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Yamhill Chapter Fall Update
We are busy planning the 2018 State Convention, Februrary 14-17th. Plans are coming together and it looks like it will be fun and educational! Also we are planning on our annual gift pack sale for November and December. If anyone would like to place orders early...
Marion-Clackamas Chapter Fall Update
This hot summer was very busy for the Marion-Clackamas chapter. We overhauled our Oregon Trail Farms guide this year, which included building a reliable and modern website as well as starting a Facebook page to promote our participating farms. We had 13 farm stands in...
Columbia Gorge Chapter Fall Update
Fall is here and that means the Columbia Gorge chapter is back to holding meetings after the summer harvest break. Our fall meeting was held Tuesday, September 12 in The Dalles, with 5 members and 2 guests present. Our chapter’s college scholarship winner, Emily...
REAL Oregon Leadership Development
By Helle Ruddenklau - There is an effort to revive the agricultural leadership program in Oregon. There was a similar program about 18 years ago, which unfortunately only lasted for one year. The program will start this fall and consist of five two and a half day...
Marion Clackamas Chapter Summer Update
The Marion Clackamas Chapter has been hard at work updating their Oregon Trail Farm guide. It has 13 local farms and a beautiful new website: oregontrailfarms.com. They kicked off summer with a June social and are planning the Oregon State Fair booth!
Linn Benton Chapter Summer Update
Linn Benton chapter has its April meeting a Willamette Community Bank in Albany, hosted by Sue Kalina. Welcome to Debbie Burns, a new member who attended. We donated a classroom set of Get Oregonized history books to Mt. View Elementary from Points for Profit money....
Lane Chapter Summer Update
We held Chapter elections for 2017/2018 Officers. Sarah Fay was re-elected as President and Elizabeth Peterson is our new Chapter Vice President. Continuing for an additional two years are Mary Howarth Secretary and Loretta Pearce as Treasurer. Veronica Hennessey...
Polk Chapter Summer Update
Polk county meets on the second Monday of each month at 11:30 AM at the Eola Inn, Rock n Rogers Restaurant in west Salem. All are welcome to join us! Arlene Kovash traveled to two AAW events this year, (the Mid-Year Meeting and Fly In), and Deb Thomas helped with Ag...
Columbia Gorge Chapter Summer Update
Chapter members attended the annual Bull Tour in Wasco County in April, chapter helped sponsor it. Chapter hosted the state board meeting in May with a wonderful lunch afterward at Bent River Restaurant. Ag in the Classroom literacy project done in Sherman, Arlington,...
Yamhill Chapter Summer Update
Yamhill County has been busy starting to plan the 2018 OWA State Convention. We had our June meeting at Helle and Bruce Ruddenklau’s in Amity. We invited our current and past few years OSU and Community College Scholarship recipients to tell us how our...