Wasson Predecessor\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea7ef3d\" data-id=\"ea7ef3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a75f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87a75f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/49BobWasson.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTgyMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2ZveGdsb3Zlc3lzdGVtcy5jb21cL1Byb3RvdHlwZXNcL21scmFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzA1XC80OUJvYldhc3Nvbi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/49BobWasson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5820\" alt=\"Bob Wasson\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-878c463 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"878c463\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-19365a1\" data-id=\"19365a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2a3f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a2a3f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of Medford Leas\u2019 earliest employees was Doris Wallace, who started work here in 1971 assisting her mother-in-law in housekeeping. Today, Doris is Director of Environmental Services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e682755\" data-id=\"e682755\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0083a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d0083a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/52WallaceTwice.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTgyNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2ZveGdsb3Zlc3lzdGVtcy5jb21cL1Byb3RvdHlwZXNcL21scmFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzA1XC81MldhbGxhY2VUd2ljZS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/52WallaceTwice.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5824\" alt=\"Doris Wallace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/52WallaceTwice.jpg 508w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/52WallaceTwice-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-54ef4e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54ef4e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eac4ef\" data-id=\"2eac4ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba2177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aba2177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back in 1975, when Bill Murphy worked in Maintenance, he was named employee of the month. Today he is Director of Operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-048caf9\" data-id=\"048caf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97db7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97db7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/51MurphyTwice.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTgyNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2ZveGdsb3Zlc3lzdGVtcy5jb21cL1Byb3RvdHlwZXNcL21scmFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzA1XC81MU11cnBoeVR3aWNlLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/51MurphyTwice.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5825\" alt=\"Bill Murphy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/51MurphyTwice.jpg 512w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/51MurphyTwice-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Happy Birthday,<br \/>Medford Leas!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-033ea96\" data-id=\"033ea96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aecedc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8aecedc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54silso.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" 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