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The vibration of Intentions – by Louise Lavergne

Joyfull Living – August 2014

The power of intention is a phenomenon that has been scientifically measured in many studies, like the one Dr. Masaru Emoto did with water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAvzsjcBtx8

This particular study took water samples infused with spoken and written intentions like peace, love, truth etc. The frozen water revealed beautiful, symmetrical crystal formations. When […]

By Louise Lavergne|2020-09-30T14:18:45-07:00July 29th, 2014|Joyfull Living|Comments Off

Time Is On Our Side, Yes It Is! – by Michelle Hensman

Family Views – August 2014

Every generation of children and parents have experienced some sort of grief based on generalized behavior and chosen parenting style. I imagine the Cave Dwelling Generation told their Hunting & Gathering Generation children that their Stone Age Generation children were doomed dreamers, wasting their time chiseling away, at what, a wheel? […]

By Michelle Hensman|2020-09-30T14:18:47-07:00July 29th, 2014|Family Views|Comments Off

On the Importance of Timing and Experts – by Whitman Parker with Joelle Graves

Speaking of Antiquing – August 2014

On a bright Friday morning in early May, I was standing in-line alongside Joelle Graves surrounded by others waiting to get inside a local estate sale. This time, it was the estate of Marjorie Edens, one of Jacksonville’s most beloved residents who had recently passed away, years before her time.

Bumping […]

By Whitman Parker|2020-09-30T14:18:47-07:00July 29th, 2014|Speaking of Antiquing|Comments Off

Water Conservation Tips for Healthier, Green Grass – by Adam Haynes

Love Your Landscape – August 2014

Summer is definitely here with temperatures commonly soaring above 100 degrees, making it a challenge to keep our landscaping and lawn looking green and healthy. With current summer conditions, the demand for water can be extreme but there are ways to keep your water use low and your landscape looking […]

By Adam Haynes|2015-03-31T15:37:56-07:00July 29th, 2014|Garden, Love Your Landscape|Comments Off

Carroll Family Garden – by Kay Faught

My Neighbor’s Garden – August 2014

Lisa and Josh Carroll have achieved an amazing goal – providing nearly all of their vegetable needs for the year out of their own garden! Simply calling their hoop house and huge vegetable space a “garden” is an understatement, though.

Two years ago, Lisa and Josh made the decision to try […]

By Kay Faught|2020-09-30T14:18:47-07:00July 29th, 2014|Garden of the Month|Comments Off

Culture of Civility – by Michael Kell

A Cup of Conversation – August 2014

The city recently mailed out a notice to all merchants that city personnel can no longer spend any time collecting on slow-paying accounts, specifically business license and parking district participation fees. The fines for late payment will be assessed at or up to a thousand dollars per day as […]

By Michael Kell|2020-09-30T14:18:47-07:00July 29th, 2014|Cup of Conversation|1 Comment

Thoughts on Thinking – by Mayor Paul Becker

A Few Minutes with the Mayor – August 2014

How many of you remember one of the most common commands in the English language appearing in the business community following the end of World War 2? The command was short… one word… and it seemed to be posted wherever one worked, especially in the tabulating department… […]

By Paul Becker|2020-09-30T14:18:47-07:00July 29th, 2014|A Few Minutes with the Mayor, Featured Stories|Comments Off

Pioneer Profiles: Peter Britt, Part 3 – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

The past two Pioneer Profiles have partially explored the public persona of Peter Britt, the pioneer Swiss photographer famed for documenting Southern Oregon’s people, activities, and landscapes, and father of the region’s commercial orchard, wine, and ornamental horticulture industries.

By Carolyn Kingsnorth|2020-09-30T14:18:47-07:00July 28th, 2014|Featured Stories, News Flow, Pioneer Profiles|Comments Off

Hooked Rugs, an American Tradition – by Margaret Barnes

Speaking of Antiquing – July 2014

Rug Hooking began in America in the New England states as a craft of poverty, a “country craft,” done out of sheer necessity and done in isolation. While wealthy homes had woven carpets from woolen mills, poorer families were using every available scrap of fiber and hooking them into loosely-woven […]

By Margaret Barnes|2020-09-30T14:18:48-07:00July 28th, 2014|Featured Stories, Speaking of Antiquing|Comments Off

Using Retaining Walls in Your Landscape – by Adam Haynes

Love Your Landscape – July 2014

Ordinarily, one’s reason for installing a retaining wall is for pure function, but in many cases, retaining walls can add depth, beauty and interest to a sloped or steeply-graded area.

There are many options when choosing materials for a new retaining wall. The style, color, and texture are all important but […]

By Adam Haynes|2015-03-31T15:38:09-07:00July 28th, 2014|Featured Stories, Garden, Love Your Landscape|Comments Off

SBNR – by Kate Ingram, M.A.

Soul Matters – August 2014

There’s a meme going around these days called “Spiritual But Not Religious,”and it’s growing like gangbusters. (There is also the lesser-discussed “Religious But Not Spiritual,” which is a topic for another day.) Like all memes, it hops from one person to the next without great awareness of where it came from […]

By Kate Ingram, M.A.|2020-09-30T14:18:48-07:00July 28th, 2014|Featured Stories, Soul Matters|Comments Off

A Classical Gas – by Paula & Terry Erdmann

The Unfettered Critic – August 2014

We were taken aback last summer when a friend grumbled that George Gershwin’s l925 composition “Concerto in F” shouldn’t have been on a Britt conductor’s playlist. “The piece is one of our favorites,” we countered. “The guest pianist was exceptional and the orchestra delivered a brilliant performance.”

“It’s not classical,” he […]

By Paula Block Erdmann and Terry Erdmann|2020-09-30T14:18:48-07:00July 28th, 2014|Featured Stories, The Unfettered Critic|Comments Off

Classical Music Accessible for All – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – August 2014

My hope is that 2014 will be remembered as the year of accessibility: accessible music, accessible venue and accessible Music Director.

Who’s afraid of classical music? Lots of people, apparently. Well, I am here to tell you that classical music is not just for the well-seasoned listener; it’s for everyone! […]

By Donna Briggs|2014-07-28T16:17:38-07:00July 28th, 2014|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off

Quiet Time for a Lasting State of Happiness – by Louise Lavergne

Joyfull Living – July 2014

It’s summer. Guests are coming. Trips are being planned. We are busy planning all the exciting events we can fit into our summer. The first thing we compromise because we are too busy is our self-care routines. We skip workouts, yoga class and meditation, and we can end up with high […]

By Louise Lavergne|2014-07-29T10:59:33-07:00July 8th, 2014|Joyfull Living, News Flow|Comments Off

The Art of Fun – by Rachel Jordan with Michelle Hensman

Family Views – July 2014

From September to June, we play the part. We diligently go through another school year. We make sure the kids have shining new supplies, presentable clothes, (unless you have teenagers) and healthy snacks, (which is more for us, because we all know they prefer Oreos over homemade anything!) We plan and […]

By Michelle Hensman|2020-09-30T14:18:50-07:00July 8th, 2014|Family Views, Featured Stories|Comments Off

Midlife Musings – by Kate Ingram, M.A.

Soul Matters – July 2014

“Thoroughly unprepared, we take the step into the afternoon of life. Worse still, we take this step with the false presupposition that our truths and our ideals will serve us as hitherto. But we cannot live the afternoon of life according to the program of life’s morning, for what was great […]

By Kate Ingram, M.A.|2020-09-30T14:18:50-07:00July 2nd, 2014|Featured Stories, Soul Matters|Comments Off

Judy’s Secret Garden

My Neighbor’s Garden – July 2014

In the 5+ years I have done this column, this month’s garden is at the top of my favorites list! Judy Hoevet and her husband Ken moved into their home on Laurel Lane three years ago, relocating for the weather and to be closer to family. Although the house was […]

By Kay Faught|2014-07-02T17:43:58-07:00July 2nd, 2014|Featured Stories, Garden of the Month|Comments Off

Earn This – by Michael Kell

A Cup of Conversation – July 2014

Memorial Day afternoon a man driving down Oregon Street suffered a cardiac arrest then plowed into the face of GoodBean Jacksonville but not before crushing table and chairs just outside the entrance. The one hundred fifty-five year old solid brick pillar absorbed the car’s massive blow. Only by the […]

By Michael Kell|2020-09-30T14:18:50-07:00July 2nd, 2014|Cup of Conversation, Featured Stories|Comments Off

Our Crucible of Freedom – by Mayor Paul Becker

A Few Minutes with the Mayor – July 2014

This June marked the 70th anniversary of “D Day,” when a brave and mighty fleet of soldiers landed on Normandy’s beach, where virtually the entire first wave of Americans, 10,000 in all, was annihilated by enemy fire—one of the most difficult missions ever carried-out by our soldiers […]

By Paul Becker|2020-09-30T14:18:50-07:00July 2nd, 2014|A Few Minutes with the Mayor, Featured Stories, News Flow|Comments Off

Pioneer Profiles: Peter Britt, Part 2 – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

In June, Pioneer Profiles highlighted Peter Britt’s renown as photographer, artist, and documenter of pioneer life in Southern Oregon. However, Britt was also an avid gardener and is considered to be the father...

By Carolyn Kingsnorth|2020-09-30T14:18:50-07:00July 2nd, 2014|Featured Stories, Pioneer Profiles|1 Comment

We’re Only Here For the Food

The Unfettered Critic – July 2014

You’ve seen a great food movie or two, right? One that teases your salivary glands the way a romance tugs at your heartstrings? Tampopo (1985) presents a bowl of noodles as more sensuous than sex. Babette’s Feast (1987) tempts with lustful terrapin soup, quail in vol-au-vents and blinis. Like Water […]

By Paula Block Erdmann and Terry Erdmann|2020-09-30T14:18:50-07:00July 2nd, 2014|Featured Stories, The Unfettered Critic|Comments Off

Major Construction Breathes New Life Into the Community – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill, July 2014

The combined projects of the City of Jacksonville’s First Street sidewalk project, the Booster Club’s lighting project and the Britt Festival’s Performance Garden project resulted in over $2 million dollars of improvements to the community. These dollars were invested in Jacksonville because collectively, we believe in the future of our […]

By Donna Briggs|2020-09-30T14:18:50-07:00July 2nd, 2014|News From Britt Hill|Comments Off

Britt Staff Picks Rock…and Roll

This summer’s Britt season offers a diversity of live performances that create a sense of discovery and community...

By Sara King Cole|2020-09-30T14:18:52-07:00May 30th, 2014|News, News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off

Yes is the New No – by Kate Ingram

I recently heard a local country singer on the radio talking about the difficulty of hitting it big in the music business. He shared how, one day, feeling tired and discouraged, he’d heard his phone ring and decided not to answer it. Later, when he listened to his messages, he discovered that...

By Kate Ingram, M.A.|2020-09-30T14:18:52-07:00May 30th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Soul Matters|Comments Off

Yoga or the Gym? The big difference is all about the Adrenals! – by Louise Lavergne

Is there a difference in the health benefits between practicing yoga and going to the gym? Yes, there are many, but if your goals are just to keep fit and/or lose weight they can both accomplish that to varying degrees...

By Louise Lavergne|2014-07-01T15:37:51-07:00May 30th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Joyfull Living|Comments Off

Labels… – by Michelle Hensman

Independent, proactive, tenacious, innovative, adventurous, courageous, energetic, creative, spontaneous, curious, confident, persistent; all essential qualities for an entrepreneur or business mogul.

By Michelle Hensman|2020-09-30T14:18:52-07:00May 30th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Family Views, Featured Stories|Comments Off

Collecting “Britt” – by Joelle Graves

I bet you have something “Britt” in your house, like a poster. Britt posters adorn the walls of the Bella Union going back to the 1960’s. The Jacksonville Inn has collected autographed posters from the days of the Festivals within a Festival—Jazz Festival; Dance Festival and more. Jacksonville Elementary School has several framed posters adorning their...

By Joelle Graves|2020-09-30T14:18:52-07:00May 30th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Speaking of Antiquing|Comments Off

Wheelbarrow Lane…Re-purposing to Produce the Perfect Blend – by Kay Faught

Ordinarily, my column is about the “style” of a garden. This month, the “style” I encountered was not at all what I expected. It’s amazing to me how gardens “evolve” and how one’s gardening side naturally pops-out. Bonnie Selvitella will be the first to tell you she’s not a gardener.

By Kay Faught|2020-09-30T14:18:53-07:00May 30th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Garden of the Month|Comments Off

Together – by Michael Kell

This month next year, my lovely wife and I will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. That’s a quarter-century ago. It’s also the same year we started a life and business in Southern Oregon. As we grow older, more and more people ask us how we met, how we got started, how we made it all work.

By Michael Kell|2020-09-30T14:18:53-07:00May 30th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Cup of Conversation, Featured Stories|1 Comment

Adding Seasonal Beauty to Patios, Porches and Decks – by Adam Haynes

Love Your Landscape, June 2014

It’s easy to add splashes of color to empty and challenging spaces on patios, porches and decks. This time of year, with flowers and landscapes in-bloom all around us, open spaces on patios, porches and decks can be challenging to soften due to a lack of color and/or greenery. One of […]

By Adam Haynes|2015-03-31T15:38:21-07:00May 30th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Garden, Love Your Landscape|Comments Off

Tips On Selecting Indoor & Outdoor Area Rugs – by Carmen Whitlock

An area rug can serve to warm-up a tile or hardwood floor area, anchor a seating area, establish a dining or play area, and add character to nearly any indoor or outdoor space.

By Carmen Whitlock|2020-09-30T14:18:53-07:00May 30th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Making Your House Your Home|Comments Off

Americans are on the move to Oregon! – by Graham Farran

United Van Lines recently published its inbound and outbound moving data for the year of 2013. The winners are Oregon and the Carolinas. The losers are New Jersey, Illinois and New York.

By Graham Farran|2020-09-30T14:18:53-07:00May 30th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Let's Talk Real Estate|Comments Off

A Window Into the Past – by Mayor Paul Becker

We may live in an historic town, but I’ll wager that when studying history in school, you hated it. Was your history class like mine, consisting of nothing more than memorizing important dates of people and bigger-than-life events? King George may have been a bad king… at least from the American colonists’ point of view, but what were we taught about the man himself? Very little!

By Paul Becker|2020-09-30T14:18:53-07:00May 30th, 2014|A Few Minutes with the Mayor, Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories|Comments Off

As Seen on TV: Music at the Britt – by Paula & Terry Erdmann

Maybe you’ve noticed. You’ll be watching the final moments of a television show. Just as the characters arrive at the quintessential pinnacle of dramatic closure, a pop song that isn’t part of the normal background music springs forth. The scene continues without dialogue, using the power of song to enhance the emotions playing out on screen.

By Paula Block Erdmann and Terry Erdmann|2020-09-30T14:18:53-07:00May 30th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, News Flow, The Unfettered Critic|Comments Off

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 Carolyn Kingsnorth|2020-09-30T14:18:53-07:00May 30th, 2014|About Jacksonville, Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, History, Pioneer Profiles|Comments Off

Celebrate Summer Volunteers! – by Whitman Parker

It’s now “summer in the city” as the pace of our small town life picks-up and town bustles with events and activities galore! From the Taste of Summer Celebration, incredible Britt concerts on the Hill, the Historic Home and Garden Tour, to our charming Farmers Market and so much more, this is high season and our time in the sun.

By Whitman Parker|2014-07-01T17:32:35-07:00May 30th, 2014|Columns, Publisher's View|Comments Off

On Sex & Success: An Ode to Mothers – by Kate Ingram

I learned early this morning that I am a success. A story on NPR related how certain wingless mosquitos in Antarctica survive under the most miserable of conditions, awaken out of semi-dormancy, live for ten days, mate, and die. In the animal world, the reporter noted, this is considered a successful life. You have reproduced. You have won.

By Kate Ingram, M.A.|2020-09-30T14:18:55-07:00May 2nd, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Soul Matters|Comments Off

Happiness is Good For Your Health – by Louise Lavergne

Joyfull Living, May 2014 – by Louise Lavergne, JoyFull Living Wellness Center & JoyFull Yoga

How much time do you spend feeling happy? Not just thinking about unlikely scenarios that could make you happy, like winning the lottery. The fact is that right now, in this moment, you can choose to live your best life and […]

By Louise Lavergne|2020-09-30T14:18:55-07:00May 2nd, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Joyfull Living|Comments Off

A Short History of Fiestaware – by Pat Montellano

Merchandisers began promoting color as the Depression came to an end. Americans were more than ready to trade in their dark-colored vehicles, clothing and kitchenware and everything took on vivid hues.

By Pat Montellano|2020-09-30T14:18:55-07:00May 2nd, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, News Flow, Speaking of Antiquing|Comments Off

My Mother’s Singer – by Gates McKibbin

I grew up with my mother’s 1930s Singer sewing machine. It’s a classic—black with gold scrollwork, nestled in a solid walnut cabinet. I watched her pull out the arm hidden under the left side, flip the top open and secure it flat on the arm, then lift the machine out of its compartment. That’s all it took to get ready to sew.

By Jacksonville Review Online|2020-09-30T14:18:55-07:00May 2nd, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories|Comments Off

Old Jim – by Michael Kell

I first met Old Jim back in the early nineties when commercial Jacksonville was struggling to survive. The only enterprise with consistent lines out the door throughout the year was Loaves and Fishes, the community food kitchen next door serving hundreds of seniors every week.

By Michael Kell|2020-09-30T14:18:56-07:00May 2nd, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Cup of Conversation, Featured Stories|Comments Off

Home Prices Up, Sales Down – by Graham Farran

The real estate market in Jackson County continues its recovery with the median price of a home growing by 4.2% for the first quarter 2014 to $187,500. The number of homes sold in the first quarter of 2014 has actually decreased to 345 compared to 389 sold in the first quarter 2013.

By Graham Farran|2020-09-30T14:18:56-07:00May 2nd, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Let's Talk Real Estate|Comments Off

The Wright Garden – by Kay Faught

It began with a wind chime and bird feeder! Pam Wright moved here last August to her home on 8th Street to get away from “stucco condo” life in Orange County, California.

By Kay Faught|2020-09-30T14:18:56-07:00May 2nd, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Garden of the Month|Comments Off

Enjoying A Beautiful Summer Lawn – by Adam Haynes

Love Your Landscape – May 2014

Most of us in Jacksonville love having a thick, lush and beautiful lawn! This is a great time of year for planning, preparing and implementing turf care. Here are a few spring tips that will make your grass healthy, green and lush.

Most of us are familiar with natural fertilizers and […]

By Adam Haynes|2015-03-31T15:38:31-07:00May 2nd, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Garden, Love Your Landscape|Comments Off

Pioneer Profiles: Table Rock City, 1852 – Mining Camp – by Carolyn Kingsnorth

As late as 1851, the Rogue Valley was still very much “the realm of Indians,” writes Stephen Dow Beckham in Requiem for a People: The Rogue Indians and the Frontiersmen.

By Carolyn Kingsnorth|2020-09-30T14:18:57-07:00April 30th, 2014|Pioneer Profiles|Comments Off

My View, May 2014 – by Whitman Parker

Can you feel the buzz in the air…the energy as our micro-town emerges from its winter slumber? This month and all summer long, there are so many events and positive things happening—thanks to great people who are making a difference.

Starting in May, anyone interested in history is in for a treat as multiple seasonal events […]

By Whitman Parker|2014-07-02T08:42:04-07:00April 28th, 2014|Columns, Publisher's View|Comments Off

Why a duck? Because it’s THEATRE – by Paula & Terry Erdmann

The Unfettered Critic, April 2014 – by Paula Block Erdmann & Terry Erdmann

We made a mistake.

Two seasons ago, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival presented “Animal Crackers,” the Marx Brothers masterpiece that stormed Broadway in 1929 and hit Hollywood in l930. We’d heard how great the OSF production was. But we were busy. We missed it. And […]

By Paula Block Erdmann and Terry Erdmann|2020-09-30T14:18:58-07:00March 28th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, The Unfettered Critic|Comments Off

The Fine Art of “Art” – by Joelle Graves

When we watch Antiques Roadshow, we all hope that the painting we have in our own garage is the “big” one. Although it could be, 9 times out of 10, it’s not.

By Joelle Graves|2020-09-30T14:18:58-07:00March 28th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, News Flow, Speaking of Antiquing|Comments Off

Soul Matters, April 2014 – by Kate Ingram

Some of you may not be aware that, when I am not composing best-sellers, I am a practicing therapist. I don’t always lead off with that particular title because painful experience has shown that the word “therapist” can be, shall we say, off-putting for some folks.

By Kate Ingram, M.A.|2020-09-30T14:18:59-07:00March 28th, 2014|Columns, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, Soul Matters|Comments Off

News From Britt Hill, April 2014 – by Donna Briggs

Congratulations to blues singer Cee Cee James, winner of the 2014 Rising Stars competition.

By Donna Briggs|2020-09-30T14:18:59-07:00March 28th, 2014|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off

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