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Rogue Marathon to disrupt some traffic Saturday morning in Downtown Medford
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Rogue Marathon takes place this coming Saturday and may cause some disruptions to traffic in Downtown Medford near Pear Blossom Park. With a fast, downhill course, mainly along the Bear Creek Greenway, the 26.2 mile race starts at Emigrant Lake in Ashland, Saturday at 7 a.m.
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.
Photojournalism tips from a professional
Bob Palermini, professional photographer, will give a presentation about photojournalism at the Southern Oregon Photographic Association meeting on October 15 in Medford. He studied photojournalism in college and has been a photographer for Ashland.news since shortly after it debuted in January 2022. The post Photojournalism tips from a professional 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.
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.”
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.
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.
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