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A Season’s Passage

On target

Klamath youth take archery, firearms lessons through local club

Sounding out

Composer captures sounds of nature in Crater Lake symphony

The boating life Getting prepped for the season takes some effort, but pays off REGIONAL MAGAZINE FOR KLAMATH, LAKE, MODOC AND SISKIYOU COUNTIES

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A Season’s Passage On the cover: Shannon Feinauer prepares to fire a bow from 20 yards during a regular session of the Jefferson State Shooting Association Youth Club. The club teaches marksmanship both with bows and firearms and holds regular events throughout the year.

Story on page 13.

Inside: Destinations ◗ Natural masterpiece:

Cover photo by Stephen Floyd

Composer Michael Gordon’s musical tribute to Crater Lake inspired by winter’s solitude. Page 5

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◗ The boating life:

Getting prepped for the boating season takes some effort, but pays off. Page 10

Country Living ◗ Aiming to learn:

Klamath youth take in archery and firearms lessons through local club. Page 13

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◗ On the road:

Antiques and collectibles store owners carve out niche along Highway 97.

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Culture ◗ Natural talent:

Chiloquin artist Jaclyn Schock draws inspiration for her works from nature.

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◗ Deep blue fascination:

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Adventurer chronicles his experiences from a winter Crater Lake journey in 1917.

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INSPIRATION ‘For me, the thing about winter I love is it’s so quiet. That’s the thing I noticed, this roaring silence.’

— Composer Michael Gordon

A natural masterpiece Composer Michael Gordon’s musical tribute to Crater Lake inspired by winter’s solitude

By LEE JUILLERAT For the Herald and News

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he sound of silence, amplified.

When New York City composer Michael Gordon debuts his unnamed musical composition about Crater Lake this July — a performance that will include 40 Britt Classical Festival musicians, upwards of 120 dancers along with drummers from the Klamath Tribes at The Watchman overlook — he hopes to include the subtle sounds of nature heard and experienced in the solitude of winter.

“For me, the thing about winter I love is it’s so quiet. That’s the thing I noticed, this roaring silence,” he says.

Gordon spent a week in January as an artist-in-residence at Crater Lake National Park. He and his wife, Julie, took snowshoe hikes along the lake’s snow-cloaked rim during their stormy weather stay.

“Everything is so amplified because it’s so quiet,” he remembers, contrasting the park’s ethereal silence with the always pulsing noisy babble in New York City. “You do notice the difference. The wind blows right by your ear — it’s near, it’s far away ... The sound of the snow as it falls, as it hits the ground.”

Gordon was commissioned by the Jacksonville-based Britt Music Festival to compose a musical tribute to Crater Lake as part of this year’s 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Park Service. Teddy Abrams, the Britt’s musical director and conductor, terms Gordon’s still-being formulated piece a “musical expression of Crater Lake ... probably the biggest venture the Britt has ever taken.”

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Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

Timeless beauty: This photo, taken circa 1913 by Edgar Desmond Weston, is a snapshot from the past, a panoramic view of Crater Lake.

Teddy Abrams Director, composer

Britt Classical Festival Music Director and Conductor Teddy Abrams is an acclaimed conductor and pianist, clarinetist and composer. He also serves as music director of the Louisville Orchestra and is a resident conductor of the MAV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest, which he first conducted in 2011.

His current season includes debuts with the Houston, Phoenix and Edmonton symphonies and a return to the San Francisco Symphony. Recent guest conducting highlights include engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, and Louisiana and New Mexico Philharmonics. He served as assistant conductor of the Detroit Symphony from 2012-14.

An accomplished pianist and clarinetist, Abrams has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras, including playing and conducting the Ravel Piano Concerto with the Jacksonville Symphony, and has performed chamber music with the St. Petersburg String Quartet. He has a long history of performing, conducting and teaching and is in his third year with the Britt Classical Festival.

Conductor Teddy Abrams hopes multiple performances can be held over a two-day period — tentatively July 29 and 30. Between performances, he envisions having musicians, dancers and drummers move in small groups to various lake overlooks ...

MASTERPIECE, from page 5 By performing the selection, which is estimated at about a half-hour, at The Watchman overlook on West Rim Drive, Abrams hopes the combination of the location, performers, audiences and music will “really, genuinely combine the space with the music. What should music look like if it grows from a natural environment?”

Like the music itself, logistical details with park staff remain a work in progress. Abrams hopes multiple performances can be held over a two-day period — tentatively July 29 and 30. Between performances, he envisions having musicians, dancers and drummers move in small groups to various lake overlooks, explaining, “It’s amazing how different the lake looks from different perspectives.”

Gordon and his family saw the lake from differing perspectives during a week-long visit last summer, including a special lake boat tour with park superintendent Craig Ackerman. Gordon drank water from the lake as part of his experience. Since his original visit, he’s read books about the lake and checked webcams.

See MASTERPIECE, page 7

Michael Gordon Composer

Michael Gordon is a New York City composer and co-founder of the Bang on a Can festival and ensemble. According to his website, his music merges subtle rhythmic invention with incredible power, embodying, in the words of “The New Yorker’s” Alex Ross, “the fury of punk rock, the nervous brilliance of free jazz and the intransigence of classical modernism.” Over the past 25 years, Gordon has produced a diverse body of work, ranging from large-scale pieces for high-energy ensembles and major orchestral commissions to works conceived specifically for the recording studio.

For more information on Gordon, visit his at michaelgordonmusic.com.

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MASTERPIECE, from page 6

Photo by Josh Morell

A musical landscape: Britt Music Festival musical

director and conductor Teddy Abrams says composer Michael Gordon’s composition will be a “musical expression of Crater Lake ... probably the biggest venture the Britt has ever taken.”

While Gordon focuses on the music — a process he says won’t genuinely be complete until rehearsals with the Britt orchestra during week-long session before the performance — Ackerman and other park staff are working with Abrams and others on the challenging logistics. Some closures of Rim Drive will be necessary. Shuttle buses are being considered to ease congestion because the performances are scheduled during the park’s peak visitation period. And the ongoing, extensive Rim Drive reconstruction will be hitting its stride.

“We’re very excited about the Britt performance,” Ackerman says, but he also emphasized the park has no special allocations for the project, which means the Britt Festival is responsible for the majority of the costs.

Abrams says several Southern Oregon donors have already made generous pledges and hopes substantial grants will be provided through the National Endowment for the Arts, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

He says the organization encouraged collaborative efforts, which led Britt managers to wonder, “What can we do that’s really special? The world was wide open to us.”

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MASTERPIECE, from page 7 The result is the Crater Lake musical composition, something Abrams believes will culturally and economically benefit Southern Oregon. The Crater Lake performances will be filmed so the experience can be shared. And Gordon’s work will be part of the Britt Classical series closing performance in Jacksonville Aug. 20.

“This is very good for the Southern Oregon region,” he insists.

“Doing this is an investment in Britt, in encouraging people visiting the region.”

In terming the Crater Lake musical project “probably the largest venture the Britt has ever taken,” Abrams expects to spend the next several months helping the project and the music take a life of its own. To rally enthusiasm, he’s even flirting with the possibility of walking from Jacksonville to the lake carrying and playing instruments “and seeing who joins.”

While others focus on finances and logistics, Gordon is concentrating on the music.

“It will be a spectacle,” he assures,

Listen at the Watchman

Submitted photo

Atmosphere: Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Craig Ackerman, left, stands with Britt Music and Arts Festival Director Teddy Abrams and composer Michael Gordon last August at the rim of Crater Lake. Gordon is composing a symphony for the Britt orchestra inspired by the lake.

hinting that musical influences will range from the sounds of native drums, the presence of a dormant volcano under the lake, and the changeable, seasonal moods of the lake, caldera and the park.

“I’m thinking of it as a special point

in time,” Gordon says, the excitement swelling in his voice. “I’ve been fortunate to have had some fantastic experiences as a composer, but never one like this. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I’m treating it that way.”

“ I chose

Education at the Speed of Life!

The July 29-30 performances by members of the Britt Classical Festival, tentatively planned at The Watchman overlook on Rim Drive, will be the highlight of activities planned this summer as part of the Centennial Celebration of the National Park Service.

Superintendent Craig Ackerman and lead interpretive ranger Marsha McCabe said other activities may include an expanded U.S. Naturalization Ceremony, an increased focus on the “Every Kid in a Park” program for fourthgrade students and their families, special night sky programs, inpark presentation in cooperation with regional historical societies, continued closures of Rim Drive to motor vehicles on selected Saturdays in September to encourage hiking and bicycling, a July art show and a special bio-blitz.

“We’ve got lots of ideas,” McCabe says.

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The Boating Life Getting prepped for the season takes some effort, but pays off

By GERRY O’BRIEN: H&N Editor Keeping boaters in the know: Ron McKinney, a seasonal marine deputy with the Klamath County Sheriff’s Small Boat Rescue team, offers advice Klamath boaters both on and off the water.

H&N photo by Kevin N. Hume

L

ate winter is the prime time to prep your watercraft for the upcoming boating season.

There’s a lot to keep one busy, as Klamath County Sheriff’s Deputy Ron McKinney can attest.

First off, there’s the permits and paperwork: Boaters need to make sure their registration is up to date. Most state registrations are for two years and the sticker is affixed to both sides of the bow of the boat. One can re-register online or visit a licensed agent in town, such as Pelican Marina or American Marine and RV.

Safety first

Boaters need to carry an Oregon Boater Education Card. And it’s strongly suggested they have a local sheriff’s safety inspection tag.

“If we see the safety inspection tag on a boat, we know we’ve checked it for having all the necessary safety equipment. We don’t usually bother those boaters on the water unless they are violating some other law,” McKinney said. He spends much of his Wednesday summer evenings, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Moore Park offering safety inspections and tags.

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BOATING, from page 10 “It’s best to find a violation on land — where you won’t be ticketed — than a costly one on the water,” he said. For instance, not having enough life jackets costs some $260 per incident.

Life jackets are key to safety for any watercraft. There’s a wide variety, but as long as one is U.S. Coast Guard approved, you’re good to go.

Even a small paddle boat — if it has two air bladders — is required to have a life jacket onboard.

‘It’s best to find a (boating) violation on land — where you won’t be ticketed — than a costly one on the water.’

— Ron McKinney Klamath County Sheriff’s Office marine deputy

Lots of water to cover McKinney is a seasonal marine deputy, one of three who patrol the shores of the various recreational lakes in the county. Those include Lake of the Woods, Crescent, Odell, Upper Klamath and Miller lakes.

The group also patrols popular waterways, such as the lower reaches of the Williamson River.

“I only work the summers, the rest of the year I’m a volunteer,” chuckles the 63-year-old retired firefighter from California. “We have a lot of water to cover. Most of us work during the weekends.

We meet every Friday to decide on which waterways we’ll cover.”

There’s a crew of seven volunteers as well. At present they are repairing some 30 buoys that will be strategically placed on the lakes to warn boaters of hazards.

Safety is the mantra for McKinney and his crew.

For starters, all boaters powering a 16-foot craft or larger must be carrying an Oregon Boater Education Card. To get one, a boater has to pass a safety course with a written test. They are good for the life of the boater, much like a hunter’s safety course.

“Much of it is common sense,” said McKinney, who’s taught the class for several years. “Ninety percent of the time the answer blares right out at you.” McKinney and others teach the class once a month in the summer at Klamath Community College. It’s a seven-hour, free class. It can be taken online for a fee, too.

See BOATING, page 12

Buoy repairs: Ron McKinney, a seasonal marine deputy with the Klamath County Sheriff’s Small Boat Rescue team, holds up examples of different safety buoys. A crew of wintertime volunteers is working on repairing buoys that will be placed on area lakes this spring.

Don’t forget your jacket: McKinney shows different types of life vests boaters can use. Most boats on Oregon waters are required to have life jackets onboard.

H&N photos by Kevin N. Hume

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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife photo

SO, WHAT ARE INVASIVE SPECIES?

H&N photo by Kevin N. Hume

Fighting invasions: Ron McKinney, a seasonal marine deputy with the Klamath County Sheriff’s Small Boat Rescue team, says the biggest boater violation is not having an invasive species permit.

BOATING, from page 11 Oregon has a reciprocity clause with surrounding states, so if you have a similar card from Washington or Idaho, for example, you’re good to go.

Patrolling the waters The marine deputies patrol the waters looking for safety violations.

“The biggest violation is not having an invasive species permit,” McKinney said. It’s a $10 sticker and is included in your boat registration. But the permit is specifically for paddle boats or watercraft easily transported among rivers and lakes. Paddleboats 10 feet or longer are required to have an invasive species permit.

It’s also best to have your boat, especially engine, checked out at a licensed marine shop. Most boats and engines are winterized and need to be tested before you get on the water.

The patrol is also there to help if you get into trouble.

If a boat breaks down or gets swamped, just call 911.

“We’ll come get you,” McKinney

said. “It’s best to carry a GPS so you can report your location, but most cell phones can be pinged and we’ll find you that way.”

Avoid the crowds Congestion is becoming a bigger problem on Oregon lakes, as the drought forces recreational boaters up from California and Nevada.

“I’ve even seen boaters from as far away as Minnesota,” McKinney said.

Weekends are the most congested on Klamath County’s waters. However, the weekdays can be perfect for enjoying an outing.

“The key thing to remember is courtesy at the boat ramp,” McKinney said. “Practice getting your boat unloaded quickly, ready to go and get out of the way of the next person in line.”

Same goes for loading a boat at the end of the day.

Follow the rules and it will make for an enjoyable day on the water. gobrien@heraldandnews.com

The Aquatic Invasive Species Program was a priority for the 2009 Oregon Legislature as demand grew for an enhanced effort to prevent a devastating introduction of zebra or quagga mussels into Oregon waterways. Several aquatic invasive species (AIS), such as Eurasian watermilfoil, New Zealand mud snails and others, are already present in Oregon, damaging waterways and costing waterway and fishery managers — and ultimately taxpayers, boaters and anglers — millions.

Who needs the permit? ◗ Manually powered boats — Standup paddle boards, rafts, drift boats, kayaks, canoes, etc. 10-feet long and longer will need to carry one permit per boat when in use. ◗ Permits are transferable to other manually powered craft. ◗ Non-motorized Boat permits are available as either a one-year or two-year Tyvek permit. The oneyear permit expires on Dec. 31 of the year issued and the two-year permit expires on Dec. 31 of the second year issued. ◗ Oregon motorized boats are required to be registered. A $5 surcharge is added to the registration fee and current decals on the boat act as proof of payment into the program.

Registration decals are valid for two calendar years. ◗ Out-of-state motorized boats used in Oregon waters must carry one permit per boat when in use.

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Aiming to learn Klamath students take in archery and firearms lessons through local club

By STEPHEN FLOYD: H&N Staff Reporter

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t can be very satisfying to hear the sharp thwack of an arrow hitting a target, or the crack of a firearm discharging downrange.

With a strong culture of hunting and recreational shooting in Klamath County, it made sense to offer a program to teach young marksmen and women the basics.

“It’s honestly really cool,” said 8-year-old Raelynn Feinauer. “It’s still pretty hard when you’re starting out, but I like it a lot.”

Feinauer is one of more than 30 kids participating in the Jefferson State Shooting Association Youth Club, which shows kids the basics of archery and firearms. The program began in 2007 as a local 4-H event with strong support from the association, and became an official association program in mid-2014.

Program leader Katie Feinauer said the goal of the club is a three-tiered approach to educate and grow students.

“We put a big emphasis on safety first,” said Katie Feinauer. “Fun is second. Teamwork and camaraderie come third.”

The kids spent Feb. 11 at one of their regular archery sessions at Susie’s Archery, in Keno.

Students of beginning, intermediate and advanced levels took turns firing at a wall of targets in the back of the store.

H&N photo by Stephen Floyd

First lessons: Peewee student Raelynn Feinauer works with student coach Jake Buhrle at a recent meeting of the Jefferson State Shooting Association Youth Club. The club is open to students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

See ARCHERY, page 14

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ARCHERY, from page 13

‘We put a big emphasis on safety first. Fun is second.

Teamwork and camaraderie come third.’

— Katie Feinauer Jefferson State Shooting Association Youth Club

Kids start out on low-tension bows from about 10 yards away and, as they progress, move to larger bows and a 20-yard distance. Those who can land five shots on a paper target from 20 yards are at the top of the class.

“Started out at 15 pounds and, within a year or two, I had it up to 40 pounds,” said Jake Buhrle, 14, of his progression through bow strengths.

One of the advanced students and vice president of the club, Buhrle said he particularly enjoys the archery element of the program and said he has been “a bow man pretty much all my life.”

Buhrle said, on the firearms end of the club, he favors shotguns, then muzzle-loaders, rifles and pistols, all of which are taught to students.

Hoping to become a bow hunter himself was student Alaen Sweet, 11, who just got his first compound bow after joining the club in September.

“I might be able to get a deer this season,” he said. “This will be my actual first time hunting.”

See ARCHERY, page 15 Safety first: Katie Feinauer, program leader for the Jefferson State Shooting Association Youth Club, gives safety instructions before the start of an archery class earlier this month.

H&N photo by Stephen Floyd

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ARCHERY, from page 14 While Sweet now has his own bow, he did not need one to join the program. Katie Feinauer said the shooting association has generously provided equipment for the kids so they don’t need to make a huge investment when they begin.

“The adult club has been very supportive,” she said.

Aside from the older students, a peewee program is available for younger kids, such as Raelynn Feinauer. The peewees train with student coaches, who are selected each class from among the advanced students.

Student coach Gabby Haskins, 12, said she was already used to offering help to other kids, but said being a coach helped her become that much more assertive.

“This has helped me speak up,” she said.

Haskins said she wasn’t sure about the program when she began at age 7, but has grown confident in her archery skills and has even tried her hand at competitive shooting.

Though competitions, at least at

Join the club Participation in the youth club is open to students in kindergarten through 12th grade and the club meets year-round. Those interested in learning more can contact Katie Feinauer JSSAyouth@gmail. com or 541-892-0958.

More information on the shooting association can be found at www.jssainfo.org.

H&N photo by Stephen Floyd

Know your bow: Shannon Feinauer, left, and Tristan Wheelock point out the basic components of a compound bow for classmates.

the archery level, have normally taken place within the program, Katie Feinauer said students will have their first chance to challenge kids from other clubs this spring at Beekman Ridge Archery in Eagle Point.

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through the National Rifle Association, such as a pistol match scheduled for Feb. 27 at the Bill Scholtes Klamath Sportsman’s Park, in Keno.

And the youth club not only teaches marksmanship but, to hear the kids tell it, teaches them character as well.

When asked what they would be up to if they were not going to class, Haskins said, “Something unproductive.”

Tristan Wheelock, 13, said he would likely be “sitting on (his) couch playing video games.”

Buhrle added, for parents who are not shooters themselves, the club is an opportunity for kids to learn proper use and safety of bows and firearms from experienced teachers.

“Most kids who try it have a lot of fun,” he said. sfloyd@heraldandnews.com

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H&N photo by Holly Dillemuth

Finding the rare and unusual: Kay and Ross Perrin, with dog Murphy, operate Perrin’s Past and Present variety store and barn near Chiloquin. The shop offers an assortment of antiques and collectibles with a bit of whimsy thrown in.

On the road T Antiques and collectibles store owners carve out niche along Highway 97

By HOLLY DILLEMUTH: H&N Staff Reporter

here’s a whimsical story behind many of the items inside Perrin’s Past and Present variety store and barn, located in Chiloquin on Highway 97.

A tall, metallic-like bird stoops down for a drink through a crazy straw from a punch bowl.

A row of small, medium and large rocking chairs — stuffed bears in each chair — sit nearby. Look closer and they’re just the right size proportionally to seat Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear.

A large cash register at the front of the store greets visitors near the door.

Inquire, and although the register may not take sales transactions, it’s known to evoke nostalgia of years gone by.

“It’s not just antiques, it’s the rare and unusual,” said co-owner Kay Perrin.

Kay’s 40-plus years as a teacher have prompted her to lay out the store in a way that’s welcoming to the young and young at heart.

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Neighborhood gathering place: (Clockwise from left) Ross Perrin, left, talks with Modoc Point resident Dean Wagner, inside Perrin’s Past & Present. Defining a place: A sign at Perrin’s Past & Present helps define the store’s collections. Milestone year: Ross and Kay Perrin, with dog, Murphy, have owned and operated Perrin’s Past & Present for one year.

‘When people come in, it’s like, ‘Oh, you came to visit.’ We kind of treat everyone like family. I can’t imagine us doing it any other way.’

— Kay Perrin, Perrin’s Past & Present

NICHE, from page 16 “There just isn’t anything like this between here and Bend,” Kay said.

Each item she passes in the store evokes a special side note or story behind it.

Kay stops by an old ice box, and explains how it once worked.

“Imagine that’s all you had for a refrigerator,” she said, opening the top where the ice block would have been placed.

“As a teacher you have to learn as you go,” Kay said. “You’re never done learning.”

And there is plenty to learn just by stepping into the store. An inquiry about how many items are

at Past & Present might get you this answer: “If you want to know, you can count,” she said with a laugh.

Perrin and husband, Ross, are also counting their first year in business in 2016.

“Both Ross and I were born to do this,” Kay said, with a laugh.

“We have had marvelous support although we’ve done a lot of work to make this go. It’s with the help of very, very dear friends.”

The place to be Count the cars and trucks lining the gravel parking lot on a recent, mid-February morning, and you

can see the store’s popularity.

The antiques and vintage wares shop welcomes visitors from all along Highway 97, from globetrotters to locals.

“It’s my party place on Friday,” said Klamath Falls resident Jennifer Weekly, who had just stopped by the shop to look at a bed frame.

“I’ve bought quite a bit of stuff from Ross and Kay. I found an antique Tiffany lamp I’d been searching for for years.

Visitors are greeted at the door by the couple.

“When people come in, it’s like, ‘Oh, you came to visit,’ ” Kay said.

“We kind of treat everyone like

family. I can’t imagine us doing it any other way.”

Visitors also get a tail wag and a friendly face from the four-legged variety member of the family: Murphy, the a Shitzu-doodle shop dog.

Murphy is known to many of the locals who frequent the shop.

“He’s part of the family,” Kay said.

Murphy follows Kay as she walks into the barn behind the main store, which carries even more items, including yard art, a wide variety of industrial and other antiques and collectibles, and a treasure trove of “Do-it-Yourself” materials.

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NICHE, from page 17 The downstairs portion is primarily Ross’ focus, and where much of the store’s railroad antiques and vintage items are kept.

Upstairs in the barn are rooms filled with a wide variety of DIY materials, old vinyl records, and other treasures.

“I call this grandma’s attic,” Kay said.

“This is just little bits of everything.”

Kay said she and her husband see a lot of customers looking for shabby chic items, or others sifting to find DIY project materials such as old windows, doors and desks.

The store also accepts consignments.

“We all follow Pinterest and we all follow what’s happening on Etsy,” Ross said, which helps the couple stayed attuned to consumer interests.

Origins The business all started with

If you go: Perrin’s Past & Present, 33390 Highway 97 North, Chiloquin, is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The store is closed Tuesday and Thursday.

Hours will be extended to seven days per week in March.

area. Their own store finally came to fruition after friends — whom they now rent from — purchased the building they use for the business.

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Finding treasures: Perrin’s Past & Present co-owner Kay Perrin, left, chats with customer and Klamath Falls resident Jennifer Weekly on a recent Friday in February.

a dream and two people who fell in love.

Longtime friends, the pair wed on Valentine’s Day in 2008, and both, sharing a passion for antiques, dreamed of owning their own store together.

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Ross and Kay Perrin formed a five-year plan to build their business on selling antiques and collectibles in their very own store.

It started by holding their own yard sales and later by selling items at another antique store in the local

“There is a percentage number,” she said, “that don’t make it to their first year,” Kay said. “So, yay for us.”

Now in the fourth year of their five-year plan, Ross said, they are ahead of schedule by one year.

“We knew that 97 was a great location,” Kay said.

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Chiloquin artist Jaclyn Schock draws inspiration for her works from nature

By LACEY JARRELL: H&N Staff Reporter

A life filled with drawings: Chiloquin artist Jaclyn Schock uses oil-based Prisma color pencils to create images of wildlife, such as elk and mule deer.

She also draws pet portraits, such as this dog, on consignment.

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Chiloquin resident and ranch owner Jaclyn Schock, who had horses as a young girl, said her first inspirations for drawing came from the animals around her. Schock’s talent later evolved into creating wildlife pictures.

Using oil-based colored pencils, Schock draws Western scenes filled with horses and cowboy gear, and forest scenes of cougars, mule deer, elk, bear and a variety of other Pacific Northwest wildlife. Schock said she is often inspired to draw scenes with rich browns, reds and greens. Many of her images feature wildlife with their young.

The 33-year-old artist was born in Alaska, but grew up in Klamath Falls. She has drawn, in some capacity, for most of her life. As a child she doodled horses and other animals in pencil, but it wasn’t until Schock was a young teen, and met police composite artist and Klamath Falls resident Yvonne Schmid, that she was inspired to draw in color.

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Choice of canvas: Jaclyn Schock prefers to craft her color pencil drawings on rough surfaces. She said textured material helps hold color when she layers the pencil strokes.

ARTIST, from page 19 “When I was a kid I used to draw all the time,” Schock said.

“I actually asked her if she would teach me how to draw with colored pencils. Before that, I just used a regular No. 2 pencil.”

Schock said in the beginning, her mentor only allowed her to draw flowers.

“I was pretty excited when she let me draw an animal — and of course it was a horse,” Schock laughed.

Schmid remembers Schock as a dedicated student. She said Schock wouldn’t give up on a

technique or drawing until it was just right.

“She was very natural, very good. She was one of the best I’ve taught,” Schmid said.

In 2013, one of Schock’s drawings was awarded best of department at the Klamath County Fair.

The next year, in 2014, Schock was awarded best of show for a picture she drew of her father-in-law, Ed Schock, in his cowboy gear, complete with guns and holsters.

“I was really excited, and that one meant a little more to me because it was the only person I’ve ever drawn,” Schock said.

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ARTIST, from page 20 Schock said she mainly works from photographs, and occasionally draws pet portraits on consignment.

Schock’s lifelike images are created by adding light layers of color to a rough surface — anything textured, from crescent or suede board to tile, rocks and bones — to grab the color from the pencils.

Schock said many people confuse her colored pencil drawings for paintings.

“I think that’s probably the biggest misconception about my art. People think of colored pencil, and they think it’s going to look like a sketch, not a painting,” she said.

“There are so many (pencil) layers, it actually ends up with a shiny finish and looks

Earning honors: In 2014, Chiloquin artist Jaclyn Schock won best of show for a color pencil drawing of her father-in-law, Ed Schock.

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like a painting.”

Schock said she strives to create realistic drawings.

“I focus on the animal first and then do the background later. I always start with the eyes. I feel like that brings the picture to life,” Schock said.

Schock’s artistic inclinations typically take hold in the winter, when she’s not busy riding horses and running a ranch, and she has more time to reflect on her ranch lifestyle.

“That’s kind of how we live and do things, and it’s definitely something that inspires me to draw. Western artwork is very interesting to me. It’s more of a way of life than anything else,” Shock said. ljarrell@heraldandnews.com

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Jaclyn Schock began working for West Ridge Animal Hospital in 2003. She is a licensed veterinary technician.

With her husband, Jake, and two children, Jasmine, 15, and Justin, 12, Schock raises meat goats and beef cattle on a small ranch in Chiloquin. Find more of Schock’s art on her Art by Jaclyn Facebook page.

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By LEE JUILLERAT: For the Herald and News

Deep Blue P Fascination

Adventurer chronicles his experiences from a winter Crater Lake journey in 1917 R.L. Glisan a prominent Portland dentist, traveled by train, sleigh, snowshoes and skis with photographer Frank Jones to Crater Lake in March of 1917.

Photo courtesy of the Mazamas

eople have been fascinated with Crater Lake since it was viewed by John Wesley Hillman, who made the first authenticated visit in 1853. Hillman named it Deep Blue Lake. Earlier natives, including Klamath Indians, had also seen the lake, which according to legends was both revered and feared.

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CRATER LAKE, from page 22 Before easy access was provided by highways, people wanting to see the lake had to earn their way, especially in winter. Among those anxious to experience the lake in winter, a traditionally hostile season, was R.L. Glisan, a prominent Portland dentist and early member of the Mazamas, a hiking group founded by William Steel, “the Father of Crater Lake.” Glisan was an adventurer who explored Mount Rainier.

Among his many outings were arduous trips to Crater Lake. In the following article, which appeared in an April 1917 issue of The Oregonian, Glisan tells of a winter visit to Crater Lake, one that involved travel by train, sleigh and over the final miles, cross country skis. The article is part of the Steel Scrapbooks and was made available by Steve Mark, Crater Lake National Park’s longtime historian.

Glisan’s story is notable for his observations about Upper Klamath Lake during a cold winter

when automobiles were able to drive along its frozen surface. He also captures the sense of isolation in communities like Fort Klamath and refers to trappers like the legendary Chuck Zumbrun, who spent winters traveling trap lines in unfathomable conditions.

It’s a fairly long tale, but Glisan enlivens his story with quirky observations about things like tame pine martens, starving cattle and cross country ski waxing techniques, always colorfully descriptive that often lend a lively sense of humor.

Crater Lake Visited in Winter Offers Great Opportunities for Lovers of Ski R.L Glisan Tells of Surprise When Great Body of Water is Found Frozen Over and Islands Reflected In Ice. Mr. Jones Gets Wonderful Pictures of Scenery In Spite of Storms Met En Route.

By R.L. GLISAN

Last year, following the phe-

nomenal fall of snow, I went in to Crater Lake early in April from Medford with the then park superintendent, W.G. Steel, and R.B. Wilson. We spent the first night at the ranger’s cabin, where Union Creek joins the Rogue, and the day following traveled 18 miles over the snow to headquarters, head of Anna Creek. We walked over the crust in the early morning, using snowshoes for the rest of the day. We found 11 feet of snow at headquarters. I spent several days visiting Crater Lake and nearby attractions.

Having approached the lake from the west on snowshoes last year, I decided this year to try the ascent from the east on skis.

Frank I. Jones, who recently did Oregon a lasting service in making the Columbia Highway famous in the East, with his photography in color, eagerly consented to accompany me.

We left Portland Saturday evening, March 16, went down to Weed, in Northern California, and then up to Klamath Falls, registering at the White Pelican Sunday evening. We left Monday morning on the branch

railroad. It was a cold, clear day.

The track followed the north shore line of Klamath Lake, offering wonderful vistas of Mount Shasta and Mount McLoughlin, better known as Mount Pitt, across the broad white expanse, for the lake was a solid sheet of snow-covered ice. Autos had crossed repeatedly: ski tracks were visible closely paralleling the shore and bands of cattle were seen traveling along the ice, drinking at water holes cut in the thick ice. Ducks, herons and an occasional pelican rose from the larger water spaces, where hot springs kept

the ice open.

At Chiloquin we bundled into a straw-filled sleigh — 13 persons occupied the seats, with a big red rooster in a crate as rear guard and superstition chaser.

The snow was well packed, the grade easy and the horses hardly slackened speed as we glided through the pine forest and on the edge of Klamath marsh, past the Indian agency and the picturesque site of the old fort, arriving at the small town of Fort Klamath in such brief time that we regretted the 13 miles in were not doubled.

‘At Chiloquin we bundled into a straw-filled sleigh — 13 persons occupied the seats, with a big red rooster in a crate as rear guard and superstition chaser.’

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‘Breaking road was no sinecure. Nine men and 20 horses had averaged only two miles a day on another road they were opening for travel.’ walls of serrated colored rock, columns and spires upthrusting here and there.

CRATER LAKE, from page 23 On the way we saw large bands of cattle, patiently standing in the long runways cleared in the snow, where the rapidly lessening hay was sparingly doled out in the meager hope of the scanty supply lasting longer than the snow. Calves, just born, stepping on bent, unsteady legs, made the sight more pathetic.

The snow had gradually deepened to more than four feet was we near Fort Klamath.

Mr. Kirkpatrick welcomed us at the hotel now bearing his name.

The temperature that morning was 5 degrees below zero — on the 1st of the month 20 below zero.

The outlook Tuesday morning was not promising. More than a foot of snow had fallen through the night, it was still snowing, and the heavy gray sky gave no assurance of any immediate change for the better. We took the sleigh four miles to the Copeland place at the end of the beaten road.

Breaking road was no sinecure. Nine men and 20 horses had averaged only two miles a day on another road they were opening for travel. At 8:45 we continued your way on skis. Our packs averaged more than 35 pounds each, Mr. Jones’ camera equipment for color photography being more than 20 pounds. I also had my camera and tripod. In addition to the provisions and personal effects, we had snowshoes strapped on our packs for emergency use.

Trappers are met At the Scott place we

Snow becomes soft The sun, at first most welcome, became too effusive and the softened snow stuck in wads on our skis, requiring abusive whacks from our poles to dislodge; our energy being finally equally divided between the forward push of the ski and side blow of the pole.

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Impressions of Crater Lake: This water color painting of Crater Lake, created by artist C. Graham, was printed in a Harper’s weekly column Sept.

19, 1896. The beauty of Crater Lake has long inspired artists and photographers alike.

stopped to chat with five young trappers, inspecting their Winter catch of fox and marten skins. Burns and Zumbrun went on to the mill with us, where Jack Burns cooked a hot lunch and gave us the keys to the Wild Cat ranger’s cabin on the park line. We left the mill and pushed on through the soft snow, taking turns breaking trail through the pine forest.

Another snow storm about mid-afternoon shut out the sun and we looked for mileposts or signs. Cheered by the sight of a corner of a blue enameled sign on a nearby pine, we turned aside to investigate. After poking the snow aside I unearthed, or rather unsnowed, an ice cream sign.

For the first time it failed to awaken a responsive chord.

About 5 o’clock a V-shaped snow patch, rising slightly above the level, announced our

destination. A shovel handle thoughtfully thrust in the snow under the peak by Momyer on his way in gave us the means to clear and entranced, and we soon ferreted below and entered the neat white-painted three-room Wild Cat cabin. A fire soon warmed the cabin, which, deeply encased in the snow, retained the heat all night.

Wednesday morning promised fair, sun and blue sky following a starlit night.

We left our snowshoes behind and started up the road, line with tall, high-crested yellow pine, casting long shadows on a spotless floor of white. Soon we near the rim of Anna Creek Canyon, frequently enticed to the very edge for the enchanting view of the stream, a green twisting hand far below, winding between snow slides, white slopes alternating with sheer

Resting at high noon, we tramped wells for our feet, sat on our skis, nibbled lunch and cussed and discussed our situation. In despair, turning the skis over, we rubbed off the snow and rubbed on some prepared floor wax and, presto! to our great relief found they gave the snow the slip.

After seven hours of continuous plodding, having failed to make the four miles to Bridge Creek, which we understood was half way, we cached our camera equipment and provisions, securely rolling up the latter and hanging them from a high branch out of the reach of pine marten, whose tracks had evidenced the roving disposition. Another hour and we reach the deep-set curve where a timber cribbed opening under a deep floor of snow showed us Bridge Creek, the only bridge on the road. We found out later this was five and three-fourth miles from Wild Cat and two and threefourths to go.

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CRATER LAKE, from page 24 Passing the deep-set Garden of the Gods, made doubly impressive by the long afternoon shadows pointing clear across the canyon and up towards the sentinel peaks, which guarded the Crater Lake rim, inspired by the view, we pushed on. It was after sunset, nearly 6 o’clock, where we reach headquarters, where we were most cordially welcomed by H.E. Momyer, our coming having been announced by the reverberation of the telephone wire, which we struck as we stooped to unfasten our skis.

Fourteen feet of snow on the level necessitated going down a snow stairway to the front door. Mr. Moymer, as acting superintendent of the park, was in charge alone, monarch of all he surveyed, his only companions blue-jays, feathered camp robbers, and a pine marten, all so tame, a robber ate from his hand and the marten overcame all caution in his eagerness to secure scraps of the fresh meat we had brought.

His dark, lithe body appeared like a shifting

silhouette against the snow stairway.

Thursday morning registered 7 above zero — clear, cold and snappy. We left after breakfast to reclaim our cache. Gliding easily down the tracks of yesterday without an appreciable effort, we passed the Garden of the Gods, in and out, rounding every down curve, by Bridge Creek, and all too soon checked our speed as we saw our cache hanging safe above the marten tracks. Our cameras recovered, we photographed the trees loaded with yesterday’s snow, lunched on our return at Bridge Creek, lowering a flask by long cord to draw water from the south or California side, which we called the wet side, as we failed to fill on the Oregon side. The day proved as easy as the previous day strenuous and the sun and blue sky marked contrast to the clouds we started with. It seemed incredible there could be such a difference.

Refuge is appreciated Friday proved another perfect day. We leisurely made the engineer’s camp just below the lake and stopped at the shelter

cabin courteously left available for Winter visitors. The peak of the high-pitched roof rose a few feet above the snow, resembling a fair-sized dog kennel. Again we ferreted down, opened a small trap door under the peak, which for snow safety, contrary to fire safety, opened in. On the upper floor was a bed and comforters. Descending a wall ladder into the dark abyss below, we lighted a lantern and rejoiced at the sight of a snug pile of fire wood. The stove started, the cabin was heated in short order and retained the heat like a fireless cooker.

Mid-afternoon we went up the steep draw, where the old road meandered to the rim, and came out above the lake at the base of Castle Creek. The sun was setting, giving a warm glow to the snow in the light and clod gray to the snow in shadow. In the shadow lay Wizard Island, a white cone: the Watchman, Glacier and Llao rose on the western edge, kindled by the sun’s last rays, which in turn brought out the distant Thielsen in sharp relief, to the north.

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CRATER LAKE, from page 25 Clouds and blue sky above, the scene was sublime, one feature only missing — the marvelous blue of Crater Lake. To our great surprise the lake was frozen, fully three-fourths of its surface covered. A fair-sized open mirror reflected Wizard Island and smaller patches of blue were here and there. The rest was thin sheet ice. We had been told the lake never froze, could not freeze, because of its phenomenal depth, of constant temperature, with continuous surface-ruffling winds. It was a great disappointment to Mr. Jones, with his color plates. To me the unexpected by the more appreciated.

Photographer is delayed A biting wind came with sunset. My tripod froze and refused to close. Our gloves stiffened with the cold. Hastily we slipped our parkas over our shoulders and drew the monk hoods over our heads. Thus enveloped, we were soon in the glow again. While Mr. Jones waited for the sun

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to reappear under a low-banked band of cloud I returned to the shelter cabin to prepare supper.

Following the bottom of the ravine along the sides of which the old road coursed, having to check my speed with the poles as brakes, I soon came out at the head of the valley, picked up the ski tracks made in ascending and had supper ready by the time Jones returned. He had more difficulty in the uncertain light and stiffer snow crust.

Saturday morning an overcast sky obviated the necessity of an early start to secure sunrise view. We leisurely returned to the lake after early breakfast and spent the morning along the rim photographing the lake below and Crater Lake Lodge, with its snow banks reached up the front dormer windows. Shasta and Union peaks to the south, from different points on the road leading westward along the rim towards the Watchman. The sun frequently burst through the white clouds to reward our patience.

See CRATER LAKE, page 27

‘To our great surprise the lake was frozen, fully three-fourths of its surface covered.’

Photo courtesy of the Mazamas

Finding shelter: Mazamas mountaineer R.L. Glisan and photographer Frank Jones took shelter at a cabin in the engineer’s camp at Crater Lake.

Glisan reported, “The peak of the high-pitched roof rose a few feet above the snow, resembling a fair-sized dog kennel.”

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Photo courtesy of the Mazamas

Icy greeting: A rare, partially frozen Crater Lake was viewed by R. L. Glisan and Frank Jones on their March 1917 adventure to the lake. Glisan related, “We had been told the lake never froze, could not freeze, because of its phenomenal depth, of constant temperature, with continuous surface-ruffling winds.”

CRATER LAKE, from page 26 Returning, we skied down the slope traversed by the new road to the shelter cabin for late lunch, then returned to headquarters.

Skis take groove easily Sunday found a light snow falling, giving a cushion for the skis and smoothing our irregularities. reluctantly bidding our host farewell, we started down to Fort Klamath.

Our skis needed no urging and no guid-

ing. Down the broad road and around the broad curves on a gently descending grade the skis kept the foot-deep grooves, so arduously made on the ascent, and nothing could ever be more wonderfully enchanting and exhilarating. Spending an hour at the Wild Cat, another hour at the trapper’s cabin, after crossing the broad Klamath marsh with the range of peaks beyond the broad white sheet, stopping 20 minutes at the Sizemore ranch photographing the band of elk left there by the State Warden,

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we reached Fort Klamath in ample time for the Sunday chicken dinner, our keen-edged appetites prompting us to render ample justice.

Another enjoyable sleigh ride on Monday morning brought us into Chiloquin for the train, returning to Klamath Falls for the night and train Tuesday for Portland. I defy any other state in the Union to offer a more fascinating winter outing, and the sole purpose of this article is to put Oregon on record for what her scenic assets are worth.

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KLAMATH ALMANAC ABERT RIM: The largest exposed fault in North America towers about 2,000 feet above the desert floor about 30 miles north of Lakeview. With its 30-mile length, it skirts Lake Abert, the largest saline body of water in the Pacific Northwest. The lake runs more than 20 miles from north to south.

ALGOMA: The townsite 8 miles north of Klamath Falls was originally called Melhase after a pioneer family in the area. In 1912, owners of the Algoma Lumber Co. purchased an old sawmill at the site and renamed the community Algoma. In 1940, at the peak of the community’s growth, the town had a population of 400 served by a post office, general store and three-room schoolhouse. The mill closed in the early 1940s.

Source: History of Klamath County Oregon, Rachel Applegate Good, p135.

BALSIGER FORD BUILDING: The Balsiger Ford Building, most recently known as the Egyptian Building, was built by Elmer Balsiger in 1927 as an auto dealership. The 64,000-square-foot building was heated with geothermal heat. The Balsiger was recognized by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art as one of the finest examples of Egyptian Revival architecture in the United States. Elmer Balsiger’s son, Mike Balsiger, sold the building in 1995 to John Batzer of Medford. It has been owned by a handful of investors over the years and was most recently purchased by the city of Klamath Falls in 2015 and the site is under consider-

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BLY: The community located 50 miles east of Klamath Falls dates to 1883. Its name is taken from the Klamath Indian world “Blydell,” meaning “heaven.” Crane Lumber Co. established a sawmill in Bly in 1931, and employed as many as 140 people. Later, Weyerhaeuser Co. operated a stud mill in Bly.

without crunching some,” Ida Odell wrote in the 1964 edition of “Klamath Echoes,” a local book series. “The late Marie McMillan, whose mother was the owner of the Lakeside Inn, tells of carrying a broom with her to sweep a path through them.”

“The paving of Main Street in 1910 and later paving of Pine Street, closing the Ankeny Canal, ended the era of water snakes and frogs.”

Source: History of Klamath County Oregon, Rachel Applegate Good, p132.

CHILOQUIN: The town takes its name from a Klamath Indian, Chay-lo-quin, who was chief of an Indian village known as Bosuck Siwas. The Southern Pacific Railroad reached the townsite in 1911, and a post office was established in 1912.

Source: History of Klamath County, by Rachel Applegate Good.

ENGINE NO. 2579: Engine No. 2579, a Southern Pacific oil-burning steam locomotive, has been displayed at Veterans Memorial Park in Klamath Falls since 1957. A dedication ceremony at the park was held Sept.

28, 1957. A plan to remove the engine from the park was abandoned in March 1970.

FROGS: The abundance of snakes in Linkville’s early days is well-known. But few people realize the town’s residents also endured plagues of frogs.

“I have seen these tiny fellows so thick on the sidewalk it was impossible to walk

INFLUENZA: An epidemic of Spanish influenza claimed the lives of 69 Klamath County residents in 1918, as well as 12 Lake County residents. More than 20 million people died around the world. Klamath County Public Health Officer Dr. Warren Hunt on Oct. 12, 1918, ordered a quarantine on all public gathering places such as theaters and dance halls to prevent the spread of the Spanish influenza. The quarantine lasted for about two months.

Source: Evening Herald, Oct. 12, Dec. 26, 1918

KENO: The Keno Settlement, at the place now known as Keno dates to 1876, when a post office was established at Whittle’s Ferry. The community was later known as Plevna, although that name later became associated with an area located between Keno and Klamath Falls. A new post office was established in 1887, and named “Keno” after Capt. D.J. Ferree’s dog, which in turn had been named after a popular card game of the 1800s.

Sources: History of Klamath County Oregon, Rachel Applegate Good; Oregon Place Names, by Lewis v

KLAMATH FALLS — 1909

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LOST FOREST: The Lost Forest is an isolated stand of ponderosa pine and juniper trees at the edge of the North Lake County dunes, about 8 miles east of Christmas Valley and then 8 miles north. The 9,000acre Lost Forest is located in an area receiving less than half the average precipitation normally required for ponderosa pine. It is believed that the ancient lake bed beneath the sandy surface provides an impervious layer that retains whatever moisture does fall. The forest contains the state’s largest juniper tree, with a trunk 18 inches in diameter, at a height of 68 feet tall. It is also a designated natural research area.

Source: World Heritage Encyclopedia

LOWER KLAMATH LAKE: Before being cut off from the Klamath River, Lower Klamath Lake was at times larger than Upper Klamath Lake. The Lower Klamath Lake National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1908, and included 80,000 acres. The refuge was reduced in 1915 to 53,600 acres. A railroad embankment constructed across the west side of Lower Klamath Lake isolated the lake from the Klamath River. Gates controlling the flow of water between the lake and river were closed in 1917. In the ensuing years, the lake’s area decreased, and the peat soil on the lake bottom caught fire and burned.

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Klamath Falls street names histories Applegate Avenue — Named for Klamath pioneer Capt. Oliver Cromwell Applegate.

Conger Avenue — Both the street and the school are named after Linkville resident Joseph Conger (1831-1908), who lived in the area and left money to the Klamath County School District.

Darrow Avenue — Named for Sacramento resident and banker A.L. Darrow, organizer and president of Klamath Corp., which acquired the Mills Addition from Enterprise Land and Investment Co. Division Street — So named because it formed the dividing line between the Mills Addition and the Darrow Addition.

East Main — Formerly called Stukel Street, after Stephen Stukel, a prominent rancher who acquired several ranch properties in the area that would become the Mills Addition. Merchants in the developing Mills Addition asked for the name of the street to be changed in anticipation of business development along the traffic artery leading to downtown Klamath Falls.

Eberlein Avenue — Named after pioneer Klamath resident Charles Wood Eberlein.

Joe Wright Road — Named for Josiah C. Wright, who settled on the road just west of Washburn Way in 1910.

Martin Street — Named after Alex “Uncle Jerry” Martin, pioneer freighter, merchant and banker.

Montelius Street — Named for Walter M. Montelius, a prominent businessman in Klamath Falls who died in 1952.

Owens Street — Named for Ben S. Owens, a city councilor who represented the Mill District at one time.

Reclamation Avenue — The U.S. Reclamation Service (later renamed the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) at one time planned to build its Klamath Basin headquarters office on the street, although the plans were not carried out.

Union Street — As opposed to Division Street, Union Street was so named because it connected the Mills and Darrow additions.

Wantland Avenue — Named for C.E. Wantland, a Denver-based general sales agent for the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific land departments. He visited Klamath Falls several times, and predicted the town would become one of the largest inland cities of the Pacific Coast states.

Washburn Way — Named for George E. Washburn, a civil engineer from San Francisco who assisted in the platting of subdivisions in the Mills Addition.

White Avenue — Frank Ira White owned land in the Mills Addition and directed the platting of properties in the Mills, Mills Second and Darrow additions.

Source: Evening Herald, April 22, 1939;

MIDWAY TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO.: The company first offered 24-hour telephone service in Klamath Falls beginning in 1905. “Two rings for Central, and you can talk with the world any time day or night,” manager O.B. Gates was quoted as saying.

SAND DUNES: Oregon’s largest inland sand dunes are not far from Christmas Valley in North Lake County. Eight miles east of town on paved road and eight miles north on dirt road take you to 12,000 acres of rolling, fine-grained sand dunes. Off-road vehicles are permitted on the dunes.

STEWART LENOX: The community on the southwest side of Klamath Falls takes its name from two men who played a role in its development. Fred G. Stewart owned 637 acres in the area from 1910 until he died in 1925. His widow married D.H. Lenox, and the couple subdivided the land in 1930-31. Lots were sold during the Depression era for about $125 each. The area north of the Klamath Falls-Ashland Highway was called Stewart, while across the highway was Lenox. The community was annexed into the city of Klamath Falls, by order of the state, on July 1, 1981, in order to provide sewer service in the area.

Source: Klamath Country History, 1984, Klamath County Historical Society.

Joe H. Wright; Herald and News, Oct. 3, 1967.

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By HOLLY OWENS: H&N Staff Reporter

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ome recipes are just plain intimidating: soufflé, for example.

Ever since watching Audrey Hepburn try and fail at baking a souffle in the 1954 classic “Sabrina,” I’ve considered that the ultimate recipe challenge.

Cheese has been a close second.

I couldn’t have been more wrong. Want a positive first cheese-making experience? Try making ricotta or hrudka.

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Hrudka, pronounced hur-UT-ka, is also known as cirak, sirok, sirecz among other names. It is an Eastern European custard-like egg cheese typically served around Easter. Savory and sweet recipe versions of this traditional cheese are available. Typically it is made without sugar and is included with foods, such as beet horseradish, ham, sausage, salt and paska bread, in a basket to be blessed on Holy Saturday and eaten Easter Sunday.

The sweet version of hrudka smells like eggnog while cooking, and when finished tastes like a breadless bread pudding. It would be delicious served with whipped cream and vanilla sauce.

Hrudka’s easy and more versatile Italian cheese cousin is ricotta. It has few ingredients, is uncomplicated to make, takes far less time to cook and has many delicious uses.

Once you make your own ricotta, and see how quick it is to cook up and how much better it tastes than store-bought, you’ll never want to go back.

Want a creamier version of ricotta? Try the recipe that uses heavy cream. Or another method is to limit the amount of time you let the whey drain from the curds. Want a drier ricotta? Substitute 2 percent milk for the whole milk and drain the majority of the whey from the ricotta. To make farmer’s cheese, wrap your freshly made ricotta in cheese cloth and place a weighted plate on it overnight in the refrigerator to press even more whey out.

What’s next? Maybe soufflé.

See CHEESE, page 31

Easy cheesy: Homemade ricotta cheese (above) and Eastern European Easter custard cheese hrudka (below) are easy to cook and require few ingredients.

H&N photos by Holly Owens

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CHEESE, from page 30

What about the whey?

Don’t throw out the whey! Whey, is a highly nutritious byproduct of the cheese-making process.

It is rich in protein, vitamins and minerals and has several uses. Among those include: • Use it for making pizza dough or breads • Use in a 50-50 ratio with broth for a soup base • Use it instead of water to cook rice, pasta • Use it as a nutritious drink or smoothy additive • Use it as an additive to dry dog food, or feed to chickens • Substitute for lemon juice • Use as a meat tenderizer

Stretch your cheese-making skills Classes on mozzarella and cheddar cheese making are being offered at Klamath Community College through Penhall Farms/Food 4 Life. The Mozzarella class begins March 8, and the cheddar cheese class begins March 16. For more information on the classes, and to check for availability visit klamathcc.edu or www.food4life.co.

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CHEESE, from page 31

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Hrudka

12 large eggs 1 quart whole milk 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon (optional)

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1 Tbsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. salt Muslin or fine cheesecloth Butcher’s twine

Crack eggs into a large saucepan and beat with a whisk. Whisk in milk, sugar, salt and cinnamon. Cook over medium-low to low heat, stirring constantly until the mixture fully forms curds and the whey separates. This will take 20 to 30 minutes. Using higher heat or failing to stir will result in a big pan of sweet scrambled eggs.

Drain the mixture into a colander lined with several layers of cheese cloth (or a layer of muslin). Use the cloth to shape into a ball and twist the top to remove excess moisture. Secure with a twist tie. Hang for several hours or overnight. Can be drained initially on the kitchen counter, then finished in the fridge suspended over a deep bowl.

Slice the cheese and serve cold. It will keep for about a week.

Prep Time: 5 minutes, cook time, 30 minutes. Yield: 1 large Hrudka (1 3/4 pounds).

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CHEESE, from page 32

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Ricotta

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1/2 gallon whole milk 1/3 cup lemon juice (from 1 1/2 to 2 lemons), or 1/3 cup distilled white vinegar, or 1/2 tsp. citric acid (available from cheese-making suppliers) 1 tsp. salt, optional

Pour the milk into a 4-quart pot and set it over medium heat. Let it warm gradually to 200 degrees, monitoring the temperature with an instant read thermometer. The milk will get foamy and start to steam; remove it from heat if it starts to boil.

Remove the milk from heat. Pour in the lemon juice or vinegar (or citric acid) and the salt. Stir gently to combine.

Let the pot of milk sit undisturbed for 10 minutes. After this time, the milk should have separated into clumps of milky white curds and thin, watery, yellow-colored whey — dip your slotted spoon into the mix to check. If you still see a lot of un-separated milk, add another tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar and wait a few more minutes.

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CHEESE, from page 33 Set a strainer over a bowl and line the strainer with cheese cloth. Scoop the big curds out of the pot with a slotted spoon and transfer them to the strainer.

Pour the remaining curds and the whey through the strainer.

(Removing the big curds first helps keep them from splashing and making a mess as you pour.)

Let the ricotta drain for 10 to 60 minutes, depending on how

wet or dry you prefer your ricotta.

If the ricotta becomes too dry, you can also stir some of the whey back in before using or storing it.

Fresh ricotta can be used right away or refrigerated in an airtight container for up to a week.

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Ricotta made with cream

2 quarts whole milk 1 cup heavy cream 1/2 tsp. salt 3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Line a large sieve with cheesecloth and place it over a large bowl.

Slowly bring milk, cream, and salt to a rolling boil in a 6-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching. Add lemon juice, then reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring constantly, until the mixture curdles, about 2 minutes.

Pour the mixture into the lined sieve and let it drain 1 hour. Chill the ricotta, covered; it will keep in the refrigerator two days.

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Quintessentials A close-up look at personalities who help make the Basin a great place to live

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Leroy Cabral: United Way of the Klamath Basin

By KEVIN H. HUME

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H&N Staff Photographer

here isn’t much that executive director Leroy Cabral won’t do to help out the United Way of the Klamath Basin.

“There’s an old adage of ‘chief cook and bottle washer.’ But in small businesses, especially small nonprofits, that’s pretty accurate,” Cabral said.

While his primary responsibilities are managing the local branch of the national nonprofit agency and to continue building a local fundraising campaign with new donors, a job he’s held for 27 years, he also clears snow from the sidewalks and helps maintain the old residential building on

North Third Street where its offices are located.

Having spent nearly 40 years working for the United Way, including more than a decade in central California before coming to Klamath Falls, it’s clear that Cabral believes in the nonprofit organization’s mission of garnering supporters for local organizations and nonprofits that aim to help and take care of people. “’Guard we must the contributor’s trust,’” Cabral said, echoing the words of the United Way’s 1970s marketing campaign. “Once you lose trust from your donors, it’s nearly impossible to get it back. So the key is to be open, transparent, be totally accountable.

We have donors that have been giving for decades because they have bought into the United Way concept that one gift supports a huge myriad of services that help our community.”

As such, Klamath Basin nonprofit groups must go through a stringent application process to receive support from United Way donors, including turning over tax forms and an independent financial audit.

Once approved, it is up to a committee of local community members selected by the United Way to allocate money that is raised during an annual campaign to those nonprofits.

Those funds go to support organizations that aim to help women, children and the homeless, and to provide other services that help improve quality of life. Cabral said most donors opt to donate weekly through payroll deductions.

“We encourage to give a buck or two a week,” he said. “You don’t really miss it that much … and it adds up. That’s the beauty of the payroll deduction that the United Way has

had for all these years. People give just a little bit each pay period.”

Despite the fact that Cabral said Klamath County is still feeling the effects of the Great Recession, people are still generous. In fact, he said donations to the 2015 United Way community campaign raised $582,282 — 93 percent of its $625,000 goal.

“This United Way has been doing a heck of a good job,” he said. “We’ve got generations of people in this town who have been volunteering for and contributing to the United Way.” Cabral added that those generations of supporters make this area stand out.

“The Klamath Basin remains one of the most generous in Oregon,” he said. “And that’s what we strive to continue.” khume@heraldandnews.com

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❘ Flora & Fauna of the Klamath Basin ❘ California Ground Squirrel❘

Spreading Phlox ❘

In Oregon, the California ground squirrel , Spermophilus beecheyi, occurs throughout the area west of the Cascade Range and throughout much of Central Oregon. It is considered among the most generalized of the ground squirrels; it inhabits a variety of habitats, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website.

It is a large, long-tailed gray squirrel with a large, nearly black, triangular patch between lightgray shoulder patches. The gray dorsal pelage is speckled with buffy white spots. The tail is bushy, but not so full and spreading as those of tree squirrels.

Although it is a ground-dwelling squirrel it has a strong propensity to climb. It is commonly observed sitting on fence posts, stumps, brush piles, foundations of razed buildings, boulders or other objects that extend above the grade, and occasionally up in trees.

California ground squirrels live in burrows that are typically hidden under a log, rock, or some other debris, according to the California Bureau of Land Management website. Although these ground squirrels are generally antisocial, they do live near each other in loose colonies. In fact, burrows are often occupied by multiple ground squirrels, but each individual has its own entrance. Even when threatened, California ground squirrels will run to their own entrance rather than use the closest one.

Adult California ground squirrels hibernate for four months of the year, from November to February. One-year-old individuals do not hibernate. These ground squirrels are mainly vegetarian, foraging on grasses, leaves, stems, flowers, seeds, and fruits. Occasionally they will also eat insects and small vertebrates.

One of the first flowers to bloom in early summer, Spreading Phlox, Phlox diffusa, is a taprooted perennial that grows from 4 to 12 inches tall. It forms shrubby mats of green leaves, with smooth to hairy stems that are linear to lanceolate, sharp pointed, less than 1 inch long, sessile, and hairy at the base.

Phlox flowers can range from white to pink, or pale blue. They are narrowly tubular, with five broad, pinwheel-like lobes.

The calyx has long cobwebby hairs.

Phlox flowers from May through August in shrublands, open forest and high elevation rocky slopes all along the West Coast and along the plains states of Nebraska and South Dakota .

It looks similar to ornamental creeping phlox, however the leaves are not as stiff and sharp pointed as P. hoodii, and the flowers are slightly larger.

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California Ground Squirrel Photo courtesy of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Spreading phlox H&N photo by Holly Owens

Sources:

California Ground Squirrel facts

Spreading phlox facts

◗ Ground-dwelling , with a propensity to climb

◗ A perennial that germinates from seed

◗ Anti-social, yet live in loose colonies

◗ Blooms from May through August

◗ Adults hibernate, one-year-olds do not ◗ Females produce one litter per year ◗ Can carry fleas that may carry bubonic plague

◗ Prefers to grow in dry, rocky soil ◗ Grows throughout western North America

By Holly Owens: H&N Staff Reporter

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On the calendar around the region FEBRUARY SATURDAY, FEB. 27 ◗ The Love of Chess Tournament will be held at 10 a.m. in Mills Elementary School. Registration will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. A $15 fee is charged.

MONDAY, FEB. 29 ◗ “King of Hearts” will be shown in Monday Night at the Movies at 7 p.m. in the Ross Ragland Theater. Admission is free with $5 donations being accepted. ◗ Klamath County Museum’s “Third Annual Leap Year Party,” 7 p.m. Featuring newly acquired artifacts including historic photos, tiles from the White Pelican Hotel and a mummified cat.

Free admission, with donations to museum’s acquisition fund accepted.

MARCH SATURDAY, MARCH 5 ◗ Sky Lakes Medical Center Health Fair, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Exhibit Hall No. 1, Klamath County Fairgrounds. Offering a variety of free health screenings. ◗ Klamath County Museum Winter Star Party at Liskey Farms, 4051 Lower Lake Road. Free event.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6 ◗ Violinist Lindsay Deutsch will perform at 2 p.m. in the Ross Ragland Theater in the Ragland Classical Series.

Tickets are $24 before transaction fees.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8 ◗ “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” a musi-

cal at the Ross Ragland Theater, 6 p.m. A family pizza party at 4:30 p.m. precedes the show. Tickets are $19, $23 and $29 before transaction fees.

THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 10-13 ◗ The Ragland Cultural Center Series installment of “Redneck Shakespeare,” 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 before transaction fees.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MARCH 12-13 ◗ Klamath Falls Rock, Gem and Mineral Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Exhibit Hall No. 1, Klamath County Fairgrounds.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY MARCH 14 -15 ◗ Shrine Circus, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. both days, Klamath County Fairgrounds

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Event Center. Aerial acts, animal attractions. Tickets available at the door.

Hotel Museum. Free admission.

TUESDAY, MARCH 15 ◗ Irish traditional band Altan will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Tickets are $19, $23 and $29 before transaction fees.

◗ Screening of “Blade Runner,” 7 p.m.,

MONDAY, MARCH 21

as part of the Ross Ragland Theater’s Monday Night at the Movies series. Free admission with donations accepted to help cover royalty costs.

APRIL FRIDAY, APRIL 1 FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MARCH 18-APRIL 9 ◗ “Chop Suey for All: Chinese Cooks ◗ Linkville Players present “The Com- in Oregon,” a program exploring one aspect of Chinese history in Oregon, 7 plete History of America (Abridged)” p.m. at the Klamath County Museum.

7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday performances, and one matinee performance Program in partnership with Oregon Historical Society and Southern Oregon at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3. “Complete” is a 90-minute comedic rollercoaster ride Historical Society. through American history. Tickets are SUNDAY, APRIL 3 $11 to $14 and are available at Periwinkle ◗ The Ragland Classical Series presHome, 831 Main St. ents “Young Musicians of Excellence,” 2 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. TickSATURDAY, MARCH 19 ets are $15 before transaction fees. ◗ The witticisms and compositions MONDAY, APRIL 4 of Dr. Clay McCord will be presented at ◗ Monday Night at the Movies, 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater.

“Northwest Filmmakers Festival,” 7 p.m.

Tickets are $15 before transaction fees.

Free admission with donations accepted SUNDAY, MARCH 20 to help cover royalty costs. ◗ Women in Klamath History, proSATURDAY, APRIL 9 gram on prominent women in Klamath ◗ Magic and illusion with “The Jason County history, 2 p.m., at the Baldwin

Bishop Show,” presented at 7:30 p.m. on the Ross Ragland Theater stage. Tickets are $19, $23 and $29 before transaction fees.

THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 14-17 ◗ “Redneck Shakespeare: A Politically Incorrect Shakespeare,” 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Ragland Cultural Center. Director Chip Massie has matched up modern political candidates with the Bard’s scenes and characters. Tickets are $15 before transaction fees.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23 ◗ “Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles,” 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Tickets are $23, $29 and $36 before transaction fees.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29 ◗ “Dancing with Your Klamath Falls Stars!” 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. The Utah Ballroom Dance Company performs with Klamath celebrities in a dance spectacular. Tickets are $19, $23 and $29 before transaction fees.

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