The Applegater

Applegater Spring 2019 5 Inside the Gater Are you prepared for a firestorm? ..................................................... 22 Bill to fund broadband in rural areas ............................................. 11 Bird Explorer: Difficult ID of Bald and Golden Eagles .................... 13 Book Review: Wee small books of Sharon Mehdi ............................. 20 Cantrall Buckley Park news ............................................................ 10 Dirty Fingernails and All: Ask a flower for the time .......................... 9 Next Generation .............................................................................. 23 Nonprofit News and Updates ............................................................. 7 Opinions .................................................................................. 18 - 19 Starry Side: An early morning to remember ...................................... 8 e wildlands of the Lower Applegate .............................................. 21 PERSONAL MAILING LABEL Living away for a while? Friends and relatives in faraway places? The Applegater can be mailed anywhere in the US. Order a personal mailing label for One year: $14.99 Two years: $24.99 Mail us a check or pay online at www.applegater.org. Advertisers! 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 13,000 and a readership of more than 20,000, we cover Applegate, Jacksonville, Jerome Prairie, Murphy, Ruch, Wilderville, Williams, Wonder, and areas of Grants Pass, Medford, and Ashland. For more information, contact: Ron Turpen • 541-601-1867 ronaldaturpen@gmail.com Next deadline: May 1 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: PO Box 14, Jacksonville, OR 97530 Donors: We strive to ensure that our donor list is accurate. Please contact us if there are errors or omissions. Masthead photo credit Thanks to Teya Jacobi for the photo of the lovely wild irises that grow on her property on Little Applegate Road. The Applegater needs your ongoing help! In order to keep up with our expenses—printing and postage are the biggest costs—and be able to continue mailing this newsmagazine free to every residence and business in the Applegate Valley, please take advantage of the donation envelope inserted in this issue to mail your donation to: Applegater Newsmagazine PO Box 14 Jacksonville, OR 97530 Donations are also accepted online through PayPal at applegater.org and now at smile.amazon.com! Thank you! We are supported only by donations and advertising revenue—every dollar matters. e Applegater Board of Directors A huge THANKS to the generous donors who recently contributed to the Applegater. The Applegate Valley Community Newspaper, Inc. (AVCN) 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., provides the many r u r a l a n d d i v e r s e c o m m u n i t i e s 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, Haley May Peterson, Margaret Perrow della Santina, and Paul Tipton for copy editing; Lisa Baldwin, Diana Coogle, Carla David, Jeanette LeTourneux, and Paul Tipton for proofing; David Dobbs for bookkeeping; and Webmaster Joe Lavine. Board of Directors Diana Coogle, Chair Lisa Baldwin, Secretary Chris Bratt, Treasurer David Dobbs, Assistant Treasurer Barbara Holiday Cathy Rodgers J.D. Rogers (Honorary) Editorial Committee Chris Bratt Tom Carstens Diana Coogle Barbara Holiday 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 (see page 18 for more information) and articles cannot exceed 700 words. Obituaries are limited to 500 words and one photo. PHOTO REQUIREMENTS 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 (see Editorial Calendar). Applegate Valley Community Newspaper, Inc. PO Box 14, Jacksonville, OR 97530 ~ F I N E P R I N T ~ Editorial Calendar ISSUE DEADLINE SUMMER (June - Aug)....May 1 Environment-Fire- Recreation FALL (Sept - Nov)...........August 1 Agriculture-Wine WINTER (Dec - Feb).......November 1 Holiday-Arts SPRING (March - May)....February 1 Commerce-Community Check out Applegate Valley Connect at applegateconnect.org. New events, new News and Stories, new Projects since you last looked? Check it out often! Nonprofit organizations can now seek volunteers—the Applegater had great success when looking for a proofreader! Have a suggestion or idea? Comments are welcome from the Applegate Valley community. is free site is for you and is supported by e Ford Family Foundation. Q u e s t i o n s ? P l e a s e e m a i l applegateconnect@gmail.com. PATRON Maggie Purves Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation, Grants Pass, OR CONTRIBUTOR Neal Anderson, Jacksonville, OR Chris Bratt, Applegate, OR Jim & Peggy Olson, Grants Pass, OR Drummond & Deborah Rennie, Jacksonville, OR Jeanne Schattler, Ramsay Realty, Jacksonville, OR Jason Strauss, Jacksonville, OR Barbara Yates, Applegate, OR SUPPORTER Anonymous (2), Grants Pass, OR Anonymous, Jacksonville, OR Teri & Geoff Becker, Applegate, OR Jeffrey & Inger Bellamy, Grants Pass, OR Joseph & Jennifer Bocchino, Ladera Ranch, CA Nancy Coffin, Medford, OR Diana Coogle, Applegate, OR Marvin & Evelyn Crawford, Jacksonville, OR Judy Crowe, Grants Pass, OR Matt Fawcett, Medford, OR Josephine Harrison, Williams, OR Lyn Hennion & Alex Bellen, Medford, OR Teresa Hopkins, Jacksonville, OR Seth & Lily Kaplan, Jacksonville, OR Gary Katz, Applegate, OR Paul & Alison Pazourek, Grants Pass, OR Don, Sayer, Applegate, OR Mike & Liv Schneider, Grants Pass, OR Peter & Shelly Smith, Grants Pass, OR Lillian & Robert Stewart, Jacksonville, OR Janis & Paul Tipton, Applegate, OR Thalia Truesdell, Jacksonville, OR Evelyn Williams, Jacksonville, OR SPONSOR Anonymous Anonymous, Fayetteville, AR Anonymous, Eagle Point, OR Anonymous (4), Grants Pass, OR Anonymous (4), Jacksonville, OR Anonymous, Medford, OR Anonymous, Murphy, OR Anonymous, Williams, OR Anonymous, Yachats, OR Dan & Claudia Beausoleil, Williams, OR Jan Buur, Santa Barbara, CA Harley Campbell, Grants Pass, OR Kristi Cowles, Applegate, OR Dennis & Barbara Crawford, Williams, OR Beate Foit, Williams, OR Friends of Jacksonville Historic Cemetery, Jacksonville, OR Mick & Jane Jennings, Grants Pass, OR Michelle & David Keip, Grants Pass, OR Lorraine Levitt, Williams, OR Ivan Lund, Jacksonville, OR Peg Martin, Jacksonville, OR Jeff & Carol Martin, Applegate, OR Ann & Richard Mikula, Jacksonville, OR Karen Mitchell, Jacksonville, OR Ann Offenbacher, Jacksonville, OR Ed Purinton, Wilderville, OR Kelly Rios, Saint Helena, CA Dean Sorensen, Sherwood, OR Jeanette Stobie, Applegate, OR P. Street, Williams, OR Marilyn Terry, Williams, OR Two O'clock Dan, Williams, OR Mike & Rhonda Updike, Jacksonville, OR Alan & Cindy Voetsch, Ruch, OR • • • NEW INFO ON COMMUNITY WEBSITE

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