2 Fall 2011 Applegater
Applegater
now online!
Ty Burrell (right) and Julie Bowen (left) recently picked up Emmys
for their roles in the hit TV comedy, Modern Family.
Hidden Valley lineman
makes the play of a lifetime
Southern Oregon’s own emmy-winning Ty Burrell was born in Grants Pass
and grew up in the mighty burg of Applegate, where his family ran the Applegate
Store. In 1985, he graduated from Hidden Valley High School (HVHS) in Murphy,
where he was a lineman for the Mustangs football team, and received “Player of
the Week” honors multiple times. According to former HVHS varsity cheerleader
Mikell (Holiday) Nielsen, Ty was always funny...and very cute. In fact, she had a
crush on him and remembers his first words to her: “You did a good job today.”
In 1993 Ty earned a BA in theatre arts from Southern Oregon University (SOU)
in Ashland, and was the commencement speaker at SOU in 2008. He continued
his education at Pennsylvania State University, earning an MFA. He has stated that
for a period of time in graduate school, he lived out of his van to save money.
Another Applegater rocks!
The Gater is gratified by the support
of these recent donors
Supporters
Albert Drexel, New York, NY
Sponsors
Kelley & Don Brandeau, Williams, OR
Rita Fossen, Jacksonville, OR
Virginia James, Williams, OR
Dianne & Erwin Kirby, Grants Pass, OR
Marsha Lovitt, Medford, OR
Williams Fire Department, Williams, OR
Help us ensure that we have the ongoing support needed
to publish the Applegater.
All contributors receive recognition in the Applegater each issue.
Sponsor $5 - $50
Supporter $51 - $200
Contributor $201 - $500
Sustainer $501- $1000
Patron - over $1000
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
Donors: We strive to ensure our donor list is accurate.
Please contact us if there are errors or omissions.
The Applegater is now publishing a
website that is a companion and expansion
of the content and services provided by the
printed Applegater newspaper.
Highlights of this website will include:
• 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 on which
nonprofit organizations and Gater
advertisers can post special events (sorry,
no classes) 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 www.
applegater.org.
Be sure to add the Gater website to
your favorites!
Joe Lavine, Webmaster
joelavine@hotmail.com
Check out these stories–
only on our website
• Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
announces release of Draft Supplemental
document for motorized vehicle use.
• Additional photo of and article about
Lilli Ann Rosenberg.
• Growing Agripreneurs
Fall masthead
photo credit
Jim Krois took this issue’s masthead
photo of a Japanese maple in Williams.
Applegater
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What's Inside the Gater
Applegate Outback: Myths about deer meat care .................................. p. 11
Behind the Green Door: Chicken Little is right...................................... p. 17
Birdman: Summer birds have left the nest ............................................. p. 12
Cantrall-Buckley Park News ................................................................. p. 18
Dirty Fingernails and All: Parsnip o’ parsnip ........................................ p. 5
Letters to the Editor .............................................................................. p. 15
Opinion: Medicine along the Applegate Ridge Trail ............................... p. 15
Tall Tales from the Editor: Setting goals or nosebleed ........................... p. 14
The Starry Side: Winter hexagon ........................................................... p. 7
Trends: Sunsets and new sunrises .......................................................... p. 8
Turn your tap and let the maple syrup flow ........................................... p. 16
We can help you reach your
market. The Applegater is the only
newspaper covering the entire
Applegate Valley.
With a circulation of 9,300 and
a readership of over 20,000, we cover
Jacksonville, Ruch, Applegate, Williams,
Murphy, Wilderville, Wonder, Jerome
Prairie and areas of Medford and Grants Pass.
For more information, call:
Sally Buttshaw, Jackson County
541-646-8418
Jill Wright, Josephine County
541-324-0950
or email to:
gater@applegater.org
Next deadline: January 1
WHO WE ARE
The Applegate Valley Community
Newspaper, Inc. is a nonprofit
501(c)3 corporation dedicated to
the publication of the Applegater
newspaper, which we feel reflects
the heart and soul of our community.
Our Mission
The nonprofit Applegate Valley
Community Newspaper, Inc. (AVCN),
provides the many rural and diverse
communities of the Applegate
Watershed 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 resources
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 clearinghouse for this diverse
community. We are dedicated to
working together with community
members to maintain and enhance
the quality of life that is unique
t o t h e A p p l e g a t e Wa t e r s h e d .
Acknowledgements
The Applegater is published
quarterly by the Applegate
Valley Community Newspaper,
Inc., and is funded by donations
from our loyal readers and
advertisements for local businesses.
Special thanks to Barbara Holiday
for layout; Margaret della Santina, Sue
Maesen, Chris Allen and Paul Tipton
for editing; P. R. Kellogg and Kaye
Clayton for proofing; Susan Bondesen
and Patsy King for transcription;
and Lisa Crean for bookkeeping.
Board of Directors
Greeley Wells, Chairman
Joseph Lavine, Webmaster
Lisa Crean, Treasurer
Linda Fischer, Secretary
Hal Macy
Michael Riding
Paula Rissler
J.D. Rogers, Editor
Editorial Committee
J.D. Rogers, Editor
Chris Bratt
Rauno Perttu
Sandy Shaffer
Greeley Wells
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
publication 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 brief.
All photos submitted must be
high resolution (300 dpi) or “large
format” (e.g., 8” x 10”). Any questions,
email gater@applegater.org.
All submissions for our next
issue must be received either at the
address or email below by January 1.
The Applegater
c/o Applegate Valley
Community Newspaper, Inc.
7386 Highway 238, PMB 308
Jacksonville, OR 97530
Email: gater@applegater.org
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