A Few Minutes with the Mayor
THANKFUL NOVEMBER MUSINGS – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – November 2024
AS WE NEAR THE END OF 2024, we are starting to wind down the year and enjoy the fall. We are looking forward to the holiday season […]
ANOTHER ELECTION YEAR! – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – October 2024
AS I SIT DOWN TO WRITE MY COLUMN this month, I’m feeling very optimistic. There is a feeling of excitement in the air that I’m trying to […]
EARLY FALL IN JACKSONVILLE – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – September 2024
EARLY FALL IN JACKSONVILLE means school is back in session—making this a good time to be aware of our younger citizens, as they walk and bike to […]
CALLING ALL CANDIDATES – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – August 2024
WE KICKED OFF JULY with our annual Mayor’s 4th of July Hot Dog Picnic! This event was started in 2017 by former Mayor Paul Becker, as a […]
FIRE SEASON NOW IN EFFECT – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – June 2024
LIVING IN SOUTHERN OREGON means we get to enjoy all four seasons. However, our summer season can be a cause for worry, with the danger of wildfires. […]
AN IMPORTANT CITY COUNCIL MEETING – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – May 2024
SOME THOUGHT-PROVOKING agenda items were on a lengthy City Council Meeting, held on April 2, 2024. I felt this Council meeting showed the City Council, and the […]
ODE TO JACKSONVILLE – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – April 2024
ON A RECENT TRIP to the southwest, I realized that post-COVID, I had forgotten how much I missed traveling. I love exploring new places, visiting old favorites, […]
ACCOLADES AND AWARDS – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – March 2024
JANUARY 14, 2024, brought a well-received event to Jacksonville, in the form of Chamber Music when Jacksonville Oregon Friends of Classical Music presented the first of three […]
STATE OF THE CITY / FEBRUARY 2024 – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – February 2024
WELCOME TO 2024 EVERYONE. It’s always a bittersweet moment saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new. We are another year older, but hopefully starting […]
Winter Holidays in Jacksonville – by Mayor Donna Bowen
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – Dec 2023/Jan 2024
I love this time of the year in Jacksonville. We have enjoyed our beautiful show of fall leaf color from our deciduous trees, fire danger season […]