Join Peter Finkle of Walk Ashland History Tours for little-known stories (until now) to help expand our appreciation of the Butler-Perozzi Fountain.
We will time-travel from the 1400s to the 1600s, then to the late 1800s and early 1900s. The fountain’s tale touches European royalty, 500-year-old vineyards, and an early 1900s Ashland creamery. Current restoration plans and a campaign update from the Restoration Steering Committee will also be covered.
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Pacific Power has organized a meeting in Talent to discuss power outages that have plagued the city this summer. The meeting is 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in the Talent library, 101 Home St. It will include an opportunity to hear from Pacific Power President Ryan Flynn, who will discuss the outages and also explain what is being done to improve the power grid system.
(It’s free)