Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-26
The annual Providence Festival of Trees returns for its 27th year next week, and organizers say this year is all about renewing the wonder and inspiration of holidays. “Our theme this year is ‘Wonder,’” says Katie Hutchinson, executive director of Providence Community Health Foundation, in a press release. “We’re excited to remind the community why the holidays are so special and what this event is all about.” The multiday event begins with its sold-out fundraising gala and auction Wednesday, No
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-24
Matt Wolf is the London theatre critic of The International New York Times . Wolf moved to London in 1983. Since then he has written for most major newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic, with over 20 years as the London-based arts and theater writer for The Associated Press . We lunched at the RADA Café in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . This is the first of a two-part column. The second will be published on Sept. 4. EH: What makes a great play? MW: A great play for me is something that i
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-26
After being closed for 10 days to finish off a four-month remodel, Ashland’s Goodwill staged a grand opening Friday, celebrating increased floor space, a rearranged, easy-to-shop layout, higher ceilings and a larger production and storage area, connected to a new, covered drop-off port, now at the rear of the building. “It’s magnificent, really beautiful, clean and neat, with a totally organized look and a pretty garden out front,” says shopper Kathleen Soley, who worked there in 2002. “They wer
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-27
Friday, 4:10 a.m. – Ashland police took a report of assault IV, criminal mischief II and disorderly conduct II at the corner of C and Seventh streets. Friday, 6:24 a.m. – Ashland police took a report of theft I and unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle in the 700 block of Siskiyou Boulevard. Friday, 11:25 a.m. – Ashland police cited a man for drinking in public in the first block of Water Street. Friday, 11:35 a.m. – Ashland police responded to a call alleging fraud in the 100 block of Alder L
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-27
The city is well within its rights to adjust some systems development fees that haven’t been changed in 20 years, and the revenue will be welcome as costs of building and maintaining streets and roads continue to climb. But after signing off on what amounts to an enormous increase in the fees for new construction, the City Council should consider easing the blow for some projects. The rationale for systems development charges is that developers of new residential and commercial projects should h
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-26
Oak Knoll is a gem Susan T. Wilson laments that the city-owned Oak Knoll Golf Course is a financial black hole that is failing to pay for itself to the tune of about $125,000 per year over the last 13 years. Seriously? The Ashland city budget is nearing $200 million. This sounds more like a black flyspeck to me. This kind of thinking typifies the current politics, which elevates cutting taxes as the highest possible public good. Making money is not the point the city expenditures. Can Wilson tel
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-23
Friday, Nov. 23 Jacksonville Carvers: The club meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays for carving and coffee at the Jacksonville library, 340 West C St. 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. Color Happy Fridays: Coloring sessions for adu
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-23
Turkey Trots The 13th annual Southern Oregon Turkey Trot 8-mile run kicks off at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22 — Thanksgiving Day — at the Expo, 1 Peninger Road, Central Point. The event includes a 2-mile fun run/walk that starts at 8:30 a.m. See bit.ly/soturkeytrot for registration and course maps. Bring cans of food the support the ACCESS food bank. A Turkey Trot also is held in Grants Pass and features 5K and 2-mile runs. The 5K starts at 8:30 a.m. at the YMCA, 1000 Redwood Ave., Grants Pass. See
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-24
WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s catastrophic wildfires recede and people rebuild after two hurricanes, a massive new federal report warns that these types of extreme weather disasters are worsening in the United States. The White House report quietly issued Friday also frequently contradicts President Donald Trump. The National Climate Assessment was written long before the deadly fires in California this month and Hurricanes Florence and Michael raked the East Coast and Florida. It says warmi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-22
Barnstormers Theatre: 112 Evelyn Ave., Grants Pass. See barnstormersgp.org or call 541-479-3557 for tickets. Group discounts are available. ‘Miracle on 34th Street’: This Christmas comedy-drama adapted by Mountain Community Theater from the novel by Valentine Davies is a heartwarming story of Kris Kringle, who gets a job as Santa at Macy’s department store. He sends waves of goodwill to the store’s customers and all who meet him, but a corporate vocational counselor sees him as deluded and dange
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-24
At the Veterans Day ceremony in Ashland, when Rogue Valley Veterans for Peace joined Ashland Culture of Peace Commission in honoring returned Peace Corps volunteers for their service to our nation, Barbara Settles, chairwoman of the Rogue Valley Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, made an important distinction between “helping” and “serving.” She said that helping means doing things for other people that you think they need, whereas serving means listening to other people speak about their needs an
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-24
Harvest Show of Fine Woodworking The Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild hosts its 39th annual exhibit of furniture, boxes, carving and turned bowls Friday through Sunday, Nov. 23-25, at The Hay-Patton Rehearsal Center at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 30 S. First St., Ashland. This is a juried show, and the artists will be on hand to discuss their work. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. See siskiyouwoodcraftguild.org. ‘Every
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-24
For the 26th year in a row, Ashland had no problem rousing the Yule spirit as Santa and Ms. Claus counted down from 10 and flipped on (literally) a million lights, followed by the crowd’s rousing rendition of “Jingle Bell Rock” and spontaneous dancing in the street. “It’s such a good time to get the kids out and begin the holiday season,” said Cederick Victor of Medford, as his three sons played in a long line to get into the Black Swan Theater and recite their top gift wishes. “It makes the cor
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-24
An Ashland photographer is helping create lasting memories of beloved dogs for their owners. Cynthia Daniel Wolf takes portraits of four-legged friends in various settings, most recently at Wellness Pet Supplies in Ashland, where Fido and Fluffy posed as reindeer with Santa. “Their personality, their energy, what mood they’re in, that’s what I try to bring out, as an animal photographer,” says Wolf. “I help them relax. The four-leggeds usually do that with their family around.” The pets get trea
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-24
The Kiwanis Club of Ashland will be selling See’s Candies again this year to raise money for youth programs in Ashland. The See’s trailer will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day at the Bi-Mart Shopping Center through Dec. 24, or when supplies sell out. It opened Nov. 19. All profits will go to the Ashland High School Key Club, Ashland Schools Emergency Fund, Christmas gifts for needy families, scholarships and more. For more information, call 541-301-1671.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-21
Giving thanks implies renouncing claims that our blessings and achievements are entirely our own doing. The act of gratitude is a declaration that we owe a great deal to others — to our families and friends, to our communities and our country, and, for believers, to the Almighty above all. Thanksgiving is thus, at once, the most traditional of holidays and the most radical. It certainly evokes Norman Rockwell paintings of hearth and home, of a nation united by long-established rituals arou
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-21
The city of Ashland tied with Bend for the 2018 First Place Gold award for Best Conservation Program. The award, given by the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWR), is for large municipalities and water suppliers that serve more than 1,000. Jake Johnstone, OWR Southwest region manager, and Mike Faught, former public works director and current OWR commissioner presented the award to Julie Smitherman, Ashland conservation analyst, at Monday’s City Council study session. Smitherman joined t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-21
"It's coming on Christmas,"Joni Mitchell sang. And, indeed, the season approaches, replete with the promise of gifting and feasting. So how might individuals, concerned about pulling the planet back from climate change, participate in holiday activities in a conscientious manner? While this was not the specific topic of Jim Hartman’s Climate Solutions high school class forum at ScienceWorks on Sunday, Nov. 18, several of the papers delivered by students offered helpful ideas that can be im
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-21
The day after Thanksgiving, you and your visiting kin can get out of the house, trek to downtown Ashland shops and then attend — along with up to 20,000 others — Santa’s parade and the Festival of Light on Ashland’s Plaza. Santa and Mrs. Claus, standing on the Brickroom restaurant’s balcony, will count down and trigger the Grand Illumination of more than one million lights, making the whole half-mile of downtown a bit of a fairyland for a month. Caroling happens in
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-21
Ashland’s 35th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will celebrate the day as it offers a “microcosm of what everyone wants to see in the world, which is everyone getting along, seeing, hearing and experiencing all the world’s religions in one place and honoring them in the cause of world peace.” So says the Rev. Ruth Kirby, organizer of the popular ceremony, which, this time will honor “the Spirituality of Food” as the theme. It’s at 10 a.m. Thanksgiv