Peggy Dover
Welcome Fall with Oktoberfest at Schoolhaus Brewhaus! – by Peggy Dover
Frau Kemmling is ready to roll out the barrel(s) at Schoolhaus Brewhaus for their twelfth-annual Oktoberfest. She, along with her hardworking crew, will pack two weeks-worth of traditional German frivolity into one uber family-friendly afternoon. [...]
Summer Reads and Community Groups at Rebel Heart Books – by Peggy Dover
When is a bookstore more than a bookstore? When a longstanding goal, a passion for literature, and the perfect curating team combine forces. Owner, Eileen Bobek had dreamed of opening a bookstore in Jacksonville. Three [...]
The Summer of Yum! – by Peggy Dover
The dining scene in Jacksonville just keeps getting better. This month I visited three new or evolving places for great eats and tasty treats. First stop, C Street Bistro. Restaurant meals are only as well-prepared [...]
OREGON FIRE SAFE – Helping to Prevent Calamities – by Peggy Dover
Is your property fire season ready? The countdown is on, and fire season arrives soon, ready or not. Dry conditions, weather uncertainties, and human carelessness all carry the unknowns of how, when and where fire [...]
Spark of Discovery Alive and Well at Pickety Place Antiques & Collectibles – by Peggy Dover
“When most people come in and start looking around they say, ‘“Oh, this reminds me of my grandmother’s house, or my mother used to have this,’” says Margaret Barnes, one of four partners of Pickety [...]
Jacksonville Physical Therapy Welcomes Bret Reordan – by Peggy Dover
Don and Lynn Reordan of Jacksonville Physical Therapy have helped people overcome a wide range of orthopedic issues in their office at 635 N. Fifth Street for over twenty years. Folks come to them suffering [...]
THE MINERS’ BAZAAR – Project Café, Bar, & Boutique – by Peggy Dover
“Sometimes you just need different walls to look at,” Rosie Taylor reminded us. I had to agree. Rosie is the proud owner of The Miners’ Bazaar Project Café, Bar and Boutique in Jacksonville. I mean, [...]
Celebrate the Year of the Pig with SOCCA – by Peggy Dover
It’s that bleak and unremarkable time of year when February creeps in with little comfort from midwinter’s dreary hold. Just when we can’t stomach another washed-out month of winter, the Southern Oregon Chinese Cultural Association, [...]