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Halloween 2022 in Ashland

There were ghosts and goblins galore (and a great many other wonderfully creative costumes!) at Ashland's Annual Children's Halloween Celebration held Oct. 31 in downtown Ashland. The parade and festivities began at 3:30p.m. and proceeded from the library on E. Main to the plaza, with businesses around town offering treats to trick-or-treaters. No estimates on actual numbers, but the crowd …

International Award-Winning Violinist Kinga Augustyn In November SOU Concert 

The Tutunov Piano Series will feature guest violinist Kinga Augustyn on Friday, November 4, 2022 at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall. Presented by the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University, the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., in-person and will be simultaneously live-streamed over the Oregon Center for the Arts YouTube Channel. Polish-born and New …

Helman Elementary School Kids Strut Their Stuff

What a glorious autumn day! Out for a walk; what a treat to pass by Helman School this afternoon and catch sight of a Halloween parade. Lines of goblins, dinosaurs, tons of bananas, princesses, grizzly old men, Big Bird, ninjas, Egyptians, dancers, glittering teachers, astronauts, action figures, and more were weaving inside the school grounds. The energy and enthusiasm radiating from the …

DEQ Proposed Remediation Plan to Cleanup Ashland Rail Yard Site – Public Comment is Open

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is proposing a revision of the recommended remedial action for voluntary cleanup of contamination related to rail yard operations on the former Union Pacific Railroad Company rail yard site located in Ashland. This is a 21-acre site located between A Street and Hersey Avenue.DEQ will present at the City of Ashland Council Study …

Fact Checking the Voters’ Pamphlet Arguments—The Last “Argument”

This is the third in a series deconstructing the “arguments opposed” in the voters’ pamphlet opposing the referenda, since there were no arguments “supporting” the measures. It is an attempt to inform the voters of the truth about the measures by identifying the irrelevancies and inaccuracies in those “arguments”. You can find the introduction to this series here.You can find …

Avista Customers to Pay Higher Natural Gas Rates Due to Increased Gas Prices Starting November 1

The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved an increase in natural gas rates for Avista Utilities customers due to significant increases in global natural gas prices reflected in the annual purchased gas adjustment and related filings. The increase goes into effect November 1, 2022.  The PUC approves adjustments annually to the rates of the three regulated natural gas companies, …
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