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Comment by George Kramer on February 23, 2010 at 1:35pm

To update Rogue Current on the so-called "Mayors Letter" of suppor for renewed funding for the Jackson County Historical Fund-

The Mayors of SEVEN cities have formally signed onto this concept; Medford, Phoenix, Ashland, Jacksonville, Rogue River, Talent and Gold Hill. The issue is on the agenda in Eagle Point tonight and I am hopeful they will act in time for inclusion in tomorrow's presentation of the Mayor's Letter to the Board of Commissioners. I will try to figure out how to post a link to the actual text of the signed letter later this week.

Comment by George Kramer on February 15, 2010 at 9:45am

The Board of Commissioners should be made aware of this if they aren't already. After having gained dubious notoriety for the largest library closure in US history, once again Jackson County is in the news for its inability to fund what were once basic government services. What must people think of us?

Comment by terrie claflin martin on February 15, 2010 at 9:25am

in case you missed it, SOHS and its financial struggle was featured in the New York Times yesterday:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/us/14jacksonville.html?scp=1&sq=jacksonville%20oregon&st=cse

Comment by George Kramer on February 7, 2010 at 8:00am

Oops...the link is at

http://www.jacksonvilleoregon.us/map.html

Comment by George Kramer on February 7, 2010 at 7:59am

If you haven't seen the nifty new site commemorating Jacksonville's upcoming 150th Birthday, check it out... The interactive historic tour is really nicely done..

Comment by George Kramer on February 2, 2010 at 6:48am

David...the sign was a total surprise and to my eye probably dates from right around 1900, certainly before 1910. There is no W.A. Kinney listed in the Medford directory for that year.

The MURA Facade program helped design a new storefront for the Evangel space, something with a little more light than the old brick wall that used to be there. We are still puzzling what to do with the ghost sign, but it certainly was a nice surprise to find it buried under the metal canopy.

Comment by Ben Truwe on February 1, 2010 at 11:45pm

A lot of businesses have flowed through that building since 1895, and I don't have any notes on this particular one. George?

Comment by David Cosand on February 1, 2010 at 10:54pm

George, Ben, or others: What do you know about the W.A. Kinney store that is being uncovered as the former Evangel Bookstore gets worked on. It was such a wonderful surprise the other day to see the brick removed and the sign revealed!

Comment by Vicki Anne Bryden on January 28, 2010 at 2:42pm

I just sent the commissioners my email comments...PLEASE, others do the same, let them know history is important and they need to support SOHS financially.

Comment by Ben Truwe on January 28, 2010 at 2:34pm

So how do you step up? Here are the commissioners' e-mail addresses:
gilmoudr@jacksoncounty.org
smithdc@jacksoncounty.org
WalkerJW@jacksoncounty.org

The next commissioners' meeting is Wednesday, February 3rd at 9:30 a.m. The commissioners meet in their auditorium, the southernmost door of the county courthouse on Oakdale in Medford.

Speaking to the commissioners isn't as daunting as you might expect: It's a small room, and the only people in front of you will be the commissioners and a few staffers. Be polite, be firm.

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