🌱 How to get free wildfire defensible-space work at your Grants Pass home

Good morning to you Grants Pass! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How to get free wildfire defensible-space work at your Grants Pass home
• What did investigators find at the Grants Pass airport—and why so quiet?
• Where you can drop hygiene donations in Grants Pass this month

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 80 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 85, low: 46.
• Friday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 77 and low of 41 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. GP Receives Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant Funding (kajo.com) — Grants Pass has secured a $296,000 state grant to help homeowners create defensible space around their houses at no cost, focusing on high wildfire‑risk neighborhoods. Fire Rescue staff will be going door to door and residents can also call or stop by Parkway Fire Station to apply, with projects handled on a first‑come, first‑served basis.
   

2. Grounded Planes, Buried Reports, and Unanswered Questions: Why the Crisafulli Investigation Is Far From Over in Josephine County (grantspasstribune.com) — Josephine County has returned its airports manager to work while releasing almost no public explanation about an investigation that flagged serious oversight and lease-management problems at the Grants Pass and Illinois Valley airports. With unanswered records requests and past secrecy around other probes, many Grants Pass residents are now questioning how openly county leaders handle taxpayer-funded investigations and control over key local infrastructure.
   

3. Hygiene drive happening in Jackson and Josephine counties until May 31 (kdrv.com) — Grants Pass residents can donate hygiene items through May 31 to support low-income and unhoused youth, families, and individuals in Jackson and Josephine counties. Drop-off sites include the Boys & Girls Club, Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, local radio station, ROC Food Pantry, Walmart, and more, making it easy to pitch in with toiletries, baby supplies, and basic clothing essentials.
   

4. Josephine County honors fallen law enforcement officers (kdrv.com) — In Grants Pass, law enforcement agencies and residents gathered at the Josephine County Courthouse to honor officers who died in the line of duty. Representatives from Oregon State Police, the Sheriff’s Office, and Grants Pass Police shared reflections on sacrifice, unity, and keeping fallen officers’ memories alive during National Police Appreciation Week.
   

5. Cheyenne Musical Legend Michael DeGreve Dies At 78 (cowboystatedaily.com) — A well-known Cheyenne musician, Michael DeGreve, died Monday at age 78 at his home in Grants Pass, where he had lived since 2021 while battling prostate cancer. His life journey ran from 1960s Hollywood’s rock scene to three decades entertaining at Cheyenne’s Hitching Post Inn, before spending his final years quietly in southern Oregon.
   

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📸 Around Grants Pass

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grants Pass

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• Grants Pass Famers Market/ Growers Market →
  Grants Pass Growers Market, Northwest 4th Street &, NW F St, Grants Pass
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday May 15

• Grants Pass Dance Club
  Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce JOCO Fairgrounds Square Dance Building. 1451 Fairgrounds Rd. Grants Pass, OR 97527
  1:00 pm
• Schmidt Family Vineyards: Friday Night Music
  Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce Schmidt Family Vineyards 330 Kubli Rd, Grants Pass OR 97527
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• 71Five Golf Challenge →
  Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce Eagle Point Golf Course 100 Eagle Point Dr. Eagle Point, OR 97524
  7:30 am
• American Legion Market Breakfast
  Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce American legion Post 28 206 NW F St Grants, Pass OR 97526
  9:00 am
• Grants Pass Growers' Market Summer Season
  Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce Downtown Grants Pass 4th & F Street
  9:00 am
• Uncorked Spring Barrel Tour~ Applegate
  Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce Applegate Valley
  11:00 am
• Bunco Building Improvement Fundraiser
  Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce Redwood Grange 1830 Redwood Ave Grants Pass, OR 97527
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• 3rd/4th Spring Performance
  Madrona Elem Grants Pass, OR 97527
  5:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• RED ROBIN FUNDRAISER - ALL DAY
  Madrona Elem Grants Pass, OR 97527
• Family Fair Night
  Redwood Elementary Grants Pass, OR 97527
  5:00 pm
• Scholarship Night
  Hidden Valley High Grants Pass, OR 97527
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Today I’m at the infusion center.
  Yesterday I was on a mountain wandering among the wildflowers. Some of the strongest, most beautiful flowers grow in difficult places… rocky soil,… (Nextdoor Kinsington Court)
• New summer concert series coming to Josephine County park
  “JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. - A new summer concert series is coming to Tom Pearce Park in June. Family Night Live will take place on three Thursday… (Nextdoor Riverbanks)

• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Grants Pass. Apply here.
• Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper (Part Time) in Grants Pass. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grants Pass here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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