Photo by Kathy Kliewer

1	A farewell thanks to Ed Temple [by David Dobbs]	(Cont'd p.2)
	Giant metal flowers blossom in the Applegate [by Diana Coogle]	(Cont'd p.12)
	Abundant volunteer opportunities over the holidays [by Shelley Manning]	(Cont'd p.12)
2	New office manager for fire district [by Carey Chaput]
	Pacifica's Winter Arts Fest [by Peg Prag]
	Ed Temple (continued from page 1)
	Meet the new pastor of Applegate Community Church [by Parker Reardon, DMin]
3	Who We Are
	A huge THANKS to our generous donors
	From the Editor [by Barbara Holiday]
	Editorial Calendar
	Inside the Gater
4	Creating our future together: Applegate Valley Economic Vitality Roadmap [by Bonnie Rinaldi]	(Cont'd p.5)
	BIZBITS
5	Vitality Roadmap (continued from page 4)
	CORRECTION
	BOOKS & MOVIES
	BOOK: Under a Flaming Sky by Daniel James Brown [reviewed by J.D. Rogers]
	MOVIE: Sully [reviewed by Kathy Kliewer]
6	Permaculture for southern Oregon [by Melanie Mindlin]
	Siskiyou Permaculture Courses and Events
	Jacksonville Community Center: Moving from a dream to reality [by Sue Miler]
7	THE STARRY SIDE: Imagine what you like [by Greeley Wells]
8	Upper Applegate Watershed planning [by Don Boucher]
	Nedsbar Timber Sale: Next steps [by Kristi Mastrofini]
	McKee Bridge Centennial Celebration [by Paul Tipton]
9	DIRTY FINGERNAILS AND ALL: Container gardening with a new lift [by Sioux Rogers]
10	Cantrall Buckley Park campground update [by Jeremy Criswell]
	Applegate resident wins Third Annual Southern Oregon Smoked Salmon Festival [by Paul Tipton]
11	BIRD EXPLORER: Woodpecker holes and owls [by Peter J. Thiemann]
12	Cheryl Garcia (continued from page 1)
	Volunteer Opportunities (continued from page 1)
	Craig Hamm, aka Santa Claus
	No time to volunteer?
13	Lepidoptera on the Rogue River Preserve [by Linda Kappen]
	About Rogue River Preserve
	Contact information to volunteer
	Gift ideas from the Applegate Valley
	Handcrafted 'Applecrates' for sale
	'From the Heart of the Applegate'
14	Thinning our stands this year: Easy pickings, or not? [by Sandy Shaffer]
15	Jackson County Library Services
	Applegate Library [by Lisa Martin]
	Ruch Library [by Thalia Truesdell]
	Josephine Community Libraries
	Williams Branch Library [by Brandace Rojo]
16	NONPROFIT NEWS AND UPDATES
	Applegate ACCESS Pantry [by Charlotte Knott]
	Applegate Grange [by Paul Tipton]
	SMART
	Pacifica
	Williams Grange [by Cassidy Geppert]
17	GRAPE TALK
	Wineglasses make a difference [by Debbie Tollefson]
18	The important history of O&C lands [by Jakob Shockey]
	Voices of the Applegate [by Joan Peterson]
19	Request for dialogue on forest issues [by Trish Malone]
	Poetry Corner
	After Stafford [by Anna Elkins]
	White Wonder [by Linda Kappen]
	OPINION: Support the science-based expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument [by Suzie Savoie]
20	OPINIONS:
	River Right: How much is 'just right'? [by Tom Carstens]
	Beetles, timber, and the BLM [by Luke Ruediger]
21	OPINIONS:
	BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR: Losing our forests 32,249 trees at a time [by Chris Bratt]
	Concern about Nedsbar rhetoric [by Ken Chapman]
	Veterans' outreach program comes to the Applegate
22	NEXT GENERATION
	RUCH SCHOOL:
	Let's be firefighters!
	Ruch School's Ryan King named 2016 Oregon Science Teacher [by Julie Hill]
	APPLEGATE SCHOOL: [by Darrell Erb Jr., Principal]
	Applegate varsity volleyball team undefeated (again) in 2016
	Battle of the Books is alive and well
	Lions Club supports Applegate School with funds for physical education
23	With a broad smile, ATA reports a successful Call of the Wild fundraiser [by Diana Coogle]
	Enchanted Forest Wine Run raised funds for the Applegate School Strings Program
24	Look who's reading the Gater
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