Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-19
A significant measles outbreak in 1917 at Lincoln Elementary School in Medford serves as a reminder that, before vaccinations were available, outbreaks were common in the Rogue Valley. The Jackson County Health Department took severe measures to keep the disease from spreading, including closing the school for two weeks. In addition, parents were asked to keep their children at home. The quarantine was not mandatory but was recommended, and most people complied. The Lincoln School students were
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-19
North Mountain Park Nature Center Manager Libby VanWyhe will present an update on the “nature play” project at North Mountain Park to the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission during a study session set to begin at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at The Grove, 1195 E. Main St. The update will include background information, whether the funds were raised this fall as expected and if the construction is still set to begin in the spring. Nature play centers are made of natural materials that encourage ki
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-16
Updated 1:51 a.m. US Representative, District 2 Mark R Roberts4.16 % 4,172 Greg Walden50.86 % 50,966 Jamie McLeod-Skinner44.88 % 44,970 Write-in0.09 % 94 Total:100,202 Governor Aaron Auer1.27 % 1,267 Nick Chen1.65 % 1,646 Kate Brown41.29 % 41,233 Knute Buehler50.81 % 50,738 Patrick Starnes4.13 % 4,126 Chris Henry0.69 % 691 Write-in0.15 % 150 Total:99,851 State Senator, 1st District Shannon Souza33.66 % 244 Dallas Heard65.93 % 478 Write-in0.41 % 3 Total:725 State Senator, 3rd District Jeff Golden
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-15
Holiday shopping, gallery-style viewing and interaction with artists combine at the 43rd annual Clayfolk Show and Sale. The exhibition brings together the work of more than 70 clay artists, many known throughout the Pacific Northwest. Organizers describe it as the largest display of handmade pottery and sculpture in the area. The free event takes place from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18. at the Medford Armory, 1701 S. Paci
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-16
An advocate for cougar preservation will present a free educational program she calls “Living with Cougar” from 5-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, in the Gresham Room at the Ashland Public Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd. The nonprofit organization Oregon Cougar Action Team ( OreCat.org ) is based in the Corvallis area, but travels around the state to provide educational presentations on the benefits cougars, bears and wolves provide to local ecosystems. OreCat says it is raising funds to give away 20 “guar
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-16
Medford residents Jannelle Cusumano and Wendy Lea Diamond were in the early days of attaining nonprofit status for their year-old rescue group this summer when they took a giant leap from “figuring out paperwork” to battling a viral “cat-tastrophe.” A year after unofficially beginning to help regional feral cats, and just weeks into efforts to stabilize a colony of cats in Sams Valley, Diamond and Cusumano found themselves dealing with a cat parvo outbreak in a handful of feral-colony sites from
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-17
Work on improving passage routes for juvenile coho salmon, steelhead and other native fish in Ashland Creek by Ashland Creek Park is set to begin late next summer, after stream flows subside. The area of creek to be “reprofiled” is called the Smith-Meyer-Roper diversion site, which is a small dam that diverts irrigation for about seven water users, according to Alexis Larsen, project manager at Rogue River Watershed Council (RRWC). The dam, which drops only a few feet, makes it difficult for juv
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-16
Ashland is playing catch up to fees that haven’t been updated since 1999. These fees are called transportation system development charges (TSDC). New developments are charged the fee to pay for the impact they have on the community’s transportation system. In a City Council meeting Aug. 7, Public Works Director Paula Brown clarified what that means. “Every street that we have, as you grow in capacity with new population, new businesses in Ashland, has a direct impact on the ability to safely dri
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-16
L.E.F.T. Rock ’n’ roll band L.E.F.T. — singer, songwriter and guitarist Bret Levick, Bob Evoniuk on Dobro, bassist Greg Frederick, drummer Matt Terreri and Don Harriss on keys — perform Levick’s original rock, along with covers of songs by the Rolling Stones, David Bowie and others at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at at Roxy Ann Winery, 3285 Hillcrest Road, Medford. Admission is $5 to $7. See roxyann.com or call 541-776-2315. ‘Into the Woods’ This mix of fractured fairy tales set to rich music and lyr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-17
Free community Thanksgiving meals in are set for Monday and Thursday in Ashland. The first is an annual Ashland Fire and Rescue tradition. For the 10th year, Ashland firefighters will provide Thanksgiving dinner to more than 100 local senior citizens from 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at the Ashland Senior Center, 1699 Homes Ave. This event is open to firefighters, administrative staff, friends and family to cook, serve and participate with help from the Ashland Middle School food service group.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-16
If you’ve been on the Ashland Central Bike Path just east of Walker Avenue you cannot have missed this fascinating place. The fence that lines the path here has colorful locks, keys beautifully displayed, a shovel graveyard (with one lively shovel) that is an homage to the Japanese-Americans interned during World War II, and various other sculptural marvels. Elsewhere on the property, at 190 Walker Ave., is a large and intriguing mosaic of found objects and too many wonderful artifacts to enumer
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-15
Friday, Nov. 16 Jacksonville Carvers: The club meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays for carving and coffee at the Jacksonville library, 340 W. 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 and gently used books, DVDs and CDs. Proceeds help fund programs, activities and library collections. Call 541-878-2270 or see jcls.org. Bake Sale: Find a variety of baked treats avail
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-15
Since Roy Sutton started the music scholarship program at Mountain Meadows 11 years ago, raising funds from fellow members of the retirement community, he’s raised $60,000 to pay most of the tuition at Southern Oregon University for two women to graduate and become noted performers and teachers in flute and clarinet — and another who will begin her music studies in higher education. The first scholarship recipient, Lisa Nichols, graduated in flute in 2012, performs in chamber music groups, taugh
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-15
Estas Tonne follows music — like his life — wherever it calls him, he says during a telephone interview from someplace near Pismo Beach in California. “Who knows where?” he asks. “It’s sweet. The beach is here. The ocean is here. The sun is here. What else?” The acoustic guitarist finished a tour of 10 cities in Bulgaria, Romania, Portugal, Israel, Belgium and Great Britain in October, then crossed the Atlantic the first of November to launch his first U.S. tour, “The Breath of Sound” tour. Tonn
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-15
The design concept for a new 17-lot subdivision at the south end of Kestrel Parkway was approved by the Planning Commission at Tuesday night’s meeting. The subdivision, which is still in the early planning phases, would include 15 single-family units to be built first, and a potential 50 multi-family units to be built in a later phase to provide a tentative total of 65 units. The developer, KDA Homes, has requested the removal of 15 trees near the proposed development site because of proximity a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-15
The design concept for a new 17-lot subdivision at the south end of Kestrel Parkway was approved by the Planning Commission at Tuesday night’s meeting. The subdivision, which is still in the early planning phases, would include 15 single-family units to be built first, and a potential 50 multi-family units to be built in a later phase to provide a tentative total of 65 units. The developer, KDA Homes, has requested the removal of 15 trees near the proposed development site because of proximity a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-15
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE DEATH TOLL HITS MILESTONE Experts say the wildfire burning north of Sacramento that has killed at least 56 is the deadliest in a century. 2. BREXIT DEAL IN CHAOS Two British Cabinet ministers, including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, resign in opposition to the divorce deal struck by Prime Minister Theresa May with the EU. 3. WHERE US, CHINA DIFFER AT ASEAN Vice Presiden
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-15
One school issue that remains constant is overcrowding in the classrooms. In Medford, overcrowding has been a problem since the first schoolhouse opened in 1884. The very first classes in Medford were taught by W.F. Williamson in his house at 9th and Central. Fees for an entire school year were $8 per student. Within a year, overcrowding was an issue, as up to 30 children were clamoring for a spot in the classroom. Plans for a publicly-funded education system were underway, and in 1885 a new sch
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-15
One school issue that remains constant is overcrowding in the classrooms. In Medford, overcrowding has been a problem since the first schoolhouse opened in 1884. The very first classes in Medford were taught by W.F. Williamson in his house at 9th and Central. Fees for an entire school year were $8 per student. Within a year, overcrowding was an issue, as up to 30 children were clamoring for a spot in the classroom. Plans for a publicly-funded education system were underway, and in 1885 a new sch
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-15
The next Ashland Climate Change Youth Challenge session will explore the post mid-term election political landscape and reflect on people’s seasonal behavior — for good or bad. Students from Jim Hartman’s Ashland High School Climate Solutions class will put these topics up for discussion at a forum from 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at Scienceworks Hands-On Museum , 1500 East Main St. Ashland. The sponsor, Scienceworks, will not charge for entry to this event. The program will feature guest speak