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Ashland, Oregon HOME Valley & State Sports Opinion/Editorial Classifieds Business Columnists Obituaries Weather Archive Revels Etcetera Backpage O-Zone Real Estate Guide Menu Guide Shakespeare Subscribe Contact Us Rate Card Place an Ad August 13, 2005 Ashland gets high marks in education Ashland schools soared above state averages in this year’s statewide assessment testing, while Phoenix-Talent scored about average, with a steady upward trend. The 2004-05 scores, showing the percentage of students meeting or exceeding federal standards, have students improving statewide in all subjects and grades tested. Front page of today's printed Daily Tidings WEEKEND Water-borne illness breaks out in Ashland pools At least 10 people, mostly children, have been sickened by intestinal illness, apparently after swimming in local public pools, Jackson County health officials said Friday. City Charter Review An independent group of residents has come up with its own list of potential changes to the city’s charter that is radically different from the proposals developed by the official Ashland Charter Review Committee. Equamore takes in another horse Veterinarian Dan Cochran and several Equamore Foundation volunteers met Chaps, the latest horse to be rescued by the Equamore Foundation, and treated the infected, oozing wound on his left flank that was the size of a large dinner plate. Friday Biodiesel gains ground as oil prices rise Why fill an automobile on fossil fuel when it’s becoming increasingly easier to grow your own gas? US Bank robbed Suspect still at large after confronting bank teller Planning commission deadlocks over project Two Talent planning commissioners took issue with housing density and narrow roads, stalling the decision on a 10.61-acre, mixed-use development proposed for Highway 99 near Suncrest Road. Meth bust in city A Drug Enforcement Agent arrested a 25-year-old Ashland man after the suspect tried to sell drugs to an undercover agent at Albertsons in Central Point. Helicopter training exercise ends in destruction Two men, Daniel Jordan and James Christopher, climbed out of the accident unharmed, according to Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. Are Southern Oregonians … too BIG? A new study focusing on the region will examine our health and behavior I’ll Shut Up — Right After This The good guys just keep trying Marketing Today Take time for yourself and increase energy SOU’s new guy not so new Sayre back with Raiders after a year down south Matt Sayre - Letters - Forum Grad night pursuit needs to be revisited Biscuit fire logging tells tale of destructive ways of government - Editorial Try as the city might, “planning,” especially in the downtown, is a Gordian knot of frustration. The current state of affairs is a Rubik’s cube of conflicting laws, plans and interpretation, making virtually any new development a perilous journey for even the most determined among us. Behind all of this planning is a diverse group of residents with starkly contrasting views of what exactly the perfect vision of Ashland should look like. The recent McCoys- and-Hatfields-like feud over the Rogue Valley Roasting Co. revealed an ironic clash of what were supposed to be allied visions for Ashland. There are no obituaries today There were no police log entries to report at press deadline. Pyramid Band, a local favorite for years, is Closing out the summer Steve and Ellie Reid of Ashland perform Movies | T.V. | Calendar Stories updated by 5 p.m. Thursdays ( Back issues available ) UPDATE THURSDAYS at 5p.m. The world of wood This summer the Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild Summer Show returns to the Great Hall, the site of its annual fall show so popular with residents and visitors for over 25 years. Photographer documents his love of seeing Sean Bagshaw began his photography career as an unexpected result of doing what came naturally to him: scaling the peaks of mountains. Having traveled widely since he was a child, his love of seeing — and experiencing — new vistas drew him to his first Mount McKinley climb in 1998. In the words of the artist: Most of my work is created with the simplest of materials: pastel and paper. Every picture contains a variety of marks. Delicate linear strokes are contrasted with areas of softly blended pastel to echo the range of textures observed in nature. Movie Reviews In the footsteps of St. Francis Seven local members of Beloved Community will re-enact 800-year-old walk. Susie Jessel: ‘Village Healer’ From birth she was said to have “the power.” She was born with a “caul” (a fetal membrane) covering her face, a sign, old world people believed, that she had a particular gift. Her mother noticed that when she put the infant in the arms of people the baby seemed to have a healing affect. The child’s earliest memory was of being carried through Carolina cornfields in the middle of the night to be placed in the arms of the ailing. She grew up to become Ashland’s most famous citizen. Church Listings --> Copyright © 2006 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved.