Diane Toth calls this photo, taken early in March, “Saturday morning Ashland, waiting for the next snowfall.”
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Reader Photo: Mary Piper took this photo of Emigrant Lake recently. As of Jan. 12, the lake was 39% full, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
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!”
The Oak Knoll Men’s Golf Club of Ashland held its annual Thanksgiving “Turkey Shoot” on Saturday, Nov. 23. The group donated more than $440 and 500 pounds of food to the Ashland Food Bank.
Reader Photo: Dad leads a horse carrying his son in this photo taken by Ashland resident Dale Robinette south of Englewood, Colorado, in 1972, at the start of his professional photography career.
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.
This week’s crossword: ExtraORdinary Places #02: unusual spots around the state. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next week’s crossword: “Collaborative Theatre Project 2025 #01.” More crosswords under the Culture menu.
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.
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