Winter 2009 Applegater
Shortage of
fire starter
Applegater now online!
The Applegate Valley Community Newspaper is now
publishing a website that is a companion and expansion of the
content and services that the printed Applegater newspaper
provides.
Now that I have your attention,
The Applegater Community Newspaper
will be published quarterly through at
least 2009. As our finances become
more stable, the paper may return to its
previous bimonthly publication.
All community events and topics,
timely or of current interest can easily
be accessed on the Applegater’s own
website at www.applegater.org. At this
site you can easily submit information,
dates, events, etc. and/or be added
to the monthly calendar site. Best of
all, your community organization
can be linked to our website at www.
applegater.org, free of charge. Check
it often.
J.D. Rogers, Editor
Highlights of what this website will offer include:
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Index and viewable/downloadable issues of the
Applegater starting from March 2008.
Expansion of content and pictures of selected
articles that appear in the printed paper.
Community calendar that everyone can post to by
contacting our webmaster via email.
Community services directory with contacts,
current activities and bulletins for all our major
community services such as police, fire, library, BLM,
etc.
Directory of local businesses.
Listing of websites that pertain to the Applegate
Valley.
Changing collection of images of scenery and
activities within our beautiful valley.
We encourage you to log on to http://applegater.org.
Gary Brauer, Webmaster
AVCNGaryBrauer@gmail.com
Note to readers
Due to unforeseen
technical problems, we are
unable to use the winning
logo created for us by artist
Jo s i e Me n d e l s o h n . We
sincerely regret this, and
would like to thank Josie for
her considerable time and
efforts on our behalf.
So, instead of one logo,
we have decided to graphically
depict the different seasons
on the front page. We hope
you will enjoy the changing
artwork.
The Gater is gratified by the support of
these recent donors
A DVERTISERS !
We can help you reach
James Buck - Eagle Point, OR
Virginia Burns - Wilderville, OR
Kenneth & Janis Chapman - Applegate, OR
Michael & Sara Christian - Jacksonville, OR
John Dutcher - Medford, OR
Clint Driver - Jacksonville, OR
Virginia James - Williams, OR
Tracy Parks Lamblin - Jacksonville, OR
Ellen Levine - Grants Pass, OR
Max Lowe - Jacksonville, OR
Hal & Roz Macy - Jacksonville, OR
Karen Mitchell - Jacksonville, OR
Carol & Joe Neil - Applegate, OR
Michael Pearce and Maya Page - Santa Fe, NM
Calvin Perkins - Wilderville, OR
Thalia Truesdell - Jacksonville, OR
Greeley Wells - Jacksonville, OR
Kurt Wilkening - Applegate, OR
Richard Wolin - Phoenix, OR
All donations are tax deductible and are greatly appreciated. Please
make your checks payable to Applegater Newspaper and mail to:
Applegater
7386 Highway 238 • PMB 308
Jacksonville, OR 97530
The Applegate Valley Commu-
nity Newspaper, Inc. is a 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
quarterly 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
Applegater Board
of Directors
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WHO WE ARE
your market —Grants
Pass, Medford and the
Applegate Valley. Call
Ruth Austin
541-899-7476
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advertisers; they help bring
the Gater to you.
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
All articles, stories, opinions and
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.
PROTECTION OF
COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
The Applegater requires that any
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 March1
for our next issue.
The Applegater
c/o Applegate Valley
Community Newspaper, Inc.
7386 Highway 238, PMB 308
Jacksonville, OR 97530
Email: gater@applegater.org
Website: www.applegater.org
