Obituary: Dave Larson passed away on Oct. 17, 2023, in Fresno, California. Joyce Larson preceded him, passing on June 26, 2020, in Ashland. Please reach out to Scott at wscott.larson@gmail.com if you knew Dave or Joyce and have recollections you would like to share.
Michael O’Looney: If Donald Trump loses the 2024 election, we should be worried…. If Trump wins the election, we should be worried.
On November 28, 2023, the Ashland Planning Commission will hold a Special Session Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. at the Ashland Civic Center, 1175 East Main Street.
Community volunteers are needed to help with the eighth annual Community Thanksgiving Peace Meal hosted by Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice on Thursday, Nov. 23, at First Presbyterian Church of Ashland, 1615 Clark Ave. The traditional dinner menu includes turkey, mashed potatoes, yams and much more, as well as vegetarian options.
A new ordinance to limit where, when and how someone can sleep on the streets of Ashland is up for a first reading at the City Council meeting Tuesday. If the ordinance becomes city law, its objective would be “to differentiate between those who genuinely lack alternatives and use public spaces out of necessity, and those who have access to suitable alternative spaces and shelter but instead willfully exploit public spaces for personal gain or advantage,” according to a draft of the ordinance.
About 100 people gathered on Sunday afternoon on the Ashland Plaza to hear city of Ashland and Medford representatives, along with area rabbis, talk about the increase in incidents of antisemitism and what can be done about it.
Sunday night’s forecast low of 30 degrees triggered the opening of Ashland’s severe weather shelter at 2200 Ashland St. for the first time this season — only three days after a training for potential volunteers was held in the space. Saturday afternoon, the city announced the severe weather shelter would open both Sunday and Monday nights, Nov. 19 and 20.
Ashland Scout Troops No. 112 and 8112 will hold their 65th annual Christmas tree sale from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, at the Elks Lodge parking lot, at the corner of Lithia Way and First Street, Ashland, according to a news release.
Oberon’s whiskey bar on the Ashland Plaza has a reputation as one of the most esteemed between San Francisco and Seattle. It carries 50 rye whiskeys and 110 Scotch whiskeys.
The Ashland City Council will discuss hiring a recruiting firm or appointing an individual on a “pro tem” or temporary basis to fill the city manager position during council’s Monday study session. Council will also hear a presentation on water rate forecasting from Public Works Director Scott Fleury.
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Ask Strider: A worried older brother asks our advice columnist’s advice. And a dog’s guardian wants to know if there is any hope getting their hat-hating dog to calm down. As always, Strider tries to give words that help!
After a successful production of “The Vagina Monologues” and raising more than $2,000 for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, Ashland actor and director Lia Dugal intends for “The Climate Monologues” to premiere in Oregon in late 2025 or early 2026 at the Bellview Grange in Ashland.
It’s complicated.
Herbert Rothschild: Whether visualization and intention by themselves can effect broad social change is impossible to determine, but the question merits sustained consideration.
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