By GEORGE CUSTER/Editor/The Herald — Murals are always an enhancement to a city’s ambiance. None, more so, than around Oakridge. The exterior of Sacred Spiral Gift Shop, located at 48319 E. 1st Street, just received a picturesque landscape mirroring the national forest that surrounds Oakridge. I asked Barbara Council[Read More…]
Arts, Entertainment and Events
Mountain Bike Oregon event comes to Westfir over June 21 weekend
The 19th annual Mountain Bike Oregon event will be held at the covered bridge in Westfir, OR from June 20 to June 23. The event will provide attendees with 3 full days of camping, food and drink and riding across several of the area’s bike trails. MBO tickets offer several[Read More…]
June Offerings at Diamond Peak Wine Bar Gallery and Gifts
By JANET HANSEN/for The Herald — It’s here and wow — Diamond Peak Wine Bar Gallery and Gifts is the happening place in Uptown Oakridge. June is a very busy month as summer kicks into high gear. The place where you can have it all is Diamond Peak Wine Bar[Read More…]
“Build Your Dream Downtown” workshop readies for next step
By LYNDA KAMERRER/for The Herald Greetings Workshop Participants and Friends, Below is the two-page report summarizing the brainstorming and discussions we had on April 25th at the Build Your Dream Downtown workshop. Our next steps are to do some planning and further prioritize where we can get the most ‘bang[Read More…]
First Street gets good going-over in preparation for Tree Planting Festival
By GEORGE CUSTER/Editor/The Herald — Every year since the founding of the Uptown Business and Revitalization Association (UBRA), business owners and residents from around Oakridge gather to spruce up the Uptown District. The cleanup always takes place on a Saturday about two weeks before the annual Oakridge/Westfir Tree Planting Festival[Read More…]