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Medford Mayoral candidates speak at Downtown Medford Association meeting
MEDFORD, Ore. – Some of Medford’s mayoral candidates shared their vision of the future with constituents at a recent meeting hosted by the Downtown Medford Association. The association’s monthly Power Hour meeting was held virtually on Tuesday morning and featured two of the city’s mayoral candidates. Clay Berenson and Michael Zarosinski spoke about their campaigns and answered questions.
SOU offering time with therapy dogs for students
ASHLAND, Ore. – Southern Oregon University (SOU) has a unique way of helping students decompress: therapy dogs!. Being a college student can be stressful, with classes, sports, other extracurriculars or working a job at the same time. But time with therapy dogs is offered to help students forget about those potential stressors. One SOU therapy dog handler, Carol Kern said, “I realized I didn’t have enough love to give this dog. I mean, she’s just a love bug and I wanted to share her with others, but I knew I wanted to work with younger folks.”
Catty Corner: What’s in a name?
Catty Corner: Inspired by a reader’s suggestion, today’s column is about how we name our cats. Whether you have one feline or you’ve fostered hundreds, there’s an art to choosing just the right name for a kitty — and it can be tons of fun. The post Catty Corner: What’s in a name? appeared first on Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News.
Ashland New Plays Festival features four new plays on life, loss, and love
ASHLAND, Ore — After a year-long selection process that starts with 350 submissions, the Ashland New Plays Festival (ANPF) is ready to feature four new works by playwrights from across the country. Each new play will be presented as a staged reading twice during the festival, which runs Wednesday, October 16 through Sunday, October 20. ANPF production manager Haley Jane Forsyth and program coordinator Kristin Clark stopped by Sunrise this morning to talk with Emily Storm about their flagship festival.
Local film ‘I AM FINE’ to premiere in early December
A locally made short film entitled “I AM FINE” that centers on the experience of a gay man named Ryan as he grapples with his religion and sexual identity will make its premiere on Dec. 6 at John Pugh’s Big Dog Studio in Ashland. The post Local film ‘I AM FINE’ to premiere in early December appeared first on Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News.
Powering the future: ‘Energy Horizons’ explores Oregon’s renewable revolution
Oregon’s energy landscape is charging into the future, and Southern Oregon PBS is capturing every watt of it with “Energy Horizons,” a new six-part documentary series premiering this fall. Directed by Keegan Van Hook (“Us As We Are”) and filmed by longtime collaborator Tripp White, both Ashland residents, the series takes viewers on a powerful journey across the state, spotlighting Oregon’s renewable energy breakthroughs, cutting-edge technologies, and the challenges of storage and transmission. The post Powering the future: ‘Energy Horizons’ explores Oregon’s renewable revolution appeared first on Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News.
Applications for Grants Pass’ Public Safety Advisory Committee now open
GRANTS PASS, Ore.- Grants Pass’ Public Safety Advisory Committee is now accepting applications. Last week, NBC5 reported the Grants Pass City Council approved a new Public Safety Advisory Committee to help connect the community and council on safety matters. The city council is looking for one budget committee member,...
Public forum on options for commercial building in Ashland
ASHLAND, Ore. – On Wednesday, a public forum was held in Ashland discussing potential options for a commercial building at 2200 Ashland Street. The building was bought by the city with aid from the state. The forum ran from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Ashland Unitarian Universalist Fellowship....
Q&A with Ashland City Council candidates Jeff Dahle and Kelly Marcotulli
For the upcoming Ashland City Council election, all candidates were contacted by Ashland.news for interviews. All who responded were asked the same six questions. Answers from candidates competing for the same position have been paired together. In this, is the first of three articles on contested council seats, we hear from Kelly Marcotulli and Jeff Dahle, candidates for council Position 2. The post Q&A with Ashland City Council candidates Jeff Dahle and Kelly Marcotulli appeared first on Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News.
Ashland City Council candidate forum coming up Sunday
Six candidates for three contested Ashland City Council seats are expected to share views Sunday afternoon in a forum cosponsored by the League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women (AAUW) Ashland Branch, and Ashland.news. Representatives of AAUW and Ashland.news will lead questioning of Teresa Cisneros and Douglas Knauer, candidates for Position 1 on the City Council; Jeff Dahle and Kelly Marcotulli, Position 2; and Dylan Bloom and Eric Navickas, Position 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. The post Ashland City Council candidate forum coming up Sunday appeared first on Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News.
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