Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-09
You can still get rid of electronic waste in Ashland, but no longer at Goodwill. The only place Ashlanders can now dispose of e-waste is at Recology’s Valley View Transfer Station, a couple miles northeast of town across I-5 at Exit 19. The switch is because ECS, the firm that handled most e-waste in the Valley, went out of business and was replaced by Universal Recycling Technologies of Clackamas, said Jamie Rosenthal of Recology in Ashland. You can still bring seven electronic items a day, Ros
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-09
The Ashland Fire Department is hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, Sept. 11, in honor of Bend resident Hannah Gonterman. When Gonterman was 26 weeks pregnant, she was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia, according to a news release from American Red Cross. She was flown to Oregon Health and Science University where she stayed for more than two months and received 40 blood transfusions. After Gonterman’s treatment ended in July, she was given a 98 percent likelihood that the disease won’t r
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-10
To a bike thief To whoever came to our garage sale, saw our bikes leaning against the side of the garage and came back last Sunday night and stole one of them: I’m sorry that you had to steal from me so you could get around easier. I think I know who you are. You asked if we had any adult bikes. You looked down on your luck. A lot of people are these days. In truth, we don’t use our bikes much. We have two cars. The one you took was the only girl’s bike. I guess you took it because it was easies
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-10
Friday, Aug. 10 West Coast Country Music Festival: Sean Watkins and The Bee Eaters, Miss Lonely Hearts, Charley Crockett, The Bowties and Halden Wofford & the Hi-Beams join the all-new lineup of modern roots musicians and bands performing Friday and Saturday, Aug. 10-11, at the West Coast Country Music Festival at the Green Springs Inn, 11470 Highway 66, Ashland. Music starts at 5 p.m. Friday, noon on Saturday. Tickets are $30 in advance and can be purchased at eventbrite.com. Tickets will be $4
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-16
Friday, Aug. 17 Savanna: Guitarist Liz Jones, percussionist Anna Christensen and upright bass payer Bob Rawlings will perform originals penned by Jones, along with classic country and western, ‘60s and ‘70s folk-rock, soul, reggae and blues from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at DANCIN Vineyards, 4477 S. Stage Road, Medford. Admission is free. Call 541-245-1133 or dancinvineyards.com. Blowin’ Smoke: Modern country band Blowin’ Smoke, featuring singer Beth Henderson, guitarists Michael Sidon
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-15
With firefighters already fatigued from 16-hour work days and resources stretched thin, lightning could spark more wildfires Wednesday across Southern Oregon. “The bad news is we’re expecting more lightning,” National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Sandler told Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and wildfire managers during a Tuesday briefing in Merlin. The community northwest of Grants Pass has been threatened by the 48,247-acre Taylor Creek fire , which has merged with the 55,248-acre Klondike fir
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-16
Unhealthy air has prompted exasperated residents to search for relief from the smoke that is expected to hang in the valley for at least a month longer. Many are staying indoors, while others are buying indoor filtration systems, wearing masks and sometimes leaving the area to get a break from the smoke. “We can’t really do much outside, and stuff sneaks into your house, and it’s hard to get a filter that’s fine enough for your home,” said David Donnelly. The 65-year-old Eagle Point resident was
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-15
With the mid-November shelter opening day fast approaching, the search for a single winter homeless shelter appears now to focus on two spots that could share the duty: a former church on East Main Street that’s currently vacant, and the Presbyterian Church at Walker and Siskiyou Boulevard, which has been running its own shelter for many years. A group called One Site , a collection of social activists and volunteers, has been working on finding or creating a spot exclusively devoted to the home
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-13
Two of the biggest fires in history to strike Southern Oregon — the Biscuit and Chetco Bar — are both hindering and helping efforts to snuff out the Klondike fire in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. “They are using some of the old lines from the Chetco as well as the Biscuit fire,” said Katy O’Hara, public information officer for the Klondike and Natchez fires. The Klondike fire is burning within the boundaries of the 500,000-acre 2002 Biscuit fire and on the edge of the Chetco Bar fire, a 192,000-acr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-09
It’s barely August, and many voters aren’t really focused on candidates and issues yet. But the interests who want to sway those voters already are hard at work, judging by a mysterious “poll” that has injected an atmosphere of negativity into a closely watched legislative race. Oregon Senate District 3, which includes Ashland, long has been a swing district, fiercely contested by Republicans and Democrats. This year, with Republican Sen. Alan DeBoer stepping down, District 3 is more important t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-15
As you might expect from looking out any window, air quality in Ashland and Medford is at "very unhealthy" levels today, according to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. People should limit their exposure outside, as they may experience more serious health effects from wildfire smoke, the DEQ says. DEQ readings are measured by the presence of PM 2.5, microscopic pollutant particles smaller than the diameter of a human hair that can cause serious health problems as they can bury deep
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-09
Peace and civility I so appreciated Dennis Slattery’s Culture of Peace article, especially his quote from Kennedy. Peace seems to be something most of us want but we don’t always know how to find it. Practical suggestions are so helpful. Nita Rosene Ashland
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-19
Dozens of artisans display handcrafted items from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, weather permitting, through October at the Lithia Artisans Market along Calle Guanajuato, the pedestrian walkway behind the downtown plaza that runs next to Ashland Creek in Ashland. The market also features live music by local musicians. Call 541-301-9811 or see lithiaartisansmarket.com. Friday, Oct. 19 Halloween Art Exhibit: Art Presence Art Center, 206 N. Fifth St., Jacksonville, will
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-14
City Council members, department heads and city staff ventured into seven randomly selected neighborhoods Thursday night to speak with citizens in an effort they say will help them understand constituent concerns but which at least one council candidate says constitutes illegal campaigning using city resources. The “Engage Ashland” program is something new city Administrator Kelly Madding brought with her from Medford, where she was deputy city manager before being selected for the Ashland posit
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-14
City Council members, department heads and city staff ventured into seven randomly selected neighborhoods Thursday night to speak with citizens in an effort they say will help them understand constituent concerns but which at least one council candidate says constitutes illegal campaigning using city resources. The “Engage Ashland” program is something new city Administrator Kelly Madding brought with her from Medford, where she was deputy city manager before being selected for the Ashland posit
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-15
In the madness of the Trump era, terrible things happen with almost no notice. An announcement is made, some news stories are written, and the issue quickly disappears, engulfed in a storm of crazy tweets and lies, followed by expressions of outrage among President Trump’s foes. A good example is the administration’s decision last month to slash the number of refugees who can be resettled in the United States next year to 30,000, down from the already shamefully low level of 45,000. The new figu
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-16
A 14-year-old Ashland boy who murdered his mother with a knife and attacked his sister nearly two years ago had been playing violent video games “for a period of time” prior to the attack, prosecutors said Monday morning during his sentencing. Jackson County Deputy District Attorney Ruby Herriott said the motive for then 12-year-old Ezekiel Holmes’ attacks was still unclear, but he had been playing the games and watching online videos of other gamers playing similar games, before the attack Jan.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-14
It all began about 10 years ago, when singer/songwriter Brett Belan felt inspired to design a guilt-free vehicle in which to lull his infant son to sleep — one that did not consume gas while driving through the streets of rural Lake County, California, north of the Bay Area and east of Mendocino. A mechanical engineer by training, as well as a self-taught electrical engineer, Brett installed a solar panel on the roof of an electric golf cart, and — voila! — the first Solarrolla prototype was bor
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-14
Josh Gross, artistic director of Puppeteers for Fears , has written a new horror musical comedy, “Robopocalypse: the Musical!” which opens Oct. 20 at Pioneer Hall in Ashland. It features live puppets, a live rock band with synthesizer, puppet rap battles, a light show, and multimedia backgrounds. I met Gross at Case Coffee Roasters on Siskiyou Boulevard in Ashland. JG: A core part of our mission has always been to create new art and new pieces that come from a local voice. No one will have ever
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-15
The past several weeks have been extraordinary. It felt as if the nation was holding its collective breath, watching and listening, most of us trying to conduct our own search for the truth when it came to the testimony of two people who appeared before a congressional committee pledging to tell the truth. Everything else seemed to vanish into the news ether as a wave of political debate formed and then crested. And then, after a swearing-in ceremony that felt more like a staid political rally,