Southern Oregon Climate Action Now will host a free educational talk on how climate change impacts wildfires and ways Southern Oregon residents can take action from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Medford Public Library.
There’s something new at the Mt. Ashland Ski Area but, it doesn’t involve skiing.
The conversation about the troubled East Main Park project — now $500,000 over budget — continued on Monday, Aug. 18, during the Ashland City Council study session.
Around 80 individuals — from neighbors who have lived in south Ashland for years to cyclists from Ashland DEVO, a youth mountain bike group — overflowed the chairs at Ashland Senior Center for an open house about East Main Park hosted by Ashland Parks & Recreation on Thursday evening, Aug. 14.
Caitlin Nolan: Amanda Emmanuella Andersen — Mandersen, Mandypants, Mandy — 35, died in the early morning of Monday, Aug. 11, following a valiant four-year battle with breast cancer. She was a beloved and ubiquitous fixture of the theater communities of Portland and Ashland.
“Martin and I are a team. Even though this transition is going to be challenging, I know I can trust my partner to have my back, and he knows I have his. That’s the wonderful thing about having a partner who gets what you do.” — Chelsea Majkut
A 16-person crew has taken on trail improvement work in the Fremont-Winema National Forest’s Mountain Lakes Wilderness.
The city of Ashland and Ashland.news will host a free live webinar, “Making Our Homes More Survivable and Insurable Against Wildfire,”from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21. Two representatives from IBHS will explain how the program works, who qualifies, and how Oregonians can start the application process.
The Amigo Club of Ashland hosts a community fundraiser in support of the upcoming 60th anniversary of the Ashland–Guanajuato, Mexico, sister city relationship on Saturday, Aug. 16, at The Historic Ashland Armory. The evening will feature live music by Salsa Brava, free dance lessons, and a selection of tapas and beverages, with proceeds supporting people-to-people cultural exchange between the two cities.
Through a partnership with Jackson Care Connect, Phoenix-Talent School District is hosting its first Healthy Start Block Party at Phoenix High School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23. The free community fair will offer a wide range of free resources to local students and their families, including from Talent and Ashland.
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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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