Catty Corner: Feral Cats Advocacy is now Rogue Community Cat Rescue, a name that reflects the nonprofit’s expanded services including adoptions, a community cat food bank and more to come.
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.
Catty Corner: The Friends of the Animals has been bringing rescue groups and the community together since last fall for its now monthly Feline Fair, in which local rescues show off their adorable adoptable cats. Visitors can bring home a new family member, sign up to volunteer or foster or simply get a kitten fix.
Catty Corner: In our last column, local cat rescues talked about the need for foster families and how you can help. This week, get the inside scoop from local fosters who have experienced the rewards of fostering cats and kittens.
Catty Corner: Fostering cats saves lives — and will enrich your own. If you love cats but don’t want a 20-year commitment, fostering might be perfect for you. Local rescues share why foster families are vital to cat rescue organizations, what fostering entails (and doesn’t) and how you can help.
Catty Corner: Cats with special needs often go overlooked by potential adopters, but they are special for so many reasons — and may not be as much work as you think. Learn what you need to know before adopting a special-needs cat, and meet two beautiful cats looking for their forever homes.
This week, Catty Corner spends a day in the life of a local cat rescuer. Learn about the cold, the waiting, the savvy ferals … and the rewards. And stay tuned for adoptable cats, coming soon from The Crowned Cat and Friends of the Animals adoption events.
Editor’s note: Ashland.news reporter Morgan Rothborne covers city government, including its ongoing efforts to find ways to shape policies around homelessness. For better insight into the issue, Rothborne spent a night in early December in the shelter when it was operated by Jobs with Justice in Calvin Hall at First Presbyterian Church of Ashland.
An Ashland man was arrested after an ongoing investigation “into child exploitation and internet crimes against children” led to execution of a search warrant on Alida Street early Tuesday, according to a news release from the Ashland Police Department.
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.
A Community Resource Center will be coming to Talent after the city received notice of approval for a $1.5 million federal grant from Business Oregon in late December. The center would house nonprofit agencies that work for the benefit of Talent citizens.
Poetry Corner: Celebrate the New Year with poetry inspired by the Oregon Caves National Monument, one of Southern Oregon’s natural treasures.
Curtain Call: Popular orchestra conductor Martin Majkut has added another gig to his already busy schedule. Majkut, the music director of the Rogue Valley Symphony and the Queens Symphony Orchestra in New York, has been appointed the new music director of the Oregon Coast Music Association’s festival orchestra.
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