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On the cover: Chiloquin rancher and cattle dog trainer Bill Boyd is a dog’s best friend. “I’d rather be around them than people,” Boyd says.
Life through the lens: Klamath native Skye Borgman finds success in film. Page 4
Story on page 15. Cover photo by Lee Juillerat
Barnes Valley days: Search for family’s homestead stirs up memories. Page 10
On the job training: Chiloquin rancher busier than ever training cattle dogs. Page 15
Following a creative path: Lemon Brick Road Studios club is a path to creativity. Page 17
A monument to heritage: Bronze sculpture to tell story of Klamath culture. Page 21
On mission: Klamath firefighters assist at Camp Fire. Page 26
Bridging the gap: Groups help provide resources to those in need. Page 29
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Treasure maps: Pinpoint fishing hole locations with personalized maps. Page 33
Kitchen test: Molasses peanut brittle provides seasonal sweetness. Page 37
Flora & Fauna. Page 33
On the calendar. Page 38
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Life through the lens: Klamath native finds success as documentary filmmaker; latest project on Netflix in January By KURT LIEDTKE: H&N Staff reporter
Skye Borgman films a scene for her documentary, “Abducted in Plain Sight,” which will be available on Netflix in January. Submitted photo
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kye Borgman never dreamed that a career working in the film industry was even possible while growing up in Klamath Falls; she was more set on pursuing a life as a theatrical stage actress.
A 1990 Klamath Union High School graduate, Borgman is now a successful documentary filmmaker, producer, and film professor at the University of Southern California (USC) – traveling the world to tell fascinating stories amidst breathtaking landscapes. Her latest documentary project, “Abducted in Plain Sight,” will be available on Netflix starting in January. See Filmmaker, page 5
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View finder: Skye Borgman takes in the sights during a break in filming in India. All angles: Skye Borgman, a documentary filmmaker from Klamath Falls, adjusts a camera jib before filming. Submitted photo
Filmmaker, from page 4 “A group of people came into our social studies class at Ponderosa and had us do these little skits to teach us how to say no to drugs,” reflected Borgman on what first inspired her career. “My teacher said I was really good at acting, and it was the first time someone other than my parents told me I was really good at something – that stuck with me.” Borgman soon found a love for the theater, participating in the drama program at Klamath Union. She studied theater at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, but found it difficult to survive on a struggling theater actor’s salary. She took a year to travel in hopes of discovering a new passion. Around Europe Borgman would live in various locales, working to save up enough cash to move to the next stop in her journey. She took jobs in South Korea, Japan and Indonesia over the course of four years, and in doing so began to discover that she had a certain knack for using a camera. See Filmmaker, page 6
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Selfie shot: Skye Borgman gets a selfie with Indian monks during a break in filming a documentary. Borgman, who was raised in Klamath Falls, is a successful filmmaker and USC film professor. Submitted photo
Filmmaker, from page 5 She had always loved documentary films, and her travels had inspired her to pursue work behind the camera rather than on stage. She attended the prestigious USC film school to learn the ropes, lenses, and lights behind movie magic, and as her film career took off she was asked to return to the school to teach cinematography to the next generation of filmmakers. To date, Borgman has worked as a cinematographer on over 45 projects across a 15-year career in the film industry. She and her husband
in 2010 formed a production company, Top Knot Films, to help finance their passion projects and guide other films. Borgman’s credits include work as a film director, director of photography, casting director, screen writer, gaffer (stage crew in charge of electrical equipment and cameras) and as an actress. “It works out well,” said Borgman of the balance between her film classes and professional work. “USC is committed to having working professionals on faculty, so if a big film comes up I can get time off. I had never thought about
teaching, but USC is committed to getting more women on faculty, especially in cinematography.”
the industry, then cultivating those relationships, like having friends that bring me along on a production and vice-versa.”
Borgman’s credits include work on television shows, documentaries, and even horror films. Her film work has sent her, camera-in-tow, to film in India, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and other scenic and often remote locations to capture the perfect image.
It is her love of lighting, being able to accentuate or distort an image through different kinds of light, acquired largely through her theatrical production training, that initially provided steady work. Her work as a gaffer soon led to opportunities to be behind the camera as a director of photography, opening doors to becoming a leader among female film directors in a traditionally male-dominated field.
“It wasn’t one single thing; it’s been chipping away at it for a long time,” said Borgman of her big break in the film industry. “It is all about creating meaningful relationships in
See Filmmaker, page 7
‘There have been quite a few independent fiction films I worked on that were good experiences — but not the life-changing experiences that each documentary had, where I meet people I normally wouldn’t.’ — Skye Borgman
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Filmmaker, from page 6 “When I first got into the industry, I worked as a gaffer and loved lighting, I transitioned to DP quickly, but I always loved lighting,” said Borgman. “In documentaries, I don’t always get to focus on lighting depending on the location, and still to this day there’s always this push-pull from the realness of documentaries and the desire to create beautiful images with lighting and character and storytelling. There have been quite a few independent fiction films I worked on that were good experiences — but not the life-changing experiences that each documentary had, where I meet people I normally wouldn’t.” Her desire to showcase the reality and tell the stories of fascinating people has led to films such as the 2014 music documentary, “Quiet Riot: Well Now You’re Here, There’s No
‘The festival circuit has been fantastic. The film (“Abducted in Plain Sight”) leaves a lot of questions, and so doing Q&A’s with the audience afterward have been electric.’ — Skye Borgman
Way Back,” telling the story of surviving band members struggling to maintain a career with a revolving door of replacement singers in the wake of the death of the hair metal group’s iconic front man Kevin Dubrow. In 2010 she directed the documentary “Junk Dreams” following two brothers in their 70s trying to sail a Chinese junk to Alaska. In 2008 she worked as director of photography on the TV series, “Intervention.” Now her latest project, “Abducted in Plain Sight,” is
garnering great attention for its contemplative storytelling behind a disturbing incident. The film tells the story of the Broberg family in Idaho, a highly religious family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor who was pursuing their 12-year-old daughter. The film has made the rounds at several film festivals, earning a multitude of awards, and sparking fascinating conversations with each screening. The film will mark the first time that one of Borgman’s projects
as director becomes available on a large streaming platform when it is added to Netflix in January. “The festival circuit has been fantastic; the film leaves a lot of questions, and so doing Q&A’s with the audience afterward have been electric,” said Borgman. “I have been to a lot of screenings where people struggle to find questions and are shy and it gets awkward … but the conversations we have with this film afterwards are incredible. It has been great to start the conversation – that was our goal all along with it being about child abuse and manipulation and brainwashing and how that can infiltrate normal families.” Borgman knew she had something special with “Abducted in Plain Sight,” when people had to be turned away at the theater for screenings at one festival. See Filmmaker, page 8
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On set: Skye Borgman (left) films a recreation scene for her documentary, “Abducted in Plain Sight,” which will be available on Netflix starting in January. Borgman is a graduate of Klamath Union High School, where she first pursued a career in theater rather than film.
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Filmmaker, from page 7 An additional screening was added for her film, and while waiting in line to see another film, groups in front of and behind her started talking about her film – unaware that the filmmaker was blissfully standing between them with an ear-toear grin. Borgman believes the natural step forward after the success of “Abducted in Plain Sight” is to work on more true crime documentaries, but she is willing to pack her bags for whatever compelling story may come about, wherever it may exist. The adventurer’s spirit leads her, to wherever she may be allowed to carry a camera. “I love to travel and would like to delve into stories in other countries and how people think about things – making travel docs and exploring other cultures and continents,” added Borgman. With family still residing in Klamath Falls, Borgman returns home to the Klamath Basin at least once a year, but surprisingly has not turned her camera toward filmmaking in her hometown despite the Klamath Basin being a common setting for independent films. Though “Abducted in Plain Sight” does contain some stock footage on 8mm of horses and driving around Klamath Falls for recreation scenes, she is still seeking that elusive story to tell in the Klamath region. “I would love to come to Klamath Falls and make a film; I don’t know what that film is yet, but every time I come back I’m re-struck with a desire to write and make a film in Klamath,” said Borgman. “I don’t think it would be a documentary, but if we could shoot something in Klamath Falls I would love it.” See Filmmaker, page 9
Teaching & learning: Skye Borgman pursued theater while growing up in the Klamath Basin, but has developed an impressive career behind the camera as a documentary filmmaker and USC film professor. Submitted photo
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On location: Skye Borgman uses an 8mm camera for a film shot in Utah. Borgman has developed an impressive career as a filmmaker and producer.
Filmmaker, from page 8 Borgman has been in contact with the growing collective of filmmakers in the Basin known as Klamath Film, which organizes the annual Klamath
Independent Film Festival (KIFF) among other ventures. That organization has highlighted other filmmakers with Klamath Basin roots, including producer Bergen Swanson (“Wild,” “Three Billboards
Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” and “Widows”) and Academy Award-winning film icon James Ivory. Borgman’s films haven’t been included in KIFF yet, as it focuses solely on films made in Oregon or by filmmakers who reside in Oregon, but she hopes to have a connection to home and the growing community of filmmakers in some way. “I do love their (KIFF) mission of showcasing Oregon filmmakers, and there may be another way to somehow get a film shown at the Ross Ragland Theater,” said Borgman. For now, she is content to film wherever there is a story to tell, and nurture current film
students to help others with a story in mind. The advancement of film technology, making the filmmaking process far more accessible to the general public, has her excited for the future and the doors now open to women, minorities and others who like her long ago thought a career in film wasn’t possible. For more information about Borgman’s latest project, “Abducted in Plain Sight,” visit www.abducteddoc.com, or www.topknotfilms.com. “Hopefully watch the film and let me know what you think,” added Borgman. kliedtke@heraldandnews.com
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A heavenly youth, spent in Barnes Valley Family searches for location of 1915 family homestead By LEE JUILLERAT: For the Herald and News
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eter Ollman and Ned Livingston were thumbing through copies of historic memorabilia — a deed to homestead property signed by then-President Woodrow Wilson, 1917 newspaper clippings, transcriptions of interviews done with deceased area old-timers, maps showing old homesteads and water sources. As they did, Ned’s wife, Marilyn, 84, her sister, Sylvia Bruce, 82, and Ollman’s friend, Andy Ralston, 68, watched and listened, sometimes not quietly, as the men’s discussion triggered memories. See Barnes Valley, page 11
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Log cabin days: A Tuttle family photo shows Dean Tuttle, far right, with his sisters, Lois and Cecile to the left. According to “Barnes Valley Days,” a reminiscence by Dean’s sister, Cecile Tuttle Sampson, “We lived on an abandoned farm house while Daddy built our log cabin beside a lovely spring.”
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Barnes Valley , from page 10 Having spent decades on the Gerber Ranch, a historic cattle operation near Gerber Reservoir, Ned, 87, like his wife and sister-in-law, are living Wikipedias of the region. It’s a place Ned happily describes as “nowhere.” He’s not kidding. It’s 14 miles to Bly, 25 to Bonanza and 52 to Klamath Falls. Ollman, 76, a retired pediatric dentist from Vermont who now lives in Ashland, was at the Livingstons’ home because he’s on a to-be continued and — he hopes — to-be completed mission: to pinpoint where his late father-in-law, Dean Tuttle, lived from 1915 to 1917. See Barnes Valley, page 11
Recollections: Looking at photos of a young Dean Tuttle are, from left, Sylvia Bruce, Marilyn Livingston, Peter Ollman and Ned Livingston. Photo by Lee Juillerat
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Barnes Valley, from page 11 Although Tuttle lived a colorful life that included places like Eugene , Portland, New York City, Tennessee, and Ramallah near Jerusalem, Ollman said his father-in-law always expressed a fascination with his childhood years in Barnes Valley, an even more “middle of nowhere” area about 9 miles southwest of the Gerber Ranch. Although he was only 5 years old when his family moved to Barnes Valley, something about those years resonated with Tuttle. “He had some very vivid memories, of the school, the snow,” Ollman told those huddled around the Livingstons’ table. “The Barnes Valley experience is an iconic representation of those years.” For reasons that remain uncertain, Tuttle’s parents, Harold and Pearl, moved to Barnes Valley after Harold, a pastor in a small San Francisco church, was ordered by his doctor to “get out into the country” to regain his health. His mother-in-law, Mary L. Dean, used her savings to obtain two 160-acre homesteads — one for her, one for the Tuttle family — in Barnes Valley. It’s primitive now, and was even more so then. According to “Barnes Valley Days,” a reminiscence by Dean’s sister, Cecile Tuttle Sampson, “We lived on an abandoned farm house while Daddy built our log cabin beside a lovely spring. We called it ‘The Springs.’ “ She wrote of challenging winters: “It was my first memory of Barnes Valley — that cold sunny morning on the snowdrifts, eating icicles, something I had never done before. It was the winter of 1915. I had turned three the previous April.” See Barnes Valley, page 13
Vivid memories: A young Dean Tuttle, left, is seen in this family photo with his sister Cecile and father Harold Tuttle. Submitted photo
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Barnes Valley, from page 12
‘We went to eastern Oregon where we were out in the boonies, if there were any, sagebrush and all. Five families in a valley that was something like thirty miles from the nearest town. It was heavenly to us kids, having just been in San Francisco.’ — Dean Tuttle “Memories of the Quaker Past”
Snow time: Dean Tuttle, left, is seen with his sisters Cecile, center, and Lois, in Barnes Valley. Submitted photo
“It was a powerful experience,” Ollman said of the impact of living in Barnes Valley for Tuttle and his sisters. Their father eventually built and taught in a one-room school, a 3-mile walk or horseback ride from their homestead. Along with Harold’s three children (Dean, Cecile and Lois), the school included children from nearby families, with some accounts listing three, five and nine others from three to five families. “We went to eastern Oregon where we were out in the boonies, if there were any, sagebrush and all,” Dean told interviewers for the book, “Memories of the Quaker Past.” “Five families in a valley that was something like thirty miles from the nearest town. It was heavenly to us kids, having just been in San Francisco. My father started a one-room schoolhouse.” While studying Ollman’s papers, a name familiar to the Livingstons and Bruce popped up — Orval DeVaul, who was a few years older than Tuttle. See Barnes Valley, page 14
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Barnes Valley, from page 13 “You’re 15 years too late,” Livingston said of the deceased DeVaul. There was some connection. Knowing DeVaul was aging, Ned and other family members interviewed him in the 1980s. In “Barnes Valley Days,” Cecile wrote that her father and Orval DeVaul’s father built a “Grandma’s House” for Mary Dean. The DeVauls and Dean (and eventually the Tuttle clan), lived in back-to-back homes “across the valley,” about 3 miles from “The Springs,” the family’s original home. Forest Service maps show the DeVaul Ranch, while other maps indicate what Ollman believes, and hopes, is a warm springs that may have been “The Springs.” Ollman, the Livingstons and Bruce studied and speculated for a couple of hours, with Ralston listening and offering observations. Ned made suggestions on roads to take and providing the names others who might help fit together pieces of the Tuttle homestead puzzle.
Puzzle pieces: Peter Ollman, left, and Ned Livingston go over old letters and documents providing information on the Tuttle family’s 100-years-ago Barnes Valley homestead. Photo by Lee Juillerat
Why? Tuttle died earlier this year, July 18, at a senior living center near State College in Pennsylvania at age 105. Ollman and his wife, Joyce, have some of her father’s ashes and hope to scatter them “as close as possible” to the original homestead. “My father-in-law was an inspiration. He was an absolute phenomenon of inspiration,” Ollman says of Tuttle, a Quaker who was a conscientious objector during World War II and
went to Civilian Public Service camps in Delaware and Tennessee. “He’s an inspiration to our whole family. He was a passionate peace activist. He lived a life of generosity. I’m trying to convey his life of service the vitality of this person.” Ollman believes, and hopes, the search for the homestead will end next spring, when the to-be continued story will be completed. A large gathering of relatives, including Tuttle’s children, Norman, Allen and
Ollman’s wife, Joyce, are planning to attend. “I’m expecting we’re going to find the site and have a ceremony there,” Ollman said. “It could be an incredibly moving experience.” People who have information about the Tuttle family, Barnes Valley, or anything that might assist in located the Tuttle homestead are encouraged to contact Peter Ollman at pandj1@charter. net.
“Isn’t this stuff priceless,” Marilyn and Sylvia said in unison, while thumbing through the stack of papers, documents and photos, including old black-and-whites showing a very young Dean Tuttle and his family during their Barnes Valley days. “Yes,” Ned said, pointing at a map showing the DeVaul Ranch, “That’s it. Whether or not you’re going to find it,” he told Ollman, “that’s up to you.” “We’re not going to look for it today,” Ollman said after studying maps and gathering other clues. “This is a reconnaissance.” In coming months, Ollman plans to continue studying maps, contact others who may have more information and seek permission to go onto what is likely private property before returning next spring.
Photo courtesy of Helen Jones
Providing shelter: This 1923 photo, taken in the Barnes Valley Unit 15 miles southeast of Bly, shows Southern Oregon Northern California pine beetle control project workers utilizing makeshift accommodations at an abandoned homestead, much as the Tuttle family did when they moved to the valley in 1915.
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Come bye, Go bye Chiloquin rancher busier than ever training working cattle dogs By LEE JUILLERAT: For the Herald and News
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ill Boyd is a dog’s best friend.
“I’d rather be around them than people,” Boyd says of spending time with and training working cattle dogs near Chiloquin. “They’re amazing.” Making good dogs even more amazing is what the 78-year-old Boyd does in his semi-retirement. During a career that involved working on and managing ranches, he learned the value of well-trained working cattle dogs. “It took me a couple years to get educated,” he says of training dogs, mostly border collies. His education in training working dogs spans a career that’s included stops at ranches in California, Arizona and Texas before he moved to his 80-acre ranch near Chiloquin 16 years ago. Prior to the move, Boyd spent nine years as cow boss for the San Emigdio Cattle Co. near Bakersfield, Calif. The 100,000 acre cattle ranch ran upward of 1,500 cows and 12,000 yearlings, mostly Beefmaster, a breed known for being heat and insect resistant, because in Southern California “you need something that would travel.” See Training, page 16
Eyes on: Billy, 9 weeks old, enjoys spending time with Bill Boyd. Photo by Lee Juillerat
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Training, from page 15 Working with cattle and dogs came naturally during his growing up years near Bishop, Calif. Dropping his hand below his waist, he explains, “I’ve always wanted to be around animals since I was this high.” Boyd earned degrees in animal husbandry and farm management at Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University), but his real-life education came while working on ranches. As he admits, “I didn’t understand dogs at that time.” He gained that understanding while moving cattle, and by using the dogs to teach cattle to come to him. “If the cattle come to me,” he explains, “they don’t get bit.” He’s also learned that cow dogs inevitably will “take a pounding. When you’re working cows and calves they’re going to get run over.” His dog, Rusty, a 12-year-old border collie, has had his share of broken bones, but he still pounces at the opportunity to work cattle or sheep. “He had it in him and he’s not afraid of anything,” Boyd boasts, explaining he looks for characteristics he says are inbred in dogs. Through training, those dogs can be fine-tuned to work on ranches or perform in
Work buddies: Upward of 10 dogs, usually border collies, are typically in Bill Boyd’s kennels, from young pups like Billy, a 9-week-old pup he’s holding, and 12-year-old Rusty, the tan and white border collie. Photos by Lee Juillerat
the Buckhorn Ranch, which summers cattle in the Fort Klamath area. Two other daughters, Lora and Kristy, live in Bakersfield and Lake Tahoe.
dog trials. Rusty and Boyd’s other dogs are kept in individual kennels in a barn behind his house. It’s a wide-ranging group that includes Billy, only a couple months old, and 2-year-old Cinder, who Boyd has been training the past year and will be entered in competition and for sale at the Red Bluff Livestock Dog Sale scheduled Jan. 22-26. “She’ll make a good ranch dog.” Working with dogs — some his own, some belonging to others — begins when they’re as young as 9 or 10 weeks old, first with sheep. “You can’t take dogs to cattle ‘til they’re about a year old. If they have confidence, they can work them. It’s just bred into
them.” Some dogs are trained for dog trial competition while some owners want their dogs trained to be obedient or to work cattle. Because of his background, Boyd says dog owners seek him out. “You’re legitimate,” he says of the reputation he earned by working with dogs on large ranches. “It’s an advantage because I’ve worked with wild cattle ... I can train dogs real quick.” He’s passed on his cattle and dog handling skills to his children. Two live nearby. His daughter, Jody Boyd, manages the Dixon Ranch in Fort Klamath while his son, Craig, who previously managed yearlings for the San Emigdio Cattle Co., works on
Boyd and his wife, Nedra, were high school sweethearts. Although they went their separate ways, they married two years ago following the death five years ago of Merna, Boyd’s wife of 50 years, from Parkinson’s disease. Nedra, who like her husband, is 78, has two sons and ranched for 22 years near Fruitland, Idaho. Over the years, Boyd has been the headliner at Bill Boyd Stock Dog & Dog Trial Clinics on Horseback. Although his business, Bill Boyd Stock Dogs, slowed when he suffered back problems, he’s again training dogs. Even though he says he wants to slow down — “I trying to retire,” he claims — that hasn’t happened. Not yet. He’s still enjoying working with Rusty and his other best friends.
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FOLLOW THE
Lemon Brick Road By KURT LIEDTKE: H&N Staff Reporter
o impressive artistic skills are prerequisite to join in the fun, except for a willingness to learn and the capacity for teens to share their creativity in a welcoming, judgment-free environment.
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KLAMATH COUNTY LIBRARY TEEN CLUB CREATES COMICS
Lemon Brick Road Studios has for the past two years provided a monthly respite for Klamath Falls teens seeking an outlet through the creation of comic books. The club meets on the second Saturday of each month from noon to 3 p.m. at the downtown Klamath County Library, welcoming any teens ages 11 to 18 to share in the fun of planning, drawing and scripting comic books to be published with the library’s assistance. The friendly collective began in 2015 with a lone adult comic enthusiast, Franny Howes, a professor of communications at Oregon Tech. Howes, a comic book fan with extensive writing cren Lemo dentials, but largely self-taught in See page 18 , art, volunteered to provide several Brick comic book workshops at the library.
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‘We have more ideas than we can plausibly pursue.’ — Franny Howes, Lemon Brick Road Studios club organizer
Story lines: Comics created by teens in the Lemon Brick Road Studios club includes “The Adventures of Wizard Mayor or Something” and “Penguins vs. Pandas.” H&N photo by Kurt Liedtke
Lemon Brick, from page 17 Based on the success of those events, the following year another workshop was held, and to Howes’ surprise all in attendance had previously attended a workshop and were more interested in making their own rather than learning the history. “They asked me at the end of the session if it could be a club, and nobody had asked me that before, but I loved the idea,” reflected Howes. “I asked the youth librarian and she was delighted. It is hard to get teens to come to recurring things, but as it turns out we have had many of the same teens coming every month for this program now for over two years.” Armed with an extensive knowledge of the fascinating history of comic books and its creators (Howes once appeared on the game show Jeopardy!), and two weeks of art training at the Adventure School for
Ladies Comics Intensive, she has led the group in monthly sessions to create eight-page, hand-drawn comic books that can now be found in the teen section of the library or are available for purchase at Edible Earth in Klamath Falls at 107 N. Ninth St. Their main comic book, “The Adventures of Wizard Mayor or Something,” recently closed its main 19-edition story arc prior to the annual Klamath Comic Con last October. The name Lemon Brick Road Studios, not surprisingly, is a spin-off of the Land of Oz, an homage to Dorothy’s famous yellow brick road as an allegory for exploring fantastical new worlds where imagination is the only limitation. There is of course the obvious “if life hands you lemons, make lemonade” metaphor that aptly fits a collective of creative teens developing their own often bizarre comic books. See Lemon Brick, page 19
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Lemon Brick, from page 18 The club has grown over time, with no membership or registration required. Some members have graduated, some enter with an already wellestablished passion for comic books, and some arrive simply curious with a select naivety about the history of comics and animation. The group has its own social circle, a fun and friendly place for teens to hang out where they can explore ideas and discuss topical issues without fear of reprisal. Almost every comic created is a collaborative effort, regardless of the ability to draw or write. Each Lemon Brick Road Studios comic is printed and published by the library as part of an ongoing symbiotic relationship. As the library’s annual Klamath Comic Con has grown in popularity each year, so, too, has the club’s involvement in that event. Howes has often volunteered for the Comic Con,
clothes. At some point, they hope to create T-shirts, and with the library’s help expand into publishing color comics.
H&N photo by Kurt Liedtke
Published works: A shelf at the Klamath Library in downtown Klamath Falls is dedicated to the published works of Lemon Brick Road Studios — a teen club that produces hand-drawn comic books.
over a digital presence vs. a physical structure, offering a space to create something by hand offers a break from their social media-obsessed peers. Come to enough meetings and members get pinned, earning a lemon emoji pin to adorn their
but she was particularly proud that for the 2018 festivities many of the Lemon Brick Road Studios members led their own how-to-create-your-owncomic-book seminar. In an age when teen culture can be perceived as obsessing
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It is then up to the clumsy but well-meaning protagonist to travel through a fantasy realm by way of his spacecraft shaped like a flying outhouse to acquire allies in an effort to overturn the election results. Among Wizard Mayor’s adventures is a trip to “hell” – a nine-ring realm similar to that described within Dante’s “Inferno,” except that each level is comprised entirely by a different type of cheese. As the stories progress Wizard Mayor participates in a game of Jeopardy to determine the fate of the universe against the prime villain of the story – Napoleguin Bonapenguin. Through his adventures, Wizard Mayor is able to use magic, such as the spell “Summon Beef Tips,” which makes beef rain from the sky and simultaneously provides quality recipes for preparing various beef dishes. Now available To discover the dramatic conclusion to Wizard Mayor’s adventures, the full series of comic books are now available at the Klamath County Library. “Sometimes people’s reactions to our art is, ‘oh my god, they must be on so many drugs!’, but kids are just that creative if you take them seriously and give them a platform,” said Howes. “It is 90 percent collaborative, and there are some students who have created characters they are particularly fond of and write little off-shoots about sometimes. It can be a little hard to get into, but once you’re in there it’s hard to get out.” In the wake of Wizard Mayor’s main adventure’s conclusion, which the group rushed through its final seven comic editions to complete prior to Comic Con – the inevitable question became what next. According to Howes, in creating the main story arc, there are plenty of other character’s tales to now pursue. They plan to develop stories about wizards further, including Wizard Mayor’s new apprentice,
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Winner! Winner!: Franny Howes, Oregon Tech communications professor and club organizer for Lemon Brick Road Studios, cosplays as Lemon Brick Road’s main character “Wizard Mayor” at the 2018 Klamath Comic Con.
“Lydia Strawberry.” A single comic book can take anywhere from 45 minutes to an entire year to create, dependent on the fervor and inspiration behind the work, or the need to let ideas properly percolate. Within their fantasy realm the students have developed a nine-way elemental magic structure: delving beyond science’s obvious earth, fire, air and water elements to also include wheelchairs, gravy, something random from the periodic table of elements, and the “other.” Shock, then awe “Sometimes I have to rein in some of the imagery – they are very fascinated by propaganda,” said Howes. “Sometimes I think they draw things just to shock me, but I encourage them to explore it further. Sometimes things are simply too confusing, like a plot line we had about sentient flags that were being oppressed. It wasn’t that we didn’t like it, we just couldn’t fit it in.”
“We have more ideas than we can plausibly pursue,” added Howes. While Howes isn’t aware of any members seeking to pursue comic book art as a potential career, Lemon Brick Road Studios provides a chance to gain experience to decide whether that may be a potential future path. Whereas many art classes provided in school set a structure in genre lessons, Howes encourages a totally free-form space to explore limited only by their own imagination. That freedom has nurtured the club’s social atmosphere and collaborative efforts, offering some who may have otherwise felt as social outcasts a friendly place to call their own. “It is great to see how they have all grown as artists and have explored new media, or just feel more confident and can challenge their own assumptions,” said Howes. “At the last session one member even wrote and recorded a rap song, where I got to be the hype man.” The skills of certain members
have gone to good use beyond the recent impromptu musical collaboration, including a documentary-style film created by its members available to view on the library’s Facebook page. Proudest accomplishment “It is a good outlet, the world would be so blessed if all of these kids were in charge of creating our entertainment,” added Howes. “They are so creative and generous and great collaborators – I try to listen to what they want versus what they have been told they should want. This is one of my proudest accomplishments getting to collaborate with these students and found this group. The library is a great place.” Teens ages 11 to 18 are welcome to join in Lemon Brick Road Studios’ monthly meetings and collaborative workshops, held on the second Saturday of each month from noon to 3 p.m. at the downtown Klamath County Library. kliedtke@heraldandnews.com
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hen finished and mounted in front of the Favell Museum in 2019, a bronze sculpture that encapsulates the culture and traditions of the Klamath Tribes – the first artistic piece of its kind in Klamath Falls – will stand about a dozen feet tall and weigh 1,200 to 1,500 pounds.
Creating renewal Klamath’s culture, heritage to be told through new bronze Favell Museum sculpture By HOLLY DILLEMUTH: H&N Staff Reporter
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Renewal, from page 21 The story to be told through the piece is a culmination of research conducted by Klamath Falls sculptor Stefan Savides and his Texas colleague, Garland Weeks, with advisory from Perry Chocktoot, a member of the Tribal Council. Weeks and Savides photographed regalia worn by a tribal member and clothing on display in the Klamath County Museum. The artistic duo worked with Chocktoot, who is also director of the Klamath Tribes Culture and Heritage Department, to ensure the historical integrity of the sculpture. “We wanted to make sure it was as accurate as possible,” Savides said, in his home studio in early November. The piece was designed through an online contest coordinated by a member of the Favell Museum’s board of directors, utilizing historic photographs and clothing. First peoples “It would be the only piece in Klamath Falls that is representative of the Tribes,” Chocktoot said. “Seeing how Klamath Falls sits on an ancient village, I thought it’d only be appropriate to have some type of sculpture in Klamath Falls that represented the first peoples.” The sculpture depicts a rite of passage ceremony surrounding the eagle feather, a most sacred part of culture and heritage for the Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin, the native peoples who comprise the Klamath Tribes today. The man shown in the sculpture is reaching out to select the feather as is the cultural tradition. According to Chocktoot, fathers or heads of households would sit beneath a formed hut, hold a rabbit through the opening at the top, and draw a feather from the back of the majestic bird as it landed on top. See Renewal, page 24
Teamwork: Pictured on page 21, sculptors Garland Weeks, left, and Stefan Savides have partnered in the creation of a bronze Native American sculpture. Photo by Gina Janelli
Rite of passage: Stefan Savides in early November contemplates the progress on a sculpture representing Klamath Falls’ first peoples which is being created for the Favell Museum. H&N photos by Holly Dillemuth
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THE LOST WAX CASTING PROCESS In Stefan Savides’ and Garland Weeks’ collaborative sculpture depicting a tribal rite of passage ceremony, the artists used the lost wax casting process to make a master mold. The plan was for the mold to be made in December, which was estimated to take two to four months, with 40 pieces incorporated in the sculpture. “It is the only method used to create bronzes,” Weeks said in a phone interview. From that mold, Weeks said the next step is to pour hot wax into the mold so that when set, is reworked so that the no details are lost. “That wax is invested, which is a fancy word for putting it into a slurry mix of silica sand, and then when that hardens, you put that into an oven at about 2,000 degrees,” Weeks said. Yes, you read that right – 2,000 degrees. “And you melt the wax out,” Weeks said. “That’s why they call it lost wax because you have lost your wax but you have left the perfect impression of that wax inside the silica sand mold,” Weeks said. Once the wax is gone, the void left behind is filled with molten bronze, which replicates the original sculpture in wax. “It’s a long, drawn out process …. It’s extremely labor-intensive,” Weeks said. The time spent is worth its weight in wax, however, or bronze, for the outcome. “It’ll blow your mind when you see how it’s done,” Savides said, in his Klamath Falls home. “It’ll be there for 5,000 years,” Weeks said. “We have bronzes in existence today that are 5,000 years old.”
Inspiration: Sculptors Stefan Savides, pictured, and Garland Weeks used photographs of artifacts in the Klamath County Museum to help create a sculpture representing Klamath Falls’ first peoples. The sculpture will be installed in front of the Favell Museum in early 2019. H&N photos by Holly Dillemuth
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‘... this shows how the Klamath people are. This shows you that we’re a forgiving, loving people that don’t believe in killing something to get a feather, or killing something to get a horn, or the destruction of something. It’s always ongoing, life, the beautification of life, and life itself. It means so much to us as a people.’ — Perry Chocktoot, director Klamath Tribes Culture and Heritage Department
Renewal, from page 22 Feathers would be passed down to the next generation to commemorate a milestone in their life. “We still use those feathers to this day in the same manner that we used them in aboriginal days,” Chocktoot said, adding that feathers can be gifts for milestones such as graduations to this day. “There’s a great spiritual value and a great spiritual significance — we don’t even try to look for something that may be as spiritual as an eagle feather. It’s that spiritually important to us.” Chocktoot said he likes the message the sculpture sends:
that life is not final but goes on, through the eagle and the man. “He has a feather now that he can bless his family with,” Chocktoot said. Community message Chocktoot said in the past, he has had mixed feelings about the museum, which he referred to as “trials” and “tribulations,” including references to the museum once holding human remains. But he expressed satisfaction with the artists’ rendering of the rite of passage and the message it will send in its resting place outside the museum. “We’ve got local eagles that live around this lake year round forever,” Chocktoot said. “We have oral histories, legends that
talk about eagles. We look at them with great reverence and they are sacred to us and so, I thought, this shows how the Klamath people are. This shows you that we’re a forgiving, loving people that don’t believe in killing something to get a feather or killing something to get a horn, or the destruction of something. It’s always ongoing life, the beautification of life, and life itself. It means so much to us as a people.” The piece was commissioned as a result of an online international design contest spurred by Favell Board member and local attorney Dick Garbutt. Garbutt hopes the piece is the start of a renewed relationship between the community at-large and the Klamath Tribes.
“What it’s intended to be is an olive branch from the community to the tribe,” Garbutt said. “We wanted to kind of start a tradition, if you will, of bronze monuments like this. “We hope that this will not only be an olive branch but it will be a real focal point for the museum, because it’ll be out front at some point. It’ll be something that I think the city can be proud of because it’s a pretty impressive piece.” A friend of Garbutt’s suggested the design contest online in February or March to find a rendering for artists to emulate, with the winning prize of $350 going to an applicant overseas. See Renewal, page 25
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“Most of these submissions were from southeast Asia, not necessarily China, but Indonesia,” Garbutt said. “We paid the prize money and we were off and running at that point.” Garbutt said the Favell board of directors voted to approve the design before the sculpting began. “What we liked about it (the design) was that it had movement,” Garbutt said. “Instead of just being a static display of an individual standing and looking off into the future.” A local donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, is paying for the sculpture. “It was very uplifting and I’m very proud to have been involved,” Garbutt said. Example to follow Garbutt said he would like to see the Klamath Falls follow the example of the city of Joseph in eastern Oregon, where bronze monuments are common. Garbutt also expressed excitement about the work of the artists behind the piece: Savides and Weeks. For the project, Savides called on Weeks, whose specialty is figure sculpting. The two met 15 to 20 years ago at a South Carolina sculpture conference. Weeks, a renowned sculptor in his own right, was recently inducted into the West Texas
Walk of Fame for his work, where he shares space with names like Waylon Jennings and Roy Orbison who were inducted under a musical category. Weeks jumped at the opportunity to collaborate with Savides on the sculpture, and traveled to Klamath Falls in August to research and kickoff the project. “I’ve collaborated with other people on smaller projects but I’ve never collaborated with someone like this where it’s a major joint effort,” Weeks said. Weeks is well known for his sculptures of human forms, which include astronaut Gene Cernan, the Revolutionary War’s Gen. Francis Marion, and a sculpture commemorating World War II infantrymen. “He’s (Savides) a master in bird sculpture and he is really good with design and composition,” Weeks said. The collaboration brings the best of both art forms together in one sculpture. Natural model To perfect the rock portion of the sculpture and to get a feel for the history of the area, Savides and Weeks explored Lava Beds National Monument during Weeks’ first visit. “Perry has been our advisor from the beginning,” Savides said, noting Chocktoot has helped the artists keep the his-
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Unveiling: Sculptor Garland Weeks of Texas, left, who collaborated on a sculpture for the Favell Museum with Klamath Falls sculptor Stefan Savides, plans to return for the installation of the sculpture early in 2019.
torical integrity of the piece. The commissioned piece is planned to be unveiled at the Favell – possibly with some fanfare – in late spring or early summer. “I think it’s going to be a big asset not only for the Favell Museum but for the town of Klamath Falls itself,” said Weeks. “It’s going to be a real showstopper.” An advocate for public art, he also believes the piece could help promote more public art.
Weeks said he would love to collaborate on any future sculptures honoring the Klamath Tribes, and said he plans to be at the unveiling of the sculpture next year. “Oh, Lord, yes, I wouldn’t miss this,” Weeks said in his West Texas accent. “This gonna be way too much fun,” he added. “We worked too hard not to come to the party.” hdillemuth@heraldandnews.com
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On Mission Klamath County firefighters assist agencies in battling N. California Camp Fire By TESS NOVOTNY: H&N Staff Reporter
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lamath County firefighters were on their Northern California Camp Fire mission, searching through the incinerated town of Paradise for human and animal survivors, when they came across a woman dipping water out of her neighbor’s pool. “I’m not stealing anything!” she told them, startled. Looters had swept through the area, picking items out of homes abandoned by residents who escaped the flames, but the water-dipping survivor said she wasn’t one of them. See Mission, page 27
Raging inferno: California firefighter Jose Corona sprays water as flames from the Camp Fire consume a home in Magalia, Calif., on Nov. 9. AP photo
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Mission, from page 26 The woman explained how she was collecting buckets of water to pack into her car trunk, then drive about a quarter mile down the road to her home. Electricity and running water had been out in her neighborhood for four to five days since the fire started. She needed the water to flush her toilets. “We were like, put all your buckets outside and we’ll fill them up with the fire engine!” said Toni Brimmer, Klamath County Fire District 1 Battalion Chief and Strike Team Leader trainee for the Camp Fire mission. The woman thanked them, Brimmer said, and the fire team met her back at her home about an hour later. They filled up every bucket, trash can and bowl she had with water. “I thought, let’s do whatever we can to make her life a little bit easier because it’s going be pretty terrible for months and months,” Brimmer said. Ready to assist Brimmer was one of 18 Klamath County firefighters in a strike team of 22, with four from Roseburg. On Nov. 9, the team packed up five trucks and one trailer with supplies for
their nine-day trip, then as a caravan, traveled to assist California fire agencies in battling the Camp Fire. They returned Nov. 18, one day before Thanksgiving. Jake Weems, another KCFD1 firefighter on the mission, said they got different assignments each day. For the most part, he said they found and connected animals to rescue services, protected endangered structures and mopped up hotspots where the fire blew through. Possibilities “People in the area were just so generous,” Weems said. “I think it opens up your eyes to the possibility that this could happen to any of us at any time. For me, it was perfect to come back home after Thanksgiving and be with family and let know there are other people who are hurting. What we have, we’re blessed.” More than anything, Brimmer and Weems agreed, they were there to make things better for the people who lost everything. When they first saw the wreckage, Brimmer and Weems said they were struck. See Mission, page 27
Strike team: Oregon Strike Team 8, a group of 22 firefighters from local fire departments, stand near Paradise, Calif., in front of trucks and equipment they brought to help fight the Northern California Camp Fire. There were 18 Klamath County firefighters in the group from Klamath County Fire Districts 1 and 2, Keno Fire Department and Crescent Fire District, and four firefighters from the Douglas County Fire District. Submitted photo
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Mission, from page 27 “We knew it had taken out lots of residences but as you’re driving though you’re like … this is miles and miles of ground zero, “ Brimmer said. “It just went from home to home, like we were standing in the middle of a 40-square mile structure fire.” Weems remembers one area they drove through in search of standing homes. “Not here,” they noted at the first land plot. “Not there, not there”— all the way up to 14 incinerated properties in row. ‘Career fire’ “A lot of the guys described it as a ‘career fire’ because we don’t ever see a fire that destroys that many homes in a row,” he said. Brimmer said it was an unusual fire in that it was moving and growing in all directions — to the north, to the east, in pockets of the canyons, etc. Resources were spread far and thin, she said. The most fire activity the Klamath firefighters had, though, was on their first night. They got a call at midnight to rush to an area where the fire was “cruising through.” Even when firefighters are resting, even if they’ve just completed a 24-hour shift, Brimmer said they must be prepared to leave camp within 10 minutes at all times. On that first night, the Klamath County team was told to protect a certain area; but also be ready to leave it immediately if wind pushed the flames closer. “We had to know where escape routes were because it took out the whole town in two hours,” Weems said. “With fire pushing that fast, you can only do so much.” Despite the danger, they stayed safe. Fire camp There were around 6,000 people at the fire camp, Brimmer said. They had showers, a dining hall, information and medical tents, laundry, even mental health services and emotional support animals. “They bring in the world,” Brimmer said. “It turns into a little city within a couple days.”
The mood at camp was pretty somber, Weems said. Mass tragedy and the severe effort it took for firefighters to address it meant most spent their time off calling family or napping. They did leave camp a few times, though, to refresh their energy. Once was when Brimmer’s in-laws offered to buy the strike team pizza at a nearby restaurant. Brimmer said part of the reason he and so many other Oregon firefighters jumped to help was because they knew something like the Camp Fire
could happen in Oregon someday. As the climate dries and droughts draw longer, fires grow hotter and faster every year. Firefighters across the West Coast need to help each other, she said. “I think at the end of the day the fire family is very small, whether it’s 6,000 people at a fire camp or not,” she said. “We all have the same calling, we all have this duty to help because we know the scope and grandness of the fires. We know if we are helping them, then when it’s our turn they will reciprocate. They know we’ll be there.”
A sip: KCFD1 Battalion Chief Toni Brimmer offers water to a donkey displaced by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Brimmer said one of her team’s assignments was finding lost animals. Rescued: Lorrin Rose, a firefighter with Klamath County Fire District 4, holds a slightly burnt cat she helped rescue in the aftermath of the Camp Fire. Brimmer said the cat was afraid and did not want to leave Rose’s arms. First night: Brimmer’s view of the Camp Fire from Highway 70 in Pulga, Calif. Brimmer said she took this photo on the first night of their deployment about 1/10 of a mile from where the fire began. “The fire had already gone through, wiped out Paradise and Magalia and was coming back around,” she said. Fire team: Klamath County Fire District 1 firefighter Jake Weems, left, and KCFD1 Battalion Chief Toni Brimmer, right, helped fight the Camp Fire.
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BRIDGING THE GAP Groups, organizations help provide resources to those in need By SEAN BASSINGER: H&N Staff Reporter
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or more reasons than one, winter can be one of the toughest times of the year for several in the Klamath Basin.
From helping out with a mental health crisis to making sure families have necessary resources, several local agencies continue to join forces and make sure people have access to what they need. The Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank and Klamath & Lake Community Action Services have often released lists of numbers for people to call depending on their needs. Among the list are additional agencies that work with healthcare, mental health, emergency response and crisis assistance. Each group also continues work to
roll out their own services, giving a helping hand over the holiday season. Another top goal of KLCAS is to not only help those who may struggle with homelessness but also help prevent them from becoming, or staying homeless. Housing resource groups, from the Klamath Housing Authority to the Fair Housing Council of Oregon, are listed in a guide compiled and maintained by KLCAS. “It’s really a lot more expensive once someone’s homeless,” said KLCAS Executive Director Donna Bowman. “If we can keep someone from being homeless, that’s a good thing.” KLCAS services Bowman said the resource guide includes dozens of agencies and just over a hundred contacts people can reach out to. “There’s always something out
there that we can help people with,” Bowman said. “We put a lot of time and energy into finding out where other resources are.” But KLCAS doesn’t stop there — the group continually provides a number of services to low-income households and populations in need. KLCAS serves more than 10,000 Klamath Basin residents. Among their largest programs is their energy assistance program, which helps low-income households, seniors and people with disabilities pay for rising heat bills in the winter months. This is especially important for people who remain on a fixed income, according to Bowman. “Their income a lot of times does not go up,” Bowman said. See Gap, page 30
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Gap, from page 29 Another agency that assists with winter needs is the Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank, which oftentimes helps provide food to those who take from their own food budgets to pay for energy costs. Niki Sampson, executive director of the food bank, said they’ll see more seniors relying on their programs in the next coming months because they may choose to put their budgets elsewhere. Sampson said that the food boxes they receive, which may be as little as once or twice a year, could help them pay their gas, wood, or other utility bill for heating in the long run. “Most of the time, they’re cold,” Sampson said. “As you get older, your circulation changes. They tend to turn the heat up more than most of us.” In terms of overall outreach, the Klamath-Lake Counties
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Helping hands: A group of volunteers sort through food donations at the Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank on Nov. 30. In 2018 so far, nearly 1,250 volunteers contributed more than 28,000 hours of help to the food bank.
Food Bank helps roughly 15 percent of the overall population, or 9,800 people in Klamath County and more than 1,000 in Lake County, who struggle with some form of food insecurity in the area.
KLCAS often keeps the most recent Basin resource guide available online at their website under “resources.” The latest edition came out in August and even lists resources for employment assistance, transportation
and other helpful tidbits. Bowman said KLCAS continues to cover a broad range of ground in terms of groups they network with. This includes the Oregon Department of Human Services, local medical professionals, churches and many other agencies with similar goals. In the event that someone may not need resources or assistance from KLCAS and others, Bowman placed great emphasis on the fact that they may still likely know someone who could benefit from the information they release. “There’s usually more than one issue that needs to be addressed,” Bowman said. “It just depends on the need of the family — every family’s a little different.” More information, in addition to more recent resource guides, can be found at KLCAS.org. sbassinger@heraldandnews.com
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Who do you call when ... A RESOURCE LIST OF KLAMATH & LAKE COUNTY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES This resource list is provided through Klamath & Lake Community Action Services. For list inquiries and updates, email arowley@klcas.org. KLCAS is at 2300 Clairmont Drive. Call 541-882-3500 or visit www. klcas.org for more information. MEDICAL/HEALTH Klamath County • Basin Immediate Care, 541883-2337 • Bonanza Clinic, 541-545-1820 • Cascade East Family Practice, 541-885-6733 • Chiloquin Open Door, 541783-2292 • Klamath Co. Health Dept., 541-882-8846 • Klamath Family Open Door, 541-851-8110 • Klamath Tribal Health & Family Services: Chiloquin, 541-783-3293; Klamath Falls 541-882-1487 • Merrill Clinic, 541-798-5074 • Sky Lakes Medical Center, 541-882-6311 • Veterans Affairs Community Outpatient Clinic, 541-2736206 Klamath/Lake County • Healthy Kids For A Healthy Oregon, 877-314-5678, www. OregonHealthyKids.gov • Lions Club-Vision (hotline), 800-635-4667 • OR Prescription Drug Program (FDA Office of Prescription Drug Promotion), 800913-4146, www.opdp.org Lake County • Inner Court Family Center, 541-943-3551 • Lake Co. District Hospital, 541-947-2114 • Lake Co. Public Health, 541947-6045 • North Lake Health Clinic, 541576-2343
EMERGENCY SERVICES Klamath County • Klamath Co. Fire District, 541885-2056 • Klamath Co. Sheriff’s Office,
541-883-5130 • Klamath Falls City Police, 541883-5336 • Disabled American Veterans, 541-884-9125 Klamath/Lake County • Emergency, 9-1-1 • State Police Dispatch, 541883-5711 Lake County • Lake County Dispatch, 541947-2504
FAMILIES/CHILDREN Klamath County • Assistance League’s Operation School Bell. Referred by schools only, school supplies and clothes for low-income children, 541-883-1721 • Citizens for Safe Schools, 541882-3198 • Family Support & Connections, 541-883-5695 • Integral Youth Services: Shelter, education, jobs, advocacy, services for homeless children 541-885-4929 • Klamath County Court Appointed Special Advocates, 541-885-6017 • Klamath Co. Early Childhood Intervention, 541-883-4748 • Klamath Family Head Start, 541-882-5988 • Pregnancy Hope Center, free pregnancy testing, peer counseling and, parenting classes, 541-883-4357 • Teen Parent Program, 541885-4274 • Youth Rising, 541-205-4777 Klamath/Lake County • Child Care Resource & Referral, 541-882-2308, toll free 800-866-9835, www.ccrnso. org/www.oregonchildcare. org. Referrals to in-home and center-based care, 700 Klamath Ave., Ste 100, Klamath Falls. • Family/Child Support Division, 541-883-4265 • OR Child Development Coalition, 541-884-8812 Lake County • Child welfare, 541-947-2273 • Klamath Family Head Start, 541-947-5335 • Lake Co. Court Appointed Special Advocates, 541-947-
3057 • Lake Co. Youth Mentor Program, 541-947-4880
COUNSELING & MENTAL HEALTH Klamath County • Above All Influences: Peer support for drug and alcohol addiction providing activities and other resources, 541-2058398, www.aboveallinfluences.com • Best Care Treatment Services, in-patient treatment, 541-8832795; out-patient treatment 541-205-3459 • Klamath Basin Behavioral Health, counseling and medication management, 541-8831030; KBBH at Phoenix Place, 541-883-1030 • Life Recovery Network, drug and alcohol addiction, anger management, parenting and Life Skills 541-891-0071 • Lutheran Community Services, Various classes and counseling services, 541-883-3471 • National Alliance on Mental Illness, 541-885-4909 • Transformations Wellness Center 541-884-5244 Lake County • Lake Co. Mental Health 541947-6021
BENEFITS/OTHER ASSISTANCE Klamath County • Aging & People w/ Disabilities, 541-883-5551 • Area Agency on Aging, 541205-5400 • Department of Human Services Self-Sufficiency, food stamps, Oregon Health Plan applications, 541-883-5511 • Disabled American Veterans, 541-884-9125 • Klamath Adult Learning Center, 541-883-4719 • Legal Aid Services of Oregon, 541-273-0533; toll free 800480-9160, www.oregonlawhelp.org, 832 Klamath Ave. • Migrant Education Program, 541-273-2098 • Oregon Helps www.oregonhelps.org
• OR Telephone Asst. Program, 800-848-4442 • Representative Payee Services, 541-882-1950 • Seventh-Day Adventist Church, hygiene/cleaning supplies, first Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m., (first come, first served), 541-882-2466, 1735 Main St. • Social Security (SSDI, SSI, SSB), 800-772-1213 • Spokes Unlimited, resource center for people with disabilities, 541-883-7547 • Veterans Services, 541-8834274/800-382-9296 • Vocational Rehabilitation Services, 541-883-5614 Lake County • Aging & People w/ Disabilities, 541-947-3172 • Area Agency on Aging, 541205-5400 • DHS Self-Sufficiency, 541947-3172
CRISIS Klamath County • American Red Cross, natural disaster relief, 503-378-2911 • Child Welfare, report child abuse, 541-883-5570; crisis Helpline 541-884-0390, toll Free 800-452-3669 (crisis referral services for domestic violence and other emergencies) • Klamath Basin Behavioral Health at Phoenix Place, Mental health related crisis, 541883-1030. • Klamath Tribes Healing Winds, 800-524-9787 ext 173 • Salvation Army, 541-882-5280 • Sky Lake Medical Center ER, 541-883-6176 • Veteran’s Crisis Center, 800273-8255 • Victim Assistance, 541-8835147 *3167 Lake County • Child Welfare, report child abuse, 541-947-2273 • Lake Co. Crisis Center 541947-2449, toll free 800-3387590, www.lakecountycrisiscenter.org • New Beginnings Intervention Center, 541-576-3009, 24-hour hotline 800-850-4838
UTILITY/WEATHERIZATION Klamath County • Avista, energy efficiency rebates, 800-227-9187 • Energy Trust of Oregon, home energy audit, 866-3687878 • Klamath & Lake Community Action Services, low-income energy assistance, 541-8823500 • Klamath Tribes, utility/weatherization, 541-783-2219, toll free 800-524-9787 • Pacific Power, 888-221-7070 • Salvation Army, utility assistance, 541-882-5280 • Sprague River Bridges Connection, limited burning firewood, no phone calls • United Christian Ministries, utility help, must bring in shut-off notice, no phone calls. Intake on the second Wednesday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m. (first come first served); 235 S. Laguna St. Klamath/Lake County • OR Human Development Corp, weatherization, 541-8837186 option 2; emergency utility, 541-883-7186 option 1. Lake County • Inner Court Family Center, 541-943-3551, Monday Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 723 Chewaucan, Paisley. • Lake Co. Senior Citizen’s Assoc., low-income energy assistance, 541-947-6035.
HOUSING RESOURCES Klamath County • Fair Housing Council of Oregon, housing consumers information, renters, buyers, loan applicants, etc., 800-4243247, http://fhco.org • IYS-Transitional Living Program, for ages 16 to 21, 541885-4929 Klamath/Lake County • Klamath & Lake Homeownership Center, homebuyer education; state of Oregon, mortgage payment assistance, 541-882-3500. Continued on page 32
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A RESOURCE LIST OF KLAMATH & LAKE COUNTY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES Continued from page 31
RENTAL ASSISTANCE Klamath County • Klamath Tribes, 541-783-2219; toll free, 800-524-9787; rental assistance, ext. 163 • Salvation Army, 541-882-5280 • United Christian Ministries, no phone calls, intake on the second Wednesday of the month from 9 -11 a.m. (first come first served), 235 S. Laguna St. Klamath/Lake County • KLCAS, 541-882-3500 • Klamath Housing Authority, 541-884-0649 • Housing and Urban Development, (Section 8) and public housing • OR Human Development Corp, emergency rental, 541883-7186 option 1
CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD RESOURCES Klamath County • Goodwill Industries, 541-8833546 • Treasures, Hospice thrift shop, 541-880-0596 • Integral Youth Services, by appointment only for ages 0-18, 541-885-4929 • Klamath Falls Gospel Mission, furniture and clothing, 541882-4895 • Oregon Employment Dept., veterans only, Orlando Williams 541-850-4554 • Sprague River Bridges Connection, no phone calls, 23070 Sprague River Highway, Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Temporary Assistance Program, vouchers, ID required, Wednesdays only, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Klamath Falls Gospel Mission Recovery Center Thrift Store, 840 Klamath Ave., 541850-5217 Lake County • Lake Co. Senior Citizen’s Assoc., 541-947-4966
SHELTERS Klamath County • IYS - Exodus House, emergency shelter for ages 7-17, 541-884-2319
• Klamath Falls Gospel Mission, 541-882-4895 • Marta’s House (Crisis Center), shelter for women and children fleeing domestic violence, 541-884-0390 • Veterans Homeless Hotline, 877-424-3838 Lake County • Lake Co. Crisis Center, shelter vouchers for women fleeing domestic violence, 800-3387590, www.lakecountycrisiscenter.org • New Beginnings Intervention Center, 541-576-3009, 24-hour hotline, 541-576-3051, 800850-4838
TRANSPORTATION Klamath County • Basin Transit Service (BTS), 541-883-2877,www.basintransit.com • DAV Transports (White City), 541-273-0256 • Dial-A-Ride, transportation service for seniors and disabled; applications, 541-8832877, www.basintransit.com • Klamath Basin Senior Citizen’s Association Rides, for senior and disabled only, 541883-7315 • Klamath Tribes, 541-783-2219 ext 174 or 175 • Translink-Medical Transports, Oregon Plus packages, 888518-8160 Lake County • Inner Court Family Center, for senior and disabled clients only, 541-943-3551, 723 Chewaucan, Paisley
EMPLOYMENT Klamath County • Express Personnel, 541-2735000 • Klamath Tribes Education and Employment, 541-7832219 • Labor Ready, 541-850-3845 • SOS Employment Group, 541884-1410 • WorkSource Klamath/ Employment Department, 541-883-5630, www.workinginoregon.org Lake County • COIC Career Center, 541-
947-5702
FOOD RESOURCES Klamath County • Integral Youth Services, sack lunches available during the summer at multiple sites in the community, 541-885-4929 • Klamath Basin Senior Citizen’s Association, Meals on Wheels and meals onsite, 2045 Arthur St., 541-883-7171 • Klamath Falls Gospel Mission, hot meals served daily: breakfast 6:30 a.m. (9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday), lunch at noon, diner at 5 p.m. 541-882-4895, 1930 S. Sixth St. • Klamath Tribes (commodities), 541-883-2876 • Oregon Family Nutrition, free if eligible for food stamps, 541883-7131 • TANF/SNAP (Food Stamps), 541-883-5511 • Women, Infants, & Children (WIC), 541-883-4276 Lake County • Lake Co. Senior Citizen’s Assoc., Meals on Wheels and meals onsite, 541-947-6035
MEALS*/FOOD BOXES Klamath County Weekdays • Klamath/Lake Co. Food Bank, food cards 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 541-882-1223, 3231 Maywood Drive Mondays • Faith Tabernacle, food pantry 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tower Shopping Center, 1743 Washburn Way, 541-882-1668 • Klamath Lutheran, 5:30 to 7 p.m., third, fourth and fifth Monday of each month, 541884-3452, 1175 Crescent Ave *Seventh-Day Adventist Church, meal served 5:30 p.m., 1735 Main St., 541-882-2466 Mondays - Thursdays • Klamath Christian Center, food box; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 6100 Church Hill Drive, 541882-4646 Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays • Salvation Army, Tuesdays, 8 -10 a.m.; Thursdays/Fridays, 8-11 a.m., 2960 Maywood
Drive, Suite No. 12, 541-8825280 Tuesdays & Fridays *Freewill Church, 11:30 a.m., 420 Market St., 541-882-1303 Tuesdays • Bonanza Assembly of God Church, food boxes on the third Tuesday of the month, 9 to 11 a.m., no phone calls. *Chiloquin Christian Center, no phone calls, soup/bread served 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 301 S. Chiloquin Blvd., no phone calls. • Crescent/Ponderosa Christian Fellowship, food boxes 10 a.m. to noon. No phone calls. • Friends Church, last two Tuesdays of each month, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.; 1910 Oregon Ave. (house next to church). No phone calls. • Living Springs Fellowship, third Tuesdays, 9 -11 a.m., 31897 Mission St., Bonanza, 541-545-6671. • Saving Grace, second and fourth Tuesdays, 3- 4:30 p.m., 15681 Highway 66, Keno, 541882-4629 Tuesdays & Sundays *First United Methodist Church, Palm dinners, 5 to 6:30 p.m., 230 N. 10th St. Enter at the basement on High Street. 541-884-4053. Wednesdays • Bly Chapel, third Wednesday, ; 9:30-11:30 a.m., 61125 Hwy 140 East. No phone calls. • Chiloquin Care, fourth Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 121 N. First St. No phone calls. • Merrill Civic Center, second Wednesday, 10 a.m. - noon, 365 E. Front St. No phone calls. • Sprague River Bridges Connection, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 23070 Sprague River Hwy. No phone calls. • St. Paul’s Church, 9 a.m. to noon, 801 Jefferson St., 541884-3585 • St. Vincent de Paul, 4:30 - 6 p.m.; 4880 Bristol Ave.; food box only. 541-281-5345. Wednesdays and Fridays *Life Recovery Network, meal for members, 6 p.m., 115 Crater Lake Parkway, 541-8910071.
Fridays • Bible Baptist Church, third Fridays, 1 - 4 p.m.; 4849 S. Sixth St., 541-883-2289. • Stewart Lennox Baptist, second/fourth Friday, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., 3510 Emerald Ave., 541-884-6854. Lake County • Christmas Valley, third Tuesdays, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., 86790 Alder Lane, 541-576-2640. • Faith Center Foursquare Church, Tuesdays, 10 a.m. noon, 324 N. M St., Lakeview, 541-947-2956. • Inner Court Family Center, second Monday, 4:30 -5:30 p.m., 723 Chewaucan, Paisley, 541-943-3551. • Lakeview Ministries, Thursdays, 2 - 3:30 p.m.; 3 N. F St., Lakeview, 541-219-6044. • No. Lake Co. Wellness Center, 541-576-2115
HELP THE HELPERS Salvation Army: 2960 Maywood Drive No. 12, Klamath Falls, OR 97603. Donations help with food boxes and children’s Christmas gifts for families in need. Klamath Falls Gospel Mission: Donations of blankets for the homeless during the cold weather are always greatly needed. Clothing is also needed, including sweaters, sweatshirts, shoes and boots for men, women and children, winter gloves, stocking caps and scarves. Most-needed food donations include meat, canned foods, potatoes, vegetables, coffee, tea bags, sugar, soup, eggs, milk and butter The Gospel Mission is at 1930 S. Sixth St. For information, call 541-882-4895, or visit kfallsgospelmission.org. Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank: The food bank’s most needed items include: canned meat, fruit and vegetables, pasta, rice, beans, peanut butter, mayonnaise and oil. Donation barrels are located at a variety of businesses and grocery stores. Donations also can be made at the food bank at 3231 Maywood Drive. For more information, call 541-882-1223 or visit klamathfoodbank.org.
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Pinpoint locations of treasured fishing holes with Google’s My Maps BY LUKE OVGARD: For the Herald and News
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s I lived the beach bum life in the San Diego Bay this summer, I took a break from fishing to have dinner with my friend and fellow a-fish-ianado, Ben Cantrell. He made the best fish tacos I’ve ever eaten, using fillets from deepwater rockfish he caught on a trip south of the border, and a host of vegetables I’d never even consider using for tacos that made the meal even better.
MArkS the Spot
I mean, have you even put sharp cheddar cheese on a fish taco? How about thinsliced daikon radishes? Orange pepper? Well, I’ll share the recipe another day. You’ll want to try it. We talked fishing as I stuffed my face, but Ben also mentioned “his map” during dinner, and I was intrigued, so I asked about it. As it turned out, he’d been using Google’s My Maps feature to make customized maps showing exact locations where he’d caught fish. Not only that, he’d marked places he’d read about, places mentioned to him or places he simply thought looked worthwhile. Since treasure hunting has long been one of my secret career ambitions, I was in.
I’ve always marked the locations I fish, what I catch and other details in spreadsheets, but I never tracked exact locations. While I could find places a second time, I struggled to share them with others because sometimes “you just had to be there.” That one conversation changed all of that. Now, I could make my own treasure map. Three paces forward Starting that very trip, I began using the Notes on my phone to record GPS coordinates of the places I was fishing as I made my way from California to Texas and then back to Oregon. See Maps, page 34
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Maps, from page 33 The data points were easy enough to track on my iPhone. I’d open the Maps app, click on the blue, slowly-pulsating dot marking my current location and then watch the coordinates slide up from the bottom of the screen. If that wasn’t an option, or I was just lazy at the time, I’d take a picture of the fish I caught as well as a picture of the landscape. This served as a visual reminder of where I was when I caught a particular fish, but it also enabled me to open the picture in the Photos app and scroll down to the bottom and see where on the map the photo was taken. Unfortunately, the app won’t provide exact GPS coordinates, but with Location Services enabled, it does allow you to see a spot on the map, and you can either open Google Maps on your computer or tap on your Maps app in another window to find the exact coordinates of where you were fishing after the fact. See Maps, page 34
Record exact holes where you hooked into salmon, ledges you caught monster bass on or current seams that always seem to hold big trout.
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Maps, from page 34 It’s a bit tedious, but it was worthwhile. I recorded more than 30 locations after my San Diego revelation in August, but I’ve fished hundreds of places prior to this summer. Would that treasure remain buried, or could I unearth it somehow? Two paces back Using my notes, the handy photo feature mentioned above and a lot of educated guesswork, I was able to go back and pinpoint almost every location I wanted mentioned on my map. Granted, I didn’t mark every lake, river and stream, but I did mark the ones that were especially productive or those that provided new or unique species. You know how much I hate bullhead catfish and hatchery trout, so why on earth would I record a generic fishing spot for either of those species? I consider them, but you may not. After all, they say “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” so if you care to record every hatchery trout swimming pool, I won’t stop you. For me, my extra effort added more than 100 pins to my map, which I entitled “CaughtOvgard Species Map” for added intrigue. Looking glass I didn’t stop there, though. In the months since, I’ve added new research techniques to put more pins on the map. I’ve traded locations I had for those I wanted, specifically in pursuit of new species.
I’ve looked at scientific papers to mark exact drainages and hone in on likely places for elusive species. I’ve actively participated in forums online to glean as much information publicly shared as I can. Plus, I fished new sites to see if they were worth keeping track of. Some were. In total, my map now includes more than 275 points spread across the world. Treasure trove Even if you don’t like species hunting like I do (that is, trying to catch as many different species of fish as possible), this still has applications. Record exact holes where you hooked into salmon, ledges you caught monster bass on or current seams that always seem to hold big trout.
CREATING YOUR MAP There is a wealth of knowledge available online, but it often requires a little digging. To successfully make your own maps, I recommend these basic steps: Create your map by going to maps. google.com and clicking the three stacked horizontal lines in the top-left corner of the screen.
Click “My Places” from the dropdown. Four tabs will populate at the top-left
of the Google Maps toolbar.
Click “Maps” at the top and then click
“Create Map” at the bottom of the toolbar. There are a lot of options and features to choose from, but the most basic is just clicking anywhere on the map you’d like. Filter between a traditional map and satellite images in the bottom-left corner of your map to help find exact landmarks you’re looking for (satellite view) or that tiny stream that only shows up in stark contrast (map view). When you click to create a new point, the top box is for a title and the bottom is for a description. I like to list my title with as much detail as possible, such as “Klamath River Canyon @ Cable Car Crossing” for clarity. See the included pictures for examples. In the description, I record the exact coordinates, species I have caught, seen or expect to be there, and any other note I find relevant, like if it freezes part of the year, or I’ll need waders. Finally, I click the paint can logo on the point itself to allow me to change the color or icon you’d like to use for the point. Obviously, I use a fish, but if you used this for birding, surfing, kayaking or other applications, there are logos for those, too. For a more detailed walkthrough, check out my blog page entitled “How To Build Your Fishing Map…” by visiting caughtovgard.com/how-to-build-your-fishing-map. Good luck, and happy hunting. Read more at caughtovgard.com; Follow on Insta and Fishbrain @LukeOvgard; Contact luke.ovgard@gmail. com.
Fishing strategy: Mapping species and catch locations can provide strategy for future expeditions for the dedicated angler. Luke Ovgard caught this native pikeminnow in Modoc County’s Pit River, near Alturas earlier this year. File photo by Luke Ovgard
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A sweet cuisine experiment Holiday Spice amiSH peanut Brittle 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup light molasses 1 cup water 1 dash salt 4 Tbsp. butter 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 2 cups shelled peanuts
H&N photos by Holly Owens
By HOLLY OWENS H&N Assistant Editor
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urplus ingredients from a Thanksgiving sweet potato dish — molasses and pumpkin pie spice — provided me with the motivation-inspiration to try this flavorful take on traditional brittle. However, peanut brittle has always been my cooking-success nemesis. I love the idea of it, but sadly have yet to accomplish a perfect batch — yes, even the “flawless”
microwave variety. This experiment was no different. It yielded a very tasty, yet chewy, (think Big Hunk candy bar) holiday sweet. The molasses gives a full-bodied flavor, while the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves of the pumpkin pie spice add a bit of seasonal zing. Here are some tips I researched — after the batch — for brittle success. The recipe instructs the cook to bring the molasses mixture to 285 degrees. However, hard crack stage, at 295 to 309
degrees, is needed to achieve that necessary brittle snap. I suggest you do what I didn’t, and will try to remember for future attempts: give it the cold water test. In order to assure it has reached the hard crack stage, drop a bit into a container of very cold water. Test the cooled piece by trying to bend it. If you have reached the hard crack stage, the test piece will crack and break, rather than bend. It’ll be a snap for you!
Combine sugar, molasses, water and salt in a heavy saucepan. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally, to 280 degrees F. Stir in butter and immediately remove from heat. Stir in peanuts. Pour onto greased marble slab or stoneware platter and let cool. Break into pieces. Ready in 1 hour and 25 minutes. Serves 15. Source: Recipe adapted from Genius Kitchen at https://bit. ly/2E61DrG
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— Flora & Fauna of the Klamath Basin — SIERRA SHOOTING STAR
BURROWING OWL
Dodecatheon jeffreyi
Athene cunicularia
This perennial cyclamen-like flower, native to western North America, grows to about 1-foot tall. Regionally, it can be found in meadows, seeps and springs in the Cascade Mountains. Flowers grow in groups of three to eight, with blooms nodding on leafless stalks from July through August. Sierra shooting stars are beneficial to bumble bees and can be propagated for the home garden by plant division or seed. Their value has been known to go beyond their beauty. In 1928, ethnobotonist E.V. Steedman observed that the Thompson Indians of British Columbia used the plant as a sort of love medicine. The flowers were used by the women “to obtain the love of men and to help them control men.” Steedman also noted the flowers were used by the tribe as a good luck charm, “to obtain wealth and to make people give presents.”
This small owl is unusual in that it nests in earthen burrows in shrub-steppe and grasslands. This habit is curious in Oregon since most burrows used for nesting were previously excavated by badgers, a major predator. Another rarity can be seen in the size difference between genders. Males average 5 percent larger than females, a situation not common among owls. Burrowing owls hunt on the ground during the day, searching for insects and rodents. They are known to stow extra food during incubation and brooding periods. When food is plentiful, the birds’ underground larders can reach prodigious sizes. One cache observed in Saskatchewan in 1997 contained more than 200 rodents. Before laying eggs, burrowing owls carpet the entrances to their homes with dung, which attracts beetles and other insects that the owls then catch and eat. They may also collect bottle caps, metal foil, cigarette butts, paper scraps, and other bits of trash at the entrance, possibly signifying that the burrow is occupied. Cowboys sometimes called these owls “howdy birds,” because they seemed to nod in greeting from the entrances to their burrows in prairie-dog towns.
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Resources: “Common Plants of the Upper Klamath Basin” at http://bit.ly/2fm4Jsj
wildflower.org
plants.usda.gov
Native American Ethnobotany Database at the University of Michigan, Dearborn
H&N photo by Holly Owens
By HOLLY OWENS: H&N Assistant Editor
Resources: Audubon: audubon.org Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: myodfw.com Allaboutbirds.org: allaboutbirds.org/guide/burrowing_owl/overview
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On the calendar around the region December THROUGH DEC. 29 The Klamath County Museum is hosting the Klamath Rails Model Railroad Show through Saturday, Dec. 29. Entry to the show is included in regular museum admission price. Regular museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The museum is at 1451 Main St. FRIDAY, DEC. 21 “Winter Solstice Skate,” 7 to 9 p.m., Collier Ice Arena. “A Celtic Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., Ross Ragland Theater. Tomáseen Foley’s “A Celtic Christmas” recreates the joy and innocence of a night before Christmas with stories, songs and dance, in a remote Irish farmhouse. Tickets are $23, $27 and $32 before transaction fees. MONDAY, DEC. 24 “Christmas Eve Open Skate,” 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Collier Ice Arena. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for those age 6 to 17, and free for children age 5 and under. Skate rental is $4. TUESDAY, DEC. 25 “Christmas Open Skate,” 7 to 9 p.m., Collier Ice Arena. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for those age 6 to 17, and free for children age 5 and under. Skate rental is $4. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 Join the Klamath County Library’s “Great Library Bake Off!” for kids and teens at 3:30 p.m., and make Marshmallow Dippers, a candy-cane-andmarshmallow confection perfect for dunking into a mug of hot chocolate. THURSDAY, DEC. 27 The Klamath County Library is hosting a Teen Rice Krispie Treat House Building Workshop at 2:30 p.m. It’s a bit like building gingerbread houses, but with Rice Krispie Treats as the base instead. Customize your structure with
candy, frosting and more. For ages 12 to 18. SUNDAY, DEC. 30 Tule Lake annual Christmas Bird Count. If interested in participating, or for more information, call Kevin Spencer, 541-880-8015. MONDAY, DEC. 31 “New Year’s Eve on Ice,” 7 to 9 p.m., Collier Ice Arena. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for those age 6 to 17, and free for children age 5 and under. Skate rental is $4. Klamath Tribes New Year’s Eve Sobriety Celebration, held in either Chiloquin, Klamath Falls, or Beatty. Includes Indian dancing, drumming, a free feed, door prizes, games, arts and crafts, a raffle, and more. Everyone invited. For information, call 800-524-9787Ext. 170. Bullmania New Year Rodeo and Celebration, Klamath County Fairgrounds.
January TUESDAY, JAN. 1 Collier Memorial State Park and Logging Museum First Day Hike, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join park staff on an easy 3-mile hike from the logging museum through a pine forest along Spring Creek and the Williamson River. Watch for bald eagles, ducks and river otter. JAN. 11 THROUGH FEB. 2 The Linkville Players present “M*A*S*H,” 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with one Sunday matinee. Featuring beloved characters from the TV show, movie and book, this stage adaptation follows Hawkeye, Duke, Trapper John, Hot Lips Houlihan, Frank Burns, Radar O’Reilly and the rest of the gang through a wild comedy that makes the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals like no other place in Korea — or on earth, for that matter.
Tickets are $11, $12 and $14. SATURDAY, JAN. 19 Klamath County Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala, 5:30 p.m., Ross Ragland Theater. This glamorous Hollywood-style awards show complete with entertainment is a great opportunity for networking, socializing, and celebrating. It’s also a great way promote a business and play a role in honoring outstanding chamber members, individuals, and businesses. THURSDAY & FRIDAY JAN. 24 & 25 Ross Ragland Theater presents a Karaoke Sing Off as part of the theater’s 2nd Stage Series, 7 p.m. in the Cultural Center. Come root for your favorite local singer on the first night, and cheer on the finalists and vote for the winner on the second night. Get two nights of entertainment, for one ticket price. Tickets are $18 before transaction fees. SATURDAY, JAN. 26 Ragland Classical Series presents Ensemble 4.1, 7:30 p.m. The only “Piano Windtet” of the world, Ensemble 4.1 features four wind soloists, keen to chamber music, and one pianist, Thomas Hoppe, who devote themselves to this wonderful musical genre. Tickets are $15, $19 and $24, before transaction fees. SATURDAY & SUNDAY JAN. 26-27 41st Annual Sagebrush Rendezvous Art Show and Sale, Running Y Ranch Resort.
February SATURDAY, FEB. 2 Grand Illusion, a Styx tribute band, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Grand Illusion is the Northwest’s premier Styx tribute act and has a dedicated following in the region. With four lead vocalists, the group has an abundance of power to faith
fully perform the classic rock legend’s amazing repertoire of songs ranging from hits such as “Grand Illusion” to “Too Much Time.” Tickets are $19, $23 and $29 before transaction fees. SUNDAY, FEB. 10 Ragland Classical Series presents pianist Mark Valenti in concert at 2 p.m. Valenti received his Master of Music from Northwestern University, Bachelor of Music from the Philadelphia Musical Academy and has studied with such notable teachers as Benjamin Whitten, Zoltan Kocsis and Mary Sauer. In addition to giving solo recitals in cities throughout the U.S., Valenti has performed in France, Belgium, Hungary and Luxembourg as well as for former First Lady Barbara Bush in Washington, D.C. Tickets are $15, $19 and $24 before transaction fees. THURSDAY - SUNDAY FEB. 14-17 Klamath Basin Audubon’s Winter Wings Festival, includes lectures, workshops, field trips, displays, vendors and more. Visit winterwingsfest.org for a full schedule and updated information. SATURDAY, FEB. 23 The Ross Ragland Theater’s annual Red Tie Romp fundraiser begins at 5:30 p.m. It’s the most exclusive, most glamorous, most redcarpet-ish event of the year. All proceeds fund seven theater education programs. Tickets are $600 for a reserved table of eight, and $85 for Individual tickets before Jan. 31. Starting Feb. 1, a reserved table of eight will be $700, and $100 for individual tickets. FEB. 28 TO MARCH 30 Linkville Players present “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels — The Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with one Sunday matinee. Tickets are $12, $13 and $15.
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Awarded for Performance Leadership – 2018
World-class medicine made right, here.