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Saturday 9/18 - Oktoberfest!!
Medford Oktoberfest & Business Expo is returning September 18, 2021 in Freedom Park! There will be live music from local bands. There will be lots of food, entertainment, and lots of businesses to check out. There will also be a Stein Holding Contest, in addition to lots of local craft beers to try! Oktoberfest starts at 12PM and ends at 7PM. Click here for the full schedule!
Free Admission & Parking
Sunday 9/19 - Wine, Art, & Music Festival
The Wine, Art, & Musi...This year Labor Day is on Monday, September 6, 2021. Many people think of Labor Day as the end of summer vacation which it is, but it was created for a different reason entirely: to celebrate workers and their achievements.
During the late 19th century, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven days a week to earn a basic living. This was also a time when children at the age of 5 were working in mills, factories and mines across the country. These children were paid a fraction of the wa...
Most American students learn about Independence Day in history class. But it's very unlikely they learned all of these fun facts about the day our nation was granted its independence from Britain. This year the Fourth of July falls on a Sunday.
1. Independence Day doesn’t celebrate when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Continental Congress voted for independence from Britain on July 2nd, 1776. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th.
2. Only John Hancock and Char...Father’s Day is quickly approaching, so make sure to plan something to make him feel special! This year Father’s Day is June 20th.
In 1909 Sonora Smart Dodd, a woman from Spokane, Washington, attempted to create an official equivalent to Mother’s Day for fathers. She gathered support from local churches, the YMCA and government officials. Washington State celebrated its first statewide Father’s Day on June 9th, 1910.
Not long after the first Father’s Day, it slowly caught on. In 1916 President W...Mother’s Day is a very important day of the year. It’s a day that Mothers are appreciated by their children for all that they do. And honestly, they deserve a lot more than just one day of appreciation for everything they do. This year, Mother’s Day is May 9th.
In the early 1900s Anna Jarvis lost her mother, and she vowed to make her mother’s dream a reality. In 1876, Anna heard her mother, Ann say the following prayer, “I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother’s day...
Daylight Saving Time is coming once again! We change our clocks twice a year for Daylight Saving Time, but why? This has happened every year for decades now. Daylight Saving Time (DST) has been proposed for various reasons over this time. The most common reason is to save energy, by not using as much artificial light during DST. Another reason is that people are more likely to go shopping in the evenings because it will still be light out.
A New Zealand scientist, George Vern...
Happy Presidents Day! No better way to celebrate Presidents' Day than exchanging little known trivia about them with our family and friends. Enjoy these 25 Facts You Didn't Know About the Presidents!
1. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July, 4 1826, fifty years after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
2. Andrew Jackson was famous for dueling, he had around 100 duels, and he got shot in the chest and still managed to kill his opponent. It was unsafe to have it removed so i...
