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Guest Opinion: Parks Candidate Has Vision for A Strong Senior Center
When looking at the field of candidates for the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission, I’m always interested in seeing practical, well-thought-out ideas for our community resources. Jeff Bonnington recently caught my attention with a NextDoor post outlining his “5 P’s” approach to our Parks and Recreation senior services. Bonnington brings a strong professional background, with a 40-year career in business operations, that I believe the Commission’s decision-making process would benefit from. Since moving to Ashland a decade ago and subsequently becoming a Lithia Park tour guide, he’s had time to consider how the Ashland Parks and Recreation resources could be managed and sustained for every generation. While Mr. Bonnington is committed to supporting programs for Ashland residents across ages, I found his compelling vision for senior services worth sharing with Ashland Chronicle readers. Below, he breaks down his thoughts on a few ways to build stronger senior programs and a more connected Ashland.
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Nightmare Chamber Haunted House heads into final season
MEDFORD, Ore. – After 16 years, a popular Medford haunted house is headed into its final season of frights. The Nightmare Chamber Haunted House started in 2009 as a non-profit venture to raise money for local theater arts programs. According to Robin Downward, the Nightmare Chamber’s founder and creative...
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OSF announces casts and creative teams for 2027 season
The plays will include a premiere by longtime favorites Mark Bedard and John Tufts. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has announced casting and creative teams for its nine-production 2027 season. The season will bring together veteran company members and new artists for a lineup that ranges from Shakespearean classics and contemporary drama to a world-premiere comedy written by two longtime audience favorites.
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Community mourns longtime Nui Kai pet shop owner, part of downtown Medford fabric
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Celebration of Life planned Saturday for former pet shop owner Alan Schmaltz, who shared love of animals with generations of locals. A familiar face in downtown Medford for nearly three decades, the family of former Nui Kai Fish and Exotic Pets owner Alan Schmaltz will host an event on Saturday to do what the late pet shop owner cherished the most — gathering with fellow animal lovers and sharing their favorite stories.
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Oregon Outdoor Recreation and Trails Summit slated for Ashland
Three-day event annual event will bring together outdoor recreational professionals and community leaders Oct. 22-24 with field trips planned around the Rogue Valley, including Lithia Park and Jacksonville area. The Oregon Outdoor Recreation and Trails Summit, an annual gathering, is being held in Ashland later this month. The Oregon Trails...
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Monarch butterflies wearing solar-powered transmitters take flight in Oregon
A small crowd gathered in the pavilion at Blue Heron Park in Phoenix, Oregon, to witness monarch butterflies on their maiden flights. Kids circled around a vase of colorful flowers as David James, an entomologist at Washington State University, plucked a butterfly from a cardboard box and placed it on a bloom.
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Beaver rescued from Ashland wastewater plant: returned to habitat
ASHLAND, Ore. - Staff at the Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant found a beaver swimming in one of their secondary clarifiers on Oct. 14, marking the first time the facility has dealt with anything other than ducks in their treatment tanks. "We don't know for sure how the beaver got in....
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Olympic Champion Jade Carey to Help Welcome Rogue Valley Families to New Medford Gym
Chelsea Shaw’s next chapter in gymnastics is taking shape in the Rogue Valley, where the former University of Oregon acrobatics and tumbling coach has founded The Club Athletics. Olympic champion Jade Carey will join her October 24 for a grand-opening celebration introducing local families to the new gym. The...
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Ashland Public Library to debut new stained-glass art art installation
Designed by Dal Yockey, the installation represents ‘the beauty and the possibility of our whole humanity and what it offers’. A new piece of stained-glass window art intended to celebrate inclusion will officially debut during an open house event 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Ashland Public Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd.
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Medford screening brings stories of outdoor learning to the Holly Theatre
A flower farm in Chicago, a forest school in Kentucky and a program for grieving military families in Texas share a place in “In Our Nature,” a documentary coming to Medford’s Holly Theatre on Oct. 24. Co-produced by Southern Oregon writer Juliet Grable, a freelance contributor to...
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Gardiner’s Oregon Coast School of Art Awarded $5,000 State Arts Grant
GARDINER, Ore. - The Oregon Coast School of Art in Gardiner will receive $5,000 from the Oregon Arts Commission as part of a statewide grant program supporting nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. The Douglas County organization is among 317 recipients sharing more than $1.3 million through the commission’s Sustaining Arts...
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From Portland vampires to Ashland mysteries: Fall book picks
A Civil War homestead with something to hide. A vampire revenge story set in 1970s Portland. A murder mystery populated by woodland animals. The latest JX Reads recommendations offer several ways to settle into fall, whether you want a scare or a comforting whodunit. Sami Pierson, director of the Coos Bay Public Library; Megan Isser, co-owner of Bloomsbury Books in Ashland; and Heather Holben, JPR’s audience services coordinator, shared their picks on the Jefferson Exchange.