2 Winter 2012 Applegater
A huge T HANK Y OU for the generosity of all the recent donors
who returned their donation envelopes or donated online
Sustainers
Anonymous
Contributors
Christopher Bratt, Applegate, OR
Ms. Tracy Lamblin, Jacksonville, OR
Maggie Purves, Grants Pass, OR
Mark Wheeler
Supporters
Anonymous (3)
Hope Robertson & Neal Anderson,
Jacksonville, OR
Kristin & Charles Biechler, Jacksonville, OR
J.L. Bloom, Berkeley, CA
Judy Crowe, Grants Pass, OR
Sara Katz, Williams, OR
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Lansing, San Rafael, CA
Joe & Suzanne Lavine, Grants Pass, OR
Ivan Lund, Jacksonville, OR
Dennis & Michelle Matzen,
Jacksonville, OR
Karen Markman & Thomas Mitchell,
Applegate, OR
Dan Racataian, Williams, OR
Drummond & Debbie Rennie,
Jacksonville, OR
Joe & Rosemary West, Jacksonville, OR
Mary Cochran Wolk in honor of Robert
Wolk’s birthday, Murphy, OR
Connie Young, Salem, OR
South Bay Timber, Williams, OR
Applegate Valley Garden Club,
Jacksonville, OR
Williams Grange, Williams, OR
The Chapmans, Applegate, OR
Sponsors
Anonymous (102)
Joan Adraktas, Grants Pass, OR
Robert & Mary Jo Alsenz, Applegate, OR
Hal Anthony, Grants Pass, OR
Steve Armitage, Ashland, OR
Armstrong Family, Jacksonville, OR
Aura Standard Schnauzers, Grants Pass, OR
Chris Bailey, Applegate, OR
Sue Bailey, Jacksonville, OR
Teri Auker & Geoff Becker, Applegate, OR
J. Bellamy, Grants Pass, OR
D&C Berry, Grants Pass, OR
Wanda Billings, Littlefield, TX
Jon Boswell, Jacksonville, OR
Steve & Shellie Boyd, Grants Pass, OR
Donald Brandeau, Williams, OR
Cheryl Bruner, Williams, OR
Anne Bryan, Murphy, OR
Ivan Buddenhagen, Buddenhagen
Family Farm, Murphy, OR
Les Burgwardt, Henderson, NV
Shannon & Larry Buscho, Applegate, OR
Louise Butler, Pahoa, HI
Nicky Caballera, Williams, OR
David & Barbara Kostal Calahan,
Jacksonville, OR
Rose Cassano, Grants Pass, OR
Gaye Cavanah, Williams, OR
Donna Chickering, Grants Pass, OR
Ellen Cholewa, Jacksonville, OR
Sara & Mike Christian, Jacksonville, OR
Anne & Orville Clay, Williams, OR
Dave & Deb Clayton, Jacksonville, OR
Bill & Marion Collins, Gold Hill, OR
Jim & Leta Collord, Elko, NV
Diana Coogle, Applegate, OR
Lori Cooper, Williams, OR
Marilyn Corum, Jacksonville, OR
Randy Bogardus & Randy Costello,
Jacksonville, OR
Dennis & Barbara Crawford, Williams, OR
Bill Crooks, Grants Pass, OR
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Cross, Williams, OR
Dan the Backhoe Man, Williams, OR
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Deltour, Williams, OR
Barbara Sommers & Peter Dittler,
Grants Pass, OR
Steve & Karli Durham, Applegate, OR
John Dutcher, Medford, OR
Betty Edgar, Williams, OR
Wilson Edinger, Medford, OR
Audrey Eldridge, Jacksonville, OR
DeAnna Ertel in Ladybug’s memory,
Williams, OR
Neil Eskra, Murphy, OR
Judith Falconer, Grants Pass, OR
Mrs. Donald Fine, Grants Pass, OR
Gary & Donna Finkbiner, Applegate, OR
J&D Fleming, Grants Pass, OR
Rex & Jeanne Fletcher, Applegate, OR
Laird Funk, Williams, OR
Donita Reed Gerald, Jacksonville, OR
K&J Gilliland, Applegate, OR
Dan & Kristin Ginther, Williams, OR
Elaine Gipson, Applegate, OR
Gisela & Jim, Grants Pass, OR
Bonnie Grant, Medford, OR
Michelle Bienick & Brian Hannagan,
Williams, OR
Craig Harper, Medford, OR
Mr. & Mrs. Mervin Hartman,
Grants Pass, OR
Josephine Hays, Williams, OR
Larry & Denise Helton, Grants Pass, OR
Peter Henry, Williams, OR
Bob & Crystal Hookland, Grants Pass, OR
Arthur Howard, Jacksonville, OR
Bryan Hunter, Williams, OR
Integrity Print Management, Jacksonville, OR
Alice Lamoree & Peter Johnson,
Jacksonville, OR
Scot Jones, Grants Pass, OR
Rona & Vaughn Jones, Applegate, OR
Mike & Dolores Joyce, Applegate, OR
I. Teresa Kasza, Grants Pass, OR
Kilroy
Louise Klein, Jacksonville, OR
David Knight, Applegate, OR
Jim & Cathie Krois, Williams, OR
Janette Laubhan, Grants Pass, OR
Rick & Ellen Levine, Applegate, OR
Lynn & Lorraine Levitt, Williams, OR
Rick & Anna Lewis, Grants Pass, OR
Delores & Gary Lisman, Jacksonville, OR
David & Jennifer Lorenzen, Grants Pass, OR
Barbara Lowe, Jacksonville, OR
Mary Lumsden, Jacksonville, OR
Michael Maas, Wilderville, OR
Sue & Frank Maesen, Jacksonville, OR
Carl & Pat Matschke, Grants Pass, OR
Bonnie Matthews, Williams, OR
Mary K. McCabe, Grants Pass, OR
Ms. Colleen McNamer, Grants Pass, OR
Leslie Lee & Dennis Meiners,
Jacksonville, OR
Some Applegaters are missing!
Were they abducted by aliens and taken away in a spaceship? Where have these
Applegaters gone?
Why do we think these people are missing? Because, after our recent fundraising
drive, we are still approximately $6,000 short of our goal to finance the Applegater
for 2012. With the rising cost of printing and postage we need YOU—the rest of
the Applegate readers—to please send in your donations. $5 is all we need from each
household to enable the Applegater to be published for another year. Some readers
sent in more than $5—this is appreciated by us and those who can’t afford to donate
at the present time.
Is the paper not valuable to residents to find out what is happening in the Applegate
Watershed? Do people use the informative maps and other information that you find
only in the Applegater? Are they using the paper for fire starters? Puppy training?
Take a minute and send in your $5 donation today. All donations to the Applegater
are tax-deductible.
Don’t make us send Guido after you… Thank you!
Board of Directors, Applegater Newspaper
Marc & Katie Michel, Jacksonville, OR
Karen Mitchell, Jacksonville, OR
Joe Mollo, Murphy, OR
Kathleen Moore, Jacksonville, OR
Dorothy Mosher, Applegate, OR
Mount Neveracostanza Climbers,
OR, WA, NM
Carol & Joe Neil, Applegate, OR
Barbara Nelson, Williams, OR
Louise Nicholson, Applegate, OR
Lee & Kristin O’Driscoll, Jacksonville, OR
Joseph Orrio, Grants Pass, OR
Sandra Park, Jacksonville, OR
Tom & Marie Parsons, Williams, OR
P.D. Small Excavating, Murphy, OR
Maya Page & Mike Pearce, Santa Fe, NM
Miss Pickle, Grants Pass, OR
Barbara Porter, Crossville, TN
Alan & Diana Potts, Jacksonville, OR
Clara Pursel, Eagle Point, OR
Quchyal Dance, Grants Pass, OR
Peg Regester, Williams, OR
Heidi Wolfe & Bryce Remington,
Applegate, OR
Nathan & Cheryl Riffle, Applegate, OR
John & Bonnie Rinaldi, Jacksonville, OR
Paula Rissler, Applegate, OR
Doris Ritzinger, Williams, OR
Robert Burstein Construction,
Williams, OR
Norm & Carol Robinson, Tucson, AZ
Jim & Shirley Rogers, Fairfield Bay, AR
Su Rolle, Ashland, OR
Charlene Rush, Wilderville, OR
Peter & Karen Salant, Jacksonville, OR
Paul & Suzanne Sarganis, Jacksonville, OR
Mary Saxton-Dunn, Jacksonville, OR
Bob Scheel, Grants Pass, OR
Walt & Joyce Schmidt, Jacksonville, OR
Jeff Sebastian, Williams, OR
Anne Jones & Ted Shallcross, Applegate, OR
Robert & Bonnie Shaw, Grants Pass, OR
Tony Sheets, Murphy, OR
Martha Shonkwiler, Grants Pass, OR
Earl Showerman, Jacksonville, OR
Silver Creek Landscape, Grants Pass, OR
Nancy Smith, Rogue River, OR
Lucia & Peter, Smith, Jacksonville, OR
Joe O. Smith, Grants Pass, OR
Daniel Newberry & Caroline Spear,
Jacksonville, OR
Ingeborg Stonequist, Grants Pass, OR
Judy Straus, Grants Pass, OR
Talya Tapper, Deephaven, MN
Marilyn Terry, Williams, OR
Steve & Elaine Thomas, Grants Pass, OR
Janice & Frank Thornquest, Murphy, OR
Paul & Janis Tipton, Applegate, OR
Daena & Michael Tougher, Ruch, OR
David & Elaine Trump, Grants Pass, OR
Jack Van Syoc, Grants Pass, OR
Jon & Darlene von Leden, Los Angeles, CA
Verla & Rusty Wall, Grants Pass, OR
Richard Waring, Corvallis, OR
Rob & Marly White, Grants Pass, OR
Lu & Jan Wilt, Jacksonville, OR
R.C. Wolin, Wolf Creek, OR
Bob & Marcia Zellman, Jacksonville, OR
Mark & Joan Zumwalt, Grants Pass, OR
Craig & Anny Zweifel, 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.
Patron - over $1000
Sustainer $501 - $1000
Contributor $201 - $500
Supporter $51 - $200
Sponsor $5 - $50
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.
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 April 1.
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