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downtown area by doing as much of
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right here? Spend that $100 at a big
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My View
by Whitman Parker, Publisher

Jacksonville Publishing LLC
J
udging by the number of events we have featured
in this month’s issue, it hardly seems fair to call
ourselves a “Review.” Although I’ve been toying
with changing our name to reflect our “Preview” focus, a
suitable new name has not materialized! Suggestions are
always welcome!
I have a warning for those of you hoping to slow down
and take it easy in November - forget it! There’s simply
too much going on.
With the elections over, there’s so much to look
forward to including a special, just announced on-
stage Britt concert on November 19 and a first-ever
Community Tree Lighting on November 27 at the
McCully House.
As you turn the pages, please note the array of art
events such as the Clayfolk Pottery Show and a new art
exhibit, “Fade,” at Elan Gallery. Classical music fans
should not miss the Rogue Valley Symphony and for
movie fans, Movie Night at Old City Hall is a must!
For you wine and winery-tour lovers, don’t miss
UnCorked, Roam the Rogue, Grape to Glass and various
new vintage release parties. Food lovers can look
forward to a new Wednesday Spaghetti night at South
Stage Cellars and the ever-popular Oysters & Ales at the
Bella Union.
To get in the holiday mood, don’t miss the fabulous
Christmas Market Days sale on November 19-20, the
Holiday Bazaar, the Garden Club greens sale or the
Victorian Christmas Parade on December 3.
Whew…I’m certainly thankful for all of the positive,
great things happening here in our Small Town with Big
Atmosphere!

Publishers: It’s Britt Season in November!

At Press Time, Council Race
Whitman & Jo Parker Too Close to Call!
Vote totals as of 1:00pm on November 3 for
Layout & Design: candidates seeking 4 year terms (3 seats available).
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Visit: 235 E. Main Street
(above Gogi's)
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On Friday, November 19, Britt Festivals will present a

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In Memoriam: Eugene Bennett
first-time performance with the audience seated on the Britt
stage featuring folk singer-songwriter Meg Hutchinson. Paul Hayes Dan Winterburn
Britt’s new long-term lease arrangement with 708 Votes 643 Votes
Jackson County means they are not limited to summer-
only shows. Executive Director, Jim Fredericks says,
“We’re excited to invite patrons up on the Britt stage to
experience something different, and something fun, and
we hope it’s the start of other new and interesting things
for the Britt community.”
Hutchinson is an award-winning songwriter who was
called a “master of introspective ballads.” Her work has
been compared to Dar Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter
and Joni Mitchell.
Tickets are $12. For more details about the concert, visit
www.brittfest.org or call 541-773-6077 or 1-800-882-7488. Jim Lewis David Jesser
Britt’s box office is now open 9am- 5pm, Monday through 629 Votes 627 Votes
Friday at 216 West Main St. in Medford. Due to the slim margin, Jackson County Elections
Division will conduct a RECOUNT - visit the

or y ! Jackson County Elections website for race results.

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*Christina Duane won the unopposed 2 year seat.

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Co The Doors of Jacksonville:
Knock! Knock!
by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Gene riding in the 150th anniversary parade. If you hear a knock on your door over the next few preservation techniques, appropriate colors, and even
The Review is saddened to report that Eugene months, the answer to “Who’s there?” just might be new some histories of the pioneer families who owned the
Bennett passed away on the evening of November 2. Jacksonville resident Gretchen Howard. Howard will houses,” Howard elaborates. “The poster features a
Memorial service arrangements were not fully be photographing Jacksonville doors for the third in her selection of doors from the book.
available at press time. Please see an upcoming series of books on historic doors. “We’ve also held parties and invited people to come
announcement in the Mail Tribune or contact “Doors can tell you a great deal about a home and a and hear about the project and see the book. As a
Conger-Morris Funeral Home. community,” Howard points out. “For souvenir, they could take home the
example, Jacksonville has a lot of mining photo of their door.”
town type doors. Eureka (California) Howard is experimenting with other
reflects its seaport prosperity.” ways to use the photos. “We’ve done
Thank you to our contributors! The Doors of Eureka was Howard’s first posters with a larger center door that
• Cybele Abbett • Margaret LaPlante book and came about at the suggestion features an individual owner’s home.”
• Nathan Broom • Louise Lavergne of her mother, artist Janie Walsh. “My She’s also looked into the possibility of
mother was very community oriented,” creating note cards.
• Mary Ann Carlson • Gates McKibbon Howard explains. “When I moved in Howard’s second book, The Doors
• Robert Casserly • Sandy Metwally with her some years ago, she asked of Ferndale, was completed following
• Kathleen Crawford • Gail Myers me to get involved with a community her mother’s death and dedicated to
• Julie Danielson • Carol Jo Pettit organization. I chose the City of Eureka her memory. Howard then moved to
Historic Preservation Commission and Jacksonville to be closer to a sister. “I’ve
• Jim Davidian • Jennifer Strange
became a Commissioner.” always been interested in Jacksonville,
• Janet Eastman • Kathy Tiller Shortly afterwards, each Commissioner and I’ve always thought it was a beautiful
• Paula & Terry • Cheryl Von Tress was asked to create a historical little town. I have been greeted so warmly
Erdmann • Steve Wall presentation. “When I came home and said that it will be a real joy to create this book
‘I need a project,’ Mother said, ‘I’ve got of Jacksonville doors.”
• Kay Faught • Eric Weiser
it! We’ll do the doors of Eureka.’ Mother She continues, “Sometimes it’s a
• Kate Ingram • Allison Weiss loved to travel, and on a trip to Ireland she had seen a mystery game to figure out if doors are original. There
Flaherty • Kristi Wellburn poster called ‘The Doors of Dublin.’” are examples where people have lovingly re-created
• Jim Fredericks • Hannah West Howard and her mother began taking photographs. “We an original door from an earlier era. There’s something
• Bruce Garrett • Rachel Young started with 193 doors, but then people came to us saying about people who are willing to take the time to
‘You missed this one; you missed that one.’ When I gave maintain and preserve the door that goes with their
• Adam Haynes Photographers talks and did slide shows, people would tell me about doors home. That talks to me about people who care. I love it
• Devin Hull • Scott Cole I had left out. We wound up with pictures of 254 doors.” when people enjoy their homes enough to take care of
• Darla Jochum • David Gibb What began as a presentation about preserving and them and keep them special!”
• Carolyn Kingsnorth • Gretchen Howard restoring older doors evolved into both a book and If you have a suggestion for a door to be included in The
a poster. “The book includes information on door Doors of Jacksonville, please e-mail Gretchen Howard at
• Amy Kranenburg • Josh Morell
elements and commentary on architectural styles, getgretchen@gmail.com.
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To All of Charlie’s Friends
Charlie, the “Big Black Dog,” passed
away Friday afternoon, October 1, 2010.
In the days following the loss of Charlie,
we’ve talked with many others who’ve lost you know how much he enjoyed the
a loved pet. Ordinarily when a pet dies, its
owners grieve privately. Charlie felt that
he belonged not only to Bruce and Kathy
but to the people of Jacksonville.
Saturday, September 25th, Charlie
walked in the First Annual “Running of
the Dogs” event
followed by the
Jacksonville
Sesquicentennial
parade. Although
he wanted to
continue to be
a part of the
festivities and
meet more of his
friends, Charlie
was limping
more than he
had in the past.
On Sunday he
had a big knot on
Charlie in the Jacksonville Sesquicentennial parade.
his left front leg.
On Monday he went to the Jacksonville
Veterinary Hospital for x-rays, which
indicated that Charlie had osteosarcoma
(bone cancer) and a short time to live.
All that week Charlie was in a lot of pain.
Pain that could not be controlled with
medications. On Friday afternoon, October
1st, Dr. Brad Frank and Todd, his assistant
at the Jacksonville Veterinary Hospital,
came to the house. Charlie was in the front
yard with Bruce and Kathy and another of
his friends, Rick Murdoch, enjoying being
out in the fresh air. Charlie passed away
peacefully, finally free from pain. Charlie
leaves a lasting memory with Bruce and
Kathy and his many friends.
Bruce learned a great many things
in walking with Charlie that include:
Waiting patiently while a person talked
to and petted Charlie. Charlie would give
them a great big kiss in appreciation (Be
JOBA Awarded Grants
Following a recommendation by the
Room Tax Committee, the City Council
unanimously approved two bed tax
grants to the Jacksonville Oregon
Business Association. The grants will
be used to market Jacksonville as a
recreational and tourist destination.
The first award of $2500 will used to
further establish JOBA’s web presence
and enhance its marketing efforts to
attract weddings, business conventions,
wine tasting tourists and other visitors
to town. JOBA was also awarded a
POLICE BLOTTER
Jacksonville Police Department
A consolidated report based on type of calls & number of incidences
September 23, 2010 to October 25, 2010
Call Type - Total Calls
Abandoned Auto - 1
Alarm - False - 7
Animal Problem - 10
Assist - Other Government Agency - 21
Assist - Other Law Enforcement
Agencies - 11
Assist - Public - 13
Civil Complainant - 2
County / City Ordinance - 5
Disorderly Conduct - 2
Disturbance / Noise - 7
Domestic Disturbance - 4
Drug Law Violation - 1
Fraud - Other - 1
Intimidation, Threats/Harassment - 1
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kind to others and show affection.) Charlie
would smile and heave a big sigh when
his favorite spots were scratched to let
attention. (Show appreciation for things done
for you.) He would put out his paw and
tap Bruce on the arm or leg to let Bruce
know that Bruce wasn’t quite finished
scratching a particular spot (Let people
know what you want rather than assume that
they know.) On
walks, little
dogs, whether
through fear
or bravado,
would bark and
snap at Charlie.
Charlie would
stand patiently,
wagging his
tail, until the
barking and
biting stopped
so the two of
them could
play together
(When the noise
is over there is usually a common ground for
friendship.) Charlie’s walks would take him
through most of Jacksonville. He would
often stop to check bushes and be on the
lookout for the occasional kitty (Take time
to smell the flowers and meet new friends,
even if they are different from you.)
Charlie wanted to let everyone know
that although he won’t be seen on the
streets of Jacksonville anymore, that
Jacksonville is in his heart and soul.
Charlie also wanted to thank Dr. Tami
Rogers of the Jacksonville Veterinary
Hospital. Charlie was Dr. Rogers’ first
patient on her first day. He also wanted to
thank all of his friends who sent emails,
cards, condolences, and flowers for their
thoughtfulness towards Bruce and Kathy.
Charlie has website for all of his friends to
visit www.charliesfriends.com.
Good bye Charlie, we miss you.
$2500 grant to produce an updated, four
color, double-sided rack card that will
advertise Jacksonville throughout the
Pacific Northwest as an extended-stay
destination. Both awards were made from
a bed tax fund collected by the city and
distributed twice a year to organizations
who meet strict application criteria. Both
JOBA awards will be matched by JOBA
member matching funds in an effort to
increase business activity and overnight
lodging stays in Jacksonville.
Kidnap - Custodial Interference - 1
Larceny - All Other Larceny - 4
Missing Person - 1
MVA Injury - Other - 1
MVA Non-Injury - 1
Property Found/Lost - 1
Sex Crime - Other - 1
Sick/Cared For - 3
Suicide-Attempted/Threat - 2
Suspicious - 9
Traffic Crime - Hit & Run,
Misdemeanor - 1
Traffic / Roads - 4
Vandalism - 1
Warrant - 1
November 2010
Thank You
On behalf of the Friends of staff in the ticket and boarding area and
Jacksonville's Historic Cemetery and the on the bus, our tour guides who led their
Jacksonville Boosters Club, I would like groups safely around the tour route, our
to thank everyone who was able to attend staff up on the hill who helped with every
our Fifth Annual presentation of "Meet little detail to ensure a safe and enjoyable
the Pioneers" on October 10, 15, and 16. tour, and to those who made sure our
The tours remain a very popular volunteers both up on the hill, and down
Jacksonville event with some 600 people below, had refreshments to keep them
attending and drawing visitors from comfortable and going strong, Mike
California, Washington, Portland, the Tupper for all his wonderful photos, Sally
Coast and all around Southern Oregon. Melgard for her work on the Program,
Once again the comments and feedback and special appreciation to Ron & Dee
from our audience was all about the Moore for all their special touches to
quality of the performances, the costumes, ensure our tours are a success.
the setting and how well everything ran. A big thank you and our sincere
The money raised will greatly benefit appreciation goes to Sandi Torrey &
our ongoing restoration and preservation Terri Gieg of the Jacksonville Chamber
efforts in the cemetery, and the Boosters & Visitor Center, The Jacksonville
support for the Music Program at Review, Mayor Bruce Garrett and the
Jacksonville's Elementary School. City Council, the Jacksonville Cemetery
Needless to say, putting on an event Commission, Sexton Richard Shields, the
such as this, takes many dedicated and First Presbyterian Church, the Staff of
hard working volunteers. We are most Pioneer Village and their residents, the
fortunate to have the support of so Mail Tribune and Tempo, our cemetery
many wonderful people. Our Research neighbors, and the Jacksonville Police and
Committee who started work in January Fire Department.
to find just the right stories for this Thank you one and all for making this
years tours, our Players who did such another wonderful and very successful
a superb job in putting their story lines tour, and for supporting our beautiful
together and with their presentations, Pioneer Cemetery.
those that helped with pre-tour ticket Dirk J. Siedlecki, President
sales, volunteers who helped setup and Friends of Jacksonville's Historic Cemetery
take down before and after the tours, our
Prescription & OTC Drug Turn-In Event
Unused portions of medicines must be OTC Drug Turn-In Event
disposed of properly to avoid harm to Saturday, November 13, 9:00-4:00
people, pets and wildlife. Drugs can end Rogue Valley Mall, Macy’s Home Court
up in the wrong hands, and find their way 1800 N. Riverside Ave, Medford
into our drinking water and waterways.
Bring your unwanted or expired Only household medicines will be
medications for safe and environmentally accepted. Do NOT bring any medicines
responsible disposal. Any unneeded from businesses such as nursing homes,
over-the-counter (OTC) medications or pharmacies or medical facilities. Please do
prescriptions not being used by a family NOT bring thermometers, needles or other
member or pet will be accepted at no medical waste; they will not be accepted.
charge. Leave all medications in the More details and an event flyer can be
original container; cross out personal found online at www.jcrecycle.org under
information on bottles in advance. All
medications will be incinerated.
“Special Events,” or contact Pam Olsen at
npolsen@gmail.com.
Britt Festivals Exploring Moving
Headquarters to Jacksonville
At the October 19 City Council meeting, Mayor Bruce Garrett read Resolution
1053, formally announcing that the City and Britt Festivals are cooperating to help
relocate Britt’s offices back to Jacksonville. The reading was well-timed as the date
marked Jacksonville’s official 150th Birthday.
The resolution which was met with a round of applause reads:
WHEREAS, the City’s celebration of its 150th birthday provides a perfect
opportunity to expand its partnerships for the betterment of the community;
and
WHEREAS, the vacation of the Jacksonville Museum property by the
Southern Oregon Historical Society has created a need for continued
occupancy to ensure the health of that campus; and
WHEREAS, with the recent transfer of control of the Jacksonville Museum
property to the Jacksonville Heritage Society, the Britt Festivals has been
offered an opportunity to relocate its headquarters to that same property and
back to its historic home of Jacksonville; and
WHEREAS, this change of circumstances allows for an enhanced range of
cultural and economic potentials that will benefit both the community and
the Britt Festivals, while ensuring the ongoing maintenance of the historic
Museum grounds; and
WHEREAS, this relocation is in compliance with numerous components of
Policy #1 of the Economic Element of the Jacksonville Comprehensive
Plan, particularly the direction to “encourage a larger Britt Festival presence
and the relocation of the Britt offices to Jacksonville”.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Jacksonville hereby declares its support of the above-described relocation
in the event Britt Festivals pursues the opportunity offered to move to
Jacksonville by:
1) providing official support for and technical assistance on any grant
opportunities that may arise that would aid in the rehabilitation and
functional utility of the Museum property; and
2) encouraging the reopening and accessibility of the second story
‘Courtroom’ of the Museum property in order to expand the seasonal and
varietal range of cultural offerings within the community; and
3) striving to expedite such permitting processes as may be necessary to
facilitate the Britt Festivals’ occupancy of the Museum property.
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CITY HALL HAPPENINGS

A Few Minutes with From the Firehouse to
the Mayor Your House
by Bruce Garrett by Ops Chief, Devin Hull
Time Change & Battery Change

I A
t’s November and it’s election
time! In January, our newly elected
citizens will be sworn in and begin
their job as a City Councilor.
The duties of a City Councilor have
changed since the city of Jacksonville
became incorporated in 1860. The 1886
City Charter defines the duties of the
Board of Trustees (City Council) in Article
IV, Section 2. The Board of Trustees (City
Council) shall have the power within the
corporate limits of the Town:
1. To make By-Laws and Ordinances not
repugnant to the laws of this State or the
laws of the United States
2. To levy and collect taxes not to exceed
ten mills (later amended) on the dollar per
annum, upon all property made taxable by
law for County and State purposes.
3.To make regulations to prevent
and remove nuisances; to prevent the
introduction of contagious and other
diseases in the Town, and to secure the
general health of the inhabitants.
4.To license, tax, and regulate auctioneers,
ordinaries, hawkers, peddlers, brokers,
pawnbrokers and money changers.
5.To license, tax, regulate, restrain, suppress
Mayor Recognizes Outstanding City Employees
and prohibit theatrical and other exhibitions,
shows, and other amusements, bar-rooms,
liquor or other groceries, tippling houses,
gaming and gaming houses, billiard tables
and bowling alleys, and to suppress house of
ill-fame and bawdy houses.
10. To appropriate money for any items of
Town expenditure, and to provide for the
payment of debts and expenses of the Town.
15. To organize fire and hook and ladder
companies, and to regulate the fire
department in said Town.
Not all of the fifteen powers are listed
above but the ones listed should be
enough to note that the City Council is
elected and expected to deal with issues
associated with running the city and
maintaining the general welfare of its
citizenry. Sewers and clean water are a
result of number three in the requirement,
“to secure the general health of the
inhabitants.” If number five were still in
effect, the City of Jacksonville could say
goodbye to the Britt Festivals and many of
its businesses. Interestingly, one hundred
and twenty-four years ago, the fire
department was then, and still is, a topic
for resolution.
simple way to prevent tragedies
is by simply testing and
maintaining your smoke alarms
and practicing a fire escape plan. All
smoke alarms in your house should be
tested monthly. All batteries should be
replaced annually – a good time is twice a
year when the time changes to and from
Daylight Saving Time. And, every family
should develop a fire escape plan and
practice it at least twice a year – the time
change is as good a time as any!
Every year in the United States,
about 3,000 people die in residential
fires, mostly from
inhalation of smoke
and toxic gases, not as
a result of burns. Most
deaths and injuries
occur at night time
while unsuspecting
victims are asleep.
Properly-installed
and maintained smoke alarms are
considered one of the best and least
expensive means of providing an early
warning of a potentially deadly fire. Smoke
alarms save lives, prevent injuries, and
minimize property damage by enabling
residents to detect fires early. The risk of
dying from fires in homes without smoke
alarms is twice as high as in homes that
have working smoke alarms.
If your battery-
powered smoke
alarm begins to
emit a low-power
warning, usually a chirping sound,
replace the battery immediately with
a fresh one. This will ensure that your
smoke alarm will continue to provide
protection.
Never disable your smoke alarm, even
if you experience "nuisance" alarms while
cooking or showering. Clean the smoke
alarm following the manufacturer's
instructions, and if possible relocate it
away from the kitchen or bathroom. If
nuisance alarms are a persistent problem,
you may need to look for a different type
of smoke alarm. A photoelectric smoke
alarm is less sensitive to common causes
of false alarms. Some smoke alarms have
a silencing feature, so nuisance alarms can
be stopped quickly and easily.
At the same time you replace your
smoke alarm batteries, replace the
batteries in your Carbon Monoxide
(CO) alarm. CO is a colorless, odorless
gas that is produced when any fuel is
incompletely burned. About 150 people
die each year from non-fire, carbon
monoxide poisoning associated with
home fuel-burning heating equipment.
For more information call us at Jacksonville
Fire & Rescue 541-899-7246

City Purchases Land for Cemetery

Jeff Alvis, Director of Public Works, Beverly Smith,
Stacy McNichols and City Administrator, Paul Wyntergreen.
In October, Mayor Garrett recognized
Beverly Smith and Stacey McNichols as
outstanding City Employees.
Beverly Smith has called the Rogue
Valley home for fifty two years and
Jacksonville home for forty years.
After graduating from Oregon State,
she became a landscape architect and
practiced for more than twenty years.
After retiring from her landscaping career,
she was hired on July 1, 1997 as a part time
Utility Clerk, a position which is now full
time. Bev can be seen around town with
a smile on her face riding in her familiar
golf cart while reading the water meters.
Her many duties include, reading all water
meters, billing, accounting and record
keeping, customer service, preparing
water quality reports for the State,
maintaining the cemetery database, issuing
construction permits, and flagging for city
crews when needed. Bev also writes water
quality-related articles for the Review in
her ongoing effort to educate the public
on the importance of maintaining and
improving the health of our water supply.
According to Public Works Department
Director, Jeff Alvis, she is an incredible
person and one of the most dedicated
employees he’s had the privilege of
For up-to-date City minutes, meeting times & updates,
please visit: www.cityofjacksonvilleoregon.com
knowing and working with. Bev and her
husband live in Jacksonville with their
two dogs and cat! Congratulations, Bev!
Stacey has been working at the City of
Jacksonville since July 1, 2008 when she
was hired as the part time Treasurer’s
assistant. In April, 2009 she was promoted
to a full-time staff position. Prior to
working for the City, she was a joint
owner of a small real estate company and
mobile notary business. She has also been
in management positions in the medical
field, higher education and real estate.
Stacey has been married to her husband,
Troy, for 21 years. They have three
daughters, Cheraea who lives in Seattle,
Beth, a junior at Crater High, and Lexie, a
5th grader at Central Point Elementary.
Stacey spends her free time with her
husband and daughters being very
involved in Crater Girl’s basketball. Part
of Stacey’s work schedule has included
attending SOU twice a week to take an
accounting class to prepare her for an
upcoming advanced municipal accounting
class in spring, 2011. According to her
fellow staffers, Stacey has done a great
job bringing order to a position that was
fairly scattered when she stepped into it.
Congratulations, Stacey!
Expansion at Bargain Price
Following a Town Hall Meeting and concession agreement for a Pair-A-Dice
Public Hearing on the matter, the City Hills subdivision project, Galpin donated
Council unanimously voted to purchase the two parcels on Pair-A-Dice Ranch
an 11.76 acre parcel of raw land abutting Road to the city for a potential city park.
the historic cemetery from real estate However, after the city took the .53
developer, Chris Galpin. The purchase and .67 acre lots into its inventory, the
will allow for cemetery expansion Parks Committee recommended against
as well as walking trail connectivity developing a park in the northwest
enhancements. The purchase price of quadrant of the city. The developer is
the 11.76 acre parcel included $100,000 expected to use the returned parcels
cash and an agreement to return to augment other platted parcels in
two previously- donated parcels to the new Pair-A-Dice Hills subdivision,
the developer. The two parcels, not construction of which is currently
considered good development sites by underway. At the Town Hall and hearing,
the city, were valued at approximately City Administrator Paul Wyntergreen
$100,000. Both parcels fall well below noted that prior to the recent economic
the required 1 acre minimum border downturn, the 11.76 acre parcel had
residential zoning in the area. In appraised for more than $2.8 million.
November, 2009, as part of a development
JACKSONVILLE OFFICE HOURS
CITY OFFICE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Monday - Friday Monday, Tuesday & Friday
8:30am - 4:00pm
9am - 12pm & 1pm - 4pm
(541) 899-1231
MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK Wednesday: 9am to 12pm
Monday - Friday: 1pm - 4pm Thursday - Closed
JACKSONVILLE CITY SCHEDULE
CITY COUNCIL: Tuesday, November 2, 7:00pm (OCH)
PLANNING COMMISSION: Wednesday, November 10, 6:00pm (OCH)
CITY COUNCIL: Tuesday, November 16, 7:00pm (OCH)
HARC HEARINGS OFFICER: Wednesday, November 17, 10:00am (CC)
HARC: Wednesday, November 24, 2-5pm (OCH)
Parks, Recreation, & Visitor's Services Committee meeting will be
Wednesday, November10, 3:00 p.m. (CC)
LOCATION KEY: CH - Old City Hall (S. Oregon & Main) CC - Community
Center(160 E. Main Street) NVR - Naversen Room (Jacksonville Library)
FH - Fire Hall(180 N. 3rd St. @ C)
City Offices (541) 899-1231
www.cityofjacksonvilleoregon.com
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Community Bids Farewell to Peter Britt Exhibit
More than one hundred guests joined
the Jacksonville Heritage Society on
October 20 to say goodbye to the Peter
Britt exhibit and the former Jacksonville
Museum. The
Museum, housed
in the historic
Jackson County
Courthouse,
closed in 2009.
In this photo,
JHS President,
Carolyn
Kingsnorth
interviews Peter
Britt, portrayed
by Robert
Heltberg. During
their discussion, Mr. Britt commented
that although he was sad to see his
museum exhibit ending, he was looking
forward to the future of the Courthouse
which includes the possibility the Britt
Festivals will relocate their corporate
offices to the property.
In the coming weeks, the Britt exhibit
will be removed from the building as
Candy Store Has New Owner
The Candy Shoppe located at 110 E.
California Street next to Jaspers Café
changed hands on September 1. New
owner, Melanie Scofield has called
Jacksonville home for seven years. She
and her husband, Steeley have two
daughters, Katie, 6 and Kylie, 4. The
couple also own and operate Scofield
Landscape. Melanie says, “Over the
summer I realized that my girls were
going to be in school and I wanted
something fun to do. When I came
across the candy store for sale, I thought
it would be a perfect fit for me and my
family.” Thus far, Melanie has enjoyed
the old-fashioned style candy store and
bringing- in hard to find candy. She
especially enjoys, “hearing the stories of
childhood memories when customers
see my old-fashioned candy selection…
the experience is priceless.” Another
enjoyable part of the new store has been
helping the children who come in to buy a
bit of candy with their weekly allowance
and the kids getting a treat for getting an
“A” on a test or doing something worth
a reward! The shop carries a variety of
specialty and everyday candy starting
Local Historic Characters of the 1800’s Come Alive
While Dining with your Local Winemaker
Bybee’s Historic Inn Bed and
Breakfast is starting a new tradition
of Special Dinners to showcase local
wines with fine food pairings. Historic
characters from the 1800’s will be among
the guests to entertain and explain a bit
of history. The historic house was built
in 1857 by William Bybee on a 2000 acre
piece of land he acquired from his father-
in-law. He had been an Indian fighter,
and a very successful agriculturist. He
was a stock breeder and raced horses
on a track on the property. Beautifully
restored, the house is an elegant tribute to
Bybee’s taste and success.
The first dinner is to be presented on
The Jacksonville Review
SPOTLIGHT
part of the Southern Oregon Historical
Society’s operational consolidation and
move to the History Center in Medford.
The Bye-Bye Peter Britt event was
sponsored by
the Jacksonville
Heritage Society, a
newly-formed 501-c
(3) charged with
the management
of four historically
significant
Jacksonville
properties,
including the
Courthouse and
Jail complex, the
Beekman House,
Beekman Bank and Catholic Rectory. The
event raised $2,500 which will be used
to pay ongoing operational expenses,
including utilities and maintenance.
The JHS thanks all attendees as well as
the Jacksonville Inn, Frau Kemmling
Schoolhaus Brewhaus, Rays Market, and
Valley View Winery for their generous
donations.
well under $1. Melanie is thankful for a
warm reception, noting, “I’m enjoying
every minute of it and am looking
forward to the holidays and helping
everyone fill their holiday candy needs
and all of those stocking stuffers!”
Reach Melanie Scofield at The Candy
Shoppe 541-890-1170.
November 19, 2010 at 6:30 pm
at the Bybee’s Historic Inn, now
an elegant Bed and Breakfast
just 1 mile from downtown
Jacksonville on Old Stage Road.
Fine wines will be provided for
the dinner by Caprice Vineyards.
Caprice is Jacksonville’s closest
winery, being just across the
road from Bybee’s Historic Inn,
and has created some great wine
offerings for the guests’ pleasure.
Caprice wines will be paired
with a fine dinner prepared by
Jacksonville Inn’s chefs who
are known for superb dining
with distinctive cuisine. This will be a
memorable meal in a great historic setting.
The menu will include Maple Roasted
Pumpkin Soup, a Roast Turkey Roulade,
and a Poached Pear Brulee, all served with
various appropriate accompaniments. This
will be an elegant dinner in a great historic
setting. The wines will enhance the meal
and add to your pleasure.
Bybee’s Historic Inn is at 883 Old
Stage Road, just one mile north of the
Jacksonville post office.
Seating is limited so call early for
reservations at 541 899-0106.
November 2010
Congratulations to Jacksonville Runners in the
October 9th Stagecoach Run 5K & 10K!
Russ Bohall Tristan Husted Kelsey Thornton
Nathan Broom Sarah Hyman Mike Thornton
Jerry Evans Mercy Ray Anne Tracy
Chloe Gillette Suzanne Ray Seth Weintraub
Stephen Goldman Klee Rose Sandi Whittle
Samantha Hardy Michael Schwartz Kimberly Wisnovsky
Victoria Haynes Lela Stemple
Ruby Herriott Scott Stemple
New Wedding Partnership
Erin & John Buda of The Jacksonville here in Southern Oregon.
Barn Company have entered a Now, with offices located in Grants Pass
partnership with Nikki Caringella, and in the Jacksonville Barn Company,
owner of Exquisite Events & Wedding she’s set to provide local brides easy
Design, a wedding and event planning access to her design and planning
service. Nikki and Erin will be expertise, from full-scale weddings to
collaborating to offer free monthly bridal small, intimate affairs.
open house events at the Barn Company According to Erin Buda, “Our upcoming
location in the Orth Building at 150 Barn Company events will bring together
S. Oregon Street. Nikki moved here brides-to-be with the crème de la crème of
recently with her husband and son after wedding vendors so everyone involved
an extensive event planning career in can relax with a glass of champagne and
Las Vegas where she worked for Mirage get to know one another in a relaxed
Resorts, The Venetian Hotel, the Super setting.” Nikki adds, “The real idea is to
Bowl and other prominent corporations provide one place where brides can confer
as an event planner. “After spending some with wedding vendors, thus creating
time here, I realized that Southern Oregon an opportunity to network and support
is such a serene setting to get married. each other as we help grow the Southern
Couples can experience the most special Oregon wedding industry.”
day of their lives in so many wonderful For questions, visit www.
outdoor spots.” Unlike the starkness of specialeventsbynikki.com, call 541.226.9349,
Las Vegas, Nikki marvels at the varied or stop by the Jacksonville Barn Company in
outdoor wedding venues such as sandy the historic Orth Building on Oregon Street.
beaches, river edges and forest settings
Welcome New Vet in Town!
The Jacksonville Veterinary Hospital clinic doing relief work. Dr. Frank
staff announced that Dr. Tami Rogers explained that “Everyone appreciated her
has joined the practice alongside Dr.
Brad Frank and Dr. Darla Jochum.
great attitude and her love of animals…
she fit in so well that we invited her to
Rogers is a three time graduate of join our team in September.”
Oregon State University, having earned
a Bachelor of Science, Master of Business
Administration and Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine. Dr. Rogers has a special
interest in internal medicine and surgery.
“I’m very excited to be a part of the
Jacksonville community and look forward
to developing long term relationships
with our clients and patients,” she told
the Review.
Dr. Rogers and her husband, Allan
moved to the Rogue Valley in 2001 and
settled just outside of Rogue River with
their two dogs, Isabelle and Diesel, and
two cats Beatle and Georgia. “We recently
finished building our dream home and
spend much of our spare time developing
our acreage. When not working, we enjoy
camping, hiking, white water rafting,
gardening, and traveling,” Tami said.
In June, after completing a summer
internship after she graduated Vet school,
Dr. Rogers pitched in at the Jacksonville Dr. Rogers and her dog, Isabel.
Good Carma at Spa Jacksonville
Spa Jacksonville is pleased to welcome 19 years ago and is very pleased to
our new Nail Technician, Carma Lexow. partner with her again. She is offering
Formerly of Get Nailed Salon, Carma an introductory special of $10 off the Spa
has been a licensed Nail Technician in Pedicure. Available by appointment please
the Rogue Valley since 1986. Owner, call 541-899-7893 to schedule.
Laura Jarrell DeBoer worked with Carma
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Connect with Britt – Join as a Member Today!

The fall season at Britt means many things: thanking the
generous supporters who helped make the 2010 season
possible, planning for concerts and programs for the 2011
season, making continued improvements to the Britt hill
and patron experience, and, perhaps most importantly,
launching the annual Britt membership drive.
Membership support is vital to Britt. As a non-profit
organization, we depend upon the support of the
community to survive. Ticket sales generate less than
60% of our revenues, and without a strong member base,
we couldn’t be able to continue to bring world-class
talent to the Britt stage.
At Britt, we invite audiences and artists to celebrate the
joy of live performance, the power of community and the
magic of the Britt Experience. Each summer Britt brings
a diverse lineup of artists to the Britt hill, ranging from
classical to country, from bluegrass to rock and from
Steve Martin performing with his banjo on the Britt Stage.
Photo by Josh Morell
music legends to rising stars. The music varies, but the County School system curriculum. Also, summer programs
Britt Experience always makes for a memorable night. allow for talented students to connect with artists, connect
Since 1963, Britt has been the southern Oregon place to with each other and enjoy great learning opportunities.
be to enjoy concerts under the stars. It’s a very special Connect with Britt!
Members make all of this possible. A community effort
built Britt, and the ongoing support of the community
makes it still possible today. Each member connects with
a group of like-minded philanthropists and music lovers
who believe in Britt, and believe the performing arts are
important to the vitality of southern Oregon.
Members form one of Britt’s closest circles of support. In
thanks for their support, we offer members benefits designed
to enhance the Britt Experience…benefits like access to tickets
before the general public, an early access gate, the member
wait list, ticket exchange privileges and more.
What’s your Britt connection?
Tell your Britt story. Visit www.brittfest.org/connections
to share your experience.
Help create Britt magic. Connect with Britt and join as a
member today. For more information, visit brittfest.org or call
Close enough to touch - Michael Franti and fans.
541-779-0847.
Photo by Josh Morell
place, where stars come out to shine—on the stage and
overhead—and where great memories are made. The
Britt Experience is not only about the music, but it’s
also about social and community connections, enjoying
picnics on the lawn, savoring a glass of wine with
friends, watching as the afternoon sun turns to twilight
and waiting for music to fill the Hill.
At this one-of-a-kind venue, patrons and artists connect
in very special ways. The intimacy and natural beauty of
the Britt hill lends itself to unique performances. Artists
enjoy performing at Britt, with its relaxed atmosphere, the
friendly patrons and the beautiful setting of Jacksonville,
and they connect with the audience in a very different
way than at other venues.
Britt is also a place where people connect with each
other. Patrons enjoy concerts with friends and family,
run into old friends on the Hill, or make new friends as
everyone shares a memorable night of music.
Britt also connects with the community. In addition
to the summer concert series and Classical Festival, Britt
also provides music education programs, helping new
generations of listeners discover the wonder of music and
performance. The elementary school listening program Enjoying the patrons deck - what a way
Music in the Mornings is a regular part of the Jackson to spend a summer evening!
Photo by Scott Cole

Christmas Market Days

Friday & Saturday, November 19 - 20
10 am - 7 pm

1860
Tea Room & Bakery
Doll House

1867 Historic Henry Judge House

410 D Street (Behind the Museum) Jacksonville, OR 541-899-2828
Gifts & Holiday Decorations * 1860 Style Tea Room & Bakery Doll House * Christmas Trees & Wreaths * Advent Calendars * Potpourri * Candles *
Christmas Cards * Hostess Gifts * Handmade Hats & Teddy Bears * One-of-a-Kind European-style Stockings & Pillows * And SO Much More!
Hope to see you again this year, Kirsten & Friends
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Hey Steve,
What’s it Worth?
by Steven Wall
Is Jewelry a Good Investment?
W T
ith precious metal prices
escalating in value recently,
a reader wanted to know if
buying jewelry is a good way to invest
his money.
Curiously enough, gold and silver began
their historic price rises just around the
same time as the 2000 dot-com bubble
burst. As such, it might just seem that gold
jewelry might
be a good
place to keep
one's money
considering
the value of its
contents.
Here, the
answer is no and yes! No, because jewelry
pricing is based upon both labor and
materials. A significant part of the cost of
jewelry is in its design and craftsmanship.
Brands, designers & makers all play a part
in the labor costs. The materials, such as
gold, silver & gems may be marked up to
varying degrees, as well. As a result, the
cost of the finished piece is considerably
greater than its individual parts.
Now for the yes part! The value of gold
in the US varied little from 1800 through
1970. Gold was worth $19.00 an ounce
in 1800 and $38.00 an ounce in 1970 – a
mere $19 change in 170 years. After 1971,
the price of gold changed dramatically
as evidenced on one day in September,
2008 when gold rose an amazing $69.00.
So what happened to cause the rapid
increases in the price of gold after 1970?
Well, before I get in totally over my
head, (I’m only up to my eyeballs right
now,) I must state for the record, I am
no economist, commodities dude or
financial guru guy. I just run a business
where I try to find out what things are
worth. Oh, and I’ll get back to your
jewelry in a moment.
Historically the US government set the
price of gold. The government changed
this only four times between 1792 and
1970. The US dollar was directly linked
to the value of gold. In other words, until
1971, one dollar could be exchanged
for one-dollar worth of gold. In simple
terms, this was the foundation of our
monetary system.
In 1944, the U.S. and 44 other
cooperating nations, established the
Breton Woods monetary system which
created an obligation for each country to
The Jacksonville Review
adopt a monetary policy that maintained
the exchange rate of its currency within
a fixed value. This kept the value of gold
in check or pegged. The U.S. rate at the
time was $35.00 an ounce set back in 1934.
This system remained in effect for the
United States until 1971 when Richard
Nixon, in response to burgeoning foreign
deficit, Vietnam War spending and the
devaluation of the dollar
on world markets, repealed
our participation in Breton
Woods. The dollar was then
no longer tied to gold and
you could no longer trade
your $10 bill for 10 bucks
worth of gold. No longer
tied to the dollar, gold was set loose.
Prices of gold began to grow against
a dollar which continued to weaken on
a global market. As more paper dollars
were produced to “pay our debts,” the
value of gold continued to rise. As our
trade deficit increased, so did the price of
gold. As confidence in the stock market
waned, gold rose. As real estate prices
fell, gold rose. And here we are today
with historically high prices which brings
me back to jewelry and gold jewelry
specifically. (Silver has been stepping
it up right there alongside gold.) If you
purchased gold
jewelry ten
years ago, you
can sell it today
for scrap value
and make out
pretty well. If
you bought it 50
years ago, you’re
looking at some
serious gains.
But when we buy jewelry, we’re generally
not thinking in terms of resale value with
items like wedding rings. Get my drift?
We buy it as a token of love and we buy it
in gold because gold does have intrinsic
value. But truly, these jewelry pieces
are mostly sentimental in nature and
oftentimes become heirlooms for future
generations. With jewelry then, the real
value is in how it ties us to our past.
So with that said, for readers wishing
to invest in love, buy jewelry. For those
wanting to invest, buy gold bullion!
Steve Wall lives in Jacksonville and is the
owner of Wall Auctioneers. He may be reached
at 541-261-4103 or wallenterprises@msn.com.
Garden of the Month
by Kay Faught
My Neighbor's Garden
his month, I’d planned to write
about how we gardeners never
stop preparing for the seasons.
After visiting Wendy and Mark's Daly's
home on Forest Creek Road, I discovered
a garden that revolves not around the
seasons but around “Red” and “Socks,”
two black labs that bound joyfully
through beds and planters! SO... this
month, I’ll explore gardening around
dogs... and how to win! This garden was
just plain fun, and artfully creative! They
say, “When life gives you lemons, make
lemonade.” This month, it has a new
ring, “When life gives you dogs, make a
doggone great garden!” (Remember, you
heard if here first!)
Wendy and Mark bought the family
property about 14 years ago, and 4 years
ago, built a new home on the old footprint.
Wendy knew she had her work cut out
and has spent years cleaning and picking
up junk pieces on the property. Some of
the junk has been recycled into garden
“treasures” and she is proud that much of
the garden art has come from the property.
The rock-work, wooden steps, and
planters came from the property, but none
of it looks like a hodgepodge collection!
By hauling rocks from
various spots, Wendy
built a 140’ x 3’ rock wall
that graces the drive and
provides a perfect raised
setting for their modern
home set amongst
madrones and oaks. The
front entry welcomes
you with the first bed
her husband built,
allowing her to garden
“immediately,” before
anything else was ready.
That first built bed is
a sample of what I was
about to experience in
getting to know Red
and Socks!
Tall pink cosmos embrace a centered
white trellis, and on the ground, a
brimming metal milk box peeks out at
the base. Behind the trellis, a dynamic
brimming red square pot, with an old
bucket at its feet, adds color. Three
random metal obelisks, ranging from
2 – 4 feet, are tucked throughout the bed,
offering home to cosmos, asters, and
ground covers. Another bare ground spot
hosts a long green old tool box, filled
with succulents. All are perfectly and
artfully placed, but each one is a response
to Red and Socks digging in the bed!
Score... Wendy-1, Red Socks-0) ... one bed
conquered and on to the rest!
The back of the home is surrounded
with a 15 foot wide gravel patio abutting
another “Wendy wall” that’s 140’ x 2’
high that holds the hillside bed. The bed
is spotted with lavender, Shasta’s, iris,
lambs ear, and serves as a home among
the warm rocks for many lizards that
create a playground for Red and Socks.
Wendy works with the dogs, dropping
dead-headed flowers on top of the soil in
hopes the girls will spread seeds during
their jaunts through the bed.
Red and Socks' frogs and lizards passion
has gone to extremes in Wendy's containers.
Off the back of the home, on the gravel
patio, is a cinder block planter that the
dogs have dug up six times! It is now
a masterpiece of dog-proofing with no
evidence! On top of the soil, but not
Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop
Lawson Inada, recent Poet Laureate
of Oregon, will conduct a poetry reading
and writing workshop from 9:00 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 6,
at the Medford Congregational United
Church of Christ, 1801 E. Jackson Street,
Medford. In the afternoon from 1:00
November 2010
visible, is an old grate from the property
that allows white lilies to sprout but
prevents dog paws! A set of three varied
height cedar trellises crisscross each other
in the planter, creating a backdrop for
trumpet vine! In the middle is a gracefully
flared periwinkle pot filled with flowers.
Old tomato cages provide a hidden
deterrent that support monarda and other
bed treasures. And, thyme softly climbs
over the block edge. An end up, rusted
pitchfork sticks out of the thyme, and on
the corner, with fun design is a rusty rake
head. The entire bed is flowing levels of
art and dog digging deterrents rolled into
beautiful design. Red and Socks would
have to be airlifted into this bed to get a
lizard! Score: Wendy- 2.
Next to the planter and dining table is
a wine barrel topped with a large round
twisted obelisk, gracefully protecting deep
purple blue delphiniums. Score: Wendy-3.
Still, another planter has a visible old
grate on the top, tabling three wooden
boxes filled with flowers. Silently it covers
new ivy underneath (unknown to Red
and Socks!). In the center is a triangle
obelisk and uniquely leaning against its
base is a 3’ tented trio of fat birch tree
branches that provide a block to the
growing variegated ivy below! Trios of
small clay pots on their sides, a brimming
old feed bucket and other pieces add a
buffet of art while doing their job at the
same time! Score: Wendy – 4 RedSocks - 1
(not sure if it will work!)
When asked why she gardens, Wendy
lit up, “It’s such a de-stresser and offers
such a sense of accomplishment! I also
love discovering and learning that it is
never ending with gardening...you tweak,
you move, and it grows differently.”
When asked about her biggest
frustration, Wendy responds, “Probably
the dogs, but it just means a new pot, new
idea, or obelisk!” And, about her biggest
joy and time in the garden? “I love the
quiet morning time, and I love cutting
fresh flowers for the house, it just makes
me happy! And everything is always
changing, but that is the fun. Life would
be boring without change!”
Wendy is planning a 40 X 40 fenced
vegetable garden for spring. No doubt
Red and Socks will find lizard heaven
elsewhere and Wendy will win the
game... OR she will find something else to
change. But then, as she says, “Life would
be boring without change!”
Kay is the owner of Blue Door Garden Store,
located at 155 N Third St. Specializing in
paraphernalia for the home gardener; she
carries garden gifts, decor, and a wide variety
of pots, tools, gloves, and organic product.
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Kurt Katzmar, pastor,
will lead a program on “Poetry as a
Spiritual Practice.” The public is welcome
to attend. No charge for the workshop.
Lunch will be provided for $5. Contact
the church to register at 541-772-8860. For
more information, visit www.medforducc.org.
 November 2010
Anthropology Volunteer Delighted with Sense
of Community at Peter Britt’s Home Site
Mark Tveskov and Chelsea Rose with artifacts found at the Britt Garden site.
Peter Britt’s garden fruit trees, shrubs
and its bordering picket fence began a
growing restoration project a few years
ago with generous Booster Club members
donating time, energy, and funding.
Since then, the ideas and partnerships
have grown, including plans to replicate
a portion of Peter Britt’s Swiss Gothic
home. The visual of this important historic
Jacksonville landmark may become
an outdoor venue for community and
tourists’ gatherings. An ADA path is being
planned to include an improved route to
the Giant Sequoia tree which Peter Britt
planted the day his son was born.
The City, Boosters Club, and other
project donors have received matching
grants from Oregon State Parks and the
Heritage Commission. However, before
the project could move forward, the State
Parks grant mandated that an archeology
survey he completed of the historic site.
Southern Oregon Historical Society
posted a call for their volunteers to work
with the archeology team as part of
Judi Hannah Boyd
Jacksonville’s 150 birthday celebration
events. Having my own ancestors arrive
at Table Rock City (Jacksonville) in
1852, the same year as Peter Britt, the
opportunity to delve into the earth’s
secrets grabbed my full attention. I
emailed Chelsea Rose, Staff Archaeologist
at the Southern Oregon University’s
Laboratory of Anthropology, marking the
start of my involvement in the project.
For several years, I’ve followed
news articles about Chelsea’s work
at Jacksonville’s Chinese Quarters,
Kanaka Flats, and the Applegate Trail.
Her interest and respect for a variety
of cultures is infectious. What an
opportunity I was in for, but worried I
might not remember archeology terms,
procedures, and metrics, as it’s been
nine years since my last dig. That didn’t
matter. Chelsea’s archaeology team of
Katie Johnson (Arizona State), Ryan
Oser (Ohio), and Matt Macfarlane (SOU
graduate), knew and followed all the
proper procedures and requirements to
meet and exceed necessary standards.
I shook many buckets of soil through
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screened trays to capture and bag
treasures from the past. Other local
volunteers included Jim Wingo, Greg
Applen, Pam Larson, Jan Wright,
Carol Knapp, Gail Lewis, and Ashley
Chernosky (SOU Student). First-level soil
contained crayons and paper stars from
recent Children’s Festivals and a lot of
decomposed granite. Exciting discoveries
from much deeper soil levels later included
several types of glass from lantern
chimneys, bottles, and windows, many
square nails, charcoal and burnt wood from
the Britt home fire, animal and bird bones,
an axe head found near the orchard trees, a
metal pale handle, a porcelain doll face and
hair, buttons, and an 1850’s face pipe.
Mat Macfarlane’s eyes would light up
as Katie Johnson occasionally rolled-out
“debotage,” finding a tooled obsidian
flake from a screen or site. His duel major
and personal interest in Native American
Studies, made discovering evidence of
those who where here before the big
migrations very exciting. Each significant
find would prompt further levels of
excavation until clear earth or the depth
standard was reached.
Judi Hannah Boyd, sexton of Sam’s
Valley Antioch Cemetery, recognized a
piece of pottery on the Channel 5 news
from her ancestral Hannah family. Judi
and Mel Boyd brought-in sections of
irrigation pipe, brick, and pots that were
made by her ancestors for comparisons
to the pieces found at the Britt dig site.
The Hannah’s had loaded their wagons
with pottery and beef for a week’s journey
from Shady Cove/Sam’s Valley to sell their
products to Peter Britt and other early
Jacksonville settlers. This community
project expanded to bridge regional
aspects of pioneer days.
Adding to the joy of discovery at
the dig site, people came by with Britt
property information or photographs
and shared different views. Woodlands
trail hikers, local residents, interested
city folks, and tourists stopped to ask
questions and have a look, frequently
asking if we’d found gold, a wine cellar,
old coins, or photo equipment. Chelsea
and her team continued with their
often difficult and meticulous work
of excavating the sample sites as they
graciously answered questions. Chelsea
kept the team and volunteers on task,
teaching from her experience whenever the
opportunity arose to improve techniques
and efficiency.
On October 19th, the 150th
birthday celebration of Jacksonville’s
incorporation, Chelsea presented a
display of Britt’s daily life objects from
the dig for viewing at Old City Hall and
talked about the process, the findings,
and the future of the Britt Gardens project
as it pertains to archeology. The greatest
discovery has been locating Peter Britt’s
original 1852 cabin when Britt was a
bachelor immigrant from Switzerland
beginning his Jacksonville life in
photography and horticulture.
For more, please contact Jeanena
Whitewilson – jeanena@charter.net
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The Unfettered Critic
by Paula Block Erdmann & Terry Erdmann
With friends like these…
“The Social Network”
W
e suspect that many of you, place than about the hubris of the kids
like us, are users of Facebook, (undergraduates who weren’t old enough
the ubiquitous social network to legally buy a drink) who cobbled it
that has more than 500 million users (FYI: together. That the kids were smart is a
that’s one out of every thirteen people in the given; they’d gotten into Harvard, after
world!). We regularly check our Facebook all. But there’s overwhelming evidence
“wall” to see what old friends are up to, that some of Facebook’s components
and to respond to new “Friend” requests. may have been “borrowed” from the
A couple of weeks ago, we realized inventors of competing websites, and that
that a close buddy had disappeared from a key player was cheated out of his share
Facebook. His absence of the profits. The film
seemed a little odd; this is a exhibits these insidious
guy who’d posted amusing actions in fascinating
quips on his wall on a daily flashbacks, surrounded by
basis. When we queried equally fascinating legal
him, he replied: “I saw THE proceedings.
SOCIAL NETWORK,” then Founder Mark
went on to expound that Zuckerberg is painted in
after viewing the movie an absolutely unflattering
he’d decided he no longer light. At best, we wind up
needed to contribute to pitying him. He’s portrayed
[Facebook founder] Mark (by actor Jesse Eisenberg)
Zuckerberg’s “ill-gotten as so self-centered and
empire.” Nor did he socially inept that he
intend to waste another alienates everyone around
minute of his life on its him, rendering himself,
“insidiousness.” ironically, friendless,
This surprised us. even though the virtual
We certainly agree that Facebook is a landscape he creates counts success by the
major “time suck,” which is why we number of “friends” one accumulates.
periodically purge ourselves of its So is this view of Zuckerberg and
influence, staying away for days or company accurate? That’s unclear. Sorkin’s
weeks at a time. Still, we always come brilliant screenplay is based on only one
back, rationalizing that we’re using the version of Facebook’s beginnings: Ben
site’s good aspects (communication Mezrich’s The Accidental Billionaires, a
with others) while remaining cognizant tale that the book’s publicist allows is more
of the bad (a false sense of intimacy, “big juicy fun” than “reportage.”
a loss of privacy, the possibility of In the end, it doesn’t matter whether
becoming addicted to yet another form the story told in “The Social Network”
of technology). is completely true, partly true, or not
To learn what had so unnerved our very true. It’s a movie, after all, and
friend, we rushed off to see “The Social movies should always be viewed as
Network” at Medford’s Tinseltown. We’re “entertainment,” rather than “reportage.”
huge admirers of screenwriter Aaron If you want facts, read a newspaper. If
Sorkin’s abilities (television’s “The West you want to see a guaranteed shoo-in for
Wing” and “Sport’s Night,” and films a “Best Picture” Oscar nomination, don’t
“A Few Good Men” and “The American miss “The Social Network.”
President,” among others), so we were Here’s one detail that is true. Mark
confident that “The Social Network” Zuckerberg, at 26 years old, is the world’s
would be intellectually stimulating and youngest billionaire. And he grows a bit
immensely entertaining. richer every time we (this includes you)
We weren’t disappointed. The movie click any button while on Facebook. How
is a fast-paced tale about the birth of do you “like” that?
Facebook, and the persons behind Paula and Terry each have long impressive-
it. Both sharply funny and curiously sounding resumes implying that they are
melancholy at the same time, it says battle-scarred veterans of life within the
less about the technological prowess Hollywood studios. They’re now happily
required for creating a virtual gathering relaxed into Jacksonville.
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November’s presentation is “WAY
OUT WEST,” starring the comic team of
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. In one of the duo’s most beloved full-length features,
Laurel and Hardy play unlikely prospectors who must deliver the deed to a valuable
gold mine to an orphaned girl. They find the girl working as a scullery maid in a
saloon--but the bar’s owner attempts to pass off his own wife as the grieving heiress.
These misadventures lead to: a song and dance number by Laurel and Hardy; a
struggle in which Stanley is tickled nearly to death—and laughs galore!
Don’t miss this classic gold rush movie in our historic gold rush town!
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Southern Oregon
Historical Society
by Allison Weiss
Bring History to Life!
T
he Southern Oregon Historical
Society has just launched Bring
History to Life, our new campaign
designed to ensure the financial stability
of the historical society.
Our mission, to “bring history to life,”
is about everyone’s history: yours, your
neighbors, recent immigrants, pioneer
families – all of the people and all of the
stories that collectively make the history of
southern Oregon. History is happening all
around us and we want to capture it, share it,
make it meaningful, and make it come alive
by having you participate in the process of
collecting and sharing local history.
Our aim is to reach far more people
than we were able to before and to
offer our services to the public in a
way that is financially sustainable and
relies on constant community input and
involvement. My vision is that in three
years we will look back on this time of
transition and say, “The community
helped to rebuild the Southern Oregon
Historical Society.”
One of the best ways to do this is to get
directly involved with SOHS. We have
over 100 volunteers who contribute to
SOHS on a monthly basis, in a variety of
ways – working in the research library,
growing wheat at Hanley Farm, serving
on a committee, inventorying artifacts in
our collection, and so on.
There are others of you who just want
to share your thoughts. We have a place
for you, too! We want you to help us
build exhibits. No, I don’t want anyone
showing up at my office with two by
fours and a hammer. We have something
different in mind.
In January, we will be announcing a
It’s a
chain reaction
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series of community meeting that will
be held throughout the county. Any
interested member of the public will be
welcome to attend a town hall meeting at
which we will engage in a dialogue about
important issues in your community. By
the end of the meeting, we will try to have
consensus on what issue can be explored
through an exhibit, with artifacts, photos,
and a narrative. Self-identified attendees
will form a small committee and agree to
spend time during the next several weeks
discussing the topic in greater depth,
through a framework of history, and
answering the essential question: What
are the historical roots of this issue?
The committee (guided by staff
members of SOHS) will choose objects
and photographs to exhibit, work on
writing text, decide upon a location to
house the exhibit, and then install it in a
publicly accessible place.
Of course this will only work with your
participation so I hope you will want to
take part in this grass-roots effort to help
bring history to life!
The goal of the Bring History to Life
campaign is to raise $100,000 for each
of the next three years. When you think
about it, this is not a very large amount of
money. I will not take the time to figure
out how many lattes you will have to give
up in order for us to reach our goal but I
will simply say that with your support,
SOHS will have the ability to become a
true community-based organization.
In order to contribute to the campaign,
visit our website www.sohs.org and click
on the words “Bring History to Life!” As
always, your comments and questions are
welcome: director@sohs.org
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Blasted Birds
By Janet Eastman
By the time you read this, the year’s
wine grapes will have been picked,
pressed and on their way to becoming
what many believe will be a stellar
vintage. First, second and third tastings
of Southern Oregon juice tell winemakers
that rich flavors have been achieved at
lower sugar levels. For you, the wine
drinker, that’s a tasty outcome.
Now, here’s the bad news: Harsh weather
has battered the grapes, reducing the
number of them on the vine. The grapes
that did survive a wet spring and frost right
when they needed heat had to hang weeks
longer on the vine to ripen. Unfortunately,
those luscious berries attracted flocks
of birds and other hungry creatures,
diminishing, again, the number of grapes.
Yes, it has been one tough year for those
who make a living off grapes.
The old saying that everyone talks about
the weather but does nothing about it
doesn’t hold true here. Grape growers and
winemakers stayed up nights wondering
how to nurture young grapes. They did
what they could about the weather.
With the birds, they did even more.
They shot off propane canons and
installed bird netting, balloons and
flickering streamers. Ted Gerber of Foris
Vineyards in Cave Junction also put in 170
speakers to blast high- and low-pitched
bird distress calls and menacing hawk
calls over his vineyards.
Don and Traute Moore of Quail
Run Vineyards, who own 300 acres of
vineyards across the Rogue Valley and
South Stage Cellars in Jacksonville, tried
every trick that’s worked in the past.
Still robins, crows, waxwings and other
winged creatures came and ate.
Traute Moore said on Oct. 22, days
before picking a vineyard in Talent, “A
neighbor called a half hour ago and said
an enormous cloud of birds were there,
dive-bombing the grapes.”
Some of the grapes were saved. “There
is a big difference between the netted
Decked Out & Kickin’ Up Their Heels
A lively fashion show entertained ladies
and guests of the Jacksonville Seniors’
Club following their luncheon at the
historic 1880 pink Presbyterian Church.
Stunning models twirled, dropped
their jackets from shoulders, and kicked
up their heels to the excitement of the
audience as fashion ensembles borrowed
from Jacksonville’s Thrift Store were being
announced. Sophisticated suites, slinky
evening gowns, sports and vacation wear
were accented by silk scarves, stylish
shoes, hats, belts, bags and jewelry.
These fashions and many other items
can be purchased at the Thrift Store on
the popular corner of Oregon and Main
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grapes and ones that hadn’t been netted,”
she says. “The netting is fastened at the
top and bottom, which makes it hard for
animals to get in. But these animals are
very smart. And they will try to find a
way. There is nothing we can do.”
Starlings like to squeeze under netting
and into tight places, say experts. Other
birds pecked through the plastic nets.
Blasting birds out with the sound made
by propane cannons didn’t always work
either. Flocking birds like starlings were
shooed away by the noise, but not robins
and finches.
Chris Martin of Troon Vineyards in
Grants Pass said, “I often felt it was more
like we were ringing the dinner bell than
scaring them away.”
Weather caused a late harvest here and
in northern Oregon, which meant birds
flying south arrived hungry and discovered
plenty to eat later in the season. “The birds
heading south found a smorgasbord of
grapes out here,” says Martin.
In previous years, all 140 tons or more of
Troon’s grapes were harvested by Oct. 15.
This year, Martin had picked less than four
tons by that day. Even if the grapes were
not yet ripe for high-quality wine, “they
are ripe enough for hungry birds,” he says.
Deer, bears, squirrels and other critters
were a problem, too. In this difficult
growing year, there were also fewer
acorns, wild berries and other food for
animals. Moore says she lost 80% of the
grapes in an unfenced block in their Quail
Run Vineyard in Talent to wildlife.
She concluded that this has been the
most difficult year in the 20 years she and
her husband have been farming here. They
have fought off weather, beasts and birds.
But the payoff will be in the bottle
for the 2010 vintage. “The flavors are
phenomenal,” she says.
Janet Eastman writes for national
publications and covers Southern Oregon
wine for www.examiner.com. Her work can be
seen at www.janeteastman.com.
while seeking more volunteer energy and
gratefully accepting donations. The store
currently carries used books, bedding,
dishes, holiday decorations, clothing and
accessories … a Treasure Trove that’s
gentle on your budget!
Donations are welcome so clear your
cupboards and closets of those items
that no longer fit your ever-changing
lifestyle. You’ll receive a tax deduction as
the Thrift Store is a non-profit 501 3(c).
Proceeds from sales help support others
in Jacksonville.
The Thrift Store is open Mon-Sat 10-4. For
further information or to volunteer your time,
contact Viola Davis 541-899-8019 or the store
541 899-9555.
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Simple, Sustainable
Living
by Rusty Keller
Greening Your Personal Work Space
W
hether you’re deep in the
trenches of Corporate
America, working for
an environmental non-profit, or
running your own office from home in
Jacksonville, Oregon, it’s not hard to
create a personal green haven at your
desk. The simple steps below will help
you take a few steps toward a more eco-
friendly work environment.
Start with the Obvious
Begin by going green – literally!
Whether it’s a lush potted jungle or a
single plant on your desk, living foliage
is one of the best ways of making
your workplace eco-friendly. You’re
not just beautifying the space; you’re
also removing airborne contaminants,
as well as balancing humidity and
decreasing office noise and stress levels.
In fact, NASA studies indicate that
plant-filled rooms contain 50-60% fewer
airborne molds and bacteria than rooms
without plants.
Just a single plant on your desk can
clean an area of 6 to 8 cubic feet; 15 to 20
plants clean the air in a 1,500-sf office. The
best plants to use are Areca, Lady, and
Bamboo Palms; Rubber Plant, Dragon
Plant, English Ivy, Dwarf Date Palm,
Boston Fern, and Peace Lily.
Save Your Energy
Especially if you have co-workers, lead
by example! Lower your carbon emissions
and energy expenses by making personal
eco-friendly choices. Set your computer
to switch to energy-saving modes – not
just your screensaver - when you’re
not using it. Standby mode reduces
monitor and computer power use to 1-3
watts each, wakes up in seconds, and
saves $25-$75 per computer annually.
Hibernate mode is like standby mode, but
lengthens wakeup time to 20+ seconds,
and saves your work if there is a power
loss. Turning off your monitor reduces its
power use to 1-3 watts, and saves about
$12 - $35 annually.
When you leave your desk for the day,
turn off peripherals (printers, speakers,
etc.) and “vampire” energy users (cell
phone and PDA chargers, etc.). New,
smarter surge protectors let you leave
some key components turned on while
you power others off based on which
socket on the strip the device is plugged
into. Some surge protectors even come
with a remote to make it easy on people
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who might have their surge protector
behind their desk where it’s difficult to
reach. You can further cut your energy
usage if you can switch to a laptop
rather than a desktop computer. While a
desktop can use 120 watts, plus its 80-watt
CRT screen, a powerful notebook uses
just 30 watts, including its LCD screen –
that’s a 50% to 80% savings. And finally,
use sunlight or task lighting with compact
fluorescent bulbs at your desk if possible.
BWant a shock? Do a personal waste
audit and log every piece of trash you
throw out for a week. Then start making
changes. Drink your morning coffee from
a mug, and drink your water from a glass
or a reusable stainless steel water bottle.
Pack your lunches in a reusable bag, and
use reusable sandwich wrap, flatware,
and snack bags instead of the disposable
plastic options from the deli.
Think before you print! Consider
whether or not you really need a paper
copy. If you do, print double sided, or
two pages to a side (called “N-up”) if
your eyes are good. Print drafts in black
and white rather than color. Don’t let
your recycling efforts stop at paper,
plastic, glass and metal—you can recycle
printer cartridges, cell phones, and
other e-waste like keyboards. Jackson
County's SMARTWorks has a current
online directory for recycling and reusing
just about any item, including shoes,
paint, batteries, building materials, and
electronics: http://www.jcsmartworks.org/
directory.html.
And remember, as you share your
green ideas with the people you work
with, you’re extending your impact on
your community—and the planet! So
even if your company hasn’t caught on
to the fact that going green is a smart,
money-saving goal for organizations big
and small, you can make a difference
right at your desk! It’s like Mahatma
Ghandi said: Be the change you want to
see in the world.
Rusty Keller is a local Eco-Consultant
for Green Irene LLC, Marketing Director
for Global Cache', and a Jackson County
Master Recycler. Rusty helps residents and
businesses implement proven green strategies
and solutions and starts them on the path to a
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Calendar of Events - November 2010

×× So. Oregon Artist Resource (SOAR) Art Event Calendar. See ad page 13.
×× November 13, 11:00am-5:00pm: grape to glass. See ad page 20
×× November 19-21: CLAYFOLK SHOW AND SALE. see ad page 13.
×× November 19 & 21: The Voices Of The Applegate, on November
19th, at 7:30 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church of Jacksonville, 425 Middle
Street in Jacksonville, and on November 21st, at 3:00 p.m. at the Applegate
River Ranch House, 15100 Highway 238.
×× November 20, 12:00-5:00pm: starthistle 2009 release party,
Artisan Tasting Room, Central Point. See ad page 22.
×× November 27, 11:00am-5:00pm: roam the rogue, Upper Rogue Valley
Vintners Fall Passport Winery Tour. See ad page 4.
×× November 27, 4:30pm: jacksonville tree lighting. See ad page 3.
×× November 29, 5:00-7:00pm: WOMEN'S NIGHT AT PICO'S. See ad page 17.
×× December 3, 6:00pm: jacksonville's annual victorian
christmas parade. See ad page 27.
×× December 4 & 5, 1:30-3:30pm: High Tea & Ballet Stories, Bigham
Knoll Ballroom (525 East E St.), Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, The Nutcracker. Call
Cindy Wolf for info and tickets 541-840-2124. See ad page 22.

×× November 20: ROYAL MOBILE ESTATES CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, ×× December 10 & 11, 11:00am-3:00pm: Jacksonville Garden Club
One-day event, Raffle. For more info, please contact Patsy Mitchell 541-899-9653. Holiday Greens Sale, Friday, Dec 10 by Post Office 11-3, Saturday,
Dec 11 at Oregon & California Streets 11-3. November-December 6, Pre-Sale
×× November 21: applegate valley uncorked. See ad page 15. Custom Orders: Contact Peggy 541 899-5708

Winter Dreams/Summer Gardens SOHS Victorian Seminar

Jackson County Master Gardener Association will hold
its 12th annual Winter Dreams/Summer Gardens all day
seminar at the RCC/SOU Higher Education Center in
Medford on Saturday, November 6th starting at 9 am.
There will be 40 classes to choose from.Classes will range in
content from those for beginning gardeners to ones for the
more experienced. Free parking on Saturdays around the
facility and lunch is included in the $40.00 enrollment fee.
On November 13, from 2 - 4 pm, Ann Wilton will Recycling Seminar
demonstrate how delicate ladies of the Victorian era set
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their tables for the holidays. Participants will learn how to
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arrange flowers and fruit for decoration and will become
about reducing waste to help the
versed in Victorian etiquette practices. The program will
planet on Sunday, November 7, from
conclude with a Victorian tea, at which you can put your
3 – 4 p.m., at the Applegate Branch
new manners to use! This program will be held at the
Library, 18485 North Applegate Road.
Hanley House, 1053 Hanley Road, Central Point.

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SOU Music Recital Hall, Ashland $33–$40
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Craterian Ginger Rogers Theatre, Tickets
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High Tea & Ballet Stories

Diane Gaumond Hyrst, Artistic Director

December 4th & 5th

2:30 - 3:30pm
Tickets for Tea + Performance: $15 (children under 10); $25 (adults)
High Tea served Sunday: 1:30 - 2:30
Performance only: $8 (children); $16 (adults)

Ballet Stories is an eclectic

collage of children’s ballet
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Wine Country Dessert

Madrone Mountain Celebrates Thanksgiving
By Jennifer Strange

T
he weather is crisp, there’s a little
whiff of smoke in the air from
burning leaves and suddenly our
appetites yearn for harvest foods.
“In the fall, the savory tastes come back
after a long summer of heat, hotdogs
and watermelon,” says Donnal Mixon,
managing partner of Madrone Mountain
in Central Point.
Inspired by the release of the winery’s
Starthistle Cuvée 2009 and a basket
brimming with local ingredients (it doesn’t
hurt that Madrone Mountain’s
tasting room is next door to
Rogue Creamery), Mixon
created a dessert recipe for
poached Bosc pears served
with hazelnut brittle and
Smokey Blue cheese.
He will be serving the
pears, along with a tasting
menu of other vine-inspired
dishes, to about 200 guests
on picnic tables spilling out from the
winery’s tasting room. To get the same
rustic, celebratory feeling at home, “take
an old wooden table out to the middle of
the yard and put some old wooden chairs
around it,” suggests to the lawyer-turned-
winemaker who started cooking for
crowds on his parents’ Texas ranch when
he was seven years old.
Starthistle Cuvée 2009 will accompany
the dessert, says Mixon, who lauds the
Riesling’s expanding versatility and the
“noble rot” that emboldens this outstanding
vintage. (“Noble rot” is the posh name for
the necrotrophic fungus, Botrytis cinerea,
which, in special years, attacks, concentrates
and glorifies the Riesling grape.)
“Thanksgiving, with its triumvirate of
flavors—salt, savory, sweet—is the perfect
occasion to give it a go,” Mixon says of
the Cuvée. “It’s been in the bottle for six
months and is nice and ready.”
Raising a Glass to the Harvest
For sips that speak to Thanksgiving
dinner, Donnal Mixon of Madrone Mountain
recommends local wines: “It’s a wonderful
time to enjoy the wines because, typically,
they’re having their first birthday,” he says.
“It’s been in the bottle for six months and is
nice and ready.”
Starthistle Cuvée 2009 will be
served with both the appetizer
and dessert courses, says
Mixon, who lauds the Riesling’s
expanding versatility and the
“noble rot” that emboldens this
outstanding vintage. (“Noble
rot” is the posh name for the
necrotrophic fungus, Botrytis
cinerea, which, in special years,
attacks, concentrates and glorifies the
Riesling grape.)
“Thanksgiving, with its triumvirate of
flavors—salt, savory, sweet—is the perfect
occasion to give it a go,” Mixon says of
the Cuvée.
Other Thanksgiving wine
recommendations from the Madrone
Mountain tasting room include a tart
Daisy Creek Sangiovese that complements
savory notes of roast turkey and stuffing;
Madrone Mountain’s Vintage 2004
fortified port-style red dessert wine
with blue cheese cheesecake; and the
spiced honey notes of a late harvest
Gewürtztraminer make pumpkin pies,
pecans and even salty snacks sing.
Poached Bosc Pears and Hazelnut Brittle with
Rogue Creamery 'Smokey Blue'
“This is one of my favorite rites of fall – poaching the bounteous fruit of our
valley,” says Donnal Mixon of Madrone Mountain. Bosc pears are chosen for their
gently yielding yet firm texture, the hazelnut brittle contributes crunch and Rogue
Creamery Smokey Blue cheese adds a silky depth of flavor.
Poached Pears
• 8 perfectly ripe but firm Bosc pears, peeled whole with stems intact, soaked in
water acidulated with a teaspoon of lemon juice to prevent oxidation
• 1 500 mL bottle of Madrone Mountain Vintage Red Dessert Wine 2004
• 1 cup sugar
• Spices: 1 stick cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg, 5-6 black peppercorns,
1-2 cloves, 1 slice fresh ginger, 2 strips each lemon and orange peel with pith
removed
In a large sauce or sauté pan combine wine, sugar and spices. Bring to a boil to
dissolve the sugar then reduce to simmer and add the pears stem-side up (cut the
bottoms to make a level base). Pears should be approximately halfway submerged;
add water if necessary. Poach over low simmer for 20 minutes or until a knife can be
easily inserted without pear losing its shape. Remove pears and chill. Strain spices
from poaching liquid, return liquid to pan and reduce to a syrup. Chill poaching
reduction; once chilled, pour it over the pears. Cover and refrigerate.
Hazelnut Brittle
This is a modified version of a recipe by Columbia Empire Farms, as presented by
Bobby Flay on The Food Network.
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ cup each water and white corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 ½ cups roasted hazelnuts, broken
• ¼ tsp each kosher salt and baking soda
• 1 tablespoon good Madeira
• Rogue Creamery Smokey Blue cheese, for garnish
Put a large pot or kettle over medium heat. Add sugar, water and corn syrup and
bring to a boil. When mixture comes to a boil, add butter. Cook to 260 degrees F on a
candy thermometer without stirring then add the broken hazelnuts. Bring mixture to
300 degrees F and stir in salt, baking soda and Madeira. Pour mixture onto a greased
baking sheet and spread out and allow to cool. Break up into large pieces.
Assembly: Pool poaching reduction in individual serving bowls. Place a poached

Vineyard Doings pear stem-side up in the middle of each, garnish with hazelnut brittle and a generous
sprinkling of Smokey Blue crumbles.

by Jim Davidian, Caprice Vineyards

I
t’s the end of the season. The grapes have been
maturing slowly, getting sweeter, fuller, and more
luscious. And now harvest is over. The crop is in.
The wine is being made. So what are the vines doing now?
People mainly pay attention to the condition and
progress of the fruit of the vine and not so much to the vine
itself. But from a viticulturist’s viewpoint, it’s the vine that
does the job. The grapes are the product of the vine’s good
health and performance.
Vines work hard almost all year long and get little
credit. Of course they go dormant in the winter, resting
quietly waiting for the spring to arrive. But the rest of the
year, the vines are working hard producing the nutrients
needed to create the fruit. And that’s mostly sugar.
Sugar is not only used to make sweet fruit. It is the
main energy source of both the vine and the fruit. It is
used to grow the leaves and other plant tissues of the
vine itself, the roots, the branches, and the new shoots in
the spring. But where does it come from?
Sugar is the primary product of the photosynthesis
process of the leaves. Sunlight falls on the leaves and
is converted by the chlorophyll (green elements of the
leaf tissue cells) into sugar. The sugar is then distributed
throughout the vine structure for its various needs of
growth and maintenance. During the growth phases of
the season the sugar is used in producing the growth
of the vine and the grapes. But in the fall, the growth
has phased-out and any sugar that is produced is
not needed to produce new tissues or to sweeten the
grapes. So it is stored.
Sugar is stored in various tissues of the vine, but
especially in the trunk and branches. As long as the leaves
are still viable, they continue producing more sugar. And it
is stored for future use. It’s that sugar that will provide the
energy needed to restart the growth phase in the spring.
When it warms up in the spring, energy is needed to
put out new roots, leaves and shoots. But there are no
leaves so photosynthesis is not available. The energy
needed comes from the sugar stored the previous
autumn. When enough leaves have developed, they
again produce needed energy and sugar for the new
growth cycle. The leaves then take over again.
So the vines have not finished their job for the year.
With any luck the first hard freeze will be delayed long
enough so that a few weeks of further sugar production
and storage occur before the leaves die and fall. Then
there will be plenty of energy in the spring for new
development. And that’s what the vines are doing now.

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HomeWorx Body Language

by Cheryl von Tress by Mary Ann Carlson
"I like living…certainly, just to be
We Gather Together...
alive is a grand thing."

T I
o ask the Lord’s blessing. A
favorite song or sentiment around
many Thanksgiving tables across
America. This cultural holiday tends to
focus on the food served. I thought it
would be fun to explore ways to enliven
and enrich the sense of “gathering” with
family and friends.
GATHER IDEAS
If your home will be the
gathering place, begin early
planning by asking your guests
for input on the meal and
activities. Or, if you prefer to set
the menu, scan and email food
and beverage recipes to willing
guest cooks. Possibly, you found
a new twist on an old favorite
that you just know your sister
would enjoy bringing.
GATHER MEMORIES
To make your Thanksgiving
table a more meaningful gathering spot,
ask guests to bring a small object to add
to their place setting. This item will serve
as a conversation piece when they share
their “thanks-giving.”
Or, surprise your guests and place an
item at each dinner setting which reminds
you of how they have touched your life.
Get creative and have fun. The simplest of
items can evoke a cornucopia of memories
and gratitude. It will spark other guests
to relate similar stories about someone
gathered at the table. Voila! recognition
and appreciation are served with style!
GATHER PERSONAL TOUCHES
An event lingers with us when we’ve
been individually affected. Create simple,
personalized touches to let each guest sense
their uniqueness. Photo place cards can
be rendered via computer or by hand – a
nice children’s art project. Clean white
plates (think Dollar Tree), either salad or
entree size, can have each guest’s initial or
monogram stenciled or hand-painted. Even,
clear glassware can be personalized with
simple to do etching or painting. Local craft
stores sell the products you’ll need.
GATHER MUSIC
Create a collection of music that appeals
to every generation of your guests. Send a
CD home with each guest with liner notes
identifying which song belongs to each
relative or friend. It’s another layer of
sentiment that says you care and builds a
bond between loved ones.
GATHER PHOTOS
Create a movie CD, album or photo
board - a virtual family reunion around
the TV throughout the day or after
dinner. When an out-of-town relative
cannot make it to the gathering, include
them via photos or videos. Even more
fun, ask them to send photos that they
have which possibly no one else has ever
seen. So many opportunities for laughter
and reminiscence will be born of this
creative endeavor. Tech-savvy teens can
thrive with a project like
this and it enhances their
sense of belonging in a
larger family – so put it
on their chore list soon!
GATHER DECOR
Decide whether you’ll
serve buffet style or sit-
down. Buffet service is
visually more appealing
by creating height
differences between
dishes (think, catering
service style). I like to use table cloths
over large baking pans to provide solid
support for casserole dishes. Pedestal
cake plates make lovely presentations
for finger foods. Incorporate fresh
flowers and/or dried natural materials
for an interplay of texture and harvest
color. Play with these buffet service
ideas and create solutions unique to you
to layout a beautiful Thanksgiving meal.
For sit-down meals, try some original
decorative touches:
• Use upside down martini glasses
as pillar candle holders and display
something pretty in the bowl area
beneath. Place three to five down
the center of the table for best effect.
Add small vases of floral nosegays in
between.
• Hollow-out mini pumpkins to hold
tea lights or votive candles.
• Buy conical shaped Styrofoam and
attach autumnal elements, e.g.,
acorns, dried kumquats, nuts with
hot glue. Alternatively, attach small
fresh fruit or gourds with toothpicks
or bamboo skewers, depending on
the weight of the decoration. Place
the centerpiece on an appropriate
metal, wood or glass base. A charger
plate or silver tray works well. Add
Fall leaves to the base and place the
cone in the middle.
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decorator, serves clients in Southern Oregon
and Northern California. www.cvtdesign.
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think prostate cancer is to men as
breast cancer is to women. If detected
early, there is a large success rate; if
ignored, the results can be fatal.
Prostate cancer is the most commonly
diagnosed cancer among U.S. men and
remains the second leading cause of
cancer deaths in males, following lung
cancer, according to the American Cancer
Society. In 2009, about 192,000 men were
diagnosed with prostate cancer, with
27,000 expected to die from the disease.
What is the prostate? Technically, it’s part
of the male sex organs. It’s a small gland,
about the size of a walnut that surrounds
the urethra, a tube that takes urine from
the bladder to the penis. The prostate
gland grows quite a lot during puberty and
doesn’t change much until about age 40. It
then slowly begins growing again, and in
many men, doesn’t stop. Half of men aren’t
bothered by their growing prostates but the
other could develop one of three prostate
diseases; enlarged prostate, prostatitis, or
prostate cancer.
Risk factors for prostate cancer include:
age (most common in men over 65),
family history (if men in your family
have had prostate cancer, your risk
may be increased), obbesity (obese men
diagnosed with prostate cancer are more
likely to have advanced disease that’s
more difficult to treat).
Prostate cancer that is more advanced
may cause signs and symptoms such
as; trouble urinating, decrease force in
New Foundations
The Addison Helms house located at
380 N. 4th Street is undergoing major
restoration and renovation. When built
in 1866, the home was a much smaller
cottage – the cottage section in the
middle received an addition on both
ends in later years.
According to general contractor, Todd
Sorensen, the home is now owned by
Steve & Lilly Kurusz of Klamath Falls
who hope to occupy after completion of
the two-phase project.
In addition to removing the original
cobblestone foundation and adding a new
concrete foundation, the home will get a
new roof and new wiring.
Next year, phase-two work includes
removal of the non-historic garage to
accommodate the addition of more living
space. Prior to construction, the Planning
Commission, HARC and the city’s historic
the stream of urine, blood in your urine,
blood in your semen, swelling in your
legs, discomfort in the pelvic area or bone
pain. Why wait until it comes to this?
A yearly annual exam called a
screening, can detect prostate cancer
before any of the symptoms appear.
Having these symptoms doesn’t mean
absolutely that you have prostate cancer.
They do mean, however, that you should
be checked out by your doctor.
The recommended screening age has
been dropped from 50 to 40. A prostate
screening includes a rectal exam and a
PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) blood
test. The lower the numbers are for the
PSA test, the happier your doctor will be.
As with breast cancer, early detection is
the key to survival.
Modern medicine has come a long way
towards reducing the mortality rate of
these diseases, but it will do no good if we
don’t take advantage of it. In addition to
annual screenings, you can reduce your
risk of prostate cancer if you;
• Exercise most days of the week
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Don’t smoke
• Limit alcohol and caffeine consumption
• Drink lots of water
There are many ways to show our love
for our spouses and children. This is a big
one. Don’t you think they and you are
worth it?
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preservation officer were consulted on
the project. During foundation excavation
work, Sorensen found no gold but did
uncover a stone-lined well on the property
that will hopefully be restored to operation.
Other archeological artifacts unearthed
include bottles and a child’s toy.

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C Street Enhancements: A Report Card Local History

by Nathan Broom by Margaret LaPlante

I don’t love all of its details, but let
me start by saying I was happy to see
the conspicuous bicycle and pedestrian
treatment of C Street earlier this year.
That corridor is the historical route
of the Rogue River Valley Railway,
and it handles a wide variety of traffic
today: fire engines, city buses, and
private autos, along with cyclists and
pedestrians preferring it to California
Street. The section west of 5th Street
serves the fire station, post office, bus
stop and park & ride lot, library, and
city parking lot, along with residences
and businesses. That is to say, it’s an
important route to Jacksonville, which is
why getting the infrastructure right really
matters. After a few dozen trips on the new
C Street by foot, bike, and car, I believe this
project got some things right, but missed
on several others. According to public
works director Jeff Alvis, the project cost
close to $300,000. About $40,000 of that
came from city funds, and the remainder
was paid by the federal stimulus.
Most of Jacksonville’s residential streets
mix autos, pedestrians, and cyclists
effectively without sidewalks and bike
lanes, but C Street gets enough heavy
vehicles and through traffic that it was
always uncomfortable for walking.
For that reason, the completion of the
north sidewalk was important, but it’s
disappointing that a project of this scope
left existing sections of substandard and
constricted sidewalk that make it awkward
to walk two abreast. It’s even more
disappointing that the project left this route
with a sidewalk only on one side, often
forcing a choice between unnecessary street
crossings and walking in the bike lane.
Speaking of bike lanes, C Street gained
three blocks of what may be the nicest
bike lanes in Jackson County—they are,
unfortunately, not terribly appropriate
to their setting. The raised lanes are
separated from the rest of the roadway
by a mountable concrete curb, giving
cyclists a relatively protected place to
ride. These are great bike lanes; however,
they don’t belong on C Street. They
would be well suited to a longer roadway
with substantially greater traffic volumes,
fewer cross streets, and a higher speed
limit—roads like Jacksonville Highway or
the northern portion of 5th Street. Raised
bike lanes are awkward at intersections,
where cyclists are wise to move further
into the roadway to avoid cross traffic
and autos turning right across their
path. The short bike lanes on C Street
are interrupted twice by intersections,
and they’re often used for parking or by
pedestrians who have only one narrow
sidewalk along this stretch. The bike
lanes are uncomfortable to the point that
I don’t use them. The problem with that
is that Oregon law (ORS 814.420) requires
cyclists to ride in bike lanes—with a few
exceptions—when they are available,
so I’m arguably breaking the law every
time I ride past the police station. This,
aside from cost, is the primary reason we
shouldn’t install bike lanes where traffic
speeds and volumes don’t justify them.
With that said, though, the new
bike lanes on C Street do a nice job of
narrowing the roadway to calm auto
traffic while still providing a wide road
surface when needed by emergency
vehicles. The new lanes also give the
entire Rogue Valley a visual reference
for a new and useful kind of bicycle
accommodation. After the asphalt finishes
curing, look for a red tint on the bike
lanes and some additional paint to clarify
intended traffic and parking flows.
And about those railroad tracks
embedded in the road surface. They’re
a nice reminder of the corridor’s rail
history, but they need to be flush with the
asphalt. Protruding as they do, they’re
poised to catch a crossing bike tire and
cause a classic railroad-crossing fall.
It is both possible and pleasant to
traverse Jacksonville by foot and bicycle,
and that’s one of the key reasons this
town is so well loved. I applaud the city
for prioritizing pedestrians and cyclists
with the federal stimulus funding, and
I’m eager to see more of this kind of
project. Next time, I’d like to see the city
do a few things differently. Specifically,
where sidewalks are warranted, they
belong on both sides of the street, and
they should be wide enough to walk two
abreast. Also, if necessary, the city should
work with a professional bicycle facility
designer to make sure new configurations
are welcoming and safe for cyclists. In the
meantime, I’m grateful to live in a town
whose size and values make it easy to
leave the car at home.
Nathan Broom is a Jacksonville Planning
Commissioner.
F
all is my favorite season. Of were blessed with seven children.
course, my family would tell you One of my fondest memories was
that I say that about every season, building the very first boat to ever touch
but no, fall is my absolute favorite. My Crater Lake. At the time, we called it Deep
goodness, have you seen the fall foliage Blue Lake. I think back now and realize
on the tree next to my pink Presbyterian just how dangerous and difficult it was to
Church? I still call it, “my church” but build a boat in sections and then with the
it belongs to the community. Gosh, it help of several friends, lower it into the
wasn’t very long ago I built that church. water. What a beautiful lake!
Do you know they paid me $2400 to
build and paint it? Well, painting that
steeple was no easy task, I assure you. I
built the other churches in town, as well,
and of course, many of the homes that
you folks live in today.
In case you don’t already know me, my
name is David Linn. I began my career
in carpentry at the age of fourteen while
living Guernsey County, Ohio. Things
were going very well for me but when
I heard about the gold out west, it took
little to convince me the west was the
place to be. I came overland, arriving
in The Dalles in 1852. I stayed there
for a bit before moving on to Oregon
City. There, I built whatever the miners
needed - sluice boxes for mining, shelter
and even furniture. After a short stay, I
heard the call of California and headed
south to Yreka. It wasn’t long before I left
California and returned to Oregon where
I found my own paradise - Jacksonville!
Immediately, I began building anything
and everything the Jacksonville miners
needed. And as the town grew, I built more
substantial buildings, as well. You know it
must have been about 1853 by then and the
Old Presbyterian Church
town was really starting to take shape.
When the demand for my furniture Did I mention that I had the very
soared, I went ahead and opened a shop. first saw mill in this county? Talk about
Please stop by my furniture factory on the difficult – it took nearly two years to
corner of California and Oregon Streets. arrive here from my home country of
There, I made spool beds, upholstered Ohio. In 1856, I traveled back there
furniture, kitchen tables, drop leaf dining to order the saw mill which was then
room tables, rawhide- bottom chairs, shipped around the horn and then
rocking chairs, dressers and pie safes, packed-in to Jacksonville by mules all the
all complete with a tin front to keep the way from Crescent City. It was worth the
baked goods fresh. I got my tin from John wait, though. Later, I took my saw mill by
Bilger, the local tinsmith. He was a fine mule-pulled freight wagon over to Fort
man, who lived over on Blackstone Alley. Klamath after being awarded the contract
The rawhides for my chairs came from to build the houses for the officers there.
John Orth, another fine man who ran Oh dear, I really must get going. Next
the butcher shop. He and his wife, Ellen, time, I’ll tell you about some harrowing
lived on Main Street in that beautiful experiences I experienced traveling by
brick home. His butcher shop was just a horseback to deliver the county funds
stone’s throw from my shop, you can’t when I served as the Jackson County
miss it – it’s known as the Orth building. Treasurer for eight years. Until then ….
Yes, life here in Jacksonville was just
fine. It was here that I met my wife, Ann Margaret LaPlante is a local historian and author
Sophia Hoffman. She came overland from of the DeAutremont Brothers: America's Last
Indiana with her family when she was Great Train Robbery and On To Oregon: The
a young lady. Her sister Julia married Stories of 70 families who settled in the Rogue
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Soul Matters
by Kate Ingram Flaherty, M.A.
N
ovember is the month of
gratitude, and so I wish
to express my love and
gratitude for my companion and teacher, Bentley, who died
in my arms October 2nd. Bentley was a Lhasa Apso who
came to me at a profoundly difficult time in my life and
journeyed with me through an amazing thirteen years.
Now, I’m no stranger to grief: I lost father, brother,
husband, stepfather, uncle, grandparents, friends and
pets all by the age of 32. But Bentley’s passing reminded
me (yet again) of just how difficult grief is. What makes
it worse is that there is no social etiquette, no cultural
wisdom or ritual to cope with death any more. No one
knows how to deal with loss: not the bereaved, and not
those around them. We all would prefer that death just
go away. We pretend it might. This is such a mistake,
because not only is death part of life, it’s what makes our
lives meaningful.
It’s sad to think that we need guidance in how to
grieve, how to be with someone who has gone through
a loss. It’s as basic as The Golden Rule: treat others as
you would be treated. Simple as that sounds, we don’t
do it. We freeze up when faced with death. Between the
tremendous fear and ignorance in our culture regarding
grief and mourning, no one knows what to do, what to
say, how to be.
So here’s my guide on some do’s and don’t’s. Just call
me the Emily Post of Grief.
HOW TO HELP SOMEONE WHO IS MOURNING
1. SAY SOMETHING. Do not believe for one second
that it would be better to leave them alone, better not to
call, better to wait until they say something. Showing
that you are aware of their loss, that you care, reaching
out in any way is the best medicine there is. Avoidance
and silence are a second death.
If you’re thinking, “I don’t know what to say!” say this: “I
don’t know what to say.” Or try, “I’m so sorry.” One friend
greeted me after my husband was killed with tears in his
eyes and said, simply, “This is just s***.” That was the most
honest, real comment I heard, and I appreciated it.
2. AVOID PLATITUDES. Having admonished you
to say something, let me insert a quick caveat: NEVER
EVER say any of the following:
“I know how you feel” any cost, through diversions of work or alcohol or even
“Time will heal.”
“Try to keep busy”
“It was God’s will”
“You’ll marry again”
“You’ll get another dog”
“They are in a better place now.”
“God needed him/her.”
These are all very unhelpful comments to someone
in mourning. They do not sooth, they are not
compassionate, and they will anger the person who is
suffering. Even if you truly believe them, don’t say them.
3. DON’T MAKE IT ABOUT YOU. If you yourself
have lost someone, resist the urge to talk about it or draw
comparisons. Compassion means “suffering with:” don’t
confuse it with narcissism which is “it’s all about me.” Just
a quick mention that you also lost a child, or a spouse, or a
sibling is enough to let them know that you understand.
4. SHOW UP. Being with someone who is grieving is
hard. Their energy is low. They are not fun to be around.
They remind you of what’s around the corner. But loss is
the great common denominator: we all go through it and
we all need one another when it’s our turn. Invite them
to dinner or a movie. Expect nothing from them and
don’t worry about what to say. Just your company, your
presence is healing. It’s really that simple.
SightSeeing
by Julie D. Danielson, O.D.
Understanding Astigmatism
C
hances are you may have heard of an eye
condition widely known as a “stigmatism.”
This imperfection in the surface of the eye
is actually “astigmatism,” a condition that is both
common and treatable. Like nearsightedness and
farsightedness, astigmatism affects the way you see –
except astigmatism affects your vision at all distances,
not just close up or far away.
Astigmatism occurs when the cornea, or surface of your
eye, is irregularly shaped. A perfectly shaped cornea is
spherical, like a baseball, allowing all light rays to enter
your eye to focus on the retina. As a result, the image you
see is sharp and crisp. With astigmatism, the shape of the
cornea is irregular – more like a football than a baseball –
causing the light rays to focus on two points rather than
one. The result is distorted or blurred vision.
Most people have some astigmatism. If it is slight, you
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IF YOU HAVE LOST SOMEONE
1. EXPRESS. As horrifically painful as it is, allow the
grief to have it’s way with you. Let it rip while it’s fresh
and tearing your heart to shreds. Cry an ocean. Write.
Paint. Do whatever you do to get it up and out. Do not
worry about being a certain way for other people. Do not
censor yourself. Repressing is not normal and it is not
healthy: it will make you sick.
2. NO JUDGEMENT. Do not judge yourself for
anything you feel or don’t feel. Do not put a timer on
your feelings, or think you should be “better” by a
certain point in time. Do not think something is wrong
with you if you have a good day. Likewise, do not think
something is wrong if you fall apart at a movie ten
months down the line.
3. DO NOT CONFUSE HEAD WITH HEART. You
may know that the death was inevitable, that the person/
animal is better off not suffering, but this does not
obviate the feelings you have about it. Do not try to keep
yourself confined to the realm of logic, as if that should
take care of everything. You know what you know, and
you feel what you feel.
4. CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS WISELY. Be careful
about whom you allow into your experience. Choose
only those people with whom you feel safe, those whom
you believe will understand and be able to comfort and
support you. Try not to tell the whole story to the clerk
at the grocery store, or the casual acquaintance who
you brush by at Bi-Mart. This does not serve anyone,
especially you.
5. DON’T PUSH. Don’t try to do things you are not
ready to do. Don’t try to be cheerful and nice if you’re
not. Don’t allow anyone else to push you. Be honest with
yourself, and remember – no judgment.
6. BREATHE. It’s not easy to breathe when you hurt.
The body tends to hold the breath under duress, perhaps
because breathing releases emotion and there it all comes
again and you’re a mess sitting there at the red light. I
often found my chest hurting and would think What’s
wrong? only to realize that I’d forgotten to breathe. Breath
is life. For better or worse, you’re still here. Breathe.
7. ALLOW GRIEF IN. Because it is so god-awful
painful, there is a strong temptation to avoid grief at
clinical depression. This only serves to prolong and
complicate the process. Trust me. The Sufi poet Rumi
wrote: “ That hurt we embrace becomes joy. Call it to
your arms where it can change.” If you don’t embrace it,
it will sit and fester and rot at the edge of your heart. It
will steal your life.
8. TAKE YOUR TIME. Know that it is normal to
grieve for a long, long time. A year is considered
completely normal by psychological standards. Take
two if need be. You do not need to be medicated (unless
you are in danger of hurting yourself). There is nothing
wrong with you. You have lost a part of yourself. It
will take time to put yourself back together. There’s no
schedule, no order, no right time to “move on.”
9. REMEMBER LIFE. Even In the midst of your
sorrow, be aware of the solace and beauty around you.
Find just one, small something to be grateful for each
day. And remember, death is not the opposite of life, it’s
the opposite of birth. There is no opposite of Life. Energy
cannot be created or destroyed: it only changes form.
Kate Ingram, M.A., is a writer and life coach when not chasing
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may not realize you have it. Larger amounts of astigmatism
can cause blurred vision, eye fatigue and headaches.
Astigmatism can be corrected with either eyeglasses
or “toric” contact lenses. And while over-the-counter
reading glasses may enlarge the image you are looking
at, they will not correct astigmatism. Only prescription
glasses will correct astigmatism and give you the
clearest vision possible.
In some cases, vision correction surgery is a good
option for reducing astigmatism. Your doctor can tell
you if you are a good candidate for this procedure.
The good news: astigmatism usually does not get
worse with age. Because it is due to the shape of the
eye, astigmatism remains relatively stable throughout
your lifetime.
Julie Danielson, an optometric physician, is available by
appointment at (541) 899-2020.
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Life's Fit Pageant
by Erik Weiser & Rachel Young
Viva La Resistance
R S
esistance training (also known
as weight or strength training)
increases muscle size, strength
and endurance by overcoming resistance.
This resistance can come in the form of
free weights (e. g. barbells, dumbbells and
medicine balls), weight machines or one’s
own body weight. Resistance training is a
very important part of wellness regardless
of one’s goals, as it strengthens muscles
and other lean tissue such as bones,
ligaments, tendons and fascia.
Men have been incorporating resistance
training into their workout routines for
many years now. Some women are now
‘hitting the weights’ too because they
understand the benefits. Many women
still shy away from this type of training
for fear that it will “bulk them up”. The
fact is, unless starting at an early age
and having a certain body type, lifting
heavy and often and eating thousands
of calories, the opposite will happen
and a leaner look will be achieved. In
the long run, adding muscle serves to
ramp-up your metabolism which will
aid in keeping unwanted fat in check. In
addition, proper strength training will
improve your posture giving you a leaner
look as well.
Older men and especially women are
prone to bone density loss and only weight
bearing exercise (and minerals in one’s
diet) will prevent this loss. While bearing
weight (and for a short time after) our
bones, which normally have a positive
charge, become negative. This change
allows minerals like calcium to adhere to
our bones helping to form new matrix.
Without this reversal in polarity caused by
loading, all the calcium in the world will
not increase your bones’ density.
Whether you are weight training to
reduce the effects of aging or to win your
next race, it is important to train properly
to reach these goals. Training properly
includes breathing correctly, maintaining
proper form (spinal neutrality), and letting
your body recover between sets and
workouts. How many sets and repetitions
should you do? The answer varies
depending on your goals, but in general
more reps and less intensity will create
leaner fibers. Keep in mind though, if you
are doing too many reps (25 plus) you
are probably working with too light of a
I
t has been an
exciting fall at
Jacksonville
Elementary School.
Our annual Harvest
Carnival was a
great success and
we wish to express our many thanks
to the coordinator, Nan Lippard for
another fun-filled event. Students and
families enjoyed playing games at a
wide variety of carnival booths, taking
a shot at our principal and teachers
in the dunk tank, and braving "The
Dragon" obstacle course. The local
band, The Blank Notes rocked the
carnival, performing two energetic
sets during the festivities. The Blank
Notes is a student-formed band of five
6th grade girls: Chloe Martin & Jordyn
Pisors (Guitar and Vocals), Hannah
McCoy (Bass & Vocals), Anna Johnson
(Keyboards) and Emily Hardcastle
(Drums & Vocals). The Blank Notes
is looking forward to playing at more
events and venues. Contact Theresa
McCoy at theresa@oregonsound.com
for booking information. Jacksonville
Elementary is fortunate to be home to
such talented students!
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weight and might as well be doing cardio.
Many are overwhelmed by the choices
faced in a gym setting. There are free
weights, balls, bands, machines and a
host of other devices. Safely make use
of a variety of them, especially the ones
that allow you to train in the most natural
way. Avoid machines if you can do the
same exercise with free weights or cables.
If you sit at a desk all day don’t go in and
sit on the bike or a piece of equipment,
instead do something standing on one leg,
kneeling or side-lying. If you have a job
where you do certain repetitive motions,
think of functional exercises to oppose
these movements. Ask yourself what
might be weak and seek to strengthen that
muscle or group of muscles. Conversely,
think of what might be tight and seek to
lengthen these muscles through proper
stretching. In the end, it’s all about having
proper length-and-tension relationships
in your body.
Next time you’re pumping iron:
• Make sure to warm-up properly
and thoroughly – the older we get,
the less five minute warm-ups are
sufficient.
• Slow down - think quality of
movement rather than quantity or
getting to that magic number of 15 or
20 reps the magazine told you to do.
• Breathe consciously – exhale while
shortening the contraction and inhale
while lengthening.
• Think of your muscles as systems
-- make sure you are not only
concentrating on main mover but
all the muscles that support the
movement.
• Lift in the three different planes that
define space – front-to-back, side-to-
side and rotationally.
Be sure to rack your weights when
you’re finished and send questions,
comments and sporty asides to Erik at
outdoorodyssey7@hotmail.com.
This is Part 4 of a 5-part series on Fitness
and Wellness. In our next article we will
discuss issues surrounding Professional
Assistance and/or what to look for in a
Personal Trainer and Gym or Fitness Studio.
Erik and Rachel hold advanced national
personal training and nutrition certifications
and have over 25 combined years of formal
experience in fitness and wellness.
Jacksonville
Elementary School's
Fall Scholastic
Book Fair will be
held from Monday,
November 15th
through Tuesday,
November 23rd. This fantastic book
sale is held during school hours and is
open to the public. Please stop by for
some early holiday shopping – there are
many genres and titles from which to
choose! Best of all, a percentage of the
proceeds benefits our school.
The newly-formed Jacksonville
Elementary School Publishing House
is in the process of publishing and
distributing students' writing projects.
You might be treated to one of our
students' stories the next time you reach
for a magazine in a local waiting room!
This season, we are thankful for our
wonderful teachers and staff as well as
the countless family and community
volunteers who work hard to make our
school a special place where children
can grow and learn. At Jacksonville
Elementary School, "knowledge is the
gold in our pan."
Love your Landscape
by Adam Haynes
Fall is the Best Time to Plant
Trees, Shrubs & Perennials
imply put, the life of a plant is
in the roots. If a plant is healthy
and thriving, there’s no doubt
that its roots are strong and growing.
For a new tree, shrub or perennial, fall is
the best time to plant. Fall is the season
for plant roots to grow below ground
and become strong in advance of spring
when blooming occurs. When a plant
goes dormant during the winter, energy
is transferred to the roots. The better
and more extensive the root system, the
healthier the plant will be during the
growing season and all year long since the
roots gather nutrients and water.
If a tree is planted in fall as opposed to
spring, it will be less stressed in its growing
season because of the head start the root
system had during the winter months.
We have a significant dry season
here in the Rouge Valley with several
months where we may not see rain in any
significant amount. A great advantage to
planting now is that your plants will have
the advantage of being in-ground during
the rainy season. And, once the rains
begin, you’ll save on your water bill so
long as we receive adequate precipitation.
Sanctuary One at Double Oak Farm
by Robert Casserly
The story I learned as a child about the
origins of this month’s major holiday goes the Applegate Valley ecosystem that was
something like this:
After a tumultuous, four-month-
long crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, the
Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on
a cold November day in 1620. For four
terrible months,
100 pilgrims
huddled inside
their 100-foot-long
sailing ship, the
Mayflower. Blood,
sweat, tears, and
even prayers
availed them not.
Food was scarce.
Disease was
rampant. Half of
the pilgrims died.
Come March,
the ice began to
thaw and life
returned to the Youth group visiting Sanctuary One to
Massachusetts learn about farming for health.
wilderness. The pilgrims moved ashore.
Like an angel of mercy, they beheld
a wise and peaceful Native American
dubbed Squanto who gathered together
a group of his Wampanoag friends to
teach the hapless newcomers how to stalk light and warmth, thus sustaining the life of
the native deer, snare the wild turkeys,
and grow corn, beans, and squash. And
the hunting and the harvest was good.
In celebration, the Wampanoags and
Pilgrims sat down and shared a feast—the pig doctor, or a humane farrier, or a dowser.
first Thanksgiving.
Like most of the stories in our history
books, I assume this story of the first
Thanksgiving is a blend of myth and
truth. Notwithstanding its historical
accuracy, I think it speaks to the
connection between local knowledge of
the land we live on and a community’s
well being. Thus it’s a story that has
special meaning for the staff and
volunteers at Sanctuary One at Double
Oak Farm, where farming for health is
what we’re all about.
Sanctuary One is a little over three
years old. In that respect, our knowledge
of our 55-acre slice of heaven in the
scenic Upper Applegate Valley is like
a child’s. We’ve made some childish
mistakes as we become more literate in
Applegate Valley earth-care, but we are
learning, slowly but surely. As we grow
we are trying to recapture a fraction of
November 2010
In case you need another reason to plant
in the fall, local nurseries offer great deals
this time of year!
The importance of the first two or
three growing seasons for any plant is
vital, especially the first dormant season
to allow roots to grow strong. When
planting, amending the soil helps in
creating a better environment for the
roots to thrive. And, adding organic soil
amendment to the native dirt is helpful
for maximum root growth. Remember to
mulch the top layer of your new planting
with 2 to 3 inches of mulch, keeping the
mulch away from the trunk.
Another great thing to plant in the fall is
bulbs – crocus, tulips, daffodils, etc…
Remember last month’s article about
planting with the deer in mind? Well, deer
will not eat daffodils. So get out there and
plant daffodil bulbs with no worries!
Finally, remember that fall is also a
great time to spruce and clean-up your
yard – the weather is cooler and next
spring, you’ll be well ahead of the game!
Contact Artisan Landscapes 541-292-3285
or visit www.artisanlandscapeinc.com
the deep, indigenous understanding of
lost when the Rogue River Wars of the
1850s killed and displaced the Da-ku-be-
te-de Indians who called the Applegate
Valley home for hundreds of generations.
The white settlers won the war, but in
the process
destroyed
10,000
years of
accumulated
local
knowledge.
Real-life
examples of
our ongoing
education into
the joys and
sorrows of
permaculture-
inspired
farming in
the Applegate
include
learning which heirloom food crops grow
best in our farm’s stony soil; when is the
best time to plant trees, build bee boxes,
and harvest walnuts; where does the
morning sun first caress the earth with
tender seedlings; why does the star thistle
vex us so, and what does it take to firmly
and finally eradicate the god-awful stuff;
who does one call when one needs a holistic
Thankfully, like the Pilgrims, we are
lucky to have friends who know a lot more
about the Applegate Valley and organic
farming than we do. Our earth-care efforts
are supported by several members of the
Siskiyou Permaculture Resource Group
(SPRG), a loosely knit group of individuals
living in the Siskiyou bioregion who are
interested in forming community, growing
food, caring for the forests, natural
building, alternative technologies, and
using the principles of permaculture to
make our lives and the world a better place.
These folks are incredibly generous with
their time and talent. On any given day, you
might find a SPRG volunteer at our care
farm helping us discover the usefulness
of the comfrey, chamomile, and cocklebur
which grow in healthy abundance on our
farm. Or you might visit and find a SPRGer
teaching us how to leach acorns and pound
them into flour, how to select the right
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 November 2010
Joyfull Living
by Louise Lavergne
Inner Peace: Your Personal
Fountain of Youth
S
tudies by numerous researchers
suggest that yoga, meditation and
other forms of mindful practices
may help slow down the biological clock,
restore youthful vigor and ease some
negative effects
of aging. The
science of Yoga
(yoga means “
union” ) offers
tools to calm
and unify the
body, mind
and spirit. You
cannot have
a peaceful
mind with an
agitated, tense
body, and you
cannot have a
peaceful body with an agitated, stressed
mind. The peaceful state of mind and
body achieved with Yoga allows you to
relax, relieving stress, so you can heal
and withstand disease. "There's a reason
why experienced meditators live so long
and look so young," says Eva Selhub,
MD, medical director of the Mind/Body
Medical Institute. Her research suggests
that yoga and meditation raise the body’s
melatonin levels. Melatonin is a hormone
that regulates sleep and influences
other body hormones. Higher levels
of melatonin activate the body’ s own
natural healing processes.
A study published in the Cambridge
journal Behavioral Cognitive Psychotherapy
measured the impact of yoga on the
trait of mindfulness, which the authors
define as “the ability to be in the present
moment and in a peaceful state of mind
and body.” They found that yoga can
help prevent anxiety and depression as
well as improve brain function. Another
study, published in the Indian Journal of
Psychology and Pharmacology, looked at the
effect of yoga-nidra (meditative relaxation
at the end of class) on blood glucose level
in diabetic patients. It shows that yoga-
nidra can help control Type-2 diabetes.
The data also suggests that symptoms of
Conservation Agreement Adds 6 Acres to
Jacksonville Woodland Trails
by Southern Oregon Land Conservancy
For over 15 years, the Land
Conservancy has been working with the Trails System.
City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville
Woodlands Association to safeguard
lands they set aside for use by the
public. Together we’ve conserved six
wooded parcels covering over 120 acres
of land, and this month we signed
a conservation agreement to protect
another 6 acres of trails and woods.
The property
is known as The
Grove and has
a long history
in Jacksonville.
During the Gold
Rush years of
the 1850’s, early
settlers used
the area as a
semi-permanent
tent city. It was
later purchased
by Jacksonville Mayor Bruce Garrett, SOLC's Kara Olmo, JWA's Jacksonville and
pioneer and Larry Smith, and SOLC's Diane Garcia
prominent banker
C. C. Beekman. Beekman’s daughter later
sold the property to the University of
Oregon, which sold the property to Dr.
James Woods in the early 1990s. In 2006,
with assistance from the Trust for Public
Lands, the property was conveyed to the
City of Jacksonville to become a park for
public use and enjoyment. It now joins a
network of natural areas and open space
surrounding the city that supports the
The Jacksonville Review
menopause (and PMS) are reduced by
yoga, including hot flashes, insomnia and
mood swings.
The following exercise can get help you
establish a positive relationship with your
body’ s ability to heal and help you feel
more youthful and healthy from the
inside out. Try it and see for yourself:
• Close your eyes and take a gentle
breath into your heart, hold it a few
moments , then exhale, “ haaaaaaa,”
letting the tension out.
• Breathe in again and let the breath
be like a ray of sunshine coming in
through the window of your heart.
Pause to fill the whole body with
this sunlight.
• Then imagine the breath coming out
as a mist of light that surrounds you.
• Think about breathing in Peace and
breathing out Peace…
• Then think of something you feel
grateful for…feel the peace within
you…as you pause holding the
breath in…think of one thing you feel
grateful for…breathing in gratitude
and breathing out gratitude…
• Practice for 1 to 3 minutes in the
morning and in the evening. And any
other time you want to slow down
and regain a peaceful heart.
Remember to take time to breathe,
embrace each moment with gratitude.
Happy Thanksgiving.
A Special Thanksgiving Retreat
morning to help you start the holiday
season with ease will be held at the
studio in Jacksonville on November 20,
9am-12:30pm. Call or visit our website
for details.
©Louise Lavergne 2001-2010 www.joyfull-
yoga.com; 899-0707 Louise is the owner of
JoyFull Yoga LLC in Jacksonville where she
offers group and private sessions. As yoga
provider for Triune Integrative Medicine
in Medford, she works with patients of Dr.
Robin Miller. She is also a Motivational
speaker and creator of the stress management
program YOGA on the GOTM. She has been
practicing and teaching yoga and meditation
for over 20 years.
Jacksonville Historic Woodlands and
Pacific madrone, California black oak,
ponderosa pine and Douglas fir dominate
the land along with several old-growth
whiteleaf Manzanita. Daisy Creek, a small
perennial stream, runs along a portion
of the property supporting Oregon ash
and some impressive, large Oregon white
oaks and California black oaks. The Grove
also contains a
large number
of Gentner’s
frittilary
(Fritillaria
gentneri), a
federally-listed
endangered
lily, unique to
the Jacksonville
Woodlands.
Many thanks
to the City of
the Jacksonville
Woodlands
Association for their steadfast work and
dedication to this project.
To get to the Grove, travel south on
3rd Street past Maple Street. The trail on
the east side of the street travels through
this lovely addition to the Jacksonville
Woodlands. Several interpretive signs
are posted and explain the cultural and
natural significance of the area.
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Reflections
by Gates McKibbin
T
en electricity-generating solar the sun shine!
panels are now ready for liftoff When Bob Dickson from the Energy
from my roof. My neighbors tell Trust arrived to scrutinize the system
me that they look “space age” – a good one last time, I asked how he became
review given that my house is decidedly interested in solar. He recalled: “In 1953
“Jetsons” contemporary. my father installed the first solar hot water
Since I know nothing about going solar, heating system for an industrial laundry in
let alone what a kilowatt hour is, I relied Los Angeles. A 4,000 square foot cast iron
on Geoff Dawson from Alternative Energy collector created the hot water and then
Systems in Ashland to guide me through sent it overhead to a 5,000 gallon redwood
the process. He estimated the shade cast storage tank. Even though I was a young
by trees around the house and calculated boy, I was allowed to help my father and
the potential impact on the panels. No grandfather install the system. We worked
problem there. Then a structural engineer through the weekend while the laundry
assessed whether the beams in my house was closed.
were substantial enough to support the “It was August, and I was hot and tired.
photovoltaic panels. He rethought the panel I leaned against one of the wood beams
placement, and the beams passed muster. that held up the water tank and took a
We then submitted paperwork to the nap. When I awoke I told my grandfather
Oregon Energy Trust to obtain preliminary about a dream I had. I saw the roofs of
approval for a financial subsidy. Incredibly, buildings in a city, many of which had
it arrived three days later. solar systems on them. My grandfather
Geoff and his team were good to go. said, ‘Maybe that’s what the Creator who
Throughout the installation I was impressed allowed you to be on this planet will have
by their knowledge and commitment to you do when you are here.’ I held on to
quality. Even after the system had been that idea and have been following my
inspected and approved, Geoff returned to dream ever since.”
install additional panel supports. Those who I can’t say that I followed my dream when
know him tell me that he over-engineers I added solar to my house. It was as much a
everything – a redeeming quality in my book. pragmatic decision as an inspired one. But
The system couldn’t go online, it was the right thing to do, and everyone
however, until a technician from Pacific involved made sure it was done right. In
Power installed a two-way meter to many ways that’s a dream come true.
measure the electricity that I buy and
what I send back to them. A monitoring Gates McKibbin moved to Jacksonville after
service reported that in the first three working and living in the Bay Area for three
weeks the panels generated enough decades as a consultant to major corporations.
electricity to power 268 computers for one This column contains her musings about this
day, with a carbon offset equivalent to remarkable community and her new life
five trees planted or 24 gallons of gas. Let far away from the fast lane.
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Healthy Aging
by Gail Myers, Phd.
Aging Well in Small-Groups
S
eniors or caregivers interested in healthy aging
now have a new and an exciting opportunity to
improve their learning and lives.
The SOU Extension Mastery of Aging Well is the online
series at http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/workforce/aging-
well/. Mastery has just introduced recorded disks for
use by any small group, available through the Oregon
State Extension Service in partnership with AARP. The
five disk packaged set of Mastery of Aging Well contains
subjects such as Memory Difficulties, Depression in Later
Life, Medication Jeopardy, Food as Medicine? and Physical
Activity.
Formatted as “read and talk about” used by successful
book clubs, any group with a DVD player can meet and
watch the Aging topics.
Groups then discuss what they learned and ask
questions of each other. One local senior center plans to
show the entire series of five, in sequence, over a period
of weeks. Segments run between 30 and 40 minutes,
leaving ample discussion time.
Studies have shown that give-and-take discussions
result in higher interest in topics, more understanding,
and greater satisfaction with the experience. Seniors
attending courses on healthy aging proved to be eager
and open to share their personal experiences. To make
this compact 5-disk set especially useful for small
groups, program originators added a wonderfully clear,
brief and interesting six-page printed Presenter’s Guide.
The guide includes straightforward and down-to-
Diabetes Dialog
JEANNE SCHATTLER by Carol Jo Pettit
T
Realtor * Broker his month, I’ve been asked
Full-service listing and selling agent to discuss the challenge a
person with diabetes faces
Specializing in: Experience and as the holidays approach. I decided to see what the
Green & Eco-Friendly knowledge makes experts had to say about it, and went to the American
Lifestyles, matching the right
Farms & Ranches. client to the right Diabetes Association’s website www.diabetes.org. Much
property easy & fun. of the following information comes from there.
Phone: 541-621-2480 PLAN AHEAD! The most important thing about
Fax: 541-899-1184 managing diabetes during any holiday season is
E-mail: Jeanne@ramsayrealty.com
planning ahead. The more you know about what's going
to happen, the better you can plan for good diabetes care.
Schedules: What does your family schedule look
like for the holiday season? Are you going out of town?
Having visitors stay with you? Do your plans usually
include a lot of parties and food-oriented events? Or
are your holidays more active, with events such as the
annual family Thanksgiving football game? Getting a
handle on what your schedule will look like ahead of
time will help out a great deal as you tackle each day.
Menus: Do you know what your day will consist of?
If you are cooking, you should examine your menus.
Do you have traditional dishes that you make every
year? There's no need to completely rework your menu
just because of diabetes, but you may want to fine tune
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earth suggestions on how to best organize and manage
a group, and offers sensible discussion tips and triggers,
designed to support even inexperienced facilitators.
Jacksonville resident, Sharon Johnson, who originated
and produced the Mastery series, also suggests in
the Presenter Guide that the discussion leader should
encourage “I messages” by inviting personal statements
like, “I had good luck with that stretching exercise,”
instead of a judgmental generalization like “You should
stretch like that every.” Sharon notes that “I” messages
help make people more receptive to new information and
foster a creative and supportive discussion.
Where might you use this DVD series? One important
setting is in a family group where members, by viewing
the series, may develop greater understanding of
someone’s aging, or the care they are already providing
an aging member. Church groups, community
organizations, service clubs, or local study groups
concerned with understanding seniors and aging can
benefit, as well.
A DVD of the complete Aging Well program and
related educational materials is available for purchase
for $19.95 plus shipping and handling. Visit the EESC
Publications and Multimedia Catalog to order online or
call 1-800-561-6719.
Retired from university administration and teaching, Dr.
Myers is involved in senior learning activities and writing. He
lives in Jacksonville. myers765@charter.net
it. Will that casserole taste just as good with light sour
cream instead of regular?
There are plenty of ways to lower fat, sugar, and
carbohydrate counts in your favorite foods while still
keeping the taste and texture you love. If you look
forward to Aunt Selma's Heavenly Fudge every year—
go ahead and make it, but first talk to your diabetes
educator or dietitian about ways to work a piece or two
into the meal plan. It may mean eating less of other
treats, getting more exercise, increasing insulin doses, or
a combination of all three. But you can do it!
There is so much information available at the ADA
website (www.diabetes.org) including holiday meal
preparation, carbohydrate counting, and “portion
distortion.” And if you are of the Jewish faith, check out
www.jewishdiabetics.org for lots of cooking tips.
I hope your holidays are just what you want them to
be. One of my blessings is being associated with the ADA
and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) as
I fight for the CURE for my son and granddaughters, and
for you!
Carol Jo Pettit, Chair, ADA Southern Oregon Step-Out
Walk to Fight Diabetes can be reached at pettit@wizzards.net
 November 2010
Paws for Thought
by Darla Jochum, D.V.M.
Winter Hazards for Kitty
W
ith cooler weather and the upcoming
holidays, there are several hazards that cat
owners need to be aware of. Here are some
things to remember as the holidays approach to help
keep Kitty safe.
As the temperatures drop, mice and rats seek the
warmth of our houses. As a result, we are tempted to place
rodenticides out to poison the invaders. While
cats are not big bait eaters, they can experience
secondary or relay toxicosis, which occurs when
a cat eats a rodent that has recently ingested
bait. Rodenticides contain anticoagulants which
cause bleeding. As a result of the bleeding, the
cat can loose enough blood to become anemic,
possibly requiring a transfusion. What you’ll
notice if your kitty has ingested this poison
is bruising of the skin and whites of the eyes
and gums. As a cat bleeds internally, they become very
weak and lethargic. If you suspect your cat has eaten a
poisoned mouse, seek veterinary attention at once. There
are antidotes for this type of poison that may be given to
affected cats that if caught in time means the prognosis for
a full recovery is good.
In the course of decorating for the Thanksgiving and
Christmas holidays, we bring a number of plants into
our homes. Some of these plants such as poinsettias,
Christmas cactus, mistletoe, and holly are mildly toxic to
cats. If ingested, these plants may cause some mild upset
to the stomach and vomiting which usually resolves
on its own. The amaryllis and lilies on the other hand
can be very toxic to cats. All parts of the amaryllis are
Annie’s Antics
by Annie Parker
H
appy Fall! I hope
you didn’t miss
me too much last
month! I had to donate my space to the important City
Council candidate questionnaire answers. This month,
I am dedicating my column to Charlie. If you’re from
Jacksonville, you surely knew this wonderful member
of our community – a huge, black, super-friendly
Newfoundland belonging to Mayor Bruce and Kathy
Garrett. Charlie could be seen at all the events in town,
greeting visitors and locals alike. And, he was even in
our fun parades. Charlie passed away on October 1 at the
age of eight. He will really be missed.
As for me, I am still enjoying our fabulous garden. I
have discovered the joy of vegetables - straight off the vine!
These days, one of my favorite pastimes is grabbing an
under-ripe tomato, a spiny eggplant, an underdone melon
or some sweet peas! Since my folks don’t seem to feel the
need to provide them for me with my kibble, I help myself.
Yum-O! I also recently discovered a huge sunflower that
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toxic to cats, especially the bulbs. If your cat eats a large
amount of foliage, weakness, tremors, and seizures could
occur. In general, the prognosis is good with prompt and
aggressive treatment of the kitty. Lilies, such as Easter
lilies, tiger lilies, day lilies, etc, on the other hand are
much more toxic resulting in kidney failure. If a cat does
ingest a lily, vomiting starts a few hours after exposure.
Within 24 to 72 hours after ingestion of the
plant, kidney failure develops. Death can
result after lily ingestion without aggressive
treatment. If you have cats, I would not
recommend bringing amaryllis or lilies into
your home.
Liquid potpourri is commonly used
during the holiday season. Cats are often
exposed to the liquid potpourri by drinking
the liquid from the simmer pots or spills, or
by rubbing against leaky bottles. This exposure can result
in irritation to the mouth, skin, and/or eyes. If your cat is
exposed to liquid potpourri, you should seek veterinary
treatment immediately. Again, prognosis is good with
appropriate treatment.
This is only a partial list of dangers our feline friends
may face this winter. As with most things, cats can and
will get into trouble in places we least expect. At least my
cats do! So with a little thought you can keep your Kitty
safe this Holiday season.
Darla may be reached at the
Jacksonville Veterinary Hospital - 541-899-1081
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Big Selection! Tax Tips You Can Use
~ Little Store ~ by Kathleen Crawford
Enrolled Agent
 Sales
C
 Clothing ongress has tasked the IRS with
closing the tax gap. You may
 Accessories remember that the tax gap is
the difference between the actual taxes
 Service Repair collected and the probable taxes that should
be owed. The IRS has made several major
changes in 2010 to try to get the tax gap
down and find the money. The next articles
535 North 5th Street will discuss the changes, such as increased
1099 requirements and registration of tax
Jacksonville, OR 97530 preparers. These will affect taxpayers over
541-899-9190 the next couple of years.
A major change that has been
implemented in 2010 affects tax return
“Come and see us for unsurpassed service and technical expertise.” Jana Jensen, Owner preparers. The IRS is now requiring tax
preparers to register and be tested. Tax
preparers must register by December 31
or they cannot sign tax returns in 2011.
The theory is that if tax preparers are
better trained, fewer errors will be made
and the correct tax will be figured. Just to
insure that theory works, the IRS has also
increased penalties for preparer errors
and is assessing penalties more readily.
The process is that tax return preparers
must register by December 31, then pass a
basic competency test within three years,
and have continuing education every
Anita’s year. This is a good thing for states where
tax return preparers only need print-your-
Alteration Center own-business-cards to prepare taxes.
Several states, including Oregon, have
had testing and licensing laws in effect for
1700 E. Barnett Rd. Ste B some time, but the federal mandate did
(Ellendale & Barnett) Medford not exempt anyone from testing.
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he leaves are changing and
Same Service, New Location! mornings are colder, letting
us know that fall has arrived
and winter is not far off. Soon, roasted
chestnuts and hot apple cider will be
offered while we browse the shops
in Jacksonville as families gather and
celebrate the holidays. In the coming
months, you may find yourself thinking
about how you can give back to others in
our community.
Food & Friends needs the support of
caring people like you to help provide
meals to the hundreds of seniors who
rely on us. We receive a number of
new client referrals during the holiday
season. Frequently, the calls are from
family members who have come to visit
over the holidays, only to discover that
their loved one has aged significantly or
their health has declined and they are
now having trouble getting around well
enough to prepare meals. Opportunities
to make a difference in the lives of
your senior neighbors are available in
Jacksonville and throughout Jackson and
Josephine Counties.
Volunteer drivers are needed to deliver
meals to the homebound. Volunteers
commit to about two hours, one day a
week. If you don’t have the time to drive
every week, but still want to deliver
meals, you might consider becoming a
back-up volunteer to fill-in when our
regular drivers are unable to deliver.
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varietal of fig tree for the sunny side of
the farmhouse, how a red wriggler differs
from the common earthworm, or how to
turn kitchen scraps, cardboard, straw, and
Great Food at a Great Price manure into rich, fertile soil.
At the Sanctuary’s ceremonial
opening in March, 2008, Agnes Baker
Pilgrim, spiritual leader and oldest
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living member of Takelma Indian tribe,
called upon the Heavenly Grandfather
to bless our care farm with clean,
fresh water and help us in our efforts
to protect rescued animals. We are
(541) 899-2977 happy to report the steelhead trout still
swim in the clear, shady pools in our
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This is important to taxpayers because
it will increase costs. The first cost is
the $64.25 that each of the 1.2 million
return preparers must pay annually for
registration. One sad note is that $14.25
of the fee is for the company that is
tracking the registration and the IRS gave
the contract to a Scandinavian company
instead of a US company. The next effect
on taxpayers is that many tax return
preparers have said that they will retire
rather than sit for a test. This will limit
the number of preparers and supply-
&-demand says prices will go up. In
addition, the IRS will require every tax
preparer to use e-file as of 2012 (except
for a very few exceptions). Last, but not
least, there are several questions about the
requirements for consumer software and
the number of mistakes allowed.
So, during the upcoming tax filing
season, taxpayers should ask their preparer
about the registration and insure that they
know what the preparer intends to do. Also,
taxpayers who use a tax preparer should
insist that the preparer sign the return with
his registration number.
The fine print: This article is for
information only. Please see your tax
professional for questions about your
individual tax situation.
The Jacksonville Tax Lady is located in
beautiful, historic Jacksonville at 610 N. Fifth
Street across from the Pony Espresso. Kathleen
and Angela can be reached at 541-899-7926.
In addition to the folks delivering
meals to our client’s homes, we also need
volunteers to help out at our meal site in
Jacksonville. You can help pack up meals
for home delivery, serve lunch to seniors
who come in to dine, or assist in clean-
up. If you are interested in volunteering,
please call Jan Yost at 541-734-9505 ext. 4.
There are other ways you can help if
you aren’t able to volunteer. Financial
contributions are always welcome and
appreciated, as Food & Friends relies
on the generosity of the community to
meet the need for meals. You can make a
tax-deductible donation through PayPal
online at www.rvcog.org. Use the Food
& Friends link and click on “Donate.”
Checks can be made payable to Food &
Friends at P.O. Box 3275, Central Point,
Oregon 97502.
Whether you volunteer, donate, or even
help raise awareness about Food & Friends
by spreading the word, we appreciate your
support. Thanks for all you do to make our
service possible, in the holiday season and
throughout the year.
For more information on giving
opportunities, you may contact Jane Whaley
at 541-423-1387.
supporters from all over the world have
donated time or money to our cause,
and our herd of rescued farm animals
and house pets is hale and hearty.
Thank you, Grandma Aggie!
This November, we will give thanks
for everyone else who has helped the
Sanctuary during these difficult times in
our nation’s history, most especially the
teachers who teach us what we need to
grow and prosper, like Squanto’s gift to
the Pilgrims.
For more information or to volunteer
to share your knowledge of the Applegate
Valley with us, visit us online at
www.SanctuaryOne.org.
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W I N E R Y
Applegate Valley, Oregon