4 Summer 2016 Applegater
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Welcome to BizBits, a section that highlights businesses new to the area, holding
special events, or offering new products. If you are a business owner, let us know
when you move into the area or to a different location, hold a special event, expand
your business, or mark a milestone. Email gater@applegater.org.
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Applegate Valley Realty. The Applegate office has been relocated to Sunshine
Plaza, 7380 Highway 238, Ruch. Don and Debbie Tollefson (Team Tollefson) opened
their first office in Applegate in 2009 and a second office in Jacksonville by the gas
station in 2015. Visit their new office and meet agents Carol Milazzo and David
Jesser. 541-261-0949. Call Debbie Tollefson at 541-973-9184 if you need notary
service. Applegate Valley Realty specializes in rural properties and works with both
buyers and sellers to find or sell rural properties.
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Food House. Offering non-GMO grass-fed and antibiotic free meats, organic and
local produce. Menu includes breakfast burritos, sandwiches, coffee, lunch bowls,
wraps, sushi. On Tetherow Road behind Williams General Store. Open 9 am - 6
pm on Monday and Wednesday, and 9 am - 3 pm on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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Fox Run Farm. Celebrating 20 years of growing and selling apples, fruits, and
vegetables. Duane and Laura Goodman, owners. 3842 West Main Street, Medford.
541-608-7886
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John Michael Champagne Cellars. Tasting room now open at a new location:
1425 Humbug Creek Road, Applegate. Featuring fine wine and champagne,
sparkling sake, healthy gourmet (local, organic, non-GMO) foods, handmade pizza,
and music. Plans are to add beer, family games, movie nights, and special weddings.
Under new management. 541-846-0810; www.johnmichaelwinery.com.
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Salon 238. On Highway 238 at the Sunshine Plaza next to the Honeysuckle Cafe
and Ruch Country Store, Salon 238 opened in 2015. Salon hours are Tuesdays
through Saturdays, 9 am to 3 pm. Walk-ins are welcome on a first-come, first-served
basis. If you see the closed sign in the window, owner Sandy Reynolds is probably
soaking up sunshine at the river, so call and make an appointment! 541-899-7660.
Mention this article for a 10 percent discount on any service for new clients.
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Wild Wines. Summer concert schedule on Sundays from 4 to 8 pm: June 26—Alice
DiMicele; July 31—Misner & Smith; August 21—The Meriwethers; September
25—Dumpster Joe. Wood-fired pizza available for purchase. Wild Wines Tasting
Room, 4550 Little Applegate Road, Ruch. 541-899-1565; www.enjoywildwines.com
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Women Grow. New southern Oregon chapter opened. Women Grow is a professional
networking organization that supports female leaders in all segments of the cannabis
industry. info@greenleaflab.org, www.facebook.com/womengrowsouthernoregon/
info/?tab=page_info, or www.womengrow.com.
50 th Annual Children’s Festival in July
The Storytelling Guild
is excited to present the 50 th
Annual Children’s Festival! This
fun and historic event will be
held on July 9 to 11, 2016, at
the beautiful Britt Gardens in
Jacksonville.
For many years, the
festival has provided fun-filled
summer days of affordable
entertainment for the whole
family! The theme this year,
“Fairy Tales Across the Ages,”
celebrates the rich history and
magic that this festival has
brought to the Rogue Valley for
generations.
Children and adults will
enjoy over 35 booths with
hands-on arts, crafts and
science projects. All activities
are included with the price
of admission! Older children
will enjoy activities such as
candle making, pottery, and
woodworking; younger children will
have a chance to make their own puppets,
make sand and easel art, and have
their faces painted. In addition to
our fun hands-on projects, activities
include storytelling, child-focused
entertainment, and stage performances.
Admission is $3 per person
per day for adults and children. Food
is available for purchase inside the festival
at our yummy Dragon Deli. The goal
has always been to offer an amazing day
of entertainment and education for a
reasonable cost!
The schedule of the 50th
Annual Children’s Festival is:
Saturday, July 9, 4:30 - 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 10, 4:30 - 8:30 pm
Monday, July 11, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Before the festival, please
join the Storytelling Guild for its
50 th Celebration Art Reception &
Exhibit at Rogue Gallery & Art Center,
40 South Bartlett Street, Medford. The
exhibit is on display from Saturday,
June 25, through Monday, June 27,
from 11 am to 3 pm each day. It will
include displays of original “Fred the
Dragon” artwork by Pat Blair, festival
memorabilia, artwork from the festival
itself, and a coloring contest for kids. On
Saturday, June 25, stop by the gallery to
say hello to Rosabelle, the Storytelling
Guild’s litter-eating dragon.
For more information, visit these sites:
www.facebook.com/storytellingguild or
www.storytellingguild.org/childrens-
festival.html.
— Report illegal burning —
If you witness what you think is illegal burning—of prohibited materials or
on a no-burn day—report it to the following:
• Jackson County— Environmental Public Health at 541-774-8206
(press 1 or 5 for front office staff)
• Josephine County—Oregon Department of Environmental Quality at
888-997-7888
• If the fire is burning, also call your local fire department immediately.
Penalties: $600 fine per incident and further legal action if required.
Prohibited materials: Household garbage, plastic, wire insulation,
automobile parts, asphalt, petroleum products or treated materials, rubber,
asbestos, animal remains, animal or vegetable matter resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking or service of food, any material that emits
dense smoke or noxious odors. This applies to open/barrel burning and solid
fuel burning devices such as wood stoves. (From Jackson County Health &
Human Services website at www.jacksoncountyor.org.)
Open burn alternatives: Visit https://jacksoncountyor.org/hhs/
Environmental-Public-Health/Wood-Stove-and-Open-Burning/Open-Burn-
Alternatives.
— N O T I C E —
The Community Calendar, usually found on this page,
has been temporarily relocated to our website at
www.applegater.org.
We hope to return the calendar to this location in the near future.
