A criminal trial against former Asante nurse Dani Marie Schofield, who faces 44 felony counts of second-degree assault against hospital patients, has been delayed for a third time.
Why wait for midnight? For that matter, why wait for Tuesday to have a little fun marking the end of one year and beginning of the next? The “Noon Year’s Eve” party gets started at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, at ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum in Ashland.
Ashland Scout Troop 112’s 39th annual Christmas Tree-Cycling Day is Saturday, Jan. 11. Residents of Ashland should remove all decorations from their tree and place it at the curb in front of their house by Friday evening, Jan. 10.
This week’s crossword: hidden crustacean species. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next week’s crossword: “OSF 2025 #02.” More crosswords under the Culture menu.
Reader Photo: Kathy Cooper of Ashland liked the Ashland.news list (and photos!) of wonderfully decorated and lit houses around Ashland, but didn’t see her friend’s house at 527 Sutton Place listed, “So here it is!”
Herbert Rothschild: I’m writing this one for myself, not for you. You’re welcome to look over my shoulder, and doing so may be worth your while. Then, again, it may not.
Catty Corner: The H5N1 bird flu is spreading rapidly, and it’s beginning to affect big cats as well as house cats. Get the latest news, and learn how to keep your cats safe.
The 21st Grand Menorah Lighting in Ashland Plaza was held Wednesday, Dec. 25, the first night of Hanukkah. The lighting was hosted by Chabad of Southern Oregon and drew visitors from Ashland, Medford, Grants Pass and other areas of the Rogue Valley.
Poetry Corner: Here is a variety of haiku, senryu, and a poem involving our popular Ashland coffee culture. In one way or another, they all seem appropriate impressions gathered during the holiday season.
John Darling: It’s kind of like group therapy, looking back on what we’ve been through — and so much of it with the people in this room. We get to be honest. This was hard, we say, and that was amazing and good and we’re better people for it. I hope I can say this again next year.
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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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