Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
A pair of wildfires along the Interstate 5 corridor between Grants Pass and Rogue River were swiftly corralled, but backed up northbound freeway traffic for several hours Friday. Simultaneous wind-driven wildfires near Grants Pass kept crews of roughly 100 personnel busy Friday afternoon, according to Oregon Department of Forestry reports. One fire just south of Grants Pass near milepost 54 reached about 15 acres, while another one near milepost 51 grew to a tenth of an acre. The milepost 54 fir
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Thursday, 2:37 a.m. — Ashland police arrested and lodged a man for a DUII charge in the 1500 block of Siskiyou Boulevard. Thursday, 8:43 a.m. — Ashland police arrested a man for drug possession and trespass at the corner of Jaquelyn Street and Grizzly Drive. Thursday, 9:15 a.m. — Ashland police responded to found property surrendered for destruction in the 1100 block of East Main Street. Thursday, 10:18 a.m. — Ashland police arrested a man on charges of DUII, reckless driving and two counts of c
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Grizzlies rally to beat Willamette in season opener From farm to cafeteria table I-5 open after Grants Pass fire Ashland elementary schools get personalized student photos Ashland police reports, Aug. 30-31
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-03
‘Call Mr. Robeson’: British playwright, actor and singer Tayo Aluko will present his one-man play about the life of black activist Paul Robeson at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12; 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 13-14; and 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15 at Ashland Community Center, 59 Winburn Way, Ashland. Painist Karl Iverson will provide accompaniment. Tickets are $20 to $30 and can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com or by calling 800-838-3006. Ashland Children’s Theatre: See ashlandchildrenstheatre.com
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-07
When incoming sophomore Brayden Preskenis arrives at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, in addition to taking the usual books, clothes and a computer, he’ll be bringing along something most other students won’t: his own house. That he built himself. This tiny house is more than just a home on wheels. The five-year process of raising money for and building the 128-square-foot house (with a 3-foot porch) has been long and arduous. But it also has taught the Ashland High School graduate a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-07
It was eerily relevant to the topic of the morning. Smoke and ash in the air, blown in from distant forest fires, was a poignant reminder of the fire and fallout from the first atomic bomb used in warfare 73 years ago. The opening ceremony of the four-day Hiroshima-Nagasaki Observance was held Monday morning at the entrance of Lithia Park in Ashland. The focus this year was on the U.N.-sponsored Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, opened for signing by nations last year. A crowd of abo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-06
Rocio Moctezuma’s parents always told her that school is the key to her success. Having achieved a sixth-grade education themselves, her mom and dad encouraged their children to go further. “From a very young age, my dad always wanted us to strive to be the best we could be,” said Moctezuma, who will enter her senior year at North Medford High School this month. The oldest daughter of four children found her motivation early, but her path of Advanced Placement classes, early enrollment at Southe
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-07
Fans of Lithia Park’s Japanese Garden say the garden is so loved that the city should consider expanding its narrow boundaries — and find ways to keep the newly built Torii gate. Those were among the sentiments of some 20 Ashlanders who gathered Wednesday for the first public input session aimed at reshaping the spot from a “Japanese-style” garden into a truly authentic one, using a $1.3 million private grant. Breaking into two groups, participants clearly had a vision of a bigger garden, with s
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-05
One good way to smooth out the polarized emotions around Ashland’s aggressive deer crisis is to make a fun little movie about it, exaggerating the attitudes and proposed solutions — all the while giving Southern Oregon University students a chance to work with professional filmmakers and get a taste of real life in that potential career.  Such was the mission this past weekend as Emerging Media & Digital Arts students took on jobs in sound, lighting, grip, makeup, art and even
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-07
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT EXPERTS ARE SAYING ABOUT CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES The record-breaking fires may become the new normal as climate change coupled with the expansion of homes into undeveloped areas creates more intense and devastating blazes. 2. INDONESIA SURVIVOR SAYS MANY BURIED IN MOSQUE A man who narrowly escaped from the Jabal Nur mosque that collapsed during a magnitude 7.0 quake in Lombok says dozens
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-07
Because of extreme fire hazards, the train running through Ashland, between Weed and Eugene, will be making the twice-daily trip at the night, when humidity and fire-starting spark dangers are much lower. But it will mean some area residents will hear train noise during the night until fire danger diminishes. “The reasons for switching operations to nighttime are simple,” says Colestin Rural Fire District Chief Steve Avgeris. “In the daytime, humidity is down and temperatures are up and that’s v
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-07
Ashlanders paused Monday morning in Lithia Park to commemorate the atomic bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945. The somber ceremony coincided with one in Hiroshima, remembering the 80,000 people killed instantly in the blast and the tens of thousands more who were injured or died later from radiation. A second commemoration will take place Thursday, the anniversary of the bomb dropped on the city of Nagasaki, where 40,000 more people were instantly killed. Several
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-09
The Klamathon Fire cracked 30,000 acres in size Sunday morning, with crews estimating about 25 percent containment on the blaze burning near the Oregon-California border. As of 7 a.m., the fire, which roared to life Thursday, was 30,500 acres in size. A contingent of 2,354 firefighters were working on the front lines Sunday, according to information from the Oregon Department of Forestry and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Several Jackson County areas remain under a le
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-08
In the face, the Other expresses his eminence, the dimension of height and divinity from which he descends. — Emmanuel Levinas, Totality and Infinity, 262 On Wednesday, Dec. 23, Robert Heilbroner of Talent wrote a thoughtful, benevolent and challenging guest opinion about Ashland’s “travelers” (i.e., persons living without stable residences, on the streets). The title started with the words, “living together.” Both words — “living” a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-08
In the summer of 1978, 11-year-old Steve Almond watched as an NFL wide receiver was hit by a defender and left paralyzed. "What I remember most of all is the fear that dogged me in the days afterward, as it became clear that a star player had been rendered a quadriplegic on national TV: surely the game of football would now be outlawed," Almond recalled. Of course, football continued on, and he kept watching. An avid lifelong fan and former sports reporter, Almond explores the morality of footba
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-08
John Nilsen The Portland pianist, guitarist and recording artist returns to the Rogue Valley to present his annual holiday concerts. Just back from a European tour and on the tail of his 19th album, Nilsen will play arrangements of holiday classics, some boogie-woogie, jazz and songs from his extensive repertoire of recordings. Willamette Week calls Nilsen "one of those unclassifiable artists that seems to be a Northwest specialty." Nilsen attened Southern Oregon University (SOSC) and got his st
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-09
Ashland resident Elizabeth Austin is among the first cohort of 149 people to be board-certified patient advocates. She took the inaugural national certification exam for patient advocates at the Professional Testing Corporation branch in Medford on March 17 and recently received notice she passed. “Patient Advocates are valuable resources to help people navigate the increasingly complex health care system,” Austin said. “My background and experience as a former R.N. and current life and career c
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-08
Southern Oregon University officials hope the Raiders' national championship in football will generate a "Flutie effect" in academic recruiting. There may be some benefit, and we hope there is, although it's a bit of a stretch to equate the impact of SOU's win with the Boston College quarterback's legendary pass play. Boston College was ranked 10th in the NCAA Division I standings in 1984, and had already accepted an invitation to the Cotton Bowl when Doug Flutie completed a last-second Hail Mar
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-08
Backers of Ballot Measure 92 deserve credit for a tremendous showing against formidable odds. Now it's time to prepare to take the loss and regroup for future campaigns, not drag out the misery in a misguided effort to find enough votes to change the outcome. The measure to require labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms in Oregon faced fierce opposition from food and agriculture corporations, which poured more than $20 million into the general election campaign. Supporters r
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-08
The Ashland Kiwanis Club has announced seven scholarship awards to senior Ashland High School students as part of its annual Scholarships and Awards Program. The event was held at the AHS Mountain Avenue Theatre on May 24. Tommy Laird Kiwanis Scholarships (Student of the Month) awards of $1,000 each were awarded to Dylan Kistler and Lilianne Smith. Ashland Kiwanis Club Athletic Scholarships, also $1,000 each were awarded to John Corder and Ginny Cotton. The four contributors to the athletic scho