2 Winter 2011 Applegater
ALERT
Several readers of the APPLEGATER have contacted the Gater staff stating their
donation envelopes, from the last issue, had been returned to them by the post
offi ce. The address on the envelope is correct and the post offi ce cannot give any
explanation for this bleep. If you can be ever so kind and please re- mail your
donation to
The Applegate Valley Community Newspaper, Inc.
7386 Highway 238, PMB 308, Jacksonville, Or. 97530
APPLEGATER’s staff is most grateful. THANKS
The Gater is gratifi ed by the support
of these recent donors
Contributors
Charlotte Hughes, Los Angeles, CA
Anonymous (1 donor)
Supporters
Steve Armitage, Ashland, OR
Chuck & Donna Baird, Applegate, OR
Judith Bloom, Berkeley, CA
Perry Cook & Stacie Brink, Applegate, OR
Ken & Jan Chapman, Applegate, OR
Jim & Jan Cody, Jacksonville, OR
Art Coulton and Kristi Cowles, Applegate, OR
Terry Fairbanks, Jacksonville, OR
Mr. & Mrs. I. Lansing, San Rafael, CA
Ellen & Rick Levine, Applegate, OR
Walter & Conny Lindley, Williams, OR
Karen Markman & Th omas A. Mitchell,
Applegate, OR
Jim Clover & Annette Parsons,
Grants Pass, OR
Cricket Rau, Williams, OR
Jim & Shirley Rogers, Fairfi eld Bay, AR
Anne Jones & Ted Shallcross,
Applegate, OR
Bill & Barbara Steele, Jacksonville,, OR
Frank & Jan Th ornquest, Grants Pass, OR
Greeley Wells, Jr., Jacksonville, OR
Lacy Wilda,Williams, OR
In memory of Reeve Hennion, Buncom, OR
Anonymous (3 donors)
Mr. & Mrs. William Adam,Grants Pass, OR
Nancy Adams, Applegate, OR
Jon & Jean Ainsworth, Grants Pass, OR
Carol Armstrong, Grants Pass, OR
Sue Bailey, Jacksonville, OR
Lisa Baldwin, Grants Pass, OR
Jim Bieg, Jacksonville, OR
Steven & Shellie Boyd, Grants Pass, OR
Michael Riding & Michele Brown-Riding,
Grants Pass, OR
Cheryl Bruner, Williams, OR
Jean & Jim Buck, Eagle Point, OR
Les Burgwardt, Henderson, NV
Virginia Burns, Wilderville, OR
Dorothy Butz, Williams, OR
Nicole Caballera, Williams, OR
David Calahan, & Barbara Kostal-Calahan,
Jacksonville, OR
Dave & Deb Clayton, Jacksonville, OR
Leta Collord, Elko, NV
Mr & Mrs Reginald Corbin,
Grants Pass,OR
Jim Cox, Grants Pass, OR
Dennis & Barbara Crawford, Williams, OR
Marvin & Evelyn Crawford,
Jacksonville, OR
Kris Davis, Valley Springs, CA
Moon Dog, Lovetown, Bliss
Dennis & Suzy Duff y, Applegate, OR
Wilson Edinger, Medford, OR
Rick Ferris, Grants Pass, OR
Bonnie Fine, Grants Pass, OR
Judy Fitzgerald, Rogue River, OR
John & Kathy Gorham, Jacksonville, OR
Glen & Connie Gourley, Jacksonville, OR
Bonnie Grant, Medford, OR
Chuck Guches, Applegate, OR
Sue D.Hall, Grants Pass, OR
Paul Hamilton, Applegate, OR
Ron & Paula Harten, Jacksonville, OR
Mervin Hartman, Grants Pass, OR
Richard Hassanein, Jacksonville, OR
Ms. Josephine Hays, Williams, OR
Bob & Crystal Hookland, Grants Pass, OR
Virginia James, Williams, OR
Mike & Delores Joyce, Applegate, OR
Frank & Julie Kenney, Applegate, OR
Michael Kuzma, Jacksonville, OR
Jeanette Laubhan, Grants Pass, OR
Anna & Richard Lewis, Grants Pass, OR
Ivan Lund, Jacksonville, OR
Hobet & Nanette Marvin, Jacksonville, OR
Leslie Lee & Dennis Meiners,
Jacksonville, OR
Gary & Janis Morgan, Wilderville, OR
Mustang Ranch Restoration Assn.,
Williamsburg, OR
Suzanne Myers, Grants Pass, OR
J. Michael Pierce & Margaret Maya Page,
Santa Fe, NM
Lenore Pfenning, Jacksonville, OR
L. Pierce, Grants Pass, OR
Jan Pinhero, Jacksonville, OR
Ginny & Jim Post, Central Point, OR
Alan & Diana Potts, Jacksonville, OR
Carolyn Proctor, Grants Pass, OR
Joann Prujan, Ashland, OR
Herb Rudd, Grants Pass, OR
Dorothea Schulz, Jacksonville, OR
Roy W. Service, Williams , OR
Martha Shonkwiler, Grants Pass, OR
Doris Shoults, Jacksonville, OR
Slagle Creek Vineyards, Grants Pass, OR
Russ & Maureen Smith, Applegate, OR
Peter Dittler & Barbara Sommers,
Grants Pass, OR
Daniel Newberry & Caroline Spear,
Jacksonville, OR
Ms. Geraldine Stewart, Williams, OR
Diane Swick, Grants Pass, OR
John & Joy Taylor Grants Pass, OR
Ms. Elaine Th omas, Grants Pass, OR
Patrick & Cindy Traynor, Wilderville, OR
Bruce True, Grants Pass, OR
Th alia Truesdell, Jacksonville, OR
Dave & Elaine Trump, Grants Pass, OR
Rhonda & Mike Updike,
Jacksonville, OR
Jack Van Syoc, Grants Pass, OR
Alan & Cindy Voetsch, Jacksonville, OR
Steve & Priscilla Weaver, Jacksonville, OR
Emma Webber, Petaluma, CA
Patricia Wedman, Grants Pass, OR
Nora & Stan Wolfe, Grants Pass, OR
Wally Wolferson, OR
Harry & Pat Wolff , Grants Pass, OR
R.C. Wolin, Wolf Creek, OR
Jeff & Linda Wood, Grants Pass, OR
William Yohler, Applegate, OR
Bob & Marcia Zellman, Jacksonville, OR
Madison & Andy, Applegate, OR
Merlin, Jacksonville, OR
Taylor, Applegate, OR
Virginia , Williams, OR
Anonymous (54 donors)
Sponsors
Help us ensure that we have the ongoing support needed
to publish the Applegater.
All contributors will 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
Applegater now
online!
Th e Applegater is now publishing a web
site that is a companion and expan-
sion of the content and services that the
printed Applegater newspaper provides.
Highlights of what this website will
off er include:
• Index and viewable/downloadable
issues of the Applegater starting
from March 2008.
• Expansion of content and pic-
tures of selected articles that appear
in the printed paper.
• Community calendar which
nonprofi t organizations and Gater
advertisers can post special events
on (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,
fi re, library, BLM, etc.
• Directory of local businesses.
• Listing of web sites 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 web site to
your favorites!
Joe Lavine, Webmaster
joelavine@hotmail.com
Winter masthead
photo credi t
Th is issue’s photo, by Barbara Holiday.
Winter in Williams, Oregon
Applegater
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your market —
Call Ruth Austin
541-899-7476
or
Sally Buttshaw
541-646-8418
WANTED:
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Th e Applegater is looking
for a person(s) to sell ads in
the Grants Pass area.
Commissions are a high
25% to 30% per sale.
Contact JD Rogers
541-846-7736.
WHO WE ARE
The Applegate Valley Community
Newspaper, Inc. is a nonprofi t 501(c)
(3) corporation dedicated to the pub-
lication of the Applegater newspaper,
which we feel refl ects 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:
natural resource issues
ecology and other science
information
historical and current events
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 quar-
terly by the Applegate Valley Commu-
nity Newspaper, Inc. and is funded by
donations from our loyal readers and
advertisements for local businesses.
Special thanks to Carole Moskovita
for layout; Margaret Della Sanitina,
Sue Maesen, Joan Peterson, Chris
Allen and Paul Tipton for editing; P. R.
Kellogg and Kaye Clayton for proofi ng;
Susan Bondesen and Patsy King for
transcripton and Lisa Crean for book-
keeping.
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 Board
J.D. Rogers, Editor
Chris Bratt
Jan Perttu
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 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 sub-
missions must brief. 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