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Responsive Firefighters Honored at Banquet Applegater Spring 2013 1 Applegate Valley Community Newspaper, Inc. U.S. Postage P.O. Box 14 Paid Jacksonville, OR 97530 Non-Profit Permit No. 50 Grants Pass, OR 97526 Log on to our website www.applegater.org Photo by Liz Butler SPRING 2013 Applegate Valley Community Newspaper Postal Patron Volume 6, No. 1 Serving Jackson and Josephine Counties — Circulation: 9,200 amount and type of monthly and annual Wow—582 alarm responses in 2012. alarms that district personnel responded to On average, that’s more than one a day. Responsive firefighters in 2012. Here are the numbers: Though as Carey is quick to add, some 2012 ALARM STATISTICS days there may be nine, some days none December Annual at all. Thanks to the tax levy that passed honored at banquet Fire 9 143 in 2000, the district now provides 24-hour BY SUZANNE OLSON Medical 35 337 emergency medical response coverage. Mutual Aid 10 102 Every morning we wake up fortunate an even better place to live. Total 54 582 See FIREFIGHTERS, page 4 to find ourselves living in the Applegate The fire district is composed of Valley. But have you ever wondered who seven stations across 181 square miles might come to your aid in an emergency? west of Medford and southeast of Grants You think you might be having a heart Pass, extending almost to the California- attack or there’s a fire in the chimney. Oregon border. With the new recruits Your spouse has fallen down and can’t get this year, there are 46 volunteer firefighters up. You call 911. Who responds? How responding to our population of roughly long does it take them to get to you? You 10,000 in the mountains and valleys. Fire need help now! Chief Brett Fillis says 2012 was a successful There is help at hand. It comes from recruitment year, though the support and our neighbors, the dedicated professionals drive to recruit volunteers each year must at our Applegate Valley Fire District never let up. (AVFD). And they will be there to help you I stopped by headquarters in January within 6 to 17 minutes. This organization to visit with Chief Fillis and district office operates with a 95% volunteer workforce manager Carey Chaput. I was curious that provides 24-hour emergency medical about what was accomplished last year and Fire Chief Brett Fillis presented awards to volunteers and employees of AVFD at the annual response and wildland and structure fire what they were thinking about for the year banquet hosted by Friends of the AVFD. See page 4 for the complete list of awards. protection to make the Applegate Valley ahead. It is an eye-opener to consider the Photo by Captain Mike Kuntz. Forestfarm Nursery donated to Pacifica Local lepidoptera provide Forestfarm Nursery has been donated purchase plants from Forestfarm, you help by founders Ray and Peg Prag to Pacifica support Pacifica. If you would like to visit spectacular shows Garden to provide a stable base of financial Forestfarm, please call 541-846-7269 to BY LINDA KAPPEN support. Established in 1998, Pacifica make an appointment as spring shipping is a 420-acre nonprofit nature, arts and is happening and it can get pretty hectic As nature’s education center, and is home of the out there. renewal begins, the Caterpillar, a mobile science center that You are invited to these upcoming hills and meadows brings hands-on science education to 9,500 events: around us are painted children and adults every year. Pacifica can • May 11 is an open house at in shades of green and be very broadly divided into two parts: a Forestfarm at Pacifica. Come check out colorful wildflowers, 250-acre planned Botanic Garden and the the new digs! and butterfly fauna 200-acre Klamath-Siskiyou Nature Center. • June 29 - July 27: Esther King Price surrounds us. Many in the community have already been Nature-Art Sculpture Contest. The theme There are five to Pacifica to attend a wedding, music is “Birds.” Sculptures will be on display families of butterflies festival, or arts event. All are also welcome for the month. Come out and vote—there that are categorized to hike the trails, bird-watch, picnic and will be a $200 prize for People’s Choice! (If into many enjoy the land. you would like to submit a sculpture, call subfamilies. Oregon Forestfarm at Pacifica is a mail-order 541-846-9230.) has 165 species of nursery with an enormous variety (over New events and classes are happening butterflies and 1,500 The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly, 5,000 kinds) of ornamental and useful all the time. Keep up with Pacifica at www. species of moths. In in the family Nymphalidae, and may be the best known of all North plants from around the world. When you pacificagarden.org. southwest Oregon American butterflies. Photo by Linda Kappen. alone there are 117 species of butterflies • Hesperiidae: Skippers and 1,000 species of moths. Sound like Nymphalidae is the largest family WE WANT YOU! a lot? It is! Because of the diverse region of butterflies. At our lower elevations, The Applegater newspaper is seeking a few new we live in, this area is known as a hot spot there are many species to be enjoyed members for its Board of Directors—folks with in lepidoptera (butterflies, moths and locally. But how do you tell them apart? skippers). The five families of butterflies It may be helpful to compare the photos vision, creative fund-raising experience, and the are: accompanying this article (see above and ability to communicate and participate on a • Papilionidae: Swallowtails, Parnassians page 12). working board. The lack of remuneration is more than compensated • Pieridae: Whites, Sulphurs, Marbles A butterfly’s life starts as an egg, next for by the fun and satisfaction of helping to continue publication of • Lycaenidae: Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues as a larva or caterpillar, and then as a pupa this fixture of the Applegate Valley. • Nymphalidae: Brushfooted butterflies, or chrysalis. Finally, after a period of time, e.g., Monarch (see photo above) See LEPIDOPTERA, page 12 If interested, call Paula Rissler at 541-601-8949. INSIDE THE GATER Movie and book reviews...................................................page 3 New state wildfire bill proposed..................................page 17 Ants in the house..............................................................page 16 Beaver in the Applegate.................................................page 20 2 Spring 2013 Applegater HANKS WHO WE ARE A huge T to the Applegate Valley Days on June 22 The Applegate Valley Community generous donors Mark your calendars for Applegate Valley Days on Saturday, June 22. Newspaper, Inc. is a nonprofit Hundreds of people enjoyed last year’s two days of events, even though Saturday’s 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to cold rain kept many away. Although we considered the first-time event a success in the publication of the Applegater who contributed to newspaper, which, we feel, reflects gathering and introducing people to the park, the two days involved a tremendous the heart and soul of our community. the Applegater. amount of work on the part of the organizers and required more than 75 volunteers. This year’s plan is to continue with a format similar to last year’s, but on one day only. Our Mission SUSTAINERS In a change from last year, this year’s event will have no admission charge and The nonprofit Applegate Valley Chris Kane & Stan Long, Murphy, OR free parking, which we hope will attract more people,. Although the details are still Community Newspaper, Inc. (AVCN), being planned, we’ll again have fun things to see and do. You can look forward to provides the many rural and diverse CONTRIBUTORS communities of the Applegate Chris Bratt, Applegate, OR displays of locally made arts, crafts, and food. You’ll be able to enjoy that super Watershed with a communications Donna & Matt Epstein, Jacksonville, OR Applegate Lions BBQ with Applegate Valley wines and other beverages available for vehicle, the Applegater newspaper, Tracy Lamblin, Jacksonville, OR purchase. And you’ll be entertained by great local musicians. free of charge to all watershed Watch for updates and details at www.applegatevalleydays.org. Remember June residents. Our quarterly paper SUPPORTERS 22 and come enjoy a day by the river. For more information, contact David Laananen presents constructive, relevant, Anonymous, Los Angeles, CA at 541-846-0500 or [email protected]. educational and entertaining reports Anonymous, Manhattan Beach, CA on a wide variety of subjects such as: Applegate Valley Garden Club, n natural resources Jacksonville, OR n ecology and other Linda Mullens, Grants Pass, OR Historic Logtown Cemetery cleanup day! Join us for our annual cemetery cleanup: science information Carol Pinto, Los Angeles, CA n historical and current events raking leaves, hauling fallen limbs and picking up trash. Drummond Rennie, Jacksonville, OR n community news and opinions • Saturday, April 27, 10 am to 3 pm SPONSORS • 2 pm: Hot dog lunch provided by the volunteers of the Logtown AVCN encourages and publishes differing viewpoints and, through Anonymous Cemetery Association. Please bring your own chairs. the Applegater newspaper, acts Anonymous, Applegate, OR • 2:30 pm: Presentation of cemetery history and interesting facts about Anonymous, Jacksonville, OR as a clearinghouse for this diverse some historic figures interred in the cemetery. Bill & Joyce Cannon, Grants Pass, OR community. We are dedicated to Dolores Durando, Williams, OR For more information, working together with community Jean Mount, Grants Pass, OR contact Janeen Sathre at 541-899-1443. members to maintain and enhance the quality of life that is unique Philip Niedermeyer, Grants Pass, OR to the Applegate Watershed. John & Bonnie Rinaldi, Jacksonville, OR Robin Sanborn, Grants Pass, OR Acknowledgements Mr.
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