North Douglas Herald
Lower Umpqua Library District News
Lower Umpqua Library District (LULD) has a
new neighborhood library module! It was installed
near the Smith River Store and Tavern on July 24th.
Please feel free to visit it and borrow a book or a
DVD!
Smith River’s is the third neighborhood
library module that LULD has installed so
far out of a planned six. It was completed by
district resident, Rico Duval. The neighbor-
hood library modules are roofed bookcases
placed throughout the library district’s rural
hinterland, which provide books and DVDs to
residents on an honor system basis. Each mod-
ule is designed to hold approximately 150 titles
and is equipped with a light that will allow for
use after dark. Aside from the new addition at
Smith River, LULD also has neighborhood
library modules near the fire station in Win-
chester Bay (Broadway Avenue and 6th Street)
and near the intersection of Loon Lake Road
and Elk Ridge Forest Road in Ash Valley. Staff
and volunteers keep the modules full by peri-
odically restocking books and DVDs. LULD
will provide updates on this project as each of
the remaining three neighborhood library mod-
ules are erected.
Participants in LULD’s summer reading
program should turn in or present their reading
logs to staff by Wednesday, August 21st at the
latest, in order to be considered for the prize
drawing. As a reminder, teens will be issued one
raffle ticket for every two hours of reading in
their logs and younger participants will earn one
ticket per logged hour. Unfortunately, Smokey
Bear was unable to visit the library as planned,
due his role in firefighting. LULD will post an
announcement on Facebook when Smokey
Bear’s visit to the library is rescheduled.
LULD is pleased to announce the comple-
tion of the library’s roof in July. For those who
may have found the sounds of the construction
disturbing, the library has returned to its ordi-
nary quieter state.
LULD is seeking to hire a library assistant
to fill a recent vacancy, which is open until
filled. This would be a regular part-time position
of approximately 20-30 hours per week. A job
description and application form are available at
www.luld.org/employment .
The library continues to offer traditional li-
brary materials such as books, DVDs, CDs, and
magazines for borrowing, as well as
less conventional items such as WiFi
hotspots and extenders, compasses, pe-
dometers, trekking poles (hiking sticks),
bicycle locks, computer accessories, solar
chargers,
and
umbrellas.
Each
item is available for checkout to li-
brary card holders for a period of up
to three weeks and may be renewed for an ad-
ditional three weeks unless requested by other
patrons.
Please call, visit, or email the library for
more information.
Alex Kuestner, Library Director/District
Manager
Lower Umpqua Library District
395 Winchester Ave, Reedsport, Oregon
97467
(541) 271-3500 www.luld.org
Jelly Roll Plays Oregon State Prison Show
Salem, OR (AP) — Country singer Jelly Roll
has been playing sold-out shows across the U.S.
as part of his “Beautifully Broken” tour. But
earlier this week, his venue wasn’t a massive
arena: it was the Oregon State Penitentiary.
The award-winning artist posted a video
and photos of his visit to the Salem prison on
Instagram, showing him singing a cover of
Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” and
signing autographs for people incarcerated at the
prison. According to Jelly Roll, it was the first
live music in the prison yard in 20 years.
“I am a firm believer that if we commit crimes
we should do our time and be held accountable
for our actions, but I also believe that every
human deserves love no matter how bad of a
decision they have made,” the 39-year-old wrote
on Instagram.
Jelly Roll, who was incarcerated in his youth,
said he wrote his first song while behind bars.
“It never feels better than to come back behind
a wall and sing a song for y’all,” he told the
crowd.
His lyrics often touch on his troubled past
and issues of addiction, and in his video from the
prison, one man speaks about how Jelly Roll’s
music changed his life.
“I heard ‘Save Me’ on the radio, and I got
clean that day,” the man said, referring to a song
on Jelly Roll’s most recent album.
Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord,
began his musical career as a rapper before
becoming an acclaimed country artist. In 2023,
he won New Artist of the Year at the Country
Music Association Awards.
“I remember being in a dark place and no one
ever coming through and showing us any hope
of changing the path of our lives,” he said. “It
felt so good bringing a little light to such a dark
place.”
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happened in the middle of the night and
quickly used spare plywood to cover up other
businesses windows after the rampage. She
said they also saved the book store’s popular
in-house cat from getting out due to the broken
window. Sisson also said this could not have
come at a more awkward and tense time for
the city.
“Cottage Grove has had some division
recently some issues of mental health and
houselessness,” she sad. “I really hope we can
recognize this equal opportunity that someone
was not targeting us. We have some issues we
have to work together to solve.”
The Cottage Grove Area Chamber of
Commerce has set up a fund to help businesses
restore the damage to their windows
Baseball ‘Covered Area’ Project Started
NDSD Getting New Batting Cages
The North Douglas High School baseball
“covered area” project began on August
4. Conceived in 2019, the goal of the
project is to provide an area where North
Douglas players and Babe Ruth or Junior
Staters can hit and pitch, outside, when
there is inclimate weather.
The covered area will be constructed
between the cage shed and third base
dugout of the NDHS baseball field and
cover the batter’s cage when it is pulled
out. The building will also provide cover
for fans and parents attending games.
Approved by the North Douglas
administration and the North Douglas
School District Board of Directors, the
project will be funded mostly via fund
raising and donations.
Thanks to Craig Zolezzi and Zolezzi
Insurance for making an initial supportive
contribution. Others wanting to donate
can do so at the North Douglas High
School office or mail a donation to
NDHS Baseball, PO Box 488, Drain, OR
97435.
Andy Jentsch did the excavation and
gravel work. The gravel was generously
donated by Rundell, Inc. North Douglas
School District Head of Maintenance,
Roy Harkins, is the North Douglas liaison.
Special thanks to Toy Construction, who
developed the original plans for the
structure in 2019. For more information,
contact Jeff Davis at 541-505-4979.
If you would like to help us in
our fundraising for this worthwhile
projectplease go to our GoFundMe.https:
//gofund.me/8e127753