From: Cory Freeman Jan 13 2012 Hi there Mr. Smith! It has been a very long time! I hear your name every once in a while from Christian Hamilton and others that went to Jacksonville Elementary. Sounds like you are still extremely busy and very involved in the community. You have had a big impact on a lot of people's lives, mine included! Glad to hear that things are going so well for you. Everything is great in my world -- I have 2 great kids (boys 3 and 6) with my wife, Celina. We had a lot of fun moving around the country for a while (Salt Lake City, Denver, Chicago) and moved back to be close to family. It's funny you mention art -- I actually started out at U of O taking a lot of art and sculpture classes, but switched my major to Finance when I didn't get into the architecture school. I have no regrets -- I have a great career that has taken me on a lot of adventures and have had some really exciting times. I still stay in touch with Christian Hamilton, Rob Hostick and Rick Landis.
Teacher Larry Smith September 15, 1987
Larry Smith's 5th grade class September 15, 1987
Peter Jon Courson September 15, 1987 Feb. 2006 - The founder of the Applegate Christian Fellowship has returned after a three-year absence. Pastor Jon Courson, 52, will join his 29-year-old son, Peter-John, who has been the senior pastor at the popular church in Ruch that formerly numbered about 5,000 members. Peter-John Courson also put the church in the news when he told the Medford School Board in November that he would pull his children from the public schools ' and encourage church members to do the same ' if a new sex education curriculum were approved. Jon Courson will work with Peter-John, as well as his son-in-law, 25-year-old Seth Gilbert, and youngest son, 18-year-old Benjamin Courson, Stroble said.
February 2006 Photo from applegatefellowship.org From left, Peter-John Courson, Benjamin Courson Jon Courson and Seth Gilbert,, the leadership of the Applegate Christian Fellowship.
Peter John Courson September 15, 1987 Senior pastor at Applegate Christian Fellowship says congregation will right past land-use wrongs, work to mend broken fences Acknowledging years of mistakes, the senior pastor of Applegate Christian Fellowship said it's time to practice what he preaches. We're not here to fight, said Peter-John Courson, who took over leadership of the church in Ruch from his father, Jon Courson, two and a half years ago. We're not here to dig our heels in. The 28-year-old pastor said the church will do whatever it takes to set things right with the community because the kind of ill will that has arisen from these problems runs counter to his Christian ideals. — All I know is that if the characteristic of love is to be the greatest distinction of the fellowship and of a believer in general, then if that's not being seen or felt in the community around about us, then we really need to take a good hard look at ourselves and see what adjustments we need to make, he said.
Angela Titus September 15, 1987
Chad Kayser September 15, 1987
Cory Davis September 15, 1987
Mylea Moore September 15, 1987
Kristy Slocum September 15, 1987
Jared Saunders September 15, 1987
Monica Parker September 15, 1987
Sammy Plowman September 15, 1987
Kara Jones September 15, 1987
Derrick Vaughn September 15, 1987
Everett Smith September 15, 1987
Keith Barshaw September 15, 1987
David Fox September 15, 1987 Then he changed his name back to his birth name.
Peter John Courson September 15, 1987 In July 2002 - The Rev. Jon Courson, the evangelical pastor who built the Applegate Christian Fellowship into the biggest church in Southern Oregon, will leave his post to become a pastor with the 25,000-member Calvary Church in Costa Mesa, Calif. Courson's surprise move was announced at evening services Wednesday, along with the naming of his son, Peter John Courson, 25, as pastor of the Applegate ministry. The younger Courson has been an assistant pastor there for almost two years.
Brenda Cearly September 15, 1987
Larry Milligan September 15, 1987
Christopher Eselin September 15, 1987
Scott Davison September 15, 1987
Krista Nichols September 15, 1987
Tommy Swift September 15, 1987
Sara Morse September 15, 1987
Kimberly Mack- Lambert commented on Scott Matheny's photo of you. Kimberly wrote: "look how adorable Steven Spang looks! And J.T's vest is really fasion forward for back then! hahaha"
Andy Whitlock fifth grade - 1985/6 Mr. Smith! Wow! Good to see you on here. Hopefully you remember me from back in the jville elementary days... You're the one who introduced me to one of my greatest passions; photography. We've come a long way from the dark room days... Photoshop is fantastic, but it'll never replace the fun or the tactile experience that I had in that dark room. Thank you very much for those times, lessons and for being one of only maybe 2 or 3 teachers that i had a profound effect on my life. Andy Whitlock A.K.A - Huggy Bear :)
Andy Whitlock 2011 Mr. Smith! Wow! Good to see you on here. Hopefully you remember me from back in the jville elementary days... You're the one who introduced me to one of my greatest passions; photography. We've come a long way from the dark room days... Photoshop is fantastic, but it'll never replace the fun or the tactile experience that I had in that dark room. Thank you very much for those times, lessons and for being one of only maybe 2 or 3 teachers that i had a profound effect on my life. Andy Whitlock A.K.A - Huggy Bear :)
First Photograph taken at the new Jacksonville School 1984
Grade 5 - Mr. Smith - 1983 Mr. Earle Swift, Mr. Larry Smith, Heather Griggs, Nathan Schreiner, Terry Moody, Jon Allen, Becky Govenor, Erik Bryant Amy Sack, Jeff Drake, Eddie Coen, Sandy Nelson Justin Nickelson, Tanya Hulley, Erick Cannzdy, Chan Winningham, Donna Tompkins, Doug Nelson Tim Huff, Timm Thrush, Neichelle Spivey, Mariah Quincy, Scott Drake, Naomi Weldon
Erich Patten This series of photos was taken because Erich looked so much like the little boy in the drawing.
Erich Patten 2011 - works as a portfolio manager for Cutler Co.
5th grade - 1983 - Miss Roesgen Mr. Earle Swift, Miss Roesgen Scott Lemke, Jenny Garner, Sean Koefelda, Marnie McCurdy, Arlo Young, Becky Gilley Tracy Scheuneman, David Traeger, Christal McLean, Patrick Peterson, Amy McDonald, Jason Landis Chris Johnson, Katrina Swain, Rick Hedges, Christina DeSimone, Eric Anderson, Gretchen Mills Amber Smith, Becky Head, Katy Ames, Sandy Wells, Jenny Rohrs, Nattie Hulley, Rebekah Newburg
Erik Patton
Erik Patton - star of Pioneer Pickens
Josh Moulin and Chad Bitz
Chad Bitz and Josh Moulin
Preparing the set for Pioneer Pickins - our first Britt program.
Janie Brown, first grade teacher, helping with directing our first Britt program. Pioneer Pickins.
Sunday, October 13, 1991 - Page updated at 12:00 AM Computer Firm Turns Town Into A Living Laboratory AP JACKSONVILLE, Ore. - Apple Computer Inc. wanted to stake a bigger claim on the mother lode of customers in small business. So the Silicon Valley company adopted this tiny gold rush town and gave away $300,000 worth of computer gear to create a living laboratory.
In August 1990, Apple searched its geographic data base for names that included Apple or Macintosh, one of its lines of personal computers. Out popped the Applegate Valley, just over the hill from Jacksonville.
"This city didn't have a computer in City Hall until two years ago. We literally were living in the dark ages," said Mayor Mick Toney, who makes leather belts by hand.
Apple searched out people who had been too scared and too busy to invest in computers, as well as people who had already taken the plunge, and introduced them to Macintosh.
What they got was a town founded in 1860 in the Oregon Gold Rush. One hundred years later, it was practically a ghost town, after the ore played out, the railroad passed it by, and the county seat moved to Medford.
In the past 10 years, Jacksonville has enjoyed a renaissance by capitalizing on its Old West character, ironically preserved by hard times. With a load of dirt, movie companies cover the blacktop on California Street and turn back the clock among the wooden false fronts and intricate brickwork.
The popular Britt Music Festivals have helped build a thriving tourism economy that spins off the nearby Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland.
In this environment, Apple chose 31 different businesses. The company also gave computers to the elementary school, the library, City Hall, the Chamber of Commerce, and the police and fire departments. For about half the people, it was their first close encounter with a computer.
Apple made it easy, with training and a variety of specialized software. The company kept in touch through regular visits to town, and hired Diagnostic Research Inc. to study the changes wrought by Macintosh.
Folks liked their computers, reporting business efficiency up 65 percent and business satisfaction up 68 percent. After Apple held training sessions at Jacksonville Elementary School, Principal Richard Miles was emboldened to ask the business community to help the school's annual music festival. "It got us connected together," said Miles.
"I'm jazzed," said Chauncey Romero, who owns the Silver Lining jewelry store with his wife, Ladena. Once intimidated by computers, they have chucked their typewriter and bookkeeper. Chauncey hopes to design jewelry on his computer.
Joe Duggan at Redwood Tax Service filled out 1040s with a pencil and hired out his computer work. Now he does it all on his Macintosh and has doubled his business.
"Last year I had to write this guy's name and Social Security number 25 times," he said of one client. "This time I had to input it once."
The computers helped create new ventures. Mariette Marmillod launched a reservations service and a newspaper from her Meadow Lark bed and breakfast.
The experiment also brought unexpected changes. Out of user groups and computer bulletin boards came a new sense of community.
For Apple, Jacksonville became a laboratory, where hardware engineers, software specialists and marketing managers can test new ideas, said Bobbie Oglesby, programs marketing manager for the company. Apple plans to repeat the experiment in Japan, Sweden and Belgium. "What's so important about this is the closer you can get to the real customer experience - those things that you normally would do in a research program - the more accurate the information you receive,," she said. Copyright (c) 1991 Seattle Times Company, All Rights Reserved.
The computers helped create new ventures. Mariette Marmillod launched a reservations service and a newspaper from her Meadow Lark bed and breakfast. The experiment also brought unexpected changes. Out of user groups and computer bulletin boards came a new sense of community.
In the past 10 years, Jacksonville has enjoyed a renaissance by capitalizing on its Old West character, ironically preserved by hard times. With a load of dirt, movie companies cover the blacktop on California Street and turn back the clock among the wooden false fronts and intricate brickwork. The popular Britt Music Festivals have helped build a thriving tourism economy that spins off the nearby Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. In this environment, Apple chose 31 different businesses. The company also gave computers to the elementary school, the library, City Hall, the Chamber of Commerce, and the police and fire departments. For about half the people, it was their first close encounter with a computer. Apple made it easy, with training and a variety of specialized software. The company kept in touch through regular visits to town, and hired Diagnostic Research Inc. to study the changes wrought by Macintosh.
Cory Gorden Burket Sixth grade 10 years
Scott Drake 11years 1984
Lia Guibbini Lia Giubbini May 1990
Dissecting cow eyeballs
Dissecting eyeballs
In the library Peter Jon Courson - green coat with glasses.
