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🌱 Veterans invited to free breakfast today at Ashland Elks Lodge

Ashland, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Ashland! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Veterans invited to free breakfast today at Ashland Elks Lodge
  • Ashland’s new childcare fund builds on city investment
  • Ashland resident faces competency hearing in Ohio double-murder case

Also on today's calendar: Tres Palomas at Cafe Lumina and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 51.
  • Friday: Cooler with a shower possible, with a high of 54 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Scouts to serve Veterans Day breakfast at Elks Lodge Wednesday (ashland.news) — Veterans can get a free breakfast today, November 11, at Ashland Elks Lodge, 255 E. Main St., from 7 a.m. until noon or food runs out. Scout Troop 112 and American Legion Post 14 are serving, with county veterans service officers available for questions. Friends and family are welcome, with donations requested from non-veterans.
   

2. Ashland Community Health Foundation launches Ashland Affordable Childcare Fund with $50,000 from city of Ashland (ashland.news) — Ashland has put $50,000 toward a new childcare fund aimed at making care more affordable for families with children under 5. Managed by the Ashland Community Health Foundation, the fund can support scholarships, facility improvements and staff training, continuing work that has already drawn $470,000 in city grants.
   

3. Competency hearing for son accused in murders of Oberlin College professor dad, stepmom (cleveland19.com) — An Ashland resident accused of killing their father and stepmother in Oberlin, Ohio, was scheduled for a competency hearing Tuesday. Asia Nguyen-Duy, 31, faces murder and assault charges in the Oct. 28 deaths of Oberlin College professor Pipo Nguyen-Duy and Thi Tran Phong, and remains jailed on $3 million bond.
   

4. William (Bill) Berlin Purdom (rv-times.com) — Bill Purdom, who established the geology program at what is now Southern Oregon University and taught there for more than three decades, died August 30 at 92. The Talent resident brought earth science to life through field trips and outdoor exploration. A celebration of life is scheduled for November 28 at Ashland’s First Presbyterian Church.
   

5. A Fan-Favorite Aquarium Screen Saver Is Leaving Roku (seattletimes.com) — Ashland's Jim Sachs is pulling his aquarium screen saver from Roku on Dec. 1, saying he refuses to work with the Murdoch family following Fox Corp.'s acquisition of the company. The designer says he regrets taking away a comforting fixture that viewers have enjoyed for a decade.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Tres Palomas @ Lumina this Thursday and Art Bop in Talent on Friday!
    Come chill to some bossa nova and some other good stuff, too! (Nextdoor Ashland Village)
  • Rogue Theater Company's 2027 Season!
    All tickets now on sale: roguetheatercompany.com (Nextdoor Triangle Park to Gresham)
  • Lancer Hospitality Group posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Ashland. Apply here.
  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Manager in Ashland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashland here.

Ok Ashland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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