The Polk OWA Chapter has held regular meetings this winter. We purchased a table and provided desserts for the Dallas FFA Alumni’s “Hearts and Wine” event in February and several chapter members traveled to State Convention in Boardman. We also got together last week at Jeree Mulkey’s house to put together a rag quilt with…
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In March we had our monthly meeting through Zoom to elect new officers for President and VP. We happily welcome Kim Zuber as our new President and Ally Rumpakis as our new Vice President. We are excited and thankful to continue to have Tracy Duerst as our Treasurer and Emily Duerst as our Secretary as…
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Our chapter would like to publicly thank Mary Hood for her service as LB President the past two years. Her organizational skills, commitment to do what needs to be done, and her follow through have kept this chapter active and effective. The OWA is in good hands. We love you Mary! Kristi Miller has…
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Our chapter is busy helping with auction. This year our chapter will be hosting the Heads and Tails game and we have taken the initiative to bring back the Wine Wall! If you have any wine you would like to donate to this fun game, we will be happy to take any bottles we can…
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It has become pretty obvious in the past few years that our chapter’s membership has decreased, as has attendance at meetings and participation in events. Our local chapter was launched in December 2013 as a “restart” of the previous Hood River chapter and at one point we had 25+ members. In chatting with those who…
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Our chapter has been able to meet regularly over the last few months, in-person! We are waiting to hear if we can have a booth at the Polk County Fair. Vendors are not allowed this year, but we may be able to put together an unmanned table with information about agriculture. The fair runs from…
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