Photo by Linda Kappen

1	Thanks to you, we met our goal!
	Applegate Valley: Past, present, future [by Megan Fehrman]	(Cont'd p.13)
	Wildfire risk in the Applegate: An origin story [by Nathan Gehres]	(Cont'd p.14)
	Celebrating 60 years of community achievement [by Laura Ahearn]	(Cont'd p.22)
2	OBITUARY: Sloane Spencer Pennington, 1990-2024
	Applegate Valley farmers markets share visions of connection and resilience [by Jaimy Wilkinson]
	Motorcycle Riders Association hosts annual women's event [by Kalyn Benaroya]
3	43rd annual Quilt Show in Grants Pass in May [by Liza Crosse]
	2025 'Whimsical Woodland' Opportunity Quilt Raffle
	A successful open house at the Applegate Museum [by Joan Peterson]
	Two Applegater columnists retiring [by Annika Hodges]
4	POETRY CORNER: The Matchbox [by Barbara Yates]
	BOOK REVIEW: Foster and other books and short stories , by Claire Keegan [reviewed by Christin Lore Weber]
5	Fine Print — Our Mission — Acknowledgements — Board — Editorial Committee — Copyright
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	A huge THANKS to the generous donors who recently contributed to the Applegater
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	Editorial Calendar | Cover Photo Credit | Corrections | Inside the Gater
6	Jackson County Library Services
	Applegate Library - Community connections! [by Christine Grubb]
	Ruch Library - Spring into action! [by Megan Pinder]
7	Josephine Community Library
	Williams Library - Spring into reading! [by Sarah Meyer]
	Essay: The kindness instinct [by Gay Bradshaw]
	Learning adventures offered at Pacifica [by Peg Prag]
	Diana Coogle to address the Unitarian Universalists of Grants Pass [by Rachel Winters]
8	THE STARRY SIDE
	The dances around the North Star [by Greeley Wells]
	— Of Note — The Planets • Meteor showers
	Farewell, ACC — Hello, Apple Outlaw [by James 'Buck' Reinders]
9	It takes a village
	Reflecting on the success of Pilot Joe at 10 years [by Amelia Liberatore]
10	CANTRALL BUCKLEY PARK
	Project completion news [by Janis Mohr-Tipton]
11	THEY LIVE AMONG US
	A childhood in Europe, a farm in Ruch, Search and Rescue in Josephine County —
	Karen Giese is one of the fascinating Applegaters who live among us [by Diana Coogle]
	Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service [by Isabel Jalamov]
12	Handpick bouquets at Mama Bees Flower Farm [by Max Unger]
	Native plant gardening for pollinator-friendly gardens [by Maya Briggs]
13	THROUGH THE LEPIDOPTERAN LENS
	The two greenies [by Linda Kappen]
	APPLEGATE VALLEY (Continued from page 1)
14	BIRD EXPLORER
	The cheerful Spotted Towhee [by Heather Paladini]
	WILDFIRE RISK (Continued from page 1)
15	New preschool music program brings joy to kids and builds community for parents [by Sarah Greco]
	What impact can 124 people have in today's world
16	THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAIN ADVOCATE
	The return of clear-cut logging on BLM lands in the Applegate Valley [by Luke Ruediger]
17	OPINIONS
	SOS: A program to reduce wildfire hazard — the other side of the story [by Mark Hamlin]
	Amendment of the Northwest Forest Plan [by Cheryl Bruner]
	Electric vehicle charging in the Applegate Valley [by Sam Dennis]
18	OPINIONS
	Ideological diversity in the Applegate Valley [by Jim Reiland]
	BIZBITS… [by Diana Coogle]
	• Chim-Chiminey Sweepers
	• Serony Bodywork
	LETTER TO THE EDITOR
	• The wild turkeys [Gay Bradshaw]
19	Navigating grief: A time for healing in our small community [by Hayriya Heidi Hansen]
	REPORT FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
	More thank-yous and a reluctant good-bye [by Diana Coogle]
20	DONORS (Continued from page 5)
21	Rogue Valley Prescribed Burn Association spring events [by Aaron Krikava]
	Applegate Valley prescribed burn efforts [by Clair Highfield]
22	Dear Applegate children [by Thalia Truesdell]
	MCKEE BRIDGE (Continued from page 1)
23	NEXT GENERATION | SCHOOL NEWS
	A season of learning at Applegate School [by Renee Gourley]
	ROCS students raise funds for people impacted by California wildfires [by Ryan King]
24	Look who's reading the Gater!
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