Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-21
Six more people face felony drug charges for their alleged roles in a heroin distribution ring that investigators say ran more than $2 million worth of the powerful narcotic into Southern Oregon through Medford since January 2008. All were high-level associates in the local operation led by a pair of drug-dealing cousins with ties to a violent Southern California gang, authorities said Monday. The cousins and their associates were among 23 alleged drug traffickers taken down last month by a near
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-20
Ashland artist Julia Janeway will be showing a new body of work at the Rogue Gallery, 40 South Bartlett St. in Medford, with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. today, Friday, July 20. The show will be up until Aug. 24. Janeway, whose carved ceramics are drawn from her “love of illustration,” is using her new series of work to explore the meaning of sanctuary. In this series, inspired by Mexican and New Mexican devotional paintings (“retablos”), the traditional icons and religious figures are rep
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-20
Petty Thievery Guitarists and singers Gene Black, Bret Levick and Alice DiMicele, bassist Nick Kirby, drummer Matthew Kriemelman and keyboard player Don Harriss will pay tribute to rock ’n’ roll star Tom Petty at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at South Stage Cellars, 125 S. Third St., Jacksonville. See southstagecellars.com or call 541-899-9120. Jeff K and Overtones The band — guitarists Jeff Kloetzel and Jeff Stanley, bassist Donnie Yance and drummer Dave Bolen — will play a mix of original rock and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-20
Non-toxic smoke may enter some Ashland residents’ homes in the Oak Knoll neighborhood and surrounding areas during a regular smoke testing Monday, July 23, through Thursday, July 26. The “smoke” is similar to fog used in theatrical productions and is non-harmful to humans and animals. It’s used to detect problems with the sanitary sewer system including inflow of rainwater and infiltration of ground water. If smoke is present inside a building, it is an indication that sewer gas is entering the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-20
What’s the point in having a skate park if parents are afraid to take their children there? Police Chief Tighe O’Meara says his department receives complaints about drug dealing, public drinking and marijuana smoking. He told the Parks and Recreation Commission in a Monday study session that transient camps along Ashland Creek and people congregating at the “free box” at the nearby Ashland Recycling Center contribute to a sense of decreased safety at the skate park, to the point that some parent
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-20
Half a billion. That’s a really big number. It also happens to be the number of plastic drinking straws we wasteful Americans use — and throw away — every single day. If that makes you say, “That’s nuts,” you’re not alone. Fortunately, there are simple alternatives to the ubiquitous plastic straw. Several Ashland businesses, along with Southern Oregon University, have taken steps to eliminate them. Following the “Straws on Demand” program developed by the city of Ashland’s Conservation Commissio
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-21
A community meeting about the Hendrix fire burning about 5 miles southwest of Ashland is set for 6 p.m. today, July 20, in the Aquarius Room at Ashland Hills Hotel, 2525 Ashland St., fire officials announced this afternoon. As of this afternoon, it's burned about 830 acres and is 10 percent contained. It started on Sunday, July 15, from lightning that came through southwest Oregon during a thunderstorm that resulted in numerous downstrikes and started multiple fires. This story will be updated a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-20
Friday, July 20 Jacksonville Carvers: The club meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays for carving and coffee at The Woodcarving Place, 255 E. D St., Jacksonville. Admission is free. Call 541-899-5571. Book Nook Sale: A book sale is held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each Friday at the Shady Cove library, 22477 Highway 62. Look for new or gently used books, DVDs and CDs. Proceeds help fund programs, activities and library collections. Call 541-878-2270 or see jcls.org. Festival Noons: The Oregon Shakespea
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-20
Oregon Cabaret Theatre: First and Hargadine streets, Ashland. Tickets and information are available at oregoncabaret.com or by calling 541-488-2902. Reservations are required for pre-show dinner and brunch. Appetizers, beverages and desserts are available without reservations. Student rush tickets are $10 and can be purchased 30 minutes before curtain. A 20 percent discount is available for groups of 10 or more. ‘Avenue Q’: When college grad Princeton moves into a shabby New York City apartment,
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-19
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has issued evacuation notices due to the lightning-sparked Hendrix fire southwest of Ashland that has grown to 550 acres. The evacuation notices affect 35 addresses near Hells Peak, southeast of Ruch. Sheriff's Office search-and-rescue teams began going door-to-door Wednesday to advise residents of the evacuations and provide information. Properties at 16001 Wagner Creek Road and the Wrangle Campground at 23000 Little Applegate Road are under a Level 3 "go" ev
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-19
“Socialism has known increments of success, basic failure and massive betrayal. Yet it is more relevant to the humane construction of the twenty-first century than any other idea.” With those words, the late Michael Harrington began his book “Socialism,” published in 1972. In his day, Harrington was often called “America’s leading socialist.” He was also one of the most decent voices in politics, a view shared not just by his friends but also by most of his critics. Harrington founded Democratic
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-18
A review of the two-month-old video arraignment program and a report on jail bed usage was presented to the Ashland City Council at a study session Monday night. Darla Case, Ashland Municipal Court lead clerk, said that video arraignment is valuable and beneficial to everyone involved, but ends up being time-consuming for one person to take on. Case has worked in the Ashland court for 18 years and is retiring at the end of this year. She told council that in order to move forward with these new
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-18
A folk-rock concert at the Ashland Unitarian Fellowship tonight, Wednesday, will benefit the World Peace Flame , to be installed in a major ceremony Sept. 21 at the Thalden Pavilion on the Southern Oregon University campus. Presented by the Ashland Culture of Peace Commission, the concert features a wide range of area performers — Confluence, Cornflower, Hollis Peach, Alice DiMicele, Vince Herman, Crystal Reeves and Emily Turner. It’s $20 to $30 and opens at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at the M
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-19
Recent filings now promise Ashland citizens the opportunity to choose between 13 candidates for nine seats: municipal court judge, city recorder, four of six seats on City Council and three of five on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Here are the current filings, as of Wednesday (to see the prior Tidings story on this topic, click here ): • Council position No. 2, currently held by Mike Morris, who has filed for reelection. Now challenging him is Theodore White, who has twice previously run
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-19
When the Medford Corporation was railroad-logging out of Butte Falls, Oregon, in the 1920s, life for a logger’s family was not easy. The company built rails into the woods, cut down trees that were hauled to the rail line and loaded on railcars. When all the big trees in one area had been logged, they moved the railroad to another area. A dozen loggers’ families lived in company-owned, one-bedroom homes built on skids and about the size of railroad cars. When the rail line moved, so did the hous
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-19
Death with dignity Ellen Waldman’s column, “Aging Happens,” provides excellent planning advice for us mature citizens. As an aging and now retired physician, I occasionally consult, when asked, on terminally ill patients seeking access to a humane and dignified death according to Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act. This end-of-life option is seldom mentioned in her columns. Ellen and I have discussed this. In a recent column she quotes a local veterinarian, Dr. Paula Backus, who provides hospice su
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-06-27
Last summer Ashland had to cope with 45 days of smoke at levels consistently reaching unhealthy levels. Stores ran out of face masks, the Department of Environmental Quality air quality website crashed multiple times and citizens and civic leaders struggled to find anything they could do to protect public health — not to mention the economy, as tourism took a hit . That experience made the city realize that proper preparation is a top priority for this summer. A Fire Prevention Task Force made u
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-06-26
Before he was an NHL prospect, Jasper Weatherby was just a curious 7-year-old kid living in Ashland. “My best friend down the street from me asked if I wanted to go to The RRRink with him to skate and play hockey,” recalls the 20-year-old Weatherby. “I said, ‘Sure, I’d love to do that.’” His friend turned was Paiute Morrison, who went on to play for the Southern Oregon Spartans and who is now with the University of Arkansas. After that trip, Weath
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-06-28
A 75-foot mural titled “Ashland — Where Culture Meets Nature,“ has been completed and was dedicated on Monday, June 18, in Guanajuato, Mexico, Ashland’s Sister City. The mural incorporates highlights of Ashland — Lithia Park, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Southern Oregon Univeristy, Main Street, and, in the background, the Siskiyou mountains. It conveys a sense of music, theater, art and nature, all part of the Ashland experience. A crowd of more than 50 local government officials, Ashland re
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-06-27
I think we all have breathed a sigh of relief at the reversal of the policy of separating children and their parents at the border and in effect locking up the children. This is a deeply moral and thus relatively easy question. But there remain more complex policy questions, assuming we accept that the United States can have a border, and not allow anyone in the world to move here by their own unilateral choice. Then we must distinguish, among those coming across the border, between genuine refu