Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-28
Thanks to a $1.3 million grant, Lithia Park’s revered Japanese Garden will get a redesign that will make it “authentic” instead of the “Japanese-style garden” it is now. The Japanese Garden is a place of nostalgia for many Ashlanders, so city Parks & Recreation Director Michael Black wants to assure devotees that the makeover will be done carefully, with no harm to existing significant trees. To that end, he will hold two public meetings to gather input, at 6 p.m., Aug. 1 at the Ashland Senior C
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-27
A World Peace Flame is coming to Ashland in September, to be installed at the new Thalden Pavilion and to serve as meeting point, whether for meditation, rallies or conversations about how to build more peace in the community and world. The World Peace Flame has been burning since 1999, when seven flames, lit by eminent peacemakers on five continents, were flown to the United Kingdom, brought together and united into one flame in Bangor, North Wales, according to the World Peace Flame website. T
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-29
The Celtic tribal trio BROTHER melds the singular sounds of Scottish bagpipes and Australian didgeridoo to create a peerless melody. The powerhouse group originated in Bathurst, Australia, where brothers Angus, Hamish and Fergus Richardson grew up playing bagpipes at school. The boys frequently practiced in the fields surrounding their family's farm so as not to disturb their parents with the obnoxious noise often associated with this instrument. The brothers moved to the United States in the ea
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-28
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – Ashland police cited a man for unpermitted commercial activity in the first block of Ashland Street. Thursday, 11:32 p.m. – Ashland police arrested and lodged a woman in the Jackson County Jail on a misdemeanor arrest warrant. She was subsequently charged with resisting arrest and interfering with a police officer in the first block of Fourth Street. Thursday, 1:05 p.m. – Ashland police cited a man for failing to have a business license and unpermitted commercial activity
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-26
Since a rash of cougar sightings in downtown Ashland in recent days were all at night, it doesn't constitute a public safety issue for now, authorities say. A cougar was spotted near the Safeway store on Siskiyou Boulevard and by the downtown fire station and Ashland Plaza in recent days. The Plaza sighting was around 4 a.m. Thursday. A cougar with two cubs was also spotted near the library earlier this week. It is unknown if it is the same animal. According to Steve Niemela, district wildlife b
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-27
A trio of cattle deaths in the Fort Klamath area earlier this week are being blamed on OR-7’s Rogue Wolf Pack. The carcasses of three yearling heifers were found — one each on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings — by Butch Wampler, who oversees cattle grazing on Wood River Valley ranch lands owned by Bill Nicholson and leased to DeTar Livestock of Dixon, Calif. The remains have been sent for examination before an official determination is made. Following the discovery of the first heifer Mond
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-27
I wouldn’t have liked to earn my living in public relations. Not that there’s anything intrinsically wrong with the occupation. Still, I think I would have foundered on moral dilemmas. For example, I wouldn’t have wanted to work on the PR campaign that Pembina, the Canadian corporation that wants to build the Jordan Cove pipeline and LNG plant, just launched to win local support. The latest mailer I received features a father and son fly fishing in the Rogue River, plus a hunti
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-27
As the veils begin to thin, I think of borders. Borders are everywhere. They are between houses and countries, water and land and life and death. I lost my son six years ago, and the tool of story is helping me to navigate this border. Story is powerful, for it brings the seen and unseen together. Story is magical for me; I have always found an enchanted space that exists between the storyteller and the listener(s). Within the borders of story lie many creative possibilities for characters, sett
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-26
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR PERPETRATOR OF MAIL BOMB PLOT Investigators have been searching coast-to-coast for the culprit and motives behind the series of explosive devices sent to critics of the president, with fresh focus on a postal facility in Florida. 2. POLITICS QUICKLY OVERSHADOW HOPES FOR ACCORD With the country on edge over a widening pipe-bomb scare, talk of national unity quickly gave
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-27
Fall and winter carnivals are upon us. Bellview Elementary School will hold its 78th annual Halloween carnival from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 27, at 1070 Tolman Creek Road, Ashland. Costumes are encouraged. Every kid in a costume gets two free tickets. Tickets are two for $1 and dinner tickets are $2.50. Dinner options include Martolli’s Pizza and Katrina’s Tamales. Activities include carnival games and prizes, face-painting, photo booth, fortune telling, haunted house and cotton candy. Activities
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-25
In the late 1800s, Rogue Valley residents wanted more than just red and green buckets stored under the saloon steps. With houses frequently burning to the ground in less than an hour, communities needed more than a bucket brigade. Jacksonville bought the first fire engine in November 1883, a red hand-pumper powered by a dozen men moving hand rails up and down while the engine drew water from city cisterns. In 1887, the Ashland City Council invested $7,200 for a system of hose carts, water pipes,
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-27
Two men accused of attacking an Ashland man after allegedly insulting him for being gay were arraigned in Jackson County Circuit Court Friday, both pleading not guilty to a second-degree disorderly conduct charge, a misdemeanor. William James Kelso, 20, and Alejandro Almirall-Nieves, 21, were arrested Wednesday on charges of intimidation, third-degree assault and menacing, but those charges appear to have been dropped, court records show. Both men are due back in court Nov. 5, according to recor
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-27
Chetco River anglers will have their bobbers-only fishing for fall chinook salmon extended indefinitely because of low-water conditions, but there are no plans to close the fishery until rains materialize, state fish managers say. In order to prevent snagging, Chetco anglers are required to use bobbers and leaders no longer than 36 inches when fishing for chinook with bait or lures. The restrictions were scheduled to end Nov. 4, giving way to the regular complement of fishing options. But the re
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-27
Vote for Akins Julie Akins, who is running for City Council Position 3, is a candidate who can bring a much needed new approach to the conduct of city business. She has respect for the diversity of opinions that make Ashland such a lively and wonderful community. She will establish sound financial principles to rein in our current out-of-control spending and will listen to the opinions of the Budget Committee. Julie works well with colleagues, and has a knack for finding common ground that leads
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-11
When a young woman is sentenced to death, she curses her city from beyond the grave with a catastrophic drought. Three years later, the residents of the parched, locust-plagued city are forced to face a past no one wants to remember. Playwright Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s update of a classic Chinese drama into a modern ghost story explores the legacy of trauma, the heart of injustice and the lengths to which we go for love in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of "Snow in Winter," showing
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-11
Editor's note: This is Part 5 of a five-day series on devastating wildfires and their effects on Southern Oregon done in partnership with KTVL Channel 10. Also see Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 and Part 4 . ASHLAND — More than 3,000 lightning bolts all itching to pick a wildfire fight came crashing into Southern Oregon July 15, yet one of those bolts bound for the Ashland watershed never stood a chance. With great promise, it smashed into a massive 300-plus-year-old Ponderosa pine that rises like a s
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-12
A full house packed the Historic Ashland Armory for the 112th Ashland Chamber of Commerce dinner on Oct. 4, which celebrated the theme “Living the Ashland Experience.” The program featured speeches and a video with scenes of people engaging in Ashland activities — from dining out to shopping, entertainment and outdoor adventure, all encouraging people to get out there and have some fun in your own community. The following are excerpts from the program: No one can dispute that we had a tough summ
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-12
As printmaker Denise Kester rolls black ink over a large sheet of clear Plexiglass — the viscid ink creating layers of texture — she lets her heart take over her hands. Never sure of the image that will emerge, she says she works the ink “until something shows up.” What generally shows up are animals of the Northwest: bears, rabbits, crows and salmon. Kester’s Ashland studio on Helman Street is surrounded by nature, and her work reflects her relationship with it and “the state of the Earth,” she
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-12
The national debate over issues such as abortion and sexual harassment spilled over into an Ashland town hall Thursday night for the candidates running for Senate District 3. Democrat Jeff Golden and Republican Jessica Gomez are running in the Nov. 6 election. Gomez offered what she said would be a big step forward to help avoid sexual harassment. “We need to elevate more women into leadership roles,” she said. Golden said the state capital isn’t even a safe place for women, suggesting the creat
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-12
Candidates running for Ashland City Council seats in the upcoming election had 90 minutes to impress a packed room of Ashland citizens Tuesday at a candidates forum. Most shared common goals for the city focused around improving sustainability, the economy and affordable housing, but challengers argued the incumbents could’ve been doing more. Carol Voisin, who is running against incumbent Stefani Seffinger for Position 4, said she organized focus groups this past spring to hear the priorities of