Reader Photo: Dale Robinette said more than a foot of snow had already come down and more was falling when he took this photo of an old International Harvester truck on Saturday at his house on Old Highway 99 South at 3,506-foot elevation.
Reader Photo: Jessica Bryan and Tom Clunie on Feb. 22 captured this photo of a bald eagle in a tree in their backyard at Nauvoo Mobile Home Park by Bear Creek on the north end of Ashland.
Dale Robinette reports when you have two donkeys but only one cookie they just may opt for nuzzling.
Reader Photo: Ashland resident Pepper Trail says his daily errands inspired this Ashland-themed photo-haiku. Seems the silver lining of a rainy day is sometimes a rainbow — and sometimes popcorn.
Dale Robinette thought of the lyrics from “Annie” when the sun shone Thursday morning on the 14-inch deep pillow of snow blanketing his back yard near mile-marker 5 on Old Highway 99 South.
Reader Photo: Bill Street of Ashland took this photo of an old manzanita in the afternoon sun in Lithia Park earlier this month.
Reader Photo: Ashland resident Pepper Trail reports that, “As I was hiking in the Oredson-Todd Woods today, this photo-haiku came to me. … To paraphrase Maya Angelou — at 70 years old, I know why the cold frog sings.”
Reader Photo: The “Broadway Boomers” did some flash mob dancing on Ashland Plaza on Saturday, Dec. 16.
Reader Photo: Marty Karlin captured this photo of a Geminid meteor blazing a trail through the night sky over Ashland on Thursday evening, Dec. 14.
Reader photos: Friday evening, on the second night of Hanukkah, some 70 people gathered on Ashland Plaza to hold a vigil for a permanent Gaza cease-fire in the light of newly lit menorah candles.
Obituary: Proud mom and devoted wife, Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Viola Carlson, 93, passed away in hospice Jan. 19 in Medford. A celebration of life will be held this spring when the flowers are blooming and the birds are singing.
Because the list of Ashland’s accomplishments in 2024 would be too long to read out loud, she would have to stick to the highlights, Mayor Tonya Graham said Wednesday, starting off her annual State of the City address in a packed Rogue River Room in Stevenson Union at Southern Oregon University.
Review: “Spotlight on the Judds,” starring Livia Genise as Naomi, Rebecca K. Campbell as Wynonna and Janina Brown as singer and narrator, is playing at the Camelot Theatre through Feb. 9. Rebecca K. Campbell as Wynonna performs with such confidence. She possesses a strong, muscular voice that you can feel right down to the tips of your toes.
A 76-year-old man died after colliding with a tree at Mt. Ashland Ski Area on Friday morning, according to a ski area news release. The helmeted skier, whose name was not released, was on Windsor Chairline, a trail categorized as “most difficult,” the release said.
People in Southern Oregon and far Northern California will likely see ongoing changes in weather patterns in coming years, and those changes aren’t necessarily positive. During a Wednesday evening presentation, “Southern Oregon Climate Trends, Projections, and Consequences,” Dr. Alan Journet, co-facilitator of Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN), offered a series of possible scenarios if steps are not taken to immediately stop or at least slow climate change.
As part of an ongoing commitment to addressing homelessness in Jackson County, individuals are invited to volunteer for the annual “Point in Time” (PIT) Count, which will take place throughout the last week of January, beginning Monday, Jan. 27.
(It’s free)
