Josephine County is celebrating its recent birthday and the historic Grants Pass courthouse that many county leaders, offices and departments call home with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday on the front steps of the Josephine County Courthouse at 500 NW 6th Street in Grants Pass.
The Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors will be on hand for the ribbon-cutting and a representative from the Josephine County Historical Society will present information about the century-old courthouse building.
City mayors and state representatives have been invited, and a special surprise is planned following the ribbon-cutting. All Josephine County residents are invited, and all employees of Josephine County are encouraged to attend.
Attendees can expect a half-hour ceremony and they should dress appropriately for the weather, with rain in the forecast.
Josephine County was established 169 years ago on January 22, 1856, as Oregon's 19th county and the last county created before statehood. Construction on the Josephine County Courthouse began in 1916, and the building was completed in 1917.
