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About Applegater. (Jacksonville, OR) 2008-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 2025)
Applegater Fall 2025 •••BIZ bits••• Art Presence. Throughout October, Art Presence, an art gallery in Jacksonville, is presenting the Imaginarium, “where the veil between reality and fantasy dissolves into the crisp autumn air.” Arts of many mediums, reflecting the theme of autumn, Halloween, or whatever shines a glow in the night, will be on display. October 1-November 2, Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5 pm. 206 N. 5th Street, Jacksonville. 541-414-3234. • • • Apple Outlaw. The new taproom on Highway 238 is now fully open, serving wood- fired pizza, cider, and rotating local beers, with live music on Wednesdays from 8-10 pm, after the Applegate Evening Market, and Saturdays from 6-9 pm, through October. Apple Outlaw has recently started a loyalty rewards program, where customers earn points for every purchase, encouraging return visits and local support. 15090 Highway 238. info@appleoutlaw.com. • • • Wild Wines. Carla David, at Wild Wines, 4550 Little Applegate Road, would like Applegater readers to know that they have opened their beautiful land for weddings, parties, and other events. “It’s a stunning, peaceful, private, limited-services, farm-and- winery setting on the Little Applegate River that you and your guests will love,” Carla says. 541-899-1565, or enjoywildwines.com. • • • A new addition at the Williams General Store is a disability access ramp, making it easier for all members of the community to get into the store, where everyone is always welcome. 20180 Williams Highway. Williamsgeneralstore.com. • • • Wild Oak Preschool is now offering seasonal sessions beginning in fall 2025. Each session will engage learners with exciting, hands-on, nature-based themes inspired by the seasons. Each seasonal session runs 11 weeks. Classes are held Monday-Thursday from 8 am-2 pm. Text or email Heather Paladini for more information or enrollment. 336-937-2882. wildoakpreschool1@gmail.com • • • The folks at Blossom Barn Cidery, at 950 Kubli Road, came home from the 2025 Northwest Cider Cup last June with big grins. They won two medals in the Perry categories: a gold medal for their Rogue Valley Barrel-aged Perry (low tannin) and a bronze medal for their Estate Perry (high tannin). “We proudly celebrate Oregon’s state fruit—the pear—and the generations of people in the Rogue Valley who have grown and marketed pears,” says Jeremy Hall, cofounder, with Erin Chaparro, of Blossom Barn Cidery. jeremyanderin@blossomcidery.com. 541-514-2347. On Facebook and Instagram: @Blossombarncidery. On YouTube: youtube.com/@blossombarnfarm. Diana Coogle • diana@applegater.org BizBits 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. 21 REPORT FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD BY DIANA COOGLE I am sorry to announce the resignations of Jenn Theone and Rachel Arappagis from the board. We have appreciated both Jenn and Rachel’s presence on the board and their willingness to work in helping the Applegater continue to be a vital part of our valley. We wish both Jenn and Rachel the best of luck and hope to see them at future Applegater functions. Chris Loeffler has taken over Jenn’s job as treasurer. Many thanks to him! Would you like to join the board? We are looking for someone to fill Rachel’s position as ad manager and have several open positions for people who are enthusiastic about the Applegater and willing to work to keep the paper vibrant. Contact me if you are interested. Board member Ash Martel has been organizing the board’s volunteers thank-you party, our way of thanking our many volunteers: writers, copyeditors, proofreaders, distributors, photographers, past board members, and others. If you are one of those volunteers, I hope to see you at the party. We are gearing up for NewsMatch, our annual fund drive in November and December. Be prepared to send your donations to the Applegater during November and December, when each contribution is matched in full by the Independent News Network. As always, if you have feedback—praise or otherwise—about the Applegater, send it my way. I like knowing what you think. Diana Coogle Chair, Applegater Board of Directors Diana@applegater.org Come visit! Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Beer and wine on tap or to go. Family-run Open 7 am - 7 pm Weds - Sat and 7 am - 3 pm Sun. Closed Mon and Tues. 181 Upper Applegate Road Jacksonville, OR 97530 541-702-2662
