Activity Group Reports

The Book Group enjoyed The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

By Betsy Hase | October 19, 2018

Six ladies gathered at the home of Betsy Hase to discuss this months book on October 10th. This is a non-fiction book written by Rebecca Skloot with a fascinating story that is well written about a part of medical history and a family's story . Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as […]

October 2018 Culinary Arts Group Explores Appetizers

By Victoria Brown | October 16, 2018

Fourteen members gathered together at the home of Gerene Leffingwell to share a wide variety of appetizers that each guest prepared at home and brought to share with the group. As we enjoyed sampling the many dishes, each cook described the ingredients and preparation methods for her recipe. Yummy appetizers from "Thai Turkey and Brown […]

October 2, 2018 Ladies Outings-Tour/Play Time: Science Works-Hands on Museum & Lunch at ElParaiso

By Elaine Slate | October 14, 2018

The October Ladies Outing took 14 playful ladies to ScienceWorks – Hands on Museum for a tour followed by a lot of "play time". The plan Martha Roy came up with was to just pretend you are a kid again and, believe me, we did! With interactive projections & holographic images, we were able to […]

Artisans, September 2018

By Barbara Schmaltz | October 4, 2018

Artisans meet at Janice Kabel’s home where we decorated pumpkins.

September 2018 Theater Group Outing to Camelot

By Martha Roy | September 29, 2018

Twenty-seven members and guests attended the Camelot Theater performance of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" on September 23, 2018.

August 2018 Luncheon was a “Black and White” event

By Victoria Brown | September 25, 2018

A beautiful summer day greeted over 60 members to the August, 2018 EPWC luncheon. We had some new members and guests with us and signed up a new member before she left for home. The program was a series of bingo games led by Sharyn Close and Aleli Lawson with cash prizes. Everyone had a […]

Eat and Greet, September 2018

By Linda O'Neal | September 19, 2018

Eat and Greet was held at Alice Smith’s home with more beautiful food than the whole club could eat…

Third Monday Coffee – September

By Linda O'Neal | September 17, 2018

As usual, we had lively conversation and a great breakfast on the third Monday of September.

Knotty Ladies September Report

By Meridel Hedges | September 16, 2018

Betty hosted the September 5 meeting of the Knotty Ladies. The group decided not to participate in the EPWC Members Market since our treasury seems to be adequate. It was announced that Carol Kuehnert and Linda Riddle have dropped their membership in EPWC making them ineligible to continue in the Knotty Ladies group. We will […]

Ladies Potluck Group Rolls On

By Aleli Lawson | September 14, 2018

The Ladies Potluck group continues to meet every second Saturday of the month. We rotate hosting at each other’s homes for an evening of smiles, laughter, and catching-up. We share a wonderful potluck meal and desserts and then compete with a fun game of 3-13 cards. Please contact Aleli Lawson if you’d like to join […]

September 2018 Book Club Gathering

By Valerie Taylor-Crow | September 13, 2018

Eight ladies gathered at the home of Valerie Taylor-Crow to discuss the September book choice, “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane” by author, Lisa See. In rendering the complex joy of the mother-daughter bond, Lisa See dedicated this novel to her own mother, author Carolyn See, who died in 2016. Li-yan and her family align […]

June through August brought many Couples together for terrific evenings of enjoyment.

By Gayle Schanck | August 19, 2018

For our summer months, on June 16th our hostesses were Joan Devlin, Annette Godfrey and Gayle Schanck. On July 21st our hostesses were Kristine Frey, Maryann Hartmann and Sharyn Close. On August 18th, our hostesses were Viki Brown, Liz Crossman and Connie Quiring.

March through May photos of Couples Group Pot Luck and 313 Cards

By Gayle Schanck | August 19, 2018

Springtime for our Couples Group. On March 17th our hostesses were Wilma Hamilton, Ann Grossman and Kathy Nabozny. On April 21st our hostesses were Betsy Hase, Aleli Lawson and Jean Otteman. On May 19th our hostesses were Shirley Brick, Virginia Felker and Sue Tschohl.

August 2018 EPWC Ladie’s Outing Features Art and Fresh Seafood

By Victoria Brown | August 14, 2018

12 ladies traveled to Ashland to experience a tour of the Schneider Museum of Art on the SOU campus and lunch at Omar's Restaurant. A young docent guided our group through the five exhibits with lots of information on the artists and their unique work. Each exhibit was fascinating and thought-provoking. We also took a […]

August, 2018 Culinary Arts luncheon features “fresh food”

By Victoria Brown | August 14, 2018

13 wonderful home cooks gathered at the home of Carolyn Hein on Aug. 9 to share and sample a variety of dishes featuring fresh food products available in the Rogue Valley. Jan Griffin served as our gracious co-hostess. Brilliant red raspberries and strawberries topping a dark green spinach salad and an array of colorful vegetables […]

Knotty Ladies August report

By Meridel Hedges | August 9, 2018

The Knotty Ladies drove up to the Hedges Cabin for their annual quilting retreat on August 1. We began with a coffee cake and progressed to Show and Tell. Everyone quickly set up and began to work on their projects. We broke for lunch, a delicious array of salads and accompaniments. Immediately after lunch we […]

The Book Group enjoyed The Little Book

By Sheris Fine | July 17, 2018

The book group’s July meeting was held at Sheris Fine’s home and the nine ladies present had a lively conversation about The Little Book by Selden Edwards. An interesting point about this book is that the author started writing the book in 1974 and it was published in 2009. He wrote the book over a […]

Hiking at Rainie Falls June 2018

By Gerene Leffingwell | July 9, 2018

Nine of us were surrounded by the beauty of the “mighty Rogue” and the camaraderie of friends as we hiked to Rainie Falls June 15, 2018. It was relaxing to enjoy our lunch as numerous groups went through the falls on rafts and kayaks.

Hikers at Hobart Bluff May 2018

By Gerene Leffingwell | July 7, 2018

Seven ladies enjoyed a beautiful day and plentiful wildflowers while hiking about 3 miles on the PCT to Hobart Bluff. We had our lunch at the summit where the views were magnificent!

June Culinary Arts is a “Saucy” lunch

By Victoria Brown | June 20, 2018

Eleven ladies met at the home of Janice Kabel to share foods prepared from recipes selected from "America's Test Kitchen: Just Add Sauce": cookbook. Co-hostesses Joan Devlin and Janice Kabel selected recipes to cover all meal courses from appetizers through desserts and each guest brought the dish that they had prepared at home from their […]

Book Club June 13, 2018

By Virginia Felker | June 15, 2018

June's Book Club was hosted at the home of Sheris Fine. The book 'A Piece of the World', written by Christina Baker Kline, was chosen by Virginia Felker. It was inspired by a painting the author has seen by Andrew Wyeth. One of his most recognized works- "Christina's World' portrays a woman dragging herself across […]

Ladies Dining Out June 2018

By Linda O'Neal | June 14, 2018

On Monday, June 11, nine ladies from the Ladies Dining Out group had a great dinner and fun conversation at the Jacksonville Inn Bistro.

Ladies Outing – June 5,2018, Tour of Rogue Creamery Dairy Farm & Lunch at White Horse Country Store

By Elaine Slate | June 12, 2018

Our June outing was planned by Martha Roy. She did a great job and a good time was had by all. Thank you to Martha! Here is here summary of the outing: “On June 5th, 18 ladies visited the contented cows of the Rogue Creamery Dairy Farm outside Grants Pass. Here, cold clumsy fingers at […]

May book choice: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabriella Zevin

By Susan Watson | May 11, 2018

“In this sweet, uplifting homage to bookstores, Zevin perfectly captures the joy of connecting people and books…Filled with interesting characters, a deep knowledge of bookselling, wonderful critiques of classic titles, and very funny depictions of book clubs and author events, this will prove irresistible to book lovers everywhere” – Booklist Book choice by Phyllis Earls […]

April Book Club Gathering

By Valerie Taylor-Crow | April 28, 2018

Author Clive Rosengren shared stories about the writing life at the April book club meeting at Jenn Ashton’s Home. Clive has written a series of mystery books featuring private eye and actor Eddie Collins. Just recently, Clive’s series was listed in “Ten of the Best Hollywood Crime Novels.” "Murder Unscripted" was the selected book choice […]

Hikers at Forest Park March 2018

By Gerene Leffingwell | April 28, 2018

The chilly temperatures didn't stop five enthusiastic hikers from enjoying a 5.5-mile hike at Forest Park March 16. We did a moderate steady climb on the Siskiyou Trail and completed the loop on the Old Miners Trail. Although there were threatening clouds, there was no rain and early Spring wildflowers along the path. Our voracious […]

Hiking the East Applegate Ridge Trail

By Susan Watson | April 23, 2018

Seven spunky ladies hiked the newly established Applegate Ridge Trail outside of Jacksonville on Friday April 20th. The weather was glorious and the views spectacular. An added bonus was the abundant wildflowers in bloom. Along the way we met schoolchildren and two of the trail’s founders, David Callahan, Chairman of the Applegate Trail Association and […]

Culinary Arts Group Explores Slow Cooker and Pressure Cooker Recipes at April Event

By Victoria Brown | April 20, 2018

A group of 12 ladies gathered at the home of Virginia Felker to sample dishes prepared in either a slow cooker or a pressure cooker. Maxine Williams served as co-hostess. Each participant prepared a dish at home to share with the group based on a recipe selected by Virginia and Maxine. All meal course were […]

April 2018 Luncheon Features “Antiques Roadshow”

By Victoria Brown | April 20, 2018

67 ladies, including 5 new members, gathered at the Rogue Valley Country Club for a fascinating program presented by Eagle Point Mayor, Bob Russell. Members who attended the luncheon brought antique or collectible from their homes and Bob evaluated and talked about each one. He gave an estimate of the value of each item and […]

Ladies Outing – April 3, 2018 – Blackstone Audio Tour – Part 2

By Elaine Slate | April 13, 2018

I just had to add another picture. These ladies were not able to stay for the group picture so I wanted make sure they were included in the outing pictures. They are getting ready to enjoy a delicious meal at Caldera Brewery & Restaurant. Thank you to Dudee Rembert for sharing this photo. Elaine Slate […]