NorthWest News & Review: Glendale News Joins Nor-Cal/Oregon Media Group

NorthWest News & Review: Glendale News Joins Nor-Cal/Oregon Media Group: Glendale Valley News Joins Nor-Cal/Oregon Media Group Glendale, Oregon April 9, 2012                The Glendale Gazette Covering Glendal...

Glendale News Joins Nor-Cal/Oregon Media Group

Glendale Valley News Joins Nor-Cal/Oregon Media Group

Glendale, Oregon
April 9, 2012              

The Glendale Gazette

Covering Glendale, Azalea and the Cow Creek Valley

Sarah Shelton, Publisher of the Glendale Gazette online newspaper in Glendale Oregon, has joined the Nor-Cal/Oregon Media Group ( NCO-Media ). After expanding to Oregon with NorthWest News & Review, Steven Masone, publisher of Delta News & Review and general manager of The Herald Newspaper, a weekly in print for over fifty years in San Joaquin County, California, have teamed up to publish a print weekly newspaper for southern Douglas and northern Josephine counties of Oregon.

"Were excited to expand into this community of Southern Oregon, " said Steven Masone, who recently moved to Glendale and taken up residence.. "Sarah Shelton is a very valuable addition to our media group and we look forward to a long and successful relationship." said Masone.

"Our Media Group is also planning a travel magazine that features the Northern California and Southern Oregon I-5 Attractions,  outdoor recreation and entertainment,  restaurants, vineyards etc". Steven Masone added.
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Winter Snow Storm Slams Eugene Area

Snow and treacherous roads have prompted state transportation officials to warn motorists to stay off the roads in Linn, Benton and Lane counties this morning.

Heavy snow has fallen on most highways form the Coast Range to the Cascades. Vehicles have spun out on Interstate 5 in the Albany area and on Oregon 126W between Noti and Eugene. Multiple trees have fallen onto U.S. 20 between Lebanon and Sweet Home, and on Oregon 226 between Crabtree and Lyons.

Oregon Department of Transportation crews are plowing and sanding highways. Officials say motorists should be prepared for poor driving conditions.

NorthWest News & Review: Solar storm lights up northern skies

NorthWest News & Review: Solar storm lights up northern skies: Solar storm lights up northern skies Francois Campredon / AFP - Getty Images Northen lights ripple through the skies over Abisko in Swedish ...

Solar storm lights up northern skies

Francois Campredon / AFP - Getty Images

Northen lights ripple through the skies over Abisko in Swedish Lapland late March 7.

By Alan Boyle

So far, the disruption caused by this week's solar storm seems to be minimal, but skywatchers are maximizing the opportunity to see auroral fireworks — and tonight just might be prime time for the show. Or maybe not.

For several days now, the sun has been sending out bursts of electrically charged particles, known as coronal mass ejections or CMEs. The most spectacular flare-up came late Tuesday, when two X-class solar flares blazed up from a particularly active sunspot region. The waves of particles associated with those flares began sweeping over Earth's magnetic field today.

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Usually, that would suggest that tonight's the night to look for the northern lights in somewhat less northern regions of the globe — say, Massachusetts, Nebraska or Oregon. Two factors could put a damper on those expectations: First, the geomagnetic component of the storm is not as powerful as space weather forecasters had expected, at least not yet. Second, the full moon's glare might wash out the delicate glow of the aurora.

To find out whether there's a chance of seeing the northern lights, check out the Ovation Auroral Forecast map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Testbed, as well as the Aurora Forecast website maintained by the University of Alaska's Geophysical Institute. Right now the outlook is great for Fairbanks and Edmonton, not so good for Boise or Boston. But you never know — and besides, it's worth going out to take a look at the moon and several planets together in the sky, even if the northern lights aren't shining in your locale.

Rest assured the lights will be shining in the usual places, including Scandinavia, Russia and Canada. Here are a few of the beauties from last night. For even more, click on over to the galleries at SpaceWeather.com:

Timo Veijalainen / AV-Lappi

Timo Veijalainen of Sodankyla, Finland, sends along this picture of the northern lights. "There were lots of clouds during the night, but driving to east was answer to our problem," he said in a note to SpaceWeather.com. "Near midnight, auroras started to dance. It didn't last long, but luckily I got few images." Check out the gallery at SpaceWeather.com, and stop by Veijalainen's AV-Lappi website.

AuroraMAX / CSA

The AuroraMAX all-sky camera near Yellowknife in Canada's Northwest Territories captured this subtle display of greenish and reddish auroral lights early this morning. For more from AuroraMAX, check out the project's website and Twitpic gallery.

NBC's Tom Costello reports on the solar storm and shows off some aurora video.

NorthWest News & Review: Warning issued about North West Coast Weather 3/9/...

NorthWest News & Review: Warning issued about North West Coast Weather 3/9/...: Warning issued about North Coast weather this weekend The National Weather Service reports a significant change in the weather over southwes...

Warning issued about North West Coast Weather 3/9/2012

Warning issued about North Coast weather this weekend

The National Weather Service reports a significant change in the weather over southwest washington and Northwest oregon beginning this weekend and continuing through the coming week.

After a brief taste of spring like weather thursday over southwest Washington and northwest Oregon that may linger into friday in many areas, a big change is on the horizon for this weekend that will continue next week.

The change will begin with a weakening front that will move through southwest Washington and northwest Oregon Friday night and early Saturday. The change will accelerate Saturday night and Sunday as a much stronger front moves in with windy conditions, especially near the coast. Snow levels will lower to near 1,000 feet Sunday. Significant snow accumulations are expected over the Cascades beginning Saturday night and continuing into Monday. Snow is also likely in the Cascade foothills and possibly even in the coast range Sunday and Sunday night.

The weather service’s computer models are now beginning to point toward an even stronger system Monday that could bring high wind to the coast more rain to the valleys and snow to the mountains. The models are also indicating more storm systems every day or two throughout next week and into the following weekend, with occasional wind at the coast and plenty of precipitation.

Keep an eye on the weather during the next week or two, especially if you have travel through the mountains.