News & Events

Lane Chapter Spring Update

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…
Read more

Columbia Gorge Spring Update

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…
Read more

Polk Summer 2021 Update

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…
Read more

Linn-Benton Summer 2021 Update

The Linn-Benton ladies continue our meetings in-person, with a Zoom option. For our June meeting, we met at Carino’s in Albany and enjoyed a fantastic dinner and great company before getting down to business. Our Activity/Coloring Book is headed out to farm stands and markets throughout our counties. Our scholarship committee announced the winners of our 2021 scholarships. This…
Read more

Lane Summer 2021 Update

The Lane County chapter is now offering a $500 Scholarship to a Lane County FFA chapter. The application will be sent out to advisors and set up on the OWA website, under our chapter page. June 5th, we held our annual fundraiser at the Function 4 Junction show and shine. We sold root beer floats…
Read more

Marion-Clackamas Summer 2021 Update

This month Marion Clackamas rounded out our last meeting before the summer season with an in person social at Ankeny Vineyard in South Salem, hosted by Mallory Phelan. We had a great time getting to know some new members and chatting together over delicious wine and appetizers. It was so fun to be together in…
Read more