Community News and Events
Cycling Solutions: Combating Climate Change Through Investment in Safer and More Convenient Bicycle Infrastructure
The next Southern Oregon Climate Action Now monthly general meeting will be a presentation by Siskiyou Velo President, Harlan Bittner, and board member Gary Shaff offering a concise overview of the National Association of City […]
Kemmling to Head Cub Scout Pack #17
As my two young sons finished their respective sport seasons this year, I reflected back to my own involvement in different organizations as a child and a thought occurred to me. I no longer play […]
Cantrall Buckley Sculpture Park Takes Shape
A total of eleven metal sculptures by Jacksonville artist Cheryl D. Garcia will be placed in Cantrall Buckley park over the next 2 ½ years, creating Southern Oregon’s first sculpture park. Visitors will experience sculptures […]
JVille Market Opening Soon!
Jville Market owner Ken Snoke and manager Martha Hess welcome everyone to the 2018 season of the Jville Market, opening Sunday, May 27th at 9:00am.
Market days will run 9:00am to 1:30pm and feature live music […]
Going Rogue: Climate Trends in our Valley
Climate activists keep telling us that Southern Oregon is warming, that the snowpack is dwindling, and that water shortages and droughts are likely to become more commonplace. Meanwhile, others tell us there’s nothing happening and […]
May 2018 Primary Election Voter Registration Deadlines
Voter Registration Deadline Approaching – Primary Election
The voter registration deadline for the May 15, 2018, Primary Election is April 24, 2018, for people registering to vote in Oregon for the first time or for those […]
Environmental Challenges – A Senate District 3 Candidate Forum
Whether we like to ski, hike, bike, boat, fish, hunt, camp, photograph, drink the water, breath the air, or just hang out, for many Southern Oregonians our precious environment is the region’s greatest treasure. But […]
Jacksonville Firewise Neighborhood Debris Collection is May 5th
Jacksonville will hold one Jacksonville Firewise Debris Collection for all neighborhoods on Saturday, May 5, 8:30am-5:00pm.
We want to ask our neighbors to take their yard trimmings and debris to the “D” Street parking lot adjacent […]
Our Recycling Bubble Has Burst: Now What?
For many years we have been comforted in knowing that if we ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ much of what we used to consider waste could be saved. Recycling seemed a great way to relieve us of […]
Why Join CERT? – by Bob Budesa, Jacksonville CERT
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates and trains volunteers in team organization, light search and rescue, fire safety, first aid, CPR, proper radio protocol, traffic control, and disaster medical operations to better assist […]