Ashland’s “Infamous” Halloween Night
by Curtis Hayden, Oct. 18, 1990
“The City is not going to take Halloween off the calendar. People can still come downtown in costume, but we’re not going to shut the street off as we did in previous…
E.G. “BEASY” McMILLAN
MAY 2, 1950 – MARCH 18, 2021
Ashland icon E.G. “Beasy” McMillan, also known as the Godfather of Ashland Restaurants, passed away on March 18, 2021, with his loving wife of 51 years, Carole, and his…
The Almeda Fire of 9/8/20: We WILL Rise from the Ashes
by Curtis Hayden (October 2020)
First came the wind. It blew into Ashland the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 8, and our house shook with the force of 40mph gusts. The next morning branches…
COVID-19 Update: Jackson County Put on Watch List
by Curtis Hayden (September 2020)
The dreaded “Governor’s Watch List.” I was standing outside the Chamber of Commerce at the corner of E. Main and Pioneer, talking with Executive Director Sandra…
Combatting Environmental Issues
(from the Grants Pass Sneak Preview, Nov. 11, 1991)
Remodeling one’s house is always a joyous occasion, but for Maria Carbajal of Grants Pass it turned into a nightmare. Maria and her husband Jay,…
Present at the Creation: An Early History of the Sneak Preview
The Sneak Preview began as a twice-monthly free newspaper in Grants Pass, Oregon, on July 28, 1986, but I suppose it had its roots on the playgrounds of Evansville, Indiana, my hometown.
As the…
The Schilling Case,Part 2
Looking out the window of the Trailways bus, Gregg Schilling read the sign, “You are now leaving the state of Oregon.” Seated next to him were his wife, Thea, and his 6-year-old…
The Schilling Case,Part 1: Fighting the Windmills
Editor’s Note: In late July 1987, the Sneak Preview in Grants Pass was officially one year old. We were twice a month back in those days, and one day while going to the Post Office to pick up…