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Applegater Spring 2009 3 Community Calendar Applegate Valley Garden Club meets at 1:30 pm on the third Wednesday of the month from September through May. For meeting locations and programs call Sandra King at 541-899-9027 or Betty Lou Smith at 541- 846-6817. Applegate 4-H Swine Club meets on Tuesday following the third Wednesday of every month at 7 pm. For more information contact Charles Elmore at 541-846-6528 or Barbara Niedermeyer at 541-846-7635. Applegate Christian Fellowship. For service times, call 541-899-8732, 24 hours/day. Applegate Friends of Fire District #9 meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the Fire Station—1095 Upper Applegate Road—at 6:00 pm. New members are welcome. For more information, call Bob Fischer 541-846-6218. T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday morning at Applegate Church, 18960 North Applegate Road (at the corner of Hwy. 238 and N. Applegate Road). Weigh-in starts at 8:30 am; the meeting starts at 9:00 am. Come join us! Josephine County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). Meets Thursdays at 6 pm. For meeting information, call Connie Young at 541-846-6051. Applegate Valley Community Forum (AVCF) meets the third Thursday of each month, location alternating between Applegate and Ruch. For more information, call Pat Gordon at 541-899-7655. Greater Applegate Community Development Corporation meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm at the Applegate Library on North Applegate Road in downtown Applegate. For more information, call toll-free at 866-289-1638. American Association of University Women (AAUW) Grants Pass area meets monthly from September to June. College degree required for membership. Days and locations vary. Contact Ann Kistler 541-471-1963 or Kathy Kirchen 541-846-9039. AA Meetings Tuesday nights at 7 pm in Williams. Upstairs at the American Legion Hall. Contact Stan at 541-846-0734. Applegate Library Hours Sunday ............................................ closed Monday .......................................... closed Tuesday ............................... 2 pm - 6 pm Wednesday ............................................closed Thursday ........................................ closed Friday ................................... 2 pm - 6 pm Saturday ..............................10 am - 2 pm (Storytime will be held Tuesdays at 2:30 pm.) Ruch Branch Library Hours Sunday ............................................ closed Monday .......................................... closed Tuesday ..............................11 am - 5 pm Wednesday ............................................closed Thursday ............................. 1 pm - 7 pm Friday .............................................. closed Saturday ............................. 12 pm - 4 pm (Storytime will be held Tuesdays at 11 am.) Friends of Ruch Library Board of Directors meets monthly. Check with the Ruch Library for schedule. 541-899-7438. Food & Friends. Senior Nutrition Program invites local 60+ seniors to enjoy a nutritious, hot meal served at 11:30 am Monday through Friday at the Jacksonville IOOF Hall located at the corner of Main and Oregon Streets. A donation is suggested and appreciated. Volunteers help serve meals or deliver meals to homebound seniors. For information about volunteering (it takes 40 volunteers to keep the Jacksonville program going) or receiving meals, call Food & Friends at 541-664-6674, x246 or x208. Williams Library Hours Sunday ............................................ closed Monday .......................................... closed Tuesday .......................................... closed Wednesday ............................................closed Thursday ........................................ closed Friday .............................................. closed Saturday .......................................... closed Josephine County Farm Bureau For meeting information, call Connie Young at 541-846-6051. Upper Applegate Grange #839 Business meetings: first Thursday at 7:30 pm. Potluck/ Social meetings: fourth Friday at 7:30 pm, open to the public. Join us for informative meetings, fun and involvement in community service. Sponsors of Boy Scout Pack #18. Call 541- 899-6987. Williams Rural Fire Protection District Meetings: fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm at the Williams Fire Department. Williams Creek Watershed Council Meetings: fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm at the Williams Creek Fire Station. The Public is welcome. For more information, call 541- 846- 9175. Williams Grange Pancake Breakfast, second Sunday of each month, 8:30 am to 11:00 am. Closed July and August. Bring the whole family! 20100 Williams Hwy, corner of Tetherow Road near the Williams General Store. For more information, call 541-846- 6844. Wonder Neighborhood Watch Meetings, second Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm, Wonder Bible Chapel. Applegate Fire District Board of Directors meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Station 1 – 18489 N. Applegate Rd. at 7:30 pm. Except for the months of March, April and May, which are held at Headquarters – 1095 Upper Applegate Rd. For more information, call 541-899-1050. Applegate Neighborhood Network (ANN) meets on the last Wednesday of every month at the Ruch Library. All interested persons are welcome to attend. ANN is a community organization dedicated to protecting, preserving, and restoring the Applegate watershed. For more information about ANN, call Duane Bowman, 541-899-7264. Women Helping Other Women (WHOW) meets the second Thursday of the month at 10036 Hwy 238 (Gyda Lane) at 6:30 pm for a potluck meeting to plan work parties at each other’s homes. New members are welcome. For more information, call Thalia Truesdell at 541- 899-8741 or Sioux Rogers at 541-846-7736. Applegate Lake Cub Scouts Pack #18 (Ruch Region) Outdoor activity (fishing, rafting, hikes, etc.) the first Friday of each month; regular meeting the third Friday of each month. Upper Applegate Grange from 10 am to 1 pm. All boys in grades first through fifth including homeschoolers, Ruch students, and non-Ruch students are welcome. For more information, contact Cub Leader Vic Agnifili at 541-899-1717. Email calendar information to gater@applegater.org. What's Inside the Gater Back in Time: Logtown ........................................................................... p. 21 Beaver rescue on the Applegate River ....................................................... p. 17 Behind the Green Door: Whacking the woods ......................................... p. 6 Birdman: Winter migration .................................................................... p. 23 Dirty Fingernails and All: Dirty enough .................................................. p. 5 Earl’s Pearls: Southern Oregon’s CAD ASSET ......................................... p. 22 Heard it on the Grapevine: Six easy steps to pairing food and wine ......... p. 4 Letters to the Editor ................................................................................ p. 16 Tall Tales from the Editor: Burning tale or Tail of woe ............................ p. 16 The Starry Side: Spring ........................................................................... p. 11 Trends: Powering our future .................................................................... p. 7 The McKee Bridge Day Celebration will be held at the bridge (9000 block of Upper Applegate Road) on Saturday, June 13, 2009 from 10 am to 4 pm. The celebration will include a BBQ lunch by the Lion’s Club, games, displays, and craft vendors. The proceeds will go the McKee Bridge Historical Society to inspect, maintain and preserve the bridge. We will be celebrating the Historical Society’s tenth anniversary. The public is welcome. Please call me if you have any questions. Robert E. Van Heuit, President The McKee Bridge Historical Society 541-899-2927 Jackson County Master Gardener Association and Oregon State University Extension Service Special Classes and Activities Thursday, April 16 GARDENING IN CLAY SOILS Marcus Buchanan, OSU Extension faculty Clay type soils comprise only 13% of the local area, but probably comprise a greater percentage of the land that gardeners tend. This class will provide a broad overview of the properties of clay soils and discuss strategies for making clay soil a good home for roots! Qualifies for M.G. re-certification hours. Now through May 1 THE SPRING FAIR BOOK SHACK NEEDS DONATED BOOKS The Master Gardener Spring Fair Book Shack is looking for your used books to help benefit The J.C.M.G.A. Scholarship Fund. We are looking for books on the following topics: gardening and landscape (all aspects), bees, birds, butterflies, insects, rocks, varmints, wildlife, worms, how to books, arts and crafts, cookbooks, canning and preserving, wine, winemaking, health and all children’s books. Please absolutely NO magazines. Please drop your books off at the O.S.U. Extension Office on Hanley Road. Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3 SPRING FAIR Mark your calendars! It’s almost time for the Jackson County Master Gardener Association’s Spring Fair. Please mark your calendars! The date has been changed from April to the first weekend in May (Saturday, and Sunday, May 2nd and 3rd at Jackson County Fairgrounds). Saturday, May 9 SUMMER CARE OF GRAPE VINES Chris Hubert, Quail Run Vineyard Learn the most important grape management techniques after pruning. The proper summer management of grape vines includes early season shoot thinning, controlling head suckering, training vine growth for the rest of the season and controlling crop load. Class will take place outdoors in the vineyard. Come dressed to work. This class qualifies for Master Gardener re-certification hours. Thursday, May 14 SMALL SPACE GARDENING Marjorie Neal, Master Gardener This class will discuss techniques to get the most return from your gardening efforts. Using raised beds, containers, intensive planting techniques such as interplanting and succession cropping all result in bigger yields of vegetables for the space available. This class qualifies for Master Gardener re-certification hours. There is a fee of $5.00 per class unless indicated otherwise. The classes are held at the OSU Extension Center located at 569 Hanley Road, Central Point, Oregon. 541-776-7371. Saturday classes 9 am-12 pm • Weekday classes 7 pm-9 pm To learn more about Jackson country Master Gardener Association go to: http://extension.orst.edu/sorec/mg or call 541-776-7371.
