Applegater Winter 2016
Applegate Valley Community Newspaper, Inc.
PO Box 14
Jacksonville, OR 97530
Photo by Kathy Kliewer
applegater.org
Applegate Valley Community Newsmagazine
WINTER 2016
Volume 9, No. 4
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Serving Jackson and Josephine Counties — Circulation: 11,000
Celebrating
~23~
Years
A farewell thanks
to Ed Temple
BY DAVID DOBBS
Twenty-seven years ago Ed Temple
and his wife, Lyn, moved to this naturally
beautiful community, the Applegate,
where Ed immediately became and
for all those years remained a strong
leader. Now, as they embark on another
adventure in a move to Arizona, Ed is
both looking back and looking forward.
“Living in the Applegate has
been a wonderful experience,” he says.
“We’ve made great friends, enjoyed
nature at its finest, and lived life to the
fullest. Although we look forward to new
adventures, we will have many memories
of the past.”
Ed says he has always felt the
importance of “giving back” because of
the opportunities we have living in the
United States. “If you have the drive
and ambition,” he says, “it’s possible to
make your life pretty much what you
want. I feel blessed to have the life I’ve
had. A great wife, dog, and a home—in
that order.”
Ed’s parting advice? “Get
involved! Take part in your community.”
That advice is essentially what drove
Ed as he settled into the Applegate and
became an involved community member
in the following roles:
• Member of the Applegate Lions Club
for 26 years, many of those years as
club president
• An elected member of the board
of directors and president of the
Applegate Valley Fire District for
twenty-two years
• Board member of the Greater
Applegate Community Development
Corporation (GACDC) for two years
• Director of the Applegate Valley Days
fundraising event from 2012 to 2014
“The dog,” Lyn, and Ed Temple (in that order) are relocating to Arizona
and plan to spend time traveling to places unknown.
• Coordinator for Neighborhood Watch
while employed with the Jackson
County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO)
• Coordinator for the Rural Action Team
(RAT) office out of Ruch
• Community Liaison Officer for JCSO
to the Applegate Valley
• Board member and past president of
ACCESS Inc.
Ed says that his most rewarding and
proudest moments came from being part
of the team that brought the Applegate
Valley Fire District from a small, basic
fire district to one of the finest fire
districts in Oregon with volunteers,
training, equipment, policies, and
financial stability.
See ED TEMPLE, page 2
Giant metal flowers
blossom in the Applegate
Abundant volunteer
opportunities over the holidays
BY DIANA COOGLE
BY SHELLEY MANNING
Metal sculptor Cheryl Garcia and her red bolander
lily creation at Red Lily Vineyards in the Applegate.
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Metal sculptor and Jacksonville
resident Cheryl Garcia is best known
for her giant flowers, such as the
poppies at the vineyard on South
Stage Road and the giant red lily at
Red Lily Vineyards. We know them
and love them and take pride in
them that they are in the Applegate.
Cheryl is currently working
on the sixth in the giant flowers
series, a sculpture called Brittilaria.
Inspired by the Gentner’s fritillary,
an endangered flower Applegaters
are proud to host, it is named for
another thing Applegaters take pride
in, the Britt Gardens and festivals.
Nonetheless, Cheryl resists
being boxed in as “the flower lady.”
Her main passion is birds.
Like lilies and poppies, hawks
and swallows seem to be suitably
See CHERYL GARCIA, page 12
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As you reflect with gratitude on our
abundance, remember those who are
less fortunate. If you would like to give
back, the holidays are a great time, and
there are many ways, large and small,
to share your gifts. Volunteering this
holiday season is one way you can make
a difference locally and globally.
The holidays can be so
demanding and hectic that small acts
of kindness go a long way. Opportunities
to make a difference can be right next
door. How about giving a friend a ride
to the airport? Or offering to babysit
while your neighbors do their holiday
shopping? If you know a family who is
struggling financially, and it’s within your
means, why not call Pacific Power and
anonymously pay the family’s electric
bill? If you’re baking cookies, how about
making an extra batch to take to your
local fire department?
For some, the holidays can be lonely.
Consider including someone who’s alone
in your festivities. You can even give the
gift of song to friends and neighbors by
putting together a caroling group.
According to recent research, “Those
who volunteer have lower mortality rates,
greater functional ability, and lower rates
of depression later in life than those who
do not volunteer” (nationalservice.gov/
pdf/07_0506_hbr.pdf ).
Here are some suggestions that may
inspire you.
Help families in need. At
Applegate Community Church,
volunteers are needed, starting December
1, to pack and deliver holiday baskets.
Distribution begins on December 3 and
continues throughout the month.
Applegate ACCESS Pantry, located
behind the cafeteria at the Ruch School,
See VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, page 12
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