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JACKSONVILLE WILDFIRE COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS DAY OCTOBER 3
Jacksonville Review - September 2026 JACKSONVILLE’S WILDFIRE Community Preparedness Day is back this October—with a new self-serve format. The event will take place on Saturday, [...]
Shooting Star Nursery 2026 Fall Classes
2026 Fall Classes (all classes at nursery unless noted otherwise): Register at https://roguevalleynursery.com/classes/ Sept. 19th, 10-noon- Deer Resistant Plants with Christie at OSU Extension—One of [...]
SOCAN welcomes new Executive Director
September 23, 2026—Southern Oregon Climate Action Now is delighted to announce that Dan Ruby will be joining our team as Executive Director, beginning October 1, [...]
HOP ABOARD WITH WINE HOPPER – by Sandra Colley
Sipping & Playing in Jacksonville - September 2026 I THOUGHT I KNEW the names of most of the wineries within an hour of Jacksonville. As [...]
DISCOVER LAKE OF THE WOODS RESORT – by Graham Farran
Discovering Southern Oregon – September 2026 THERE ARE PLACES you visit once, and then there are places that quietly become part of your family's traditions. [...]
DAISY CREEK VINEYARD: THE JACKSONVILLE GEM WE WAITED TOO LONG TO VISIT – by Sandra Colley
Sipping & Playing in Jacksonville - August 2026 WE HAD VISITED Daisy Creek Vineyard once nearly five years ago, but somehow never made it back. [...]
Featured Columns
A HISTORIC MILESTONE & A NEW BEGINNING – OCTOBER 10 – by Don Litchfield
Chamber Chat – October 2026
OCTOBER IN JACKSONVILLE is pure magic. The maples and oaks turn gold, the air cools just enough to make a warm […]
THANKS JPD & JFD – by Abby McKee
News from Britt Hill – October 2026
DEAR FRIENDS, with another Britt season in the books, it’s time to take a moment of gratitude. Every year, […]
IMAGINE THE IMAGINARIUM… – by Mike Gantenbein
State of the Art Presence – October 2026
OUR POPULAR ANNUAL October show, “Imaginarium,” returns with a new theme to bring out the […]
OCTOBER MUSINGS – by Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – October 2026
FALL HAS FINALLY ARRIVED in the Rogue Valley. The season’s beautiful colors, showing off […]
“WE’RE LOST IN JEOPARDY, BABY…” (WITH APOLOGIES TO WEIRD AL YANKOVIC) – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – October 2026
A FEW “explanatory statements” (or “clues”) to launch this literary effort:
- This television game show was created […]
NEWS FROM THE SILENT CITY ON THE HILL – by Dick Meyers
Jacksonville Review – October 2026
IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE we’re in October already and it’s time again to give the Jacksonville Cemetery a […]
Publisher Unplugged
PRESERVING THE PAST, PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE – by Whitman Parker
My View - October 2026 HERE IN TOWN, our history is not confined to museum walls—we’re surrounded by it every day—in historic buildings, old streets, familiar landmarks and even stories passed down from one generation [...]