Hello from Lane County!
We are well into the 1st quarter of the year and ready for some spring weather!
In Q1 we had multiple members attend the 2025 State convention. We had a great time getting to catch up with other chapter members and attending the dinner, getting to hear from Rose Tryon, current the AAW President. Lane County also had the pleasure of attending the 34th Annual OWIT Auction February 19th at the Graduate Hotel in Eugene. This is a great event, and we enjoyed getting to support such a great organization. At out February meeting we held our officer elections and with great please I can announce Dana Bowers Brock will be stepping in the role of President for the Lane County chapter. Dana has deep roots in OWA, and the local farming community and we are so excited to have her as our President. Along with the change of President we also have a new Secretary. Marie Bowers a long time OWA member will be our secretary! As for upcoming events, Lane County has multiple members involved in auction and are hard at work getting ready for the upcoming April 19th dinner and auction.
As my Presidency comes to an end, I would like to say It’s has been an honor serving as president the last 2 years and look forward to serving as past president in this new chapter of life.
– Merissa Calkins