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AA Meeting There is an open meeting of
Alcoholics Anonymous every Wednesday
at 7:00 am at the Williams Community
Church Fellowship Hall on East Fork Road in
Williams. This meeting is open to those who
have a drinking problem and have a desire to
stop drinking, and also to anyone interested
in the Alcoholics Anonymous program of
recovery from drinking.
American Association of University Women
(AAUW) Grants Pass Branch meets monthly
from September through June. Days, times,
and locations vary. All those who hold
an associate of arts, a baccalaureate or
higher degree from an accredited college or
university are welcome to join. Contact Sylvia
Rose at snrjrose2@charter.net or 541-479-
0277 or Georgia Applegate at gkapple@apbb.
net or 541-787-7175.
Applegate Christian Fellowship. For service
times, call 541-899-8732, 24 hours/day.
Applegate Fire District Board of Directors meets
on the third Wednesday of each month at
Station 1 – 18489 N. Applegate Rd. at 7:30
pm. Except for the months of March, April
and May, which are held at Headquarters
– 1095 Upper Applegate Rd. For more
information, call 541-899-1050.
Applegate 4-H Swine Club meets on Tuesday
following the third Wednesday of every
month at 7 pm. For more information contact
Charles Elmore at 541-846-6528 or Barbara
Niedermeyer at 541-846-7635.
Applegate Friends of Fire District #9 meets on
the third Tuesday of each month at the Fire
Station—1095 Upper Applegate Road—at
6:00 pm. New members are welcome. For
more information, call Bob Fischer 541-
846-6218.
Applegate Library Hours
Sunday..........................................................closed
Monday........................................................closed
Tuesday..............................................2 pm - 6 pm
Wednesday...................................................closed
Thursday.......................................................closed
Friday .................................................2 pm - 6 pm
Saturday...........................................10 am - 2 pm
(Storytime will be held Tuesdays at 2:30 pm.)
Applegate Neighborhood Network (ANN)
meets on the last Wednesday of every
month at the Ruch Library. All interested
persons are welcome to attend. ANN is
a community organization dedicated to
protecting, preserving, and restoring the
Applegate watershed. For more information
about ANN, call Duane Bowman, 541-899-
7264.
Applegate Partnership and Watershed Council
meets the 4th Thursday of the month at the
Applegate Library. For more information call
541-899-9982.
Applegate Valley Garden Club meets at 1:30
pm on the third Wednesday of the month
from September through May. For meeting
locations and programs, call Sandra King at
541-899-9027 or Betty Lou Smith at 541-
846-6817.
Food & Friends Senior Nutrition Program
invites local 60+ seniors to enjoy a nutritious,
hot meal served at 11:30 am Monday through
Friday at the Jacksonville IOOF Hall located
at the corner of Main and Oregon Streets.
A donation is suggested and appreciated.
Volunteers help serve meals or deliver meals
to homebound seniors. For information
about volunteering (it takes 40 volunteers
to keep the Jacksonville program going )
or receiving meals, call Food & Friends at
541-664-6674, x246 or x208.
Grants Pass Nordic Ski Club meets on the first
Thursday of the month, November through
April, at the Newman Methodist Church at
7th and B Streets in Grants Pass at 7 pm. Ski
outings are on Saturdays. Listings are on the
snow phone at 541-592-4977.
Greater Applegate Community Development
Corporation meets the second Wednesday
of each month at 6:00 pm at Applegate Fire
District Station 1 on North Applegate Road.
For more information, call 541-245-4741 or
go to www.gacdc.org.
Josephine County Soil and Water Conservation
District (SWCD) meets Thursdays at 6 pm.
For meeting information, call 541-474-6840.
Ruch Library Hours
Sunday.........................................................closed
Monday.......................................................closed
Tuesday............................................11 am - 5 pm
Wednesday..................................................closed
Thursday...........................................1 pm - 7 pm
Friday ...........................................................closed
Saturday..........................................12 pm - 4 pm
(Storytime will be held Tuesdays at 11 am.)
Sanctuary One is open to the public for farm
tours every Wednesday and Saturday at 10
am. Recommended donation is $5. Please
check out our website for details: www.
SanctuaryOne.org and call to reserve a spot.
541-899-8627.
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“ Black and white or PVC pipe wrapped in razor wire,” by J.D. Rogers
Applegate Outback, “Those cattle gates from Hell” by Bob Fischer
“The House of Cords” by Paula Rissler
Dirty fingernails and all, “Recycling in your garden” by Sioux Rogers
“New forest supervisor selected”
“Leading the charge: Chevy Volt” car review by Greeley Wells
“Green light for the Woodland Charter School”
“Federal forecast predicts fewer wildfires in West this year”
“ ‘Working’ to be kickoff production in RCC’s new theater”
“46th Annual Children’s Festival at Britt Festival Grounds”
Current list of advertisers
More paragliding photos
More Negro Ben cabin photos
Sandy Shaffer receives
Bill MacKenzie Community
Service Award
Southern Oregon Beekeepers Association meets
the first Monday of each month, 7:30 pm, at
the OSU extension. For more information,
please contact sobeekeepers@gmail.com.
T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every
Monday morning at Applegate Church,
18960 North Applegate Road (at the corner
of Hwy. 238 and N. Applegate Road).
Weigh-in starts at 8:30 am; the meeting starts
at 9:00 am. Come join us!
Williams Creek Watershed Council Meetings:
fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm at
the Williams Creek Fire Station. The Public
is welcome. For more information, call 541-
846-9175.
Williams Grange Pancake Breakfast, second
Sunday of each month, 8:30 to 11:00,
followed by the Bluegrass Jam, 11:00 to 1:00.
Closed July and August. 20100 Williams
Hwy, near Tetherow Rd. Information 541-
846-6844.
Williams Grange #399 Business Meeting,
second Tuesday of each month, 7:00 pm.
20100 Williams Hwy, near Tetherow Rd.
Information 541-846-6844.
Williams Library Hours
Sunday.........................................................closed
Monday.......................................................closed
Tuesday........................................1:30 pm - 4 pm
Wednesday..................................1:30 pm - 4 pm
Thursday......................................................closed
Friday...........................................................closed
Saturday..........................................12 pm - 4 pm
Williams Rural Fire Protection District
Meetings: fourth Wednesday of the month
at 7 pm at the Williams Fire Department.
Women Helping Other Women (WHOW)
meets the second Tuesday of the month at
10036 Hwy 238 (Gyda Lane) at 6:30 pm
for a potluck meeting to plan work parties
at each other’s homes. New members are
welcome. For more information, call Thalia
Truesdell at 541-899-8741 or Sioux Rogers
at 541-846-7736.
Wonder Neighborhood Watch Meetings: second
Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm, Wonder
Bible Chapel.
Friends of Ruch Library Board of Directors
meets monthly. Check with the Ruch Library
for schedule. 541-899-7438.
Send your calendar information to gater@applegater.org.
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Community Calendar listings.
“ The things that will destroy America are prosperity-
at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of
duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick
theory of life. ” —Theodore Roosevelt
Max Bennett presents the annual Community Service Award to Sandy Shaffer.
The Bill MacKenzie Community
Service Award recognizes woodland
owners, natural resource professionals,
and other community members who
have provided outstanding service to the
woodland owner and/or natural resources
communities and the public at large in
southern Oregon. The award is named
after the late Bill MacKenzie, onetime
president of the Jackson Small Woodlands
Association who went on to be president of
the Oregon Small Woodlands Association.
The award jury includes Marty Main, Small
Woodland Services; Lee Winslow, Oregon
Department of Forestry; Bill Collins,
Oregon Small Woodlands Association;
and Max Bennett, Oregon State University
Extension Service.
This year’s award was given to
Applegate Valley resident Sandy Shaffer
during the Jackson-Josephine Small
Woodlands Association’s annual meeting
on January 19. Sandy moved to southern
Oregon with her husband Don from the
San Francisco Bay Area in 1999. Since
then, she has been remarkably active in
the community wildfire protection arena.
Sandy co‐led the development of
the Applegate Fire Plan—the nation’s
first Community Wildfire Protection
Plan, covering all lands in the 500,000-
acre Applegate Watershed. The fire
plan addresses fire suppression and
protection, fuels reduction, and emergency
communications. Fueled by a commitment
to extensive public outreach and education,
Sandy and other volunteers on the fire plan
team convened 40 public meetings in ten
months. Ultimately, the development of
the plan involved 28 different partners,
ranging from government agencies to
community groups. The team was awarded
a National Fire Plan grant in October
2001, and the plan was printed ten months
later—an impressive accomplishment.
Some of the results of the fire plan: Over
18,000 federal acres were treated, 600-plus
homes now have defensible space, and 50
neighborhood telephone trees were set
up for emergency communications. The
ultimate result is a community that is aware
of, and is adapting to, wildfire.
Sandy broadened her efforts to
become active in the development of
the Jackson County Fire Plan, including
the Jackson-Josephine local coordinating
group, the outreach and education
committee, and fuels committees. A
recent notable effort, one among many,
is her leadership of a survey of Wildland
Urban Interface residents in portions of
Jackson County that produced some very
valuable insights into resident attitudes and
activities around wildlife.
Sandy’s skills and experience are
recognized regionally: she has served on the
Western Governor’s forest health advisory
committee and several subcommittees
since 2003, helped with the National
Fire Plan’s ten-year implementation plan,
and is currently working with a team that
is devising a cohesive national wildfire
strategy.
Sandy is a can‐do person, a passionate
advocate of collaboration, and a tireless
volunteer. She exemplifies the spirit of
service that the Bill MacKenzie award
honors.
Max Bennett • 541-776-7371 ext. 221
Forestry/Natural Resources Agent
OSU Extension Service
Jackson-Josephine Counties