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Douglas County Morning News

UPTD ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW GENERAL MANAGER

KQEN News Radio

The Umpqua Public Transportation District has announced that Sheri Bleau has been appointed as the agency’s new general manager and chief financial officer.

An UPTD release said their board of directors made the appointment on Monday, November 17th during its regular board meeting in Executive Session, with the appointment finalized upon return to open session.

Bleau brings more than 34 years of experience in administration, accounting, human resources, and public service, including her recent role as finance manager at UPTD.

The release said during her tenure at UPTD, Bleau has played a central role in overseeing the district’s financial operations, including budgeting, grant management, payroll, compliance and audit preparation. She has served as the primary liaison to state and local auditors, helping to ensure full fiscal compliance with federal and state regulations. Bleau also led and mentored staff, strengthened internal controls and regularly presented financial health assessments to the board.

Bleau also brings 13 years of federal government service, including her work with the Department of Veteran Affairs, where she developed expertise in navigating complex regulatory systems, leading multi-functional teams, and upholding a strong culture of public accountability.

Bleau said, “I am passionate about UPTD’s mission and the essential services it provides to our rural community”. Bleau said, “I believe in innovation through collaboration, fiscal stewardship, and transparent leadership. I am particularly motivated to expand and enhance UPTD’s services to meet the evolving needs of our region while maintaining the integrity, safety, and efficiency our riders depend on”.

A statement from the board of directors said, “Sheri’s extensive experience, institutional knowledge, and unwavering dedication to public service make her the right choice to guide the District forward. We look forward to working with her as she assumes this critical role”.

Bleau began serving as UPTD General Manager/CFO effective Thursday, November 20th. She replaces Ben Edtl who resigned as agency leader in August, after serving in the position for less than a year.

HOPE DRUG COURT TO CELEBRATE ITS 111TH GRADUATION DECEMBER 16TH

KQEN News Radio

The H.O.P.E. Drug Court will celebrate its 111th graduation ceremony on Tuesday, December 16th at 5:15 p.m.

A Douglas County Circuit Court release said the event will be held in Cascade Hall at the fairgrounds with the Honorable Robert B. Johnson presiding. Judge Johnson leads the adult drug court program.

Attendees will hear directly from the graduates as they share their personal journeys – stories of perseverance, healing, accountability and hope. These moments highlight not only the strength of each participant but also the commitment of the entire drug court team and community partners who support them along the way.

Judge Johnson said, “These ceremonies remind us of what recovery looks life in real life”. Judge Johnson said, “Its hard work. Ands it’s the belief that people can change when given the structure and support they need to transform.

This graduation’s guest speaker is FARA founder and Executive Director Robert Miller.

For more information on H.O.P.E. Drug Court, go to: https://www.douglascountyor.gov/851/HOPE-Drug-Court

WINSTON DOMINO’S PIZZA DONATES $1,000 AND CANNED GOODS TO FOOD BANK

KQEN News Radio

Domino’s Pizza in Winston donated $1,000 to the Winston-Dillard Food Bank along with canned goods collected during their meet-the-owner night on Monday.

A company release said the store donated 50 percent of sales from each order that evening between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

New franchise owner Angelique Martinez said, “We are so pleased to have held this fundraising opportunity and know that our efforts are helping our neighbors”. Martinez said, “I am beyond grateful to everyone we connected with Monday night, my team and I met so many generous and amazing people from the community and we look forward to serving you”.

As food insecurity continues to impact communities across the U.S., Martinez said that she and her team wanted to support their local community and provide for families in need. Martinez said, “I genuinely love this area and want people to know that we are here to support our community and serve delicious food made with love”.

The release said Martinez began her journey with the Domino’s brand in 2016 as a single mother commuting to work by bicycle. After advancing within the brand, Martinez, a local Roseburg resident, now owns her first Domino’s store in Winston.

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR HAPPENING FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

KQEN News Radio

The Douglas County Christmas Craft Fair is happening Friday through Sunday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.

The 52nd annual event is the largest of its type to occur in the county each year and is the most popular Christmas Fair in southern Oregon. Over 300 crafter booths will display a wide variety of handcrafted items, such as clothing, home décor, baked goods, spices, lotions, soaps, wood crafts, metal sculptures, art décor and numerous other unique products. Items are handcrafted only with no commercial products.

The title sponsor is Cascade Community Credit Union.

Hours are Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday until 4:00 p.m. Adult admission to the Christmas Craft Fair is $6, with $1 off for a donation of canned food. Kids aged 12 and under get in for free.

For more information on the Christmas Craft Fair, go to: https://douglasfairgrounds.com/christmas.html

THRIVE UMPQUA WITH DECEMBER EVENTS

KQEN News Radio

During the month of December, Thrive Umpqua has a number of community events open to the public.

They include:

• Light Up the Night at Ford’s Pond in Sutherlin on Friday, December 5th from 4:30 p.m. to 5;30 p.m. This will be a casual, family-friendly ride around the pond. No registration is required
• Happier Hour: Painting with Purpose with Lisa Hubbard on Thursday, December 11th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Thrive Umpqua office on Southeast Jackson Street in downtown Roseburg. It’s a fun, playful and unstructured activity that does not require any experience with painting. Limited seats are available.
• Wellness Walks on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. starting from the Thrive Umpqua office. Group walks are led by local medical providers and are happening through December 20th. Attendees can stick around afterwards to explore the Umpqua Valley Farmers Market. There is no need to register, just show up.
• Holiday Lights Bike Ride on Tuesday, December 16th starting from Umpqua Valley Tennis Center on Northwest Stewart Parkway. It’s a family-friendly casual bike ride through the Hucrest neighborhood to see the holiday decorations. Check in begins at 5:30 p.m.
• Community potluck on Saturday, December 13th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church on West Harvard Avenue. Attendees should bring a 100 percent plant-based dish to share or a simple option like fresh fruit or veggies with hummus. For questions, contact UC-Veg at 541-378-6359.

Other events are taking place as well. For more information, contact Thrive Umpqua at: connect@thriveumpqua.com or stop by their office at 556 Southeast Jackson Street.

Douglas County Upcoming Events

Limited Time Events

• Intro to Capoeira Workshop @ Performance Martial Arts Academy | November 1 - December 6th | Every Saturday | 2:30 - 4 PM | Link
• Umpqua Valley Festival of Lights 2025 | November 23 - January 1st | 5:30 PM | Link
• Deck the Halls Holiday Decorating Contest | Nov 28 - Dec 15 | Reedsport
• A Holly Dolly Christmas @ Seven Feathers Casino Resort | December 5th and 6th | 7 - 8:30 PM | Link
• Holly Jolly Giants @ Wildlife Safari | December 5 - 7, 12 - 14, 19 - 21 | 12 - 2 PM | Link
• Wildlights @ Wildlife Safari | December 5 - 7, 12 - 14, 19 - 21 | 4 - 7 PM | Link
• 2025 Douglas County Christmas Craft Fair | December 5 - 7 | 10 AM - 8 PM | Link
• Mercy Foundation Festival of Trees @ Seven Feathers | December 4 - 6 | 9am - 2 PM | Link
• UACT - CRAZY Little Christmas | December 4 - 21 (Selected Dates) | Link
• Holiday Arts Festival | December 5th (4 - 8 PM) and December 6th (10 AM - 5 PM) | Oregon Coast School of Art, Gardiner | Link
• Candy Cane Lane | Oakland City Hall | December 5, 6 12, 13 (Friday and Saturday) | 5 - 7:30 PM | Link
• Holiday Village, Thu-Sun and Christmas Eve | December 5 - 22 | River Forks Park | Link
• Holiday Classes @ Create & Sip Studio | Dec 3 - 21 (Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun) | Link

Monday, December 1st

• DJ Trivia Night @ Workman's Bar & Smokehouse | 7PM
• Open Mic Night @ Little Brothers Pub | 6 - 8 PM
• Live Music: Erik Schnautz @ Two Shy Brewing | 6 - 8 PM | Link
• Open Mic Night at Little Brothers Pub, hosted by Benjammin' | 6 - 9 PM | Link

Tuesday, December 2nd

• 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

Wednesday, December 3rd

• 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 | Link
• Karaoke Night at Winston VFW | 5 - 9 PM | Link
• Karaoke Night at The Wild Rose Saloon | 7 - 10 PM | Link
• 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 6:30PM. Food available. Ages 7+. $1 for non-members.

Thursday, December 4th

• 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 | Link
• Draper Jam Night | 8 - 11:30 PM | Link
• Thirsty Thursday Cornhole Night @ Lookingglass Brewery | Every week on Thursday | 6 - 8 PM | Link
• Thursday Jam Night at The Scoreboard Annex, hosted by Steve Amari | 8:30. -11:30 PM | Link
• Mercy Foundation Festival of Trees @ Seven Feathers | December 4 - 6 | 9am - 2 PM | Link
• Umpqua Valley Fly Fishers Meetup @ The Roseburg Country Club | 5:30 - 8 PM | There will be socializing, speakers, raffle prizes, and fun!

Friday, December 5th

• Friday Pizzas! @ Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards | 12 - 4PM
• Karaoke Night @ Winchester Pub & Grill | 8 - 11 PM
• Karaoke Night @ Workman's Bar and Smokehouse | 9 PM - 12 AM
• TGIF Wine & Pizza @ Abacela | 4 - 7 PM
• Bingo @ Roseburg Senior Center | (Every Wed and Fri) - Doors Open at 5 PM, starts at 6:30PM. Food available. Ages 7+. $1 for non-members.
• Karaoke Night at Kodiak | Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday | 8 PM
• A Holly Dolly Christmas @ Seven Feathers Casino Resort | December 5th and 6th | 7 - 8:30 PM | Link
• Holly Jolly Giants @ Wildlife Safari | December 5 - 7, 12 - 14, 19 - 21 | 12 - 2 PM | Link
• Wildlights @ Wildlife Safari | December 5 - 7, 12 - 14, 19 - 21 | 4 - 7 PM | Link
• 2025 Douglas County Christmas Craft Fair | December 5 - 7 | 10 AM - 8 PM | Link
• Wild at Heart @ COHO PIZZA | 6 - 8 PM | Link
• Mercy Foundation Festival of Trees @ Seven Feathers | December 4 - 6 | 9am - 2 PM | Link
• Canyonville Tree Lighting | Ken's Sidewalk Cafe on Main St | 5 - 8 PM
• Holiday Arts Festival | December 5th (4 - 8 PM) and December 6th (10 AM - 5 PM) | Oregon Coast School of Art, Gardiner | Link
• Candy Cane Lane | Oakland City Hall | December 5, 6 12, 13 (Friday and Saturday) | 5 - 7:30 PM | Link
• Live Music: Alice Di Micele w/ Andy Casad @ The Rosebud Theatre | 6 - 9 PM | Link

Saturday, December 6th

• Umpqua Valley Farmers Market | 9AM - 1PM | SE Jackson St | Link
• Roseburg Saturday Market - Outside Winter Market | 10AM - 2PM | Harvard Ave - Rife's Home Furniture Parking Lot (Every Saturday until December 20th)
• Drain Farmers Market | 308 N 1st St in Drain @ 10AM - 2PM
• Workman's Community Market | 4550 Old Hwy 99S | 10 AM - 3 PM
• Karaoke Night @​ Brix Bar & Grill | (Every Saturday) @ 7 - 10PM
• Karaoke Night @ Lookingglass Brewery | 6 - 8PM | Link
• Karaoke Night at Winston VFW | 5 - 9 PM | Link
• Karaoke Night - Shamrocks Cocktail Bar | 6 - 9 PM | Link
• Karaoke Night at Kodiak | Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday | 8 PM
• Holly Jolly Giants @ Wildlife Safari | December 5 - 7, 12 - 14, 19 - 21 | 12 - 2 PM | Link
• Wildlights @ Wildlife Safari | December 5 - 7, 12 - 14, 19 - 21 | 4 - 7 PM | Link
• 2025 Douglas County Christmas Craft Fair | December 5 - 7 | 10 AM - 8 PM | Link
• Wild at Heart @ Kelly's Cozy Corner | 7 - 9 PM | Link
• Snowflakes & Showgirls - A Winter Burlesque Revue | 8 - 10 PM | Link
• Mercy Foundation Festival of Trees @ Seven Feathers | December 4 - 6 | 9am - 2 PM | Link
• Holiday Arts Festival | December 5th (4 - 8 PM) and December 6th (10 AM - 5 PM) | Oregon Coast School of Art, Gardiner | Link
• Candy Cane Lane | Oakland City Hall | December 5, 6 12, 13 (Friday and Saturday) | 5 - 7:30 PM | Link
• Mildred Kanipe Park, Oakland | Link
• Family Cookie Crawl | Downtown Oakland | 1 - 5 PM | Link
• Moonlight Madness | Old Downtown Reedsport Shops | 5 - 9 PM | Link
• Community Appreciation Day (Free) | Umpqua Discovery Center, Reedsport | 10 AM - 5 PM
• Jingle on the Bay Festival - Santa's Sailing in | Marina Activity Center, 120 Marina Way, Winchester Bay
• Winston Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade | Civic Wayside Park (Near Grocery Outlet) | Parade: 5:30 PM, Tree Lighting: 6 PM | Link
• Grand Illumination Christmas Tree Lighting | 2nd Ave and Main in Myrtle Creek | 6 PM
• Live Music: A Celtic Christmas w/ The Katie Jane Band @ The Rosebud Theatre | 6 - 10 PM | Link
• Live Music: The Daniel Nickels Band @ Workman's Bar & Smokehouse | 9 PM

Sunday, December 7th

• DJ Trivia Night @ Brix Bar and Grill | Every Sunday | 6 - 8 PM
• Holly Jolly Giants @ Wildlife Safari | December 5 - 7, 12 - 14, 19 - 21 | 12 - 2 PM | Link
• Wildlights @ Wildlife Safari | December 5 - 7, 12 - 14, 19 - 21 | 4 - 7 PM | Link
• 2025 Douglas County Christmas Craft Fair | December 5 - 7 | 10 AM - 8 PM | Link
• Wild at Heart @ Melrose Vineyards | 3 - 5 PM | Link
• Winds of Umpqua Flute Circle - Oran Mor | 1 - 3 PM | Link
• Open-Mic Night @ The Rosebud Theatre | 4 - 8 PM | Link
• Jackpot Bingo @​ Lookingglass Brewery | 11 AM - 1 PM

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The Roseburg Receiver Updates

• We now have 17,634 members!!! Thank you all so much for being here!
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• Project Skywatch - Roseburg's Eyes in the Sky is now seeking funding through donations and sponsors. For information about Project Skywatch, visit https://www.roseburgscanner.com/project-skywatch
• The Roseburg Receiver Feed Mixer is Live! You can now mix multiple scanner feeds at the same time - with independent volume control, left/right ear panning, and live activity indicators for each channel. Build your own custom monitoring setup right from your desktop (Best on a computer). Try it here: https://mixer.roseburgscanner.com

The Roseburg Receiver Partners with The Roseburg Plug.

The Roseburg Receiver is excited to share that we’re partnering with The Roseburg Plug to bring an expanded level of real, local coverage to the people of Douglas County.For nearly two years, the Receiver has focused on timely information: scanner traffic, emergencies, outages, weather, community updates, and everything that helps keep people aware and connected.
Now, we’re adding something new: professional, on-the-ground video storytelling, created in partnership with The Roseburg Plug.This collaboration will bring:

• Exclusive field reports filmed directly in our community
• Small-business features with real local impact
• Coverage from the places where things are actually happening
• Stories that add context, depth, and real faces to the moments you see unfolding

The Roseburg Plug will be producing video features specifically for the Receiver, giving our audience a closer look at the people, businesses, and events shaping Douglas County - while we continue to provide the real-time awareness we’re known for. Our mission stays the same.
Our reach, and the way we tell the stories of this community, is about to get even stronger. More to come.

How to Contribute

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We encourage you to share relevant details and photos when appropriate. However, please note two important guidelines:

1. Maintain privacy by excluding any personal or identifying information
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Your participation strengthens our community network, and your adherence to these guidelines helps keep everyone safe. Thank you for being part of our volunteer reporting team. If you have questions or want to participate as an author for our roseburgscanner.com website, please email community@roseburgscanner.com.

That is the scoop for this Wednesday morning. Have a great day!

- The Roseburg Receiver Team