Applegater Winter 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, Paul Tipton, and
Debbie and Don Tollefson for proofing;
David Dobbs 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.
A huge THANKS to
these generous donors
to the Applegater.
SUSTAINER
Tom & Kathy Carstens, Grants Pass, OR
CONTRIBUTOR
Anonymous, Jacksonville, OR
Frank & Evie Ault, Jacksonville, OR
Dan Barker, Jacksonville, OR
Chris Bratt, Applegate, OR
Neal Anderson & Hope Robertson,
Jacksonville, OR
Joan Peterson, Applegate, OR
SUPPORTER
Anonymous (3), Jacksonville, OR
Anonymous, Williams, OR
Steve Armitage, Ashland, OR
Jeffrey Bellamy, Grants Pass, OR
Criswell Family, Jacksonville, OR
Karan Dump, Jacksonville, OR
Jack & Cindy Luce, Murphy, OR
Patricia Perkins, Wilderville, OR
Robert Scheel, Grants Pass, OR
Dr. Jim & Karen Van Delden,
Grants Pass, OR
SPONSOR
Anonymous (2)
Anonymous, Citrus Heights, CA
Anonymous (4), Jacksonville, OR
Anonymous (2), Williams, OR
Lou & Jeanne Aguirre, Jacksonville, OR
Linda Althouse, Grants Pass, OR
Dan & Claudia Beausoleil,
Williams, OR
Sylvia Bolton, Applegate, OR
Danny & Lorraine Boone,
Grants Pass, OR
Jan Buur, Santa Barbara, CA
ByGeorge Farm, Jacksonville, OR
Diana Coogle, Applegate, OR
Dennis & Barbara Crawford,
Williams, OR
Richard Dobbs, Sequim, WA
John & Chris Dutcher, Medford, OR
Crystie Hawkins, Albany, OR
David Haynes, Grants Pass, OR
Karen Horn, Ashland, OR
Max Kachinsky, Williams, OR
Louise Nicholson, Applegate, OR
Ann Offenbacher, Jacksonville, OR
David & Mary Sergent, Jacksonville, OR
Betty Lou & Bernard Smith,
Grants Pass, OR
Sue Olson & Bryan Teal,
Grants Pass, OR
Thalia Truesdell, Applegate, OR
Editorial Calendar
ISSUE
DEADLINE
SPRING (March - May) ....February 1
Commerce-Community
SUMMER (June - Aug) ....May 1
Environment-Fire-
Recreation
FALL (Sept - Nov) ...........August 1
Agriculture-Wine
WINTER (Dec - Feb) .......November 1
Holiday-Arts
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Help us ensure that we have the ongoing support needed
to publish the Applegater newsmagazine.
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Please contact us if there are errors or omissions.
Masthead photo credit
Marilyn Terry took this photo of a
rotund robin perched on a 200-year-
old white oak tree on her property in
Williams. Thank you, Marilyn!
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Inside the Gater
We c a n h e l p y o u r e a c h y o u r
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
Applegate, Jacksonville, Jerome Prairie,
Murphy, Ruch, Williams, Wilderville,
Wonder, and areas of Grants Pass,
Medford, and Ashland.
ATA receives grant for new trailhead ......................................................... 12
For more information, contact:
Ron Turpen • 541-601-1867
ronaldaturpen@gmail.com
Next deadline: February 1
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Behind the Green Door: Entrenched in conflict ......................................... 19
Bird Explorer: The bird tree ...................................................................... 11
Cantrall Buckley Park news ...................................................................... 10
Dirty Fingernails and All: Structure, function, and vision .......................... 9
Local fruit-tree propagation effort ............................................................. 20
Nonprofit News and Updates ....................................................................... 7
Opinions ............................................................................................ 17 - 19
River Right: Good government, good parks ................................................ 18
Starry Side: Telling the future ..................................................................... 8
Stories on the Land, excerpt 3 ................................................................... 14