Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-14
A crackdown on black-market cannabis growers will get a significant boost from a $573,000 state grant to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. “We’re hoping to get rid of the perception that you can do things illegally and get away with it,” Sheriff Nate Sickler said. The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission grant is in addition to another three-year federal grant of $250,000 that pays for two deputies tasked with marijuana enforcement. The new grant will pay for three detectives, one crime analyst
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-13
A troupe of women from the Ashland Goddess Community and the Isadora Duncan dancers led by Paola Blanton Sophia Tuesday blessed and dedicated the Thalden Pavilion in preparation for the Sept. 21 lighting of its new World Peace Flame. With many a smile and light spirits, the crowd of about 50 people watched the dozen perform sacred dances, then followed Sophia’s lead in a dance to honor the ancestors of this land, as well as the World Peace Flame that was brought here through efforts led by Irene
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-15
Some 20 old friends from Oregon and Colorado — most in their mid or late-70s — have just finished their annual bicycle tour down the Oregon Coast and back up through covered bridges and wine country in the Willamette Valley, a fun jaunt organized here by Ashland orthopedic surgeon John Maurer . When what’s come to be known as the “Tour de Farce” started 22 years ago, when all were hale and hearty, the band of bikers would power through century (100-mile) legs of the trip, drink and eat voracious
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-14
Pianist George Winston will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Rogue Theatre, 143 S.E. H St., Grants Pass. Winston’s styles include stride, New Orleans rhythm and blues, folk and new-age music. He’s recorded for Windham Hill Records, Dancing Cat Records, Takoma Records, RCA and Sony. Tickets are $38 to $58. See roguetheatre.com or call 541-471-1316. The show is open to ages 21 and older. Allison Scull and Victor Martin Guitarist Allison Scull and sax player Victor Martin will play a mi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-14
The proposed Park Square Apartments at Siskiyou Boulevard and Park Street are the kind of high-density, student-friendly housing Ashland residents should start getting used to, but the city’s development rules need to be updated to allow for what are essentially dormitory-style accommodations. The project would consist of six buildings, half of them two-story and half three-story, with each floor being a separate unit with four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a central kitchen. Each four-bedroom uni
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-14
Equamore Foundation will hold a picnic and fundraiser from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Equamore Sanctuary, 4723 Highway 66, Ashland . Food will be served by Confident Caterers, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival actor Eddie Lopez will be the master of ceremonies. Attendees can tour the sanctuary and meet the horses. To attend, register by Saturday, Sept. 15. To register and make donations, see equamore.org or call 541-482-5550.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-25
Passage of proposed amendments to Ashland’s Wildfire Mitigation Ordinance shouldn’t affect home insurance rates, but widespread losses due to an increasing number of disastrous fires in the West could affect availability and cost over the long term, according to those in the insurance industry interviewed by the Tidings. The zoning change, which would expand the city’s wildfire hazard zone — and its more stringent requirements for firesafe standards for new development — to the entire city, woul
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-27
You could tell the Ashland School District staff is passionate about what they do by their deafening cheering during a presentation at 8:30 a.m. last Thursday. The school year started for staff last week with a health fair emphasizing this year’s theme of “self-care.” Most district students start classes Monday, Aug. 27. Serena Robinson, student services administrative assistant, said the fair focuses on providing staff with resources dedicated to the five aspects of health: mental, physical, em
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-27
MEDFORD — SWAT teams led a force of 160 federal, state and local law-enforcement officers early Sunday to break up a massive heroin ring centered in Jackson County that resulted in the arrest of 22 suspects. The FBI, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Medford police, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department and other agencies issued 14 search warrants — 11 in Medford alone — as the culmination of an investigation that began December 2007. A search warrant was issued in Go
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-25
This story has been edited for clarity on dates of occurrence. Sage Connolly found out his son Cyrus’ preschool would be closing through a text message from another parent last Friday night. “I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’” Sage Connolly said. Cyrus’ grandmother had picked him up from Schneider Children’s Center a few hours earlier. The next day, Debbie Gary, director of the center formerly run by Southern Oregon University, called the Connollys and all other families of the approximately 60
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-28
Ashland may begin allowing vehicle-for-hire services such as Uber and Lyft soon. A proposed ordinance to allow these services and to replace the current code is up for a first reading at the City Council business meeting from 7-10 p.m. today, Aug. 21, in the Council Chambers at 1175 E. Main Street. The Ashland Municipal Code has regulated taxi services for roughly 20 years, but it doesn’t address newer forms of vehicle-for-hire services offered through Transportation Network Companies such as Ub
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-25
Supporters of a ban on genetically-modified crops packed the Jackson County courthouse auditorium this morning before they handed in a petition with more than 6,700 signatures requesting the ban. After addressing commissioners, members of GMO-Free Jackson County then marched to the nearby Elections Office to file the signatures officially, with several holding up signs in support of the ban. They hope to get a ballot measure banning the crops in Jackson County on the May 2014 ballot. "Clearly GM
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-25
Ashland Kiwanis is pleased to recognize Brayden Preskenis as its May Student of the Month. Kiwanis honors a senior student from Ashland High School each month during the school year. First and foremost, Brayden is a woodworker and craftsman. Over the past four years he has been building a 128-square-foot Eco-home (aka a tiny house) on a hay trailer. Brayden has had some stumbles along the way (for instance, while making a drop-in sink using a router, the end-grained wood fractured, and also find
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-26
Ashlanders rightly treasure the hiking trails that meander through the watershed above the city. Another destination known mostly to boulder climbing enthusiasts is the Acid Rock Castles area at the end of Hitt Road above Strawberry Lane. Thanks to a City Council vote last week, the area belongs to the city of Ashland. Perhaps public ownership will mean the site will be better cared for. The Parks Commission first approved the purchase of two lots totaling 46 acres for a negotiated price of $360
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-25
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Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-28
REDDING, Calif. — A wildfire that roared with little warning into a Northern California city claimed two lives as thousands of people scrambled to escape before the walls of flames descended from forested hills onto their neighborhoods, leaving at least 500 structures destroyed in its wake, officials said Friday. Residents who gathered their belongings in haste described a chaotic and congested getaway as the embers blew up to a mile ahead of flames and the fire leaped across the wide Sacramento
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-30
The links among Vladimir Putin, President Trump, and segments of both the Republican Party and the American conservative movement seem bizarre. How can this be, given the Russian president’s KGB pedigree and a Cold War history during which antipathy toward the Soviet Union held the right together? In truth, there is nothing illogical about the ideological collusion that is shaking our political system. If the old Soviet Union was the linchpin of the Communist International, Putin’s Russia is cre
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-28
Even with the seemingly unending issues that we are dealing with — especially smoke and fire — we are fortunate to live where we do. Not only is this an amazing part of the country, Ashland is home to a large population of passionate people working on issues to make our city, county and world a better place. I’d like to give a “hat tip” to the passionate and dedicated Ashland residents who made Bee City USA Ashland’s second annual Pollinator Garden Tour, on Sunday, July 15, a success! Sixteen ga
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-27
This is a journey of pure magic and grace. I went with my daughter to the U.K. for an art exhibit in early September 2015, and on a whim we decided to tour the Snowdonia National Park in Wales. We drove deep into the mountains on a narrow two-lane road with hair pin turns on the “wrong” side of the road. As dusk fell, we decided to go back to town. The nearest turning outlet was behind the mountain, so I drove into a hidden nearby space to turn. As I turned, I suddenly saw a two st
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-30
Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke in Washington at a four-day conference hosted by Turning Point, a conservative organization with 350 chapters nationwide. According to Wikipedia, its mission is to educate students about free-market values. It also maintains a professor watchlist with “the names of college professors that discriminate against conservative students and advance ‘leftist propaganda.’ ” In 2017, former employees of Turning Point accused it of ongoing racist practices a