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Id like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to a few friends for their vision, leadership and contributions to our communityMel & Brooke Ashland, Rob Buerk, Steve Casaleggio and Donna Briggs.

In the early morning hours of June 14, the tea kettle locomotive chugged home to Jacksonville and is now on permanent display on tracks where it ran from 1891-1925. Please read more about this 10-ton piece of history in my article on page 5. Thanks to Mel and Brooke Ashland, who are unquestionably the towns leading historic preservationists, this magnificent piece of history is home where it belongs. Bringing the locomotive home required vision and leadership, and above all, love for Jacksonville.

On that same day, June 14, I also had the pleasure of attending the grand opening celebration of Britt Festivals new Performance Gardenmore on that in a moment. That evening, as Jo and I walked up to the

pavilion, we entered from the Lower Britt Gardenswhich are now fully-restored to their original glory. Two leading members of the Boosters Club, Rob Buerk and Steve Casaleggio, have guided the garden restoration project for three years. Now complete, Peter Britts gardens boast new pathways, plantings and lightingthey are something to be proud of and something for which Rob and Steve deserve Jacksonvilles utmost appreciation.

Id need a full page to properly thank Britt Festivals CEO Donna Briggs for all shes done to breathe new life into Britt Hill. Today, the venue is truly world-class, thanks to a $1.5 million facelift she oversaw. The year-long-plus project included the addition of a new grand entry, ADA pathways, performance garden, concession stands, bathrooms, lighting, bus & volunteer parking lotsthe list goes on. The results are stunning!

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The Southern Oregon World of Wine Festival is the premier wine event from Roseburg to Ashland, and now it is also the premier fundraising event in support of local medical care at Asante. This year, funds raised during World of Winewhich runs from August 19 to 23will go to Childrens Miracle Network and other healthcare programs supported by Asante Foundation. The funds raised will be used to improve services at Asante.

This is a partnership between two strong regional entitiesthe Southern Oregon Wine Industry and Asante Foundation, said Floyd Harmon, executive director of the Asante Foundation.

Harmon added that the goal is to build a destination wine event that will celebrate the regions award-winning wine industry and highlight the hospitality, natural beautiful and abundance of outdoor and cultural activities in Southern Oregon. And, this will benefit childrens health and other important healthcare programs at Asante. The partners have committed to developing this into the regions premier wine event over the next five to 10 years, he said.

From its beginnings in 1954 when community leaders combined their resources to build Rogue Valley Memorial Hospital, the Asante mission has been the same: provide the best in medical care locally, funded by local dollars and operated by local leadership. Today, Asante has grown to three hospitals and has been recognized as a 15-Top Health System in the country. Without the ongoing, generous support of the community, it may not have been possible.

What does that support really do? Consider this. The Asante Foundation received donations totaling $2.5 million to bring the best in radiation therapyknown as TomoTherapyto the Rogue Valley in 2010. To raise those dollars, Asante would have needed to provide over $250 million in patient care.

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It was funds raised by the Asante Foundation and Childrens Miracle Network donors that paid for the $2.5 million expansion of the neonatal intensive care unit. Often over capacity, the unit was in danger of not meeting the needs of the region.

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"Tea Kettle" Engine Returns Home to Jacksonville by Whitman Parker

A 10-ton piece of Jacksonville history came rolling home on Saturday, June 14, when the Rogue River Valley Rail Road Locomotive #1 returned to town on a flatbed transport truck. Mel and Brooke Ashland, owners of the Bigham Knoll campus, facilitated the purchase of the engine by the Jacksonville Heritage Society, a local preservationist nonprofit organization. The Engine is known as the Tea Kettle, and is a classic steam engine locomotive, whose whistle is reminiscent of a spouting kettle. Most recently, the engine was owned by a private individual and housed in the Fillmore, California Train Park. Upon its arrival, the steam engine was lifted by crane and placed on rail tracks in the original right of way on which it first chugged into town on January 16, 1891. By mid-day, she was resting on her tracks, as well wishers cheered at her official re christening. The train will become a permanent visitor attraction located on the lower field of the Bigham Knoll Campus, below the Historic School House. Those who attended Oregons 150th Celebration in 2009 will recall seeing Engine #1 in the California Street parade and on display at the Bigham Knoll Campus where all were thrilled by the sound of the engineer blowing the steam-powered whistle!

Engine #1 is the original steam engine that ran from Jacksonville to Medford on a 5-mile long, single-rail track, a significant aspect in western US railroad history. The rail line connected Jacksonville to Medford, hooking into the original Oregon & California/ Southern Pacific rail lines. Today, one can see and walk on the original rail tracks that date back to 1891, running in front of the

Visitors Center, on "C Street and other locations. The Visitors Center was the original Train Depot.

Engine #1, built in 1890, was the original engine used by the Rogue River Valley Rail Road (RRVRR) that operated various forms of passenger and freight service between Jacksonville and Medford from 1891 until the railroads dissolution in 1925. In those three decades, several forms of locomotion were used to propel freight and passenger engines, including wood/steam, coal/steam and electricity.

In the 1890s, freight hauled from Jacksonville to Medford included gravel mined from a quarry two miles west of town, along with bricks from a local brickyard and kiln, timber from area forests, and locally-grown crops and livestock. The Tea Kettle also carried the US Mail between towns. The Ashlands speculate that due to the Germanic commercial influence in Jacksonville, and the fact that five breweries existed in town, that Jacksonville also shipped locally-made beer to Medford. Although hopes had been high for it to serve multiple purposes, the little Porter steam engine had been designed to run on flat groundbut the slight 3% incline from Medford to Jacksonville and other factors proved too difficult and costly for it to run the route as hoped. Consequently, Engine #1 was relegated to passenger-only status, pulling a single Pullman passenger car and shared the track with heavier-duty locomotives capable of handling the freight loads. Like the full-scale passenger service the RRVRR founders envisioned, freight service never fully-developed as hoped-for, either. Several factors contributed to the demise of the RRVRR, not the least

of which was the advent of passenger automobiles and commercial trucking operations.

Engine #1 was welcomed home after a most-interesting post-Jacksonville journey. In 1895, the Tea Kettle was sold to the Albany Street Railway, where it was refashioned into a 0-4-2T scale locomotive. In 1905, it changed hands again to Skelly Lumber Company and transformed into a 0-4-0T before being badly burned in a 1911 fire and abandoned. It was then salvaged by J.H. Chambers Company and used until 1946. Later, it was purchased by Helen O'Conner as a gift to her husband and moved to their private track in Alta Loma, California. At that point, the OConnors had the Tea Kettle rebuilt from original Porter blueprints. For many years after, Engine #1 was used in commercials and movie pictures by Short Line Enterprises.

Welcome home!


Britt Performance GardenBritt is excited to open the new Performance Garden,

a unique venue that adds to the beauty of our hillside setting and offers an area for smaller,

more intimate concerts and other special events.

The Britt Festivals Performance Garden Project was made possible through the generous donations of the following contributors:

$200,000 +The Ausland Group

M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

$100,000 - $199,000Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

The Ford Family Foundation

$50,000 - $99,000West Coast Events

The Reser Family Foundation

$20,000 - $49,000Ben B. Cheney Foundation

James F. & Marion L. Miller FoundationOregon Cultural Trust

Pair-A-Dice Contracting, LLCThe R.L. Niedermeyer Family

Under $20,000Alan Harper, Attorney-at-Law

Carrico Family FoundationCT Commercial

Dave & Marge BernardGalbraith & Associates, Landscape Architects

Hoag RoofingJacksonville/Applegate Rotary Club

Knife RiverMDU FoundationPrecision Electric

Quality FenceRogue Valley Sewer Services

Sherwin WilliamsShooting Star Nursery

Turf-N-OregonWest Family Foundation

With special thanks to those individuals and businesses that

helped us pave the way through their purchases

of our pavers.

Jason & Kristi Anderson Brooke & Melvin Ashland Chad & Ragan Atkinson Kelsy & Aaron Ausland

Ausland Group Richard Avery

Tim & Gary Balfour Anne & Patrick Barry

Thomas Bayne Jeff & Barbara Beaupain

Curt & Carol Bennett Dave & Marge Bernard

Matthew Bernard Richard Bernard

Shirley Blaul John Bowling

John Boyde John BraislinBritt Society

Scott & Kyleen Brodie Anne Brooke-Hawkins

Bob Budesa Rob & Lori Buerk

Curt & Margo Burrill

Mike & Carolyn BurrillDominick & Ashley Campanella

Ace & Maggie Carter John & Gwen Christensen

Gayle Clason

Chris Cook James Collins Steve Crabb Russ CramerJulia Curiel

Sara Dinsdale Robert Doolen

Christopher Dufour Patrick Denard

Linda & Don DeWald Jim & Debbie Earley

East Main BandEdenVale Winery Jon & Sam Elliott

Gary & Coralie Farnham Bob Foote

Foster Denman Robert Fowler

Bob Frenna Dale & Claudia Gooding

Bill & Linda Graham Tom & Bonnie Hall Alan & Judy Harper

James Harper Rob & Toni Hernandez

Jim & Cindy Hess Brenda & Lyle Hill

R.B. Hodge Todd Hokinson

Rick & Lisa Hutchins David Hyatt

David & Constance Jesser Matt & Erica Johnston

Jacksonville Boosters ClubJacksonville Chamber

of CommerceJacksonville Lodging

AssociationJacksonville Rotary

Carolyn & Bob Kingsnorth Andy Kranenburg

Eric & Holly Linerud Karen Markman Barbara Massey

Chuck Mason Barbara Mathiasen

Mike & Kandee McClain Jim & Donna McKee Jim & Colette Meyer

David Miller Rex & Karen Miller Dana Mix-Reynolds

Tam & Barbara Moore Jean Morgan

Moss Adams LLP Jessica Mota

Hank ODougherty Teri ORourke

Matt & Diane Patten Mac & Peggy Peffley

Peoples Bank of Commerce Harlan & Kathy Posen

Premier West Bank David & Erin Preszler

Vicki Purslow Darren & Kelly Ravassipour

Jan ReedKen & Linda ReederRegence BlueCross

BlueShield of Oregon Marie Resler Lance Reyes

Mujahid Rizvi & Erin Brender Karic & Tara Roberge Robert & Susan Roos

Tim & Anne RootRotary Club of Medford

Lou Scaparo Mark & Gwen Schiveley

Karen Selby Marshall & Doris Sparks

Iris Sperry Todd Steinberg Lucia Strasburg

Ty Sullivan Joe Surges

Mike ThorntonTouVelle House

Tower Investments Ken & Kathy Trautman

Valley View Winery Ryan & Maisie Vanderhoof

Gary Varney Ken Wells

West Family Foundation Jacqueline Wilk

Allan Wright Greg Yechout

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You can still purchase a paver by contacting Sky Loos at [email protected] a list of performances in the new garden visit: www.brittfest.org/performances

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Tedeschi Trucks Band / Rich Robinson

Tori Amos: Unrepentant Geraldines Tour / Special Guest TBA

Tommy Emmanuel / Antsy McClain

An Evening with Pink Martini with singer China Forbes

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Montgomery Gentry / Special Guest TBA

Brian Regan / Special Guest TBA

Matisyahu / Ozomatli / Makua Rothman

The Beach Boys / Special Guest TBA

An Evening with Bill Maher

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / The We Shared Milk

The Head and the Heart / San Fermin

Rodney Carrington / Special Guest TBA

Jennifer Nettles / Brandy Clark

An Evening with The Avett Brothers

Creedence Clearwater Revisited / Cee Cee James, 2014 Rising Stars Winner

Britt Orchestra / Opening Night

Britt Orchestra / Andrew von Oeyen

Britt Orchestra / Bla Fleck

Britt Orchestra / Augustin Hadelich

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The combined projects of the City of Jacksonvilles First Street sidewalk project, the Booster Clubs lighting project and the Britt Festivals Performance Garden project resulted in over $2 million dollars of improvements to the community. These dollars were invested in Jacksonville because collectively, we believe in the future of our town and understand that we are all interconnected and interdependentall for one and one for all.

Over three years in the making, the new Britt Performance Garden is everything that we had hoped it would be and more. With the assistance of early funding partners, and ongoing support, we have completed the most extensive upgrades to the Britt Hill in over thirty years. It is important to note, that none of the money came from our operating fund. These improvements were made possible through a successful capital campaign that included grants, paver sales, anonymous donations and in-kind contributions.

The Performance Garden and ancillary improvements including a new concessions building, new ADA pathways, safety improvements, and restroom upgrades has transformed the hill into an inviting and user-friendly venue and has added to the viability and vitality of our already beautiful setting.

We recently announced an impressive program schedule of 12 different events, including 7 that are free to the public. Just to mention a few, on Sunday, August 10 and Wednesday, August 13, members of the Britt Festival Orchestra will offer

free chamber music concerts to members of the community as a "thank you" for hosting them during the Classical Festival. Switching genres just a bit, on Sunday, August 24, we will feature Salsa Brava! Holding a 30-minute dance lesson, followed by hot and spicy Latin grooves where you can put your learning into practice.

As promised, the Performance Garden space offers the versatility required for a variety of concerts and events. The Performance Garden was designed to be

flexible and can accommodate a mixture of configurations to accomplish different seating arrangements, including caf style, theater and/or blankets. These seating arrangements can be

customized based on the needs of the event and user.

The venue will be available for wedding and event rentals. Of particular interest to locals, Jacksonville based non-profit organizations will not be charged a rental fee. Britt will only ask for reimbursement of actual expenses at a rate of $25/hr.

As we celebrate all of this good work and begin the Britt season, Id like to express my gratitude to

the many stakeholders who have helped to plan, fund and implement these projects. Giving back to our community is a wonderful adventure and the improvements that we have made in our little town honor those who went before us and represent a special gift to ourselves and to future generations of this vital community. Thank you.

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Dan & Cindy Marca of DANCIN Vineyards, located on the outskirts of the city limits at 4477 South Stage Road, have announced the appointment of Brian Denner as their winemaker. Dan told the Review that Brian will take over all winemaking activities on August 15, noting, Brians approach to viticulture and winemaking is consistent with our philosophy of creating an honest expression of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the south part of the state. Here, unique vineyard sites and precise viticulture practices let clusters ripen slowly, allowing flavors and subtle nuances to develop.

Construction is underway at DANCIN on a state-of-the-art winemaking facility, scheduled for completion in time for this years harvest. Dan welcomes inquiries for custom crush services for select clients who share the winerys desire to craft the highest-quality wines.

Brian Denner has been making premium wine professionally for 17 years. After his first harvest in 1997, he earned his degree in Enology from California State Univeristy/Fresno. He worked as cellarmaster at Williams Selyem Winery, a premier producer of Pinot noir and Chardonnay in Healdsburg, California from 2000-2003, developing a passion for these two very special varietals.

In 2003, Brian moved to Casablanca,

Chile, to work as assistant winemaker for Kingston Family Vineyards. He then worked as winemaker at Denner Vineyards in Paso Robles, California from

2004-2009, crafting more than a dozen 90-plus scoring wines from Wine Spectator, one of which earned the 11th spot on the magazines Top 100 wines of 2011. In 2010, he moved to the Rogue Valley where he worked with DANCIN

Vineyards on its first vintage. DANCIN has become incredibly

popular with locals and visitors and is located just 1/2 mile east of Jacksonville, where pioneer Peter Britt planted his first vineyard nearly 150 years agoincluding what was likely to be the first planting of Franc Pinot in Oregon, known today as Pinot Noir. At this time, theyre in the planning phases and will soon be planting an 11-acre expansion of their vineyard, continuing the focus on growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes.

DANCINs tasting room is the perfect setting to drink in the views of the Table Rocks, Mount McLoughlin and the Rogue Valley, while savoring a selection of fine wines, artisan wood-fired pizza and much more. Open hours are Thursday-Sunday, 12:00noon to 8:00pm.

For more information, call 541-245-1133, visit www.dancinvineyards.com and see their ad on page 21 of this issue.

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Carefree Buffalo is proud to announce their 5th-Annual William Henry Custom Knife Show on July 26 & 27 from 10:00am to 5:00pm in their new location at 150 W. California Street. During the event, a huge selection of their finest products including legendary pocket knives to money clips, pens, golf divot tools and their just-released new jewelry collection, will be on display.

The seamless integration of classic, natural materials of exotic woods, woolly mammoth bone, tusk or tooth and state-of-the-art alloys is a hallmark of William

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At 1:00 am on Saturday, June 21, Jacksonville Police Officer Bill Lupton spotted a red glow in the sky near the Bigham Knoll Campus. Within minutes, he was on-scene at 630 Cardwell Court, where he found portions of the deck, fence and home engulfed in flames and smoke. Lupton immediately awakened the family of four, most-likely saving their lives, before helping retrieve some personal property. Minutes later, an engine with Firefighters Derek Matchett and Justin Zigenis from Jacksonville Fire rolled-up and began working the house fire and protecting nearby structures. Due to the closeness of other homes in the tight cul-de-sac and intensity of the raging fire, Jacksonville Firefighters immediately requested backup and were then joined by three more fire companies, Jacksonville CERT and the Red Cross. Under the command of JV Fire Chief Devin Hull, 7 Companies with 22+ firemen fought the stubborn fire for three hours involving the Historic 1860 Residence. At press time, the cause of the fire is under investigation. Jacksonville Review Publisher Whit Parker, who was on-scene, took video and photos, which are available for viewing at jacksonvillereview.com.


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What is it about these movies that seduces us so? Its those images of delectable delicacies being prepared in intimate close-up, the tantalizing juices and lovingly ladled sauces carefully composed into culinary cinematography that overwhelms our appetites. Think of it as food porn.

The latest offering in this genre is Chef, written, directed by and starring Jon Favreau. Its about a guy who quits his demeaning job at a fancy L.A. restaurant and rekindles his passion for cooking by setting up shop in a rundown food truck. Taking a delicious trek through Miami, New Orleans, Austin and L.A., the story gains a dash of spice from big name actorsincluding Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr.who shine in small roles. Critically speaking, Favreau could have gotten to the meat of the story a little sooner, and maybe he resolves the conflicts too easily, but that doesnt matter. What matters about Chef is that food porn thing.

And that made us happy, because our usual source of culinary satisfaction, The Food Network, has been starving us lately. We often tune in for close-ups of dishes prepared in mouthwatering detail. Remember the good old days when Emeril Lagasse, Mario Batali and the Iron Chef hit us with a Bam? Sadly, network powers-that-be seem to think their audience is bored with shows

about Good Eats (one of our favorites). Every new offering is a game show-like contest. This trend started with the entertaining Chopped, where contestants have a limited amount of time to create tasty dishes from a basket of seemingly incompatible components. Chopped has, unfortunately, inspired a bunch of lesser contest shows, where food takes a back seat to silly shenanigans. Cutthroat Kitchen encourages contestants to sabotage each others culinary efforts by, say, taking away a chefs knives and forcing him to bone a chicken with a plastic butter knife, or by making him cook a complicated dish in a childs Easy-Bake Oven. Kitchen Casino challenges contestants to quickly make a lovely meal, but thenmid-

dishthe cooking area spins like a roulette wheel, sending Joes half-prepared dish to Tina, and Tinas dish to Fred. Tina diligently tries to cook Joes goose while Fred pours a lot of hot sauce on Tinas delicate dish. Having fun

yet? Guys Grocery Games sends chefs

running through the aisles of a pretend grocery store, tasked with creating masterpieces from ingredients that may or may not be available, or are too expensive for their budget. These shows arent about cooking. Theyre barely about food.

Can you blame us for wanting to cleanse our palates with a little cinematic food porn? The best of these movies is a savory l996 entry titled Big Night. Itll make you hungry for food, for friendship, and for a second viewing. Tony Shalhoub (Monk) plays a masterful chef whose customers dont want his gourmet seafood risotto; they want food they understand, like spaghetti and meatballs. When you see the food from his kitchen on your screen, youll order the risotto. And when you see Big Nightyoull be seduced!

Paula and Terry each have long impressive-sounding resumes implying that they are battle-scarred veterans of life within the Hollywood studios. Theyre now happily relaxed into Jacksonville.

John Leguizamo, Emjay Anthony and Jon Favreau taste a Cubano sandwich, in Chef.


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Americans for the Arts distilled the many reasons the arts have real value into Ten Reasons to Support the Arts. Ill be sharing them to give you artful food for thought and conversation. Reason #10: Arts mean business. The Creative Industries are arts businesses that range from nonprofit museums, symphonies, and theaters to for-profit film, architecture, and design companies. A 2014 analysis of Dun & Bradstreet data counts 750,453 U.S. businesses which create or distribute the arts and employ 3.1 million peoplerepresenting 4.2 percent of all businesses and 2.2 percent of all employees.

Art Presence believes in providing opportunities for children to experience the benefits of the arts. During Aprils Environmentality exhibit we had the pleasure of taking Bear Scout Den of Jacksonville's Pack 17, sponsored by the Jacksonville Kiwanis, and Bear Den Leader Tawny Westphalen on a guided tour of the gallery. Most of the boyswho have been together since first grade Tiger Scoutsknew how to conduct themselves in an art gallery, but all became truly interested in the art when we discussed the reasons why the artists had created these paintings and how the artwork communicated their message. Afterward, one mother told me she had never seen them so well-behaved. The boys and their parents enjoyed their visit and want to return for classes and new exhibits. Some were even interested in being an artist featured at the gallery!

This was an exceptionally rewarding afternoon, and we invite parents, teachers and group leaders to bring their kids to the gallery, too.

Art Presence had a fantastic Taste of Summer! Were proud of the Jacksonville Rotary Clubs excellent renovation of our classroom, and NewNapaWine.coms

wine/herb pairing presentation drew a full house, with participants enthusiastic reception to the information and the pairings filling the room with excitement. A steady stream of visitors came in for wine tastings, signing

up for wine clubs and enjoying art all afternoon. We thank the Britt Festival and all our partners, who made it a successful day for everyone.

Art Presence Art Centers July exhibit is a Red, White and Blue affair, with summer scenes and everything we love about our country on display. Youre invited to meet the artists over wine and hors doeuvres at a reception on Friday, July 11 from 5:007:00pm. Our curated shows continue through the month, with the Zen Dezigns show at Medford Library showcasing Zentangles in pen and ink by Charlotte Petersen, Betty Barss and Linda Boutacoff, Tom Glassmans photography show in the Naversen Room at Jacksonville Library, and Alice LaMorees show at Pioneer Villageview her spectacular photography in the dining room.

Present your class or workshop at Art Presence! For more information, contact Anne Brooke at 541-941-7057 or email her via our website: art-presence.org.

Focus on Hanley Farmby Dr. Kerri Hecox, Hanley Farm Volunteer

AhSummer. The days are long and warm,

tomatoes are ripening on the vine and Hanley Farm is teeming with events! Summer camps for the kids, music nights, and gourmet dinners are all in store this July.

Rogue Valley Farm to School is once again holding their popular summer camps at Hanley this year. Children can experience life on the farm, with activities ranging from collecting eggs and feeding goats to making butter and harvesting fresh vegetables. Each day of the camp involves the children learning about the cycles of the earth and where food comes from, but also working together to prepare their own shared meal. The cob oven pizzas are a particular favorite with the kids. From July 7-11 children aged 7-9 are welcome, and from July 21-25 camp is ages 10-12. Camp runs from 9:00am-1:00pm each day and cost $185/child. Registration is through the RVF2S website: www.rvf2s.org.

Saturday evening music at the farm also returns this year, with The Bear Creek Band playing their blend of bluegrass and good times on July 12. Doors open at 5:00pm, with dinner available from

The Farm Kitchen and music from 6:00-8:30 pm. Standing Stone Brewery will be providing beer and a selection of local wines will also be for sale. Music nights are great evenings for young and old, with plenty of space for the kids to roam while the grown-ups relax, sip their wine or beer, and enjoy the music on a fine summer evening.

For those looking for a more in-depth taste of the farm, Origins: A Discovery of Place returns this year on Saturday, July 26. The Origins dinners are a unique

farm-to-table dining experience with chef Kristen Lyon working closely with the Hanley farmers to create a four-course meal, sourced almost exclusively from the farm. In addition to the sumptuous meal, diners will also be

able to view artifacts from the Southern Oregon Historical Society collection and hear a presentation on an aspect of Southern Oregon history. For the foodie, the history buff, or person who wants a deeper connection with the place they live, this dinner is not-to-be -missed. Tickets are $50 for SOHS member and $65 for non-members.

For tickets to events or more information on Hanley Farm or the Southern Oregon Historical Society please visit: hanleyfarm.org or www.sohs.org.

On July 12, from 10:00am-2:00pm, Hanley Farm will be hosting rock enthusiasts from the Crater Rock Museum/Roxy Ann Gem & Mineral Society. Society members will be displaying hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind lapidary works of art, polished slabs, jewelry, and beautiful gems and minerals.

Hanley Farm House will be open for tours and offering children an opportunity to play games popular at the turn of the century such as throwing horseshoes and walking on stilts. Families are encouraged to spend the day picnicking on the grounds, browsing the farm and enjoying the heritage and livestock of the farm.

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"Pooped Patriots," Image by Thomas Glassman


Up Close and Personal with Local Artist, Cammy Davis

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Many people who grow-up in small towns long for the chance to escape to the promise of the big city, only to return later to the comforts of small town life. Small towns and big towns alike often have some sort of rivalry with their neighboring citiesthe Rogue Valley is no different when it comes to cross town rivalries. Sure, this can be great for sports teams but in the art community, is it really necessary? Jacksonvilles very own Cammy Davis has set-out to bring the Rogue Valleys art communities together, saying, theres so much to offer in the way of art, wine, restaurants, retailers, OSF, Britt and the vast array of galleries theres great potential for the many art communities to work as one to build a strong art mecca right here in the Valley.

The desire to bring artists together has been brewing since Cammys move here a few years ago. After getting involved in the local art scene, she couldnt help but feel it needed a little something more. At that time, the word edgy kept finding its way into her thoughts, which prompted an art show that would become, Edgy in October. The idea was to pair local businesses with artists to create an event that encompassed all the towns in the area and was interesting enough to bring people from larger surrounding cities such as Portland, Seattle and San Fransico. Cammy explained, I wanted to see edgier, more thought-provoking art I wanted to create

interest from tourists when they heard about the event, and felt it should be an empowering, collaborative event, as well.

This year Edgy is back and will coincide with the Downtown Medford Art & Sound Festival, for which Cammy is serving as Art Director. Shell also be actively involved with her own collaborative show with photographer Jon Vait called, Connection. Its focus is on couples and what makes their relationships work and in some cases, not work so well. The goal is to have the viewers walk away questioning their own relationships and think about what they can do differently and about what theyre getting right.

When learning about Cammys past, one can see she gets her tenacity from her mother, a former #1 ranked Enduro racer who would proudly wear a ponytail to ensure, the boys knew it was a woman beating them. Cammys childhood was spent reading and creating, rather than in front of a television screen. Life was fun as a kid, we were poor, but had all the tools of a creative life. Dad had a workshop with every carpentry

tool available and mom sewed. Cammy continues, If I wanted something, I figured-out how to make it. I never thought of doing anything different than making things myself. Her self-reliant attitude remains to this day evidenced by her comment, When I start a painting, I start by building the panel. It just doesnt feel like

something Ive created unless Ive made the whole thing myself.

As Cammy pursued each new challenge and creative adventure, she promised herself to have a no fear attitude, which led her to approach KSKQ 89.5 with the idea of hosting a radio show to promote the local art scene. She got the green light so you can now catch her show on the first and third Fridays of the month from 1:00-2:00pm. This is a great chance to get updated on art and other events happening around town and to listen-in on Cammy as she interviews local artists.

For more about Cammy visit: cammydavis.com & edgyinoctober.com.

Editor's Note: Cammy Davis is the creator of our Town Map on pages 20 & 21.


News from the Friends ofJacksonville's Historic Cemetery

by Dirk J. Siedlecki, President FOJHCId like to express my sincere

appreciation to all who attended our Community Clean-up Day on May 17, and helped to get the cemetery ready for the Memorial Day holiday. A special thank you goes out to city employees Richard Shields and Eric Villareal who once again went beyond the call of duty to ensure that the cemetery was ready to greet families and friends. Id also like to express much appreciation and gratitude to our volunteers who placed flags on the graves of our veterans and manned the Meet and Greet table over the Memorial Day weekend. The cemetery looked wonderfulneat and trimmed, with lots of floral arrangements and flags blowing in the gentle breeze. It was one of the best turnouts of families and friends that we have had and was a very rewarding experience for us all.

History Saturday, July 12Join us on Saturday, July 12 at 10:00am for another History Saturday Program in the Jacksonville Cemetery. This months program, "Eat, Drink and be Merry," will be about food and drink during the early Pioneer days and Victorian era. There will be a talk followed by a short walking tour of grave sites relating to the topic. Meet at the Sexton's Tool House.

Marker Cleaning & Workshop, Saturday, July 19If you are looking for a fun and interesting volunteer project, be sure to join us on Saturday, July 19 at 9:00am and learn how to properly and safely clean cemetery grave markers and memorials. Meet at the Sexton's Tool House to pick up supplies and get directions to the area where we will be working. As this is a hands-on project,

dress accordingly as you may get a little wet. Bring a folding chair or stool to sit on, a hat and sunscreen and comfortable walking shoes. This program will

continue on the third Saturday of the month through September 20.

Special Day of Remembrance and Memorial Service, Monday, July 28Please join us for this special day of Remembrance and Memorial Service to mark the 100th Anniversary of the

beginning of World War I, also known as the Great War or The World War. During the event, a prayer service will be offered by Pastor Richard Evans of Jacksonville's First Presbyterian Church.

Poems of the era will be presented and the names of those World War I Veterans resting in the Jacksonville Cemetery* will be read aloud. The service will begin at 10:00am and is open to all. If you know of a World War I Veteran whose Jacksonville Cemetery gravesite may not identify them as a veteran, please contact Dirk Siedlecki at 541 826-9939 or [email protected] so their name may be included in the service.

Please note that for all tours and programs to be sure and wear comfortable walking shoes, a hat and sunscreen. Parking is available within the cemetery grounds and no advance reservations are required. Donations are always appreciated and help support programs such as History Saturday and ongoing cemetery restoration efforts. History Saturday programs will continue on the Second Saturday of the month through September 13.

Be sure and visit our website at friendsjvillecemetery.org for additional details on the above events and activities.

*WWI Veterans: Willis Applegate, Harry Baker, Robert Baker, Thomas Barry, Edwin Beery, James Beery, Edward Beery, Lewis Bish, Robert Brophy, Harry Brown, Mary Buckley, Lloyd Cameron, L. Cameron, John Cantrall, John Clark, Ray Coleman, Oscar Collings, Hugh Combest, Fred Combest, John Corum, Charles Dooms, Henry Dooms, Glenn Downing, Clifford Dunnington, Charles Eek, William Elden, Harley Fleming, Bruce Fleming, James Fretwell, Luther Gober, Samuel Hall, Florance Hall, Lyal Hartman, Oren Haskins, Arthur Hinkle, Frederic Hoffman, Joseph Holmes, Charles Jessiman, Raymond Johnson, William Kasshafer, Harry Lewis, Fred Lewis, George Lofland, Edward Lull, Lucius Lull, Orville Mayfield, Clatous McCredie, William McIntyre, Ernest McIntyre, Merritt Merriman, Roland Mitchell, Soren Nelson, Paul Norcross, Alfred Norris, Edward Paxton, George Picaud, Reuben Pitz, Arthur Powell, Chester Powell, Raymond Rider, James Rock, Frank Ross, Harry Ryan, Bryan Sanford, Milton Schuchard, Lorin Scott, Loyd Sparks, Pete Sullivan, Ellsworth Trusty, Neil Turner, George Wendt, Francis Winn and Loren Young.

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Pioneer Profiles: PETER BRITT Part 2

by Carolyn Kingsnorth

Father of Southern Oregons Orchard, Wine and Horticulture Industries

In the mid-1800s, the promise of gold and free land lured fortune seekers and settlers to the newly-formed Oregon Territory. They were soon followed by merchants who amassed their own wealth selling supplies to the miners and farmers. This on-going series shares the stories of these pioneers and their times.

In June, Pioneer Profiles highlighted Peter Britts renown as photographer, artist, and documenter of pioneer life in Southern Oregon. However, Britt was also an avid gardener and is considered to be the father of Southern Oregons commercial orchard, wine, and ornamental horticulture industries. Britt Park, now the Britt Festival grounds and the City-owned lower Britt Gardens, was the focal point of many of these efforts.

When Britt arrived in Jacksonville in the fall of 1852, he camped on the site now known as Britt Hill, filed a donation land claim, and built a small log cabin with a magnificent view. Apparently Britt soon set about cultivating a garden on his property, and by 1854 had planted his first fruit tree and grape vines. Britt had been reared in the grape districts of Switzerland, and his travels in France had added to his knowledge of the grape industry. Noting the vigor of the wild grape vines about here, he determined to give tame grapes a trial, a 1920 Jacksonville Post article reported.

Family legend has it that Britt acquired his initial root stock from an Italian peddler from California. When he returned to his photography after his years of mule skinning, he established a vineyard and planted orchards of pears and peaches to supplement his income. By 1861 he had developed a 20-acre commercial orchard and expansive grape vineyards on a property he had purchased about a mile from Jacksonville.

Britts initial vines were Mission grapes, but by the 1870s he had experimented with over 200 varieties of American and European grapes, and furnished vines for every vineyard in Rogue River Valley. One of his experimental varietals may well have been pinot noir, and perhaps Jacksonville and not the Willamette Valley is the Oregon birthplace of the states famed wine.

However, Britt may not have sold pinot noir commercially. His records show that he made muscatel and zinfandel wines, as well as a popular claret which he marketed under his Valley View Vineyard label. By 1880 he was producing 1,000 to 3,000 gallons of wine per year, eventually filling orders from as far away as Wyoming.

Britt also produced and sold peaches, apples and pears. He was acquainted with knowledgeable horticulturalists throughout the country and stayed well-informed in the latest cultivation methods. He raised bees to improve pollination, and then sold the honey. He irrigated his property as early as 1855,

installing an innovative irrigation system fed by a mile-long ditch and a system of underground pipes. He used smudging techniques to fight frost.

Beginning in 1859, he recorded weather observations in his personal diary, and when an official weather service was established within the Army Signal Core in 1870, Britt served as a volunteer

civilian observer. Given Britts vast knowledge and experience, local agriculturists frequently sought his advice as they established their own commercial fruit crops.

Britts interest in horticulture also extended to exotic plants. As early as 1859, he began keeping a list of plant specimens he would like to grow and surrounded his home with ornamental shrubs, exotic trees, and unusual botanical specimens. What started as utilitarian plantings of pear and apple trees, grapes and vegetables, evolved into lavish Victorian gardens incorporating texture variation, unusual plantings, and tropical and Asian influences.

In the near-Mediterranean climate of the Rogue River Valley, Britt successfully cultivated lilies, ferns, magnolias,

rhododendron, jasmine, forsythia, wisteria, roses, bamboo, palms, yucca, papyrus, gingko, figs, persimmons, and his famous banana tree. His orchards represented a selection of the best fruit trees that could be grown in the West and were designed to provide sequential harvesting. His gardens also boasted the oldest bay laurels in the state. They furnished the bay leaf seasoning for Jacksonvilles pioneer cooks.

Britts plantings eventually grew into extensive botanical gardens boasting nearly 300 varieties of cultivated plants, many acquired by mail order. Britt documented his plantings in his photographic work, and Britt Park was featured in northwest promotional publications in the late 1800s. The gardens were a regional attraction a quarter of a century before Ashlands Lithia Park was established, and by the turn of the century, Britts gardens had become a Pacific Northwest tourist destination.

Today, the lower gardens have been restored by the City of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Boosters Club, and the Jacksonville Garden Club. The upper gardens are home to the Britt Music Festival, and both upper and lower gardens provide key trailheads to the 18+ miles of Jacksonville Woodlands hiking trails. Britt Park is again a popular destination for residents and visitors alike.

Next month: Peter Britt, Home and Family.

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Chamber Chatby Tim Balfour, PresidentJacksonville Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber Board recently approved revised Mission and Vision Statements along with a set of Strategic Objectives. Taking time to establish or redefine these basic business components enables an organization to clarify the reason for its existence and have tools to use as guide posts in determining the appropriateness of initiatives and actions. They also serve to more effectively communicate to members and others what the organization is about.

The Chambers mission is, To serve in the leadership role of helping the business community prosper and as a collaborative partner with the City and Community Organizations to enhance a strong sense of community and engender the cooperative spirit of small-town life. Serving in the leadership role is important as the Chamber should be the primary point of contact and representation for the business community to the community at large. We also wanted to clearly state that our primary focus is to help the business community prosper. The mission statement is intended to clearly state what the organization is about even when it is stating what should be obvious. But we also want make clear that we are eager to continue working as a partner within our community because small towns like us need to all pull together to be most effective.

Our vision is, For Jacksonville to be recognized as a preferred location for business and tourism. That means we want to help facilitate an environment

that is welcoming to appropriate businesses and to foster a thriving economy in which the businesses can be successful. We also recognize that tourism is a significant portion of our economy, so we want to work toward Jacksonville having higher recognition and a positive visitor experience. This also means we want to ensure that we are a preferred location for businesses and visitors year-round.

Setting objectives creates a framework that will help fulfill the mission and achieve the vision. To that end, we have outlined the following 4 strategic objectives:.

1. Provide valued resources for new and existing businesses.

2. Develop and promote Historic Jacksonville as a year-round, preferred visitor destination.

3. Be the liaison of the Jacksonville business community with the City of Jacksonville, the State of Oregon and other political and non-political entities.

4. Create a positive relationship between the residents and business community.

All of our projects and initiatives should help achieve one or more of these objectives. If an opportunity or idea doesnt help achieve an objective, then we know it isnt right for us. The Board is taking the right steps to ensure that The Chamber continues growing as a positive business organization, working for the betterment of Jacksonville and thanks the community for supporting our members.

Each year here in Jacksonville and throughout the state, deer die because they have been fed the wrong food by well-intentioned people. The cause is simple: deer have very complex digestive tracts that require certain levels of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and the proper rumen bacteria to break down and digest forage. Their diet requirements change with the seasons and are best met by native forage. An animal that has been foraging naturally may not have the proper bacteria to digest high protein food like grains, including corn. Deliberate feeding may inhibit digestion and lead to secondary infections and cause an animal to starve or die from infection.

If thats not enough to convince you, feeding deer invites other problems:

It concentrates them, which leads to the easier spread of disease (Chronic Wasting Disease) and parasites and easier take by predators.

Feeding deer attracts their natural predators like cougars and coyotes to areas of human activity.

Once deer associate people with giving them food, they come to expect it. Feeding will invite more deer to your property and encourage them to stay.

Feeding can cause deer and elk to become habituated to humans and aggressive towards them.

Concentrating deer in human-settled areas can lead to an increase in vehicle collisions and conflicts between wildlife and pets.

Concentrating deer can hurt habitat by encouraging excessive grazing.

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Our Crucible of Freedom

This June marked the 70th anniversary of D

Day, when a brave and mighty fleet of soldiers landed on Normandys beach, where virtually the entire first wave of Americans, 10,000 in all, was annihilated by enemy fireone of the most difficult missions ever carried-out by our soldiers in any war. Just imagine where wed all be today without their sacrifice those young soldiers who gave their lives to save democracy.

In an earlier time, another mighty fleet echoes the scale and dimension of that action, a fleet whose arrival no one celebrated then, nor ever since. This fleet sailed west over the Atlantic from England; the year was 1776.

The new America had never seen anything like it. Imagine waking up in the morning along the Long Island Atlantic seacoast, looking out your window, and expecting to see a serene sunlit seascape with rolling surf. Instead, you see almost 500 wooden sailing ships 30 of them battleships over 300 supply ships the rest support vessels all proudly flying the Union Jack. Each of these state-of-the-art battleships was carrying 32 or more cannons, some capable of firing a 24 pound ball at a range of up to 2 miles. The cannons and their carriages weighed up to one and a half tons. The ships themselves were enormous for their day 120 feet long with a beam of 40 feet.

This mighty armada carried 40,000 soldiers and sailors armed with 1,200 field artillery cannons, muskets, and other combat gear. New York Citys entire population numbered only half the armed forces aboard those vessels. Furthermore, General Washingtons civilian wartime army numbered only 10,000 men. When the British landed 22,000 soldiers on Long Island, Washingtons forces were severely outnumbered, a disparity made even greater when thousands of Loyalists joined the British.

King George III, in sending one of the greatest armadas ever assembled, intended to crush the American rebellion

once and for all. No colony in history had ever successfully revolted and he wasnt about to be the first monarch to have that stain on his reputation. The Americans would be taught a lesson! Poor George had no way of understanding the concept of liberty and democracy, each fueling a desire for independence so strong that all of Britains military power would be unable to suppress the revolution.

Nor could King George have known the genius that personified George Washington, whose forces were besieged

and under retreat in New York. Washingtons maneuvers in retreating from New York and saving most of his forces remain one of the greatest military operations of our history.

This July 4th, we will once again celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As we enjoy

the beautiful setting at our majestic Courthouse, with our hot dogs and watermelon in-hand, we should remember earlier generations of Americans who faced harsh and unimaginably brutal conditions, who fought and sacrificed their lives so that we might live free of all tyrants.

One statistic alone gives a stark picture of their sacrifice. In New York alone, 11,000 prisoners died, many on board the infamous H.M.S. Jersey, a British ship in the harbor used to house prisoners. To save their lives, all they had to do was sign up to fight alongside the British. All refused! This, despite conditions so brutal that every day found weakened prisoners dying and their bodies being thrown overboard, making room for new prisoners. What a testimonial to their devotion!

On July 4, please bring your family and come out to our noon celebration on the Courthouse lawn and enjoy your holiday. And remember the sacrifice on the part of so many in our nations pastthe crucible of freedom they forged assured us our democracy.

Editors Note: Statistics provided by our local historian, Tony Sepolpo.

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Our Opportunity to Build a Strong Tech Economy in Southern Oregon

In spite of the oft repeated news that the Great Recession ended in 2009, I am going to provide you with a number of very clear and disturbing statistics within this article that make it abundantly clear our community is still struggling to break free from its lingering grip. In this first of a two part series we are going to work through some of the symptoms that indicate the serious need for change in our regional economy. In next months article, well get into greater detail about what we can do to make things considerably better.

First, a bit of good news. According to various reports by the Milken Institute, Medfords Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA, which includes all of Jackson County) has been ranked among the top 179 Best Performing Small Cities for a number of years. Now, the not so good news is that we have been free falling on this list during the past 10 years. In 2004 we were ranked #12. By 2014 we plummeted to #114. We are ranked #160 for job growth and #166 for wage growth. As a matter of fact, out of the 335 largest counties in the U.S., Jackson County ranks #311 for wages (about a $36k annual average) which puts us in the bottom 7% for the lowest wages in the U.S.

Seven out of eight MSAs in the U.S. that are similar in size to ours have lower unemployment rates than Medford. We are the only metropolitan market out of six in Oregon that experienced zero job growth over the past 12 months. We have the second highest student homeless rate in Oregon. Our unemployment rates, childhood poverty rates, etc. are considerably higher than U.S. averages. 56% of the students in the Medford School District now qualify for food assistance.

As sobering as all of these statistics should be, the numbers for Grants Pass and Josephine County paint an even more ominous picture. There are multi-generational impacts of our young people moving to and building the economies of other communities. There are also multi-generational impacts of the mindset of scarcity and entitlement perpetuating from one generation to the next. We are fortunate there is a great culture of caring that stands in the gap to help make our community a great place to live, raise a family and do business, but far too much of this culture is borne of economic necessity.

If you take a look at the individuals and businesses that advertise in the yellow pages and those that belong to our Chamber and Rotary organizations, you will find the vast majority of these businesses are dependent upon what happens in our local economy. Most every community in the world that has a robust economy has at its foundation a strong traded-sector group of businesses that create a product that is shipped out of the region to bring dollars back into the region. Few and far between are the traded-sector businesses that engage with the aforementioned organizations, yet they are critically important to the strength of our regional economy. With the decline in the timber industry, the Rogue Valley and many of the rural communities in the Pacific Northwest lost their foundation of traded-sector family wage jobs. Subsequently our primary job growth has been in substandard wage jobs.

Our local economy struggles because the average citizen working for the median wage doesnt have enough expendable cash in their pocket to support our local retailers, restaurants, wineries, service sectors, etc. One of the most practical ways to create a stronger, more resilient and sustainable economic

multiplier will be by creating a stronger, more resilient and sustainable foundation of family wage jobs. Although we have a very limited amount of industrial land in our region, most of it sits vacant decade after decade because of our lack of a comprehensive strategic plan to populate it. Also the payer mix in our region (medical jargon that identifies the private sector insurance contribution for health care costs) is among the most anemic in the U.S. Better wages usually come with better benefits. So, creating a more robust economy will also benefit regional healthcare providers.

We have been on a continual downward spiral of economic and social degradation for so long that far too many of our fellow citizens have acclimated to a mindset of scarcity, entitlement, or both, none of which is sustainable. Far too many of our most motivated and educated young people leave the valley because of the lack of opportunity. In 1980 Jackson County had two births for every death. Only 30 years later our birth rate has declined to the point where it is almost equivalent to our death rate. These statistics tell us we

are not replacing our younger generation, which is our future workforce and the fertile ground where we should be growing our next generation of community leaders.

Our continual uptick in population provides a false sense of security for those who are aware of this phenomenon. Our population growth is fueled in large part by what I call The Equity Refugee Pipeline flowing into southern Oregon, primarily from California. The majority of our inward migration is made up of retirees. In 2002, the year that our family moved to southern Oregon, Medfords MSA was ranked the #1 least affordable housing market in the U.S. (in terms of the disparity between our low wages and our high real estate values).

In California and across many areas of the U.S., housing starts are down and home equities are up. We are only a few years into the Silver Tsunami of retiring baby-boomers and our region is continually ranked among the top for desirable retirement destinations. Ashland had to close two of their elementary schools, in part because young families cannot afford to live there. If we do not reverse course, this is simply a preview of coming attractions for what will happen in the greater Rogue Valley. If we do not develop and execute an effective strategy to raise our stagnate median wages, we are going to see this lack of affordable housing gap continue to grow, possibly to the largest gap in the U.S. once again.

So, what can we do to slow down the brain-drain and keep our talented, motivated, educated and technology oriented young people here (and bring back some of those who would like to return)? Im glad you asked! Let me give you a preview. In the same report referenced earlier (Top 179 Best Performing Small Cities) where we are bringing up the rear in far too many critical categories, we are ranked #12 for our 5-year high tech GDP growth! As a matter of fact, we are recognized for having 20 of 22 sectors of technology, 9 of which are at density levels equivalent to and 7 actually exceeding national density averages.

You might ask, how many high tech companies are represented in our two county region and how many actual jobs exist? And, what sort of wages do they pay in comparison to our low median wage rates? And, what exactly can we

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Welcome to Jacksonville! As summer arrives in beautiful Southern Oregon, Jacksonville benefits from the influx of tourists that are here to enjoy our wonderful town. Jacksonville makes visitors feel like they are visiting a bygone era, and this unique experience is what many of us residents value most about our home town. While it is easy to be nostalgic, the mid-19th century was actually a wild and wooly time. The Gold Rush is memorialized today by the architecture on California Street, and the pictures taken by Peter Britt. But, the Gold Rush era and Jacksonvilles early history was all about one thing: money! As investment advisors, we look to history to learn lessons that can guide our decisions about the future. What lessons can be learned from Jacksonvilles past?

The Gold Rush is a classic example of the cycle of boom and busts. We have experienced our own boom and bust cycles in recent years, when both the technology and the real estate bubbles burst. Gold prices have also had periods of speculation, followed by periods of decline. Jacksonville is the town it is today because of speculators looking to make it big in the California gold rush. Some observers have argued that this cycle has a positive contribution to economic growth, as the spending during a boom period allows for a higher level of investment than would otherwise be justified. The early development of Jacksonville certainly benefited from the development that speculators hoping to make it big brought to town.

With the rise in stock prices from the March 2009 market lows, many investors are concerned with whether today we are on the precipice of a bust. For investments advisors, predicting when the next contraction will happen has proven to be extraordinarily difficult. But, protecting your portfolio from this possibility can be done at any time. How? Look for fundamental value and diversify.

Fundamental value was something

Jacksonvilles early settlers understood. Gold was currency, and if you could get your hands on it, you knew what it was worth. Many of todays investments are more esoteric. What is a stock worth? The answer is always, what someone is

willing to pay for it. But, certain characteristics, such as dividends, provide greater assurance to an investor of what that stock may be worth. Speculative stocks may have

a place in a diversified portfolio, but the foundation of a retirement portfolio should be equities with more transparent value such as cash flows and earnings.

Diversification into less correlated asset classes, such as bonds, is another way to gain protection from a potential bust. Investors often buy bonds when equities sell-off, and therefore these provide a potential cushion from a sharp drop in the equity markets. We are often asked if bonds are a good investment, with current rates near historic lows. The answer for todays investors is that bonds remain an important part of an asset allocation, but investors should carefully consider their exposure to rising rates within their bond portfolio.

As you walk around Jacksonville this summer, think about the investment frenzy that led the early speculators to settle here. It must have been quite a scene to witness. Would you have invested in the gold rush?

do to take advantage of the incredible reality of our high tech sector? Well, as Im already way over my word limit for this article, those answers and the strategic plan to transform our economy will be provided in the second part of this article in next months Jacksonville Review. By the way, if this article has driven you to drink, be sure to do so though supporting our local wineries! Next month well raise a glass to celebrate our current success and unveil a relatively simple plan to help our community realize its greater potential sooner rather than l

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