Grow Your Mind and Your Garden!

The OSU-Jackson County Master Gardeners™ will host three classes in February from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays at the OSU Extension Service Auditorium, 569 Hanley Road, Central Point. The cost of the classes is $15 each; it’s free for certified Master Gardeners. The classes are also eligible for MG recertification. There will be outdoor […]

By |2015-03-31T15:35:00-07:00January 9th, 2015|Community Resources, Event News, Garden, Now|Comments Off on Grow Your Mind and Your Garden!

Pioneer Profiles: Peter Britt, Part 1 – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

It’s Britt season, so what better subject for summer’s Pioneer Profiles than Peter Britt, whose pioneer homestead is now the site of Britt Festivals, the Britt Gardens, and portions of Jacksonville’s Woodlands Trail System. Perhaps best known as the pioneer photographer who documented Southern Oregon’s people, activities, and landscapes from the 1850s to 1900, Peter Britt was also a visionary, a painter, a respected horticulturalist, a vintner...

By |2020-09-30T14:18:53-07:00May 30th, 2014|About Jacksonville, Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, History, Pioneer Profiles|Comments Off on Pioneer Profiles: Peter Britt, Part 1 – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

Pioneer Profiles: The Fathers of Jacksonville – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

Contrary to local lore, James Clugage and James Pool did not make the initial gold discovery in Southern Oregon. However, they may well deserve credit for triggering the Southern Oregon gold rush of 1852, and they definitely deserve credit for staking claims to what proved to be a different kind of gold mine—the donation land claims that became the City.

Pioneer Profiles: Henry Klippel – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

In the mid-1800s, the promise of gold and free land lured fortune seekers and settlers to the newly formed Oregon Territory. They were soon followed by merchants who amassed their own wealth selling supplies to the miners and farmers. This ongoing series shares the stories of these pioneers and their times. Henry Klippel was one such immigrant.

By |2020-09-30T14:19:03-07:00March 5th, 2014|About Jacksonville, Columns, Featured Stories, History, Pioneer Profiles|Comments Off on Pioneer Profiles: Henry Klippel – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

Pressed Glass or Cut Glass – by Margaret Barnes

In the early 1900’s you could scarcely open a newspaper or magazine without seeing an advertisement for Brilliant Cut Glass. In the form of a vase, ice cream dish, a goblet, or fruit bowl, several glass companies wanted the consumer to buy their beautiful cut glass items for the bride or for Christmas gifts.

By |2014-07-01T16:30:32-07:00February 28th, 2014|About Jacksonville, Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Speaking of Antiquing|Comments Off on Pressed Glass or Cut Glass – by Margaret Barnes

The Danko Garden – by Kay Faught

This month, I was amazed and delighted by a treasure of a garden that exceeded my expectations. Ron and Aurelie Danko, on South Oregon Street, have a small and unique wedge-shaped lot, on which they built their home with a Tuscan mustard-colored stucco retaining wall surrounding it.

By |2020-09-30T14:19:04-07:00February 28th, 2014|About Jacksonville, Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Garden of the Month|Comments Off on The Danko Garden – by Kay Faught

My View, March 2014 – by Whitman Parker

I’ve lost count how many times I’ve talked about the incredible volunteers making Jacksonville a wonderful place to live. At the Review, I’m fond of saying, “the ‘V’ in Jacksonville is for “volunteer!” On February 18, I was thrilled when Mayor Paul Becker presented Dirk Siedlecki with the 2013 “Person of the Year” award.

By |2020-09-30T14:19:04-07:00February 26th, 2014|About Jacksonville, Publisher's View|Comments Off on My View, March 2014 – by Whitman Parker

The Tail of the Snake – By Kate Ingram

I hate snakes. Hate is a strong word, but there it is. So imagine my excitement this time last year when we entered the year of the Black Water Snake. I knew it was going to be a wild ride, and not just because I hate snakes: I knew it because a year whose symbolic energy is turmoil and transformation ain’t going to be easy. Your best shot is to embrace your inner Bette Davis and croak, “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy year.”

2014 Real Estate Market: The Year of the Repeat Buyer – by Graham Farran

2014 looks to be the year of the “repeat home buyer,” as interest rates rise and home prices increase—worsening affordability will discourage some first time home buyers. These won’t be the only changes as foreclosures slow, inventory stabilizes and the process of getting a mortgage becomes less hectic.

By |2020-09-30T14:19:07-07:00January 29th, 2014|About Jacksonville, Columns, Featured Stories, Let's Talk Real Estate|Comments Off on 2014 Real Estate Market: The Year of the Repeat Buyer – by Graham Farran

A New Year with New Beginnings – by Mayor Paul Becker

New Year’s Eve 2013 marked the end of my third year as mayor, an occupation which seemed most improbable to me when growing up—it was a different world back then. This thought crossed my mind while recently watching an old Hopalong Cassidy film...

By |2020-09-30T14:19:08-07:00January 28th, 2014|A Few Minutes with the Mayor, About Jacksonville, Columns, Featured Stories|Comments Off on A New Year with New Beginnings – by Mayor Paul Becker
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