As occurs most every year, our sister city of Guanajuato sends a delegation to Ashland over the July 4 holiday to help us celebrate our Independence Day. Their visit follows a visit to Guanajuato by an Ashland delegation in June, helping them to celebrate their major holiday. [Photos below are by Karen Grove, unless otherwise…

July 4th is the highlight of the year for Ashland’s Amigo Club, whose members plan numerous events for locals and visiting Guanajuatenses. This year, events started on 27 June, with a city welcome breakfast, and continued until 6 July, when the last visitors returned home to Guanajuato. The main event for all Amigo Club members…

Mackenzie is just finishing her junior year at Ashland High School. She is excited to travel to Guanajuato, our beautiful sister city, as the Ashland Youth Ambassador. She has been active in the community over the years. As a member of the rowing team, she helped to coordinate events and fundraisers. Mackenzie joined The Leadership…

Seven nursing students from the Universidad de Guanajuato participated in a Cultural Exchange Program with the OHSU (Oregon Health & Science University) School of Nursing Ashland Campus at SOU (https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-nursing/ashland-campus). The students were in Ashland for 3 weeks (14 April – 3 May), along with their professor Alfredo Lara Morales. During their stay, each student…

On 13 April 2024, at Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant, the Amigo Club had a farewell dinner for the nine Universidad de Guanajuato students who participated in this year’s SOU Global Innovation Scholar Program. This multicultural business development partnership was initiated in 2022 by Dee Fretwell, chair of the SOU Business Department and director of Global Innovation…

On February 22, about 30 Ashland Amigo Club members met in the home of Jay Ach and Karen Grove—club vice-president and web mistress—to welcome the three new students who received Amigo Club scholarships to travel from the Universidad de Guanajuato to study at Southern Oregon University (SOU). Also attending were the two students from Guanajuato…

In January 2024, three new students arrived from the Universidad de Guanajuato as part of SOU’s (Southern Oregon University’s) Amistad program. They received scholarships from the Ashland Amigo Club—funds that are raised during the yearly Guanajuato Nights event. They plan to study in SOU’s winter and spring terms. From left to right, the students are:…

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, Señora Chela, along with three other SOU professor emeriti (Betty LaDuke and Lawson Fusao Inada), received the President’s Award from current president Dr. Rick Bailey. The award was created in 1984 to recognize “individuals who by their service and actions have made a significant and lasting impact on Southern Oregon…

On December 2, the Ashland Amigo Club again held the Guanajuato Nights event that raises funds for student scholarships. To help with SOU’s decades-long Amistad Program, the scholarships provide funds for students from SOU to study at the University of Guanajuato and vice versa. Here are some of the highlights of this year’s event. All…