Events

Thursday, 4/25/24: Ranked Choice Voting Ballot Measure Forum 6PM on 4/25/24 at the Roseburg Public Library. Two representatives of Oregon Ranked Choice Voting will tell us all about the measure that will be on the Oregon November ballot. There will be a Q&A session, so bring your questions and your friends. The public is invited. Refreshments will be served.

4/16/24: Spring Garden Tour 2024 New Poster is unveiled! The Garden Tour will be on June 8.

4/16/24: Initiative Petition 14’s work is being discontinued which would have established an Independent Redistricting Commission to enable voters to draw fairer district boundaries in Oregon. We’ve run out of time to collect all the signatures needed.

But parts of Initiative Petition 9 that would put limits on campaign contributions on candidates continues on as the Legislature passed House Bill 4024 and heads to Governor’s Desk introduces Campaign Finance Reform to Oregon. This is the first legislation of its type in Oregon in years.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – Thomas McGregor, Executive Director of Phoenix Charter School, inspired and informed us about Disconnected Youth and Douglas County. Thank you Roseburg Public Library for the venue!

View the source document PDF here.

Thomas explained how “Opportunity Youth” is a phrase used to describe young people between the ages of 16 to 24 years old who are deemed “disconnected,” from school and work, meaning they are either not attending school and they are not employed. Sadly, Douglas County has one of the highest rates of “opportunity youth” in the State of Oregon.

Thomas at work:

Below are a few facts from 2019. (Data since then is inconclusive or not taken due to Covid outbreak.)

Opportunity youth are young people who are between the ages of 16to 24 years old and are disconnected from school and work. (youth.gov)

Reengagement Program:
In Oregon defined via the Student Success Act as a program which serves youth to provide:
Academic instruction allowing youth to receive credit towards graduation or obtain a GED
Mentoring including career counseling and workforce readiness
Assisting with wrap-around services to support at-risk youth

Poverty level in Douglas County in 2019 was 17%.
The State of Oregon’s level was 13.2%
National level was 13.4%

Douglas County Youth not in school and not working (ages 16-24): 20.2%
Oregon: 11.6%
National: 11.5%

Youth not in school and not working (ages 16-24): 2075
Oregon: 54,478
National: 4,501,815

Disconnected Youth in 2016-2020:

Douglas County came in at the top in the whole state of disconnected youth at 18.6%
Count of disconnected youth in Douglas County: 1850
Oregon: 12%

View the source document PDF here thanks to Thomas McGregor!

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – Sarah McGregor, the Feeding Umpqua Program Manager at UCAN, taught us about efforts to alleviate hunger in our communities and how we can help.

Food insecurity is an issue in Douglas County. Sarah McGregor, UCAN program manager for the Feeding Umpqua Program, will offer information on what that means in Douglas County. The program took place Tuesday, October 17, 2023, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. at the Roseburg Public Library.

For more information, visit www.ucancap.org.

Thank you, Sarah and thanks to your staff!

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 – Jared Cordon, Superintendent of Roseburg Public Schools, spoke to the state of our schools, a vision for the future, and how our community can support the best for our students.

Last Year 2022-2023

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at noon in-person First Tuesday Talk Time at the Mariachi Loco Restaurant in Roseburg in their meeting room

Tuesday, May 16 – Special Districts Election Day

Friday May 19 to Sunday May 21 – LWVOR Convention in Eugene at the Graduate Hotel. If you would like to be an Observer, contact info@lwvuv.org.

Tuesday, May 23 – League Annual Meeting and Dinner at the CH Bailey House Bed & Breakfast 5:30 to 8PM

Saturday, June 10, 2023 – Spring Garden Tour in the Roseburg area within 7 1/2 miles. More information soon. If you know of or have a garden you’d love to share with community friends in June 2024, email Nancy, Garden Tour Committee Chair, or call her at 541-643-8113.

Frontier Family Feud: Abigail Scott Duniway and Harvey Scott – More plans are being made to hold more performances this year in Douglas County. The first in-person performance was held on Friday, April 1 & 3, 2022 at the Umpqua Community College Whipple Fine Arts Theatre. Prior to the musical, a panel discussed women’s voting rights past and present.

This is a historical musical produced locally by the Umpqua Community College Visual Arts Department and the League. We are now offering performances on stage or in classrooms. Please help get the word out to schools and other organizations who might be interested in seeing this creative endeavor spread widely. If so, contact us! The 42-minute video is online now, but there’s nothing like a live presentation!

Century Celebration – This year we’re celebrating the League’s 103 birthday, and Women’s History Month. The theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories”. Join us for an in-person celebration at the Roseburg Public Library on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.