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by Whitman Parker, PublisherMy View

Iwas disappointed that the recent re tax levy for animproved re department failed. However, I wasnot that shocked. After all, this is Oregon - the land

of no taxes!Although the vote did not go as Id hoped, I recovered

from the loss quickly that was until I aended the fthand nal Budget Commiee meeting on May 20, twodays after Election Day. At that meeting, the commiee

voted 6 to 4 to accept the entire 2010-2011 proposedbudget, which includes funding the re department viaOption B.

Option B is a recommendation the Council shouldrespectfully reject!

Despite evidence to the contrary, the commieeapproved a budget that ignores material facts regardingre department funding basically, the suggestedre department budget eats into the reserve fund atan alarming rate, does not provide funding for 24-7re/medical protection, and shelves the issue to alater supplemental budget date. Furthermore, therecommendation relies on hopeful concepts andstrategies, such as across the board department costcuing measures and the shuing of personnel fromone budget column to another to save money. Im allfor saving money, but this should have been addressedmonths ago. In a nutshell, the solution relies on a

budgetary shell game. I dont make a habit of usingwords such as crisis lightly. Regretfully, the term isaccurate, here.

The current budget commiee is comprised of 5citizens, 6 city councilors and the mayor. CouncilorDodero, who had not aended any of this years' budget

meetings, moved that the proposed budget be accepted.Councilors Winterburn, Becker, Scha, Dodero, MayorGarre and commiee member Jerry Mathern approvedthe budget recommendation while Councilors Meyersand Gilman, budget commiee chair, David Thompson,and commiee member, Nancy OConnell voted againstthe recommendation.

As the City Council prepares to adopt a 2010-2011

scal year budget, one can only hope it will NOT playpolitics with our safety it is time for Council to facethe facts and act responsibly. Yes, the voters rejectedthe hybrid levy/surcharge option now, Council hasno option but to increase the public safety surchargefrom $20 to $30, which will allow for 5 reghters and 3interns. Though raising the surcharge will not be popularwithin the community, please remember that Councilorsare elected to serve the best interests of the city as awhole there is no higher need than re and medicalprotection. Funding those services, no maer howunpopular the mechanism, is job #1.

Serving in a leadership role requires an ability to makeunpopular decisions. Those unable to make them shouldserve the community elsewhere, not on the City Council.

The City Council budget adoption process isunderway. On June 15, during its regular meeting,the Council will conduct a public hearing on the FY

2010-2011 budget at 7:00 pm in Old City Hall. Then, onJune 30, Council is scheduled to adopt the budget. TheReview is hopeful that Jacksonvilles City Councilorswill have the courage to act responsibly by increasing thesurcharge to at least $30 in order to protect the citizens inOur Small Town with Big Atmosphere!

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Bri Festivals unveiled its 2010Fine Arts Poster at a receptionon Thursday evening, May 20,at the Bri Pavilion. This yearswork is a pastel by artist KimNovak, and the poster is the27th in a series celebrating Brithrough the visual arts.

Kim Novak was the #1 boxoce movie star in the world in

the late 1950s, and is acclaimedfor roles in such lms as Picnic,Pal Joey, and Alfred HitchcocksVertigo. Novak left Hollywoodto pursue her loves of paintingand poetry, and to pursue alifestyle in harmony with nature.During her youth, she receivedscholarships to the famed ArtInstitute of Chicago, and afterher lm career she studied withseveral well-known art teachers.She works mainly in watercolorsand pastels, and the 2010 BriFine Arts Poster is a print ofNovaks original pastel The Magic of Music. The 2010 poster may be purchased at thegift booth during Jacksonville concerts or at the Bri oce in Medford beginning May 21for $20. Limited edition signed prints are also available for $35. The original artwork will be

auctioned o at a later date, with proceeds beneting Bri Festivals. Call 779-0847 formore information.

2010 Britt Poster "The Magic of Music"by Artist & Actress Kim Novak


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The Jacksonville Review Page 5June 2010

CITY HALL HAPPENINGS

CITY OFFICEMonday - Friday8:30am - 4:00pm

MUNICIPAL COURT CLERKMonday - Friday: 1pm - 4pm

PLANNING DEPARTMENT

Monday, Tuesday & Friday

9am - 12pm & 1pm - 4pm

Wednesday: 9am to 12pm

Thursday - Closed

JACKSONVILLE OFFICE HOURS

POLICE BLOTTER (Jacksonville Police Department)A consolidated report based on type of calls & number of incidences

April 21, 2010 to May 23, 2010

Alarm - False - 5Animal Problem - 6Assault - Simple Assault - 4Assist- Other Government Agency - 12Assist - Other Law EnforcementAgencies - 22Assist - Public - 27Civil Complainant - 5County / City Ordinance - 13Disorderly Conduct - 1Disturbance / Noise - 7

Domestic Disturbance - 5Drug Law Violation - 1DUII - 2Fugitive - 7Larceny - 3MVA Injury - Other - 1MVA Non-Injury - 4Property Found - 4Suspicious - 37Trac Crime - 14Trac / Roads - 5

CALL TYPE - TOTAL CALLS

A Few Minutes withthe Mayor

by Bruce Garre

For up-to-date City minutes, meeting times & updates,please visit: www.cityoacksonvilleoregon.com

Iwant to take this opportunity toagain thank some individuals andorganizations. I know, thanking

people for the work they do on behalfof the city is not very exciting news butthe effort these people expend to makeJacksonville a better place to live ISvery exciting.

So, lets start with the Rotary Club ofJacksonville-Applegate and the SouthMedford High Interact Club. More than150 community service hours weredonated over three weekends in Aprilto repair and repaint the Beekman Bankbuilding. Both, Craig Funsten of AdroitConstruction and Rick Kaufman of

WoodArt worked each weekend to getthe Beekman Bank building prepped forthe rest of the club to paint. Ray Greb ofBelfor Environmental, donated time andequipment to safely remove and disposeof the lead based paint peeling from theoutside of the building. Roland Haleof Hale Signs donated the leering forthe new sign that is replacing the badlyweathered sign that had been on thebuilding. And Jacksonville merchants,Bella Union, Pot Rack, MacLevins, andThe Jacksonville Inn, provided food andservices to the hard working Rotarians.

Also, a big thanks to Stacy VanVoorhees and the ne group of volunteersshe organized, who took it uponthemselves to clean the snot out of the

play structures at Doc Grin Park.Finally, the city has been mowing and

caring for the museum grounds and

Beekman House, at Southern OregonHistorical Societys (SOHS) request,for many months. However, a recentrequest by SOHS for the city to continuemaintaining the grounds at the citys ownexpense went unfullled. The decision todeny the request was dicult for the citycouncil. The harsh reality is that the citysrevenue has continued to decline largelybecause of the economy while expensesand requests for free services continueto increase.

Fortunately, for SOHS and Jacksonville,Whitman Parker, publisher of theJacksonville Review and David Jesser,owner of the Jacksonville Mercantile,

were unwilling to take no for ananswer. They took it upon themselvesto nd solutions and arranged forJOBA (Jacksonville Oregon BusinessAssociation) to fund the Museum lawncare. (Whit and David serve on the JOBAboard.) In so doing, JOBA is helpingpreserve another Jacksonville signaturehistoric landmark for everyone to enjoy.Similarly, thanks go to Charley Wilson,President of the Jacksonville WoodlandsAssociation, who arranged for a JWAdonation that will cover lawn careexpenses for the Beekman House over thenext few months.

These are just a few of the manyexamples of groups and individuals whotake time from their busy lives to help

make Jacksonville a beer place to liveand visit. Please accept my thanks for allyour hard work.

The City Council will hold a publictown hall meeting at 6:30 pm onJune 3 at the Librarys NaversenRoom. The study session/meeting

will focus on a report from RogueValley Council of Governments titled,Jacksonville Dam Feasibility Study,which outlines nine potential optionsto repair the aging reservoir andspillway. Of the alternatives, fourhave been recommended by RVCOGfor consideration:

Option #1: the complete removal ofthe dam and restoration of the area to amore natural condition. Cost estimatesrange from $850,000 - $1,700,000.

Option #2: notching/breachingplans with excavation of sediment. Costestimates range from $190,000 - $520,000

Option #3: construction of a newspillway. Cost estimate $500,000.

Option #4: take no action anddevelop an emergency action plan(EAP) to deal with ooding issuesin mind. Cost estimates range from

$15,000 - $25,000.Last year, the city council allocated

$10,000 to fund the RVCOG study inorder to assist it with developing anaction plan. The city has been orderedby the state to x the deteriorateddam to prevent downstream oodingin Jacksonvilles historic core area.The 45 foot high dam and spillwayis a signicant structure that onceprovided all of Jacksonvillesdrinking water. Today, the majorityof the 76 acre foot reservoir is full ofdecomposed granite. The dam wasdecommissioned when Jacksonvilletied into the Medford water districtlines in the 1950s.

Town Hall Meeting on June 3 to Discuss Dam

In the May 18 election, Jacksonvillevoters said no to ballot measure 15-98to increase re department stang andservice levels. With 1096 total votes, 58%(637) opposed the measure with 42% (459)in favor.

Had the measure passed, the departmentwould have grown from 4.5 to 8 full timereghters as recommended by publicsafety advocates and the interim re chief.

Failure of the measure places the redepartment in critical nancial conditionsince the public safety reserve fundwill run out in less than ten months.Currently, the department is funded fromdipping into reserves and the $20 monthlysurcharge on city water bills. It is unclearwhat action the city council will taketo shore up department nances thetopic will be on their upcoming agendas.Options include upping the surchargeto $31 to cover existing operational costswithout utilizing reserves, increasing thesurcharge to $45 for 8 reghters, raising thesurcharge to approximately $37 to fund 6

reghters or doing nothing and sponsoringa new November ballot measure.

In other election news, Jacksonvilleresident, MarkWisnovsky wonthe Democraticprimary bidfor CountyCommissionerPosition #3.With more than7300 votes, hereceived morethan double thevotes of his twochallengers combined. Wisnovsky willface-o against Republican businessman,John Rachor in the November generalelection, who received 31% of his partysprimary vote.

Jackson County has 114,884 registeredvoters. 36% are democrats, 39% arerepublican, and 25% are non-partisan.County-wide voter turnout wasreported at 35%.

Fire Levy Fails Wisnovsky Wins!

The commission unanimously agreed to the nal Remand Order for the NunanEstate and authorized Chair, Jerry Ferronato, to sign the order.The Lavonne Courtyard PUD housing development was granted a two year groundbreaking extension on its application due to the current economic downturn.A joint study session with HARC will be scheduled for August to examine codechanges related to potential placement of cell towers in town and requested changes

in the general commercial zoning of the 5th Street gateway area.The commission discussed the Performance Review for Redman Hall and theapproved sta application to convert the upstairs of the building to an apartment dwelling.

In Other May 12 Planning Commission Business

The City of Jacksonville is accepting RFPs for:Management Services for the operation of the

Jacksonville Visitors Information CenterRFP deadline: 4:00 pm June 15, 2010

Proposals available at the City Oces: 110 E. Main St.Or online at www.cityoacksonvilleoregon.com

Request for Proposal

South Stage Landll, Inc. the ownerof a 404 acre parcel known as thedump property and JK-8 is seekinga change in land use designation fromWoodland Resource and Open SpaceReserve to Rural Use. The move isthought to be part of an anticipatedrequest to alter the Jackson Countycomprehensive plan to have the landannexed into Jacksonvilles urbangrowth boundary. Although thereare no current plans in place and

no proven need to annex the landfor housing demands, a designationchange could reprioritize JK-8 with thecounty, moving it up on the list to beconsidered for UGB expansion. At thistime, a section of land near LivingstonRoad and Autumn Lane is the rstlikely UGB candidate, followed by theJK-1 parcel located behind Royal MobileEstates. Current development plansfor JK-8 include a clustered plannedunit development of 25 homes frontingSouth 3rd Street. Before breakingground, numerous obstacles such asaccess for emergency response vehicles,storm drainage, water runo and otherissues will need to be addressed. Theproperty owner has hired Craig Stone

& Associates to handle the land usechange application. Presently, JK-8 isbordered by South 3rd Street on thewest and Coachman Hills to the east.As such, the property is in a mutualconcern area, triggering Jackson County

to seek comments from the city. ThePlanning Commission weighed-in onthe land use change request at its May12 meeting and will send its commentsto the county. Issues identied bythe Planning Commission centeredon economic and social concerns.They included trac ow impacts onSouth 3rd Street, the preservation ofagricultural land wherever possible,the impact on Jacksonvilles emergencyresponse departments and unintended

nancial liabilities to the city.In addition to accepting comments

from the Planning Commission, thecounty is seeking public input. TheReview has received copies of leerssent to the county from two neighborsconcerned about development.Neal Smith from Powderhorn Driverequested that the application bedenied. His leer notes that sincethe Coachman Hills Trail crossesseveral of the lots in question, anOpen Space Reserve zoning is moreappropriate than the Rural Userequest. Furthermore, Smith objectsto the characterization of the dumpproperty as poor wildlife habitat, andnotes signicant population of deer,

turkey, coyote and foxes. His leer alsoexpresses concern for the impact ona large concentration of endangeredFritillaria lilies growing on theproperty. Lastly, should the applicationwin approval, Smith expresses concerns

Dump Property Seeks Land Use Change

Dump - Cont'd on Pg. 11


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I am a longtime resident of Jacksonville

and member of St. Andrew's Church, andI'm writing to express my dismay at thecity's proposal to sell the church building.Not only is the building an incrediblyimportant historical landmark, but thechurch itself is integral to Jacksonville asa community. My family has celebratedso many momentous occasions there: allfour of my children have been baptizedthere, my brother and his wife weremarried there, and his two children havebeen baptized there as well. We have

celebrated births, deaths, marriages,

baptisms, conrmations, anniversaries-allthe richness of our lives is tied up in St.Andrew's. For our family, and for all theother members of the congregation, St.Andrew's is the center of our communitylife here in Jacksonville, and the citywould be empty without it. I'm prayingthat the city council will change theirminds about selling the church, and willkeep this treasured building as part oftheir inventory.

Sincerely, Carrie Phillips

Save St. Andrews

LETTERS

May marked the close of our rst seasonof once-a-month movies at Old City Hall.My sincere thanks to all who helpedproduce our citys rst real continuingmotion picture program aractions.Thanks to: Paula and Terry Erdmannwho volunteered to help along the way,discussed several of the lms with theaudience, and made some of the popcorn.

My wife, Sharon, who made popcorn,served refreshments, and gave her fullsupport to my constant questions aboutprogram content and presentation.

Linda Winterburn who made popcornand served refreshments.

Paul Wyntergreen who was the rst toencourage us in this venture.

Sandra Miller who managed to keepcool even with my constant spoken fear

about the location and availability of theprojector.

Je Alvis who did a superb job ofcovering the windows at the entrancewith new shades.

Mary at Good Bean who donated coeeand hot water for tea.

The Review who donated space forour announcements.

And nallyto our audience whoseenthusiasm was wonderful. (I still rememberthe vocal reaction when Marie Windsor waskilled in The Narrow Margin.)

Next September will mark thebeginning of our second year and werealready excited about a possible surpriseto top anything done this year. Have agreat summer!

Paul Becker

Jacksonvilles Friday Night MovieThe Jacksonville Boosters and the

Garden Club would like to thankeveryone who was able to aend thisyear's Home & Garden Tour on May15 & 16, and for supporting these twogreat community minded organizations.Proceeds from the event will helpfund several community projects andprograms. Visitors loved the historichomes and the beautiful gardens, the veryimpressive churches andother historic propertieson tour, the stunning Artsand Crafts Lilac House,the fact that they couldstroll through and aroundtown and the Docentsand volunteers smartlydressed and so pleasantand knowledgeable. Ofcourse we must also bevery thankful for a perfect

weather weekend! A veryspecial thank you and muchappreciation to our homeand garden owners forsharing their lovely homesand gardens with us andour visitors. Thank you to the SOHS,the First Presbyterian, St. Andrews andSt. Joseph's Churches and the Masonsfor opening their historic properties tothe public and oering tours. Needlessto say, the tours would not have beenpossible without a dedicated workforceof some 70 plus volunteers. Boosters andGarden Club Members, friends, family

and neighbors came together and made ithappen, a very successful and impressiveHome and Garden Tour. Thank you forrepresenting our city and organizationsso well.

We would also like to thank Belles &Beaus for adding beauty, grace & charm,Whit Parker and the Jacksonville Review,the Mail Tribune Homelife and AltheaGodfrey for covering the tours, the Blue

Door Garden Shop forassistance in stagingthe garden at the ChrisKeegan House and theChamber and Visitor& Information Center.As it is with all eventsthere are those volunteerswho go beyond the callof duty and we wouldlike to acknowledgeand thank, Ron and Dee

Moore, Jerry and SandeeFerronato, BeverlyHelvie, Linda Kestnerand Sandi Torrey.

The tour was awonderful way to share

a small portion of some of Jacksonville'sHeritage Properties and our 150 years ofhistory with residents and visitors alike.It was a great weekend and kick o forJacksonville's Jubilee Week, September 17through September 26.

Thank you for all that you did,Dirk J. Siedlecki & Terri GiegHome & Garden Tour Chairpersons

Thank You All

Thank you and much appreciationto the 40 volunteers who turned out onSaturday, May 22, to help clean up thecemetery grounds in preparation forthe Memorial Day Holiday. Joining theFOJHC were the Boosters, Masons andthe DeMolay youth group, Rotary andcommunity volunteers. The weather heldand lawn mowers and weed whackerscould be heard through the cemeterywhile others raked, pruned, trimmedand weeded. A total of 96 bags werelled with trimmings and clippings thatwere piled along side the roadways with

downed limbs and branches. This cleanup was a big help to Cemetery SextonRichard Shields who has been workinghard trying to keep up with the weedsand grass in all this wet weather, andtraining two new temporary employees atthe same time. I am positive that visitingfamilies and friends will appreciate allyour eorts this coming weekend. Thecemetery looks wonderful, thank you forgiving up your Saturday morning andhelping out.

Dirk J. Siedlecki, President - Friends of Jacksonville's Historic Cemetery

Thank You Volunteers

Leers Policy: Leers to the editor may be emailed to whitman@thejacksonvillereviewor mailed to PO Box 1114, Jacksonville OR 97530.

All leers are limited to 300 words unless otherwise agreed to in advance.Editor reserves the right to edit leers for punctuation and grammar.

Duane Bowman

Mary Ann Carlson

Kathleen Crawford

Julie Danielson

Jim Davidian

Linda DeWald

Paula & Terry Erdmann

Kay Faught

Kate Ingram Flaherty

Bruce Garrett

Adam Haynes

Devin Hull

Constance Jesser

Darla Jochum

Rusty Keller

Carolyn Kingsnorth

Margaret LaPlante

Louise Lavergne

Debby Luetkenhoelter

Anne McAlpin

Gates McKibbin

Linda Meyers

Kate Morse

Carol Jo Pettit

Kathy Tiller

Debbie & Don Tollefson

John Trivers

Stacy Van

Voorhees

Cheryl Von Tress

Steve Wall

Allison Weiss

Kristi Welburn

Hannah West

Dave Wilson

THANK YOUto Our Contributors!

Cover Design

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his year, wildland res may bethe worst in years! The seasonbegins in early June and typically

runs through late September, althoughdrought, snow pack, and weatherconditions can expand the length of there season. Unfortunately, humans areusually the main factor in res during theearly or late part of re season.

Depending on a number of factors,wildland res can spread to thousandsof acres and may require thousandsof reghters and several monthsto extinguish. Federal, state, county,city, and private agencies provide reprotection and reghting services onforest lands in Oregon.

Wildland res not only destroytimberlands, but also scenic vistas,wildlife habitat, and natural watershedsin our state, making them vulnerable

to increased ooding and erosion. Inthe long-term, wildland res result insmaller timber harvests, reduced accessto recreational areas, and destruction ofcultural and economic resources.

All vegetation is fuel for wildre,though some trees and shrubs are moreammable than others. To reduce the risk,youll need to modify or eliminate brush,trees and other vegetation fuels near yourhome. The greater the distance betweenyour home and the vegetation, the greaterthe protection.

Create a 30-foot safety zone aroundyour home:

Keep vegetationin this zone toa minimum. If

you live on a hill,extend the zone on the downhill side. Firespreads rapidly uphill, so the steeper theslope, the more open space you will need toprotect your home.

Protecting Your Home From Fire:Store combustibles such as fuel, rewoodor other debris away from the house.If possible, install a re-resistant roof(untreated shake roofs increases re risk).Clean your roof and guers regularly(tinder-dry needles and limbs catchre easily).Install a spark arrester on your chimney.Address numbers should be at least 4inches high and visible from the streetday or night so that emergency crews caneasily identify your property.

Remove tree limbs within 15 feet ofthe groundReplace highly ammable vegetationsuch as pine, eucalyptus, juniper andr trees with lower growing, lessammable speciesMove shrubs and other landscapingaway from the sides of the house.One improperly protected home can

put an entire community at risk. SinceJacksonville is surrounded by open space,lets work together to reduce our risk ofWildland Fires.

Be Prepared for Wildland Fire Season

From the Firehouse toYour House

by Fire Chief, Devin Hull

Contact me at Jacksonville Fire Department(541) 899-7246 for a home survey.

On May 13, the owners of the PioneerVillage retirement community on N.5th Street, announced they have ledfor Chapter 11 protection. According tostatements and press releases from PioneerVillage, The ling was necessary to gainmore time for Pioneer Village to strengthenits operations and secure new nancingwith a dierent lending institution. The

retirement communitys lead lender,Premier West Bank, had earlier electednot to extend the original constructionloan which had been in place since theinception of Pioneer Village more than

ve years ago. The statement said, Thecurrent troubled nancial markets andcontinued regulatory pressures havecaused Premier West to severely curtailtheir previously routine lending practices.For now, all operations at Pioneer Villagewill continue without interruption. Thepress release also said, We appreciate thecooperation of the residents, their families

and our dedicated sta during this processand every eort will be made to keep theimpact minimal so we can continue to putthe well being of our residents rst andforemost as we always have.

Pioneer Village Seeks Chapter 11 Protection

Y

ou, undoubtedly, have facedchallenges when preparing yourhousehold budget. Its not that

the process is so complicated; its thatyou have to make decisions.

How much is in your savings account?How much revenue is expected forthe year?What are your anticipatednon-discretionary expenditures?How much should be saved for futureand unexpected expenditures?Are any funds left for discretionaryspending?If so, how will you prioritize yourwant list to keep within your budget?How will you monitor your saving/spending plan?

Jacksonvilles budgeting could havefollowed a similar process were it not forthe political collision that resulted from the

conicting voices of 12 budget commieemembers trying to make decisions.

First, the commiee needed to know thebeginning cash balance of each municipalfund. This step, which one might imaginewould be easy, was, for some inexplicablereason, very dicult. (Without accurateopening gures, budgeting becomes animpossible exercise.) By the fourth budgetmeeting, the commiee nally had thecorrect opening cash balances.

Next, anticipated revenues are tobe added to beginning cash balances.Will property tax revenue increase ordecrease? Will building fees go up ordown? Will the public supportyes ornoa re levy? The commiee madeconservative estimates and held the Fire

Protection budget until the outcome ofthe proposed levy was known.

The members, then, estimated up-coming expenses based on the past yearsactuals, which, themselves, can only beestimated since the current budget cyclehas a few months to go before the end ofthe scal year.

Determining personnel costs related tosalaries and benets was also a dicultprocess, since these costs are distributedacross various city funds.

Then, the real challenges began!You might think that non-discretionary

expenditures would be easily identied,but, alas, this was argued, as well. Severalcommiee members, ignoring the impacttheir particular agenda items would have

on the City budget as a whole, promotedtheir special interest groups want list.

Yet another bale arose whencommiee members were asked to agreeon the amount that should be held inthe reserves and unappropriated fundsto cover unexpected expenditures.Certain members argued to place greaterimportance on allocating funds for theirpet projects.

As you can see, developing a City budgetis no easy task. While it was obvious thatthe majority of members spent very liletime preparing for the budget season,there were those who spent many hours

a dayfor several weeksgoing overthe numbers so that a budget representingthe needs of the City as a whole could be

developed.In spite of all that work, however, the

whole process was cut short, a week soonerthan necessary, by a political maneuver.

Jacksonville has one Council member,who, having aended NONE of the priorbudget meetings, showed up to the May20th budget meeting and proposed thatthe budget, which still had many concernsto be addressed, be approved.

Sadly, just as was done last year, thecommiee members were told that if theydid not approve the budget by June 30th,the Councilors would be personally liable.So, despite the fact that another budgetcommiee meeting had been scheduledand noticed for May 25th, six commieemembers (Garre, Dodero, Scha, Becker,

Winterburn, and Mathern) supported themotion to approve the budget as is and tosend it forward to Council for approval.

Four members (Thompson, Gilman,OConnell, and Meyers), who had studiedthe details of the proposed budget andknew its pitfalls, voted no.

The commiee recommended thatCouncil reconsider the budget inSeptember, when the 2009/10 audit isexpected to be completed. Council, at thattime, can only make adjustments up to 10%.

So, in this way, just as occurred lastyear, the needed re-organization of theCitys budget never gets addressed.

Why should you care?The Citys General Fund (GF) has

ONLY $30,000 in its reserves, an extremely

low emergency fund for unexpectedexpenses. Also of concern is that the GFunappropriated fund is at 7% rather thanthe minimum 10% the City should carry.In addition, budgeted GF expenses exceedrevenue, so the reserves will dwindle evenfurther. The future looks dim withoutadequate re-organization.

The Fire Protection Fund, as a result ofthe failed levy and with no considerationof re-organization by the budgetcommiee, has ZERO in its reservesand is budgeted for a sta insucientto provide 24/7 protection. (Options forre-organization were put on the table,but commiee members were told thattime was insucient to act and still meetthe June 30th deadline. (A suggestion to

schedule an additional Council meetingto address the concerns was disregarded.)

If Jacksonvilles budget continuesalong its current path, the next 5 yearsfor Jacksonville are not a prey picture.Action absolutely needs to be taken,today, to change direction and to re-organize for eciency.

A couple budget commiee membersspent well over a hundred hours eachstudying the numbers and developingoptions for operating the City moreeciently, but one political maneuvermade it all for naught. And the beat dragson and on. . .

Budget Process Collides with Local Politics

From theCrow's Nest

by Linda Meyers, City Councilor

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Interim Fire Chief Devin Hullannounced that Dan Hall hasbeen hired by the Jacksonville FireDepartment to replace a reghter whoresigned several months ago.

Hull received 37 applications for the

position. Of those, only 5 passed thewrien exam and only 2 passed thephysical exam. Hall, a Rogue Valleynative, started his new job on May 15.Welcome Dan!

Fireghter Hired


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JVille Elementary School 3rd gradeteacher, Mrs. Schubert (l) and JanaJensen of Cycle Analysis (r) pose withAlyse Johnson on the school runningtrack. During each school year, students

who perform good deeds, exhibit goodbehavior and make good decisions areawarded gold nuggets. At this years lastschool assembly in May, Principal RickSnyder drew a winning gold nugget from100s of others which had accumulatedduring the year.This years lucky studentwinner was Alyse Johnson who is nowthe proud owner of a new Jamis bicycle.The $300 bike was donated by CycleAnalysis of Jacksonville. After posing forphotos, Alyse took her new bike for a spinaround the track while her classmatescheered and applauded. When the demolaps were complete, Alyse said, Thatwas so coolI cant wait to ride it again!

Although she wont get another goldnugget for doing so, Alyse plans to giveher current bike to a needy kid in ourcommunity. Congratulations, Alyse!

The Southern Oregon HistoricalSociety proudly announces the releaseof their latest book: Images of America:Jacksonville. This local history book,published by ArcadiaPublishing, will be availablebeginning the week of June1, 2010. A book signing byauthor Margaret LaPlantewill be held on Saturday,June 5 at Hanley Farm from11 am 2 pm.

Featuring almost 200images from the archivesof the Southern OregonHistorical Society, thenarrative traces howJacksonville was seled in the mid 1800sby gold prospectors, and revived duringthe laer half of the 20th century by localpreservationists. The vast majority of this

collection of historic photographs weretaken by Peter Bri.

The Southern Oregon HistoricalSocieties maintains one of the largest

collections of photographs oflate 19th century selementof the Pacic Northwest.Says SOHS executivedirector, Allison Weiss,We are excited about thisopportunity to showcase ourphoto collection and plan todevelop more ways to makeour collection accessible to thepublic in the future.

Books can be purchased atHanley Farm, at the SOHS

Research Library in Medford and atvarious retail outlets throughout the valley.

For more information, please call 541-899-8123.

Historical Society Releases New Book

SPOTLIGHT

John & Erin Buda, owners of theJacksonville Barn Company at 150 S.Oregon Street, announced that longtimeMedford business, Molly Reed willjoin their venture in late May in timefor a Memorial Day weekend sale. TheJacksonville Barn Company occupiesspace on the street level oor of thehistoric Orth Building and the entire

basement level of the building. LaFiestaMexican Restaurant has occupied theupper level of the building for 15 years.Micheale Schmidt, owner of Molly Reed,

will share the rst oor with the BarnCompany and Caprice Tasting Room.Schmidt, who bought Molly Reed threeyears ago, made the decision to relocateto Jacksonville, calling it the perfect placefor her business. The Jacksonville BarnCompany opened in December, 2009and hosts a popular Whats it Worth?appraisal day each month. The public

is invited to bring items to be appraisedby Steve Wall of Wall Auctioneers at nocharge. The next event is June 14 from 1-4.

Call 541-702-0307 for more information.

Molly Reed Moves to Jacksonville

Gold Nugget Payout At Jacksonville Elementary

The Southern Oregon Historical Societyhas received two grants totaling $30,000 tosupport reopening its Research Library inMedford.

The grants are: $10,000 for a two-yearperiod, from the James F. and Marion L.Miller Foundation of Portland, and $20,000from the Oregon Community Foundation.

Grants will be used to provide libraryservices and to digitize up to 10,000of the most important documents andphotos in the library's Archives. The goalis to eventually create a computerizedcatalogue, accessible online. SOHSre-opened its library downtown this

month with a nearly all-volunteer sta,supervised by a part-time library manager.

Volunteers provide in-person researchassistance and respond to on-line researchrequests. The library had been closed withall other SOHS operations for a six-monthperiod to allow the organization to createa new, more sustainable plan for thefuture. That plan includes transferringthe lease of its Jacksonville propertiesto another non-prot organization,moving its headquarters to Medford, andconcentrating on sharing its Collection andArchives online and in mobile displays.

SOHS Research Library Receives $30,000 in Grants

The Missing Piece candy store justmight be the tiniest store in town, but

it oers big treats! Owner, Jill Hullcarries a mouth-watering line of assortedchocolates, trues, candy, caramel corn,ice cream bars and gift items sure to

please your sweet tooth.The Missing Piece is located between the

JacksonvilleMercantile &

Jaspers at 110E. CaliforniaStreet. Theshop is open 7days a week.541-778-0021

New Candy Shop Opens

At its May board meeting, theJacksonville Woodlands Associationvoted to contribute $1000 for lawn careof the historic Beekman House. TheBeekman Woods were the site of theJWAs 1989 land acquisition that sparkedthe formation of the JWA. Since then, theJWA has created an extensive 16 mileinter-connected urban trail system onmore than 300 acres of land. Noting thatthe Beekman House and the JWA areforever linked, JWA President CharleyWilson called the donation the rightthing to do for the community and anatural cause for the JWA to support.Jacksonville resident, Byron Maron,who tends the lawns at the historicReems House, McCully House, MagnoliaInn and other historic properties, willprovide the grounds keeping services.

The Beekman House, Beekman Bank,JV Museum, and Catholic Rectory areowned by Jackson County and leased tothe Southern Oregon Historical Society.However, with SOHS in dire nancialshape, it is no longer able to provide lawncare and other maintenance services.The JWA contribution will insure thatthe Beekman House grounds look theirbest for the summer visitor season. Inearly May, JOBA, the Jacksonville OregonBusiness Association agreed to fund lawnmaintenance for the Museum grounds.In the coming month, the newly-formedJacksonville Heritage Society is expected totake over the building leases from SOHS.Once formed, JHS plans a fund raisingand grant writing campaign for ongoingmaintenance and preservation purposesfor all four historic landmark properties.

Woodlands Association Aids Beekman House

The Jacksonville area Stamp OutHunger food drive resulted in the

donation and collection of more than 200bags of food almost three times as muchas last year!

In this photo, volunteers PriscillaWeaver (left) and Arlene Aron (right)

help unload some of the donated fooditems to the Access food bank pantry inRuch. Special thanks go to all of thegreat postal patrons who donated foodand the mail carriers who organized thedrive & collected the bags of food.

Tiany Ryan of the Outpost Farm& Garden store in Ruch was a majorhelp by providing a temporary storagefacility for the collected food. Afterhearing about the need for a permanent

storage facility, Mary Jacks donated apermanent storage facility!

For information on helping, contactArlene & Claude Aron at 541-846-0380.

Community Comes Together to Help Food Drive

Petris Boutique has opened at 130 S.3rd Street, across from South Stage Cellarsand Willowcreek Gifts. Friends TerryBenne and Susan Ritchie bring years ofexperience to the Jacksonville womensclothing store. Benne has operatedsuccessful businesses in Klamath Falls,including development and managementof Yesterdays Plaza. Ritchie operatedPetris Boutique at the Running Y

Ranch before her recent relocation toJacksonville. In addition to runningthe boutique, Ritchie is active with theWillamee Writers group and is workingon nishing a trilogy. Petris carries aselection of jewelry, clothing, handbagsand accessories from around the world.Both have expressed gratitude for thewarn welcome theyve received and lookforward to being an asset to Jacksonville.

Friends Open New Boutique

Boy Scout, Bryce Thornton, from Troop48 helped raise over $16,000 in donationsthis past Christmas for sending carepackages to troops overseas.

Hes at it again! Gary West Meats jerkywill be featured exclusively in 4th of Julycare packages for our troops. And, GWMis matching all donations dollar-for-dollar.

Bryce is busy raising money for hisproject from businesses and individuals.To donate to Bryces troop project,just go to www.garywest.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DONATION.

And, as a bonus to supporters who

donate $20 or more, GWM will ship your

next order for FREE!

Bryce Thornton and Caleb LaPlante

Boy Scout At It Again!

Dianne Erickson of Jacksonvillecouldn't believe that she won rst prize atthe Expressions West 2010 exhibit which

included $1,000.00 in prize money. Thejuried exhibit was was open to all westernstates, including CA, WA, OR, AZ, ID, etc.

The exhibit will be at the Coos ArtMuseum in Coos Bay now throughSaturday, July 3, 2010.

All entries and winners can beseen online at hp://coosart.org/2010/ExWest2010-presentation.

Local Artist Wins First Prize at Expressions West 2010

Dianne Erickson shown herewith her winning entry,

"Showing O,"oil on birch panel, 24" x 24"

1920's Jacksonville was wildif thehome-made liquor didn't kill you, thenthe train robbers might, says playwright,Lyda Woods. On Saturday, June 5, Woodsand Nunan House present, Rosies Ebb& Flow, a comic, interactive, murdermystery. Woods has developed charactersbased on local history, including the greattrain robbery of 1923, which occurredatop the Siskiyou pass at Tunnel 13.

Woods says, This is the last show in

the spring series at Nunanwe may startanother series in October. The eveningincludes a spectacular 4-course mealprepared by the Estate Chef, Tim Keller.Local wine is included with the meal anda no host bar will be available. The showstarts at 6:30 PM, ends around 10 PM, andis limited to only 35 guests.

For more information, contact NunanEstate at 541-899-1890.

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Geing the extended familytogether is no small feat. Busypeople leading busy lives

scaered across the country typicallymeans phone calls, text messages,emails and to my fathers consternation,Facebook, which he refuses to go near.And so our greatest gift to each otheron Christmas several years back was agathering of all the siblings, kids andgrandkids under one roof. NormanRockwell might have taken one look atthis scene and hightailed it for the hills,yet our bustling clan of three generationslaughed, played and behaved like...well,lets just say we behaved.

As we shared stories, photos and homemovies of lile league and school recitals,the tech savvy amongst us began to seea way in which all of our storytellingcould continue beyond the holiday. What

emerged out of this conversation becamethe seeds of our family blog. Amidstthe enthusiastic cheers and muddleddeclarations of computer incompetence,I skillfully lobbied Dad and brother-in-law Steve on the merits of this brainchild.After a lively discussion on the virtues ofa blog title imbued with a hint of self-deprecating humor, we nally agreedupon a name and smiled proudly athaving carved out our turf on the internet(Google it, were out there.) Later thatnight, while the wiser amongst us slept,I crafted the family blog. With a fewkeystrokes and nary a curse word, I hadlaunched us into cyberspace, declaringto the world the mundane and blissfuldetails of life within our clan. Morning

arrived, the dust had seled, and we hadbecome a family of bloggers.Starting a blog is not as dicult as

one might think. With blog platformslike Wordpress and Blogger, the process

of creating text, uploading photos andvideos, and managing all of this contentis as simple as writing an email or a word

processor document. In fact, these daysmany large corporations, small businessesand personal users have turned toWordpress because of its ease of use andsimplicity of design. No longer mustone be reliant on a web designer or techguru to create elegant, distinctive, andfunctional blogs or websites. And becauseWordpress(.com) and Blogger(.com) oerfree, online blog tools and hosting, a blog canbe up and running in a maer of minutes.

One of the great benets of a blogis shared access. In other words, anynumber of people can be includedas contributors of the blog. A blogsadministrator (think editor-in-chief)guides the process by assigning eachcontributor a user role with a specic set

of permissions. This ensures that UncleConor can show o his family photos, butbrother Steve cant get in and tinker withthe blog layout and design.

Think of a blog as an ongoing storywith multiple authors. Each contributordecides when, what and how much toshare. Yet whats unique about a blogis the storytelling can go both ways.When Steve posts photos of his stellarperformance at having weed-whackedthe entire hillside, the rest of the clan canchime in and share in the exhilaration,or provide color commentary on Steveslandscaping technique.

Like most things in cyberspace, blogsexist in a transparent environment.The content that is posted on a blog

will be available to anyone wanderingby, including Google and old collegeroommates. And despite Facebooksaempts to shift and redene the natureof private information on the internet,posting blog content with a discerningeye is a good practice, particularly for afamily blog. Fortunately, what is postedon a blog can be updated, revised, oreven deleted if and when one chooses todo so. Over time, a blog has the potentialfor creating a rich, engaging meansof connecting with family and friendsscaered around the planet.

For more information on starting a free, orself-hosted blog, check out Johns Wordpress

website at www.roguevalleycomputing.com. He can also be reached at info@

roguevalleycomputing.com or (541) 944-5819.

Sociabilityby Linda DeWald

June is a great month to eat dinnerout. Not out, as in a restaurant,

but outside. Not outside on your

home patio or deck, but outside in nature.When was the last time you had a picnicfor dinner? Cant remember? Now isyour chance!

We are lucky in Jacksonville to havethe perfect seing to get together withfriends, neighbors, and family for anoutdoor picnic dinner: its at the Bri.

Bri FestivalThis is a simple picnic dinner plan.

Your group can: 1) buy tickets together,2) arrive early for the performance (thegate opens at 5:45 PM), 3) split the dutiesso everyone brings something to sharefor the food, drinks, lawn blanket, plates/cups/utensils, and clean-up bags. Then,make the evening your own by addingsomething special.

One way to make your picnic dinnerspecial is to choose a theme for your mealrelated to the performance you will see.For example, if the performance includesmusic from a notable time in yourlife, have your fellow picnickers bringsomething reminiscent of that period.Its a good ice-breaker to have everyoneexplain why they selected their food ordrink choice.

If that days of our lives exampledoesnt resonate with you, something elseabout the music might work just as well.If its a classical performance with musicfrom a European country, bring foodfrom that country.

Another fun theme meal is to haveeveryone bring food and drink that is only

one color. Red is a challenging choice, butdoable with a lile thought, or you can usethat old standby food coloring.

Another twist on the standard picnicis to make it a progressive dinner.Normally, a progressive dinner requirespeople travel from one house to the nextfor each course. In this case, it just meanspresenting the courses at the picnic in asequence. Instead of all the food comingout at once, each person or couple canchose a course and their oering wouldbe shared in order. If practical, keep thefood or drink selection a secret until it ispresented. Keep the pace slow to savorthe food and conversation.

A great thing about Bri is your abilityto buy refreshments on-site. Concessions

serve beer and wine, food like popcorn

and ice cream, plus espresso drinks.Also, o-site Jacksonville merchants oergreat to-go selections with Bri in mind.

These choices make it easy if you need toaugment your picnic fare. Reminder: youcan bring your own beer and wine intoBri but no hard alcohol is allowed!

Picnic blankets on the lawn are a greatway to go, but if you prefer a picnic table,there are many on the Bri grassy hillsideto choose from.

If Bri is not in your plans, you can chooseanother location for your picnic-dinner.

Fathers DaySunday June 20th is dads special day,

and he might love to dine in nature.Maybe surprise him with a trip to hisfavorite spot, like a local lake. Select allthe food and drink choices with him inmind. You can wrap any gifts in naturalpaper, like plain brown bags. Kids can

decorate the bags with nature-relateddrawings. If dad loves shing, go withthat theme.

Summer SolsticeMonday June 21st is the longest day

of the year. What a perfect excuse to eatoutside for dinner. If you are in a rut, andyou always eat dinner early at a certaintime, why not shake things up and eatlate on this special night? Have yourgroup eat a late lunch and then have apicnic dinner timed to watch the sun setwhile you savor your dessert.

Local VineyardsOur many local vineyards oer

unique seings for picnic-dinners.Heres a special treat. One mile from theJacksonville post oce, heading out of

town northbound on Oregon St., youllcome to Caprice Vineyards, owned byJeanne and Jim Davidian. They are verywelcoming! You can sit on their vineyardpatio under a grape arbor to have yourpicnic. Then you can visit their alpacas,including baby alpacas which are due inlate May and early June. Their addressis 970 Old Stage Rd. (North Oregon St.becomes Old Stage Rd.) and you can callahead if you like (541) 499-0449.

There are so many special outdoorspaces in Jacksonville! I hope you takeadvantage of our temperate June climateto have a picnic dinner with your ownspecial touch!

Fun Picnic Dinners

I would love to hear your suggestionsand creative ideas. Please email your story to

me at [email protected].

Computer Tech Talkby John Trivers

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It would have made a sensationalheadline: U2 To Play Bri.Unfortunately, even though U2

was the most requested act when BriFestivals solicited suggestions from fansfor the 2010 schedule, that headline isnot to be. U2 is our request too, laughsthe Festivals new executive director,Jim Fredricks. But we only have two-thousand seats, and for bands thatdemand a million dollars, you can gureout what ticket prices would have to be!(For the curious, that would be $5000 aseat. Got your checkbook handy?)

And so fans of the hill will have tosele for such acts as Steve Martin,Bela Fleck, Pink Martini, Jewel, JacksonBrowne and an ever-expanding list ofsimply the best talent in the world.

Predictably, when the 2010 schedulewas announced in April, we heard a bit

of kvetching from fans whove goenused to clicking iTunes to get exactly themusic they want, whenever they wantit. Booking live bands, however, isnt assimple as that. As the Stones remind us,you cant always get what you wantwhich is why the Bri sta tries so hardto get what we need.

We aempt to nd performers, likeHarry Connick, Jr., who will bring somecross-appeal, because we cater to a nine-to-ninety age range, Fredricks says. Butthat doesnt prevent them from drawingin rocking acts like The Black Crows,Taj Mahal, Steve Earle, Jimmy Cli andBarenaked Ladies.

One of the dening factors in bookingacts is nding out whos on tour, saysdirector of programming and productionMike Sturgill. And not just whos on

tour, but whos on tour in June and July,not during the childrens festival and notduring the classical festival. We often call

agencies that handle twenty acts and ndthat sixteen of them are not touring. Theother four may be traveling the world, but

if theyre not on the west coast of NorthAmerica during the summer, were notgoing to have them. Plus, Fredricksadds, if its a band that typically playsstadiums and travels with ten semi-trucks, well, thats just not going to workat the Bri.

Surprisingly, a number of theentertainers this season are far beerknown than patrons may realize whenrst glancing at the lineup. You may nothave heard of Court Yard Hounds, eventhough the band consists of two-thirds ofThe Dixie Chicks. And you may not beaware that two of the Rhythm Devils aremembers of The Grateful Dead. Or thatBlack Prairie, appearing as the openingact to The Swell Season, draws its

members from the hot Portland, Oregonband, The Decemberists.On another note, last years experimental

movie night, has been expanded thisseason to include four lm presentations.We got a lot of feedback on that movienight from the citizens of Jacksonville,notes Sturgill. They thought it was great

to have a movie in town.Movie night is a family

experience, Fredricks says,because they get to experience theBri with an inexpensive ticket.Seeing a movie out in the open airis fun and nostalgic, kind of likebeing at a drive-in theater. Andbesides, most of us have neverseen The Music Man on the big

screen.The artists who performhere tell us that Bri is one ofthe coolest venues in America,Sturgill says with a smile. Whenthe audience roars, all that energy

hits the wood ceiling over the stage andgoes right back to the artists. It feels sointimate and sounds so good.

Which is why were looking forwardto spreading our blanket on the grasson opening night, June 16. Surroundedby trees and overhead stars, the BriPavilion may not have U2, but theres nodoubt that it has the edge.

Paula and Terry each have long impressive-sounding resumes implying that they are

bale-scarred veterans of life within theHollywood studios. Theyre now happily

relaxed into Jacksonville.

The Unfettered Criticby Paula Block Erdmann & Terry Erdmann

The Bri: Booking the Best

Summer is approaching sonaturally our thoughts turn toHanley Farm. Now there are

those of you who have probably drivenpast Hanley more times than you cancount and I will bet that many of youhave never actually visited the property.

Although from the road it is not easy tosee what goes on at the farm, it is notnearly as secretive as Willy WonkasChocolate Factory and, in fact, is open tothe public any time you want to breathesome fresh air or get a glimpse of what aRogue Valley farm may have looked like100 years ago.

The farm was donated to the SouthernOregon Historical Society during the1980s by the very same woman whofounded the historical society: MaryHanley. Her express wish was that thefarm be used to teach people about

the selement of Oregon and thedevelopment of its agricultural resources.After many years of planning, we arehoning in on a three-pronged approachto making the farm nancially viablewhile staying true to the wishes of MaryHanley. This will include focusing onthe historic core; expanding the use ofthe property for special event rentals;and leasing land to a commercial farmer.These eorts are intended to make theproperty self-sustaining.

But rst and foremost, we want to makethe public aware of this wonderful oasis.So we are hosting a series of monthlypicnics on the grounds this summer. Eachmonth will feature a dierent theme andcorresponding activities. The picnics

will kick o on Saturday, June 5 witha concert by local singer/ songwriterChristina Duane and a release party forour latest publication, Images of America:Jacksonville. Author Margaret LaPlantewill be on hand to sign copies of the book.The day will include games and crafts,tours of grounds, and changing exhibitsin the farm house. Of course what woulda picnic be without food? To complimentyour bar-b-qued hotdog and freshlypopped popcorn, we will be serving

swiers - a classic drink of vinegar,sugar and ginger that was oered to farmworkers in the summer. And thats just

June! Stay tuned for July, August andSeptember. (Sneak preview: August willinvolve geing visitors to help us buildwheat sheaths.)

If you are a parent of school agedchildren, maybe you have found yourselfwondering, Why dont they run summercamps at Hanley Farm? Well wonderno more! From July 19 23, we will beoering our rst Hanley Farm SummerCamp for kids ages 6 11. Campers willexplore dierent aspects of the history ofthe Rogue Valley including the traditionsof local Native American Tribes, pioneerfarm life, gold mining, and life on theOregon Trail. Hands-on activities includepoery making, photography, traditionalcooking and food preparation, hiking,

gold panning, traditional songs andgames, meeting famous locals such asPeter Bri, Carrie Beekman and JamesPooleYou get the idea: kids will comehome pooped and will fall immediatelyinto a deep sleep peopled by dreams oftheir pioneer ancestors.

Lastly thanks to a partnership with theCity of Central Point, we have just openedthe Hanley Farm Community Garden,and it is sprouting (literally) with signs ofbeing a great success. What beer way toget the community involved with HanleyFarm than by leing them actually sinktheir hands into our dirt, which I mightadd, is some of the best soil in the county!I am sure that Mary Hanley would haveapproved of this use of her family land.

All of the plots for this year are leasedbut to get on the waiting list for nextyear, contact the Central Point Parks andRecreation Department at 541-664-3321ext 263 or 214. If enough people expressinterest, we may expand the garden anddouble the number of plots for next year.

Hanley Farm Comes Alive This Summer

Southern OregonHistorical Society

by Allison Weiss

AnitasAlteration Center

1700 E. Barne Rd. Ste B

(Ellendale & Barne) Medford

(541) 772-8535 or

(541) 899-7536

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Dump - Cont'd from Pg. 5

associated with emergency vehicle accessand trac impact and suggests properstudies be conducted to mitigate impact.

Ken Snoke of South 3rd Streetwrote, the application should beapproved but with reduced acreageand with specic requirements andconsiderations. Snoke objected withreports that JK-8 had poor soil, notingthat reasonable man standards wouldenable 80% of JK-8 to be farmed.Countering developer claims to thecontrary, his leer states, It should be

noted that vineyard and orchards areplentiful in the immediate area withsimilar soils, topography and geology.Transportation, drainage, watersupply, buering, and easement issueswere also addressed. In calling for areasonable compromise, Snokes leerstates, this application is certainlyin excess of what is sensible for thecommunitysome compromise andfairness would go a long way to satisfythe community and still provide for theneeds of the developer.

the site easier to maintain.Subsequent phases would re-introduce

additional features in Peter Bris originalgarden designthe fountain, the IvyHouse (originally a small brick structuremore like a cool house), his weatherstation, possibly the lily pond, and hiswater tower (which would be adaptedto serve as a restroom facility). A deerfence would be installed, Bris survivingplantings would be rehabilitated, andexamples of original and native plantingswould be reintroduced. Educationalsignage would be placed throughout.

The reconstituted gardens wouldeventually become their own araction,

drawing heritage tourists, garden tourists,and school groups studying local history.The combination of Bri Park, BriFestivals, and the Jacksonville WoodlandsHistoric Natural Park and Trail Systemwould bring people from all over theNorthwest to Jacksonville. Although theymight not be stepping o steam trains inMedford and taking carriage rides to viewPeter Bris Mediterranean Gardens,they would be enticed to explore therecreational and cultural resources, theevolution of historical regional gardens incontext, and the birthplace of the RogueValleys multimillion-dollar fruit andwine industries.

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For more information about any of theseprograms, or to nd an excuse to put on youroveralls and volunteer, please contact SOHSat (541) 899-8123 or visit www.sohs.org.


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heres nothing beer than areplace indoors or outdoors!Creating an outdoor area where

friends and family can gather to relaxor a place to simply sit back and enjoythe warm ambience that a re brings isbecoming more popular every year.

An outdoor re place or re pit candene a space and create a gathering spotand bring the excitement of a campre rightto your own patio or outdoor living space.

There are several options in termsof style, material and location whendeciding what you want in an out doorre pit. Over the years, some of my clientshave preferred burning wood to create amore authentic experience. For others, acleaner burning, natural gas re pit is thebest choice.

Adding a re pit can be as simple asbuying a copper or metal re ring or asinvolved as a mortared-in rock, brick orblock to accomplish the style you want.

The benets of the more natural openwood re pit is the authentic campreexperience - the drawback is the smoke.

The natural gas re pit is clean, smokefree and can be started with a lighter ormatch - the drawback can be the initialcost of installation.

The functional similarities of indoor andoutdoor replace or re pit are very similar.Many people prefer gas because they dontwant to deal with the mess of a woodburning option or create wood smoke.

If you decide to go with the rock, brickor block style, choose something thatows with the style of your home and

outdoor living space. Ive found naturalrock to be a popular choice with clientswhen constructing re pits. The innerre pit is constructed with a re brick.The outside of the re pit is constructedwith a natural rock and capped witha matching agstone on the top. Its anatural and rich look that enhances anyoutdoor environment.

If you're looking to add a wonderful,aordable outdoor feature to your yardor patio, an outdoor replace or re pit isa great option that you and friends willenjoy for years to come.

Love your Landscapeby Adam Haynes

Artisan Landscapes provides professionaloutdoor lighting consultation and LV

lighting installation. Call 541-292-3285or visit www.artisanlandscapeinc.com

The gulf oil spill is a tragedy. Theresoil all over the place. What a mess! Peoplewill be struggling with contaminated

beaches, lthy birds, clogged channels,and oily water for a long time to come.But theres a solution and you can help.

Here at Rolling Hills Alpacas we shearour animals once a year. They producea huge dense coat of the nest, softestber you can imagine. And most of it isgorgeous ber that is used for hats, coats,sweaters, and gloves. These make greatgarments that are warm and soft andthat do not have the prickliness of wool.Alpaca is great next to the skin.

But some of the ber on the animalsis coarser or irregular so that it is notsuitable for garments. This ber issometimes used for pillows or quiltbaing. But now theres another use, agreen use, which can help clean up thisenvironmental mess in the gulf.

Hair for Oil Spills is a program thatbegan in the year 2000 to help c lean upjust such problems as the gulf oil spill. Anorganization called Maer of Trust runsthe program that collects hair clippingsfrom many of the 300,000 barber shopsand hair salons in the US. The hair isthen placed in mesh tubes such as nylonstockings to make booms that absorboil from the surface of the water. Or theycan be felted into hair mats that are usedto soak up oil from emergency spills orfrom oily birds and mammals. Fur is alsocollected from animal and pet owners.

Some of the other methods usedfor removing oil are not reusable andoften must be burned or disposed of

chemically. The hair mats absorb the oil;they adsorb it, meaning that it can beeasily removed from the mat simply by

wringing it out. The oil can be recycledand used, and the mat can be reused upto 100 times or more. You can read moreabout the program at www.maeroftrust.org. They have some amazing videos thatshow how it works.

Rolling Hills Alpacas will be sending allof our third cut bers to the programfor this use. We will be shearing on June 6all day from about 8:30am to 5pm. This isa fun day (for the humans) as we not onlyshear the animals, but give shots, and trimtoenails and teeth. The ber will be sortedand the lower quality ber will be sent tothe Hair for Oil Spills program. You canjoin us for the fun and help us with theprocess too.

How can you help with the program?You can collect hair and animal fur thatyou may have. Be sure its clean with nodebris in it. Put it in a plastic bag and sealit. Bring it to Rolling Hills Alpacas andCaprice Vineyards just one mile northof Jacksonville on Old Stage Road. We

will add it to our clippings and send it tothe program. You can also donate usednylon stockings (even with runs, but cleanplease). Put these in a separate plastic bagfor shipping.

Working together we can make adierence, and make the world greener too.

Jim and Jeanne DavidianRolling Hills Alpacas and Caprice Vineyards

970 Old Stage RoadCentral Point, OR 97502

Phone 541 499-0449

Help Clean Up The Planet:What do hair, oil and alpacas

have in common?By Jim Davidian

The City of Jacksonville currentlyowns many properties, including parks,a cemetery, restrooms, parking lots,reservoirs, and a church. Today, twocity-owned properties, Scheel Park andSt. Andrews Church, nd themselvesin the surplus category a sort ofhit list of properties that producelile income to the city and could besold-o. A document titled, PropertyDispensation, labels the park andchurch as potential targets to be sold andreturned to the tax rolls.

Both properties have something else incommon - a strong group of supportersvowing to ght to save them from theauction block!

Since early spring, 2010, theCity Council has been working onResolution 1047 a resolution tied to aProperty Dispensation list. Roughly40 city-owned properties make upthe list. Each includes a TreatmentRecommendation column. Therecommendations originated fromsta, the budget commiee and thecouncil. The documents are intendedas guidance documents on how to bestmanage and/or dispose of property.

The dispensation list designates theMuseum property as keep as integralto city history, Doc Grin Park asbuilt-outretain, and VeteransPark as retain as tourism essential. There hall is listed as inadequate size

surplus in future. The full list may befound on the citys website at www.cityoacksonvilleorgeon.com.

Scheel Park is listed as, surplus forinll when prices rise to pay constructionand put back on tax rolls. Presumably,the pay for construction referencepart refers to the Hinger property thesite of the new police department. Parksupporters protested the Scheel sale atthe May 4 city council meeting by packingcity hall and protesting the idea. A oodof citizens gave council an earful, allsaying Save Scheel Park. Residentswho denounced selling it o for an inllhousing lot received applause. As ofthis date, council has not yet formallydetermined the fate of Scheel Park. It

has forwarded the issue to the ParksCommiee for further input and isexpected to revisit the topic soon.

Like the park, St. Andrews Church ndsitself in a similar situation. The idyllic 1854church has been branded, surplus withhistoric conservation easement when leaseexpires (Sept. 2011) to pay constructionand put back on tax rolls. In other words,the list says, Sell it!

The categorization sparked a drive toSave St. Andrews. Church supportersbegan the campaign during the HomeTour weekend on May 15-16. Since then,there has been widespread supportfrom the community to keep the churcha church. Literature prepared by the

congregation references a 1980 leaseagreement with the city that mandates a

complete congregation-funded restorationof the building. Work completed todate includes new lighting, ooring,foundation, fencing, roof, heating & airconditioning and more. Renovations alsoinclude the addition of a bathroom andsacristy and a 2004 total restoration of theOld Rose Garden one of Jacksonvillesmost admired gardens.

The ght to save St. Andrews is being ledby congregation member, Susan Whipple.Anyone interested should contact her at

541-899-1458 or [email protected]

The Fight To Save Parks & Pews

Susan Whipple, member of St. Andrews Church

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MARKET DATES HOURS LOCATION

Thursdaythrough

11/188:30 - 1:30

Medford Armory1701 South Pacic Hwy

2010 Growers Market Now Open

Simple, SustainableLiving

by Rusty Keller

Garden of the Monthby Kay Faught

This months gardenwas a uniqueexperience and

adventure in legacy. Ivealways loved the movie,The Secret Garden andwas thrilled to nd thatJacksonville has one of them!

Jim and Judy Scheel, (bothdeceased over a year ago)moved here in 1964, and spenttwo years remodeling prior tomoving into what is knownas the historic Chris KeeganHouse on 3rd & D Street.

Currently for sale, thehouse sits empty...but oh so full at thesame time! Jim and Judy's daughter,Linda Graham, agreed to share thegarden with me. We had a gloriousmorning going through it... actually...

experiencing it! It's a feelinggarden, says Linda, after I mentionedhow emotional the garden seemed. Thatmorning, its history, and former gardentenders came alive.

In this column, I strive to capture thefeeling and intent of those who tendgardens. Linda shared much of herparent's journey with me. When Jimand Judy bought the place, the lot wasbare, but for a very few trees. A PacicNorthwest Redwood is original butthe rest of the trees were planted bythe Scheels. History of the family isreected in many of the trees planted: twoChristmas trees, (now huge), a gracefulsunburst locust planted in honor of theirgrandfather in '67 and a 40' tri-colored

beech tree, a housewarming gift for Jimfrom the re department.Linda calls her dad the orchestrator

of the garden, applying his artist's eye inplanting and building the skeleton of thegarden. Judy, worked the earth, did theweeding, digging, and ower planting.Linda shared that her mother came alivein the spring and was overwhelmed witha compulsion for the garden and to dig inthe earth. She was a prime example of agardener that used her time in the earthfor therapy to relieve the stress of familylife and a working superwoman.

Jim and Judy never had a big pictureof what they wanted the yard to looklike. Jim wanted a forest and Judywanted owers. The yard evolved as an

expression of both ideas into what is nowan unbelievably peaceful wonderlandof privacy and escape. The removal ofan above ground pool after the childrenhad grown marked the beginning of thejourney to the woodland secret gardenyou see and feel today.

Every step in any direction is apleasure. As you go through the gate, youare welcomed by the sunburst locust andhuge Daphne edging the aged brick patio.The patio sits comfortably along the backof the house. One large specimen azaleaat the edge of the house spills over thecorner of the patio, demanding in its colorand presentation, but out of the way andseemingly never a bother. Its magentapop is a perfect companion nestled

against an evergreen clematis.Beyond the patio, the back draws your

eye to a small cascading pond, nestledbetween two dwarf Japanese maples.Unexpectedly a natural woodlandwalkway meanders around the pond.Large established variegated aucubiajaponicas (look it up, it's a great shrub!)are set at the bases of huge Douglas rs

on the back of the property along withferns, barberries, trilliums, and groundcovers. Although there is a continuityin much of the planting, you are neverconscious of repeat planting. It justseems to ow. Hostas are tucked, not set

as bold statements, and deep beautifulazaleas reect Judy's subtle and masterfulplacement as they peek out with naturalserene color exactly when needed! Youwill not see a tulip or daodil tuckedanywhere, the plants that Jim alwayswanted in the garden, but Judy vetoed.She didn't want the bother of them afterthey bloomed, so the only addition eachyear to the natural forest garden wasthe multitude of large hanging begoniabaskets for a splash of summer color tothe forest!

I asked Linda if she could rememberher parents biggest frustration. She wasquick to mention that her dad put in asprinkler system that was very nouveauat the time, but they were frustrated that

they had not done it earlier! The wateringchores were overwhelming as the gardengrew and evolved.

Their biggest joy was the privacy andsecret escape their garden provided. Jimand Judy often held court on the frontporch, and chaed with the neighbor'sand passers-by. The front garden is ajoy in itself and teases you with beautyto whatever lies beyond. But the backgarden was their escape and privateworld, providing a sanctuary.

Visiting the Scheel garden was anemotional experience. The entire timeI was in the back, there was not onereminder of the surrounding world.While in the garden that morning, mymood changed. As I left to walk back

to my store, I reected on the impactgardening can make on those who followour lives. Jim and Judy left a legacy. Theirlove of trees and shrubs is carried on withtheir daughter Linda and her husband,Bill. Today, Bill & Linda approach theirnew home garden with an awareness ofthat legacy. Linda mentioned that whenher parents died, there weren't objects andcollectibles that were important to her, butthe love they left in her for the garden.

I celebrate Judy and Jim Scheelssecret garden, and feel blessed that Icould experience it before it passes on toanother gardener. My true hope is thatthe next owner will connect with thisgarden and become a part of it and buildon it. I'm even ok if they don't share its

secret treasures!Editors Note: The Keegan House at 105

D Street is listed for sale with MavisMarney of John L. Sco Real Estate.Please see her ad on page 17 of this issuefor more information.

My Neighbor's Garden

Kay is the owner of Blue Door Garden Store,located at 155 N Third St. 541-899-3242.

Linda & Bill Graham in the "Secret Garden" at Keegan House

For more, go to www.rvgrowersmarket.com

Property owners along creeks playan important role in helping to keep the

waterways healthy. The areas aroundcreeks usually have moist, fertile soilthat supports many types of plants.Plants in-turn provide food and shelterto numerous animals, and help controlerosion by holding the soil with their rootsand foliage. Plantings in calm, marshywetlands also lter out pollutants, such asfertilizers, pesticides, and animal waste.

When choosing plants to plant neara stream, it is beer to go with varietiesthat require lile maintenance so thatchemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides orherbicides dont leach into the waterway.There are a variety of native trees, shrubs,and ground covers that grow wellaround streambeds in our valley. Theseinclude: Alders, Oregon Ash, Oregon

Big Leaf Maple, Oregon Grape, DouglasFir, Ponderosa Pine, Madrone, Douglas

Hawthorne, Red Flowering Currant,Douglas Spiraea, Red-osier Dogwood,Incense Cedar, Serviceberry, Snowberry,Ocean Spray and Willow.

If you are intent on intensiveornamental plantings near a stream,provide a swale that will stop and holdany free-owing surface water. When thewater is stopped from directly enteringa creek, it can soak into the groundwhere any chemicals such as fertlizers,pesticides, or herbicides can be absorbedby plants. Remember, its all aboutkeeping our natural waterways as cleanand cool as possible.

Benecial Plantings Along Our Creeks

For more information, contact Beverly Smith,Jacksonville Public Works Dept.

541-899-1231

by the Jacksonville Public Works Department

If your blood pressure climbswhenever you face your monthlyutility bills, heres the simplest, most

cost-eective, stress-reducing solutionyoull nd anywhere: go green. Whenyoure using less water, electricity andfossil fuel, you arent just generatingfewer greenhouse gases, youre alsosaving money on your utility bills. Tohelp you get started, you can targetsimple, aordable eco-options that tyour needs and budget, while making animmediate dierence to the planet andyour utility costs. When you start seeingyour savings, youll build condence, andwill want to do more! Below are just a fewexamples of the savings you can achieveright now.

Green Your Lighting - Lightingrepresents about 25% of home energycosts, and a small change here can make

a big dierence. Replacing just oneincandescent light bulb with an EnergyStar compact uorescent (CFL) bulb, forexample, can yield savings anywherefrom $30 to more than $50 over the10,000+ hour life of one CFL.

Light-emiing diode bulbs (LEDs) areincreasingly more available, and newuses, shapes and sizes are emerging. Thisis great news if you like saving money,as these bulbs use 80% less energy thancomparable incandescent bulbs, and last25 times longer. If youve got night lights,chandeliers, or other decorative lighting,you should denitely think about makinga switch to LEDs.

But lets shed some light on the biggerpicture. If you replace 44 wasteful

incandescent bulbs (the average for amedium-sized home) with money-savingCFLs and LEDs, you can save $3,500 overthe life of the rst set of bulbs (based ona 15 cents per kilowa hour electric rate).That's some serious savings for our cash-strapped economy!

Reduce Your Water Usage (And theEnergy to Heat the Water) - There areseveral steps you can take to keep yourmoney from going down the drain, andnone of these will make you feel likeyour family is sacricing." Switch toa quality low-ow showerhead, whichcan cut your hot water usage by 50%.Once your shower is in check, add faucetaerators to your bathroom and kitchenfaucets, reducing the water ow to .5-1.5

gallons per minute (GPM), down from thestandard 2.2 GPM or higher.

Toilets waste water with every ush.Install a toilet tank bag (which displacesabout a gallon of water in your tank,so each ush uses less water) and/or asimple-to-install ll cycle diverter (whichsaves .5 gallons per ush) in each of yourtoilets. And dont forget to check yourtoilet for leaks. Detect leaks in your toilet

by adding a few drops of food coloringto the tank. If, within 15 minutes, thecolor shows up in the bowl, you have a

leak, and you might need to replace theinexpensive apper. Finally, limit yourshowers to ve to 10 minutes each. If youtake all of these simple, sustainable stepsin a two-bedroom home, the reductionin energy used to heat water and lowerwater consumption will impact yourutility bill to the tune of more than $1,000in savings each year.

Green Your Heating and Cooling - Withheating and cooling accounting for up to50% of your homes energy use, cuingthis expense involves a two-step process:stopping warm or cold air from escapingyour home, and boosting the eciency ofyour HVAC system.

Even with insulation, your home canleak energy in many places. Consider

installing a doorsweep for just a fewdollars, to prohibit air from enteringor escaping under your front andback doors. Magnetic vent covers, alsoavailable almost nothing, eortlesslyblock heating or cooling from enteringunoccupied rooms. Don't forget that airalso leaks through power outlets and lightswitch plates. For pennies, you can installinsulation gaskets to help combat thesehidden drafts.

To boost eciency, a programmablethermostat can set your HVAC systemto deliver peak heating or cooling forthe hours when your home is occupied,cuing back when everybody is outor asleep. Costing from $30 to $100,programmable thermostats can return

your investment by more than 100% inthe rst year.Simple Solutions, Lower Bills,

Less Stress! - Dont get overwhelmedby a marketplace full of pricey greentechnology options: it doesnt take abig expense to achieve a big impact forthe planet, or for your budget. You canstart by taking simple, smart, and easystepsand watch your energy costsshrink! For a free Green Guide to Returnon Investment, which details what greenhome improvements you can do rst,how much they cost, and how muchyoull save, just request a copy by email,[email protected].

Jacksonville resident Rusty Keller is a

local Eco-Consultant for Green Irene LLC,Marketing Director for Global Cache', and a

Jackson County Master Recycler. Rusty helpsresidents and businesses implement provengreen strategies and solutions and starts

them on the path to a healthier, safer and moresustainable lifestyle. Contact Rusty Kellerat [email protected], or visit www.greenrusty.com for more information.

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JACKSONVILLE CITY SCHEDULECITY COUNCIL: Tuesday, June 1, 7:00pm (OCH)

TOWN HALL-REPAIR OPTION FOR JACKSONVILLE DAM:

Thursday, June 3, 6:30pm (NVR)

PLANNING COMMISSION: Wednesday, June 9, 6:00pm (OCH)

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE: Monday, June 14, 4:00pm (FH)

CITY COUNCIL: Tuesday, June 15, 7:00pm (OCH)

HARC HEARING OFFICER: Wednesday, June 16, 10:00am (CC)

HARC: Wednesday, June 23, 2-5pm (OCH)CITY COUNCIL: Wednesday, June 30, 4:00pm (OCH)

www.cityofjacksonvilleoregon.com

LOCATION KEY:

OCH - Old City Hall

(S. Oregon & Main)

CC - Community Center

(160 E. Main Street)

NVR - Naverson Room

(Jacksonville Library)

FH - Fire Hall

(180 N. 3rd St. @ C)

City Ofces - 899-1231

Calendar of Events - June 2010So. Oregon Artist Resource (SOAR) Art Event Calendar,_ pg. 6.

Through June 9:_ ART SHOW at South Stage Cellars featuringwork of J'ville artist Katherine Gracey. See a dozen paintingsinspired by her travels to Paris & Venice. 125 S. Third Street,www.southstagecellars.com.

Sat. & Sun. June 5 & 6:_ The Jacksonville Friends of the Library issponsoring a BOOK SALE. Sat. - members preview 9 - 10am, open tothe public - 10am -4pm. Sun. open to the public - 11am - 4pm. Membersmay purchase a bag of books for $5 from 2pm. Naverson Room. Pleasebring any donations to the J'ville Library during open hours, or call RichardAvery at (541) 245-2907 for pick-up.

Sun. June 6, 1:00pm:_ BALLET WORKSHOPDEMONSTRATION at Kids Unlimited, 821 N. Riverside,Medford, see article this page.

Sun. June 6, 8:30am - 5:00pm:_ ALPACA SHEARI NG DAY atRolling Hills Alpacas, 970 Old Stage Rd., Central Point, CapriceTasting Room and the Boutique will be open also.

Sat. June 12, 10:00am - 4:00pm:_ MCKEE BRI DGE DAY, see articlethis page.

Sun. June 13, 12:30 - 5:00pm:_ BRITT OPEN ING DAYCELEBRATION downtown Jacksonville, see ad page 22.

Sun. June 13, 3:00pm:_ VOICES OF THE APPLEGATECOMMUNITY CHOIR at Provolt Community Hall, 14458Williams Highway, see article this page.

Thurs. June 24, 6 - 8:00pm:_ LA BOHEME FASHION SHOW -SWIRL, SIP & SHOP, South Stage Cellars, 125 S. 3rd St., see ad onpage 3.

Sat. June 26, 9:00am - 3:00pm:_ JACKSONVILLE SATURDAYARTISTS on the Jacksonville Museum grounds, interested artistscontact Patricia Faulk 541-77-9607 or Ron Moore email [email protected]. (Also, every Saturday in July & August.)

Sun. July 11 - Tues. July 13:_ 44TH ANNUA L CHILDREN'SFESTIVAL- BriGardens, see ad on map page 27.

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Students from the Ballet Workshop classes will presenta free dance demonstration on Sunday, June 6 at 1:00pmat Kids Unlimited, 821 N. Riverside, Medford. A varietyof dances and music will be performed, including Ballet

Suite, by Shostakich. Admission is free but a donationto Kids Unlimited is encouraged. For more information,please call Kathy Eck at 541-899-3914

Ballet Performance to Benet Kids Unlimited

The Voices of the Applegate Community Choir willperform Songs of the Spirit on June 13 at 3:00pm at theProvolt Community Hall, 14458 Williams Highway. The30 member choir is directed by Cyrise Beay who alsodirects the Rogue World Ensemble in Ashland.

The music will consist of a lively array of songs fromMiddle Eastern Europe to the Beatles.

The performance is free and donations are gladlyaccepted. Refreshments will be available. For moreinformation call Joan Peterson, 846-6988.

Applegate Community Choir to Perform

Make a Splash READ! is thetheme this su

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