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La Pine becomes Oregon's newest city Thursday Nov 9, 2006 at 2:00 AM Jan 4, 2011 at 9:36 PM LA PINE & La Pine has become Oregon's first new city since the Portland suburb of Damascus joined the ranks in 2004. One other area in the state, Bull Mountain in Washington County, was also deciding whether to join the list of Oregon cities. But that race was still too close to call early Thursday. In La Pine, voters created a Central Oregon city of 7 squ
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As It Was: A little boxing with your Shakespeare? Photo courtesy of Southern Oregon Historical Society, image No. 13123 Bud Anderson, lightweight champion of the Northwest. Wednesday Apr 4, 2018 at 7:53 PM Apr 4, 2018 at 7:53 PM By Margaret LaPlanteSouthern Oregon Historical Society More than three hundred thousand people travel to Ashland, Oregon, each year to attend one or more plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. But back in 1935, when An
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Police reports, March 29 - April 1 Monday Apr 2, 2018 at 6:07 PM Apr 2, 2018 at 6:07 PM Thursday, 2:54 a.m. — Police took a report of a missing person in the 0 block of Morton Street. Thursday, 4:38 p.m. — Police arrested a man for possession of methamphetamine and second-degree trespass in the 100 block of Mistletoe Road. Friday, 5:06 a.m. — Police arrested a man for trespassing in the 100 block of East Main Street. Friday,
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Ashland Calendar: March 31 Saturday Mar 31, 2018 at 2:01 AM Saturday, March 31 Lithia Artisans Market: Dozens of artisans display handcrafted items from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays through October along Calle Guanajuato, the pedestrian walkway behind the downtown plaza that runs next to Ashland Creek in Ashland. Call 541-301-9811 or see lithiaartisansmarket.com. Phoenix Easter Egg Hunt: The city of Phoenix and Jackson County Fire District 5
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Half of Senate candidates have spotty voting records Athena Goldberg Sunday Mar 25, 2018 at 12:09 PM Mar 25, 2018 at 12:09 PM By Damian MannFor the Tidings They want your vote, but three of six candidates running for the seat in Senate District 3 in the May primary have spotty voting histories. Athena Goldberg, D-Medford, Jessica Gomez, R-Medford, and Julian Bell, D-Ashland, have failed to vote in numerous elections, mostly for primaries or speci
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Outlier Construction owners are chasing their dream Andy Atkinson \ Mail Tribune Robb Mayers and Ryan Beugli of Outlier Construction stand in the framing of a new store being built at the corner of Garfield Street and Center Drive in Medford. Monday Apr 2, 2018 at 6:29 PM Apr 2, 2018 at 6:40 PM By Greg StilesFor The Tidings Robb Mayers and Ryan Beugli cut their building teeth working for Adroit Construction. They grew up playing sports together i
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Ashlander recalls Memphis during assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. File news photo "I am a man" was the theme of marches protesting wages and working conditions for Memphis waste disposal workers in 1968. Monday Apr 2, 2018 at 6:47 PM Apr 2, 2018 at 6:47 PM By John DarlingFor the Tidings Before and after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years ago Wednesday, April 4, the city of Memphis was a seething cauldron of hate, violenc
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Auto Bits: 3 ways soybean farmers’ biodiesel helps clear the air Biodiesel has become an important part of the energy landscape not only in Minnesota, but across the country, too. [Brandpoint] Monday Apr 2, 2018 at 9:52 AM Apr 2, 2018 at 9:52 AM Tip of the Week Soybean farmers in Minnesota wear many different hats: small-business owner, agronomist, equipment expert, accountant and environmentalist. Yes, they are the original stewards of th
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Villanova shreds Kansas, will face Michigan for championship Jason Blakeney/Gatehouse Media Saturday Mar 31, 2018 at 7:56 PM Mar 31, 2018 at 8:59 PM The Wildcats hit more 3-pointers than any team in Final Four history. Jason BlakeneyGatehouse Media Villanova shattered the record for 3-pointers made in a Final Four game as seven players scored from beyond the arc, and the Wildcats ran away from Kansas, xx, during the second national seminal game S
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Dedication of Oregon Heritage Tree Friday COURTESY PHOTO A Magnolia Tree in front of the McCall House Bed & Breakfast on Oak Street will be dedicated Friday as a state Heritage Tree, the first in town to be so honored. Monday Apr 2, 2018 at 7:52 PM Apr 2, 2018 at 7:54 PM Local Report It’s an official Tree City USA as recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation and has a city Tree Commission that names a Tree of the Year (almost) every year, but
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City’s budget accessible on Opengov Monday Apr 2, 2018 at 7:12 PM Apr 2, 2018 at 7:12 PM By Tran NguyenAshland Daily Tidings Ashland has implemented an open data portal that allows the public to access the city’s budget through interactive charts in an effort to increase transparency after its chaotic 2017 budget season. The tool, operated by a Silicon Valley tech company called OpenGov, is available at ashlandor.opengov.com. The da
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Our View: Cougars live among us Saturday Mar 31, 2018 at 2:01 AM Mar 31, 2018 at 10:14 AM A large cougar has been spotted, and photographed, making its way through a residential neighborhood in Ashland. While a wildlife biologist reminded us that there has never been a confirmed cougar attack on a human in Oregon, he also added in a Friday Tidings story, “I would hesitate to predict what any wildlife would do.” There have been couga
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Ashland Calendar: March 30 Friday Mar 30, 2018 at 2:01 AM Friday, March 30 Pear Blossom Baby Contest: The 33rd annual Pear Blossom Baby contest will be held on Saturday, April 7. The contest is open to babies ages 5 to 15 months, with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. and the contest starting at 9:30 a.m. in front of Macy’s Home Store on the lower level of Rogue Valley Mall, 1600 N. Riverside Ave., Medford. The entry fee is $10 per category the child is entered
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Horse Blanket owner Keith Brostad loved a good laugh Keith Brostad Wednesday Mar 28, 2018 at 12:39 PM Mar 28, 2018 at 12:39 PM By Buffy PollockFor the Tidings Longtime Rogue Valley businessman and jokester Keith Curtis Brostad was born on a dark and stormy night. He actually wasn’t. But he insisted for years to friends, family and local media, that he’d like his obituary to say as much. Brostad, 73, the owner of the Horse Blanket in
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Inner Peace: Kindness is at the heart of everything we do Sarah Seybold Friday Mar 30, 2018 at 6:01 PM Mar 30, 2018 at 6:01 PM By Sarah Seybold Holmes Park Hospice House is a miracle. Ten years ago it was a dream. Today its development conforms to the theory of evolution of Jean de Lamarck: “Organisms become transformed by their effort to respond to the demands of their environment.” The Holmes Park Hospice House story began when a
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Trying to change the fire trend Daily Tidings File Photo Firefighters in training ignite a controlled burn South of Hyatt Lake on private property. The Nature Conservancy, Lomakatsi and Grayback Forestry implemented the burn. Wednesday Mar 28, 2018 at 6:15 PM Mar 28, 2018 at 7:42 PM For the Ashland TidingsBy Caitlin Fowlkes Blooming flowers and wet gardens may give one the impression that fire season is still a ways off and needn’t be worr
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AAUW Update: Advocating policies to end gender discrimination COURTESY PHOTO In front, from left, Susan Hollandsworth and Sara Brown; and, in back, Regina Ayars, Catherine Lutes, Phyllis Fernlund and Susan Moen take a break from meeting with legislators in Salem. Wednesday Mar 28, 2018 at 7:10 PM Mar 28, 2018 at 7:10 PM By Sara BrownAmerican Association of University Women Even though it was a short, 35-day legislative session, and there wouldn&#
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Providence nurses vote to picket Friday Mar 30, 2018 at 6:17 PM Mar 30, 2018 at 8:40 PM By Damian MannFOR THE TIDINGS After labor negotiations broke down Wednesday night, nurses at Providence Medford Medical Center voted to picket in front of the hospital April 10. “I think it is disappointing,” said Christalyn Matlock, a registered nurse who is part of the bargaining unit. “Hopefully, this puts the pressure on the hospital t
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As It Was: Mario Lanza lost weight in Shady Cove PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTHERN OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, IMAGE NO. 14361 This Janeway ad notes their work at Ginger Rogers' 4-R Ranch. Wednesday Mar 28, 2018 at 7:41 PM Mar 28, 2018 at 7:41 PM By Luana (Loffer) CorbinSouthern Oregon Historical Society During the 1940s and ‘50s Mario Lanza became the most famous operatic tenor of the time. Lanza admired tenor Enrico Caruso and in 1951 he played
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No appeal filed for A Street pot business Wednesday Mar 28, 2018 at 7:20 PM Mar 28, 2018 at 7:20 PM By Tran NguyenAshland Daily Tidings The applicant for a proposed marijuana business on A Street has not filed an appeal of the Planning Commission’s February vote to deny a permit. City confirmed Tuesday — one day after the deadline — that planning department staff didn’t receive a request for an appeal to the City Counc