2 May-June 2008 Applegater
Upcoming Events
WHO WE ARE
Voices of the
Applegate to
perform
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Saturday, May 10 • 9 am to 5 pm
Jackson County Expo
This volunteer-led, one-day Public Safety/Emergency Vehicle
extravaganza features all Public Safety entities in
southern Oregon, as well as regional and national
public safety agencies.
If you’ve ever wanted to climb on a fire engine or learn
about police K-9 units, now’s your chance.
This event promises to be fun for the entire family!
For more information, call
Rob Underwood at 541-973-8575
Southern Oregon Public Safety Expo Event Team
Rob Underwood, Event Organizer, Lieutenant, Applegate Fire District
Dan Moulin, Deputy Event Organizer, Agency Recruitment Lieutenant,
Applegate Fire District Supervisor, Southern Oregon Regional Communications
Rogue Valley Fire Prevention Co-op, Agency Recruitment/Logistics/
Partnership/Fire Prevention: Mark Northrop, President;
Dana Sallee, Vice President
Derrick Laughlin, Onsite Logistics Firefighter, Kingsley Field Fire Department
Michelle Fuss, Fire & Life Safety/Demonstration Logistics, Fire & Life Safety
Specialist, Jackson County Fire District #3
APPLEGATER
FROM PAGE 1
differing viewpoints and, through the Applegater newspaper, acts as a clearinghouse for this diverse
community. We are dedicated to working together with community members to maintain and
enhance the quality of life that is unique to the Applegate Watershed.
(2) The need for funding. Because AVCN is all about the Applegater, we
will be able to focus more on grants and fundraising so that we can continue to
publish the Applegater at no charge to our readers. Our new fundraising committee
has been and will be very active in grant-writing, and also very creative in planning
fundraising events. As plans finalize, we will, of course, keep you informed. Much
thanks to the many who already have contributed to keep the new Gater afloat.
We are looking for new energy. If you would like to be part of the revitalized
Applegater or have any questions, please contact the following:
Greeley Wells—541-840-5700, greeley@carberrycreek.net
J.D. Rogers—541-846-7736, mumearth@apbb.net
We are excited about the future of this beloved and important newspaper,
and look forward to many more years of publication. We welcome any and all
suggestions. Thank you for your continued support!
Help us create a new logo
The Applegater needs a fresh logo to replace the alligator! Bring on
your creative juices and let ‘em go. Be it the obvious apple, gate or bridge,
or something entirely new and different, we are open to all ideas. Here are
the details on what we need:
n Dimensions: 8” x 10”
n Full color
n Deadline: June 1
n Email high resolution (300) digital file to gater@applegater.org or
mail hard copy to Applegater, 181 Upper Applegate Road, PMB 308,
Jacksonville, OR 97530.
Questions? Contact Barbara Holiday at holiday@echeloncp.com or
541-218-8606.
Special thanks to Sandy Shaffer and Phil Dollison
We owe a great deal of gratitude to Sandy and Phil for volunteering
to tackle the maze of government red tape and successfully create our new
nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, the Applegate Valley Community Newspaper,
Inc. Because of their efforts, we already are on track to make the Applegater the
best that it can be.
Thank you, Sandy and Phil!
The Voices of the Applegate
Community Choir will be performing
at the Applegate River Ranch House
from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday,
June 15. The choir consists of 35
members of the Applegate community,
many of whom have been singing
together for more than five years.
The music will contain many
folk songs from the 60s and 70s, as
well as other arrangements assembled
by the director, Dave Marston.
Refreshments will be provided.
T he concer t and refreshments
are free of charge, but donations
are always happily accepted.
Come join us for a joyful Father’s
Day afternoon at the River Ranch House.
Joan Peterson • 541-846-6988
Applegate School
painting volunteers
June work parties are Friday,
June 13 and Saturday, June 14. (We
aren’t going to work on Sunday
because it’s Father’s Day.) For more
information and to find out how you
can help, call either Stephanie Hart,
principal of Applegate School, at
541-846-6280, or Sandi at 541-846-
6372 or 541-660-5173 (cell).
AWARDS
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Century Club-Response to over 100
Alarms:
George Butcher–122
Dan Moulin–120
Bob Ettner–110
Ron Slack–103
The Applegate Valley Community
Newspaper, Inc. is an applied for non-
profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated
to the publication of the Applegater
newspaper, which we feel reflects
the heart and soul of our community.
Contributions should be made out
to either the Applegate Valley Com-
munity Newspaper, Inc. or to the
Applegater.
Our Mission
The nonprofit Applegate Valley
Community Newspaper, Inc., (AVCN)
provides the many rural and diverse
communities of the Applegate Water-
shed with a communications vehicle,
the Applegater newspaper, free of
charge to all watershed residents. Our
bimonthly paper presents constructive,
relevant, educational and entertaining
reports on a wide variety of subjects
such as:
n natural resource issues
n ecology and other science
information
n historical and current events
n community news and opinions
AVCN encourages and publishes
differing viewpoints and, through the
Applegater newspaper, acts as a clear-
inghouse for this diverse community.
We are dedicated to working together
with community members to maintain
and enhance the quality of life that is
unique to the Applegate Watershed.
Acknowledgements
The Applegater is published bi-
monthly by the Applegate Valley
Community Newspaper, Inc. and is
funded by donations from our loyal
readers and advertisements for local
businesses.
Special thanks to Carole Moskovita
for layout; Barbara Holiday, Joan Pe-
terson, Sue Maesen and Paul Tipton
for editing; Barbara Holiday, P. R. Kel-
logg and homeschoolers Kelton and
Jakob Shockey for proofreading.
Board of Directors
Greeley Wells, Chairman
Gary Brauer, Treasurer
Linda Fischer, Secretary
Hal Macy
Paula Rissler
J.D. Rogers
Carey Chaput • 541-899-1050
Editorial Board
Join Our Team!
Applegate Fire District
541-899-105 0
J.D. Rogers, Editor
Chris Bratt
Linda Fischer
Jan Perttu
Rauno Perttu
Marvin Rosenberg
Sandy Shaffer
Greeley Wells
Connie Young
A DVERTISERS !
We can help you reach
your market—
Grants Pass, Medford
and the Applegate Valley
Call Ruth Austin
541-899-7476
or
Matthew Eldridge
541-941-6834
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letters that appear in the Applegater
are the opinion and property of the
author, and not necessarily that of the
Applegater or the Applegate Valley
Community Newspaper, Inc.
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and all materials submitted for publica-
tion must be the intellectual property of
the author unless otherwise credited.
Letters to the Editor cannot be
more than 450 words. Opinion pieces
and unsolicited articles cannot exceed
600 words. Community calendar
submissions must be to the point. All
submissions must be received either
at the address or email below by June
1 for our next issue.
The Applegater
c/o Applegate Valley
Community Newspaper, Inc.
181 Upper Applegate Road
PMB 308
Jacksonville, OR 97530
Email: gater@applegater.org