18 Summer
Summer 2011
2011 Applegater
Applegater
Cantrall-Buckley Park
NEWS
by TOM cARsTEns
Contest Winner!
In our last column, we offered a
free annual Park pass for the best suggestion
for how to better manage our park. We
have a winner! Max Jarrell of Williams
submitted the idea of adding a dog park.
Congratulations, Max!
As always, we welcome your
thoughts...what do you think about this
idea? Any other thoughts you might have?
Feel free to give me a call anytime, or drop
a note to the Greater Applegate Community
Development Corporation (GACDC) at
P.O. Box 3107, Applegate, OR 97530 or
leave us a message at 541-245-4741.
Please support our advertisers!
group events
With the arrival of warmer
weather, Cantrall-Buckley is seeing an
uptick in our group reservations for both
the campground and for the covered
picnic pavilion in Area A. The GACDC
would like to thank Fulcrum Dining, the
Applegate Fire District, the Rogue Valley
Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association,
and MPH Sports for having special events
at the park.
With wedding season in full
swing, we’re also happy to host the
weddings that are booking with us.
Fo r f a m i l y r e u n i o n s a n d
organization events, our park offers
unparalleled swimming access to our
beautiful river, a great campground with
new shower facilities, a large covered picnic
area with BBQ, horseshoe pit, volleyball
nets, playground, wide open grass fields,
hiking trails, and three other reservable
areas. If you’re interested in booking a
group event, call Jackson County Parks
at 541-774-8183. All reservation fees are
returned to our park.
Park Cleanup
The GACDC would like to thank
those who showed up on the morning of
July 6th to help pick up litter after the busy
Independence Day weekend. Thanks also
to those who contributed coffee and cake
for the sleepy-eyed volunteers. Keep an
eye on your community bulletin boards for
other events like this. WE APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT!
Fundraising: Restroom Renovation
Because our park is managed and
maintained principally by user fees, we
have to find other ways to garner funds
for capital improvements. First on our list
of priorities is the Day Use Area restroom
facility. Our estimate for renovation is
$13,000. That number may be reduced
because of offers made to us for labor
and material donations by valley builders,
community members, and organizations.
The GACDC has started pitching
our plan to various businesses and groups
in the valley in the hope of gathering
more dollars to help with the costs of this
important project.
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Already we’ve had several groups
donate funds: The Applegate Valley
Garden Society has given us $200, and
MPH Sports (this is a local group that hosts
the annual Rat Race Global Paragliding
Competition) has generated $450 to help
with the project. THANK YOU!
If you’d be interested in hearing
about our plans, please give me a call and
we can discuss potential donations of
money or in kind labor. Or you can call
the GACDC at 541-245-4741 and leave a
message. We’re ready to start construction
as soon as we obtain the funds.
september events
The GACDC will host a park
fundraiser on September 8 (see box below).
We’d like it to be an open event for the
whole community. Keep your eye on
your community bulletin boards for more
information. Also, we’re going to sponsor
another park cleanup event, this time post-
Labor Day. Plan on meeting at 9 am on
September 7. Coffee and cookies provided.
other events for next year?
What are some other ways to
encourage greater community awareness of
the park (and bring in some much-needed
money for renovation)? Well...we’d like to
hear from you. We’ve already had quite a
few suggestions: open air movies, music
concerts, public BBQ’s, chili cook-offs, etc.
What do you think?
See you at the Park. Have a
wonderful summer.
Tom Carstens
541-846-1025
Celebrate and Support your Beautiful
Cantrall-Buckley Park
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Thursday, September 8, 6:00 pm, at Cantrall-Buckley Park
$40.00 per person (includes donation for park operation)
Dinner by Fulcrum Dining
No-host bar—wine and beer available
Tickets: www.gacdc.org
Information: 541-245-4741
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