4 Winter 2014 Applegater
Community Calendar
Alcoholics Anonymous. Open meeting
every Wednesday at 7 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 September through May,
usually Thursday evenings or Saturday
mornings at Bethany Presbyterian
Church. Membership is open to those
holding an associate of arts degree or
higher from an accredited college or
university. Contact Susan Riell at riells@
sbcglobal.net or 541-956-2159, or Linda
Rahberger at lr97526@gmail.com or
541-659-4669. Visit grantspass-or.aauw.
net, Facebook and Pinterest.
Applegate Christian Fellowship. For service
times, call 541-899-8732 24/7.
Applegate Fire District Board of Directors
meets on the third Wednesday of each
month at Station 1, 18489 North
Applegate Road at 7:30 pm, except for
March, April and May, when meetings
are held at Headquarters, 1095 Upper
Applegate Road. For more information,
call 541-899-1050.
Applegate Food Pantry, located behind
Ruch School, is open most Mondays
from 11:30 to 1 pm. Call Arlene at
541-951-6707.
Applegate 4-H Swine Club meets on
Tuesdays 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 at 1095 Upper
Applegate Road at 6 pm. New members
are welcome. For more information, call
Bob Fischer 541-846-6218.
Applegate Library is open Tuesday and
Friday from 2 to 6 pm and Saturday from
10 am to 2 pm. Storytime is Tuesday at
2:30 pm. 18485 North Applegate Road.
Applegate Neighborhood Network (ANN)
meets 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 fourth Thursday of
the month at the Applegate Library. For
more information, call 541-899-9982.
Applegate Valley Community Grange meets
the second Sunday of each month for a
potluck and a business meeting. Call
541-846-7501 for times. 3901 Upper
Applegate Road.
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 seniors (60-
plus) to enjoy a nutritious, hot meal
served at 11:30 am Monday through
Friday at the Jacksonville IOOF Hall
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 or
receiving meals, call Food & Friends at
541-664-6674, x246 or x208.
Friends of Ruch Library Board of Directors
meets on the first Thursday of each
month at 6:30 pm at Ruch Library. All
are welcome. 541-899-7438.
Grants Pass Nordic Ski Club meets on the
first Thursday of the month, November
through April, at Elmer’s, 175 NE Agness
Avenue, Grants Pass, at 6 pm. Ski outings
are on Saturdays. Listings are on the
snow phone at 541-592-4977.
Greater Applegate Communit y
Development Corporation meets the
second Wednesday of January, April,
July and October at 6 pm at Applegate
Fire District Station 1, 18489 North
Applegate Road. For more information,
go to www.gacdc.org.
Jose phine Count y Soil and Water
Conser vation District (SWCD)
meets Thursdays at 6 pm. For meeting
information, call 541-474-6840.
Ruch Library is open Tuesday from 11 am
to 5 pm, Thursday from 1 to 7 pm, and
Saturday from 12 to 4 pm. Storytime is
Tuesday at 11 am. 7919 Highway 238.
Sanctuary One is open to the public for farm
tours every Wednesday and Saturday,
10:30 am to noon. Minimum donation
is $10. Reservations are required.
Call 541-899-8627 or email info@
sanctuaryone.org.
Siskiyou Audubon Society ( free program)
meets the second Tuesday of each month,
September - June, at 6:30 pm at Grants
Pass High School cafeteria (Room 611),
830 NE 9th Street, and features expert
birding scientists and bird biologists.
Refreshments served. More information:
John Taylor 541-476-9846.
Southern Oregon Beekeepers Association
meets the first Monday of each month
at 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 Highway 238). Weigh-
in starts at 8:30 am; the meeting starts at
9:00 am. Come join us!
Williams Creek Watershed Council meets
the fourth Wednesday of each month at
7 pm at the Williams Fire Station. The
public is welcome. For more information,
call 541- 846-9175.
Williams Grange Business Meeting,
second Tuesday of each month, 7 pm.
20100 Williams Highway near Tetherow
Road. For more information, call 541-
846-6844.
Williams Grange Pancake Breakfast,
second Sunday of each month, 8:30 to
11 am, followed by the Bluegrass Jam,
11 am to 1 pm. Closed July and August.
20100 Williams Highway near Tetherow
Road. For more information, call 541-
846-6844.
Williams Librar y is open Tuesday,
Wednesday and Saturday from 1 to 5
pm. Stories, crafts and skill-sharing every
Tuesday at 3:45 pm and Saturday at 2
pm. All ages welcome at free programs
by local volunteers. Free Wi-Fi 24/7.
20100 Williams Highway. For more
information, call Danielle Schreck at
541-846-7020.
Williams Rural Fire Protection District
meets the 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 Highway 238 (Gyda Lane) at
6:30 pm for a potluck meeting to plan
work parties at each other’s homes.
New members welcome. For more
information, call Thalia Truesdell at
541-899-8741 or Sioux Rogers at 541-
846-7736.
Wonder Neighborhood Watch meets the
second Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm,
Wonder Bible Chapel, 11911 Redwood
Highway, Wilderville.
Send your calendar information to gater@applegater.org.
Announcing
the Applegater’s
First Annual Student Essay
Contest
$100 Visa card for winning entry
from Grange Co-op
The Applegater invites students in board chair and author; Susan Clayton-
the 9th through 12th grades who live in Goldner, award-winning author; Steven
the Applegate Valley to “sharpen their Weaver, Applegate Valley sheep rancher;
pens,” get their creative juices flowing, Rick Williams, English teacher; and
and enter the Applegater’s first annual Julie Ersepke, Grange Co-op marketing
student essay contest. Here is the scoop: manager.
The topic: “Agriculture in the
The winning essay will be published
year 2020 in the Applegate Valley—My around March 1 in the Applegater’s Spring
vision.”
2015 issue.
In 750 words, describe where you
Submit your essays to gater@
think our agriculture industry—from applegater.org. Only email submissions
livestock to crops, or any one specific will be considered. The contest application
crop or animal—is headed, what it will must accompany all entries and can be
look like in five years, why it would be downloaded at www.applegater.org.
this way, and what farmers will have to
Rules and Guidelines, also available
on our website, must be followed.
do to adjust to the changes.
Entrants may include photos
The deadline is midnight,
or other graphics to support their essay. January 26, 2015.
Photos and graphics must be a minimum
We hope that parents and schools
of 5” wide x 3” high at 300 dpi (high will encourage students to enter.
resolution) or “large format.”
We look forward to receiving your
Entries will be judged by our panel, essays! If you have any questions, please
which includes Diana Coogle, Applegater email gater@applegater.org.
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