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Grants Pass, Oregon Is Growing! Like a volcanic rumble, I feel it coming!  The first sign of future growth for Southern Oregon, the population in Grants Pass grew last year by three percent.  While that doesn't sound like much, it's a good sign. Having studied this area for many years, now that I...

January 19th - This Day In History 1809 ~~  Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gent...

Dale Earnhardt Remembered       The racing legend is always brought to mind this time of year.  He had his fatal crash on February 18, 2001. In December of 2000, I purchased a 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for my wife with his signature on it. Mr. Earnhardt had sat down in this car when visiting ...

Moving To Grants Pass, Oregon In September of 2008, we moved to Grants Pass, Oregon because of the climate. Grants Pass has a population of less than 40,000 and was quite an initial shock for someone who has lived in many major cities.   View Larger Map Medford, Oregon to the south of here is the...

2010 Census Comes Out On March 15th The 2010 Census is only ten questions, but so important! $400 billion is at stake in government expenditures. Here in Oregon, we are very close to being allowed another member in the House of Representatives if our population has risen enough. More representati...

Moving To Southern Oregon Southern Oregon was once centered around Jacksonville because it quickly became the gold mining capital of the area. As mining was responsible for developing the entire Southwest corner of Oregon, Jacksonville was the county seat.  It was named for Jackson Creek which ru...

3 Bedroom Home For Sale, Rogue River, OR 504 Cypress Avenue, Rogue River, OR - MLS# 52910895 3 Bedroom Home For Sale On A Quiet Street. Nothing Was Overlooked, Owner-Designed, High Quality! From The High Ceilings & Arched Hallways To A Functionally Perfect Kitchen. Living Room Designed With Wrap-...

Temperatures For Grants Pass, Oregon Why Move To Grants Pass, Oregon? Well, we like to say "it's the climate." We'll soon be in March where our average high Temperatures run around 60°. April will begin the mid sixties and May will take us into the 70's. From June on, we should run into average ...

Heavens Gate For all of us pet lovers out there -- I just had to share this. It was sent to me from my best friend and it really made me smile. Hope you will too. This explains why I forward jokes.   A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly o...

Valentine's Day "Dutch" Love Style - Grants Pass, Oregon Dutch Bros. is taking donations on Valentine's Day for the Josephine County Food Bank at nine of their Grants Pass locations.       Bring in three non-perishible food donations and Dutch Bros. will help share the love by offering you any 16...