Applegater Summer 2017
~ FINE PRINT ~
WHO WE ARE
The Applegate Valley Community
Newspaper, Inc. is a nonprofit 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,
Margaret della Santina, H. Ni Aodagain,
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
Shelley Manning, Secretary
Chris Bratt, Treasurer
David Dobbs, Assistant Treasurer
Barbara Holiday
Debbie Tollefson
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 AVCN.
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.
Poetry Corner
Summertime and the
Living ain’t so Easy
by H. Ni Aodagain
On the West Coast
we battle apocalyptic waves
of fire, water, and earth
Forests burn the length of Oregon
and California
the streets of L.A. seep with water
and all of us wait
for the big one
the great quake
that lies asleep under
the Cascadian Subduction Zone
that two centuries ago
swallowed villages whole
like the yawning mouth
of a mammoth whale
while in Baltimore, Ferguson
and Henderson,
Chicago and Cincinnati,
black men and women
fight for their lives
in jail cells, on corners,
selling cigarettes
from the back of a paddy wagon
and lose
***
And it is the writer who
speaks the truth, names
the falsehoods,
uncovers the lies
but now, in post post-capitalist
Amerika
the writer is told,
“create a following,”
look into the magic box
and count the number of “likes”
you get, before your voice is heard.
Revolution is too strong a word
and has lost its meaning
for those busy
checking their Facebook
***
Never mind that
the bees are dying and
we might run out of food
Never mind that,
instead of talking about
the 9.8 billion people the earth
will need to support by 2050,
we should be providing basic
contraception to the women
of the world free of charge, paid for
by their local government
Are these radical ideas? You betcha
’cause the last elephants/tigers/lions
are being slaughtered
by rich white men who deem it
their right to hang trophies
on the walls of their den
***
and the Animas River
turned toxic orange from a federal
agency “screw up”
and it didn’t snow
in Ketchikan, Alaska
last winter
and half the population
of this country, the greatest
nation on earth,
buys their clothes at Goodwill,
See SUMMERTIME, page 21
5
A huge T HANKS to the generous donors
who recently contributed
to the Applegater.
PATRON
Zephyr Fund at Schwab Charitable,
San Francisco, CA
SUSTAINER
Tracy Lamblin, Jacksonville, OR
CONTRIBUTOR
Drummond & Deborah Rennie,
Jacksonville, OR
SUPPORTER
Anonymous, Applegate, OR
Anonymous, Grants Pass, OR
Anonymous, Williams, OR
Steve Armitage Jr, Ashland, OR
Larry & Shannon Buscho,
Applegate, OR
Ken & Jan Chapman, Applegate, OR
Marvin & Evelyn Crawford,
Applegate, OR
Richard & Thelma Goodnough,
Applegate, OR
Bonnie Grant, Medford, OR
Connie Harris, Grants Pass, OR
Teresa Hopkins
Jim & Kathleen Moore, Jacksonville, OR
James & Peggy Olson, Grants Pass, OR
Pennington Farms, Grants Pass, OR
Mike & Liv Schneider, Grants Pass, OR
Pete & Shelly Smith, Grants Pass, OR
Sunshine Properties, Inc.,
Jacksonville, OR
Ted and Mary Warrick, Grants Pass, OR
Steven & Priscilla Weaver,
Jacksonville, OR
SPONSOR
Anonymous
Anonymous (3), Applegate, OR
Anonymous, Corvallis, OR
Anonymous (2), Grants Pass, 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 $1,000+
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
Anonymous (3), Jacksonville, OR
Linda Althouse, Grants Pass, OR
Judith Ano
Lisa Baldwin, Grants Pass, OR
Josette Beckman
Kelley Brandeau, Williams, OR
Jan Buur, Santa Barbara, CA
David & Barbara Calahan,
Jacksonville, OR
Dennis & Barbara Crawford,
Williams, OR
Merridy & Glen Cross, Williams, OR
Devitt Winery, Applegate, OR
Theodore D. Eckert, Jacksonville, OR
Lorraine & Lynn Levitt, Williams, OR
Billie Jean McCurdy, Litchfield Park, AZ
Jean Mount, Grants Pass, OR
Mike Nelson, Grants Pass, OR
Mary Saxton-Dunn, Brookings, OR
Martha Shonkwiler, Grants Pass, OR
Jeanette Stobie, Applegate, OR
Marla Stoner, Applegate, OR
J. Wood, Grants Pass, OR
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Next deadline:
August 1
Editorial Calendar
ISSUE
DEADLINE
FALL (Sept - Nov) ...........August 1
Agriculture-Wine
WINTER (Dec - Feb) .......November 1
Holiday-Arts
SPRING (March - May) ....February 1
Commerce-Community
SUMMER (June - Aug) ....May 1
Environment-Fire-
Recreation
us if there are errors or omissions.
Masthead photo credit
Teya Jacobi took this photo at the
Middle Fork of the Applegate River, a
popular swimming area.
Thanks again, Teya!
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Inside the Gater
A view worthy of a trail: East ART progress ............................................... 23
Behind the Green Door: Make America green again .................................. 19
Bird Explorer: The elusive barn owl........................................................... 11
Camping is trendier than ever ................................................................... 15
Cantrall Buckley Park news ...................................................................... 10
Dirty Fingernails and All: It’s not all smoke ................................................ 9
Grape Talk: Red grape leaves are pretty but ............................................... 16
Hippy communes revisited, Part 2 ............................................................. 14
Nonprofit News and Updates ....................................................................... 7
Opinions ............................................................................................ 17 - 20
River Right: Big numbers .......................................................................... 18