April 17, 2026

Good morning Douglas County! Here are today's updates live from the Roseburg Receiver Communications Center.

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Three Douglas County organizations are among the recipients in the Pacific Power Foundation’s latest round of safety and wellness grants, a regional funding effort that awarded 115 grants totaling $344,002 across Oregon, Washington, and California.

The foundation said the grants will help support programs focused on food insecurity, shelter, healthcare access, and other services aimed at improving community well-being.

For Douglas County, the organizations named in the announcement were:

• Douglas County
  • Camp Millennium
  • North Umpqua Holiday Food and Gift Program
  • YMCA of Douglas County

Pacific Power Foundation Director Ryan Flynn, who also serves as president of Pacific Power, said the funding is intended to support groups working to meet urgent needs for individuals and families throughout the region.

While the announcement includes organizations across three states, Douglas County’s inclusion means part of the funding will reach programs serving the Roseburg area and nearby communities.

Other recipients listed by location included:

• Benton County
  • Center Against Rape & Domestic Violence
  • South Corvallis Food Bank
• Clatsop County
  • North Coast Food Web
  • The Harbor, Inc.
• Coos County
  • Kids’ HOPE Center
  • Valley Food Share
• Deschutes County
  • Assistance League of Bend
  • Camp Fire Central Oregon
  • High Desert Food and Farm Alliance
  • Mosaic Community Health
• Hood River County
  • Hood River County Christmas Project
  • Hood River Valley Adult Center
• Jackson County
  • Butte Falls Volunteer Fire and Rescue
  • Cascade Girl
  • La Clinica
• Jefferson County
  • Jefferson County Faith Based Network
• Josephine County
  • Crossing Bridges Therapeutic Riding Center
  • Siskiyou Community Health Center
• Klamath County
  • Ella Redkey Pool
  • Henley High School Engineering
  • Pregnancy Hope Center
• Lane County
  • Circle of Friends
  • Willamette Farm and Food Coalition
• Lincoln County
  • Lincoln County School District
  • North Lincoln Hospital Foundation
• Linn County
  • ABC House
  • FISH of Lebanon
  • Harrisburg Fire & Rescue
• Marion County
  • Marion-Polk Food Share
• Multnomah County
  • Bradley Angle
  • Community for Positive Aging
  • Feeding Families Foundation
  • Friendly House Elder Pride Services
  • Legacy Health Foundation
  • Recovery Café Roseway
• Polk County
  • CASA of Polk County
  • Dallas Food Bank
  • Polk County Fire District No. 1
• Umatilla County
  • Athena-Weston School District
  • Made to Thrive
  • Pioneer Relief Nursery
• Wallowa County
  • Cross the Divide
  • Enterprise Fire Department
  • Friends of Joseph Firefighters
• Washington County
  • Every Body Athletics
• Walla Walla County, Washington
  • Walla Walla Alliance for the Homeless
  • Walla Walla County Department of Community Health
  • City of Walla Walla Fire Department
• Yakima County, Washington
  • Prime Time
  • Central Washington Mountain Rescue
  • People for People Meals on Wheels
  • Rod’s House
• Del Norte County, California
  • North Coast Rape Crisis Team
• Siskiyou County, California
  • Hornbrook Community Association
  • Madrone Hospice
  • Mercy Foundation North

The safety and wellness grant cycle is one of four funding rounds the Pacific Power Foundation holds each year.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — The 63rd Annual Douglas County OSU 5th Grade Forestry Tour is underway, with students taking part in the longtime educational program rain or shine.

The Douglas Forest Protective Association said it has been involved since the tour first began in 1961. Over the program’s history, it has only been canceled twice, both during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

For decades, the tour has introduced local fifth graders to forestry and wildland fire education in Douglas County. DFPA’s role has included teaching students about the fire triangle, fire suppression strategies, and the importance of preventing human-caused fires.

The annual event has helped connect generations of students with the basics of forest management and fire safety, offering hands-on lessons about the role forests and wildfire prevention play in the region.

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A frost advisory remains in effect until 9 a.m. Friday for parts of Douglas and Coos counties, according to the National Weather Service in Medford.

The advisory covers valleys in Central Douglas County and along the South Central Oregon Coast, including Roseburg, Sutherlin, Canyonville, Myrtle Creek, Elkton, Winston, Camas Valley, Coquille, and Myrtle Point.

Forecasters said temperatures falling below 36 degrees could lead to frost formation during the early morning hours. The weather service warned that sensitive outdoor vegetation could be damaged or killed if left unprotected.

Residents are urged to cover tender plants or bring them indoors until temperatures warm later this morning.

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Frosty conditions started the day Friday across Roseburg and parts of Douglas County, but a warming trend is expected through the weekend before wetter weather moves back into the area early next week.

The National Weather Service said a Frost Advisory remained in effect until 9 a.m. Friday for the valleys of Coos and Douglas counties. In Roseburg, Friday’s forecast called for areas of frost before 8 a.m., followed by mostly sunny skies and a high near 64.

Temperatures are then expected to climb through the weekend. Roseburg’s forecast shows a low around 40 Friday night, followed by a high near 74 on Saturday. Clouds will begin increasing Saturday night, with a 20% chance of rain after 11 p.m. and a low around 49.

Sunday is expected to stay mostly mild, with a 20% chance of rain and a high near 70. Rain chances increase Sunday night, when Roseburg has a 40% chance of rain and a low around 49.

A wetter pattern is expected to settle in by Monday. Roseburg’s forecast calls for rain likely Monday with a high near 68 and a 60% chance of precipitation. Rain remains likely Monday night, with a low around 46.

The unsettled weather is expected to continue into the middle of next week. Rain is likely Tuesday, mainly after 11 a.m., with a high near 64, followed by more likely rain Tuesday night and a low around 47. Wednesday also brings a strong chance of rain, with a high near 59, before conditions begin to ease later in the week.

By Thursday, Roseburg’s forecast shows just a slight chance of rain with partly sunny skies and a high near 62.

Forecasters said the broader weather pattern across southwest Oregon will shift as a slow-moving low pressure system approaches. While Friday morning brought freezing temperatures and frost to many inland valleys, high pressure is expected to bring a brief warmup before the system increases chances for showers and possible thunderstorms early next week.

The National Weather Service said isolated thunderstorms could develop as early as Monday afternoon, with thunderstorm chances continuing Tuesday. It is still too early to say exactly which areas will be most favored.

Winds are also expected to increase in parts of the region, especially in the Shasta Valley and east of the Cascades, where gusty southerly winds are forecast Sunday through Wednesday.

The Riddle School Board has announced that a contract for superintendent of the district has been offered to Erika Dockweiler.

Dockweiler is currently the Director of Student Services at the La Grande School District in northeastern Oregon. She has worked in that district since September of 2021. Previously, Dockweiler was superintendent and elementary principal in the Enterprise School District, elementary principal in the Winston-Dillard School District, elementary teacher, literacy coach and instructional consultant in Lebanon, and day treatment supervisor for St. Mary’s Home for Boys in Beaverton.

The district announcement said there were 24 completed applications for the position. The board interviewed 3 finalists on April 8th. Dockweiler will assume the duties of superintendent beginning on July 1st.

Dan Forbess has been the interim superintendent for the Riddle School District since November of last year. He assumed the position following the passing of Superintendent Dave Gianotti, who died in September, after 21 years of service.

Early learning professionals across Douglas, Klamath, and Lake counties received just over $3.2 million through the Business Oregon Child Care Infrastructure Fund, a statewide initiative supporting construction, renovation and property acquisition for childcare facilities.

A release from the Douglas Education Service District said CCIF was established through House Bill 3005 and is designed to expand childcare capacity and strengthen early learning environments by funding fixed, immovable infrastructure projects that support long-term sustainability.

The release said childcare plays a vital role in the strength and stability of Douglas, Klamath and Lake counties. Yet across the region, providers often struggle with limited space, aging facilities, and the high costs associated with expanding or improving their programs.

Home-based family childcare providers in the three counties led the development and submission of their own CCIF grant applications, while Douglas ESD’s Care Connections & Education provided guidance, technical assistance and resource navigation to strengthen proposals and deepen understanding of CCIF requirements. Through this support, early learning professionals working with Care Connections & Education secured just over $1 million of the money awarded locally for major renovations, new construction, minor repairs and property acquisition across the three counties. Notably, all four home-based family childcare providers supported by Care Connections & Education received grant funding.

For more information about the Douglas Education Service District’s Care Connections & Education program, go to: https://www.672care.org

The Earth Day and Energy Fair is happening on Saturday in downtown Roseburg.

Presented by Umpqua Watersheds and a number of partner organizations, the event is billed as a day of discovery, innovation, and connection. Information sessions will be presented throughout the day with topics like:

• Renewable energy and climate solutions
• Biochar: From forest waste to climate solution
• How food choices affect the world
• Sprouts and smiles: gardening with kids
• Native plant landscaping
• Crater Lake wilderness proposal
• Bee Keeping

Other topics will be covered as well. The Earth Day and Energy Fair will be held in the 500 block of Southeast Main Street.

Other organizations involved in the event include Thrive Umpqua, Douglas County Global Warming Coalition, Food as Medicine, Umpqua Valley Farm to School and Umpqua Valley Public Defender.

Local letter carriers invite Douglas County residents to join them at the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 9th, during the nation’s largest single-day food collection event.

A release from the United Community Action Network said each year, the National Association of Letter Carriers partners with communities across the country to collect non-perishable food donations to support local families. Letter carriers from NALC branches, along with many rural Post Offices and contracted carriers throughout Douglas County, will participate in this year’s event.

Residents are encouraged to place a bag of non-perishable food items by their mailbox on the morning of May 9th. Carriers will collection dations during their regular delivery routes.

All food collected in Douglas County will stay local and be distributed through a member agency of the UCAN Food Bank Network, helping neighbors facing food insecurity.

For those served by non-participating contract carriers or who prefer to drop off donations, collection barrels and boxes will ab available in participating post office lobbies. Individuals with Post Office boxes are encouraged to donate by bringing items directly to their Post Office between May 4th and May 11th.

Most-needed items include:

• Canned soup
• Peanut better
• Pasta and rice
• Shelf-stable proteins
• Other non-perishable foods.

For more information about the UCAN Food Bank, go to: https://www.ucancap.org/food/

Music in the Park in Myrtle Creek has announced the lineup for its 39th year of free concerts. Shows are held on Thursday nights at Millsite Park from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This year the series is dedicated to the memory of Lauren Young and will feature:

• July 9th: That Other Band with R&B, funk, soul and more
• July 16th: Coleen & Co. with Motown, blues-rock, blue-eyed soul and more
• August 6th: Bump in the Road playing modern day pop country rock
• August 13th: Eddy Ross Band performing contemporary country music
• August 20th: Broadway Phil & The Shouters playing the blues
• August 27th: Moon Mountain String Band and instrument petting zoo with a blend of traditional bluegrass roots with a “newgrass” flair

Ample parking is available. Dogs are allowed to attend if kept under control and cleaned up after. Attendees should bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. Food vendors are both on-site and nearby.

For more information about Myrtle Creek’s Movies in the Park, call 860-2037.

Limited Time Events

• In Studio Classes @ Create & Sip Studio | January 8 - May 17th | Every Week on Wed - Sun
• ART AS RECORD: MINIDOKA + 4 Add'l Exhibits feat. Japanese Artists @​ Umpqua Valley Arts | March 20 - May 22nd | 10 am - 6 pm | Link
• The Revolutionists @ Umpqua Actors Community Theatre (UACT) | April 3-5, 9-12, 16-19 | 7 pm | Link
• Roseburg Woodturners Guild Show | Mindpower Gallery - 417 Fir Ave in Reedsport | April 3 - May 2nd | 10 am - 5 pm | Link
• 8th Annual Seven Feathers Tattoo Expo | April 17, 18, & 19 | 2 - 10 pm | Link

Monday, April 13th

• DJ Trivia Night @ Workman's Bar & Smokehouse | 7 pm
• Open Mic Night @ Little Brothers Pub | 6 - 8 pm
• Celebrate Recovery | Westside Christian Church | Dinner at 5:30, Large group at 6:30.
• Monday Night Auxiliary Bingo | Winston VFW | 4:30 pm | must have papers by 5:30, $17 for all games.
• Live Music: Mark Malefyt @ Two Shy Brewing | 6 - 8 pm | Link
• T. Bone Stone's Old School Blues Jam @​ The Rosebud Theatre | 6 pm | Link

Tuesday, April 14th

• Bingo @ Roseburg Elks Lodge #326 | 6:30 pm
• DJ Bingo @ Workman's Bar and Smokehouse | 6 pm
• DJ Trivia @ Urban NY Pizza & Grill | 7 pm
• Free Line Dancing Lessons - Elements Lounge @ Seven Feathers Casino Resort | Every week on Tuesday | 7 - 9 pm | Link
• Open Mic Night @ Kodiak Bar & Grill | Every week on Tuesday @ 6 - 8 pm
• Tuesdays! Free Line Dancing Lessons at Elements Lounge in Seven Feathers Casino Resort | 7 - 9 pm | Link
• Celebrate Recovery | Winston Assembly of God | Dinner at 5:30, Large group at 6:30.

Wednesday, April 15th

• DJ Trivia @ Backside Brewing Co. | 6 - 7:30 pm
• Karaoke/Open Mic Night @ Idle Hour Tavern | 9 pm - 12:30 am
• Open Mic at Brix | Every Wednesday | 6 - 8 pm
• Trivia Night @​ Lookingglass Brewery | 6 - 9 pm
• Trivia Night @​ Little Brothers Pub | 6 pm
• Bingo @ Roseburg Senior Center | (Every Wed and Fri) - Doors Open at 5 pm, starts at 6:30 pm. Food available. Ages 7+. $1 for non-members.
• Celebrate Recovery | Redeemers (Old movie theater) | Dinner at 5:30, Large group at 6:30.
• Wednesday Night Karaoke with Mr. Michael | Winston VFW | 5 - 9 pm| 21+
• Group Meet - Knitting of Any Kind | Studio Arts Connection (1350 NE Stephens, Roseburg) | 1 - 3:30 pm | Knitting, crochet, hand quilting felting spinning, etc

Thursday, April 16th

• DJ Trivia @ North Forty Beer Company | 7 - 8:30 pm
• Kick Up the Dust - Line Dancing Lessons @ Workman's Bar & Smokehouse | 7 - 8 pm
• Karaoke Night at Kodiak | Every Thursday and Saturday | 8 pm
• DJ Bingo @ Brix Bar & Grill | 7 - 9 pm
• Thirsty Thursday Cornhole Night @ Lookingglass Brewery | Every week on Thursday | 6 - 8 pm | Link
• Al-Anon Meeting in Oakland (Weekly) | Oakland Ice House - 212 Lucust St | 2 - 3 PM
• Mistress of Reality: World's First All-Female Tribute to Black Sabbath @​ The Rosebud Theatre | 6 - 10 pm | Link

Friday, April 17th

• Friday Pizzas! @ Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards | 12 - 4 pm
• Karaoke Night @ Winchester Pub & Grill | 8 - 11 pm
• Karaoke Night @ Workman's Bar and Smokehouse | 9 pm - 12 am
• Bingo @ Roseburg Senior Center | (Every Wed and Fri) - Doors Open at 5 pm, starts at 6:30 pm. Food available. Ages 7+. $1 for non-members.
• Karaoke Night at Kodiak | Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday | 8 pm
• Friday Night Live Music | Winston VFW
• Group Meet - Open Painting Watercolor and Small Acrylic | Studio Arts Connection (1350 NE Stephens, Roseburg) | 1 - 3:30 PM
• 8th Annual Seven Feathers Tattoo Expo | April 17, 18, & 19 | 2 - 10 pm | Link
• Live Music: Jacquie Roar @ Seven Feathers Casino Resort | April 17 & 18 | 7 - 8:30 pm | Link
• Walk-In Wine Tasting @ The Wine Destination | 4 - 7 pm | Link
• Traditional Chinese Tea Service @ The Rosebud Theatre | 12 - 4 pm | Link
• Live Music: Insomniac Folklore w/Kevin Schlereth & Christine Elise @ The Rosebud Theatre | 7 - 10:30 pm | Link
• Late Night Jazz (Down The Rabbit Hole) @ The Rosebud Theatre | 11 pm - 12 am

Saturday, April 18th

• Umpqua Valley Farmers Market | 9 am - 1 pm | SE Jackson St | Link
• Karaoke Night @​ Brix Bar & Grill | (Every Saturday) @ 7 - 10 pm
• Karaoke Night @ Lookingglass Brewery | 6 - 8 pm | Link
• Karaoke Night at Kodiak | Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday | 8 pm
• Saturday Night Karaoke with DJ Dan | Winston VFW | 5 - 9 pm | 21+
• 8th Annual Seven Feathers Tattoo Expo | April 17, 18, & 19 | 2 - 10 pm | Link
• Live Music: Jacquie Roar @ Seven Feathers Casino Resort | April 17 & 18 | 7 - 8:30 pm | Link
• Adult Prom @ Backside Brewing Co. | 7 - 11 pm | Link
• Live Music: Acoustic Blend @ Two Shy Brewing | 6:30 - 8:30 pm | Link
• Live Music: Joe Ross @ Spire Mountain Cellars | 1 - 4 pm | Link
• The Confluence Art Show & Sale | April 18 & 19 | 10 am - 5 pm | Link
• Thrive Umpqua Park Pop-Up Series | 12 - 2 pm | Link
• 10-Year Anniversary Celebration @ Lookingglass Brewery | 11 AM | Link
• Live Music: Combobox w/ Sellout, James & The Lost Dogs @​ The Rosebud Theatre | 6 PM | Link
• Earth Day and Energy Fair | Main street in Downtown Roseburg | 11 am - 4 pm | Link
• Traditional Chinese Tea Service @ The Rosebud Theatre | 12 - 4 pm | Link

Sunday, April 19th

• DJ Trivia Night @ Brix Bar and Grill | Every Sunday | 6 - 8 pm
• 8th Annual Seven Feathers Tattoo Expo | April 17, 18, & 19 | 2 - 10 pm | Link
• The Confluence Art Show & Sale | April 18 & 19 | 10 am - 5 pm | Link
• Live Music: Chrysalis Sisters @ Melrose Vineyards | 3 - 5 pm | Link
• Baseball/Softball Mini Sessions | Gaddis Park in Roseburg | Link

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