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Summer Events at Jacksonville Library
Take & Make: Level-Up Your Crafting: Paracord Knotted Keychain, 18+ Yrs, Tuesday, July 11—Try your hand at one of two styles of paracord knotting with a beginner-friendly key-chain craft. Kits contain a key ring, and […]
Stop the Speeders is Succeeding
On April 24, 2023, a group of 50+ citizens attended a meeting organized by “Citizens for a Safer Jacksonville” to discuss ideas on slowing traffic speeds within the city limits. Attendees included committee founder, Cindy […]
City Snapshot July 2023 – Police Surcharge to Increase in July
June 2023—At its June 6 meeting, the City Council voted to increase the Police Surcharge from $20 to $35 a month. As per projections, the council agreed to hold the fee at $35 for 5 […]
Logos Public Charter School Team Wins 27th Annual Oregon Envirothon!
Team Headed to North American Envirothon in New Brunswick, Canada This Summer, Seeking Support!
Medford, Ore.—In a solid victory, the ‘Rogue Pack’ Envirothon Team from Logos Public Charter School in Medford, Ore. won first place overall […]
A Tool to Live By – Local Writer Frank DeLuca Offers a Field Guide to Humans – by Christina Ammon
I recently came across Jacksonville writer Frank DeLuca’s new book, A Field Guide to Humans: Enriching Relationships through the Enneagram. The Enneagram is a model that combines ancient wisdom with modern psychology to assign numbers […]
World Class Chamber Music in Jacksonville
Planning has begun for the first season of World Class Winter Chamber Music in Downtown Jacksonville. Featured will be internationally known ensembles such as the Minguet Quartet from Germany, the American Brass Quartet, Trio con […]
Birds of a Feather – at Carefree Buffalo
This incredible Heron by world-renowned wood carver and decoy maker, Brad Snodgrass, is on display (and for-sale) now at Carefree Buffalo. Brad grew up in the lake country of Northern Minnesota in a family with […]
GoodBean Center of New Novel
Local author, EA Luetkemeyer is pleased to announce the publication of his third novel, My Year at the Good Bean Café, in which an unlikely and inexplicable event prompts Adrian Lomachenko to abandon the world […]
Wine Event Volunteers Needed!
The Oregon Wine Experience® (OWE), the Asante Foundation’s signature fundraising event and one of the premier food and wine events in the Pacific Northwest, could use your help. Be part of this unique celebration…as a […]
Southern Oregon Lavender Trail: 2023 Lavender Festival Weekends
Summer’s Spectacular Lavender Blooms—Every June and July, visitors are drawn to the stunning, multi-sensory experience that our Jacksonville area lavender farms provide. The soft fragrance, the fields of fierce violet, along with the many colorful […]