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A Time For Home On the cover: Sonora Cooke, left, and Cassidy Bogatay, right, paint scenes of northern lights during a mid-November open class at Wild Pigments Studio. Story on page 26.
Inside: Destinations ◗ Buck & Bare:
Cover photo H&N Staff Reporter Holly Dillemuth
Islands in Upper Klamath Lake steeped in history. Page 5 ◗ Wild getaway
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Buck & Bare
Wild tales from two Upper Klamath Lake islands
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wo seldom visited islands are found in Upper Klamath Lake: Buck and Bare.
Buck Island covers about 168 acres and is the better known of the two islands because it’s more easily viewed than Bare Island, which spans about 141 acres and is less visible from Klamath Falls because of its northern lake location near Modoc Point. Buck, in contrast, is only about a mile from Cove Point and easily seen from the southern reaches of Upper Klamath Lake. Old newspaper reports and other papers, mostly culled by Todd Kepple and Niles Reynolds of the Klamath County Museum, provide insight — and sometimes curiously laughable tales — about the two islands. BUCK ISLAND How did Buck Island get its name? According the Oct. 21, 1948 “Today’s Roundup” column by Malcolm Epley in the Herald and News, “Old-timers on the west side of Upper Klamath Lake report that Buck Island in the lake
Evening Herald March 3, 1927 Buck Island, one of the two largest islands on Klamath Lake, is the subject of a controversy between Mr. and Mrs. K.P. Martin and the California Oregon Power company in which Mr. and Mrs. Martin brought suit yesterday against the power company for the recovery of $12,500 damages which they allege was sustained through Copco’s regulation of the waters of Upper Klamath Lake. Recession of the level of the lake has damaged the island for recreational purposes, it is claimed in the complaint.
was named just that because buck deer were occasionally observed swimming in its direction from the west side.” But the island wasn’t always named for deer. In pioneer days it was called Rattlesnake Island. A story in the local history book series, “Klamath Echoes” reports there were “rattlesnakes by the thousands on Buck Island, so they put hogs on it to kill them off.” Jack Kimball, an early lumberman, had a hog ranch on the island. Over the years, Buck Island has seen a variety of wildlife and been used for a variety of commercial ventures. An April 17, 1919, Evening Herald story reported, “John Auten, who has been feeding his cattle and horses this winter at the B. St. George Bishop place near Crystal on the west side of the Upper Klamath Lake, has moved this stock to the summer range on Buck Island.” See BUCK & BARE, page 6
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Buck Island is seen in Upper Klamath Lake from a rocky cliff in the Skillet Handle area at Running Y Ranch Resort. H&N photo by Kevin N. Hume
HERALD AND NEWS — JANUARY 27, 1949
BUCK & BARE, from page 5 He also moved stock owned by George Grizzle to Bare Island. A May 2, 1917, Evening Herald story reported Bert Loosley had rented Buck Island from K.P. Hamilton “and has taken about forty head of calves there for the summer.” A Sept. 21 story said Auten, described as a dairyman, leased the island from Hamilton “and has purchased a splendid motor boat to be used in visiting same.” A Crusoe home Hamilton had apparently attempted to take ownership of the island in about 1908, after establishing a homestead. An ownership squabble ensued and, according to the Jan. 27, 1916, Evening Herald, “there was considerable trouble before the matter was settled.” Years earlier, in the March 25, 1909 Republican, it was noted Hamilton and his wife “moved back to their Crusoe home on Buck Island to garden again. The soil is very productive.” An earlier report said E.E. Mead, “who recently arrived from Crook County,” bought the island for horticulture and fruit raising. Later, the June 8 Evening Herald said the Hamiltons “entertained a party of friends Sunday at their Buck Island home.”
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The island figured in some controversy in 1927 when, according to the March 3 Evening Herald, Mr. and Mrs. K.P. Martin filed a suit against the California Oregon Power company seeking $12,500 “which they allege was sustained through Copco’s regulation of the waters of Upper Klamath Lake. Recession of the level of the lake has damaged the island for recreational purposes.” Not all recreationalists left the island unscathed. As a story in the May 6, 1939, Evening Herald reported, “Flames continued to devour the heavy grass and juniper trees which cover Buck Island ... The fire, thought to have been started from a campfire by fishermen, was first noticed Thursday afternoon at an early hour. Thursday night the fire was halfway up the hills and could be seen from points on Lakeshore Drive.” Across the ice The Jan. 27, 1949, Herald and News had a lighter twist, with a photograph showing “The Iceway to Buck Island,” with a pickup truck “used daily by Frank Swift to take feed to his horse and cattle wintered there. Upper Klamath Lake is frozen about 14 inches thick clear to the island this winter for the first time in years. Ed Schortgen is shown in his truck on the road across the lake. He drives the distance to his house on the east lake shore, on the road along the ice, to bring in supplies.” See BUCK & BARE, page 7
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BUCK & BARE, from page 6 Two other stories tell about wilder island times. “Our nomination for the best hunting story of the year comes ahead of the season,” Deb Addison wrote in the Sept. 28, 1951, Herald and News. “It goes like this: One morning recently a native of Cove Point stepped outside, drew a lungful of invigorating morning air, and gazed out on the beautiful view across the lake. “Attention! There on the shore of yonder Buck Island ambled a huge black bear. Quickly, the hunting party was formed: clearance was made with game authorities; guns, skinning knives, block and tackle to handle the carcass were gathered; the party took to boat and embarked on the hunt. “The expedition drew near the island. The game was sighted — and Chief Big Lake Swansen and the Braves Jimmy Ricky and Don Sloan, they, well, what would you have done if you had seen a huge black bear sow paddling in the water with a dead duck in its jaws?” Years earlier, another hunting story made the April 6, 1925, Evening Herald.
Bare Island: A view of Bare Island in Upper Klamath Lake is seen from Eagle Ridge County Park. H&N photo by Kevin N. Hume
Island orchard: An apple tree is seen growing on Bare Island in this photo from July of 2010. Photo courtesy of the Klamath County Museum.
Under the headline, “Brave Hunters Get Marooned Coyotes,” the story reported: “Bob Kessler and Pinky Crowder, hearing that there were several coyotes marooned on Buck Island, took dogs and a boat early last week from Pelican City and had a merry chase about the island after the coyotes. They finally got so hot on the trail that one of the coyotes took to the water. Crowder waded in and came out carrying the coyote over
his shoulder like a sack of flour. They put the coyote in the boat and brought him back to Pelican City, where Crowder is keeping him. “Crowder declares that Kessler was very nervous on the return trip. Be that as it may, we understand Kessler took an enormous dose of quinine a short time afterwards. Perhaps he thought quinine a good nerve tonic.” See BUCK & BARE, page 8
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BUCK & BARE, from page 7 BARE ISLAND Coyotes also figured in newspaper stories about Bare Island in the northern reaches of Upper Klamath Lake near Modoc Point. An April 3, 1938, story noted, “Coyotes on Bare Island, in Upper Klamath Lake, are in for trouble. The animals, believed to have crossed to the island when the lake was a sheet of ice last winter, will be hunted down with hounds, according to J.D. Swift, owner of the 141-acre island. Swift and ‘Pink’ Crowder planned Saturday to stage their island hunt on Sunday, using Crowder’s six hounds. Swift said that he plans to graze sheep on the island this summer and wants to rid it of predators before the sheep are moved on.” In the April 9 paper, the story titled, “Skunk, Porcupine Food for Coyotes,” said, “A coyote shot there last Sunday was found to have a number of porcupine quills sticking from his nose, like feelers. His carcass smelled strongly of skunk. It is apparent that foraging for food is a rather unpleasant business for the Bare Island coyotes and they no doubt
would welcome a change to mutton and lamb chops. That’s the reason hunters are determined to kill off the coyotes as it is planned to barge 98 sheep over there from the mainland in a few days.” Years earlier, in the Nov. 16, 1905, Republican, a story told, “The steamer Winema will go to Bare Island Sunday to take a crowd for a coyote chase. Bring all the dogs you can, but no guns, as in that respect no one will be accidentally shot. The round trip
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is $1.00, lunch can be had on board or you can bring your basket to suit yourself.” Even earlier, the Aug. 3, 1905, Republican reported, “A large load of 31 hogs belonging to Jack Kimball was dumped into Klamath Lake Friday afternoon, resulting in three being drowned. Jack Kimball and Floyd Baldwin were moving some hogs from Bare to Buck Island and had loaded them onto a barge ... When a few miles from shore, the waves from the boat pushed one end of the barge under water and hogs finding it more easy to go down an incline than up were forced into the water. It may be they were adverse to leaving their
rooting grounds, for they immediately struck out for the island, all arriving there safely with the exception of three.” Bare Island was named thus, not surprisingly, because it lacks large stands of timber. According to Oregon Geographic Names, its earlier names included one given by Klamath Indians, Aushme, based on a legend the island was created by one of their deities who threw a gamestick into the lake. When the island was being surveyed in 1892, notes by surveyor John Hammaker refer to the area as Peterman Island, possibly for B.E. Peterman, a resident who worked for Hammaker as an axeman.
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Center is a gateway to Basin wildlife refuge complex By GERRY O’BRIEN: H&N editor
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o fully grasp the magnitude and diversity of the Klamath Basin wildlife refuges, a stop at the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge visitors center is paramount. A wide array of bird exhibits can give visitors a sense of what they will see on a tour of the lakes and marshes. Friendly staff will help guide visitors to the best spots to view birds. The center is located along the western rim of the Tule Lake Refuge, off Hill Road and about 5 miles west of the town of Tulelake. It is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and weekends 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is only closed
for Christmas and New Year’s Day. The center draws about 50 visitors a day or about 150,000 per year. “What a visitor can expect at the center is they can speak with a park ranger about the refuges, watch a sixminute informative video and learn about where to drive or walk with self-guided tours,” said Steve Rooker of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “It’s an important stop and it’s right on the way to Lava Beds National Monument, so tourists can see both the refuge and visit Lava Beds in one day.” See REFUGE, page 10
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A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY:
This is no ordinary refuge, because it is more of a complex of refuges. And, it is the largest complex of refuges in the U.S., weighing in at 185,000 acres. The refuges are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Its headquarters for staff, rangers and firefighters are at the center as well. “The neat thing about this place is that nationwide we’re considered one of the largest wildlife refuge complexes in the United States,” said Greg Austin, refuge complex manager. “We manage Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Lower Klamath Lake, Bear Valley, Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath Marsh.” Clear Lake and Bear Valley are subject to seasonal closures as they are prime nesting grounds for birds. Bear Valley alone draws thousands of bald eagles to its refuge. Taken as a whole, the refuges attract more than 250 bird species, many seasonal. See REFUGE, page 11
The Klamath Basin was once dominated by 185,000 acres of shallow lakes and freshwater marshes. These extensive wetlands attracted peak fall migrations of more than 6 million waterfowl and other water birds such as the American white pelican, double crested cormorant, several species of heron, swans and eagles. In 1905, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation started the Klamath Reclamation Project, converting much of the wetlands and marshes to agricultural uses. Today, less than 25 percent of the historic wetlands remain.
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DID YOU KNOW ... Over 490 wildlife species have been observed in the Klamath Basin, including 353 species of birds. Fall and spring bring from 1 million to 3 million ducks, geese and swans using Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges wetlands as a vital stopover in their annual migrations. Thousands of wetland nesting birds raise their young on the six Basin refuges, which include: Klamath Marsh Refuge, Upper Klamath Refuge, Lower Klamath Refuge, Bear Valley Refuge, Tule Lake Refuge and Clear Lake Refuge.
REFUGE, from page 11 As such, the refuges see about 35,000 duck, geese and pheasant hunters each year. The complex sells about 4,500 hunting permits annually and many of hunters return eight to 10 times per year, said Rooker. Education is a big part of the refuge too, Austin said. About 5,500 students visited last year. “It is not just field trips for schools as they are known in the past,” Austin said. “We teach the students about habitat and wildlife biology, so it is truly an educational visit.” The Tule Lake site has two car tours. Visitors can ride along and read about the various species from the comfort of their cars. Self-guided canoe trails are available, too. There are several duck blinds for hunters and photographers. They are available on a first come, first served basis. There’s a $25 permit fee to use the blinds. The center also has a natural history library, where visitors can read about the Basin’s past. “Our mission is wildlife first, that is why we are here,” Austin said. “By managing the water and the agriculture, we’ve set the table for the wildlife to show up.” And it’s not just waterfowl that show up. One can view mule deer, river otters, marmots, bobcat and sage grouse, too.
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Armed with information: Steve Rooker with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service notes visitors can stop by the refuge center to get information before exploring the refuge and nearby Lava Beds National Monument.
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Shires: Gentle giants in the family
Living in a big world
Linda Lown and her daughter, Kelly Baker, strode from
their barn to the corral, holding a big bucket of grain. By SAMANTHA TIPLER H&N Staff Reporter
1-ton giant: Dan and Linda Lown own 12 Shire horses. Shire horses stand 6 feet tall at the shoulder and can weigh more than 2,000 pounds. H&N photo by Samantha Tipler
“Danny! Dexter! Willow! Cash! Magic!” Linda called, not unlike Santa Claus calling on his reindeer. “Come on Cash! Come on Willow!” But instead of eight reindeer, Linda called on 12 Shire horses: 2,000 pounds, more than 6 feet tall and some of the strongest animals on Earth. The black-and-white giants nosed the gate, gentle lambs, happily taking grain from Kelly’s outstretched hand. Kelly and Linda scratched the
horses’ ears and said hello. “You can tell how much I love ’em,” Linda said. In another pasture is Lilly, a mare, Magnum, the family’s stallion, and Baby, a colt already the size of most horses. “He’s the love of my life,” Linda said of Magnum, noting her husband, Dan, is well aware of the situation. “Isn’t he magnificent?” See SHIRE, page 14
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Shire Q&A
SHIRE, from page 13 Linda and Dan Lown raise and breed Shire horses at their Seventh Heaven Shires ranch near Keno. Klamath County folks might recognize the gentle giants from parades, history reenactment events, carriage rides and Christmas tree lighting ceremonies. The Lowns are happy to spread the word and popularity of their unique and rare animals. Going big Linda and Dan bought their first two Shire mares in 2009, soon followed by Lilly and Magnum. “I didn’t have them a month and fell in love with them,” Linda said. “I walked in the house and told my husband, ‘We’re going to raise Shires.’ ” Kelly joined in when she saw a 2,200pound Cash on sale online. She just had a feeling. He was the Shire horse for her. “This is how our world got so big,” she said. “I bought a horse.” Cash arrived one wintery day. It was love at first sight. “He came off that trailer, walked over and wrapped his head around me,” Kelly said. “Hitched him up the next day — I had never driven a horse in my life — run around here,
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How much do they weigh? About 2,000 pounds, or 1 ton, but it can vary from 1,700 to 2,400 pounds.
How tall are they? Between 17 and 19 hands, or between 5 feet 8 inches tall to 6 feet 4 inches tall, measured at the shoulder. Most other breeds are 15 hands tall.
How much can they haul? 5 tons, or 10,000 pounds.
How much can they carry? At least 400 pounds, the weight of a knight in armor.
H&N photo by Samantha Tipler
Equine personality: Linda Lown says Shire horses are intelligent and gentle.
How much do they eat? 20 pounds per feeding.
How long do they live?
I’m good. We went out in the field. That’s how our world got big.” Shire history Shire horses have a long history, mostly in England, where the earliest history is “lost in the mists of antiquity,” according to Oklahoma State University’s website about the breed. See SHIRE, page 15
23 to 28 years.
What features are typical of Shires? A Roman nose, long neck, gentle eyes in colors of black, bay, brown and gray. The hair below a Shire’s knees and hocks is known as the “feathers.” Black Shires usually have white feet, or socks, from one foot to all four feet.
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‘Baker’s’ dozen: Kelly Baker feeds grain to some of her parents’ Shire horses. Dan and Linda Lown own 12 Shire horses.
SHIRE, from page 14 Shires, first called the Great Horses, date all the way back to the time of Caesar, when they were used as war horses. In the Middle Ages they were chosen for their strength; strong enough to carry a 400-pound knight in shining armor. Englanders continued to breed the beasts, even making special laws to preserve their stature through the
1500s. They were officially named “Shire” in the 1800s. By then the horses were used for farm work, hauling loads, and still used in battle. A 1-ton horse could haul a 5-ton load, according to O’Bannon Shires Ranch in Missouri. That ranch said a team of Shires once hauled a 36-ton (72,000-pound) load for 6 miles along the Surrey Iron railway. See SHIRE, page 17
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SHIRE, from page 15 Their war horse role continued through World War I and World War II, but with the advent of the engine and the industrial age, the use for such powerful horses became less and less. “This is what sold me is reading about their history,” Linda said. “It’s so fascinating.” Horses need a purpose to stay around, and without the need for their work, Shires became fewer and fewer in both England and the U.S. Today they’re on The Livestock Conservancy critical list, meaning there are fewer than 200 registered in the U.S. and fewer than 2,000 globally. Gentle giants One day Linda was leading Danny Boy, her Shire with a diamond on his forehead, to the arena, when Magnum ran up and spooked Danny Boy. The horse jumped sideways, knocking Linda to the ground.
“Well, I’m not any tiny little person, and that horse went like that,” she said, flipping her hands in the air, “to get over the top of me without stepping on me.” One of the breed standards for a Shire horse is “gentle eyes,” which seems to transfer to their demeanor, too. “You just are not around them long and you fall in love with their whole makeup. They’re gentle. They’re almost kind,” Linda said. “As big as they are, they’re very smart. You show them something once, and generally, they’ll remember it.” Cash and Kelly attend the annual opening of the Fort Klamath Museum. Once, the children peeled apples before meeting Cash, and a girl gave him an apple peel from her backpack. “From that point forward, every little kid that had a backpack, he was wrapping his head around, trying to find out if there’s an apple,” Kelly said. See SHIRE, page 18
Team building: Linda and Dan Lown bought their first Shire horses in 2009. Among their now 12-horse-strong herd is 4-month-old Baby, a Shire colt that is already the size of a small horse. H&N photos by Samantha Tipler
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SHIRE, from page 17 They also love people. “Their demeanor is, ‘I want to be in your house,’ ” Kelly said. “They’re very humanized.” “I’ve had horses all my life, but these horses are humanized,” Linda agreed. “The first big storm of the year, I don’t care what they have to do, they will be up in our front yard that night. They’ll be busting the fence down to get in the yard. They want to be with us.” Hard to miss Linda, Dan and Kelly drive their Shire horses with carts and ride
them. The important thing is to give the gentle giants something to do. “They like to have a job,” Linda said. “If pulling’s it, that’s what they want to do.” Kelly is the president of the Southern Oregon Horse and Carriage Club and volunteers with Cash in the Klamath County Search and Rescue Mounted Posse. They give carriage rides. They ride in parades like the Snowflake Parade and the Rocky Point Parade. One December it was Kelly and Cash’s job to deliver Santa Claus to
the Christmas tree lighting in Keno. Cash pulled Santa in a carriage, escorted by fire trucks. As lights and sirens filled the streets, anyone who didn’t know about the tree lighting thought there was a fire. “People came out in the street to watch her,” Linda said. “It was like her own little parade. And Cash was amazing.” “She had Santa Claus in the carriage,” Dan said with a laugh. “When they got up there all the little kids ran to the horse and left Santa sitting there.”
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Generations: The Lown’s stallion, Magnum, stands with his colt, Baby, and mare, Lilly.
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Klamath bronze sculptor Stefan Savides follows passion for birds through a lifetime of work By LEE JUILLERAT: H&N Staff Reporter
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tefan Savides spends a lot of time thinking.
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Thinking before, and while, making a small model of a potential sculpture. Thinking as that revised model is crafted into a scale-sized model. And thinking more and more as the realized sculpture is painstakingly molded, cast in wax, cast in bronze, welded and given its final patina finish at his Klamath Falls home-workshop before being shipped off to art galleries around the nation. “It all starts with an idea,” the 65-year-old Savides says of the highly valued bronze bird sculptures he imagines and, following a lengthy process that involves other artists, creates. These are sculptures that have earned him international recognition. “A large piece takes the better part of a year before you’re done,” he said of creating an individual bronze sculpture, everything from 5-foot-tall eagles holding snakes to a $100,000 life-size elk. Artist’s honors Savides’ success can be measured through his 2014 election to the National Sculpture Society, his success in recent and future art shows — he’s the featured sculptor for the upcoming prestigious 2016 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston, S.C., and has work in the Society of Animal Artists show that is traveling around U.S. museums. It’s a career that’s seemingly dictated from birth, a career that is part of Savides’ DNA. “I’ve always been fascinated with wildlife,” he says of designing and creating sculptures and, for decades before that, taxidermy. “The two common denominators are art and birds.” Until 10 years ago, taxidermy had been his focus. Over the past decade he’s made the successful leap from taxidermy to sculpture. See SAVIDES, page 20
‘Pins and Curls’ Birds have inspired sculptor Stefan Savides all his life. A pintail and mallard duck are seen in this 46-inch tall bronze sculpture by Savides. Submitted photo
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SCULPTURES ON DISPLAY Examples of Stefan Savides sculptures are available for viewing at three Klamath Falls area locations, including the “swirl of terns” in the atrium stairwell at Sky Lakes Medical Center, the pelican near Veterans Memorial Park in the traffic island at the intersection of Main Street and Klamath Avenue, and the two bald eagles between Upper Klamath Lake and Lakeshore Drive. For more about Savides, visit www.SavidesSculpture.com.
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Step by step: Stefan Savides, above, puts the final patina finish on a sculpture, while Mike Knapek, right, prepares a mold for casting. The sculptures are first cast in wax, above right, then in bronze.
SAVIDES, from page 19 “I’m totally OK with it,” he says of phasing out of being a taxidermist. “There was a time it was my identity.” He regards sculpting in bronze as a natural progression. “While it was my 50-plus years of avian taxidermy that fine-tuned my eye for bird anatomy, it was my art sense that compelled me to sculpt in a style that omitted the realistic detail, a factor which is paramount in a mounted bird,” he explains. “As I embarked on my sculpture career, I vowed never to create ‘bronze taxidermy.’ ” Art, especially art involving birds, has been a lifetime passion. He traces his passion to his mother,
Mandy, who he describes as a “gentle woman who taught me the delicate balance in nature.” Growing up near Vacaville, Calif., the son of Greek immigrants, he learned a sense of design from his mother and sense of practicality and discipline from his father, Ellis, a prison inspector and warden. As a 12-year-old, Savides learned taxidermy from a retired preacher. At 16, he was teaching night school classes to adults. And at 18, he was making his living as a taxidermist in the Klamath Basin. “I moved here strictly because of the birds,” he tells from his homeworkshop for the past 23 years, near the end of Washburn Way. See SAVIDES, page 22
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But the real work happens at shops just steps away from his house. His wife, Irena Savides, casts and chases wax, Raul Sanchez handles the welding and Mike Knapek, who travels throughout the West, makes molds. “Bronze sculptures are expensive but it’s not because of the bronze,” Knapek says as Savides nods in agreement. “It’s very expensive because it is extremely work intensive. There’s so much work that goes into it.” “Bronze is not expensive because of the metal but the number of people who touch it. Each part of this is a different art,” Savides says. “There are infinite ways it can get degraded.” He plans to continue creating commercial sculptures for another 10 years before thinking about retirement, which he defines as “doing exactly what I’m doing now only with a slightly different attitude. When I retire I’ll sculpt whatever I want.”
Wax to bronze: Molds for bronze sculptures line the shelves at artist Stefan Savides’ Klamath Falls home and studio. Irena Savides, left, who casts and chases wax in her husband’s studio, works on a piece of wax with sculpting tools. H&N photos by Lee Juillerat
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Klamath Gaming Bureau is prepared to engage By STEPHEN FLOYD H&N Staff Reporter
Some games are about winning, about high scores and topping the leader boards. Other games are about the player’s experience and, though winning is still optimal, it would mean little without a group to share the game with. When a handful of local hobbyists saw the closure of Astral Games last year, they did not dissolve and disperse like many other groups could have. They wanted to maintain that sense of collective experience and banded together. See GAMING, page 24
H&N photos by Kevin N. Hume
Galactic strategy: Bob Jackson moves a Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures game piece during the Klamath Gaming Bureau’s monthly gaming event at the South Suburban Branch of the Klamath County Library in November. Colonel Mustard, in the library: Sophia Jackson, 14, and Conner Leach, 9, play Clue during the Klamath Gaming Bureau’s monthly gaming event. November’s theme was family oriented games.
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GAMING, from page 23 “I felt that it would be neat to organize who was left and at least keep the group going,” said Bob Jackson, chairman of the Klamath Gaming Bureau (KGB). That’s right, the group shares their acronym with the state security arm of the former Soviet Union, and even dons red and gold uniforms. But its goal is more to share the secrets of gaming rather than keep secrets. Though multiple game varieties are out there, Jackson said the group focuses on games requiring personal interaction and physical set pieces, like Warhammer 40K or Dungeons & Dragons. “Anything that’s non-digital, tactile, so you sit down and have to engage people,” said Jackson. KGB Public Outreach Officer Angela Leach said she also prefers inperson gaming because it encourages positive social interactions. “It’s also something the whole family can be a part of,” she said.
‘Wherever you go, you always find gamers. And you make new friends that way.’ — Jason Leach, Klamath Gaming Bureau
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War games: Robert Jackson, 16, left, and Alekz Leach, 13, set up game pieces for Axis & Allies during the Klamath Gaming Bureau’s monthly gaming event at the South Suburban library branch.
KGB Secretary Jason Leach said working with models and game pieces, rather than digital characters, also helps bring out the creative side of gamers. “It’s also kind of a pride thing, like, ‘Look what I put together, look what I painted and it looks awesome,’ ” he said. “That’s got my own unique spin on it.” Since forming, KGB has become regularly involved in local community events as they seek to encourage and expand the gaming community. When the South Suburban Branch of the Klamath County Library held its first comic con in 2014, KGB was there to support the endeavor. Afterward, the group was invited by the library to begin hosting monthly gaming events, which have since become a hit. “We kind of ran with that and have been doing it every month, the third Saturday of every month,” said Jason Leach. See GAMING, page 25
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GAMING, from page 24 He added the library’s main branch has expressed interest in similar game days, and Angela Leach said such events may begin as soon as February. “We think that there’s a lot of kids down at the main branch that would definitely benefit from being able to come in and explore board games and card games,” she said. Tournaments Also in the works for KGB is the possibility of hosting regional game tournaments, perhaps in conjunction with the library’s next comic con in 2016. Jackson said games such as X-Wing and Battle Tech have strong enough followings in the area, but the closest official tournaments are in Reno or Portland. “Southern Oregon is in a nonfavorable geographic location for something like that,” he said. Jackson said part of the challenge would be finding a space large enough for the event, as well as bringing in tournamentlevel judges, which he said can’t be found in the area. But the group said KGB’s ultimate goal is attaining 501(c)3 status, which could allow it to dramatically expand its community outreach.
“We’d like to be able to have a location for the gamers, by the gamers, that anyone can feel comfortable at,” said Angela Leach. The vision is something of a public clubhouse for gamers, with space to hold events and gaming supplies. “In order to be able to do that,” continued Angela Leach, “in order to be able to apply for grants, in order to, in good conscience, accept donations and dues, if it gets to that point, we want to be able to have that non-profit status.” Become a gamer In the mean time, KGB continues to hold regular events, both at the library and privately, and encourages those new and seasoned in the gaming world to share in the experience. “Wherever you go, you always find gamers,” said Jason Leach. “And you make new friends that way.” “We’re a fairly tolerant, diverse group of individuals,” said Angela Leach. For those interested in KGB membership or events, find them on Facebook or attend to their regular events at the library. KGB said there are many options for gamers just getting started, such as X-Wing, Dice Wars and Settlers of Catan.
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Lessons in imagining Downtown studio fosters creativity for all ages
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here are no mistakes in painting, only “happy accidents,” according to artist Bob Ross.
Perhaps it was a “happy accident” that a popular art studio has sprung from what started as an art lesson for a few children in Julie Thomson's toy store in downtown Klamath Falls. Thomson's studio is in the back half of “Young at Heart Toys” on Main Street, which she also owns and operates by day. By night, the studio at the back portion of the store is alive with colorful paint, brushes, canvases and a lively group willing to learn, laugh, and let go through art. “You can meet really great people and do something productive,” Thomson said. “It doesn't matter if they're 8 years old or they're 50,” Thomson said, adding that upon leaving, many have the look of accomplishment on their faces. See STUDIO, page 28
By HOLLY DILLEMUTH: H&N Staff Reporter Canvassing: Julie Thompson, owner of Wild Pigments Studio in downtown Klamath Falls, demonstrates how to paint a northern lights scene during a mid-November session. H&N photo by Holly Dillemuth
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‘Coming here, you learn that art bonds people. Art can heal people; it can give you solace.’ — Kacy Patterson, art student
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look exactly like her example.
Thomson’s classes celebrate the colors of each season through paint and canvas, an activity she hopes provides a healthy, creative outlet for adults and children alike. She asked a recent classroom full of participants, who she calls “art stars,” if it was their first session. Hands shot up in the air, a common occurrence at the classes. She led the group through the steps of creating a nighttime wintry scene of northern lights with silhouettes of towering trees blanketed by shining stars with acrylic paints. The painted scenes vary, but generally depict an aspect of the current season — from spring chickadees to bright, summery flowers, to wintery tributes. It’s important to her to encourage individual creativity and to offer technical advice along the way, but she hopes participants’ paintings don’t
‘Art bonds people’ For class participant and Oregon Institute of Technology student Kacy Patterson, who recently lost a friend to a car accident, the studio is especially helpful. On an open class night in mid-November, Patterson said it was the first time returning to the art studio since she and her late friend painted there earlier in the fall. Putting brush to canvas offers her a reprieve of sorts from the emotions of grief and loss. “Coming here is relaxing,” Patterson said. “You’re creating and it lets you let go of loss for the moment.” Patterson, who is studying electrical engineering at Oregon Tech, also values the classes for what they add to her overall wellbeing. “Coming here, you learn that art bonds people,” Patterson said. “Art can heal people; it can give you solace.” See STUDIO, page 29
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STUDIO, from page 28 And that’s part of Thomson’s goal of the studio, too; to offer not only a place to paint, but to offer a gathering place that also encourages creativity. “All I want them to focus on is the painting, and being creative and making it their own,” Thomson said. “Your mind isn’t on anything else besides what you’re creating.” Artistic background It’s not the first time Thomson has operated an art studio. She owned and operated an art supply store and an art school for children in Santa Rosa, Calif., in the 1990s, but had stopped painting since opening more businesses and relocating to the Klamath Basin. A painting she crafted on her own time — depicting a seasonal calendar — rekindled her passion for art, and it’s now helping her spread it to others. “I just jumped right in,” Thomson said, adding that she feels gifted to paint and to teach. “I’ve done it before. I can do it again.” Thomson’s studio has gained a following on Facebook, as she posts photographs of delightfully painted canvases showcasing seasonal scenes, and the “art stars” who crafted them. Hers is a studio where people come to paint, and leave as friends.
H&N photo by Holly Dillemuth
Sky’s the limit: Sonora Cooke shows the scene she painted of northern lights at Wild Pigments Studio.
Classes are informal and participants are encouraged to bring friends and a beverage. The studio hosts small and large groups of adults nightly, with classes for children held on Saturdays. Thomson has hosted up to
1,000 painters since holding her first class. She plans to add more space in her store for participants after the holidays in winter 2016. “It’s kind of like a little hidden secret … but not,” she said, adding that she hasn’t advertised the
business anywhere except by word of mouth. “I just figure the right people will come.” And everyone is welcome. Classes are $20 each and include all art supplies and instruction. Thomson said some major cities that host similar sessions are double or triple that price. “I’m trying to keep it really affordable and fun,” she said, adding that she also offers a reward card for frequent painters. With her artistic origins stemming from experience operating a children’s art school and art supply store, Thomson’s first students were children. Sonora Cooke, 10, was one of them. Cooke graduated from children’s classes and painted with the adult class in November. Always encouraged to paint by both her parents, Cooke said her favorite thing about the class is the freedom it lends. “There are not really any mistakes you can make,” Cooke said. When it comes to painting, or art in general as a creative outlet, Thomson said an obstacle for some first-timers or those who’ve put away the paintbrush can be knowing where to begin. With her studio, Thomson hopes to provide a good starting point.
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Brighten up your home this holiday season with homemade evergreen wreaths By LACEY JARRELL: H&N Staff Reporter
aking holiday wreaths is a fun and inexpensive way to spread holiday cheer.
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Wreaths can be made with holiday ornaments and candy by tying them with yarn to a pre-made wreath. They can also be made with fresh boughs and pinecones available right out your back door. Follow these step-by-step instructions to make a bough wreath that will brighten your home all season. See WREATHS, page 32
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Collecting materials for holiday wreaths from area forests If you plan to gather materials for wreath making from area forests, check with local land management offices first. On the FremontWinema National Forest, incidental use, or gathering of minor amounts of special forest products for direct personal use, is allowed without a permit, according to the Forest website. For information about regulations governing gathering of products on the Forest and an incidental use guide, visit http://1.usa. gov/1HZCdJF and http://1. usa.gov/1Ohv0E1. H&N photo by Lacey Jarrell
Greenery: An assortment of evergreen branches can be wired to a grapevine wreath base to create a holiday wreath.
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WREATHS, from page 30
Supplies: ✖ Grape vine wreath ✖ Gardening hand shears ✖ Evergreen boughs: Douglas fir, white fir, juniper ✖ Accessories: Bows, bells, pinecones or other holiday bling ✖ A handful of pipe cleaners ✖ To add texture to your holiday wreath, you can also include plants such as Oregon grape or holly.
Directions:
Collect an assortment of evergreen boughs.
✖ Don’t forget to check with local land management offices to find out if permits are needed before gathering. ✖ Remember to dress for the weather and wear gloves.
After all the supplies are gathered, lay your grape vine wreath on a flat surface and spread boughs out nearby for easy grabbing.
Use the gardening shears to trim pieces from the fir boughs. Remove the needles from the bottom inch of the trimmed pieces.
Decide which direction the ends of the boughs will face and insert a few of the bare ends into the wreath.
Add more boughs, inserting the ends and laying them on top of the previously placed boughs. ✖ If the boughs do not lie flat, secure them to the wreath with a pipe cleaner. ✖ Use wide pieces for the center row. Use single or smaller pieces to fill out the edges.
Once all the boughs are placed in the wreath, add accents by inserting juniper or pieces of other plants.
Add a bow, pinecones, bells or other holiday cheer of your choosing. If needed, use pipe cleaners to attach the decorations.
After the holidays, remove boughs from the vine wreath and store it for the following season.
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From vine to shine: Layers of evergreen branches are secured to a grapevine base and secured with pipe cleaners to make this holiday wreath. Decorations, including bows, bells, pinecones and ornaments can be added once a base of branches is created.
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By LEE BEACH: H&N Staff Reporter
Dip, drop & drizzle Create delectable treats for the holiday season Holiday gems: Jam-filled Cookies are some of prettiest of the holiday cookies and go especially well with tea. H&N photo by Lee Beach
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ookies are often at the heart of holiday traditions.
Some recipes are passed down for generations and prepared only for holidays. Making them can be a special family time while sharing the work, teaching the next generation, and letting the artist in everyone shine while decorating these delectable sweets. There are many ways to make cookies — dipped, dropped, drizzled, filled, frosted and rolled — so they require varying skills and equipment. See TREATS, page 34
Allot an adequate block of time to complete the recipe.
Read through the recipe carefully from start to finish.
Check your supplies, including ingredients (and their freshness dates if you have them stored) and baking pans, cookie cutters, measuring utensils, parchment or cookie baking paper or nonstick foil and waxed paper.
Allow time for chilling dough.
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an oven thermometer to verify if it is heating to the correct temperature.
Follow storage instructions for finished cookies.
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TREATS, from page 33
Almond Glazed Sugar Cookies Cookies: 1 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. almond extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt
Glaze: 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp. almond extract 4 to 5 tsps. water Sliced almonds
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine butter, sugar and almond extract in a large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Reduce speed to low, add all remaining cookie ingredients. Beat until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). Roll dough into 1-inch balls,
place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Flatten balls to 1/4-inch thickness with the bottom of a buttered glass dipped in sugar. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes, or until edges are very lightly browned. Cool 1 minute. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely. Stir together all glaze ingredients in small bowl, with wire whisk.
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French Christmas cookies Cookies: 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup 2 percent milk 2 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs 2 cups finely chopped walnuts 2 cups milk chocolate chips Topping: 1 1/4 cups milk chocolate chips, melted Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk. Gradually beat graham cracker crumbs into creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts and 2 cups chocolate chips. Fill miniature foil muffin liners threefourths full. Place 1 inch apart in 15- by 10- by 1-inch baking pans. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Drizzle with melted chocolate; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Cook’s note: I found a three-pack of miniature foil muffin tins in a local grocery store; they came with paper muffin liners that seemed to work well, though the cookies needed to bake slightly longer. The recipe said it made 9 1/2 dozen. I halved the recipe and got three dozen. Source: Taste of Home November 2015 issue
This is a recipe that makes a beautiful cookie on a Christmas plate, in addition to being delicious.
Jam-filled Cookies 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1/4 cup each seedless raspberry jam and strawberry preserves Confectioner’s sugar, for dusting Mix flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. In a separate, large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg and vanilla.
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Oooh la la: French Christmas cookies are a chocolate and walnut lover’s dream flavor combination. These cookies can also be made with mini chips and finely chopped pecans. Beat in flour mixture. Divide in half; shape each half into a disc. Wrap and chill for one hour. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Roll half of dough on floured waxed paper to 1/4-inch thickness. Using 1 3/4 -inch round scalloped cutter, cut out cookies. In half the cookies, cut out a 3/4-inch hole (I used an apple corer). Repeat with remaining dough. Re-roll scraps. (Total of 84 cookies with this size cutter; if you are using a larger or smaller cutter, yield will be different.) Remove cookies to prepared baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned around the edges. Remove to a rack to cool. Spread 1/2 tsp. raspberry jam on half the solid cookies. Spread 1/2 tsp. strawberry jam on other half of solid cookies. Dust cookies with hole in center with confectioner’s sugar, then place on filled cookie bases. Cook’s notes: I carefully added another dab of jam in each hole for extra flavor. This dough is good to work with and easy to re-roll. Scraps could be used for traditional cut-out cookies. Source: Family Circle magazine, December 2000
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and floured baking sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until edges of cookies are golden brown. Immediately remove from baking sheet to wire racks. Cool completely. Dip cookies halfway into melted chocolate. Let stand at room temperature or refrigerate on a wax paperlined tray 30 minutes or until chocolate is firm. Store tightly covered at room temperature up to a week. Makes about three dozen cookies.
These meltaways are light and flavorful as opposed to some of the denser and richer cookies.
Lemon meltaways 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 1 tsp. grated lemon peel
Source: “The Cookie Bible”
We owe many of our now-traditional recipes to flavors imported from other countries, as in this Italian recipe based on anise, which gives a subtle licorice taste.
Frosting: 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice 1 tsp. grated lemon peel In large mixer bowl, combine all cookie ingredients. Beat at a low speed, scraping the bowl often, until well mixed (2 to 3 minutes). Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a 8- by 1-inch roll. Wrap in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate until firm (1 to 2 hours). Heat oven to 350 degrees. With a sharp knife, cut each roll into 1/4-inch slices. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until set (cookies will not brown). Cool completely. In small mixer bowl combine all frosting ingredients. Beat at medium speed, scraping the bowl often, until fluffy (1 to 2 minutes). Frost cooled cookies. Makes four dozen cookies. Source: Land O Lakes magazine ad, 1999
Chocolate-dipped Coconut Macaroons 1 package (14 ounces) Bakers Angel Flake coconut (5 1/2 cups) 2/3 cup sugar 6 Tbsps. All-purpose flour 1/4 tsp. salt 4 egg whites 1 tsp. almond extract 8 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted Mix coconut, sugar, flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add egg whites and almond extract; mix well. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased
Italian Anise Cookies
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Roll, cut, repeat: Children can have fun cutting our different shapes of cookies; this batch was used to make jam-filled cookies.
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3/4 cup sugar 1 stick unsalted butter 2 large eggs 1/4 cup milk 1 tsp. anise extract 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt Glaze: 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 4 to 5 tsps. milk 1 tsp. anise extract Decoration: multicolored nonpareils
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Heat oven to 325 degrees. Coat baking sheet with nonstick spray. Dough: Beat first five ingredients in a large bowl with mixer until blended. On low speed, beat in next three ingredients until blended. Drop rounded measuring teaspoons of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until bottoms are light golden. Remove cookies to a wire rack to cool. Glaze: whisk 1 cup confectioner’s sugar, 4 to 5 tsp milk and 1 tsp anise extract in a small bowl until smooth. Dip tops of cookies in glaze and, while wet, sprinkle with nonpareils. Let set. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks, or freeze up to one month. Source: www.womansday.com/food-recipes/ a10374/italian-anise-cookies
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Val l ey quail ❘
Locals may not realize, many of the quail they see calling Klamath County home are transplants. The common valley quail was an import from California, beginning as early as 1870, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. “The valley quail is a native species originally confined to the counties bordering California and Nevada,” the ODFW website says. “They were transplanted to other areas of the state so long ago (beginning as early as 1870) that most Oregonians do not realize they were introduced in most of Oregon.” Valley quail can be found in both the farmland and the city, and in places miles away from people. They eat plants most of us would call weeds, and like having brush to escape to. Quail are popular game birds. “Valley quail are among Oregon’s most widely distributed game birds. You may find them associated with pheasants on agricultural land, or with chukars along brushy stream courses in sage brush environments, or by themselves wherever their specific habitat needs are met,” the ODFW website says. “They are most often hunted in conjunction with other species but can provide excellent hunting when pursued as a primary species.”
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Valley quail facts
Desert Sweet facts
◗ You can tell a valley quail by its call, which sounds like “Chicago” ◗ Wintering groups may number more than 100 ◗ The group of six feathers on the top of a quail’s head is a “topknot” ◗ Quail prefer to run from danger instead of flying. This helps them avoid aerial predators such as hawks and eagles
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Deser t Sweet ❘
Desert Sweet, also known as Fern Brush, can be found at Lava Beds National Monument. “This plant often occurs on lava flows and can be seen at Lava Beds (National Monument),” according to “Common Plants of the Upper Klamath Basin.” It has one of the most tongue twisting scientific names, said Ranger Mary Sullivan. It’s called Chamaebatiaria millefolium. Rugged Country Plants, a Milton-Freewater native plant nursery, raves about the Desert Sweet on its website: “Wow! In what other plant can you find the lush beauty of a fern, the drought hardiness of a cactus, leaves scented like pine, nice round shrubby shape, plus white summer flowers?” It flowers in midsummer, the website says, with a cluster of blooms on the ends of its branches forming white pyramids. “The small white flowers have five rounded petals and are arranged in leafy pinnacles,” the plant book says.
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