Applegater
Community Calendar
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.
Friends of Ruch Library Board of Directors
meets monthly. Check with the Ruch Library
for schedule. 541-899-7438.
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.)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Applegate Lake Cub Scouts Pack #18 (Ruch
Region) Outdoor activity (fishing, rafting,
hikes, etc.) the first Friday of each month;
regular meeting the third Friday of each
month. Upper Applegate Grange from 10 am
to 1 pm. All boys in grades first through fifth
including homeschoolers, Ruch students, and
non-Ruch students are welcome. For more
information, contact Cub Leader Vic Agnifili
at 541-899-1717.
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.
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!
Upper Applegate Grange #239 Business
meetings: second Thursday at 7:30 pm.
Potluck/Social meetings: fourth Friday at
7:30 pm, open to the public. Join us for
informative meetings, fun and involvement
in community service. Sponsors of Cub Scout
Pack Troop #18. Call 541- 899-6987.
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.
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Winter 2012 3
Applegater
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Check these out—
only on our website
• “House of Blue Lights,” another
adventure with J.D. Rogers and his gang.
• More photos of Webco Mill fire.
• Melissa Matthewson’s essay about
Yale Creek Ranch and Tim and Beth
Franklin.
• Greeley Wells’ photo of Applegate
Lake in early winter.
Winter masthead
photo credit
Jerry Rainforth took this issue’s
masthead photo of snow-laden pyracantha
berries on Georgia Applegate’s property in
Williams.
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