18 Winter 2012 Applegater
Cantrall-Buckley Park
NEWS
by ed temple
Applegate Valley Days
June 22 – 24, 2012
The Greater Applegate Community
Development Corporation (GACDC)
in partnership with the Applegate Valley
Oregon Vintners Association (AVOVA) is
planning a family-oriented three-day event
to bring community groups together to
celebrate the history, the present and the
future of the Applegate Valley.
The plan is to include as many
community partners as possible having
events throughout the valley at different
locations, all connected and coordinated
to the main event at Cantrall-Buckley Park.
Areas we plan to showcase are:
pioneers, the Gold Rush, timber, farming,
recreation, the wine industry, organic
farming and livability.
Events that are in the planning stages
at this time are:
• Cantrall-Buckley Park: logging
equipment display, gold mining
display and instruction, quilting
display and sales, antique cars, antique
farm equipment, winery pavilion,
arts and crafts, music, food, farmer’s
market, dog agility event, Saturday
night concert.
• A community yard sale at Ruch
Elementary School sponsored by the
“Friends of the Fire District.” Spaces
will be rented; contact Carey at the
fire district for further information at
541-899-1050.
• Hang gliding and paragliding events at
Woodrat Mountain recreation area. A
national event is being held that week.
(http://rvhpa.org)
• Hot air balloon display.
• Car clubs and motorcycle clubs
having poker runs to historical and
recreational areas in Applegate Valley,
ending at Cantrall-Buckley Park.
• Geocache event throughout the valley.
We would also like to see a bicycle
event, a run on the North Applegate
loop and a triathlon at Applegate Lake
if the local existing groups would like to
participate.
There will be tastings, pairings, and
special events at the 19 AVOVA member
wineries that have partnered with GACDC
for Applegate Valley Days. For more
information about AVOVA, see http://
applegatewinetrail.com.
The goal of this very ambitious event
is to:
• Bring our community together.
• Showcase our livability, natural
resources, recreation opportunities
and local products.
• Promote local businesses.
• Increase tourism exposure.
• Raise funds for improvements at
Cantrall-Buckley Park.
• Make this an annual event to fund
community projects in the Applegate
Valley.
As you can imagine, this project will
take a tremendous amount of teamwork,
coordination and cooperation within our
community. Our hope is for individual
groups and businesses to plan and design
events that work best for them and hold
them during this three-day time period, so
we all will get as much exposure as possible
and provide a variety of things to see and
do that will appeal to a large cross section
of people.
GACDC is prepared to do the
organizing, marketing, media promotions
and coordination of the event; however, the
success will depend on community support
and participation.
If you, your club, business or
organization would like to be part of the
very first Applegate Valley Days, please
contact Ed Temple, project director (see
below).
Also, as with any event, there are
costs. Below are some of the projected costs
that we will be looking for sponsorship
assistance. If you or your organization
would like to be part of this very worthwhile
endeavor, it would be greatly appreciated.
Associated costs:
• Banners
• Posters
• Event schedules
• Advertising
• Website creation
• Volunteer costs (t-shirts, hats, meals,
etc.)
Ed Temple • 541-846-7769
Project Director
eltemple@dishmail.net