Community Corner
🌱 How one candidate’s Gold Hill talks shape her health and housing plans
Spotted on the Gold Hill calendar: Wine Club Pickup Weekend
Hello Gold Hill! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How one candidate's Gold Hill talks shape her health and housing plans
Also on today's calendar: 2026 Gold Hill Haunted House and Graveyard and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Very warm with sunshine, with a high of 87 and low of 49 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 51.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 91 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Denise Krause outlines health care and housing priorities in Oregon Senate race (ijpr.org) — A state senate candidate is highlighting conversations she had with Gold Hill conservatives as an example of how she hopes to bridge political divides in Salem. Denise Krause, running in District 3, outlines plans to protect Oregon Health Plan funding, explore new medical training partnerships in Southern Oregon, and push for more affordable housing and stronger limits on large investors. 
📸 Around Gold Hill
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gold Hill
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★ Featured events ★
- Wine Club Pickup Weekend →
Sams Creek Cellars, 39 Sams Creek Rd, Gold Hill
12:00 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- 2026 Gold Hill Haunted House and Graveyard →
Gold Hill Museum, 504 First Avenue, Gold Hill
6:30 pm - Wine Club Pickup Weekend →
Sams Creek Cellars, 39 Sams Creek Rd, Gold Hill
12:00 pm - Live Music Sunday- Shybo Duo →
Sams Creek Cellars, 39 Sams Creek Rd, Gold Hill
2:00 pm - Reading Between the Wines: Reading and Wine Tasting in Our Rogue Valley Tasting Room →
Sams Creek Cellars, 39 Sams Creek Rd, Gold Hill
6:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Thursday October 15
📣 Gold Hill Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Intermediate Tai Chi and Qi Gong →
Jacksonville Community Center, 160 E Main St, Jacksonville
9:00 am - ICF Oregon and Empower Social Event →
105 W Main St, Jacksonville
3:30 pm - 2026 Harvest Wine Walk, Final Committee Meeting & Event Prep. →
Pine Street Mercantile, 300 E. Pine St., Central Point
3:30 pm - Rural Death Café- Ruch →
Ruch library, 7919 Oregon 238, Jacksonville
4:00 pm - Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Central Point Chamber of Commerce, 555 Twin Creeks Xing, Central Point
5:00 pm - Joe and Carol Young at Bella Union →
Bella Union, 140 W California St, Jacksonville
7:00 pm - Joe and Carol Young →
Bella Union, 140 W California St, Jacksonville
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Oregon Commission for the Blind and Oregon Department of Education have organized a webinar series to educate the community about
disability employment services and celebrate the many workplace successes. Join us on Tuesday, October 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Zoom for … (Nextdoor )
- Abby's, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Central Point. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Cashier Assistant (Front End) in Central Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gold Hill here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rogue River
- Chieftains Reverse Panther Curse, Stop 36-Year Streak (rogueriverpress.com)
- Smaller Ride, Big Greenway Plans (rogueriverpress.com)
- Medicare Open Enrollment Scams (rogueriverpress.com)
Central Point
- Mrs. Virginia Ruth Adams (rv-times.com)
- Medford Man Jailed After Pursuits, Drug Seizures (rogueriverpress.com)
- Pacific Power Foundation awards $56,000 to 13 Southern Oregon organizations (rv-times.com)
Ok Gold Hill! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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