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About Applegater. (Jacksonville, OR) 2008-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 2009)
8 Summer 2009 Applegater Applegate River Wine Fest September 11 at Cantrall-Buckley Park MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The Greater Applegate Community Development Corporation (GACDC) and the Applegate Valley Vintners Association are co-sponsoring this fun event, to be held on Friday, September 11, 2009, beginning at 4:00 pm, on the banks of the Applegate River at Cantrall-Buckley Park. Wine tasting, gourmet food sampling, local music and a silent auction will all take place as the sun sets on the Applegate River. This year’s event will bring together 200 attendees, 10 Applegate Valley wineries, gourmet food sampling, and live music. The Applegate River Wine Fest will feature an exciting silent auction filled with unique wines, donations from local business, original artwork, and much more. Proceeds from the silent auction will support programs at the Applegate and Williams Schools. Tickets ($25 per person) can be purchased at www. applegatewinetrail.com or by phone at 541-245-4741. If you are unable to attend the Applegate River Wine Fest, tax deductible donations for this project are always welcome at: GACDC, PO Box 3107, Applegate, OR 97530 David Laananen 541-846-0500 Friends of the Applegate Library will elect new officers Here’s your chance to get involved with our library! Our next meeting of the Friends of the Applegate Library (FOAL) will be at 7:00 pm on July 14. We will be electing new officers so if you feel like you want to contribute to your community, now’s the time. Our meetings last about one hour and they are only held four times a year. Be sure to see the four new hybrid pine trees planted along the north-west side of the library. You can see them from North Applegate Road. The money for these trees was donated during the years 2005-2006, and there is now a plaque hanging in the library honoring the names of the donors. Summer Reading Program has already begun, but it’s not too late to get in on the fun. Teens who complete the summer reading program, “Express Yourself @ Your Library,” will have their names entered into a local drawing for a Nikon COOLPIX digital camera. This year’s summer reading program focuses on being creative. We will have several craft activities and programs throughout the summer: July 17 from 2-4 pm Steve Gehres is bringing wood pieces that children can use to create their own wooden work of art. July 28 at 3 pm we have Rich Glauber coming with his music activity program for children. He was very popular at other branches last year and was asked to come back for another performance. August 7 at 3 pm some local music students will be bringing their instruments for children to get acquainted with. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to make their own instruments from recycled items. Come and have some summer fun at the library! Joan Peterson • 541-846-6988 Summer fun is happening at Ruch Library Children from 3 to 18 are invited to sign up for Summer Reading at Ruch Library until July 31. Explore the world of music, dance, art, science and books. Family and friends can read aloud to the youngest toddler participants to help them earn certificates and free books. All children who read or listen to ten books will receive a book, a special bookmark, a reading certificate, and a coupon for a free kid’s meal from HomeTown Buffet. They will also qualify for special drawings each time they read ten books. Prizes range from book bags to a Barnes and Noble gift certificate. Teens can “Express Yourself @ the Library” by painting on our “Buddha Board” or crafting poems on our magnetic storyboard. By a combination of reading and writing, listening and viewing, teens can enter prize drawings. The grand prize is a Nikon Coolpix S10 digital camera. Creative activities are being offered nearly every week throughout the summer. The schedule is available here in the Applegater or at the library. Summer Reading Program takes place at all Jackson County libraries and is sponsored by Wal-Mart, HomeTown Buffet, the Jackson County Library Foundation, and here at the Ruch Branch, by the Friends of Ruch Library. This year there is special summer fun for “Babies in the Library,” too. This is a new story time and literacy program just for prewalking babies (up to about 12 months old) and a caring adult. Join us on Thursday afternoons at 2:00 pm June 4 through July 23 at the Ruch Branch Library for reading, rhymes, songs and fun! “Babies in the Library” is funded by a grant from the John and Betty Gray Early Childhood Project and the Jackson County Library Foundation. Ruch Library Summer Reading Dates and Events Thursday June 25 The Strength of Structures 3:00 – 4:00 pm Create your own “building.” Take the engineering challenge. Tuesday June 30 Sound and Music 1:00 – 2:00 pm Make musical instruments Music demonstrations provided by members of the Rogue Valley Youth Symphony Tuesday July 14 Weaving with Warp and Weft Ages 4-8, 11:30 am-12:30 pm Make a simple loom and weave your own project with local fiber Ages 9+, 1:00 – 2:00 pm Artist Saul Harper. Assistance and demonstrations provided by members of the Rogue Valley Handweavers Guild. Tuesday July 28 Rich Glauber “Music in Action” 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Tuesday August 4 “The Pink Refrigerator” 1:00 – 2:00 pm Art and craft projects for all ages Tuesday August 11 Summer Reading Program closes 1:00 – 2:00 pm Prize drawing and presentations NOTE: There will be no Tuesday morning storytime on days with other activities. There will be storytime at 11:00 am on Tuesdays June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, July 7, and July 21. Storytime will not meet during August but will resume again on September 8. Betsy Brauer • 541-899-7438
