Festival of Lights | Ashland Oregon Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Convention Bureau

The Festival of Light, a community event put on by the Chamber, begins each year the day after Thanksgiving to kick off the holiday season. There is entertainment on the Plaza, followed by Santa’s Parade at 5:00 pm and a Grand Illumination with a countdown led by Santa and Mrs. Claus who officially turn on over one million lights all over downtown.

Christine Kleiman Holistic Health Consultant

Empowering yourself by learning about the biology of disease.

Ballet Rogue

Southern Oregon professional ballet company since 1980.

Diamond Consciousness

Fatima Bacot heralds our Conscious Evolution and the emergence of the New Earth with the Crystalline Grids of the Christed Consciousness. Using her numerous skills as an acclaimed International Mentor, Intuitive Channel, Writer, Healer and Seminar Presenter, Fatima presents a balanced, razor-sharp clarity regarding many of the prophecies, channelled and visionary material swirling about to provide a visionary yet practical approach to navigating this intense time. She speaks of the necessary personal and planetary transformation required for merging into Cosmic Universal Consciousness through Ecstatic States of Consciousness, focussed intent, healing, action and groupwork so that humanity can walk the path into a New Earth founded upon the principles of Universal Peace and Freedom for the Earth and for all members and species of the global family.

Ecovative Enterprises

Ecologically innovative.

Where's the beef?

In Portland last week I watched Al Gore endorse Bill Bradbury to be Oregon's next governor. (Disclosure: I count Bill as longtime friend, and served as his Chief of Staff when he presided over the Oregon Senate in 1993).

I went in part looking to hear about the transition to green jobs, because both of these guys have the brains and experience to drill deeper than pleasant platitudes, down to the bedrock of economic reality. I didn't hear depth, and with hindsight understand why: this was a launching event to rev up core supporters, not a policy summit on the new economy. And it served its purpose.

But it's time to put more meat on the bones of Green Jobs, and on the larger assertion that what's good for the environment is good for the economy. There's a critical mass of people who want to believe that, but the combination of the scariness of change and propaganda from the fossil-fuel establishment has too many of them stuck. In this week's column I'm suggesting that we're not doing much good as cheerleaders for abstract claims about economic conversion; let's push candidates to glean the best data from the Apollo Project and other sources, and turn on some voters not already in the choir.

You know that overused definition of "insanity"?

OK, with everything else going on, this one's not exactly on the front burner. But one thing I'd like to know from the Guv candidates is how many chips they're ready to spend to reverse the 1990s initiative measure that commits every dime of gas tax and auto registration money to highway construction, or closely-related expenditures.

If that weren't the law, we might not be on the verge of throwing another hundred million highway dollars at the Sisyphean task of unclogging Highway 62, the major road thrusting north out of Medford towards Crater Lake and Bend. This particular rathole has swallowed more ODOT cash over the years than I can remember. Yet as I write these words 62 resembles a long linear parking lot for more hours of the day than ever. I don't think a thoughtful argument can be made that this new slug of cash will make a difference for more than a very few years. Even local county commissioners are reluctant to accept this particular check, and in the world of cash-strapped local government, that's just weird. Weird enough to deserve its own column.

We're going to hear plenty from 2010 candidates about Oregon's great and glorious Green heritage, and how it's the key to a future worthy of our kids. Working to repealing the car-worshiping mandate on transportation spending would be a good way to show they mean it.

Aesthetician needed to share spa room (Medford salon )

Share spa room in Medford salon.. <br> <br> $250 a month <br> <br> No equipment needed. <br> <br> Get a key ... set own hours.. <br> <br> Call Summer @ 541-261-4110

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE (USA)

I wanted to personally extend my warmest wishes to you and your family in this time of Thanksgiving and celebration as I fight the good fight for you and your families. From all of us on the warfront to you, HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Please do not remove this posting even if it is in the correct content. God Bless you.

NO Turning Back Ministries (Central Point, Oregon)

MINISTRY OPPERTUNITY <br> <br> We travel and play quite a bit and need people who love the Lord Jesus Christ <br> and would like to have an opportunity to minister with us. <br> Right now, it would be with no pay but we know God is on the move, and as <br> this ministry grows there is going to be paid positions available. <br> At this time the money recieved will be used to pay for gas and eats, <br> and motels if needed. We go on a love offering basis. <br> <br> We need all persons to be dedicated to practices and concerts. <br> <br> Positions Available: <br> <br> <br> A Manager- call and make bookings for the ministry <br> <br> 1 Stage Manager- run the stage crew and keep everything in order and overseeing that the equipment is taken care of <br> <br> 5 Crew Members- set up and break down equipment <br> 1 Experienced Sound Manager- We need someone that is experienced in this position, to run the brains of the equipment and possibly the lights <br> <br> <br> We would also like to continue growing as a group so we can start a choir. If you like to sing get ahold of us . <br> If your desire is to work for Jesus. We would love to talk with you. <br> <br> Call: Anthony or Jackie Rivas @ 541.301.6823 <br> <br> <br>

childcare (SELMA/CAVEJUNCTION)

H ello I am moving to selma area in DEC . I am looking to do childcare I have over 10 yrs exp. in infants- afterschool age children. <br> I have worked in privite cert. care,and @ the YMCA in the infant room and 3 & up room. I have my CPR-FIRST AIDE cards,food handlerscard. <br> I can help with home work or do preschool with your children, lunches, snacks, outside play ,feildtrips. <br> My hrs are from 6 AM-6PM 10.00 hr. I am willing to work with you if you need longer or shorter hrs. and rates Please call Bishara @ 541.218.8468

STALL CLEANING & FEEDING (Rogue River)

Full Service Breeding & Training facility is seeking PT person to Feed and Clean stalls Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Position starts at 5:30am. MUST have expierence with Stallions, and plenty of expierence with horses. $30/day/cash! Must have reliable transportation. <br> Interviews are Thursday, December 3 from 1-3pm at: <br> Precision Training, LLC <br> 6090 E. Evans Creek Rd. Rogue River <br> Please bring resume and list of references with you to interview. <br> No phone calls or emails. <br> Additional work may be available.