Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-13
Some 50 Peace Corps returnees marched up one by one, spoke their names, country of service and the number of years they spent fulfilling the mission of building infrastructure of developing countries on Veterans Day in Ashland. As the Rogue Valley Peace Choir serenaded with verses of global harmony, including John Lennon’s immortal “Imagine,” Barbara Settles, chairwoman of the Rogue Valley Returned Peace Corps Volunteers , recalled a heroic time, when President John F. Kennedy founded the Corps,
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-14
Scratchdog Stringband: Portland bluegrass band Scratchdog Stringband will play traditional and contemporary styles at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Barnstormer’s Theatre, 112 N.E. Evelyn Ave., Grants Pass. The show is part of Barnstormer’s Storytellers Music Series. Admission is $15. See barnstormersgp.org. Karen Lovely: Portland blues singer Karen Lovely and her band will perform contemporary and roots blues and blues rock at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Roxy Ann Winery, 3285 Hillcrest Road, Medfor
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-12
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — As wildfires raged at both ends of the state, officials released another grim statistic: six more bodies discovered in the burned-over town of Paradise and outlying areas, bringing the death toll there to 29 and matching the record for the deadliest single blaze in California history. Statewide the death toll stood at 31, including two dead in Southern California, with authorities still searching for bodies and 228 people unaccounted for. Ten search teams were working in
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-14
It was a weekend of excitement at the four-day 12th annual Ashland Culinary Festival, including a sold-out Top Chef Dinner, the third annual Mixology Competition, third annual Junior Chef Competition, and of course, the popular Top Chef Competition, from Nov. 8-11. More than 1,800 visitors and locals enjoyed this destination culinary event produced by Travel Ashland and the Ashland Chamber of Commerce. The 12th annual Ashland Culinary Festival welcomed more attendees and more excitement than any
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-15
For some people, hometown shopping is the natural thing to do. It’s a way to save time, save gas, and support local institutions. It’s a way to build your own community instead of somebody else’s. The Ashland Chamber of Commerce this year is renewing and adding to its annual holiday season campaign reminding folks why shopping locally is not only a smart thing to do, it also can be a lot of fun. With both chamber members and non-members participating, it will be a season of new events, special s
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-14
A closer look at how the city of Talent might develop park land near Bear Creek and how to provide better connectivity to parks for users may come out of a new parks master plan. Oregon’s Parks and Recreation Department awarded the city a $32,000 grant for the master plan. The city will supply a $24,000 match from its system development charges account. “The most important thing for me is the public input so we can see what the public wants out of that document,” said Parks Commission Chair Gord
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-14
Change the ballot As people rejoice or lament over election outcomes, we should lament process in Ashland city elections. Luckily, we had a terrific slate of candidates this year, really quite remarkable. However, there were four seats open, yet we could not vote for our four favorite candidates. The complaint was commonly heard. WHY Ashland changed the election method to “seats” within an at-large city no longer matters. Many believe that “districts” are the only way to accomplish good represen
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-14
Friday, 12:27 a.m. – Ashland police took an adult male into custody at the corner of North Pioneer and East Main Streets. He was transported to detox. Friday, 1:08 p.m. – Ashland police took a report of found property near the Clay Street bridge. Friday, 9 p.m. – Ashland police arrested a man for criminal trespass II, resisting arrest and assault on a public safety officer in the first block of North Main Street. He was lodged at the Jackson County Jail. Saturday, 1:32 a.m. – Ashland police arre
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-14
Friday, 12:27 a.m. – Ashland police took an adult male into custody at the corner of North Pioneer and East Main Streets. He was transported to detox. Friday, 1:08 p.m. – Ashland police took a report of found property near the Clay Street bridge. Friday, 9 p.m. – Ashland police arrested a man for criminal trespass II, resisting arrest and assault on a public safety officer in the first block of North Main Street. He was lodged at the Jackson County Jail. Saturday, 1:32 a.m. – Ashland police arre
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-11
Up to three dozen Ashland homeless will now have shelter five nights a week after Eileen Piker of Trinity Episcopal Church announced at Monday night’s City Council meeting the church has agreed to host the shelter for two nights a week. First Presbyterian Church of Ashland previously committed to offering shelter Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. The Ashland Winter Homeless Shelter is set to open Sunday, Nov. 11. If a temporary location for the other two nights a week isn’t found, Pioneer Hall
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-12
Expanding health coverage, reforming our democracy, restoring upward mobility with well-paying jobs, curbing gun violence, and moving to repair our immigration system. Oh, yes, and protecting our constitutional republic from President Trump while rooting out corruption. This should be the agenda of Democrats in the House of Representatives. Already, some pundits are warning that the new majority will “overreach.” But overreach is not the problem for a party that controls only one chamber of Cong
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-12
Rooftop trumpets blew a fanfare, confetti was shot from a cannon, a 21-foot tall piece of mirrored art was unveiled, a comely torch singer belted out jazzy tunes and hundreds stood in long lines for free tacos and wine at a gala grand opening for stunning new digs on a sunny Saturday on the Southern Oregon University campus. A stellar new era was born for the arts on the university’s Ashland campus and, as speakers emphasized, it’s not just a rich playground and academy for theater and broadcast
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-11
Percussionists have a beat, a rhythm in their hands and feet, in their minds and souls. They are rarely still and will pound on anything that makes a sound, even objects that barely give a whisper. New York composer Joseph Bertolozzi is compelled to make music from buildings and bridges and premiered his latest composition, “ Tower Music : Musique de la Tour ” this week at the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University . Performed by Left Edge Percussion, a contemporary percussioni
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-11
Ed Dunsavage, artistic director of the Siskiyou Institute, promotes jazz and jazz studies throughout the Rogue Valley. He is also a guitar instructor at Southern Oregon University. We met at Boulevard Coffee to talk about jazz. ED: The guitarist Frank Zappa had a great quote: “Jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny.” Like classical music, it’s probably in the 2 to 3 percent range of what people listen to. Jazz, as an art form, is recognized worldwide. It’s more appreciated in Europe and Asia than
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-11
Ashland’s Goodwill store on Tolman Creek Road closes Wednesday, Nov. 14, for remodeling, with reopening set for 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23, the day after Thanksgiving. Goodwill will continue to accept donations from 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily, but not on Thanksgiving. The remodeling will create “an improved shopping experience for customers,” according to Goodwill’s announcement about the closure, plus more safety for donations. “The people in Ashland have been very supportive of us and they deserve th
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-11
Ashland’s Goodwill store on Tolman Creek Road closes Wednesday, Nov. 14, for remodeling, with reopening set for 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23, the day after Thanksgiving. Goodwill will continue to accept donations from 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily, but not on Thanksgiving. The remodeling will create “an improved shopping experience for customers,” according to Goodwill’s announcement about the closure, plus more safety for donations. “The people in Ashland have been very supportive of us and they deserve th
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-11-12
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES MATCH RECORD Six more are dead in a swath of Northern California wiped out by fire, raising the death toll to 29 — matching the state’s record for deaths in a single fire. 2. WITH MIDTERMS OVER, AN EYE TOWARD 2020 Unresolved races for governor in Georgia and Florida are raising strategic questions for Democrats as they turn their attention to the upcoming battle for the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-06-17
Mary Kathryn Nagle’s “Manahatta” had its world premiere at Oregon Shakespeare Festival this month, and a powerful premiere it was. Set initially in contemporary Manhattan, it follows the story of Jane Snake — an ambitious mathematician and Lenape woman — who is climbing the ladder at Lehman Brothers, the now defunct global financial company that was allowed to fail in 2008 during the subprime mortgage crisis. As the story evolves, time and place begin to flow s
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-06-16
Seven alumni of Southern Oregon University will be honored — two with special posthumous recognitions and five with annual awards — as part of Saturday’s 2018 commencement activities. All of the awards will be presented at the Pre-Commencement Alumni Breakfast on Saturday morning. Steven Nelson, who passed away this spring, will be posthumously recognized when a President’s Medal is presented to his family. Nelson, a financial advisor and former banker, received his bachelor’s and master’s degre
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-06-17
When I was asked by David Wick and Irene Kai to write something regarding peace for the Tidings, initially I was honored. As the deadline approached to write something regarding practicing peace in my own life, however, I became aware that I am by no means an expert on peacefulness. I have read a number of the articles on this page, and there have been some very heart-felt and wise suggestions on finding peace in our lives. And last night, as I thought about what to write, I found myself tossing