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TRUE JUICE: First Restaurant in Grants Pass to Earn Blue Zones® Approved Status

On September 9, 2016, True Juice opened its doors on “D” Street, and became Grants Pass’s first dedicated all-organic Juice & Smoothie Bar… and business has been booming ever since. Now, True Juice has also earned the prestigious position of being the first Blue Zones Approved restaurant in the Rogue Valley!

 

The Blue Zones Project®  launched in Grants Pass  in January , and nationally it is helping transform communities across the U.S. into areas where making  healthy choices is easier and people live longer with a higher quality of life. The mission of the Blue Zones Project® and True Juice seemed like a match made in heaven.  Through a multi-month process True Juice submitted recipes, policies, menus, restaurant protocols – and even personal Crew employee commitments- for review to Blue Zones® Grants Pass; and in mid-March, they received word congratulating them on their official well-deserved Blue Zones®- Approved status.

 

Local owners, Jacob and Karen Austin, started out as regular home-juicers and Certified Integrative Health Coaches who saw the need for an all-organic restaurant/Juicery option in Grants Pass back in 2015. Their vision was to open a plant-based, organic Family-style juice bar which also served smoothies, smoothie bowls, food and treats, with many gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free options to meet the needs of those with food allergies, sensitivities and other health concerns/preferences. Believing  that business could be a tool to create positive change, Karen and Jake jumped in to invest in the health and happiness of their southern Oregon customers and community while hoping to inspire other individuals and companies to do the same.

 

Today True Juice creates delicious and nutritious recipes using produce from a network of local organic farms including Pennington Farms, Howard Family Orchards, Promiseland Farm, and others. Their menu has expanded beyond juice, smoothies and smoothie bowls to also include sandwiches, soup, chili, quiche, gluten-free baked goods, chocolate treats, banana parfaits, Multi-Day Juice Cleanse Packages,  Quinoa Bowls, wraps (both turkey and vegetarian), snow cones, house-made Nut Mylks, Wellness Shots, cold brew coffee, teas and a whole array of Kombuchas, fruit and snacks… all organic, much of it local and/or house-made, and all of it delicious AND Nutritious. Additional fun facts are that they give their daily juice pulp to local organic livestock, and all of their to-go cups, straws, containers, and utensils are compostable.

 

If you haven’t already, drop in to True Juice and relax with green juice or coffee in their artistic, upcycled atmosphere, or take  your family in to enjoy a delicious lunch, prafait or smoothie bowl. True Juice is located at 126 NW D Street in Historic Downtown Grants Pass at 124 NW D St.
They are open M-F:  9-5… and Saturdays from 10-2.
541-441-4541
www.truejuiceorganic.com

 

 

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Meadowlark Comic Con – Saturday, May 12th 2018

May 12, 2018

Meadowlark Comic Con, a full-scale pop culture and comic convention, comes to Ramada Medford Hotel and Convention Center and brings an array of celebrity guests from different genres of entertainment.

Rogue Valley fans will have a rare opportunity to meet Mindy Sterling, known for her role as Frau Farbissina on Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Austin Powers in Goldmember and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Mindy Sterling’s film and television credits also include Friends, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Justice League Unlimited, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Robot Chicken, Desperate Housewives, iCarly, The Legend of Korra, Minions, Voltron, and her Emmy-nominated performances in Con Man and Secs and Execs.

Mindy Sterling will be joined by Keone Young, who has hundreds of on-screen and voice over credits to his name including Men in Black 3, Crank, Crank: High Voltage, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Wars Rebels, Kaijudo: Rise of The Duel Masters, Sons of Anarchy, True Blood, Naruto: Shippûden, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Deadwood , G.I. Joe and Transformers.

Anime fans will be treated to meet and greet with Joe Ochman, who gave his voice to characters in Gundam Origins, Mobile Suit Gundam F91, Patlabor 2 The Movie, Cowboy Bebop, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, The Little Polar Bear, Digimon: Digital Monsters, Naruto, Duel Master, Bleach, Pokemon Origins,  and Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.

Also appearing at Meadowlark Comic Con are Alison MacInnis (Pink Ranger) and Sasha Craig (Yellow Ranger) from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue, as well as Jackey Neyman Jones who starred in the cult classic that many label as the ‘worst movie ever made’ — Manos: The Hands of Fate.

No convention is a comic con without professional Marvel and DC artists, and Meadowlark Comic Con has their comic book aficionados covered: Chris Marrinan who worked on classic titles like Excalibur, Wonder Woman, Nova, Doctor Strange, and Matt Haley whose credits include The Defenders, Superman, Wonder Woman ’77, will be at the show to meet their fans, sign autographs and do sketches and commissions.

Attendees will also be able to shop from various exhibitors and creators, play video games, meet local cosplayers and fan groups, attend celebrity guest panels, and compete in a cosplay contest for a trophy and a cash prize.

Show open 10 am – 5 pm at Ramada Medford Hotel and Convention Center Saturday, May 12th, 2018. All ages are welcome.

Tickets available online at www.meadowlarkcomiccon.com (adult 12+ $10, kids 5-12 $5, kids under 5 y.o. free) or at the door (adult 13+ $15, kids 5-12 $8, kids under 5 y.o. free).

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ACCESS Building Community

ACCESS Builds Community

We provide food, housing, warmth and other essential services to Jackson County’s low income children, families, seniors and people with disabilities.

As the Community Action Agency of Jackson County, OREGON, ACCESS has been helping Jackson County residents break the cycle of poverty since 1976. With a focus on education, ACCESS helps people through economic crisis by guiding them through changes in habits to help them become self-sustaining. ACCESS currently serves local residents through 15 programs designed to address problems from one-time emergencies to longer-term issues.

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NAMI Southern Oregon

NAMI of Southern Oregon is a nonprofit affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (nami.org), the leading grassroots organization dedicated to providing education, support and advocacy for people with mental illness and their families. We are an all volunteer organization that offers help and hope for recovery.

Mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas, mental illnesses are medical conditions that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life.

Mental illness affects everyone. Nearly 60 million Americans experience a mental health condition every year. Regardless of race, age, religion or economic status, mental illness impacts the lives of at least one in four adults and one in ten children across the United States.

NAMI-SO has helped hundreds of people in Jackson and Josephine Counties who are struggling with the challenges of mental illness through our Medford Resource Library, presentations, classes, support groups, partnerships and community events. Services are offered at no charge. 

http://www.nami-so.org

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Tears of Joy Theatre- There’s a Nightmare in My Closet

 

Sponsored by the Storytelling Guild and Craterian Performances
www.storytellingguild.org
There’s a Nightmare in my Closet ​by Mercer Mayer
as performed by Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre from Portland
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Performance times 1:30 and 4:00 PM
Craterian Theater, Collier Center for the Performing Arts
23 South Central Avenue, Medford OR
FREE Admission: A donation of new or gently used children’s books is appreciated for the Pass The Book program.
http://www.storytellingguild.org/pass-the-book.html
About There’s a Nightmare in my Closet:
​This classic Tears of Joy production is performed with a variety of styles of puppets. The boy and the Nightmare are adaptations of Japanese bunraku puppets and the Jabberwocky is performed with three dimensional shadow puppets created from kitchen utensils which fuels the imagination! These stories are tied together by the theme of facing and overcoming our fears. The play addresses childhood fears in ways that will elicit both wonder and giggles.
Admission is FREE TO ALL, but you can support the Storytelling Guild by bringing a new or gently used children’s book to donate. These donations support the Guild’s Pass the Book Program, which every year gives 5,000 to 10,000 books to more than 25 agencies who work with children from newborns to older teens–agencies like Kids Unlimited, Head Start, Juvenile Detention, Community Health Centers, the Children’s Advocacy Center, Dunn House and others.
Tears of Joy Theatre is recognized as one of the nation’s outstanding puppet theatres, known internationally for its innovation and excellence. Each year the programs of the theatre serve over 200,000 children and adults. Tears of Joy Theatre has received a Washington State Governor’s Arts Award and a Young Audiences Sunburst Award for its “exemplary commitment to arts in education.” Four of the theatre’s productions have received American puppetry’s highest honor, The Citation of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry from UNIMA-USA.
To learn more please visit storytellingguild.org or join the Storytelling Guild at facebook.com/storytellingguild.

 

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Pumpkin Roll with Walnuts

Pumpkin Roll with Walnuts is a yummy addition to your holiday festivities.

Ingredients                                                                                 

3 eggs

1/3 cup sugar

2/3 cup pumpkin (canned or cooked)

1 tsp lemon juice

¾ cup flour

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ginger

½ tsp ground nutmeg

½ tsp salt

1 cup walnuts chopped

 

Filling:

¼ cup butter

1 cup confectioner sugar

½ tsp vanilla extract

2 packages cream cheese softened (3oz each)

 

Directions

Line a greased 15” x 10” x 1” backing pan with waxed paper. Grease the paper, set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, gradually add sugar beat until mixture becomes thick. Stir in pumpkin and lemon juice.

Combine dry ingredients, fold into the pumpkin mixture. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Sprinkle with Walnuts

Bake at 375’ for 12 minute or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes. Turn cake out of pan onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioner’s sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper, roll up cake in towel jelly roll style, starting with a long side. Cool completely on wire rack.

In mixing bowl, combine filling ingredients, beat until smooth. Unroll cake, spread evenly with filling to within ½ inch of edges. Roll up again. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before cutting.

 

 

 

 

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What are families in Southern Oregon doing for fun?

We like to hear and see what families in Southern Oregon are doing for fun!

Send us your stories with photos for a chance to be featured by sharing your adventures as you wander family and kid friendly destinations in Southern Oregon and beyond.

Email your story and photos and we will contact you shortly.

We can’t wait to see your family favorites.

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Southern Oregon Humane Society

SoHumane is a registered not-for-profit organization dedicated to the humane treatment of companion animals. Mae Richardson founded the Humane Society of Jackson County in 1928 as an all-volunteer organization that initially provided services for displaced dogs and horses.

Today, SoHumane provides quality care for dogs and cats while working to make a difference in the pet overpopulation problem. Annually, SoHumane serves approximately 1,800 companion animals. In 2015, we successfully adopted out 1,822 animals, and saved 1162 animals from euthanasia at other shelters through our Saving Train program.

For more information please visit http://www.sohumane.org/

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Women’s Crisis Support Team

“Dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault through intervention, prevention, education and safe shelter.”

Women’s Crisis Support Team (WCST) is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending the cycle of domestic violence and sexual assault in Josephine County through intervention, prevention, and safe shelter.  WCST was formed in 1977 as the Women’s Coalition of Josephine County, and operated entirely as a volunteer program and hot line for rape victims.  In 1980 the organization changed its name, expanded its scope, and incorporated as a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization, dedicated to the struggle against both domestic violence and sexual assault.

For more information call 541-479-9349 or visit http://www.wcstjoco.org/

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