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TODAYCamas Valley Cash Days — 8 a.m., Camas Valley Fun Days, 1086 Main Camas Road. Mud drags, mud bog, night obstacle course and more. Buy-in varies per event. Spectators over 12 are $10, with kids under 12 getting in for free. Seniors, disabled, veterans and first responders admission is $5. www.facebook.com/events/2550891698264165
EDITOR’S NOTE: The columns of Bill Duncan are being reprinted in The News-Review. Duncan, who died in November 2011, wrote a weekly column for The News-Review and The Capital Press of Salem from 1981 to 2011. Duncan wrote the following column in September 2004. His thoughts are still pertine…
Come see what Douglas County 4-H is all about at our 4-H Fun Round-Up from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at Umpqua Farmers’ Market, 1771 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg.
TODAYFort Umpqua Days — 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Elkton Community Education Center, 15850 State Highway 38. Pancake breakfast, parade, activities, wine garden, live entertainment and more. www.elktonbutterflies.com/event/fort-umpqua-days.
WINSTON — Special education teacher Lindi Tabor welcomed students as they returned to school at McGovern Elementary School on Monday morning.
See what Douglas County 4-H has to offer at the 4-H Fun Round-Up 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Umpqua Valley Farmers’ Market, 1771 W Harvard Ave., Roseburg.
UMPQUA — Clan is gaelic for children. The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn. Sgian-dbuh is the name of the black knife worn in the kilt hose.
I’ve always been a New Year’s Resolution sort of person, and I was fortunate enough to have a sister who loved planning and goal-setting as much as I did growing up. I remember sitting at Barnes & Noble with her one year several Saturday nights in a row planning our new lives for the com…
Soon after Roseburg Public Library opened, I realized we have a lot of serious readers among our staff and volunteers. Not a day goes by that I don’t have a conversation with at least one team member about what we’re reading.
Children learned to solve mysteries based on the clues left behind by animals during Wildlife Safari’s Conservation Science Investigation summer camp.
With blow-up planets, an assortment of activities and a short presentation, the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History taught youth in the area about space, Earth and our place in the universe.
Technology. We love it and hate it at the same time, especially when we are right in the middle of a download that takes forever or even lose internet connection altogether.
One of our family’s favorite pastime is traveling, whether that’s exploring the amazing Umpqua Valley and Douglas County or venturing across America.
GLIDE — Vegetables, fruits and herbs continue to grow at the Glide Elementary School Paw Patch with the help of dedicated volunteers and students.
Summer is my favorite season for two reasons. I love the warm and hot days of summer that make swimming outside fun rather than cold. I also love doing the Summer Reading Program at the library.
The Eugene Symphony will take the Nichols Band Stage in Stewart Park for the third time in the Music on the Half Shell history on Tuesday. It will be accompanied by the Douglas County Youth Orchestra, which will open the evening’s entertainment.
WINSTON — Take a step back in time this week with the Riverbend Live! Youth Theater as they present “Annie Get Your Gun.”
WINSTON — Children entered the magical world of Harry Potter this week at Wildlife Safari’s Fantastic Beasts summer camp.
Kaellen Hessel has a message for those in Douglas County with disabilities: It is possible to save money for tomorrow.
Elementary school students made various robots at Lego Bot Builder camp at the Boys & Girls Club of the Umpqua Valley this week.
From birds to bunnies, dogs to horses, and everything in between, a classroom full of children has been learning all they can about animals this week at Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center’s summer youth program.
Henry Estate Winery will host the Highland Games for the second time on Aug. 24 and 25.
The Douglas County Museum has been a fixture in the community for half a century, from its founding and opening in 1969 to its 50th anniversary this August.
Kids swarmed to the sidewalk when Joel Mendenhall drove his 1966 white Ford Mustang convertible around corner of Northeast Diamond Lake Boulevard and Northeast Jackson Street.
I really thought that this summer would be the one; the summer I have dreamed of since moving out to the beautiful countryside of Douglas County. The big one. The infamous, rainbow-unicorn of motherhood bragging rights — the screen free summer!
WINCHESTER — Teachers, staff and family members of current students welcomed the community to the new site of Maple Corner Montessori on Tuesday.
Take Root Parenting Connection in Douglas County will be adding classes for parents of teenagers for the 2019-20 school year.
