http://www.NRToday.com Serving Douglas County, OR Wed, 22 May 2013 08:51:12 -0600 en 30 http://www.NRToday.com/news/6619817-113/levy-bond-defeated-roseburg Summer brings sunshine and fun, but for parents and children it also can mean injuries, bug bites, allergies, rashes and dehydration. In an effort to hopefully save you from the aisles of sunscreen choices, lines at urgent care and the countless number of things the Internet will tell you, I had Wendy Zyziewski, a local family nurse practitioner at Evergreen Family Medicine and a mother of two, answer some burning summer safety and health questions from a handful of Douglas County mothers for a special two-part series. Allergies How do I know if my child has seasonal allergies? Wendy: Common … ]]> The 22nd annual Music on the Half Shell concert series will feature something for the old, something for the young and something of a homecoming for one of Roseburg’s own. ZZ Ward, a Los Angeles musician who grew up in Roseburg and graduated from Glide High School, will play the Half Shell Aug. 13. Since moving away to make it as a singer and songwriter, Ward has been climbing the show business ladder. Last year, her single “Put the Gun Down” reached No. 40 on the Billboard’s alternative music chart. This summer’s Half Shell lineup was announced Tuesday at the … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6615924-113/shell-half-july-lineup Supporters of a $6 million bond levy request by the Roseburg School District stump for votes Monday. Ballots are due by 8 p.m. today. … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6607978-113/street-vote-levy-avenue http://www.NRToday.com/news/6608539-113/fire-firefighters-riddle-canyonville http://www.NRToday.com/news/6607638-113/roseburg-woman-center-medical http://www.NRToday.com/news/6607642-113/police-roseburg-garbage-kame http://www.NRToday.com/news/6608099-113/lemire-roseburg-cited-police WINSTON — When Bruce Kelly retired in 2004 after 14 years as city administrator, he didn’t sever his ties with City Hall. He came in periodically over the first few months to ensure that his successor, David Van Dermark — a first-time city administrator and now city manager — got settled in. He was also available, on-call in a sense, if Van Dermark had a question or wanted to bounce something off him. Later, he served on the city planning commission and on the city budget committee. “He was low-key and evenhanded, and he always treated me with respect,” Van … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6607938-113/kelly-winston-stevens-administrator http://www.NRToday.com/news/6607183-113/block-roseburg-county-douglas http://www.NRToday.com/news/6607888-113/snow-weather-county-douglas Work began Monday on the last major step in a 20-year plan to make the Roseburg Regional Airport more attractive to corporate fliers. Wildish Construction of Eugene will move the main taxiway 40 feet to the west, giving more room for larger airplanes on the taxiway and the parallel runway to pass without touching wings. Airport Director Mike Danielle said the $4.88 million taxiway project, expected to be completed in September, will bring the airport into compliance with Federal Aviation Administration standards. “It’s actually quite significant from a safety standpoint,” Danielle said. “We have to get right with God and … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6459535-113/airport-taxiway-runway-roseburg By the time this is published, I'll have returned from a weekend of time with friends. Every once in a while, the opportunity comes to feed my soul with time away from home. My husband supports this without the need for reciprocation, which adds to the beauty of the journey. The first friend I'll visit on my trek has been part of my heart for more than 20 years. We can go months without speaking and jump right in to place where we left off. In our younger years, our families spent late nights drinking coffee and laughing until our … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6589299-113/jemelene-wilson-ago-family A high-speed crash early Saturday on Diamond Lake Boulevard led to the arrest of two drivers on suspicion of reckless driving and reckless endangering, Roseburg police said. Jesse Michael Stout, 27, of Coos Bay and Joseph Michael Gazarek, 21, of Roseburg were seen by an officer leaving a parking lot in the 24000 block of Diamond Lake at about 2:15 a.m., police said. The westbound vehicles accelerated rapidly, and police estimated they were traveling close to 100 mph. Stout failed to make the turn from Diamond Lake onto Stephens Street, driving onto the sidewalk and rolling the 2001 Hyundai Tiburon, … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6600457-113/police-stout-diamond-lake Watercolor painting by Glide Elementary School second-grader Olivia Sconce. If you would like to submit student artwork or if you have information about school-related events, honors or awards, email schools@nrtoday.com or call 541-957-4202. … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6562472-113/2013-artwork-monday-student http://www.NRToday.com/news/6470326-113/university-college-community-oregon WASHINGTON, D.C. — Glide High School senior Caroline Brown was honored for her volunteer work as a recipient of a Prudential Spirit of Community Award at a ceremony on May 5 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Brown, 18, was one of two teens from Oregon who received the award, which went to 100 youth volunteers from across the country. She received $1,000, an engraved silver medallion and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., where she was congratulated by Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey and Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix. In Glide, Brown organized a … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6532108-113/brown-glide-honored-washington http://www.NRToday.com/news/6562475-113/roseburg-students-student-plans News-Review photographer Michael Sullivan’s image of a triathlete preparing to swim took first place for sports photography in a regional journalism contest. Winners of the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest were announced Saturday night. The annual contest recognizes outstanding work by print and electronic journalists in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Sullivan won for his photo of Burt Tate of Roseburg stretching before the start of the Umpqua Ultimate Triathlon at Cooper Creek Reservoir in Sutherlin in September. Also, News-Review staff writer Inka Bajandas received second place in the personalities category. Her award-winning story … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6595694-113/bajandas-awards-news-review http://www.NRToday.com/news/6595368-113/police-suspicion-degree-felony http://www.NRToday.com/news/6595217-113/election-county-ballots-drop http://www.NRToday.com/news/6535411-113/branding-brand-score-business Umpqua Dairy Products is celebrating — again. The family-owned Roseburg-based business won three awards at the Quality Chekd Dairies conference late last month in New Orleans. Umpqua Dairy received the 2013 Production Excellence Award as the best single production plant within Quality Chekd’s membership of 31 independent dairy processors, and its small curd cottage cheese and vanilla ice cream were selected by an independent panel of judges as “National Best of Show.” Umpqua Dairy was also a finalist for the Total Quality Excellence Award, Quality Chekd’s most prestigious honor. The Roseburg company last won the production award in 1997 and … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6535256-113/dairy-quality-umpqua-cheese “When we see characters smoking in old movies, many of us wonder, ‘What were they thinking? Didn’t anyone know that smoking causes cancer?’ Scientists suspected a correlation between smoking and lung cancer as early as 1930. However, the tobacco industry spent millions to obscure its products’ health impacts. “In the future, when we watch today’s movies, many of us will have the same reaction on seeing big, gasoline-powered cars. ‘As carbon dioxide was measured at 0.04 percent of our atmosphere,’ your grandchildren may ask, ‘and over a million South-Asians fled Tropical Cyclone Mahasen, wasn’t anyone concerned about the emissions from … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6595257-113/carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-global Mike Fieldman grew up surrounded by the very poor and the very rich in the Beverly Hills neighborhood of Chicago. He developed his passion for social justice at an early age. Today, Fieldman, 62, directs the United Community Action Network, one of Douglas County’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing housing, food and other services for the poor. Fieldman remembers one high school classmate who was particularly popular because the kids liked to ride the elevator to the third floor of his home. Some of his fellow students had indoor tennis courts and swimming pools, while others lived in ghetto conditions. The … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6531013-113/fieldman-ucan-community-housing A handful of Douglas County farmers formed a cooperative in 1921 to secure supplies and save money. The original name was the Douglas County Farm Bureau Cooperative Exchange. Today, the business is known as the Douglas County Farmers Co-op, and it’s owned by 6,300 members. There is a five-member board of directors, and Melvin Burke has been the general manager for the past 10 years. “The co-op was formed and built by farmers and ranchers who put their interests together so they could buy their supplies in bulk and save,” Burke said. “It has evolved into more and more products … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6535270-113/county-douglas-farmers-burke Everyone is so busy these days, running here and there, doing life; they are busy being busy. Have you noticed that if you slow down in the midst of being busy, you may actually notice some pretty small but significant things? There are so many things in life we often miss out on, because, well… we are just too busy. Have you noticed: * The flower that has just bloomed in your front yard * Your little one just said his or her first word * Screams of joy and delight from running through a sprinkler with your kids * … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6587792-113/busy-jayne-child-gautreau “You are in business to make a profit.” This sounds like a simple statement, but many times there is a disconnect for small business owners. They are unaware of how to price their products or services. Oftentimes business owners price according to what they perceive as the market and what everyone else is charging. This practice doesn’t recognize the most fundamental aspects of costing, value adding and product or service differentiation, to achieve maximum profits. There are some key considerations when determining pricing of both products and services. The first consideration is to determine your costs. You must work from … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6535407-113/business-price-costs-services Matt Hibbard has brought his 30 years of dog training to central Douglas County. The 56-year-old has opened a business, Matt Hibbard Dog Owner/Handler Consultant, at his Roseburg home. He moved north to the Roseburg area from the San Francisco Bay area late last year to be closer to family. Hibbard has been training dogs since shortly after graduating from Grants Pass High School in 1975. He worked with canines for about 10 years in southwestern Oregon and then for the past 20 years in California. “What I primarily do is work with the general public in problem solving for … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6535355-113/training-hibbard-bar-dogs Many Oregon schools struggle. Just a few years ago, Elkton’s student population was low and the financial future grim. Today some buildings are still old and small, offices spare and floors linoleum. But a quick walk around reveals an exciting education in action. Change began five years ago when a proven innovator was hired. It was either change or perish. Elkton Charter School was born, led by Mike Hughes who built a team from the entire community. With a successful bond initiative supplemented by 10 to 15 grants a year, technology was upgraded, buildings painted, new labs for science, math, … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6467203-113/elkton-percent-students-charter CANYONVILLE — Lots of cities host a jazz festival. Fewer host a second annual. One key to success is having someone involved like John Gronberg, a Canyonville music teacher and former pro trumpet player who on Saturday at Pioneer Park was seeing through a pet project he started a year ago, and which he said will be back next year. After the first Canyonville Jazz Festival, the event’s main organizer said his earlier feelings of doubt were gone. “I’m so happy and so surprised,” he said, a little winded. “This was the perfect way to start it, rain and everything.” … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6564001-113/jazz-canyonville-festival-gronberg Roseburg Park Smart’s Ron Sanders seems more like an old-fashioned beat cop than a typical parking enforcement officer. Sanders makes a point of dropping in to downtown businesses to say, “Hi,” and see how things are going. He also contacts police if he sees troublemakers. He writes tickets for expired meters, but prefers issuing warnings for other parking offenses. When he sees cars taking up two spaces, he writes notes to remind the drivers they are inconveniencing other drivers. Sanders and Kenny Sherman, who was a longtime Roseburg radio disc jockey, are the only enforcement officers for Park Smart, which … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6314742-113/parking-park-sanders-smart In spring or fall that noise is likely to be a wind machine that is being used to protect the vines from frost damage. A few weeks ago, I had asked a local vineyard manager to call me when he was going to be turning on the wind machines so that I could come out to the field and gather some information for my courses. During this term, I teach for about two weeks on frost control. This is a critical concept for my students to understand. To quote Robert Evans of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a leading authority … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6505531-113/cold-frost-temperatures-vineyard My bedroom window is both the eyes and ears of my world at home. It is usually open, so in the still hours of early morning and late evening, it catches and accents the sounds that brush against my house. When I rise in the morning, the first thing I do is look out to see how the world is faring. My home is on a hillside overlooking the small valley that links the towns of Myrtle Creek and Riddle. The view is intimate. It is one you can snuggle up to. One that is on friendly terms with its … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6453980-113/sounds-morning-window-evening When any personal and close relationship of more than 20 years ends, it is almost always a sad loss. One tries to forget and move on. And then, when you think you are over it, you meet again, almost as if it happens just to reopen the healing wounds, and you are reminded once more of the loss. It’s especially hard if it looks like the old companion is doing much better without you. This happened to me recently. I thought I had reconciled myself to the loss, and then I pulled into the Safeway parking lot, and there she … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6445670-113/lot-wonder-car-loss Carolyn Kellim’s home sits in a quiet Roseburg neighborhood and there is a wooden nativity scene outside her door that stands testimony to her Christian faith. The 84-year-old silver-haired native of Jefferson (14 miles or so south of Salem) greeted me at the door with an offer of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Her home was bright and sunny and there were fresh flowers in the kitchen. As soon as we finished our sandwiches, we adjourned to a back room filled from floor to ceiling with guns, rifles and enough ammunition to hold off a platoon. Carolyn is a … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6519651-113/carolyn-gun-guns-business Given that our 3-year-old daughter and soon-to-arrive baby will be sharing a bedroom, it was time for me to get creative and put my husband to the hammer (again). With my planning and his skills, the girls now have a multipurpose bunk bed. The bed is suitable for my tiny toddler, with steps instead of a ladder, and has an open space beneath which the crib comfortably fits. Besides coming up with beds that would work for a toddler and an infant, I needed to utilize storage space options. While often you see stairs that open up as drawers, I … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6518452-113/bed-bunk-arnold-brittany My husband and I have three lovely daughters who are also superior mothers to our grandchildren. They also all have fine husbands with whom I enjoy what I consider to be excellent relationships. Marc, the son with the most longevity, is married to our eldest daughter, Monique. They live in Seattle and have produced two adorable red-headed grandchildren for us. Marc has many assets. Down through the years he has honed his skills as a hugger. He is also a fine host. When we arrive to visit, and before we can even turn off our car motor, Marc is out … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6509501-113/marc-seattle-ice-curling In addressing the future of the Oregon & California Railroad lands, some words won’t do anymore. Words such as “studies,” “timelines,” “frameworks,” “strategies” and “principles.” It’s time to hear a four-letter word: “Bill.” There needs to be a bill to put into place a mechanism for increasing logging on O&C lands. It could mean stripping oversight for timber harvests from the Bureau of Land Management. It could mean managing federal lands like private forests. It definitely will require tough choices that will encounter political opposition. That’s why Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., needs to be the champion of reform. He’s the … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6549713-113/wyden-oregon-logging-lands http://www.NRToday.com/news/6564130-113/drop-box-county-hall A Eugene man who will spend 10 years behind bars for manslaughter has no memory of the crash that killed an Oakland man, his defense attorney said today. Joshua James Davis, 27, was driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 in Canyonville when he collided with a vehicle driven by 44-year-old Victor Anderson. The accident occurred near Milepost 102 around 4:25 a.m on March 3. Davis pleaded no contest Tuesday to first-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to the mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years under Measure 11. “He couldn’t remember what happened till he woke up in the hospital. He … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6559023-113/davis-anderson-contest-death http://www.NRToday.com/news/6558509-113/weather-county-normal-service Circuit queen Most of us can find numerous excuses not to exercise regularly. Not Roseburg’s Winifred Fiske. She makes it to the gym at least three times a week and also rides a stationary bike whenever possible. That’s despite lacking steady transportation, being legally blind and having passed her 94th birthday earlier this year. You can find her Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings in a circuit training class at the YMCA of Douglas County in Roseburg. Class members hone flexibility, balance and strength through a series of movements and machines. Several have said they’re inspired by Fiske. Being faithful to … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6550919-113/bellis-sign-fiske-hollywood http://www.NRToday.com/news/6559487-113/roseburg-boyd-bump-fist http://www.NRToday.com/news/6558473-113/block-highway-police-roseburg http://www.NRToday.com/news/6558653-113/college-community-moore-kentucky http://www.NRToday.com/news/6558785-113/police-mask-schexnider-beer A gun salute Thursday at the Douglas County Courthouse punctuated a ceremony to honor law enforcement officers who died in the line of service. Approximately 100 civilians and law enforcement officials gathered for the memorial, held during National Police Week. Sheriff John Hanlin and Sutherlin Police Chief Kirk Sanfilippo each spoke of the dangers officers face. “We gather to remember and honor fellow officers that have given their lives and to express gratitude to families that have paid the ultimate sacrifice,” Hanlin said. Hanlin said he has “never-ending respect” for officers who prevent crime, arrest criminals and help victims. Sanfilippo … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6546906-113/county-police-douglas-officers CANYONVILLE — There’s a bonus to learning about the stock market in Roger Shaffer’s class at Canyonville Christian Academy — making money. The six high school students in the interdisciplinary seminar didn’t just study trading stocks. They invested portions of a $10,000 donation and kept 70 percent of the profits. “It kept us on the edge,” junior Julian Gakwaya said. “I got addicted. I would check every 30 minutes to see if (the market) went up or down. It was real money, the idea that I could have it.” So far, Gakwaya, 16, is up about $200 from his investments. … ]]> http://www.NRToday.com/news/6544719-113/students-money-stock-shaffer http://www.NRToday.com/news/6545900-113/pantry-building-glendale-dykman