2 Fall 2014 Applegater
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who made our
20th Birthday Bash
such a success!
Photos by Greeley Wells
CANTRALL-BUCKLEY
New picnic area restrooms
Jackson County Parks will take the
lead in designing, funding, and building
new restrooms in the picnic area down by
the river. Oregon Parks and Recreation
will assist with funding. Construction will
begin in fall 2015. Cost of the restroom
project will be around $200,000.
Community support
As you all know, our park is funded and
supported by the Applegate community.
Your user fees and donations have been 100
percent dedicated to park maintenance and
improvements. Because of your support,
the park has been putting money in the
bank. But a lot more will be needed to
get these projects off the ground. We’ve
already identified several foundations that
will work with us. The kicker—they all
require some level of community financial
and labor involvement before they’ll fork
over the big bucks.
Target: $30,000
So, we think $30,000 is a reasonable
goal for us to raise locally. The remainder
($20,000) will be made up with grants.
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Applegate businesses
We’re going to start with all of our
valley businesses. We’ll be visiting you
with a detailed proposal and site design
and asking for your help. All businesses
that make a contribution of $1,000 or
more will be permanently recognized for
their contribution in a prominent place
at the park entrance. If you’re a business
owner and you’d like to get ahead of the
curve, feel free to jump in right now. We’ve
already started a playground bank account
and all funds will be deposited there.
All donated monies are tax-deductible.
The Greater Applegate Community
Development Corporation (GACDC), a
501(c)(3) nonprofit, will immediately send
you an IRS-friendly receipt. Simply mail
your check to GACDC, PO Box 3107,
Applegate, OR 97530.
If you’re in the construction business,
you can also expect a call. From you, we’ll
be soliciting help with the site preparation,
ground material, and construction for the
playground. This will come later in the
year. Construction contributors also will
be properly acknowledged in the park for
your good work. A receipt for donated in-
kind labor will be immediately sent to you.
Citizen contributions
A grand raffle is in the works. Some
prominent businesses will be offering
valuable prizes. You’ll start to see volunteers
at several of the local growers’ markets and
other public locations around the valley
selling chances to win.
We’ll be holding a couple of fund-
raisers in conjunction with the project.
Planning has begun; more on this later.
And finally, we’re looking for
individual and family donations from our
residents. Cantrall-Buckley Park is virtually
our only public access to the beautiful
Applegate River. Improvements to the park
benefit us all. We’d all like to avoid a mail
campaign (besides being really annoying,
it’s hard work and very expensive), so we’d
be just as happy if you could mail in a check
to help us get going. Write your check to
GACDC and mail it to PO Box 3107,
Applegate, OR 97530. We have a special
account set up dedicated to the playground
Tom Carstens joins the Applegater editorial committee
Tom Carstens has been writing articles for the Applegater for
ten years, so it seems only fitting that he should join the ranks
of the Applegater’s editorial committee. This committee makes
the final decisions about whether articles are appropriate for
publication, makes sure that no questions are left unanswered,
clears up ambiguities, and, when called upon, can fine-tune with
the best of them.
Tom has volunteered for other organizations in the valley,
having served as a volunteer firefighter, a board member of the
Greater Applegate Community Development Corporation, a
board member of the Applegate Trails Association, and a volunteer
with the Britt Music Festival. Tom currently is on the Cantrall-
Buckley Park Committee and is vice president of the Northwest
Rafting Association.
A retired Marine Corps aviator, these days Tom gets his thrills
motorcycling, dirt biking, skiing, and white-water kayaking. He is
a recent graduate of Southern Oregon University’s Environmental
Studies Program and believes that his conservative values are a good
fit with the conservation ethic of the Applegate Valley. He and his
wife Kathy built their energy-efficient home on Billy Mountain.
project, so your money will go directly to
this fund. A receipt acknowledging your
tax-deductible contribution will be sent to
you. We will publicize our fund status so
everyone can see how we’re doing. Private
donors who contribute $100 to $1,000
will be prominently recognized in the park.
Remember: All donations support a
nonprofit 501(c)(3) community project
and are tax-deductible!
Want to join a great team?
The Park Committee is really excited
about this project. If you like our ideas and
think you might be able to help out, we’d
love to have you join us. This invitation
also goes out to regular park users—you
really know what’s needed!
If you’re as enthusiastic about this
as we are, please go to www.gacdc.org to
sign up.
What a terrific opportunity to pitch
in and give your community a helping
hand. Thank you!
Tom Carstens • 541-846-1025
Dave Laananen
david.laananen@asu.edu
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