8 Winter 2010 Applegater
You are invited to join in a conversation:
Free community programs at
Ruch Library
Ruch Library was a busy place last
year with monthly programs on a wide
range of subjects: gardening, singing, local
and state history, dog behavior, geology,
justice and more. We have an eclectic
roster for this winter and spring as well, and
we hope you can join us for fun, adventure
and a chance to learn more about our
valley and the world around us. All the
programs are free and will be held in the
Ruch Library Community Room.
January 8, Friday 7-pm. Preparing
for Climate Change in the Rogue River
Basin will be the basis of a presentation
by Cindy Deacon Williams from the
National Center for Conservation Science
and Policy. Climate change is likely to
produce significant alterations to water
quality, fish, wildlife, plant life, forest and
fire regimes, and those changes will have
important consequences for the economy,
infrastructure, and human services on
which the people and communities
within the Rogue Basin rely for their
quality of life. The information in this
presentation will cover the stressors, risks,
and recommendations for increasing
resilience and resistance in human, built,
economic, and natural systems.
Several artists who studied this
model last spring through the Jefferson
Nature Center will be present with their
artistic interpretations of climate change.
They will exhibit, perhaps perform, and
be available to discuss their paintings,
songs, poems, photography, weaving and
sculpture.
January 23, Saturday, 1-3 pm
Historic Trails to the West Revisited.
Journey along the historic westward trails
with April Whitten as she presents her
recreated wagon train trip in this family
program.
Passionate about geoarchaeology,
natural history, environmental science, as
well as exploration of the great outdoors,
Ms. Whitten will use PowerPoint to bring
alive the experience of traveling across the
Great Plains with the wagon train. Her
research as a geoarchaeologist has focused
on the Overland Emigration Trails of
North America and other migratory routes.
Febr uar y 6, Saturday, 1:00
pm Landscapes and Livelihoods: A
Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon.
Join facilitator and rural sociologist
Vicky Sturtevant for a conversation about
the challenges of balancing ecological,
social and economic objectives in the
Applegate. This Conversation Project is
a new Chautauqua program of Oregon
Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for
the Humanities).
March 13, Saturday, 2:00 pm
Thomas Doty, storyteller, author and
teacher will share native myths and
original stories. Tom’s history with our
library pre-dates our opening in our first
location. It’s always an honor to have him
return and this time he’ll have some of his
Applegate books with him, too! Copies
will also be available for purchase. Come at
1:00 pm for the Friends of Ruch Library’s
Annual Business Meeting and stay for
stories and refreshments.
April 9, Friday, 7-9 pm There’s More
Than Gold in These Here Hills! Janeen
Sathre returns by popular demand with
the promised Part Two of her Applegate
History series. She will talk about the area
under water and around Applegate Dam,
and what and who was there before. She
will also tell us more about the Blue Ledge
Mine and that community. The talk will
include old photos, interesting stories and
probably some audience contributions.
Thalia Truesdell • 541-899-8741
Landscapes and Livelihoods:
A Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon
Saturday, February 6, 2010
1:00 pm at the Ruch Library
Yo u r v o i c e a n d
ideas – and those of your
friends and neighbors
– are important for this
community discussion
of the possibilities and
challenges for the Applegate
Valley’s future.
Here are some
questions this Oregon
Humanities Chautauqua
Conversation program
invites you to consider:
n How can the Applegate Valley—and Oregon’s other rural
communities—balance ecological, social, and economic
needs and objectives for a sustainable future?
n What can citizens do to chart their future while preserving
their family legacies, attachment to place, and heritage of
making a living from the land?
n How have newcomers and a changing interconnectedness
with urban places brought new economic opportunities and
social challenges?
n How can we in the Applegate nurture civic involvement?
This Saturday afternoon dialogue will be facilitated by Vicky Sturtevant,
a rural sociologist and retired professor at Southern Oregon University. Vicky
has worked for a couple of decades with community-based stewardship
initiatives in Oregon, including work with the Applegate Partnership since
the early 1990s.
The Friends of Ruch Library are pleased to present this program
with support from Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the
Humanities). Our discussion will only benefit our community if you join
in—Saturday, February 6, 1:00 pm, Ruch Library Community Meeting Room,
7919 Hwy 238, Ruch. Please invite your neighbors, too.
No charge. Refreshments will be served.
For further information call Ruch Library at 541-899-7438.
Pat Gordon – 541-899-7655
Friends of Ruch Library Program Committee
Wende Glimpse—
new Branch Manager at
Ruch Library
Have you noticed a fresh, friendly face at the Ruch Branch Library? Wende
Glimpse is the new Branch Manager at the Ruch Branch Library, 7919 Highway 238.
In the position since August, Wende is continuing her 12-year career with the Jackson
County Libraries. She has progressed from being a library shelver and working in
Technical Services to becoming the branch manager in Ruch. Wende is working toward
her Masters of Library and Information Science degree and really wanted to work with
people. This mother of two sons and the proud grandma of a five year-old grandson is
about to celebrate her 30th wedding anniversary in March.
“I am enjoying the opportunity to work with kids, doing storytime and seeing a
whole different part of the library.” The Friends of the Ruch Branch Library have been
very helpful and have made the transition easier. Wende enjoys meeting the families
that come to use the library regularly and she appreciates Ruch’s sense of community.
Wende is actively recruiting volunteers for the library, even pressing her mother
into service. Currently, she needs a “plant person” who could help the library’s plants
thrive, just as Wende is helping the Ruch Branch Library continue to bloom.
Thomas Doty performing Applegate River blessing.
Carrie Prechtel • 541-774-6407
Community Outreach Specialist
Jackson County Library Services