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1	Applegate trails are one step richer - the East ART is finished! [by Diana Coogle]
	How climate change affects grapes in southern Oregon [by Debbie Tollefson]	(Cont'd p.16)
	Lawmakers work to preserve Oregon's agricultural heritage [by Nellie McAdams]	(Cont'd p.21)
2	OBITUARY: Chuck Eckles
	APWC celebrates 25 years of participation and collaboration [by Laura Crane]
	Southern Oregon Smoked Salmon Festival [by Paul Tipton]
	A heartfelt thanks to all our firefighters!
3	New class for Land Stewards starts in September [by Jack Duggan]
	Applegate Valley Connect
	BIZBITS: Apple Outlaw Tap Room @ Fiasco Winery
	BIZBITS: Applegate Country Club
	BIZBITS: Augustino Estate and Vineyard
	BIZBITS: Boutique Body Art
	BIZBITS: Cowhorn Vineyard and Garden
4	BOOK REVIEW: 'One Summer: America, 1927' by Bill Bryson [reviewed by J.D. Rogers]
	BOOK REVIEW: 'Eve, A Journey of Discovery' by J.M. Bailey [reviewed by Stephanie Allen-Hart]
	Poetry Corner: 'We exist, it is said by the scientists, because stars explode' [by Barb Summerhawk]
	Essay: 'Splitting words' [by Margaret Perrow della Santina]
5	Fine Print * Who We Are * Our Mission * Acknowledgements *
	A huge THANKS to the generous donors who recently contributed to the Applegater
	Our family fundraiser was fun for all!
	Editorial Calendar
	Eclipse Photos
	Inside the Gater
6	Jackson County Library Services
	Applegate Library [by Lisa Martin]
	Ruch Library [by Thalia Truesdell]
	Friends of Ruch Library [by Peggy Mekemson]
	Josephine Community Libraries
	Williams branch weekly storytime [by Evelyn Roether]
	Back-to-School Fine Amnesty
	Readapalooza: Free bookish fun for everyone!
	Storytime Celebration: Read, talk, sing, play
	NaNoWriMo Plot Planning Party: The world needs your novel
	Community Read-Aloud: Pages for all ages [by Brandace Rojo]
7	NONPROFIT NEWS AND UPDATES
	New name and direction for GACDC [by Paul Tipton]
	McKee Bridge Centennial Celebration [by Paul Tipton]
8	THE STARRY SIDE: We are landscapes! [by Greeley Wells]
9	DIRTY FINGERNAILS AND ALL: Keyhole gardening [by Sioux Rogers]
10	Cantrall Buckley Park News [by Janis Mohr-Tipton]
	SOLVE Riverside Cleanup at Cantrall Buckley Park - Sept. 23
	Coming soon at Cantrall Buckley Park:
	Bathroom Restoration Project
	Airline ticket raffle
11	BIRD EXPLORER: Birding and digiscoping [by Peter J. Thiemann]
12	Notes from a Rogue entomologist: From orchards to vineyards: Treehoppers follow the trend [by Richard J. Hilton]
	Lorquin's Admirals are abundant this season [by Linda Kappen]
13	The winemaker's process: An interview with Herb Quady [by Debbie Tollefson]
	Voices of the Applegate
14	Discover: Stories on the Land
	Back in Time: Watkins School now under water [by Evelyn Byrne Williams with Janeen Sathre]
	Applegate School welcomes two new teachers
15	Personalizing Ready, Set, Go! [by Sandy Shaffer]
16	Climate Affects Grapes (continued from page 1)
	Greg Jones takes new position in McMinnville
	GRAPH: Medford Growing Degree-Days 1928-2016
17	OPINIONS:
	Finding the connection to our ag roots [by Andrew Schwarz]
	'Growing' concerns: Locals act [by Jenifer Noble]
18	OPINIONS:
	River Right - Yukon musings [by Tom Carstens]
	Douglas fir loss: Harbinger of an Applegate future? [by Alan Journet]
	A different kind of footprint [by Kathy Conway]
19	OPINIONS:
	BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR: Community outrage [by Chris Bratt]
	Pickett West Timber Sale: Old-growth logging disguised as 'restoration' [by Luke Ruediger]
20	OPINIONS:
	Rare plant protection and invasive species quarantine needed on BLM OHV trails [by Suzie Savoie]
	Your input is needed on industrial cannabis development [by Alexis Woodruff]
21	AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE (continued from page 1)
	Williams School welcomes new teacher
22	NEXT GENERATION
	Ruch School celebrates communities
	Grants Pass volunteers at Applegate and Williams schools
	Williams Elementary fundraiser will be held in September
	Tree mural depicts Applegate
23	Enchanted Forest Wine Run is September 23
	Pollinator gardens are complete
24	Look who's reading the Gater
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