Applegater Spring 2016
~ FINE PRINT ~
WHO WE ARE
The Applegate Valley Community
N e w s p a p e r, I n c . i s a n o n p r o f i t
501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to
the publication of the Applegater
newsmagazine, which, we feel, reflects
the heart and soul of our community.
Our Mission
The Applegate Valley Community
Newspaper, Inc. (AVCN), provides the
many rural and diverse communities
of the Applegate Watershed with a
communications vehicle, the Applegater
newsmagazine, 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 newsmagazine, 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 to the Applegate Watershed.
Acknowledgements
The Applegater newsmagazine 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 Diana Coogle,
Larry Francis, Margaret della Santina,
and Paul Tipton for copy editing; Diana
Coogle, Kathy Kliewer, Mikell Nielsen,
Debbie and Don Tollefson, and Paul
Tipton for proofing; Karan Dump for
bookkeeping; and webmaster Joe
Lavine.
Board of Directors
Diana Coogle, Chair
Debbie Tollefson, Secretary
Chris Bratt, Treasurer
Barbara Holiday
Don Tollefson
J.D. Rogers (Honorary)
Editorial Committee
Chris Bratt
Tom Carstens
Barbara Holiday, Editor
Sandy Shaffer
Greeley Wells
Rauno Perttu (Honorary)
All articles, stories, opinions and
letters that appear in the Applegater
are the property and opinion of the
author, and not necessarily that of the
Applegater or the Applegate Valley
Community Newspaper, Inc.
PROTECTION OF
COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
All materials submitted for publication
must pertain to the Applegate Valley, be
original (no reprinted articles, please),
and be the intellectual property of the
author unless otherwise credited.
All articles submitted to the Applegater
are subject to edit and publication at the
newsmagazine’s discretion and as space
allows. When too many articles are
submitted to include in any one issue,
some articles may be placed on our
website or held until the following issue.
Letters to the editor must be 450
words or less. Opinion pieces and
articles cannot exceed 700 words.
Community calendar submissions must
be brief.
All photos submitted must be high
resolution (300 dpi) or “large format”
(e.g., 30” x 40”). If you have questions,
email gater@applegater.org.
Photos submitted for the masthead
are on a volunteer basis. Credit is given
in the issue in which it appears, on our
website, and on our Facebook page.
All submissions for the next issue
must be received at gater@applegater.
org by the deadline.
A huge THANKS to
these generous donors
to the Applegater.
PATRON
Maggie Purves Fund of
The Oregon Community Foundation,
Applegate, OR
Greeley Wells, Applegate, OR
CONTRIBUTOR
Neal Anderson and Hope Robertson,
Jacksonville, OR
Evie & Frank Ault, Jacksonville, OR
Mike & Sara Christian,
Jacksonville, OR
John & Bonnie Rinaldi,
Jacksonville, OR
SUPPORTER
Anonymous, Jacksonville, OR
Anonymous, Murphy, OR
Suzanne & Joe Lavine,
Grants Pass, OR
Connie & Walter Lindley,
Williams, OR
Tom Markman & Karen Mitchell,
Applegate, OR
Barbara Yates, Applegate, OR
SPONSOR
Anonymous, Eagle Point, OR
Anonymous, Jacksonville, OR
Betsy Brauer, Jacksonville, OR
Ginger Clayton
Barbara & Bob Finley,
Grants Pass, OR
Michelle Goldfeder, Applegate, OR
Virginia James, Williams, OR
Julie Rex, Williams, OR
Alan & Cindy Voetsch,
Jacksonville, OR
Help us ensure that we have the
ongoing support needed to publish
the Applegater. All contributions are
tax-deductible and receive recognition
in the Applegater.
Patron $1000+
Sustainer $500 - $999
Contributor $200 - $499
Supporter $50 - $199
Sponsor $5 - $49
Please make your checks payable to
Applegater and mail to:
P.O. Box 14
Jacksonville, OR 97530
Donors: We strive to ensure that our
donor list is accurate. Please contact
us if there are errors or omissions.
PERSONAL MAILING LABEL
One year: $14.99
Two years: $24.99
Mail us a check or pay online at
www.applegater.org.
Advertisers !
We can help you reach your
market. The Applegater is the only
newsmagazine covering the entire
Applegate Valley.
With a circulation of 11,000 and
a readership of more than 20,000, we
cover Jacksonville, Ruch, Applegate,
Williams, Murphy, Wilderville, Wonder,
Jerome Prairie, and areas of Medford and
Grants Pass.
For more information, contact:
Ron Turpen • 541-601-1867
ron.turpen@gmail.com
Next deadline:
May 1
3
APWC: Working hard to meet its mission
BY JANELLE DUNLEVY
It has been
five years since the
Applegate Partnership
& Watershed Council
(APWC) lost project
manager Tim Franklin
to a devastating vehicle
crash in the Applegate.
We h a v e l e a r n e d
many things the hard
way since then, and
appreciate the hard work
and dedication required
On Humbug Creek at the Highway 238 bridge,
to develop successful
invasive reed canary grass was removed.
projects in a watershed
With the help of Middle Rogue Steelheaders and
that is 493,000 acres
Applegate School students, the streambank was
with multiple counties
stabilized and additional plants were added.
and a checkerboard of
publicly and privately managed lands.
in Medford, gave us an informative
The APWC mission is “to promote and entertaining presentation about
ecosystem health across the Applegate southern Oregon’s unique climate. Did
watershed through stewardship, you know that we are at the northern
education, and restoration carried extent of a Mediterranean climate with
out in partnership with landowners, warm summers in comparison to the
agencies, and other interested parties Mediterranean’s hot summers, and we
while contributing to local economic and have a high pressure system during the
community well-being.” We are striving summer and winter that creates our
to embody our mission by providing dry summer and wet winter? Our next
the community with a quarterly lecture lecture will provide the community
series that brings local professionals to with information on native species
the valley and provides information recovery, including coho salmon, beaver
on current natural resource issues and restoration, and other species that we
projects that employ local contractors encounter in the Applegate. The lecture‘s
and supplies when possible.
date and location will be announced via
We are entering our second full year flyers, our website and Facebook page,
of our lecture series. We have provided the Applegater Facebook page, emails,
the community with presentations on and other social media tools.
the impact of fire on our landscape,
The Third Annual APWC-
climate trends and projections, invasive sponsored Film Festival at Red Lily
weeds, and the monarch butterfly. Vineyards will be held on Wednesday,
During the most recent lecture in August 10. The film is yet to be
January 2016, presenter Ryan Sandler, determined, and we are open to
with the National Weather Service
See APWC MISSION, page 19
FROM THE EDITOR
Dear Readers,
Welcome to 2016 and our Commerce
and Community issue.
So many articles, so little space!
Briefly, our feature articles highlight food
businesses in the Applegate (pages 12 and
13), the Williams community (page 12),
community members who give back (page
23), and community education (page 23).
And you can read how Applegate and
Ruch school students contribute to the
community (page 22).
Enjoy this latest issue. And, as
always, feel free to send us your comments.
We listen.
Barbara Holiday • gater@applegater.org
Masthead photo credit
Kathy Kliewer of Williams shot these
beautiful, colorful poppies in Ashland
last spring. Thanks, Kathy!
Editorial Calendar
ISSUE
DEADLINE
SUMMER (June-Aug) ......May 1
Environment /
Fire / Recreation
FALL (Sept-Nov) ....... .....August 1
Agriculture / Wine
WINTER (Dec-Feb) .........November 1
Holiday / Arts
SPRING (March-May) ......February 1
Commerce /
Community
Inside the Gater
A honey of a restaurant comes to Ruch ..................................................13
Applegaters flash donor and volunteer spirit ........................................23
Back in Time—Logtown Cemetery comes alive! ......................................6
Behind the Green Door—Picking a fight with Uncle Sam ....................21
BizBits—New business section ...............................................................5
Cantrall Buckley Park News .................................................................1 0
Dirty Fingernails and All—Underappreciated root vegetables ................9
Nonprofit News and Updates ................................................................16
River Right: How many monsters in the room? .....................................2 0
The Great Unbaked: Raw chocolate business a sweet addition ..............12
The Starry Side: Imperceptible movement ..............................................7