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Hell in a Handbasket: A Traveler’s Guide to Living in Uncertain Times – by Kate Ingram

Soul Matters – April 2022 – Online-only longer version

Just as spring arrives, just as the pandemic recedes and life begins to look a bit brighter, Vladimir Putin.

Seriously? Two insane years of Covid, massive political and social upheaval, The Great Resignation, spiraling inflation, and now a globally destabilizing war in Europe. Toss in personal life struggles and […]

By Kate Ingram, M.A.|2022-04-11T10:48:54-07:00April 1st, 2022|Featured Stories, Online-only, Soul Matters|Comments Off

Be Prepared – by Erich & Matt Patten

On Money & More – April 2022

Cutler has long been a supporter of the Boy Scouts. We provide volunteer hours, financial support, and have kids enrolled in the program. And, if there’s one thing that Scouting has taught us, it’s that you should always “Be Prepared.” This has been the Scouts’ motto since the organization […]

By Erich & Matt Patten, Cutler Investment Group|2022-03-31T16:57:32-07:00March 31st, 2022|Featured Stories, On Money and More|Comments Off

Don’t Get Left Behind – by Graham Farran

Let’s Talk Real Estate – April 2022

It seems like everything is more expensive than last year: food, cars, clothes, furniture, and gas which is getting dangerously close to $5 a gallon. But few year-over-year price increases compare to what’s happened to the housing market. The medium price of a home in Jackson County has ballooned […]

By Graham Farran|2022-03-31T16:47:14-07:00March 31st, 2022|Featured Stories, Let's Talk Real Estate|Comments Off

Spring Forward! at SOHS – by Pam Sasseen

Focus on the Farm – April 2022

On April 6, from 6pm to 8:30pm, the Southern Oregon Historical Society presents “Spring SOHS Forward!” a fundraiser to publicly launch the $1.2 million Event Center capital project. Sponsors will cover dinner expenses, so proceeds from all ticket sales (tickets are $100/each) and auction sales will go directly to […]

By Hanley Farm|2022-03-31T17:03:17-07:00March 31st, 2022|Event News, Featured Stories, Focus on Hanley Farm|Comments Off

If It Worked Once . . . – by Paula & Terry Erdmann

The Unfettered Critic – April 2022

We mentioned “remakes” in our last column: new movies based on existing properties that inspired studios and filmmakers to wanna do them again. Remake motivation for studio executives is obvious. If it made money before, the prospect of cashing in on the same property a second time is irresistible.

Motivation for […]

By Paula Block Erdmann and Terry Erdmann|2022-03-31T16:25:19-07:00March 31st, 2022|Featured Stories, The Unfettered Critic|Comments Off

Jacksonville Commissions and Committees – by Mayor Donna Bowen

A Few Minutes with the Mayor – April 2022

This month, I’d like to give you an overview of City Commissions and Committees. Jacksonville runs on a volunteer force, which is readily apparent in the folks who show up to serve.

There is a distinct difference between the two. To simplify, in Jacksonville, we have an elected […]

By Donna Bowen|2022-03-31T16:14:18-07:00March 31st, 2022|A Few Minutes with the Mayor, Featured Stories|Comments Off

Britt Dropping COVID Restrictions

MEDFORD, OR — At this time, in line with other outdoor venues throughout the country, Britt Music & Arts Festival will no longer require masks, COVID testing, or proof of vaccine for our patrons at our outdoor venue in Jacksonville, Oregon. Masks are still optional. Ultimately, it is each patron’s decision whether or not to […]

By Jacksonville Review Online|2022-03-15T15:22:13-07:00March 15th, 2022|News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off

Britt Announces First Set of Concerts for the 60th Anniversary 2022 “Britt Presents” Season

JACKSONVILLE, OR — Britt Music & Arts Festival announces its first installment of concerts for the 60th Anniversary 2022 season this summer. The first of two season announcements presents a broad array of musical artists, including a return visit by ZZ Top, jazzy pop singer-songwriter Norah Jones, electric blues band Blues Traveler, a night of […]

By Jacksonville Review Online|2022-03-04T16:29:23-08:00March 4th, 2022|Event News, News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off

Britt Welcomes New President and CEO

Britt Music & Arts Festival announces the selection of a new President and CEO. The Britt Board of Directors is excited to introduce Abby McKee, who will become the new head of operations at Britt beginning May 1, 2022. After eleven years, current President and CEO, Donna Briggs, is retiring.

“Abby is the right leader for […]

By Jacksonville Review Online|2022-03-02T11:55:31-08:00March 2nd, 2022|News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off

Mayor Recognizes Outstanding Citizens

Editor’s Note: At the January 4 City Council meeting, a standing-room-only audience packed New City Hall to pay tribute to Mayor Bowen’s yearly award recipients. On behalf of a grateful community, thank you to them and all of the volunteers who give so much to our community!

Kandee McClain, 2021 Jacksonville Person of the Year—Kandee McClain, […]

By Jacksonville Review Online|2022-01-28T17:30:58-08:00January 28th, 2022|A Few Minutes with the Mayor, Now, Sensational Seniors|Comments Off

Teddy Abrams Leads Oregon’s 2022 Britt Festival Orchestra Season June 17–July 3

Featuring New Commission from Sebastian Chang & Star-Spangled Guest Artists

MEDFORD, OR — The Britt Festival Orchestra (BFO) announces its 2022 60th Anniversary summer season, anchoring Oregon’s Britt Music and Arts Festival with three weeks of exhilarating open-air programming in historic Jacksonville, Oregon. Under the inspirational leadership of Music Director Teddy Abrams, the 2022 season opens […]

By Jacksonville Review Online|2022-02-10T20:53:39-08:00February 10th, 2022|Event News, News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off

What Makes a Bedroom a Bedroom? – by Sandy J. Brown

On Real Estate & More – March 2022

Homeowners often want to turn a den, office, or attic into a bedroom. Who doesn’t want the extra space for family or guests, even if it’s small? Defining a legal bedroom may seem simple, but despite clear building codes, the process is not as clear cut as you […]

By Sandy J. Brown|2022-03-03T15:09:05-08:00March 3rd, 2022|Sandy J. Brown|Comments Off

John Swan Love: Tinsmith, Public Servant – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

Pioneer Profiles – March 2022

It’s March and spring is in the air! The daffodils and forsythia are blooming, and the birds have on their “mating colors,” so Love seems an appropriate topic for this month’s Pioneer Profile —although in this case the Love in question is John Love and the Love family.

John Swan Love was […]

By Carolyn Kingsnorth|2022-03-10T13:34:11-08:00March 3rd, 2022|Featured Stories, Pioneer Profiles|Comments Off

Beef Barbacoa (heavy on the lime) – by Erika Bishop

Easy Recipes from The Pot Rack – March 2022

Instant Pot and Crock Pot recipes continue to be all the rage. I find this form of cooking handy for sure, but it doesn’t really inspire. The dishes all come out pretty much the same… over-cooked. Well, I changed my mind when I tried this little dandy. […]

By Erika Bishop|2022-03-03T13:18:10-08:00March 3rd, 2022|Featured Stories, Pot Rack Easy Recipes|Comments Off

Oscar Time: Reflections On a Gilded Icon – by Paula & Terry Erdmann

The Unfettered Critic – March 2022

You were up at five AM on February 8, anxiously awaiting revelation of the 2021 Oscar nominations, right?

Yeah, neither were we, but then, we’re old hands at this. We slept in, and looked them up on the ‘net later in the day. We felt pretty smug because we’d actually seen […]

By Paula Block Erdmann and Terry Erdmann|2022-03-03T13:10:10-08:00March 3rd, 2022|Featured Stories, The Unfettered Critic|Comments Off

The Story of Your Life – by Kate Ingram

Soul Matters – March 2022

AN OBJECTIFIED ME.
I need that myself
to help the other separate the viewer
and the viewed
which subjectivity’s mirror
fuses;
someone
for a short time
to wear my problem so that unburdened
I
may
save
my soul.*

I love stories. I love listening to them, reading them, telling them. I am privileged, in my work, to listen to the life stories of […]

By Kate Ingram, M.A.|2022-03-03T13:05:22-08:00March 3rd, 2022|Featured Stories, Soul Matters|Comments Off

7 Ways to Increase Your Credit Score – by Graham Farran

Let’s Talk Real Estate – March 2022

Understanding Credit Scores—Before you can improve your credit score, you must understand it, know how it’s calculated and what it’s used for.

Your credit score is a part of the package of information lenders use to decide whether or not they will lend you money or extend credit. Besides lenders, […]

By Graham Farran|2022-03-03T12:59:45-08:00March 3rd, 2022|Featured Stories, Let's Talk Real Estate|Comments Off

City Council 2021 & 2022 Update – by Mayor Donna Bowen

A Few Minutes with the Mayor – March 2022

In last month’s column I gave a report on work that went on last year in City Hall and its departments. This month I’ll bring you up to date on City Council projects. Next month I will feature City Commissions and Committees. My aim is to give […]

By Donna Bowen|2022-03-03T12:51:13-08:00March 3rd, 2022|A Few Minutes with the Mayor, Featured Stories|Comments Off

The Dream is Coming True – by Pam Sasseen

Focus on the Farm – March 2022

Our year-end donation match campaign put the Southern Oregon Historical Society on track for turning the dream of a downtown Medford Event Center and museum into a reality. The architects have begun transforming concepts into floor plans, reviews are underway, and it’s time to kick-off the campaign to renovate […]

By Hanley Farm|2022-03-03T12:51:57-08:00March 3rd, 2022|Event News, Featured Stories, Focus on Hanley Farm|Comments Off

Southern Oregon Historical Society Logo Design Contest

“The times, they are a changing”—and the Southern Oregon Historical Society is changing with the times! We need a new logo to reflect the new SOHS, and you are invited to create one for us.

Because of the broad public that we serve—members, volunteers, community individuals and organizations, school children, visitors, and guests from all over—we […]

By Jacksonville Review Online|2022-01-13T16:49:11-08:00January 13th, 2022|Focus on Hanley Farm, Now|Comments Off

Find Elegant Comfort & Style at Trotting Fox Boutique – by Peggy Dover

Since Helena and Marc Lopez’ move to Southern Oregon from Escondido last October, despite Covid setbacks, business plans for her new store, Trotting Fox Boutique, have clipped along nicely—as if they were meant to happen.

“I thought about getting back into real estate, because I did that in California, but I was not really feeling it,” […]

By Peggy Dover|2021-11-23T14:45:19-08:00November 23rd, 2021|Now, Peggy Dover|Comments Off

The Fabric of Life: Country Quilts – by Peggy Dover

What could feel cozier against an autumn chill than sipping on a mug of something hot and snuggling deep beneath a sumptuous quilt? It’s time to stow the lighter spread and bring out the stack of hand-wrought covers for warmth and winter comforts.

For nearly 35 years, visitors and residents of Jacksonville have discovered beautiful, American-made […]

By Peggy Dover|2021-10-27T17:42:57-07:00October 27th, 2021|Now, Peggy Dover|1 Comment

Britt Creates Britt Festival Orchestra Fund

MEDFORD, OR — In honor of the 60th Anniversary of the Britt Festival Orchestra (BFO) in 2022 and in recognition of Teddy Abrams being honored with Musical America’s 2022 Composer of the Year Award, Britt Music and Arts Festival will establish a $500,000 Britt Festival Orchestra Fund. The fund will be used to support the […]

By Jacksonville Review Online|2022-01-06T10:04:04-08:00January 6th, 2022|News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off

Let’s all stay out of the lobby… – by Paula & Terry Erdmann

The Unfettered Critic – February 2022

Sinking into a comfy seat in a crowded auditorium ain’t gonna happen for us—yet. The good news, however, is that we all can be entertained at home (for just a little longer).

May we recommend Director Peter Jackson’s perfect (we mean it) documentary, The Beatles: Get Back, streaming on Disney+. The […]

By Paula Block Erdmann and Terry Erdmann|2022-02-15T13:55:26-08:00January 31st, 2022|Featured Stories, The Unfettered Critic|Comments Off

Feeling Meh? You’re Not Alone – by Kate Ingram

Soul Matters – February 2022

Well, congratulations. We made it into another new year. And regardless of how you may be feeling about this fact, I think we should all be feeling darned good about ourselves for having slogged through what can only be described as the weirdest—if not the worst—two years in recent history. We’re […]

By Kate Ingram, M.A.|2022-02-15T13:55:03-08:00January 31st, 2022|Featured Stories, Soul Matters|Comments Off

Asian Shrimp Dumplings – by Erika Bishop

Easy Recipes from the Pot Rack – February 2022

Happy Chinese New Year—the year of the Tiger. A tiger by definition is fierce, determined, and ambitious. Sounds like a recipe for success that all of us can follow as we forge into another year of uncertainty. So, in honor of that tiger within […]

By Erika Bishop|2022-02-15T13:54:52-08:00January 31st, 2022|Featured Stories, Pot Rack Easy Recipes|Comments Off

COVID and Real Estate in 2022 – by Sandy J. Brown

On Real Estate & More – February 2022

Although everyone hoped COVID-19 would be a faded memory by now and that the economy would have recovered, this has not been the case, and the pandemic’s influence on the economy is still being felt. Although it is rebounding, COVID continues to impact economic growth and many economists […]

By Sandy J. Brown|2022-02-15T13:54:42-08:00January 31st, 2022|Featured Stories, Sandy J. Brown|Comments Off

The Road Ahead – by Graham Farran

Let’s Talk Real Estate – February 2022

In 2021 the housing market saw growth that we hadn’t seen in 16 years. Home sales and home prices both reached record highs. If you benefited from this surge, it depended on if you were selling a home.

The median-priced home saw double-digit growth in Jackson County over 2021 prices. […]

By Graham Farran|2022-02-15T13:54:31-08:00January 31st, 2022|Featured Stories, Let's Talk Real Estate|Comments Off

Love…and Money! – by Erich & Matt Patten

On Money & More – February 2022

February is a month where we celebrate many things. President’s Day comes to mind, and with it a long weekend. Super Bowl Sunday should be a national holiday. And, of course, there’s Valentine’s Day. This month, let’s talk about love. And finance. Okay, words that don’t often go together. […]

By Erich & Matt Patten, Cutler Investment Group|2022-01-28T18:21:21-08:00January 28th, 2022|Featured Stories, On Money and More|Comments Off

State of the City 2022 – by Mayor Donna Bowen

A Few Minutes with the Mayor – February 2022

As we start the New Year, I’m reflecting back on what we have all gone through the last two years. The months have been both agonizingly slow and surprisingly fast. Slow when I think of the things we cannot easily do, that we used to take for […]

By Donna Bowen|2022-01-28T18:11:46-08:00January 28th, 2022|A Few Minutes with the Mayor, Featured Stories|Comments Off

2021 a Successful Year for SOHS – by Pam Sasseen

Focus on the Farm – February 2022

Happy 2022! As I look back at 2021, SOHS Hanley Farm—despite Covid 19 and variants—has continued to present new, and ongoing annual events for all to enjoy. In addition to the several Hanley Farm events, there were a couple of other exciting, noteworthy events last year!

Southern Oregon Historical Society […]

By Hanley Farm|2022-01-28T17:53:58-08:00January 28th, 2022|Featured Stories, Focus on Hanley Farm|Comments Off

Gin Lin – Prominent Mine Boss, Contract Labor Broker, and Businessman – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

Pioneer Profiles – February 2022

Editor’s Note—In February, Jacksonville traditionally celebrates Chinese New Year, although there are no planned activities this year due to changes brought on by the pandemic. The following article pays tribute to the Chinese immigrants who first arrived in Oregon in the 1850s, despite them receiving anything but a “welcome” by most […]

By Carolyn Kingsnorth|2022-01-28T17:44:52-08:00January 28th, 2022|Featured Stories, Pioneer Profiles|1 Comment

My Final Britt Act – by Donna Briggs

News from Britt Hill – December 2021/January 2022

After 11 years with Britt Music and Arts Festival, I will retire soon, so this is my last “News from the Hill” column. With approximately 110 columns (about 11 a year) under my belt, you’d think I might have run out of things to say. Yet that hasn’t […]

By Donna Briggs|2021-12-26T15:43:36-08:00November 30th, 2021|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off

Crème Brûlée – by Erika Bishop

Easy Recipes from the Pot Rack – December 2021/January 2022

Easy Peasy with just 5 ingredients and you get to use a blowtorch! What could be better! Seriously though, we spend much of the holidays eating pie, pie and more pie. I’m not knocking pie… a good pie is like it’s own food group! But Crème […]

By Erika Bishop|2021-12-10T16:27:20-08:00November 30th, 2021|Featured Stories, Pot Rack Easy Recipes|Comments Off

City of Jacksonville Code Update Process – by Sandy J. Brown

On Real Estate & More – December 2021/January 2022

Over the years, the City of Jacksonville’s Development Code was revised multiple times by multiple authors to reflect the changing of the community. However, with so many incremental changes, the Code became complicated and burdensome, and in some cases, contained conflicting or inconsistent requirements. The City started […]

By Sandy J. Brown|2021-12-10T16:25:47-08:00November 30th, 2021|Now, Sandy J. Brown|Comments Off

Lasting Resolution – by Graham Farran

Let’s Talk Real Estate – December 2021/January 2022

With the New Year comes the tradition of resolutions. We all resolve to continue good practices, change undesired traits or behaviors, accomplish personal goals or otherwise improve our lives. Some will set resolutions to improve physical, emotional, spiritual or financial wellbeing. Although I can’t help with the first […]

By Graham Farran|2021-11-30T11:10:22-08:00November 30th, 2021|Let's Talk Real Estate|Comments Off

Year-End Thoughts – by Erich & Matt Patten

On Money & More – December 2021/January 2022

From all of us at Cutler Investment Group, Merry Christmas! In past December Jacksonville Review articles, we have taken this space to highlight some year-end housekeeping items that investors should be aware of. Tax-loss selling is at the top of that list, which is selling your stocks that […]

By Erich & Matt Patten, Cutler Investment Group|2021-12-10T16:27:34-08:00November 30th, 2021|Featured Stories, On Money and More|Comments Off

Giving Thanks This Holiday Season – by Mayor Donna Bowen

A Few Minutes with the Mayor – December 2021 January 2022

As I thought about writing this for the end of 2021, my mind wandered back to all that has happened during the last two years and what the future might bring. I have never been one to make New Year’s resolutions, but I have always […]

By Donna Bowen|2021-11-30T10:52:45-08:00November 30th, 2021|A Few Minutes with the Mayor, Featured Stories|Comments Off

What We Left Behind – by Paula & Terry Erdmann

The Unfettered Critic – December 2021/January 2022

Have you ever felt as though you’re in a Twilight Zone episode?

Of course you have. Everybody feels that way these days—ever since early 2020, when we all woke to discover that our entire planet had fallen prey to a deadly viral pandemic. Suddenly everything we knew about our existence […]

By Paula Block Erdmann and Terry Erdmann|2021-11-30T10:32:57-08:00November 30th, 2021|Featured Stories, The Unfettered Critic|Comments Off

Father Francis Xavier Blanchet: Servant of the Church – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

Pioneer Profiles – December 2021/January 2022

On November 23, 1863, the newly ordained Father Francis Xavier Blanchet arrived in Jacksonville to take charge of the Catholic Church’s southernmost mission in Oregon. Fresh out of his Quebec seminary, he had been sent to the parish by his uncle, Francis Norbert Blanchet, Archbishop of “the Oregon Country.”

Following the […]

By Carolyn Kingsnorth|2021-11-30T10:25:23-08:00November 30th, 2021|Featured Stories, Pioneer Profiles|Comments Off

Wreath-Making Fun at Hanley Farm – by Pam Sasseen

Focus on the Farm – November 2021

For many, the wreath is a symbol of eternity, an unending circle of life, growth, and everlasting life. Traditionally, we post wreaths on our front doors as an invitation to family and friends to join in our holiday festivities. This year, as in years past, SOHS Hanley Farm invites […]

By Hanley Farm|2021-10-29T11:02:23-07:00October 29th, 2021|Focus on Hanley Farm, Now|Comments Off

Epidemics – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

Pioneer Profiles – November 2021 – Published online-only

It’s November and flu season is upon us! We’re fortunate that our annual flu shots help protect us against such virulent strains as the “Spanish Influenza” that beset the local populace during the winter of 1918-19. Jacksonville was not as hard hit as the rest of the Valley […]

By Carolyn Kingsnorth|2021-11-11T14:19:34-08:00October 29th, 2021|Featured Stories, Online-only, Pioneer Profiles|1 Comment

Mortgage Preapproval – What Do You Need?

On Real Estate & More – November 2021

Getting preapproved for a mortgage is an important first step in the process of buying a home, especially in a competitive real estate market like we are currently experiencing. It gives you an idea of how much you can borrow, which helps narrow down your search to houses […]

By Sandy J. Brown|2021-11-11T16:07:24-08:00October 29th, 2021|Featured Stories, Sandy J. Brown|Comments Off

Sympathy for the Devil – by Paula & Terry Erdmann

The Unfettered Critic – November 2021

Back when TVs still wore rabbit ears, rumors spread about “pay television.” Folks chuckled, “Will we have to drop quarters into a box? Who’s gonna come around to pick up the coins?”

“Streaming” was something only salmon in the Pacific Northwest cared about.

Fast forward to the twenty-first century. The streaming bill […]

By Paula Block Erdmann and Terry Erdmann|2021-11-11T16:06:54-08:00October 28th, 2021|Featured Stories, The Unfettered Critic|Comments Off

Caramelized Onion Tart with Rogue Creamery Blue Cheese – by Erika Bishop

Easy Recipes from The Pot Rack – November 2021

Call it an appetizer for a holiday gathering. Call it a side dish on your Thanksgiving table. Call it a game day lunch bite… I call it delicious! So easy and yet decadent with our local cheese celebrity stealing the show. How lucky are […]

By Erika Bishop|2021-11-11T16:06:24-08:00October 28th, 2021|Featured Stories, Pot Rack Easy Recipes|Comments Off

Jacksonville Home Prices Hit All-Time High! – by Graham Farran

Let’s Talk Real Estate – November 2021

Many were surprised to see the median price of a home in Jacksonville hit an all-time high of $630,000 for the third quarter, ending September 30. Not only is this a record, it exceeds the median home price of Ashland which have held the record for highest home prices […]

By Graham Farran|2021-10-28T13:56:19-07:00October 28th, 2021|Featured Stories, Let's Talk Real Estate|Comments Off

Considering a Museum – by Mayor Donna Bowen and City Councilor Ken Gregg

A Few Minutes with the Mayor – November 2021

This month, I would like to share my column space with City Councilor, Ken Gregg, who has served on Council since 2015. Ken is known and respected as an active City Councilor. Ken has his finger on the pulse of what is happening in Jacksonville and always […]

By Donna Bowen|2021-10-28T13:27:34-07:00October 28th, 2021|A Few Minutes with the Mayor, City Hall Happenings, Featured Stories|Comments Off

“Ode to Joy” for Our Volunteers!

News from Britt Hill – November 2021

Beethoven’s Ode to Joy is based on a simple musical theme, yet it has magic beyond words! It not only grabs the heart, but its message represents everything humanity should stand and fight for!

Did you feel the joy? There was so much to […]

By Donna Briggs|2021-10-28T13:06:40-07:00October 28th, 2021|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off

Change is Coming to the Britt Festival Orchestra

MEDFORD, OR — The Britt Festival Orchestra (BFO) is excited to announce two new changes as it prepares for the 60th anniversary of the Britt Music & Arts Festival in 2022. Britt announces that a new General Manager of the BFO has been hired. And, the BFO is moving its storied and popular orchestral music […]

By Jacksonville Review Online|2021-10-27T16:59:02-07:00October 27th, 2021|News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off

Mustard Seed Faith – by Peggy Dover

“We planned for the baby and the business, but we really did not plan for the pandemic.” Trevor and Jessie Driskell’s long held dream was to take over the Mustard Seed Café—to run their own business. On March 1, 2020, that dream came true. Soon after, the world changed. Jessie shares their story.

“It was bad […]

By Peggy Dover|2021-09-29T16:41:54-07:00September 29th, 2021|Now, Peggy Dover|Comments Off