KSKQ This Week Issue #58, 10-03-07 Hope Mtn..
editor, 02.10.2007 22:59
KSKQ This Week Issue #58, 10-03-07 Hope Mtn. Barter Fair, War Resister speaks in Medford, Understanding Arabs and Muslims free talk & more!
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-Hope Mountain Barter Faire Oct 5-7 Page Cr. Rd. Takilma MUSIC: Trade Share
-Red Earth Descendants Presents 1st of the month Saturday Social October 6th 5PM 8PM
-City of Ashland: Fire Risk changes: FIRE SEASON ENDS IN THE CITY OF ASHLAND
-Peace House of Ashland Movie Nights & Events for October
-Sahara Bellydancers Present: “Understanding Arabs and Muslims” Fri Oct 5th
-SAROD MASTER RAJEEV TARANATH PERFORMS AT UNITARIAN CENTER OCT 20
-Citizens for Peace & Justice War Resister to Speak in Medford on October 13th
-Vagabond Opera Wed, Oct 10th The Mobius, 281 fourth street
-[aca] Greater Bear Cr. Valley Regional Problem Solving plan, public hearing Oct 10
-A walk in the Clouds Oct 6 | 7-10PM Benefit for Special Olympics
-Free talk: "Prayer and the Environment: Spiritual solutions for healthy planet"
-St. Clair Productions begins its 12th season of Eclectic Music Concerts and More
-Oregon Heritage Forests An evening on the BLM's "Whopper" Tue, Oct 16th, 7pm
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Hope Mountain Barter Faire Oct 5-7 Page Cr. Rd. Takilma MUSIC: Trade Barter Share
The Dome School Family Presents: HOPE MOUNTAIN BARTER FAIRE
October 5, 6, 7, 2007 Gates open at 10 am
Everyone Encouraged to Trade, Barter and Share
Day Pass $10 Weekend Camping Pass $30 Kids under 18 FREE with responsible adult. Hope Mountian Barter Faire (541)-592-4458 P.O. Box 812 Cave Junction, OR 97523 http://hopemountainbarterfaire.org/index.htm
Please come prepared Bring your own dishes and drinking water
No alcohol, weapons, dogs or illegal drugs The event is a benefit for the Dome School, our local non-profit cooperative school.*
HONOR THE EARTH: The Hope Mountain Barter Faire is a family camp out and harvest festival. Respect, caring, love and consciousness make the Faire a safe and healthy place for all ages. The Barter Faire promotes commerce and life-styles which do not exploit Earth or her inhabitants.
ADMISSION / MEMBERSHIP:
Hope Mountain Barter Faire is open to members who agree to our code of conduct.
*Gates open Friday 10 AM No Pre-Registration
*10 foot Vendor Space - $30 (includes one adult)
*20 foot Vendor Space - $60 (Includes two adults) Add $1.00 per foot for additional space.
*Camping $25 per adult * Child with Adult - free Youth under 18 admitted ONLY with parent or responsible adult.
*Day Pass $10
*Food Vendors must pre-register.
*20 foot Food Vendor space - $100. (Includes two adults) food Handler's permit required.
THIS IS A ZERO WASTE FAIRE!
*Volunteers who make prior arrangements can receive a free pass or booth space. We need you!
Please Phone: *541-592-4458 Performance Schedule Main Stage
Friday, October 5:
2:30 pm The Dome School Children Singers
4: 30 pm “Takilma”
6:00 pm “East Fork”
8:00 pm “Madi’ Simmons and the New Jerusalem Band”
Saturday, October 6:
11:00 am “Dancing Moon”
Noon “Acorn and Woozle”
1:00 pm Jen Ambrose
2:00 pm Special Guest…
3:00 pm Rusty Starz
4:30 pm Diane Patterson
6:00 pm “Taarka”
8:00 pm Blane Lyon
Sunday, October 7
11:00 am “Pure Love”
Noon “The People’s Front of Corvallis”
1:00 pm Lou Levison
1:30 pm Sarah Austen
2:00 pm The Barter Faire Parade
3:00 pm Windsong and Kat Del Rio and the “Spirit Earth Band
4:30 pm “T-Town Rock”
5:30 pm “Tasty Trio”
6:30 pm “The Frankie Hernandez Band”
8:00 pm “Human and the Humans”
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Tue 9pm to 11pm “Wobble” with Host / DJ Carson. If you looked at all his music choices from afar they would appear to wobble from genre to genre, but it all goes together seamlessly. It's a hodgepodge.
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Red Earth Descendants Presents 1st of the month Saturday Social October 6th 5PM - 8PM
Join us for Drumming, Wisdom of the Elders, Storytelling, and spending time together. Bring a dish to share, all are welcome! In traditional Indian potluck ways bring plates, bowls, cups, to cover your families needs.
Where: Student Family Housing Multi-Purpose Room on campus.
Directions: Go down Siskiyou Blvd turn left on Wightman, follow Wightman to Quincy turn right in the parking lot by the big clock tower. The Multi-purpose room is the first room to your left past the laundry area. See Ya!
We at Red Earth Descendants wish to extend a HUGE Pilamaya (Thank You) to all that came and gave their energy to our First Nations Day/Native Eco-Symposium. YOU helped to make our event a huge success! Many Blessings to all our speakers, dancers, vendors, cooks, and coffee helpers, and all who gave with such heart and good Spirit.
When we give from a place of Unity all that each one does has equal significance in the eyes of our Creator. Many hands and hearts make light work.....Blessings to each one!
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Thur 5-7pm –The Interdimensional Vortex. Gary Bearman will focus on late 60's psychedelic, 70's progressive and 70's krautrock. Basically, it will consist of a whole lot of weird and mind blowing music that you'll never hear on commercial radio. soulgoober@hotmail.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE DATE: October 1, 2007
CONTACT: Margueritte Hickman, Division Chief/Fire Marshal Ashland Fire & Rescue
482-2770 or 552-2229
FIRE SEASON ENDS IN THE CITY OF ASHLAND The Oregon Department of Forestry has declared the end to the 2007 fire season. For residents in the City of Ashland,
this means that all fire season related restrictions have been lifted from all private and publicly owned lands within the city limits. As determined by the Ashland Municipal Code, outdoor burning will be allowed for two weeks by permit only on days when Jackson County air quality index is determined to be 401 or above. New burning rules were adopted by the Ashland City Council in April 2007, which significantly changes the materials which can be burned. In limited situations, a burn permit may be issued for materials resulting from wildfire fuel reduction in the Wildfire Hazard Zone and noxious weeds throughout the City of Ashland. More information regarding current burning rules can be found at http://www.ashland.or.us/burning. The last day burning will be allowed in the fall
is Monday, October 15, 2007.
Residents are encouraged to use alternatives to burning such as chipping, composting or transporting to a biomass facility. Yard trimmings and clippings are no longer permitted to be burned. Leaves, grass, garbage, construction debris,
stumps or any materials creating obnoxious odors are not permitted. Burn permits for City of Ashland residents may be obtained by calling 482-2770 between 8:00am and 5:00pm. An inspection is required prior to the issuance of the permit.
The end of fire season can create new fire safety concerns indoors. Heating devices, cooking appliances, candles and incense can present a fire hazard if not maintained and used properly. Complete a home inspection to make sure there is proper clearance from heating appliances to combustible items such as furniture, newspapers and curtains. If using candles or incense, remember to blow them out before you go out.(end)
Margueritte LR Hickman Division Chief / Fire Marshal Ashland Fire & Rescue
455 Siskiyou Boulevard Ashland, OR 97520 541.552.2229
This email is official business of the City of Ashland, and it is subject to Oregon public records law for disclosure and retention. If you have received this message in error, please notify me.
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Jeffersonzuma - Fri 2-4pm ON KSKQ: These subjects are where I'd like to see my show go, with "interviews" and discussion-debates by the participants in these issues, as we head to radio-land. Jefferson Zuma
Dr. Lora Chamberlain calls in from Washington D.C. at around 3:30pm with updates in the political arena, Cindy Shehan progress reports, & efforts to spread the word of peace to all politicals accepting paychecks on behalf of the American People…this show is live.
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WHAT: Vagabond Opera WHEN: Wednesday, October 10th
WHERE: The Mobius, 281 fourth street, Ashland, OR 97520
TICKETS: $12 advance, $14 door MORE INFO: http://www.mobiuslive.com
CONTACT: Robin Jackson, 971-227-0589 Email: manager@vagabondopera.com
Portland, Oregon ensemble brings Bohemian Operatic Eastern-Euro Cabaret to the Mobius, Wednesday, October 10th, sung in 11 languages. Featuring Bellydancing by Emily Alrick.
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The Permaculture Show with host Stella Jane LIVE: Tuesdays 19:00 - 21:00 -- 7pm to 9pm -- REPEATED: WED 1100 – 1300 – 11 AM to 1 PM
What is Permaculture? First, the word Permaculture was originally made as a cross between permanent and agriculture… but it also means permanent and CULTURE, because it is our cultural habits which help us to work in beneficial and mutually supportive ways. Stay tuned and learn much more about permaculture .
http://www.kskq.org/news/2007/04/24/the-permaculture-show-with-host-stella-jane/
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-Peace House of Ashland Movie Nights & Events for October
The Ecological Crisis & the Socialist Solution Series
Thursday, October 4th 7-9pm The Problem: Anthropogenic global warming and its attendant ecologically destructive consequences. The capitalist economic system is incompatible with the symbiotic relationships found in nature because of its wasteful, destructive exponential growth in a finite environment.
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Thursday, October 11th 7-9pm
The Solution: Democratic Socialist economic planning in a global cooperative society. Blind submission to the “market” must be supplanted to achieve harmony with ecological processes.
WHERE: Peace House 543 S. Mountain Ave; Ashland
Sponsored by Socialist Action of Southern Oregon
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Monday, October 8th
International Week of Protest to Stop Militarization Of Space is October 4-13,2007
KEEP SPACE FOR PEACE Ashland Joins with Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space.
Film Night: “Arsenal of Hypocrisy” Monday, October 8th 6pm-Potluck 7pm-Film
Peace House (543 S. Mountain; Ashland)
Global Network Coordinator Bruce Gagnon, Noam Chomsky and Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell talk about the dangers of moving the arms race into space. Features archival footage, Pentagon documents, and clearly outlines the U.S. current plan to "control and dominate" space and the Earth below.
Sponsored by Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom and Peace House. For more info contact Jill at 488-9286 and go to http://www.space4peace.org
"The stage is now set for direct competition for grain between the 800 million people who own automobiles, and the world's 2 billion poorest people."
Lester Brown from the Earth Policy Institute speaking at a briefing to the US Senate.
Rewild the World! * Build the Movement! * Reclaim the Commons!
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Sahara Bellydancers Present: “Understanding Arabs and Muslims” An exclusive sit-down with Tiazza An Arab and Muslim Asylee in the US Get your questions answered and get a real perspective! Friday October 5th, 2007. 7.30pm FREE!!!
At the Bellview Community Grange Snacks and refreshments will be served!
http://www.saharabellydancers.com saharabellydancers@yahoo.com
541-210-8471 Contact Name: Tiazza Business Name: Sahara Bellydancers
Contact Phone Number: 541-621-4812 Contact email Address: miss_tiazza@yahoo.com
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Friday 7pm - Eccentrically Eclectic Ecclesiastical hour. the triple e show with Ryan a.k.a. DJ Snakebones. He’ll be coming up with other alliterations based on the 3 e theme on occasion. It will always run longer than an hour. It runs the gamut. He will play every genre except new country: Old country, swing, blues, rock, pop, reggae, world, avante garde, hip hop, jazz, metal, folk...etc. It is also to include local musicians “doin their thang” on air! snakebones3@yahoo.com - This is an eclectic variety show with a strong backbone of indie-rock. He’s been staying ‘til about 10pm but it will occasionally run 'til midnight.
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SAROD MASTER RAJEEV TARANATH PERFORMS AT UNITARIAN CENTER OCT 20
Ashland – St. Clair Productions present sarod master Rajeev Taranath in concert at the Unitarian Center, 4th and C Streets, Ashland, on Saturday, October 20, 8 p.m. A distinguished disciple of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, Taranth’s performances masterfully combine the depth and rigor of the tradition of Hindustani classical music with an inspired imagination and emotional intensity.
Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door, and $10 for teens 12-17. Introduce your children to another culture and new music. All children under 12 are free with a paying adult. Tickets are available at the Music Coop in the A Street Marketplace, on-line at www.stclairevents.com or by calling 541-535-3562.
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Tue 5:00 pm --Dead Cuts. Pierre Benoit is truckin' into the afternoon with the Grateful Dead. Hear all your favorite dead tunes in their entirety.
Tue 6:00 pm Pierre Power. Pierre Benoit rocks into happy hour with reggae and blues masters.
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Citizens for Peace & Justice War Resister to Speak in Medford on October 13th
NEWS RELEASE Citizens for Peace & Justice http://www.medfordcpj.org
War Resister to Speak in Medford on October 13th. No one doubts that it takes a lot of courage to join the military and fight for one’s country in a foreign land. What is not so well known is that it takes even more courage to refuse to fight and become a conscientious objector after one joins the military and realizes that intentional killing in an unjust war is wrong.
Gerry Condon knows what it feels like to be confronted by the choice of following his conscience or ignoring it and going to war. In 1969 Condon deserted from the U.S. Army rather than be shipped to Vietnam to fight. He lived for three years in Sweden and three more in Canada, where he organized for amnesty for U.S. war resisters, which was eventually granted by Congress.
For the past three years, Condon has been working with another generation of American youth who are fleeing an unjust war and seeking sanctuary in Canada. He is director of Project Safe Haven and he maintains a blog at http://www.SoldierSayNo.blogspot.com.
On Saturday, Oct. 13, at 6 pm, Condon will be speaking and showing his film, Breaking Ranks, about four young U.S. soldiers who fled to Canada rather than fight in the Iraq War. Sponsored by Citizens for Peace & Justice, the program will be held in Lidgate Hall behind the Medford Congregational United Church of Christ, 1801 E. Jackson St. The public is invited to attend this free film and lecture. Members will serve a light dinner. All donations will benefit Condon’s work with Project Safe Haven.
For more information, see CPJ’s website, www.medfordcpj.org, email Gerry Condon at ProjectSafeHaven@hotmail.com or call Condon at (206) 499-1220. This press release was sent to you by: Allen Hallmark 13365 Duggan Rd. Central Point, OR 97502 855-2312 hallmark@mind.net
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-[ashland-community-action] Greater Bear Creek Valley Regional Problem Solving plan, public hearing Oct 10 -- Dear Residents of Jackson County :
If you care about how the cities in the Greater Bear Creek Valley will grow in the future, about what happens to the farm land that remains here, about traffic, clean water, schools and jobs, then you might be interested to know that there is a plan being considered that will have an impact on all of these things for decades to come.
After more than eight years of meetings and negotiations, the Regional Problem Solving (RPS) plan is ready for public review and comment. Citizens who are concerned about the future of the Bear Creek Valley are encouraged to review the plan and to provide input at public hearings scheduled for September 24 and October 10.
If you live in or near Ashland, Central Point, Eagle Point, Jacksonville, Medford, Phoenix or Talent, this plan will affect you and the places we leave for our children and grandchildren. The plan will guide growth for several decades--the time it takes the population of the region to double from about 160,000 to 320,000 people. It will dictate which lands are priorities for urban expansion, what farm land may be sacrificed, and which will be left for use as farms. Decisions made under this plan will determine where future may roads go, whether or not public transit will be feasible, and where stores and employment centers may be located.
Learn more about the process and review the plan at the following links:
What is Regional Problem Solving in the Greater Bear Creek Valley?
See a copy of THE PLAN that will be considered at the hearings.
(Chapter 1 provides a good introduction; Chapter 5 provides details of each city's proposal.) MAPS showing proposed growth areas.
The Goals and Policies the plan is supposed to address.
If you need additional information or have questions, you can contact the city you live in or the Rogue Valley Council of Governments. I would also be happy to answer any questions you might have or help you figure out the most effective way to provide your comments on the plan.
Public input is being sought at two public hearings scheduled in the weeks to come:
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at the Talent Community Center , 206 East Main in Talent. The hearing will begin at 5:30. You do not have to arrive promptly at the beginning of the hearing to testify. Copies of the plan and the maps showing proposed growth areas will be available for review, and representatives from the jurisdictions will be there to answer questions for those interested in testifying. Both written and verbal comments will be accepted at the hearings. Written comments can also be mailed (before October 10) to the Rogue Valley Council of Governments, P.O. Box 3275 , Central Point , Oregon , 97502 .
If you have any additional questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me, Thank you, Greg--
Greg Holmes | Southern Oregon Planning Advocate
1000 Friends of Oregon | PO Box 2442 | Grants Pass , OR 97528
greg@friends.org | P: 541.474.1155 | F: 541.474.9389 | www.friends.org
Now you can support 1000 Friends on line at http://www.friends.org
Share your vision of Oregon 's future at http://www.EnvisionOregon.org
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-A walk in the Clouds Oct 6 | 7-10PM Benefit for Special Olympics
A walk in the Clouds 1940’s Music, Wine, Chocolate and Food Festival Benefiting Special Olympic Jackson County - Featuring the sounds of Gayle Wilson and her band and Sarah Jane Nelson - October 6, 2007 – 7-10PM - At the Mt. Ashland Lodge
$50 per person A bus ride to the top from Callahan’s parking lot for all pre-sales
Questions and Tickets call Renee Masters 482-3506
http://www.neto-ecommerce.com/walkclouds.html
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Free talk: "Prayer and the Environment: Spiritual solutions for healthy planet"
You can make a difference! Come learn how collective prayer can help our environment. Ron Ballard, a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing, will talk and then answer questions at the Ashland Community Center, 59 Winburn Way on Thursday, October 25th at 7:00 p.m. This discussion is sponsored by the Christian Science Church in Ashland. Child care will be provided. Everyone is welcome. Contact: The Christian Science Reading Room 482-2802. ( csreadingroom@ashlandoregon.org)
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Oregon Heritage Forests An evening on the BLM's "Whopper"
Tuesday, October 16th, 7pm, Old Lincoln Elementary, 320 Beach Street, Ashland
Join KS Wild the Oregon Heritage Forests campaign for a presentation on the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) plans to dramatically increase clearcut logging in currently protected old-growth and streamside forests on public lands stretching from the Willamette to the Rogue Valley. Learn about the proposal, its implications, and a community alternative that protects old-growth and provides for a stable timber supply. The evening will focus on tips and suggestions for letter-writing in the 90-day public commenting period that ends November, 9, 2007.
What is the WOPR?
The BLM is currently revising its management plans for western Oregon and proposes to triple logging levels by removing and weakening important environmental protections. Rather than generate broad community support by focusing management in previously logged areas, the BLM wants to log more old-growth in Oregon’s heritage forests.
On August 10th, the BLM released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Western Oregon Plan Revisions (WOPR). The WOPR is a key part of a 2003 legal settlement between the timber industry and Bush Administration to do away with old growth forest reserves, clean water safeguards and other protections established by the landmark Northwest Forest Plan.
There is much at stake for Oregonians’ outdoor, clean water and wildlife heritage. The nearly 2.6 million acres covered by the WOPR encompass much of Oregon’s last, remaining old growth forests, Wild and Scenic rivers, municipal drinking water supplies for cities and towns, some of the state’s most prized fishing and hunting grounds and habitat for myriad rare and imperiled species, including all five species of Pacific salmon. The WOPR also proposes to designate 10 new "Off-Highway-Vehicle Emphasis Areas" in southwest Oregon, including the controversial Johns Peak/Timbered Mountain proposal outside of Jacksonville.
A Better Way Forward
Oregonians don’t have to choose between a healthy timber industry and their old-growth forest heritage. The vast majority of the public who commented on WOPR in “scoping” asked the BLM to protect all remaining old-growth and focus management in thinning existing plantations. Many Oregon forest managers are already moving beyond the conflicts of the past. By focusing on previously logged public forestlands they are providing wood to local mills while actually improving conditions for fish and wildlife and keeping saws out of old growth forests. Additionally, our public lands should be managed for the various values they provide, including economic revenue from tourism and recreation, as well as ecological services such as water filtration, air purification, soil stabilization and climate control.
Contribute Your Voice to the Future of Public Forests
It is disappointing that at a time when public consensus for old-growth protection and second-growth thinning has never been stronger, the BLM is proposing to clearcut forests older than our nation and turn complex ecosystems into tree plantations most susceptible to severe wildfire. But it doesn't have to be this way. Please join us on October 16th to learn, discuss, take action and speak up for the future of BLM forests and rivers.
Tuesday, October 16th, 7pm, Old Lincoln Elementary, 320 Beach Street, Ashland
For more information, visit www.oregonheritageforests.org or contact Lesley at 488-5789 -- Lesley Adams Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center PO Box 102
Ashland, Oregon 97520 541-488-5789 http://www.kswild.org
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Visit our program schedule on-line @ http://www.kskq.org/schedule.shtml
Visit our new KSKQ NEWS CORE web site: more info coming soon.
http://www.kskq.org/news/
Our “About KSKQ” poster is being reworked…
Propose your own show: download this helpful list of things to do:
http://www.kskq.org/Docs/propose_a_show_process.pdf
WANTED!!! Calling all Musicians, Performers & Artists!
Community Radio wants your local programming! KSKQ Low Power FM is a community owned and operated radio station licensed to broadcast by the FCC.
diane@kskq.org . While KSKQ is getting ready to go on the air, we are cybercasting on the web.
KSKQ's Hersey Street Studio 330 E. Hersey St. #2, Ashland, offers public recording facilities for hyper-local media production.
Be The Media and "make radio happen". Report about your community, club or organization, school. Publicize your local events, politics, arts, spirituality, music and activities. Wednesday nights are open mic! 7 PM until whenever!!!
KSKQ LPFM Community Radio is sponsored by the Multicultural Association of Southern Oregon. There are always opportunities for volunteers to help in a variety of areas. For more information email: info@kskq.org Memberships start @ $35 per year.
Get involved now! We are looking for volunteers to help with administration and office related work, web site updates, networking computers, Mac OSX and Windows & Linux. Please call 482-3999 to sign up for a shift to help out.
For more information call the station at 482-3999
KSKQ Community Radio 330 E. Hersey Street, Suite 2 (google map) link:
http://tinyurl.com/yrtf2u
Stay tuned to your internet radio station for details on finding a great location for your/our tower and antenna…
From the KSKQ news staff, This. Is. Ashland. Oregon. (sm) Copyleft © 2006-2007 MCAofso.org, KSKQ.org & Terry Hill. Please distribute freely with credits. KSKQ This Week is produced, edited and distributed electronically by Terry Hill and volunteers.
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