REGIONAL MAGAZINE FOR KLAMATH, LAKE, MODOC AND SISKIYOU COUNTIES
Klamath Life Colors of the Basin Transformed A new, colorful hiking season begins on regional trails
Play ball!
Pop Warner football fills Saturdays with a marathon of games
Harvest time
Farming a cup of nature with clean water, under blue skies
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On the cover: Aiden Mozingo pushes through a mob of Siskiyou defenders at Henley High School during Pop Warner’s opening day Sept. 7. Story on page 20.
◗ Colorful transformation:
A new hiking season on regional trails. Page 7 ◗ Birds of a feather: Fall migration fills Basin skies and refuges. Page 12
Cover photo by Steven Silton
Fall in the Basin: The best time of year The common refrain heard around the Basin is that this is the best time of year to get out and enjoy all of the recreational opportunities. And it certainly is looking that way. This edition of Klamath Life, produced by our staff of local Herald and News reporters, photographers and editors for our readers, focuses on “Colors of the Basin.” It covers the months of September and October. Here’s what we have to offer: ◗ Birds of a feather: A look at the interesting, unusual, ingenious coloring of Basin birds. There’s plenty to explore here and reporter Devan Schwartz captures what’s available for the beginning birder on up to the professional. ◗ In search of fall colors: Where to hike and see the best of the Basin’s fall displays. H&N regional editor Lee Juillerat offers options for where to go to get out and about this fall. ◗ Family roots: A Klamath Falls man discovers a surprising family past in the Quartz Mountain area, through historic photos, by regional editor Lee Juillerat. ◗ Pee Wee football: What’s fall without football? Sports reporter Brett Sommers takes
a look at where it all begins for some players. ◗ Harvest time: Samantha Tipler reports on the variety of agricultural crops being harvested by Basin growers. ◗ The old homestead: A century of family ranching life is celebrated through work on the Kerns ranch in this story by H&N reporter Lee Beach; plus a list of century farms and ranches in our area. ◗ Football faux pas: H&N reporter Dave Martinez provides tips for playing host on game day. ◗ A rainbow of choices: Colorful and healthy foods — reporter Nora Avery-Page offers tips and recipes to brighten your plate. ◗ Wocus: The seed from this Basin water lily was once a dietary staple for the Klamath Tribes. How is it harvested? How was it traditionally prepared? By reporter Andrew Creasey. Plus a collage of beautiful, reader-submitted photography of life in the Basin. We hope you enjoy this edition, and, as always, send us your ideas for topics of note for Klamath Life. Our next edition publishes at the end of November. Email us at news@heraldandnews. com.
Gerry O’Brien, H&N Editor
Culture
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A search for family history. Page 16
◗ Play ball:
Pop Warner marathon Saturdays. Page 20
Country living
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Farming an ideal cup of nature. Page 31 ◗ Century of work
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A game plan for dealing with party play. Page 41 ◗ Promising work: Plant fall bulbs now for springtime color. Page 43
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Colorful transformations: a new season on regional trails
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By LEE JUILLERAT: H&N Regional Editor
ake no mistake: fall in the Klamath Basin will never be mistaken for fall in Vermont, but some of those luscious colors are out there for the viewing. Some can be seen from the road, especially the aspens along Highway 140 near Rocky Point or, east of Klamath Falls, on sections of Highway 140 near Quartz Mountain. For people willing to make more of an effort, fall colors, and occasionally huckleberries, can be seen — and picked — along various trails. Even without colors, fall is a favorite time to get out because the colors can be great, the bugs are gone, and so are most of the people.
SKY LAKES WILDERNESS Several of my favorite fall hikes are to the Sky Lakes Wilderness Area, with my best-ofthe-best being the Seven Lakes Basin. For backpackers, there’s great camping at Cliff Lake, although I’ve found more secluded spots, as well, some things are best left unspoken. Day hikes can include a full-day loop that connects with and follows the Pacific Crest Trail past Devils Peak before looping back into the Seven Lakes Basin. Or, for an easier day outing, a hike to Ranger Springs is bubblelicious. Ranger Springs and the Seven Lakes Basin are accessed from the Sevenmile Marsh Trailhead near Fort Klamath. Follow the trail about two miles to its junction with the PCT. See TRAIL, page 8 Into the hills: The Twin Ponds Trail, which starts at Fourmile Lake, follows the route of the old Rancheria Trail, a Native American route used historically for trade. H&N file photo by Holly Owens
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TRAIL, from page 7
Harriette — the “Queen of Mountain Lakes.” Some lakes are located off the Go left (south) toward the Seven three access trails, including Varney Lakes Basin, or right (north) for about Creek, the most easily accessed trailan eighth of a mile to a sign that points head from Klamath Falls. Other trailheads are at the Lake of the Woods and to Ranger Springs. From the junction, the Ranger Springs Trail ambles about off Clover Creek Road. a mile through a mixed forest before it From the Varney Creek trailhead, reaches the spring. four miles off Highway 140 near the Odessa area, it is 4.5 miles to the loop Ranger Springs is actually a series trail near two small lakes, Eb and Zeb. of springs, watery eruptions that The other direction leads to Como, randomly gush from unseen sources. one of the area’s larger lakes. All three Some bubble up from underneath are good for lunch breaks, with backtrees, others flow like open faucets packing sites at Como and Eb. A mile from rocky ledges, and at least one from Como is Harriette. Just before percolates like water overflowing from a boiling pot. The marshy braids descending the steep downhill grade, a weave together to create a fast-flowing short side trail leads to a lake overlook. stream, the headwaters of the Middle If backpacking, camp at Harriette or go another two-plus miles to the Fork of the Rogue River. South Pass Lakes Trail and on to Mys Day and overnight hikes are also tic or Paragon lakes. plentiful in the wilderness area’s Sky Lakes Basin. The south end, accessed from the Cold Springs Trailhead off CRATER LAKE Highway 140, features an easy hike Crater Lake National Park is a specto Heavenly Twins Lakes with an tacular fall destination, at least until the additional loop that winds past Liza, snow flies. There are several pleasant Isherwood, Elizabeth and Natasha walks, including many that originate lakes. Some years the huckleberries are along or are accessed via Rim Drive. bountiful on the trail from Heavenly CLEETWOOD COVE — The Twin Lakes to Deer Lake. Cleetwood Cove trail, which drops 700 Other Sky Lakes Basin lakes, includ- feet from Rim Drive from the Cleeting Trappers, Margurette and Puck, wood Cove parking lot, is the only way can be reached by hiking north past to access the lake. The 1.1-mile walk the Heavenly Twins, or from the east down is easy, but be prepared for the from the Cherry Creek and Nannie climb out. The attraction is experiencCreek trailheads off the East-West ing the lake at lake level. Road between Rocky Point and Fort For the full experience, take a quick Klamath. swim. Yes, the water is cold. Swim near the boat dock or, even better, walk the short distance to a cove with a divingMOUNTAIN LAKES jumping rock. To make the climb out WILDERNESS refreshing, get wet just before leaving. The Mountain Lakes Wilderness Then take advantage of benches to Area was one of the Pacific Northrest, drink water and enjoy lake views. west’s three original “primitive areas” THE WATCHMAN — For skyin 1930 and was on the original list of areas included in the 1964 Wilderness high panoramic vistas the choice is Act. Until the snow flies, it’s often sub- The Watchman, which begins from limely beautiful with muted fall colors. the Watchman Overlook parking lot. It’s .08 of a mile and 413 vertical feet The area features rolling, sometimes to The Watchman, a lookout built steep trails on terrain shaped by volin the 1930s. The trail has several canism and glacial carving. Geologists switchbacks as it steadily works uphill. say Mountain Lakes is the remnant of Once on top, check out neighboring a 12,000-foot mountain that exploded landmarks like Mount Thielsen, Union or collapsed. Glaciers later carved Peak, Mount McLoughlin, Mount out drainages, creating more than 25 Scott and the Klamath Basin with the lakes and seasonal ponds, including 15 help of interpretive signs. And rememnamed lakes. Several are along the 10.5 ber, the way back is all downhill. mile-long Mountain Lakes Loop Trail, See TRAIL, page 9 including Como, Eb, Zeb, Echo and
Har r iet t e Lake — Mountain Lakes Wild er ness H&N file photos by Lee Juillerat
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TRAIL, from page 8 LIGHTNING SPRING — The Lightning Spring trail, which has a trailhead near the Lighting Spring picnic area, is little traveled. It’s only about three-quarters of a mile and an elevation loss of 250 feet to the spring, which creates gentle Lightning Spring Creek. The hike meanders in large sweeps through meadows and it’s common to see grazing deer. CASTLE CREST WILDFLOWER GARDEN — The easiest trail of this group loops around the Castle Crest Wildflower garden from its trailhead off the East Rim Road near park headquarters. In less than a half-mile the trail circles a meadow that’s seasonally bursting with wildflowers. PLAIKNI FALLS — The park’s newest trail is the mostly flat 1.1-mile hike to Plaikni Falls through an old-growth forest. Most of the trail is wheelchair accessible, but the final uphill to the falls might prove too challenging. To reach the trailhead, take the Pinnacles Road off Rim Drive 1.2 miles south from the Phantom Ship Overlook. GARFIELD PEAK — The trek up Garfield Peak is challenging, but the reward worthwhile. It is 1.7 miles from the trailhead east of Crater Lake Lodge to Garfield’s 8,054-foot elevation summit, an elevation gain of almost 1,000 feet. The trip can be shortened by turning around at viewpoints overlooking the Phantom Ship. At some overlooks Wizard Island seems to float in the lake. About a mile from the trailhead, the trail bends to offer views of Phantom Ship, the remnants of a 400,000-year-old dike, and Dutton Cliff. The trail is best hiked when the lowering afternoon sun creates a softly muted kaleidoscope of shifting colors.
Pl aikni Fall s — cr at er l ake nat ional par k H&N file photo by Lee Juillerat
pet r og l yphs — l ava beds nat ional monument National Parks Service photo
Most Lava Beds National Monument visitors focus on caves, and for good reason. The offerings are many, with some passages providing easy stand-up walking while others require crawling. But fall, with its cooler temperatures, is a good time to be outside. Don’t expect many fall colors — this is the “land of burnt out fires” — but there’s much to enjoy. A trails brochure is available at park headquarters. Possibilities for shorter hikes, and several can be done in a day, include: THOMAS-WRIGHT BATTLEFIELD — The battlefield is where a small group of Modoc Indians led by Scarface Charley killed or injured most of a 68-person Army detachment led by Capt. Evan Thomas on April 26, 1873, during the Modoc War. The troops had stopped and were eating lunch when the Modocs, who had been hidden on slopes above, opened fire. A 1.1-mile, mostly level trail from the main park road leads to the battlefield site. Interpretive signs explain how the soldiers were easy targets. Legend says Scarface Charley shouted to survivors, “All you boys what ain’t dead had better go home. We don’t want to kill you all in one day,” although some believe the story was created by a surviving soldier to explain how he escaped being shot. BLACK CRATER — A short, worthwhile loop trail detour from the Thomas-Wright Battlefield Trail winds around Black Crater, a massive spatter cone. The trail climbs around and through a craggy chaos of lava, and weaves through the exposed innards of would-be lava tube caves, lava windows and multicolored, jumbled lava formations. Look for tree molds made when a living tree was burned away by fresh lava, leaving behind the imprint of the bark. See TRAIL, page 10
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TRAIL, from page 9 FLEENER CHIMNEYS — A short trail meanders around Fleener Chimneys, accessed by a short drive off the park’s main road. The spatter cone is the source of Devils Homestead’s aa lava and, according to park brochures, “was created as erupting globs of molten lava piled on each other like sticky oatmeal.” The parking area-trailhead has its own history. The tables were built by Civilian Conservation Corps crews stationed at Lava Beds in the late 1930s. PETROGYLPH POINT — The trail begins from a small parking area along the east side of Petroglyph Point. It’s a steep but short hike to a ridge that offers a sweeping overlook of the park, including Schonchin Butte, Hardin Butte and the silhouettes of scattered cinder cones, along with neighboring wetlands and farmlands. SYMBOL BRIDGE — Intriguing pictographs are the reward to following the Symbol Ridge trail, which leaves from a parking area-trailhead along the road to Skull Cave. It’s less than a mile to Symbol Bridge, where
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the trail dips into a collapse with faint but fascinating pictographs on boulders and walls. Look but don’t touch. On the walk back, take a short spur trail to Big Painted Cave, which also features pictographs near the collapse that drops into a small squeeze hole. GILLEM BLUFF — The Gillems Camp and Gillem Bluff trails are two for the price of one. The easy trail around Gillems Camp explains its human history, which involves the
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ancestors of Modoc Indians, Army troops stationed at the camp during the Modoc War and the Civilian Conservation Corps. For a more challenging hike, follow the bluff trail that gains 550 feet in elevation over three-quarters of a mile to the top of Gillem Bluff, also known as Sheepy Ridge. The trail ends at the top, but it’s possible to wander along the ridge. Views of Gillems Camp are dwarfed by sightings of a sweeping landscape that includes
There are few trails at the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, and that’s one of its attractions. The fall colors are usually lovely and the outdoor hot springs little visited. One of the best day hikes, on the refuge’s western face, leads to a 35-foot tall waterfall. From the DeGarmo Canyon Trailhead, the sometimes-obscure trail goes a short distance into the mouth of the canyon through a maze of aspens and above a 15-foot waterfall. As author William Sullivan explains in his “100 Hikes/Travel Guide — Eastern Oregon,” before the ford and above the first waterfall, scramble along a rock ledge along the right side of DeGarmo Creek to find the trail and an easy creek crossing. The trail clambers up, over and around talus, scree and rocks, sometimes briefly disappearing in rocks and sagebrush. Finding the way is easier when the falls become visible, nestled at the back of a steep See TRAIL, page 11
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TRAIL, from page 10 cliff and sheltered by trees. It’s about a mile to the falls, where water spills over a mossy basalt wall. At the trail end, scramble to the pool and across the creek. To reach the DeGarmo Trailhead from Lakeview, take Highways 395 and 140 toward Adel and Winnemucca. After 16 miles on Highway 140, turn left on Road 3-13 about 20 miles to Plush. About nineplus miles from Plush watch for a small DeGarmo Canyon sign, turn right and go a half-mile on the dirt road (right at 0.2 of a mile and left at 0.3 of a mile) to the parking area. People with low-clearance vehicles may want to park along the road.
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The town of Lakeview has a new hiking trail and it’s a beauty. The 3.5-mile Bullard Canyon Trail, which opened last year, offers easy access from downtown and scenic views. Other than the section near the swimming pool, there are few severe up- or down-hill distances. To accommodate mountain bikers, most of the route is gradual with sweeping corners.
It’s mostly downhill from the trailhead east of town so, if making a one-way trip, start there. Trail designer Larry Hills took advantage of natural features to design the trail, which meanders alongside towering trees, past historic mining ditches and underneath fascinating rock outcroppings in terrain that features junipers, bitterbrush and mountain mahogany. It’s not uncommon to see deer and there have been reports of snakes, including rattlers, and black bears. Outstanding vistas, especially for westbound hikers, include the north end of Goose Lake, Rogger Peak, Cougar Butte, the Goose Lake Valley, downtown Lakeview, Grizzly and Dog mountains, and, to the distant west, Gearhart Mountain. Although named the Bullard Canyon Trail, the route mostly overlooks Deadman Canyon before crossing into Bullard Canyon. To reach the trailhead, drive about 2-1/2 miles on the gravel road from the Lakeview Swimming Pool to the first major junction, which goes right past the shooting range to a semi-developed parking area by the trailhead.
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Birds of a feather
Fall migration fills Basin skies, refuges By DEVAN SCHWARTZ: H&N Staff Reporter
Stunning colors mark autumn throughout the country but in
the Klamath Basin the color of feathers may outshine fall leaves. Dave Mauser, a wildlife biologist for the Klamath Basin’s six national wildlife refuges, is particularly fond of sandhill cranes. He says the cranes are five- or sixfeet tall and gray with a red spot right behind the bill.
Mauser said visitors who want to see an array of birds should drive by Sump 1B in Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge — waterfowl, terns, egrets, pelicans and cormorants among them.
“I’ve always liked the fall sandhill cranes. If you were ever to envision a pterodactyl, that’s a sandhill crane,” Mauser said. About 1,500 stop by the refuges before flying away to winter in California’s Central Valley.
To get recent information on seasonal birds and rare sightings, it’s worth calling the visitor’s center at 530-667-2231 or visiting fws.gov/klamathbasinrefuges.
Fall visitors: About 1,500 sandhill cranes migrate through Klamath Basin refuges before flying away to winter in California’s Central Valley. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
See FEATHER, page 13
‘I’ve always liked the fall sandhill cranes. If you were ever to envision a pterodactyl, that’s a sandhill crane.’ — Dave Mauser Biologist with the Fish and Wildlife Service
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One of thousands of ducks at the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge takes off as a boat approaches. H&N photo by Steven Silton
FEATHER, from page 12 If folks prefer to see rafts of great white pelicans, Mauser recommends parks alongside Upper Klamath Lake or Lake Ewauna. “Pelicans are a bird-eating fish, and there’s lots of fish there,” he said. Anyone who has seen Klamath Basin pelicans knows their large floating rafts and their brilliant white plumage.
Fall waterfowl migration typically brings more than 1 million ducks, geese and swans by early November. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, major species include mallard, American wigeon, greenwinged teal, snow, Ross’, and Canada geese, and tundra swan, along with water birds such as white pelican, double-crested cormorant, and various herons, gulls, terns, and grebes.
❘ Backyard viewing ❘ Leslie Lowe is president of Klamath Wingwatchers, a local nonprofit. She enjoys viewing birds from the Wingwatchers Trail and notes recent improvements to signage and picnic areas thanks to Eagle Scout projects by local Boy Scouts. Yet Lowe also appreciates the
birds found closer to home, such as the baby pied-bill grebes nesting in her backyard pond. Lowe and husband Allan had been waiting a long time to come home themselves. They bought a home on Tingley Lane seven years ago, but waited to move in until their Running Y home sold. See FEATHER, page 14
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This rich marsh north of Klamath Falls, surrounded by pine forests, supports a wide array of wildlife. Expect to see bufflehead, ruddy and ring-necked ducks, sandhill crane, common snipe, yellow rail (nocturnal), white-headed woodpecker and mountain bluebird.
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This small bay on the west shore of Upper Klamath Lake is bordered by riparian habitats and woodlands. Expect to see Clark’s, western and red-necked grebes, diving ducks, Caspian and Forster’s terns, chickadees, wrens, warblers, Bullock’s oriole and blackheaded grosbeak.
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❘ Klamath State Wildlife Area, Miller Island Unit ❘
This 2,400-acre area south of Klamath Falls on the Klamath River has 1,200 acres of seasonal and permanent wetlands. Expect to see bald eagle, rough-legged hawk, northern harrier, sandhill crane, herons, American avocet, and yellow-headed blackbird.
❘ Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge ❘
This area in Northern California, along the Oregon border, provides the most abundant populations of raptors, waterfowl, marsh species and shore birds of any location in the Klamath Basin, according to the Klamath Basin Birding Trail guide. Expect to see: bald eagle, American white pelican, snowy egret, peregrine falcon, great-horned owls and long-billed dowitcher.
❘ Putnam’s Point ❘
The best place to see the mating dance of the Western Grebe is Putnam’s Point where the Link River begins at the base of Upper Klamath Lake. Expect to see: common loon, common and Barrow’s goldeneyes, common and hooded mergansers, canvasback, redhead and Boneparte’s and California gulls. CINNAMON TEAL
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Quartz Mountain: A search for family history
J
ason Real is learning how much he doesn’t know about his family.
By LEE JUILLERAT
Now, his interest piqued, he wants to learn more. “I’m trying to fish for more information, to get more insight,” says Jason, who had not previously had a serious interest in family history. What he knows revolves around the former Quartz Mountain Auto Camp on the east side of Quartz Mountain off present-day Highway 140. His great-grandparents, Martin Earl and Vera Ann Real, bought property, including the store and adjacent cabins on Quartz Mountain in 1930. The buildings were moved to the south side of the highway.
Family album: In this photo from the 1930s, business owner Clifford Real stands outside the Quartz Mountain Auto Camp which was located near the summit of Quartz Mountain on Highway 140 East.
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The store also served as a post office, with Vera as the postmistress. Martin worked as a hunting and fishing guide, taking clients to locations throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the lower
Rogue River. Jason believes the Quartz Mountain Auto Camp was one of the only stores between Olene and Lakeview. See FAMILY, page 17
At the hearth: The fireplace of the Quartz Mountain Auto Camp was made from local stone, including petrified wood which can still be found in the area.
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FAMILY, from page 16 “It was a real popular stop on the road from Klamath Falls to Lakeview,” he says. The Reals had three children: Martin Clifford, known as Clifford; Margaret Pearl, known as Peggy; and Leroy, who was Jason’s grandfather. Martin Real died in 1940, probably at the age of 60. Vera ran the store and post office another three years before moving to Klamath Falls. The post office, which the Reals established Nov. 24, 1930, was closed Aug. 31, 1943, with Vera serving as its sole postmistress, according to “Oregon Geographic Names.” Jason has a copy of the last letter sent from Quartz Mountain. According to Jason, Peggy married Jim Barnes, from a then well-known Klamath Falls family, and they moved to the Merrill area off Merrill Pit Road and had three children. Clifford and his wife, Eleanora, who had no children, took care of Vera. Leroy married Ida Lorraine Close, who had been raised in Pinehurst on the Fall Creek Ranch.
Wintertime snow fun: Life at the Quartz Mountain Auto Camp in the 1930s included its share of time in the snow. Pictured at top from left are Ed Taylor, Leroy Real, Bill Riser and Lloyd Riser. Photos courtesy of Jason Real
See FAMILY, page 18
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FAMILY, from page 17 Ida, who lives in Central Point and is known as Lorraine, had some interesting family of her own, being the granddaughter of Fred Frain and great-granddaughter of Martin Frain, who owned and managed the Frain Ranch along the Klamath River. Jason said Martin Frain was among the first settlers in the Klamath River canyon and was a fur trader with area Native Americans. Much of the family’s Quartz Mountain history remains little known, because Jason’s grandparents and parents moved outside the Klamath Basin. His father, Robert, who was born in 1950, has lived and worked on the Southern Oregon coast most of his life. “Everywhere I look I come across family history,” he says. “I cannot turn around in this town without finding out about something I don’t know.” The family tree Through his remaining relatives he’s learned snippets — the once Ashland-based family first moved to the Round Lake area between Klamath Falls and Keno; the Quartz Mountain Auto Camp burned down, probably in the 1960s, although the framework of some of the cabins remain; the oldest bloodline he’s traced belongs to John Real and, after some investigating, Jason found his grave site. “It got me interested when I found his grave,” Jason says of what spurred his interest in his family’s genealogy. “I’ve always known about the history at Quartz Mountain, but I never investigated it very hard.” Until now. Real, 37, drives a forklift at the Klamath Falls Jeld-Wen mill and has a rural Herald and News newspaper delivery route in the Chiloquin area. “History has always interested me but I never put the effort forward. Now,” Real says, “I’m hoping to learn more from anybody who has any information at all.” Jason Real can be contacted by email at thejasonreal@gmail.com or by contacting Lee Juillerat at lee@heraldandnews.com or 541885-4421.
Road work: Clifford Real converted a 1935 International truck into a snowplow to help keep roads clear. Family: Vera, left, Martin and Peggy Real pose for a family photo in the snow. Depth: Peggy Real provides a visual gauge for the height of a roadside snow berm. A day’s catch: Leroy, left, Clifford and Peggy Real display a trio of trophy-size fish. Photos courtesy of Jason Real
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❘ Klamath County Pop Warner Football League ❘
Game marathon Saturdays By BRETT A. SOMMERS: H&N Sports Reporter
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In the Klamath Basin, some of the biggest crowds for a football game aren’t beneath the Friday night lights. Bunches of onlookers can be found watching Klamath County Pop Warner Football League (KCPWFL) games on a marathon Saturday when as many as 14 teams will play on one field, while volunteers cook out for the masses, kids not on the field play their own football games behind the bleachers and cheerleaders enthusiastically wave their pom poms. The Pop Warner tradition hasn’t always been as big in the Klamath Basin, but in the six years George Sherrill has served as the league’s commissioner, the number of football and cheer teams has grown dramatically — now including over 650 children between the ages of 7 and 14. “It just kind of snowballed,” Sherrill said. “It has been super awesome (to see the community response). It’s a big thing now. “I have had athletic directors tell me they wish other programs were like ours, and that we are the biggest thing going on a Saturday. It’s packed all day, wherever we are.” Twenty-three football teams and 15 cheer squads make up the KCPWFL, including teams from Lakeview and Weed, Calif. See FOOTBALL, page 21 Bench rest: The Ducks bench rests during a time out against Siskiyou at Henley High School. Starting play: Byron Mathes, (above left) the Siskiyou quarterback, starts a play against the Ducks during a peewee game at Henley High School. With the ball: Running back Kayden Crisci (above center) looks for an opening against the Ducks at Henley High School. Stiff arm: Siskiyou running back Kayden Crisci (above right) stiff arms a Ducks defender during a peewee game at Henley High School. H&N photos by Steven Silton
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school is where we place players. “From the time (the kids) are “I think Pop Warner is one 7 until the time they enter high of the best things to happen to school, in theory, you are runKlamath Falls,” Kaden Wood, a ning that head coach’s offense, running back for the KCPWFL getting his call signs, schemes Ducks, said. “My favorite part is and terminology. It will make the going out and looking up and high school programs better. seeing the crowd and hitting and “I want the legacy of the having the crowd roar.” Klamath Basin to have a great Many parents and coaches football program that makes agree with the youngster, so the high schools better. Klamath much so, it can often be difis notoriously a baseball town. I ficult to determine who is more am not out to change that, but excited — the kids, when one I would love for Klamath to be of them makes a big play on the known as a place where other field, or the parents and coaches teams have to play their a-- off to hooting and hollering from the win.” sidelines. But Sherrill isn’t just talk “The kids are phenomenal,” ing the three big Class 4A high Cougars head coach Paul North- schools in the Basin. cutt said. “They are really excited, have a ton of fun and they like to “My vision doesn’t just care get better. They are really enjoy- about my kid,” he said. “I care about 650 kids. I want the people able.” at KU, the people down at Butte Larger purpose Valley, at Tulelake at Lost River, I The KCPWFL, in addition to want all those kids’ programs to providing a fun environment for get better.” the young players and cheerleadFun, not too serious ers, does work to a larger pur One of the most difficult pose. parts of making Sherrill’s vision a One of the organization’s reality is making sure to keep the key objectives, that took several game fun for the kids and not let years to reach, was to create it become too serious. teams not only based on age “You have to encourage the groups, but by putting teams fun even if the team doesn’t do together consisting of children very well,” Northcutt said. “If you who will continue to play don’t get the reinforcement of together all the way through winning, (the kids) can get a little high school. bit down, but they are around “What I am proudest of is their peers on a beautiful day the fact that we are now serving with parents cheering for them. as a filler program for the high It’s a great environment.” schools,” Sherrill said. “Where See FOOTBALL, page 22 you are going to go to high
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Coming through: Kaden Wood for the Ducks in the Pee Wee group runs past a Siskiyou defender during the opening day for Pop Warner leagues at Henley.
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‘It’s camaraderie, it’s teamwork, it’s dedication and teaching them that commitment. As a coach and a parent, those are aspects I want my children to be learning at this age’ — Jodi Orlando Cheer coordinator
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Positive outlet: Cheerleaders for the Ducks do a routine during a time out against Siskiyou at Henley High School.
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Embodying a positive spirit The main attraction of Pop Warner is football, hands down, but the young girls who make up the 15 cheerleading squads within the Klamath County Pop Warner Football League still make their presence known on the sideline with bright uniforms, loud cheers and shimmering pom poms. More importantly, cheer coordinator Jodi Orlando finds many of the same positives within the cheerleading teams as the football teams. “I think it is a great positive outlet for the kids,” Orlando said. “It’s academic, it’s keeping good behavior and parents also see it as a positive athletic opportunity for girls. “The girls love to show off. They like to be in front of the crowd. It’s camaraderie, it’s teamwork, it’s dedication and teaching them that commitment. As a coach and a parent, those are aspects I want my children to be learning at this age.” Kristy Johnson, a secondyear cheerleader with the Hornets, has enjoyed the social
opportunities. “Getting to know new people and getting to be with friends is the best part,” she said. Like with the football programs, Pop Warner cheer also provides high schools a leg up with girls who are already experienced cheerleaders, helping to grow cheer into competitive sport at some Basin high schools. “Our high school programs are really growing here, and I think the two perpetuate each other,” Orlando said. “When they get to the high school tryouts they are more able to meet the high schools’ needs. But as everyone knows, girls just want to have fun, too. “The fun of it and being together with the team is the best part,” Ashlynn Sherrill said. “Traveling with the whole team is fun,” Bailee Orlando, a Hawks cheerleader, added. “We drove to Weed and had a bunch of fun together in the car.” — Brett A. Sommers
FOOTBALL, from page 21 The kids know it too, and, even though they are young, take it all in. “I have been competitive my whole life, and just getting out there is really enjoyable,” Tim Orr, a Cougars player, said. The league also provides some early opportunities that many never get the chance to experience, like playing in Reeser Stadium, home of the Oregon State Beavers. Over the last two years, numerous KCPWFL teams have been able to make the trip to Corvallis. “We went up there and beat the other team seven touchdowns to zero touchdowns,” Cougars player Joe Northcutt said. “It’s a lot of fun being out on the field and having a lot of fans watching you and cheering you on.” The effort to keep the game fun appears to be working for everyone. “When you watch these kids, it doesn’t matter if they are wearing a red shirt, blue shirt, green shirt, they are buddies. They are all playing,” Sherrill said. “They are all friends and you get to see these kids have a fantastic time. On the field there are winners and losers, but that is just life. “The way the kids interact with each other, it doesn’t matter who they play for. The kids’ experience is what I am here for.” Part of that experience is the flash of white from nearly every kid who comes off the field. “The smile,” Ducks head coach Brandon Wood said. “The smile on their face when they make a great play or a tackle is the best part of it all.”
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Saturday, October 5, 2013 TIME: 6:00 PM TICKETS: $25/$18/$15/ Children 12 & Under $15 It’s a very Veggie birthday and you are invited! Join Bob and Larry and the entire Veggie Tales crew as they put on the biggest birthday party ever, celebrating Veggie Tales’ 20 years of stories, song and fun. The show is filled with silly song favorites and memorable entertainment for the whole family! You won’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind celebration! The show will feature fan-favorite songs like “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything,””His Cheeseburger”, ”I Love Lips”, ”Song of the Cebu”, ”The Hairbrush Song”, ”Monkey” and “God is Bigger than the Boogie-Man”.
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 TIME: 7:30 PM TICKETS: $65/$45/$35/ Vegas Seating $80 Legendary music icons, Three Dog Night, celebrate their 4th decade bringing with them some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music. In the years 1969 through 1974, no other group achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records or sold more concert tickets than Three Dog Night. During this period Three Dog Night was undoubtedly the most popular band in America with twenty-one consecutive Top 40 hits and twelve straight gold LPs. By late ‘75, they had sold nearly 50 million records. The show goes on... Since 1986, Three Dog Night has toured extensively. Their records continue to sell in great numbers and they receive regular airplay on radio stations around the world.
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Weds–Fri, Oct. 16–18, 2013 TIME: 7:00 PM • TICKETS: $10
Redneck Midsummer’s Night Dream features a slightly edited text from traditional Shakespeare and a few direct performer interactions with the audience to help everyone understand the story and dialog. The characters range from plantation owners to shrimp boat captains, moonshiners to voodoo fairies, and southern gentleman to southern belles, there is something for everyone to relate to, and the Bayou setting brings the show close to home for an American audience.
Saturday, October 19, 2013 TIME: 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $29/$23/$19 Get down for some serious boogie music! “Diane Lines’ Jump!” is a celebration of 40’s and 50’s era swing, boogie-woogie, and jump blues music. Diane was the pianist for Grammy nominated Michael Bublé for two years before she began touring her own show.
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Saturday, October 26, 2013 TIME: 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $29/$23/$19
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Everything Fitz is a family band featuring the highenergy fiddling and percussive step dancing of four of Canada’s finest young musicians.
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Monday, October 28, 2013 TIME: 7:00 PM • TICKETS: Free suggested $5 donation
With roots in the Canadian old-time fiddle tradition and Ottawa Valley step dancing, their unique stage show combines a variety of musical styles—everything from traditional jigs and reels, bluegrass, jazz and swing standards, Celtic, gospel as well as novelty numbers and choreographed dance routines. Some of their fans have said: “...this was a fun, uplifting, and inspirational performance!” and “... one of the best programs we have had.”
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It’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain. They both look for contact only to find themselves at the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite. A place to stay is offered, but will Brad and Janet want to remain there? Especially when a large group of Transylvanians dance to the ‘Time Warp’, Dr. Frank-NFurter builds his own man and a whole host of participation for the audience to enjoy. Join us for the “Time Warp,” choose to dress as your favorite character - or not. “Prop Bags” will be available for purchase, as NO outside props will be allowed.
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Ross Ragland Classical Series Presents
Max Levinson pianist
SUNday, November 3, 2013 TIME: 2:00 PM • TICKETS: $24
Pianist Max Levinson is known as an intelligent and sensitive artist with a fearless technique. Levinson’s career was launched when he won First Prize at the Guardian Dublin International Piano Competition, the first American to achieve this distinction. He received overwhelming critical acclaim for his two solo recordings on N2K Encoded Music, and was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. Most recently, he was awarded the 2005 Andrew Wolf Award for his chamber music playing.
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THURSday, November 7, 2013 TIME: 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $29/$23/$19 Singer-songwriter Dan Hicks is truly an American original. Since the early 1960s, Hicks has deftly blended elements of Swing, Jazz, Folk and Country music to create the appealing sound he sometimes calls “Folk Jazz”. The lyrics of his songs range from the simply sublime to the sublimely ridiculous, all presented with his uniquely skewed and inscrutable touch. Dan’s irresistible sense of rhythm, hip lyrical styling, laidback vocalizing, and infamous on-stage wit will make most who listen fans for life. “So few truly original figures exist in pop music that Dan Hicks should be a national treasure.” — San Francisco Chronicle
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TIME: 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $29/$23/$19 Inspired in 2009 by an impromptu studio session together in Montreal, The California Guitar Trio and Montreal Guitar Trio features six virtuoso guitarists from four countries (Japan, Canada, Belgium, and US), California Guitar Trio (CGT) and Montreal Guitar Trio (MG3) fuse over 40 years of combined performing experience into one unique six-by-6-string ‘phenomensemble’. In a pleasantly surprising way, CGT’s steel stringed-guitars blend naturally with MG3’s nylon-stringed guitars, as each trios fret boards chase the others’ original compositions and new arrangements of progressive rock, world, jazz and classical music.
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Enjoy sugar plum dreams while watching this family holiday classic come to life on the main stage. Eugene Ballet’s production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, tells the story of Clara’s dream and the transformation of her beloved nutcracker into a life-sized prince. Joining them on stage again will be talented young ballet students from our local dance academies.
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‘There’s clean water and blue skies and there’s no smog and stuff. That’s what people want to buy. They want to buy a cup of nature. That’s where we are. That’s what we’re doing here.’ — Scott Seus Seus Family Farms
Harvest time in the Basin: Farming a cup of nature
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hen Scott Seus looks over his fields, especially his spearmint and peppermint tea fields, he sees more than just a crop growing to be harvested. He sees a way of life he wants to portray to his customers.
“When they come here and they sit at the top of that hill and they see those mint fields and they go to my other fields or the other fields here in the Basin, and they see that peppermint growing and you’ve got Mount Shasta in the background, and you’ve got the peninsula in the backdrop,” Seus said. “There’s clean water and blue skies and there’s no smog and stuff. That’s what people want to buy. They want to buy a cup of nature. That’s where we are. That’s what we’re doing here.” Seus has made a name for himself and Seus Family Farms in niche crops. He grows the mint for tea, but he also
grows horseradish, garlic and onions. This year he and two other farmers are trying a new niche crop: sunflowers. All told they’ve planted about 450 acres in the Tulelake area. “We were looking for new crops that may add some value to the farm or to the area,” said Marc Staunton, another of the three farmers growing sunflowers. “These sunflowers use less water. They’re a real drought-tolerant crop. On a dry year like this it might be a potential crop that could grow in this region in a dry situation, which definitely can happen from year to year.” See HARVEST, page 32
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Niche crops: Scott Seus examines spearmint and garlic crops on Seus Family Farms fields near Tulelake. By SAMANTHA TIPLER H&N Staff Reporter
❘ Country Living HARVEST, from page 31 They planted both male and female sunflowers so the seeds produced will be viable for planting. The harvested seeds will be shipped to Europe where farmers there can plant them to grow sunflowers and produce their own seeds for cooking oil. Staunton said he’s been teased about the new crop. “It’s been the consistent naysayers, pessimism about the possibility of the viability of the crop. Everyone is pretty vocal about saying that we’re not smart for trying,” Staunton said with a smile. “I’ve endured being the butt of many jokes.” Staunton said companies they plan to sell the seeds to have seen the fields and already say the sunflowers are doing well. At the end of August, pollination was done and the sunflowers were “setting seed,” Staunton said. The farmers will harvest the seeds the same way they harvest wheat and other grains. When they harvest,
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they will have a concrete idea of the viability of the sunflower as a Klamath Basin crop. “The harvest will tell the story,” Staunton said. In the field, Staunton walks among his sunflowers, scraping the center of the large circles to reveal the seeds in their tiny pockets. “It’s been just fun to have a different crop to learn about and see. It may not be something at all that will do well, but it’s just kind of fun to try something new and try to add value to the farm,” he said. Experimenting in new crops is one way Staunton and Seus diversify their farms and keep their generational family businesses alive. Staunton, a fourth generation farmer, said his family has found success by diversifying. In addition to the sunflower endeavor, the Staunton family grows onions, potatoes (organic, chip potatoes and fresh), mint for oil and alfalfa. See HARVEST, page 34
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they have to, Seus said. Staunton said the high elevation and Klamath “Diversification in our crop pro- climate help with preventing disduction definitely helps highs and ease, too. lows in markets and also highs and But nothing is sure until harvest. lows in yield,” Staunton said, “for the “There’s just as much excitetotal health of the businesses.” ment when you get to harvest time Niche crops have served Seus to find out whether it all paid off. well, too. His family name is known for horseradish — look for Tulelake Whether you did things right,” Seus brand or Beaver brand in the stores. said. “There can be some nights His family has been farming horse- where you feel totally defeated because Mother Nature dealt you radish since 1954. Seus is a third a blow and you don’t realize it until generation farmer. the fall time. Or you can go in pretty Seus also is known for tea, espedang excited because you pulled it cially to European buyers who test all off right and there’s a little extra for very small amounts of chemimoney in the bank account. Those cals. His farming practices keep the kinds of successes are really satisfycrop free of chemicals. ing. “That has brought the world “Fall’s a funny time,” he conto our doorstep searching for tea,” tinued. “There’s as much eager Seus said, “and the pickiest of conanticipation and disappointments sumers.” as there is satisfaction. That’s why I For all crops, the Klamath Basin’s diversify myself as much as I do. Try short growing season, climate and make sure I’ve got enough of and high elevation keep pests and those satisfying things to overcome weeds at bay and keep farmers the disappointing ones.” from having to use more chemicals (on the non-organic crops) than stipler@heraldandnews.com; @TiplerHN
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‘Fall’s a funny time. There’s as much eager anticipation and disappointments as there is satisfaction.’ — Scott Seus, Tulelake-area farmer
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Century ranch designation a testimony to entrepreneurs By LEE BEACH H&N Staff Reporter
Enduring work: The E.G. Kerns Ranch received Century Ranch designation in 2012 in a ceremony at the Oregon State Fair. Martin, left, and Lyndon Kerns display the sign which will designate the heritage of their ranch. H&N photo by Steven Silton
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hough their ranching and community lives are so busy they haven’t had time to put up their Century ranch sign yet, it is apparent E. Martin, Shirley and son, Lyndon, Kerns value the award and that it speaks volumes about how enduring ranch and farm families are. When Martin Kerns talks about his great-grandfather and grandfather, he sums up his ancestors’ accomplishments recognizing they were genuine entrepreneurs. “Someone had to build behind,” said Martin of the early Kerns, “and my folks came after. Great-granddad reclaimed the land and farmed it.” When his grandparents, Earl and Elaine, married in 1932, they were faced with starting a ranch during the Great Depression. With no range land available, they trailed their cattle many miles to rented summer pasture. Martin remembers the three-day cattle drives, first in the chuck
wagon, later on horseback with his younger sister, Sydney. “They aren’t fun,” he said. They’re either cold and long going to Fort Klamath, or hot and dusty going to California — 90 to 100 degrees in May — before we had cattle trucks.” The trip south required driving the cattle to the railroad at Worden and unloading them at Red Bluff for the threeday drive to leased range at Paynes Creek. Purchases of land at Fort Klamath, Wood River and near Elk Creek, Calif., gave more permanency. See CENTURY, page 36
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KERNS FAMILY HISTORY
An accident changes things Sydney attended University of California at Davis, then returned to the ranch to develop registered Hereford cattle and work with her parents. A graduate of Oregon State University in 1958, Martin struck out in a different direction initially. He entered the Army as a second lieutenant. “I enlisted in the regular Army, was accepted into flight school and trained as a helicopter pilot,” he said. Kerns said he might or might not have made the Army a career, but a tragic farm accident which took the life of his father, Earl, in January, 1961, changed the direction of his life. He resigned his commission and returned to the ranch. A happy circumstance during this period, when he was stationed at Fort Riley, Kan., was meeting Shirley Guiot. They married in September, 1961, and raised a family — Lyndon, Loren and Kerry.
Benjamin Schuster Kerns, a New Jersey native who enlisted in an Ohio regiment as a cook’s helper during the Civil War, was an early investor in Oregon property. He purchased the land between Klamath Falls and Keno on which the family has lived since 1899, which at the time was 4,000 acres of mostly swampland. Kerns saw opportunities there. Three of his sons moved there and built about 8 miles of dikes with horses and Fresno scrapers to reclaim the land for agriculture. The brothers built a hydroelectric
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plant near Keno in 1913. Its output was used to operate pumps for marsh drainage of their low land and irrigation of higher lands. The brothers’ company became the Keno Power Company in 1914, eventually joining the California-Oregon Power Company, or Copco, system and finally becoming part of Pacific Power & Light Co. George Garfield Kerns, one of the brothers and Martin’s grandfather, bought approximately 700 acres of the property in 1910. Martin’s father, Earl
From Kansas to Oregon: Shirley Kerns, who grew up on a farm, says it was never her intention to marry a farmer. Shirley helps run the E.G. Kerns Ranches with her husband, Martin, and son, Lyndon.
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with his wife, Jenine, and making it his life work. “It’s good for hay; not so much for grain,” to which Martin interjected, “Oats are good this year; barley not so much. The May freeze affected them.” Lyndon’s first concern in daily operation of the ranch is to “keep improving with new technology,” he said. “This soil isn’t the best, so we keep trying new fertilizing and irrigation methods. Some ground reacts well to pivot irrigation, other to flood irrigation. The key is getting it off when you need to. The soil is alkaline, so we add gypsum to it, and we rotate crops.” Old buildings have been replaced by newer ones that work better in the present operation, including a shop, scale house, feed barn and five hay sheds. One old, original barn, grey, with so many boards missing it can be seen through, remains. See CENTURY, page 37
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CENTURY, from page 37 Looking to the future Grandmother Elaine passed last year at age 98. Martin and Shirley now have approximately 1,500 acres on the Klamath Falls property originally purchased by George G. Kerns in 1910. Martin and Lyndon jointly own 300 acres. In addition, the Kerns Ranch LLC leases summer pasture for cattle and farm land to raise hay and grain. Lyndon is concerned about the future. “I wonder who will take over after us,” he said. “Maybe Stephanie?” offered Shirley hopefully, referring to his and Jenine’s daughter who is currently at college in Montana. It’s uncertain. End of the season Fall is the favorite season of the year on the ranch for the Kerns. It’s the time they can see how successful their work has been for the year — crops are in and weather is good. There’s still work to do — “feeding the cattle, working on equipment,” said Lyndon, “like this pivot irrigator that just col-
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lapsed from a safety device not working,” he said, showing pictures on his iPhone of the pipes angled awkwardly instead of in a neat line. In a family history Shirley composed to submit with the application to receive the designation of Century Ranch, she expressed best how the family feels about the land and the life they have chosen. “Every generation has brought
innovation and new ideas to our family business as it continues to grow and improve,” she wrote. “Working together, solving problems, making changes and sometimes agreeing to disagree are all part of life on a ranch. We do not know what the future holds, but we are thankful to still be here and are looking forward to the challenges ahead.”
The Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program began in 1958 to honor farm and ranch families with century-long connections to the land. Since the start of the program, more than 1,100 farms and ranches across the state have been registered. Oregon has one of the oldest agricultural heritage programs of this type in the nation. To qualify for a century or sesquicentennial (150 years) award, interested families must follow a formal application process. Qualifications include continuous family operation of the farm or ranch; a gross income from farm use of not less than $1,000 per year for at least three years out of five prior to application, and family members must live on or actively manage the farm or ranch activities. Application documentation may include photos, original deeds, personal stories, or other historic records.
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KLAMATH COUNTY Klamath County now has 14 for which owners have applied: ◗ William Harrison Horton farm, acquired in 1868, award granted in 1973. ◗ Fred L. Pope ranches, acquired in 1898, award granted in 1999. ◗ John Loosley farm, acquired in 1873, award granted in 1974. ◗ James Owen farm, acquired in 1879, award granted in 1980. ◗ Samuel H. Taylor farm, acquired in 1880, award granted in 1980. ◗ Silas Wright Kilgore farm, acquired in 1876, award granted in 1985. ◗ Elija Riggs farm, acquired in 1882, award granted in 1985. ◗ David Campbell farm, acquired in 1885, award granted in 1985. ◗ William F. Hill farm (Hill Land LLC), acquired in 1894, award granted in 2000. ◗ George H. Carleton farm (Carleton Farms), acquired in 1909, award granted in 2009. ◗ Francis F. Flowers farm (Flowers Farms), acquired in 1911, award granted in 2011. ◗ Mary Balin ranch (Balin Ranch), acquired in 1910, award granted in 2012. ◗ John Bodnar ranch, acquired in 1912, award granted in 2012. ◗ Benjamin Schuster Kerns (Kerns Ranches), acquired in 1899, award granted in 2012.
LAKE COUNTY Lake County now has six for which owners have applied: ◗ Thomas and Johanna Crump (Crump Ranch), acquired in 1895, award granted in 1997. ◗ Thomas J. Brattain farm, acquired in 1877, award granted in 1980. ◗ William Harvey farm, acquired in 1880, award granted in 1980. ◗ Peter Withers farm, acquired in 1871, award granted 1985. ◗ Samuel G. Corum farm, acquired in 1881, award granted in 1985. ◗ Cora Beele (Johnson) Morgan (Morgan Ranch), acquired in 1912, award granted in 2012.
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Football Faux Pas A GAME PLAN FOR DEALIN WITH PLAY AT YOUR PARTGY
Kick off is five minutes away an d you’re settling into your design ated recliner to watch the start of the game. The food is out, the volum e is up and all that’s left to worry ab out is the score. But wait. Friends are chattin g away, louder than the game announcers. And another guest spilled chilli on your couch. An d, dang it, now the dog is barking. Avoid setting your party up for disaster with these tips that will take your party from bench-wa rmer status to MVPP — most valuable party planner. — Continued on page 42
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PLAY 1: The playful pooch It’s easy to overlook Fido when planning out the party but our furry friends need attention like the rest of the guests. For dogs and cats, bringing over a lot of strangers who may yell and react at the television can be especially stressful. Have a safe place set up for your pets if things get too rowdy. A kennel for a dog or a comfy space for a cat in another room can help ease the tension. Soft, steady music will help soothe their nerves. For dogs, a special treat for game day can keep your canine occupied for a few hours. Big chew bones are available at local grocery and pet stores. Frozen Kong toys make for great distractions, too.
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Plan early and plenty when it comes to food. For hosts preparing most of the game day fare, providing options to make a unique main dish might be best. Sandwich spreads with cold cuts, vegetables and spreads are sure to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. Serving self-contained foods like wraps, sandwiches and hot dogs helps with post-party clean up. Ask guests to bring over a couple empty food storage containers. When the party is over, allow them to fill their containers with the leftovers; just make sure you’re not left out.
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Parties with alcohol can be a slippery slope. In some circumstances and states, hosts can be held liable for their guests if they are involved in a drunken driving accident. But for most, alcohol and football are not a problem. Be sure to provide guests with non-alcoholic beverages and water. Hosts can save a few dollars on beer by buying in bulk. Klamath Basin Brewing rents kegs for large groups and can provide smaller “pigs” for just a few people. Mia and Pia’s Brewery offers kegs, but request two- to three-days’ notice and they also will fill 5-gallon mini kegs. They only offer beer from their brewery. Portland Street market, 1842 Portland St., has a small variety of beers on tap. Purchase a growler, usually a glass 64-ounce container, and you can refill the container each time.
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PROMISING WORK
Flower bulbs planted now will bring a spring reward How do bulbs grow?
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green shoots quickly grow through spring’s heaving soils to produce a show of rainbow colors from daffodils, tulips, hyacinths and more. All this from those roundish, drylooking “things” planted deep in the ground — bulbs hold the promise of spring. Bulbs appeared in local nurseries and garden centers in mid-September, and gardeners on catalogue mailing lists have been receiving information on new and tried-and-
true bloomers since summer. Bernie Johnson, owner of Mountain Valley Gardens, offered suggestions for gardeners who are planning to plant bulbs for spring color in their yards, particularly in choosing which ones. “When you are planting (a bed), be sure the bulbs all bloom at the same time, so you don’t have them in all stages,” she said. See BULBS, page 44
The normal sequence for bulbs starts with a period of dormancy in the ground through winter when it is cold, but during that period, roots are being formed. When the ground begins to warm in spring, the bulb “wakes up,” draws on all the “food” stored in its structure to produce sprouts that grow into leaves and stems, ultimately developing buds that produce the welcome spring flowers.
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BULBS, from page 43 When purchasing bulbs, gardeners should look for information on the package as to their blooming habit. Having a longer spring blooming season can be achieved by planting early spring bulbs in the back of a bed, mid-spring in the middle and late spring bulbs in the front, so newer blooms hide the declining plants. “Most spring bulbs do well here,” she said. “What can cause problems are the varmints — deer and gophers. Tulips are like candy to the deer,” referring to how they will feast on the emerging buds, stems and blooms. Gophers also like tulips, but they prefer the juicy bulbs they encounter while digging underground.
“What deer and gophers don’t like,” she said, “are the poisonous bulbs and their blooms — the daffodils and narcissus.” Some gardeners erect tall fences to deter deer, and the Oregon Extension Service suggests planting aromatic herbs such as lavender or aromatic shrubs like sagebrush (artemesia) or other strongsmelling plants which can be grown in our planting zone. For more information, read the extension article, “Herbs to the rescue: fend off deer with aromatic plants,” at http://bit.ly/12kjiEN. Although it involves extra digging, bulbs can be protected underground by burying wire mesh below and up the sides of fully excavated beds where bulbs will be planted. Other rodent control methods include flooding their tunnels, using poison baits or battery operated devices that emit sonic vibrations in the soil. See BULBS, page 45
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BULBS, from page 44
What kind of soil do bulbs need? Bulbs are “not real particular about pH, generally speaking,” said Johnson, “and much of the soil in this area has a higher pH — it’s alkaline.”
Good-quality bulbs purchased from a nursery or from a favorite catalogue from a commercial specialist are usually guaranteed firstyear bloomers, but to ensure continued blooming in subsequent years, a little care is needed. The Sunset Western Garden Book says bulbs prefer soil that has good drainage but still retains enough water to keep the roots healthy but not saturated. If soil is heavy, organic matter can be worked into it to prepare it. Bulbs can be planted in individual holes, or if many bulbs are going into the bed, dig a trench or excavate the area to the appropriate depth. Johnson named two nutrients particularly important when planting bulbs: “phosphorus, for big flowers, plus some potassium, for good cell structure. You get this from bone meal.”
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Fertilizer high in these elements can be worked into the soil below where the base of the bulbs will rest. This can be either a tablespoon in each hole, or scattered in a bed, worked into the soil, then covered with a layer of soil up to the depth at which the base of the bulb is planted. See BULBS, page 48
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BULBS, from page 45
Planting: How deep? Each variety has a preferred depth at which it should be planted. According to the Breck’s planting handbook, smaller bulbs or corms can be set with the base (the round bottom of the bulb) at 3 inches — star of Holland, early snowdrop, mountain bells, crocus, dwarf daffodils and grape hyacinth are examples, while at 4 inches — tall Dutch iris and wood hyacinth; daffodils, tulips and
hyacinth at 6 inches, and giant allium, crown imperial and lily at 9 inches. A rule of thumb is to dig a hole three times the size of the bulb’s greatest diameter. When all the bulbs are in place and covered with soil, water thoroughly. If winter is very dry, a few additional waterings might be needed to keep the soil below the bulb, where the roots are growing, supplied with sufficient moisture. See BULBS, page 49
Planting depth: A rule of thumb is to dig a hole three times the size of the bulb’s greatest diameter.
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BULBS, from page 48
What are ‘bulbs?’ While a number of spring- and summerblooming plants are often lumped under the term “bulbs,” some are true bulbs, while others are corms, tubers, rhizomes or tuberous roots. What they all have in common is they hold a reserve of nutrients in a thickened underground storage organ. A true bulb is comprised of an embryonic center plant covered by fleshy leaves (scales) that protect and store food, with outer scales that are dry and papery (tunic). These sit on a basal plate from which roots grow. These include narcissus, daffodils, tulips, hyacinth, other spring flowering plants and even onions. Examples of the other types include: corm — crocus and gladiolus; tuber — tuberous begonia; rhizomes — bearded iris, and tuberous roots — dahlia. The main advantage with bulbs over seed plants, which are usually annuals or biennials, is they can bloom over several years and be moved to different places in the garden, depending on the gardener’s preferences. All the gardener has to do is to dig the bulbs up in the fall and replant them in the desired location.
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When the bulbs have finished blooming, they have exhausted much of the “food” that was stored in them. In order for them to perform the next year, two things are critical, according to Johnson: “Don’t cut back the leaves — leave them until they turn yellow,” although she agreed they can be tidied up by loosely bending them over and tying them up with garden twist ties. The reason for this is they continue to manufacture food for the plant, so, even if they seem unsightly. Secondly, another application of fertilizer “which has a high middle number — it’s high in phosphorus — plus potassium,” she recommended, scratched into the soil and watered in to help replenish nutrients so the bulb will bloom again next year and produce new baby bulbs.
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Bulbs often do better in pots than in the ground because pots provide better drainage, critical for their long-term survival. Also, gophers and other underground creatures won’t find them. Don’t be afraid to pack the pot full of bulbs. Plant bulbs at different, overlapping levels. You can easily put 20-30 bulbs, sometimes even more, into a pot that is 14–20 inches across. Plant bulbs with tips pointing upward and, generally, follow directions for planting depth on the package. Use regular planting or potting soil. Fill the container a little more than halfway full of soil, then add a layer of large bulbs such as daffodil. Leave only a little space between them; about half an inch is OK. Add more soil and plant the next larger bulb, such as tulip. Repeat adding soil and bulbs alternatively, placing the smallest bulbs like crocus at the top, covered with another inch of soil. Water well and place in a protected spot outside. Be sure to bring the pot inside — or into a garage or shed — temporarily when temperatures dip below about 28-30 degrees overnight. — OSU Extension Service
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Eating a rainbow of fruits & vegetables By NORA AVERY-PAGE: H&N Staff Reporter
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here is no such thing as too many fruits and vegetables, according to Tonia Henderson, a registered dietitian at Sky Lakes Nutrition Services. Henderson said she will recommend a diet packed with produce to patients whenever given the chance, but it’s important to include not only your favorite fruits and vegetables, but ones with a variety of colors. “Foods that are different colors have a variety of different cancer fighting benefits,” Henderson said. In addition to the cancer fighting benefits, fruits and vegetables are also heart-healthy, and packed with antioxidants, she said. But if you only eat one color of produce — like strawberries and red peppers for example — you only get part of that spectrum of benefits. Patty Case, a family and community health educator and dietitian with the Oregon State University Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center, pointed out another important thing about eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables. “We eat with our eyes,” Case said, explaining that producerich meals are also visually appealing. See RAINBOW, page 52
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RAINBOW, from page 51 Case teaches students, mostly in elementary school, about the benefits of a healthy diet through SNAP-Ed, or the educational component of the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Talking to children about different-colored fruits and vegetables, and encouraging them to eat a rainbow, like blueberries for blue, orange bell peppers, and yellow bananas, is a more vibrant way to teach them about nutrition, Case said. “I think kids are really enticed by color,” she said. “Most kids think of a rainbow as very happy things.” Students are particularly excited by bright oranges and deep greens when it comes to colors, Case said, but while fruits — especially strawberries — are always popular, some of the produce children like are more surprising, such as jicama. One of the benefits of teaching children about nutrition at an early age is they have not developed most of their food preferences, and exposing them to new flavors and foods shows them how many choices they have, Case said. “It really instills in them the concept of not eating the same corn for every lunch or the same thing for every dinner,” she said. Expanding students’ food preferences is also a mentality they can bring home to their families
Kale and Cranberry Stir Fry 1 tsp. oil 1⁄4 cup chopped onion 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries 1 clove garlic, minced 6 cups chopped kale leaves, no stems 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
Add oil and onion to large skillet. Stir and sauté over medium-high heat until onion is clear. Add cranberries and garlic. Continue to sauté for two to three minutes. Add kale. Pour or squeeze orange juice over top of kale. Continue to stir-fry for about five minutes until kale is wilting and hot. Serve immediately.
and encourage the whole household to follow a healthy diet, Case said. Produce-packed meals are not only nutrient rich, but also low calorie, Case said, which helps combat obesity and chronic disease. “That will help in the short term and in the long term, too,” Case said. “For all of us, it’s beneficial.” While most fruits and vegetables are a great component of a healthy diet, it’s even better to include fresh, local produce to get the maximum number of benefits, Henderson said. The idea of “superfoods” is a little bit controversial, she said, especially when it comes to foods,
like goji berries, that are only available in an altered form, like dried or in processed juices. “If we lived near goji berries, that would be great,” Henderson said, adding that when fruits and vegetables are altered, they lose some of their nutritional value. Locally grown produce is available throughout the Basin, through the Klamath Falls Farmers Market on Saturdays downtown, and on Wednesday afternoons at Sky Lakes Medical Center. “I think we can get a good variety of vegetables within our own area,” Henderson said. See RAINBOW, page 53
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Butternut Squash & Chili Pan-fry 1 medium butternut squash, about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds 1 pound fresh, green poblano chilies (about four whole peppers), or 1 cup canned poblanos chopped 1 1⁄2 Tbsp. olive or vegetable oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tsp. salt 1⁄2 tsp. chili powder 1 cup grated cheese, such as Monterey jack
Peel squash, cut in half, and remove seeds. Cut the squash into 1/2-inch pieces. Prepare fresh chilies by roasting the peppers either by placing them over a stove top gas flame or by roasting under an oven broiler, turning them frequently until all sides are charred black, about seven to 10 minutes. Allow peppers to cool, about 15 minutes. Remove the stems and seeds and chop. Heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring for about three minutes. Add the squash, salt, and chili powder. Cover and cook, stir occasionally, about 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in chopped chilies and cook about three minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and cover until cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Serve hot. See RAINBOW, page 54
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Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add pasta and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté about four minutes. Add bell pepper, zucchini and eggplant. Cook about 10 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and seasonings. Continue to cook another three minutes or until vegetables are crisptender. Serve over pasta and top with Swiss cheese.
1 large onion, chopped 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 medium green bell peppers, chopped 3 small zucchini, cubed 1 small eggplant, cubed Photo courtesy of the OSU Extension Service
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Life in the Klamath Basin: What the land gave By ANDREW CREASEY: H&N Staff Reporter
Living off the land had a much different meaning
as little as 100 years ago than it does today. Klamath Basin plants helped provide a way of life for native peoples. One essential plant native to the Klamath Basin was wocus, a pond lily that produces edible seeds that were prepared and preserved in a variety of ways. See LAND, page 56
What it is:
The wocus lily resembles the classic water lily, with a broad leaf that rests on the surface of the water. Wocus grows in marshes and along the shores of Upper Klamath Lake and other area lakes. It is estimated at one time, 10,000 acres of wocus spread across the Klamath Marsh alone. Wocus habitat has been severely reduced over the last century. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
From seed to meal: A Klamath Tribes woman prepares wocus seed on a stone slab in this photo from 1923.
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LAND, from page 55 ◗ Gathering: Wocus seed pods are gathered in the late summer months, from July to August. Since it grows in water, traditionally the Klamath Tribes would use canoes to row through areas dense with the crops. Traditionally, the work was done by the women of the tribes while the men would hunt and fish. When ripe, the wocus takes the form of numerous seeds encased in a deep-green, oval pod. The wocus seeds are brown when ripe, according to an article by Agnes Shea, in Overland Monthly and Out West magazine.
Klamath Marsh U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo
Pulling the pods from the leaf was a delicate matter, and those harvesting the seeds had to be careful not to capsize their boat while tugging at the pods, Shea wrote.
◗ Preparation: After the pods are harvested, they are cleaned with water, opened and the seeds are spread out to dry in the sun, which can take up to 10 days, Shea wrote. Sometimes, the Klamath Tribes would grind the seeds between stones. Nowadays, a coffee grinder can be a handy tool. Either way, grinding the seeds produces flour that can be roasted over a stove or on top of a fire. The seeds swell and crack their coats, and can be eaten like popcorn. More finely ground wocus flour can be made into bread.
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Sometimes, members of the Klamath Tribes would smoke the seeds by putting them on hot rocks with grass beneath and over them. The rocks would be covered in dirt and left to cook for 24 to 48 hours. The seeds are also sometimes eaten like cereal, with milk and sugar.
◗ Other use: The dried seed shells can be used as a dye for tules used in making baskets. See LAND, page 57
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At home in the water: Wocus grows in Orr Lake in Northern California along with other water plants.
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A Klamath plant list: Following are Klamath words for a variety of plants found around the Klamath Basin.
Wok?sam — water lily that produces wocus seed ?iwam — huckleberry baa — bull pine boc’o — wild celery leaves qoqoodam — wild celery root boqs — camas root cak — serviceberry cwa — wild potato c’moLaq — bearberries dmolo — wild plum dwicq’as — chokecherries gees — ipos Goos — ponderosa pine jaGlo — sagebrush joyjiks — strawberries kson — grass, hay lmenc?am — elephant ear fungus lal’il’ilaqs?am — elderberries LoLooyLoys?am — gooseberries may — tule popas — cattail qdeeLo’am — sugar pine tree qlisam — oak tree q’eelo — juniper bolWi — white sage brush q’laac — swampberries totanks?am — blackberries waako — lodgepole pine wibal — alder wial — aspen wokas — pond lily wolwans — cedar yaas — willow Source: Klamath Tribes — klamathtribes.org/vocabulary.html
LAND, from page 56
Other edible plants native to the Klamath Basin: ◗ Huckleberries: These berries were typically harvested during extended gathering trips in September. In recent years, they were canned or preserved to sell or keep through the winter. The crop was densely clustered around the aptly named Huckleberry Mountain, near Crater Lake. Some Northwest tribes made special combs of wood or salmon backbones to strip huckleberries off the bushes. The berries would be dried in the sun or smoked, then mashed into cakes or wrapped in leaves or bark for storage.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, “A social history of wild huckleberry harvesting in the Pacific Northwest.”
◗ Wild plums: The wild red plum is abundant in the opening of yellow-pine forests. They were eaten either dried or fresh. Later, they would be used in stews. It has a slightly more bitter taste than sour cultivated plums. ◗ Camas: Camas has narrow, grass-like leaves, blue flowers and a bulb resembling a tulip. The bulbs are gathered in the spring and either stored for future use or steamed. Early settlers would use the
H&N file photo by Holly Owens
Color in autumn: Huckleberries grow in the higher elevations around the Klamath Basin. The berries were typically gathered by native peoples during extended gathering trips in September.
camas bulb to make pies.
◗ Ipos: Ipos is a slender, branched perennial, producing white flowers in one to several flat-top umbels about 2 to 3 inches wide and it grows 1 to 2 feet tall. Also known as Oregon Yampah, or prideridia oregano, it grows in moist meadows and scablands and produces small tubers. Source: “Common Plants of the Upper Klamath Basin”
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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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By GERRY O’BRIEN H&N Editor
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hat initially struck Sharon Parks was the sight of bananas being tossed out at a local grocery store in November 2002.
“I could not let go of that vision, I actually asked the produce manager if they were going to the food bank, but they were just throwing them away,” she said. (Since that time, grocery stores have changed their policies and now donate lots of soon-to-be-expired food. But back then it was happening.) A Klamath Falls resident since 1992, and a member of Rotary, Parks, now 67, knew something could be done to help the hungry. “There are lots of people going hungry in our community. I knew we could do something.”
At the same time, Rotary International was about to celebrate its 100th anniversary and was asking local groups to launch a project to help the community. Parks researched the idea and suggested a Rotary First Harvest project to the club. “I had seen that Washington state has a large statewide, nonprofit First Harvest organization dedicated to growing food and turning it over to food banks. They do millions of pounds of food annually,” Parks said. The idea was to not duplicate services already in place, but to complement them. “Service above Self” is the Rotary motto. A retired bank vice president for estate and trusts with South Valley Bank, Parks always had a love of growing produce, which harkens to her early life growing up on a farm in the Camas Valley between Winston and Myrtle Point. (This is not the only project Parks is involved with. She’s also on the steering committee to help build a
women’s center associated with the Klamath Falls Gospel Mission, including a dining hall and kitchen). After approaching the local club, the idea for a garden took off. First it was a small plot near the OSU Extension Service on Vandenberg Road. Ten years later, it’s nearly threefourths of an acre on Klamath Basin Research and Education Center land off Washburn Way. And the project is closing in on producing 100,000 pounds of food over the course of the last 10 years. As with just about every Rotarian in Klamath Falls, Parks does not want credit for the success, but shares it with all who have volunteered countless hours of planting, caring, watering and harvesting the rows of corn, beets, beans, onions, squash and other vegetables. And it’s not only Rotary, but a complement of clubs and businesses that come together to keep food bank shelves stocked. Just to name a few: Rotary Club of Klamath County, Sunrise Rotary,
Rotary of Tulelake, KBREC, KlamathLake Counties Food Bank, Klamath County inmate crews, Master Gardeners, Klamath Basin potato growers, Sherm’s Thunderbird Market, Access Food Share, Sky Lakes Medical Center and many more. Last year, the groups donated nearly 32,000 pounds (16 tons) of vegetables, fruit and meat to the less fortunate. Just recently the group harvested 1,934 pounds from the garden and has totaled 7,500 pounds so far this year. “It’s our little way that we can control it and help,” said Parks. “There’s no food shortage in our world today; it’s simply getting it from production to the end user, it’s volunteers and transportation.” Parks said last year 216 volunteers put in 445 hours at the garden. Since June this year, 150 volunteers have donated 270 hours. “I hope it goes on forever. I know I will do my part until I can’t anymore.”
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“Common Plants of the Upper Klamath Basin” lists four types of huckleberries in the region: dwarf huckleberry, big huckleberry, red huckleberry and grouse huckleberry. Dwarf and big huckleberries grow along wet meadows and lakes, while red huckleberries grow on stream-sides and meadows and grouse huckleberries grows in subalpine forests and cold drainages in the Klamath Basin. All the fruit is edible, though the tastes vary. The book describes dwarf and grouse huckleberries as sweet, red huckleberries as sour and big huckleberries as tasty but not always abundant. Klamath County is known for Huckleberry Mountain, a 6,370-foot peak west of Crater Lake National Park. The Klamath County Museum’s website says it was “an important food-gathering site for Klamath Indians.” It was estimated 40,000 gallons of huckleberries were harvested there in 1908. According to a U.S. Forest Service technical report, “A Social History of Wild Huckleberry Harvesting in the Pacific Northwest,” the word “huckleberry” is derived from the Saxon heart-berg, or “the heart’s berry.” The report said Northwest tribes made special combs to strip huckleberries off bushes. The berries were dried in the sun, smoked or mashed into cakes for storage. When white settlers came to the West, they also took up huckleberry picking. They chose to can the berries, the report said. From the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century, huckleberry picking moved from a subsistence and family hobby to a commercial industry. Canneries in Montana started the trend, despite the fruit’s unpredictability when it came to harvest. “Huckleberries preserved well and only required sugar for sweetening,” the report said. “In short, they were a cheap and readily available commodity.”
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Western grebes are best known for their courtship dance, when a pair of the slender water birds rise up and dance across the water.
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Western Grebe
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Huckleberries ◗ Four types: dwarf, big, red and grouse ◗ The word “huckleberry” is derived from the Saxon heart-berg, or “the heart’s berry” ◗ Sizes of the bushes vary from one foot tall (dwarf huckleberry) to 12 feet tall (red huckleberry) ◗ Leaves are ovate and some (dwarf and big huckleberry) are finely toothed ◗ Dwarf huckleberry leaves turn bright red in the fall
Grebes ◗ Six species of grebe in the Klamath Basin ◗ Stay here from April to early fall: September, October or November ◗ Western grebe known for unique mating dance ◗ Mother grebe will carry chicks on her back ◗ Feed off small fish in Upper Klamath Lake
By SAMANTHA TIPLER: H&N Staff Reporter
“They’re well known for that. They run on the water, look like they dance,” said Ralph Opp, former Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist and a founder of the Klamath Wingwatchers. “That’s quite a display.” In the spring, the grebes can be seen along the shores of Upper Klamath Lake. It is so well known that about a decade ago, Opp hosted renowned wildlife documentarian David Attenborough in filming the birds’ courtship ritual. “This was the best opportunity they could get, up close and personal, and see an abundance of them,” Opp said. Most of the footage was filmed near the boat marina where Upper Klamath Lake feeds into the Link River. Though Western grebes are some of the largest, Opp said there are six species of grebe in the Klamath Basin. There are two types of western grebe, the horned grebe, the eared grebe, the pie billed grebe and a rare species: the red neck grebe. “The only known nesting population in Oregon is in the Rocky Point area,” Opp said. “It’s a large grebe with a reddish neck.” Grebes flock to the area because of the abundant fish and insects in Upper Klamath Lake, Opp said. Grebes are temperature sensitive, usually sticking around while the warm weather lasts. They arrive in the Basin in April and leave in late September, October or November. While here they have their courtships, nest and raise young. Another unique feature grebes offer is how they care for their chicks. “They’re one of the few water birds that will carry the young, once hatched, out on their back,” Opp said. “You can go out when the young first hatch out and see it on the back of the mother — one or two of them.”
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On the calendar around the region On the calendar in the Klamath Falls area through November: SATURDAY, SEPT. 28 ◗ National Public Lands Day, free
admission to Crater Lake National Park. ◗ Mount Thielsen summit hike presented by Oregon Wild. For information, go to http://tinyurl.com/qdgeahw. ◗ Fishing derby sponsored by Lake of the Woods Resort, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Prizes for the biggest fish, most fish and most-unusual catch. ◗ Klamath Falls Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Ninth Street between Main Street and Klamath Avenue. ◗ Dennis Bennett Memorial Golf Tournament, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Reames Golf & Country Club. Fourperson scramble, lunch raffle. Proceeds support a scholarship and youth sports in the Basin. ◗ “Night at the Fort Klamath Cemetery” with re-enactors portraying army soldiers and leading citizens of the Fort Klamath area. Tickets are $8. For more information, call 541-883-4208. SATURDAY & SUNDAY SEPT. 28-29 ◗ “Bat Boy: The Musical” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday by the Linkville Players in the Linkville Playhouse. Tickets are $12 to $15. ◗ Favell Museum Invitational Art Show and Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 and available at the museum, M’Bellish at 522 Main St., Beach’s Jewelers at 721 Main St., and The Daily Bagel at 636 Main St. SUNDAY, SEPT. 29 ◗ Live music from Dr. Clay McCord — a Sky Lakes Medical Center physician and a composer, pianist and singer — 2 p.m. at the Klamath County Library. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OCT. 4-5 ◗ PEO Chapter U Rummage Sale, Exhibit Hall No. 2 at the Klamath County Fairgrounds. ◗ “Bat Boy: The Musical” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. by the Linkville Players in the Linkville Playhouse. Tickets are $12 to $15. SATURDAY, OCT. 5 ◗ Klamath Falls Farmers Market
from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Ninth Street between Main Street and Klamath Avenue. ◗ Veggie Tales LIVE: Happy Birthday Bob and Larry, 6 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Tickets are $28 to $15. MONDAY, OCT. 7 ◗ Monday Night at the Movies presents “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” 7 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Free admission with a suggested $5 donation to help cover royalty costs. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9 ◗ Live music from 1 to 3:15 p.m. in Klamath Basin Senior Citizens Center, 2045 Arthur St. THURSDAY, OCT. 10 ◗ Live music from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Pelican Pointe Assisted Living & Memory Care Community, 615 Washburn Way. ◗ Three Dog Night, in concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Tickets $65 to $35. SATURDAY & SUNDAY OCT. 11-12 ◗ “Bat Boy: The Musical” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. by the Linkville Players in the Linkville Playhouse. Tickets are $12 to $15. SATURDAY, OCT. 12 ◗ Klamath Falls Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Ninth Street between Main Street and Klamath Avenue. ◗ Antique Toy show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Baldwin Hotel Museum lobby. Admission by donation, with proceeds going to the museum’s clothing preservation fund. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OCT. 12 AND 13 ◗ Klamath Dog Fanciers Agility Trials, Klamath County Fairgrounds Event Center. SUNDAY, OCT. 13 ◗ Old-Time Fiddlers will host a jam and dance from 1 to 4 p.m. in Shasta View Community Hall at Madison Street and Shasta Way. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16 ◗ Live music from 1 to 3:15 p.m. in Klamath Basin Senior Citizens Center, 2045 Arthur St. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OCT. 18-19 ◗ 76th annual Klamath Basin Potato Festival in Merrill. Event includes a
parade, barbecue, exhibits, talent show, horseshoe tournament, live music and more. SATURDAY, OCT. 19 ◗ Klamath Falls Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Ninth Street between Main Street and Klamath Avenue. ◗ Spooktacular Bazaar, Exhibit Hall No. 1 at the Klamath County Fairgrounds. ◗ Diane Lines JUMP!, a celebration of ’40s, ’50s era music, 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Tickets are $29 to $19 SUNDAY, OCT. 20 ◗ Rocky Point Annual Fall Festival, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Rocky Point Fire Hall. Features homemade chili, meals, quilt raffle, quilt display, bazaar, pie and specialty baked goods. THURSDAY, OCT. 24 ◗ Live music from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Pelican Pointe Assisted Living & Memory Care Community, 615 Washburn Way. ◗ “Paisley Caves,” a 7 p.m. program by Dennis Jenkins during the monthly meeting of the Klamath County Historical Society. Free Admission. SATURDAY, OCT. 26 ◗ Everything FITZ, fiddling and percussive step dancing performance at 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Tickets are $29 to $19. MONDAY, OCT. 28 ◗ Monday Night at the Movies presents “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Free admission with suggested $5 donation to help cover royalty costs. FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY NOV. 1-3 ◗ California Truck-n-Stuff presents Monster Trucks, Klamath County Event Center. SUNDAY, NOV. 3 ◗ Ragland Classical Series presents pianist Max Levinson, 2 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Tickets are $24. THURSDAY, NOV. 7 ◗ Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks will present a “Folk Jazz” concert 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Tickets are $29 to $19. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NOV. 8-9 ◗ “The Game’s Afoot (or Holmes
for the Holidays)” 7:30 p.m. at the Linkville Playhouse. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NOV. 9 AND 10 ◗ Veterans Powwow, indoor arena at the Klamath County Fairgrounds. SATURDAY, NOV. 9 ◗ Annual Sprague River Christmas Bazaar, Sprague River Community Center. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY NOV. 9-11 ◗ Veterans Day weekend, free admission to Crater Lake National Park. SUNDAY, NOV. 10 ◗ Old-Time Fiddlers will host a jam and dance from 1 to 4 p.m. in Shasta View Community Hall at Madison Street and Shasta Way. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NOV. 15-16 ◗ “The Game’s Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays)” 7:30 p.m. at the Linkville Playhouse FRIDAY, NOV. 22 ◗ Montreal and California Guitar Trios will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Tickets are $29 to $19. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NOV. 22-23 ◗ “The Game’s Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays)” 7:30 p.m. at the Linkville Playhouse FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NOV. 29-30 ◗ “The Game’s Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays)” 7:30 p.m. at the Linkville Playhouse SATURDAY, NOV. 30 ◗ Eugene Ballet presents “The Nutcracker,” 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater. Tickets are $36 to $23.
On the calendar: Does your group or organization have a special community event coming up? Let us know and we’ll put it in the community calendar in the November/December edition of Klamath Life. Send event information to clerk@heraldandnews.com, or call 541-885-4412.
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