16 Spring 2016 Applegater
NONPROFIT NEWS AND UPDATES
— Applegate Valley Community Grange —
Bingo is a happening at the Grange
every third Sunday of the month from 4
to 7 pm for $1 per game. Game proceeds
are split evenly between winning players
and the house. Occasional “on the spot”
prizes and “specials” will be awarded for
some games. Snacks and beverages are
available, so bring your friends and have
a great time at the Applegate Grange at
3901 Upper Applegate Road, four miles
south of Ruch.
Coming Sunday, April 17, is
the 2016 Spring Fair and Plants Sale
from 11 am to 3 pm. Bring your friends
and family and enjoy artwork displays;
music; vendors with local plants, nursery
stock (including heritage apple trees),
and gardening products; arts and crafts;
and locally produced food products and
handmade items (including hand-printed
scarves and handmade dolls). There will
be silent auction items to benefit future
Grange fairs, and educational stations
to learn about spring gardening in
the Applegate Valley, how to attract
Monarch butterflies and other beneficial
pollinators, and how to identify invasive
plants. There will also be activities and a
play space for children. You can visit the
Grange snack bar for food and beverages
available to purchase.
So follow the signs from Ruch to
3901 Upper Applegate Road, where
admission and parking are free.
Meet your local producers,
artists, vendors, musicians, community
members, and neighbors. You’ll have a
great time enjoying the vibrant culture
of our community and be supporting our
growing local Applegate Valley economy
at the same time.
This is also a call for more interested
crafters, vendors, musicians, educational
stations, and artists to display their work.
Call or email me for more information.
Janis Mohr-Tipton
541-846-7501
janismohrtipton48@frontier.com
— Applegate Food Pantry —
The Applegate Food Pantry would
like to thank everyone for their donations
through the holidays. They made a big
difference. We would also like to thank
the students at Ruch School for holding
a canned food drive and the school for
allowing us to run the food pantry from
the back of the cafeteria. Thank you
also to the Ruch Country Store for their
weekly donations.
I personally want to thank the
volunteers who help keep the panty
running smoothly. To all of our clients
who come each week: thanks for being
patient with us when we are running
behind schedule for some reason.
Please remember when you come
to the pantry to drive slowly through
school grounds and leave your cigarettes
behind. Smoking is not allowed on
school property.
Also, as you go through the line
to get your perishable items, produce,
and bread, remember that there will be
others behind you, even if they are not
there yet. People usually show up later
in the morning.
The pantry’s hours of
operation are Mondays from 9:30 to
11 am. Sign-ins are not allowed after 11
am. We are closed the last Monday of
each month and any Monday that Ruch
School is in session.
Charlotte Knott
Applegate Food Pantry Manager
541-899-8381
— Williams Grange —
Here is the current lineup of
activities at Williams Grange:
Mondays—Abby’s yoga from 9 to
10:30 am.
Tuesdays—Zumba from 9 to 10
am; men’s group at 7 pm (every second
and fourth Tuesday).
Wednesdays—Alix’s yoga from 7:30
am to 9:30 am; Cass’s yoga from 6 to
7:30 pm.
Thursdays—Zumba from 9 to
10 am; Ecstatic Dance with Kris from
5:30 to 8:30 pm (no class every fourth
Thursday); OSGG at 7 pm (every fourth
Thursday); aikido class for kids from 2:30
to 3:30 pm, and for older children from
4 to 5 pm (for more information, call
Michelle at 541-244-1885).
Fridays—Cassidy’s yoga from 9 to
10:30 am.
The Grange is available year-
round to rent for classes or events like
birthdays and meetings. Contact Sandi
Brown for cost and details, as well as
contact numbers for class instructors and
new classes added after this issue of the
Applegater has been printed.
Pancake breakfasts are held
every second Sunday from 8:30 to 11 am
with a bluegrass jam from 11 am to 1 pm.
Upcoming dates are March 13, April 10,
and May 8 (Mother’s Day).
There are various other activities
during the year. For more information,
visit www.facebook.com/pages/Williams-
Grange/113382085361984 or contact
Sandi Brown at goldenpaw7@aol.com or
541-846-6919. Williams Grange is
located at 20100 Williams Highway in
Williams, just before Tetherow Road.
Please drive slowly.
Sandi Brown
goldenpaw7@aol.com
541-846-6919
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— Pacifica —
Pacifica is 420 preserved
acres of forest and field, pond
and trails located 2.3 miles from
Highway 238 on Water Gap
Road toward Williams in the
Applegate Valley. You’re welcome
anytime during daylight hours to
visit and enjoy Pacifica’s five to
seven miles of trails on horseback
or foot, go fishing, have a picnic,
go bird-watching (March - May
are superb), and enjoy the spring
wildflowers…coming soon! You
can also make arrangements
to stay in the unique, historic
Pond House, which sleeps 12.
Pacifica’s events and activities can
be viewed on our website at www.
pacificagarden.org.
This spring we are
excited to start working toward
real bathrooms at Pacifica. We
need community matching
funds to start the likely year-long
process. To help with this effort, we are
selling “I Support Pacifica” cards for your
vehicle for $25. Although we won’t tow
your car away if you don’t have a card(!),
we will appreciate your show of support
by displaying one. You can get a card by
sending your name, street address, email
address, and a $25 check to Pacifica, PO
Box 1, Williams, OR 97544.
A n d i n s p r i n g d o n’t f o r g e t
Forestfarm@Pacifica for a great selection
of interesting plants, from butterfly
plants to fruit plants, drought plants to
shade. With a selection of 5,000 kinds of
plants, Forestfarm is one of the foremost
mail-order nurseries in the country. You
can order plants online, by phone at
541-846-7269, or pick them up Monday
through Friday from 9 am to 3 pm. The
nursery will also be open from 9 am to
2 pm on these Saturdays: April 16, 23,
and 30, and May 7 and 14.
We were fortunate and very thankful
to have a wonderful team of Americorps
volunteers assist us for two weeks this
winter (see photo of the handy stairs that
they built). We would also like to thank
the Kinsman Foundation for helping us
to replace the leaking roof on the Pond
House and the Oregon Community
Foundation for helping us to replace
the leaking roof on the Cedar Center—
both just before (thank goodness) our
wonderful winter rains started.
The Pacifica Arts Guild has also
been busy. If you would like to become a
supporter (no membership fee, just some
volunteer time, if possible, or offering a
class), please email peg@pacificagarden.
org to be put on the list. You will then
receive notices of classes and the free Art
Sunday activities (the third Sunday of
each month) at Pacifica.
We are introducing a Skill-
Pacifica is grateful to the Americorps volunteers,
pictured above, who built these stairs.
Exchange and Learn-Share: free “class”
get-togethers where everyone learns and
everyone helps. We’ll try to always have at
least one knowledgeable person present.
If you’d like to take a class, teach a class,
or share a skill, we’ll help in any way we
can (with supplies, advertising, etc.). Just
decide on a time, the amount of money
you would like to make (if any), and the
minimum number of people you would
like to attend. Everyone is clambering
for classes, so think about it! The list of
classes will be on Pacifica’s website at
www.pacificagarden.org.
The Arts Guild is sponsoring
its Fourth Annual Sculpture Contest.
This year’s theme is Earth and Sky (and
anything that lives there). Sculptures
will be due by June 24. The sculptures
will be on display from June 26 through
30. On June 26 there will also be a fun
free session of cairn building. Anyone,
any age, can do this, so put it on your
calendar and come have some fun
building your own sculpture.
This summer Pacifica is also working
on a buzzing Pollinator Garden and an
exciting Children’s Adventure Garden.
One station of the children’s area is a
small barn that we’ll need help building.
Please come and join in a mini barn
raising tentatively scheduled for the
weekend of July 16.
Wish list: A golf cart (with or
without utility bed) would be a great
help. But, what we wish for most when
we blow out the candles are volunteers.
We need a few volunteers (no special
requirements or hours) to help us preserve
and enhance Pacifica’s natural beauty and
potential. If you are interested, please call
us at 541-846-1100.
Peg Prag • 541-846-1100
peg@pacificagarden.org
National celebration to
welcome home all veterans
who served during the period
of the Vietnam War.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 • 10 am to 2 pm
A barbecue lunch, service providers, and guests speakers will be at the event.
Please come and show your support. All are welcome!
Riverside Park Trevillian Pavilion • 304 SE Park Street • Grants Pass, OR
Grants Pass Vet Center • 541-479-6912
