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Editorial: Consider the rewards of helping children learn to read

2012-02-09T17:34:52-07:002012-02-09T17:34:52-07:00

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Anyone who's searching for a volunteer experience guaranteed to be rewarding should consider the Start Making a Reader Today program.
Better know by its acronym SMART, the program is in need of more volunteers so it can expand
Anyone who's searching for a volunteer experience guaranteed to


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BLM employees visit Roseburg's Phoenix Charter School

2012-02-09T17:00:00-07:002012-02-09T17:00:00-07:00

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Wildlife biologist Roli Espinosa likes his job for a lot of reasons.
"You get to be outside all the time," he told students at the Phoenix Charter School in Roseburg. "You get to see animals a lot of people don't g
Bureau of Land Management employees discussed their careers with Phoen


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Roseburg wrestlers prep for repeat

2012-02-09T16:00:00-07:002012-02-09T16:00:00-07:00

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Roseburg dominated the inaugural Special District 4 regional wrestling tournament last year on its home mats, producing seven individual champions and 14 Class 6A state qualifiers in all.
The No. 1-ranked Indians - working tow
Indians begin Special District 4 championships on Friday


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Warmer weather fuels brush fire near Azalea

2012-02-09T15:00:00-07:002012-02-09T15:00:00-07:00

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Sunny weather in Douglas County this month helped fuel a 12-acre brush fire that started Tuesday night on private land near the Galesville Reservoir, according to the Douglas Forest Protective Association.
Firefighters first responde
Sunny weather in Douglas County this month helped fuel a 12-acre brush


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Greater Douglas United Way stages messy auction to benefit member agencies

2012-02-09T14:00:00-07:002012-02-09T14:00:00-07:00

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About 20 community leaders and real estate agents took a faceful of whipped cream Wednesday during the Greater Douglas United Way's Pie-in-the-Face fundraiser, which organizers said collected $2,555.
The event drew about 50 people ou
Community members gather to take whipped cream in the face to raise mo


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Jury dismissed in Gurule trial Wednesday

2012-02-09T13:00:00-07:002012-02-09T13:00:00-07:00

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A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday on the second day of a Roseburg man's attempted murder trial after an officer testified the defendant asked for an attorney when he was arrested.
Douglas County Circuit Judge George Ambrosi
Douglas County Circuit Judge George Ambrosini ruled an officer's testi


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Bill would block condemnation for natural gas pipeline

2012-02-09T10:49:53-07:002012-02-09T10:49:53-07:00

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U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio has introduced legislation that would prohibit a company from using eminent domain to obtain right of way for a natural gas pipeline through Douglas County.
H.R. 3913, introduced Tuesday, could be an obstacle
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio has introduced legislation that would prohibit


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DINT arrests identity thieves in Myrtle Creek

2012-02-09T12:00:00-07:002012-02-09T12:00:00-07:00

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MYRTLE CREEK - An hour-long standoff at a RV park Wednesday night ended in the arrest of a couple suspected by authorities to be notorious identity thieves.
More than a dozen officers and a K-9 unit were on the scene as the cou
The Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team arrested David Gary Smith, 32,


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Jenks, Glide win on senior night

2012-02-09T11:56:53-07:002012-02-09T11:56:53-07:00

GLIDE - The Glide High wrestling team beat up on Coquille Wednesday night, 41-24, in its final tuneup before the Sunset League district championships next Friday and Saturday.
Tyler Jenks won on his own senior night, defeated F
PREP WRESTLING: Damewood, Cole pin opponents in Wildcats' 41-24 win ag



Umpqua men steal win at SWOCC

2012-02-09T11:54:06-07:002012-02-09T11:54:06-07:00

COOS BAY - The Umpqua Community College men's basketball team knocked off Southwestern Oregon Community College, 72-69, for its first road win of the season on Wednesday night in Northwest Athletic Association of Community
COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOOPS: Baker scores 20 for men; UCC women lose 90-69



Troopers find man who fled wreck

2012-02-09T11:50:52-07:002012-02-09T11:50:52-07:00

LEMOLO LAKE - Following a two-day search, an Oregon State Police sergeant and trooper Wednesday found a hypothermic man who ran away from a crash on Highway 138 East near Lemolo Lake in northeast Douglas County.
Jason D. Cooper
LEMOLO LAKE - Following a two-day search, an Oregon State Police



Athletes of the Week

2012-02-09T11:50:54-07:002012-02-09T11:50:54-07:00

Jacob Jeffries, Riddle senior
SPORT: Wrestling.
WEIGHT CLASS: 285 pounds.
OTHER INTERESTS: Football, track and field, band, riding 4-wheelers.
COLLEGE HOPES: Southern Oregon University.
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Any college wrestler.
FAV
FEB. 9: Riddle senior Jacob Jeffries and Douglas junior Geniva Johnson



'Science Friction' discussed tonight

2012-02-09T11:49:09-07:002012-02-09T11:49:09-07:00

A program looking at how science enriches lives but also challenges established ways of thinking will be held tonight at the Douglas County Library.
Prakash Chenjeri, a philosophy professor at Southern Oregon University, and Charles
A program looking at how science enriches lives but also challenges es



Herman's Hermits front man restarts the British Invasion

2012-02-09T06:01:00-07:002012-02-09T06:01:00-07:00

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CANYONVILLE - Peter Noone charmed the music world in the mid-1960s singing light-hearted songs about relationships, love gained and love lost with the band Herman's Hermits.
The wholesome persona Noone radiated with his band,
CANYONVILLE - Peter Noone charmed the music world in the mid-196


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Death Notices for February 9, 2012

2012-02-09T09:47:35-07:002012-02-09T09:47:35-07:00

Robert C. Cluchey
Age 79, of Winchester, Oregon, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2012. Arrangements pending. WILSON'S CHAPEL OF THE ROSES. 541-673-4455.

Walter Frank Clements
Age 83, of Glendale, Oregon, passed away on Monda
Death Notices for Cluchey, Clements, Hatton and Lent



Betty-Jo Ruth Nelson Tavenner

2012-02-09T09:46:02-07:002012-02-09T09:46:02-07:00

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Our wonderful mother, grandmother and sister Betty-Jo Tavenner, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Friday, February 3, 2012. She was born May 28, 1923 in Roseburg, Oregon to Arthur Pryds Nelson and Hazel Deliah Peterson. S
Our wonderful mother, grandmother and sister Betty-Jo Tavenner, passed


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Movie Listings February 10-16

2012-02-09T06:01:00-07:002012-02-09T06:01:00-07:00

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Garden Valley Cinema: 1750 N.W. Hughwood Court., 672-7272
For Friday through Feb. 9

STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE in 3D, 3 1/2 stars, rated PG. Two Jedi knights uncover a wider, far more sinister plot when they are asked
Garden Valley Cinema: 1750 N.W. Hughwood Court., 672-7272For Friday th


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Sutherlin SD picks finalists for superintendent

2012-02-08T15:00:00-07:002012-02-08T15:00:00-07:00

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SUTHERLIN - The Sutherlin School Board announced Tuesday it has narrowed its search for a superintendent to three finalists.
After initial interviews, the board picked Charan Cline, William Krei and Steve Perkins as finalists f
The Sutherlin School Board announced Tuesday it has narrowed its searc


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Fathers, daughters dance and donate

2012-02-08T14:36:40-07:002012-02-08T14:36:40-07:00

The Douglas County Father Daughter Dance on Friday will include a food drive for the United Community Action Network.
This will be the third year for the Father Daughter Dance to include a food drive for UCAN's food bank. Fathe
The Douglas County Father Daughter Dance on Friday will include a food



Businesses donate to Boys & Girls Clubs

2012-02-08T14:35:33-07:002012-02-08T14:35:33-07:00

Jiffy Lube and Champion Car Wash, with the help of their customers, are making donations to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Umpqua Valley.
When customers present vouchers, Jiffy has been donating $5 for every oil change and Champion ha
Jiffy Lube and Champion Car Wash, with the help of their customers, ar