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SOCAN January 2024 General Meeting – Daunted by Climate Concern? Let’s Explore Our Options for Action
Biologist and policy expert Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson has developed a valuable visual tool for helping us each figure out how we can individually contribute to addressing the daunting climate crisis. During SOCAN’s January meeting, […]
The Original Southern Oregon Grandma2Go Retires
Jacksonville Review – Dec 2023/Jan 2024
In 2015, Jacksonville resident Linda Otto founded a nonprofit to support new mothers who had no extended family members living nearby. Since then, the Grandmas2Go Family Coaches program has served […]
Congratulations Christopher!
Chris Kranenburg, who pens our youth column, “Christopher’s Angle,” was recently honored for his soccer skills as the Oregon Special District Five Co-Player of the Year. As a member of the St. Mary’s Boys Varsity […]
Jerry & Larry – Sensational Senior Swimmers
When CrossFit became an aggravation for Jerry Greer, at age 83, he jumped back in the pool for his fitness routine. He’d been an active swimmer in high school and during his time in the […]
Year-End Report: Citizens for a Safer Jacksonville
As we enter the Holiday season, our committee wants to share where our work has led us this year.
As many of you know, we formed our Committee in February 2023 to address the serious speeding […]
Parkhurst Opens to Acclaim
Elevated. Exceptional. Breathtaking. Delicious . . . These are just a few of the many adjectives that defined the zeitgeist of Parkhurst Wine Cellars’ opening week last month.
Residents and visitors delighted as Jacksonville’s rich wine […]
Hope for Humanity – An Update on Chamber Music at City Hall
Jacksonville Review – Dec 2023/Jan 2024
Classical music lovers are looking forward with excitement to when the Assembly Room at Jacksonville City Hall will become a concert hall on Sunday, January 14, at 3pm. At that […]
Holiday Fun at SOHS Hanley Farm
The Southern Oregon Historical Society is celebrating the holidays in style at SOHS Hanley Farm, and you’re invited to join us.
Walking in a Winter Wonderland, December 14-16, 5-9pm—The farm, located just two miles north of […]
Discover the Victorian Origins of Our Holiday Traditions at Beekman House!
Did you know that the Christmas celebration we know today was “reinvented” during the Victorian Era?
In England, under Oliver Cromwell, the Puritans had rejected all “frippery,” and during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution, […]
Christmas on McKee Bridge
The McKee Bridge Historical Society is ready for a festive holiday season and will decorate McKee Bridge, the rustic shelter in the picnic grounds, and Star Ranger Station in early December. These sites will be […]