2 September-October 2008 Applegater
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English politics, and a variety of events
concerning the European wars. The rest of
the newspaper was filled with items listing
ship arrivals, deaths, sermons, political
appointments, fires, accidents and the like.”
(This is according to www.earlyamerica.
com.)
In many ways, the Applegater
newspaper is following in the steps
of its ancestors. Well, it is not exactly
announcing the arrival of ships, but it
does announce local events. (That must
count for something.) Life and death has
continued to occupy the printed media, no
change there. And wouldn’t you know, fires
have most certainly remained a headline
feature. Whatever your belief, from the first
Boston News-Letter to the current Applegater,
politics is still in print, no matter which side
of the fence you sit on or straddle. Our
forefathers did not get all these interesting
tidbits on the radio, television or even the
Internet. The newspaper was it!
The newspaper is still it! If all else
fails, through blizzards, power failures,
floods, snow and postal rate increases,
the Applegater still arrives in your mailbox.
This newspaper remains the ears, eyes and
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mouth of our community.
Someone once said, “All
those body parts sound so
anatomical. How else can
we refer to the newspaper?”
Well, I guess we could say it
is the “bulletin board” of our
valley, though that is far too
simplistic. A newspaper is the
heartbeat of any community.
The Applegater is so important
because it is local to us, the
folks of the Applegate Valley,
from Wonder to McKee Bridge
and all the places in between.
The New York Times did not
have a picture of one member
of a fourth-generation family
leaving the Applegate Valley
on her own personal tractor.
No sir! The Mail Tribune did
not cry when the Applegater
editor’s dog died. And the San
Francisco Chronicle doesn’t give a
hoot about starthistle.
We care because we
live here. Because of the
Applegater newspaper, you
were able to scream about or
support gravel trucks on our back roads.
All voices were heard. Everyone was able
to give support to what they believed to be
right or wrong.
Now, everyone needs to help
financially support our hometown Applegater
newspaper. If our community newspaper
can no longer be published due to lack
of finances, you, the community, will lose
your eminent voice. Your shouts of joy,
your pleas for help, your protests and your
disagreements will fall on a dried-up inkwell
and shriveled discolored paper.
This is now a bare-bones request.
Donations are necessary to cover the high
cost of printing and postage. Donations of
$25, $50, $75, $100, or whatever you can
manage, are greatly appreciated. Please
make your checks payable to Applegater
Newspaper and mail to:
Applegater
181 Upper Applegate Road
PMB 308
Jacksonville, OR 97530
J.D. Rogers • 541-846-7736
Editor, Applegater Newspaper
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The Gater is gratified by the support of
these recent donors
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Donations are greatly appreciated. Please make your checks payable to
Applegater Newspaper and mail to:
Applegater
181 Upper Applegate Road • PMB 308
Jacksonville, OR 97530
Loyal readers—please patronize our advertisers.
They help us bring the Gater to you.
Artistry abounds in the
Applegate
New Gater
logo chosen
There’s no doubt that there are
countless significant artists among us here
in the Applegate Valley. That this was
evident while we sorted through the myriad
logo submissions is an understatement.
We, the Board, did not expect such an
outpouring of creative ability, yet this is,
indeed, what we got.
As difficult as our decision was, we
are proud to announce that the logo chosen
is by award-winning Applegate artist Josie
Mendelsohn. Her original art included the
elements that we thought best represented
the Valley. We hope you agree when it
debuts in the next issue of the Applegater.
In the meantime, you can find out
more about Josie on her website at www.
bmendelsohn.com. Her art is part of
the Permanent Collection of the Library
of Congress and the Stanford University
Libraries Special Collections. She
“welcomes inquiries about my paintings,
many of which are of Applegate scenes.”
Thank you to everyone who sent
us their logo suggestions—they were all
exceptional. We’re sorry we could choose
only one.
WHO WE ARE
The Applegate Valley Community
Newspaper, Inc. is a pending nonprofit
501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the
publication of the Applegater newspa-
per, which we feel reflects the heart
and soul of our community. Make your
contributions to either the Applegate
Valley Community 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; and
Lisa Crean for bookkeeping.
Board of Directors
Josie Mendelsohn is a graphic designer,
illustrator and musician whose art has
appeared in Rolling Stone magazine and the
Print Magazine Design Annual , among other
publications.
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Greeley Wells, Chairman
Gary Brauer, Webmaster
Lisa Crean, Treasurer
Linda Fischer, Secretary
Barbara Holiday
Hal Macy
Paula Rissler
J.D. Rogers, Editor
Editorial Board
J.D. Rogers, Editor
Chris Bratt
Linda Fischer
Jan Perttu
Rauno Perttu
Marvin Rosenberg
Sandy Shaffer
Greeley Wells
Connie Young
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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 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 October
1 for our next issue.
The Applegater
c/o Applegate Valley
Community Newspaper, Inc.
181 Upper Applegate Rd., PMB 308
Jacksonville, OR 97530
Email: gater@applegater.org