Applegater - Summer 2025

    Photo by Linda Kappen


1 Answering the call. Your community, your fire district [by Fire Chief Chris Wolfard] (Cont'd p.2)
A fresh new start for the Upper Applegate Grange [by Allie Parkin] (Cont'd p.6)
Applegate Valley Fire District Annual Awards [by Liza Crosse]
2 OBITUARY: Richard Lee Goodnough, 1948-2025
A loss in the community [by Paul Tipton]
FIRE DISTRICT (Continued from page 1)
Food, wine, music, and more at Troon Vineyard [by Diana Coogle]
Three Rivers Community Orchestra Spring Concert [by Colleen Kirkland]
Coming Soon: Rat Route 238 Paragliding Event! (June 8-13)
3 The Applegater Board of Directors welcomes three new members! [by Diana Coogle]
Starry, starry nights [by Christina Ammon]
Log Town Cemetery: A historic hidden gem at risk [by Gabrielle Pullen]
4 POETRY CORNER: This Day [by Seth Kaplan]
BOOK REVIEW: Habitat: Unearthing Home , by Seth Kaplan [reviewed by Paul Tipton]
5 Fine Print — Our Mission — Acknowledgements — Board — Editorial Committee — Copyright — Photos
Ready to recreate [by Christina Ammon] (Cont'd p.18)
The Applegater needs your ongoing help! | Help us.
A huge THANKS to the generous donors who recently contributed to the Applegater
We can help you reach your market! | Personal Mailing Label | Help us
Editorial Calendar | Cover Photo Credit | Corrections | Inside the Gater
6 Jackson County Library Services
Applegate Library - Wild reads and wonder! [by Christine Grubb]
Ruch Library - Embrace the wild! [by Megan Pinder]
APPLEGATE GRANGE (Continued from page 1)
7 Josephine Community Library
Williams Library - Your summer starts here! [by Brandace Rojo]
How to devour a book [by Thalia Truesdell]
Singing in a circle: An Applegate Valley / Ruch song circle with a twist [by Pat O'Scannell]
8 THE STARRY SIDE
My own story [by Greeley Wells]
— Of Note — Planets • Meteors
9 I am a forever beginner gardener [by Noel Ruiz]
10 CANTRALL BUCKLEY PARK
Community joy at the park [by Janis Mohr-Tipton]
What is coming up at Pacifica this summer? [by Clair Highfield]
11 THEY LIVE AMONG US
The convent, the writing, the husbands: Christin Lore Weber talks about her life [by Diana Coogle]
12 Elemental equilibrium [by Aaron Krikava]
Wildfire risk in the Applegate: Partnership leads to protection [by Nathan Gehres]
13 THROUGH THE LEPIDOPTERAN LENS
Beautiful Juba [by Linda Kappen]
How to burn a pile with minimum smoke [by Mark Hamlin]
14 BIRD EXPLORER
Rufous Hummingbird [by Heather Paladini]
Summer update from Star Ranger Station
15 The Applegate ahead [by Megan Fehrman]
16 THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAIN ADVOCATE
Logging, landslides, and the future of forests in the Applegate Valley [by Luke Ruediger]
Transformative powers of community — JCC's practical answers to life's big questions [by Julie Raefield] (Cont'd p.21)
17 Finding forgotten waters [by Laura B. Ahearn]
Applegate Museum: A walk through time [by James 'Buck' Reinders]
18 THE GRAPES OF CATH
Put a cork in it! Or screw it! [by Cathy Rodgers]
Finding control in a chaotic world [by Hayriya Heidi Hansen]
RECREATE (Continued from page 5)
19 BIZBITS… [by Diana Coogle]
 • Dormouse Farm
 • English Lavender Farm
 • The Lindsay Lodge
 • Mama Bees Flower Farm
 • Provolt Store
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Part-time Layout Editor Applegater Newsmagazine
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Strengthening the Applegater team [by Diana Coogle]
20 Empowering rural entrepreneurs [by Kenny Houck]
Investing in community, one purchase at a time [by Jaimy Wilkinson]
21 The Upper Applegate Fire Area is in bloom [by Suzie Savoie]
Conversations with the land
When the trees keep talking [by Gay Bradshaw]
TRANSFORMATIVE POWERS (Continued from page 16)
22 Applegate Outdoor School abounds at Cantrall Buckley Park [by Charlotte Hyde]
An update from Rogue Forest Partners [by Tom Greco]
23 NEXT GENERATION | SCHOOL NEWS
Ruch Outdoor Community School hosts inspiring Art and Wellness Fair [by Sara Bertolero and Katie Walker]
Hands-on learning at Applegate School [by Renee Gourley]
24 Look who's reading the Gater!

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