Devree Guido, right, of Roseburg hanging out with Miss Douglas County’s Outstanding Teen, Olivia McCurdy, at last Sunday’s fundraiser at Umpqua Sand and Gravel.
Vaux’s Swifts Hindered by Smoke, Still Try to Migrate
The skies above the Clay Place chimney have been filled with smoke since Tuesday, greatly affecting the migration journey of the Vaux’s swifts. Normally, at this time, thousands of swifts would be occupying the chimney nightly to rest and keep warm as they migrate from North America to Central America. However, due to the heavy Continue Reading
Northwest Kidney Kids: Doing great things for kids!
Sign up NOW for the fun run tomorrow! https://runsignup.com/Race/OR/Portland/StrutYourKidney This fundraising drive features the “Strut Your Kidney” Fun Run at Umpqua Sand & Gravel @ 9am on Sept. 20. Devree Guido is a fierce, 7-year-old girl from Roseburg who is trying to raise awareness and funds for Northwest Kidney Kids (NWKK). She has now raised Continue Reading
Putting the Fun into Functional
Attic transformed into practical learning space. Jill Kraack, former child development specialist for Fullerton IV Elementary School, has transformed her home’s attic into a virtual learning place. She created a workspace for her two children Rylee and Hudson to participate in Comprehensive Distance Learning. “When creating this space my mission was to mainly use things Continue Reading
Learning from a Distance
And so the adventure begins! Comprehensive Distance Learning officially starts Tuesday for Roseburg Public Schools. There will be difficulties and victories for students of all ages. Distance learning may have you feeling overwhelmed, however, the Roseburg school district has designed a plan with the hope that it will set the students of Roseburg on a Continue Reading
Keep Calm and Ride On
Kaden Schlatter, 17, of Roseburg has a solid ride on Wrap It Up Ralph in Senior Bulls event on Sunday. The kids in the Northwest Youth Rodeo Association have been keeping calm and riding on. Last weekend cowboys and cowgirls, ages 4-19, competed in the second doubleheader rodeo that has taken place in August at Continue Reading
Discovery Garden: A Labor of Love
In 1999, 238 River Forks Park Road was just an empty, run-down cow pasture. The Oregon State University Douglas County Master Gardeners spoke to the Douglas County Parks Department and decided they could make the land into an educational garden. Over the years, thousands of hours have been put into it. The vast majority of Continue Reading
Kitten Season
Get out your umbrellas, because it’s raining kittens! Trina Wheeldon, volunteer coordinator of Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center, said, “In August, kitten season is still in full swing. Each year typically between spring and fall, we care for hundreds of kittens that are born to unaltered moms in Douglas County.” Right now, the shelter is Continue Reading
Cool in the Pool
Ellie Ketchum lives to swim! 11-year-old, Ellie started swimming with the Roseburg YMCA Swim Team (RYST) at age 7 and has competed in 30 swim meets. Christy Todd, Senior Head Coach, says, “Ellie’s focus and drive impress me.” After just one year of being on RYST, she had not only learned the four competitive strokes Continue Reading
Space Camp has Successful Launch
This week, local business, Create and Sip launched their first Space Camp! Children, 8 and older, participated in the out-of-this-world camp. Crystal Unrue, artist and owner of Create and Sip, says, “My idea for space camp was based on the new Space Force that was just started as part of our military.” However, it’s not Continue Reading
