Activity Group Reports
October Luncheon Featured a Shopper’s Dream Members Market
83 women filled the ballroom at the Rogue Valley Country Club for lunch and our annual Member's Market sale. There were 11 vendors with their wares set up and a wide variety of items for shoppers to consider. Beautiful quilting, crocheted hats, jewelry, scarves, purses, kitchen towels, hand-crafted greeting cards, lightly used books, skin care […]
Culinary Arts Group Teamed Up to Make Condiments
A group of ten adventurous ladies came together at the home of Viki Brown on October 12 to spend a few hours making and enjoying condiments and foods to serve them with. Linda Haynsworth-Krueger served as co-hostess. The group was formed into teams of two and each had a work station with ingredients and two […]
The Sleeping Dictionary
Twelve women gathered for Book Club at Lynn Leissler’s home on October 11 to discuss The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Massey. All agreed they hadn’t learned much in school about the Raj–the Imperial British rule in India. A sleeping dictionary, by the way, refers to British men learning local language via mistresses and prostitutes. Pom, […]
October 3, 2017 Ladies Outing – Shakespeare Backstage Tour
THE SHOW BEHIND THE SHOW Twenty Eagle Point Women Club Members discovered what’s behind the Oregon Shakespeare Festival shows on a walking tour guided by the incredibly informative, articulate, Stage Manager, Jeremy. We learned about the history of the OSF and the intricacies of operating a theater in repertory. The tour took us up and […]
Hikers at Grizzly Peak September 2017
September 15, eight women took advantage of a day of healthy air and hiked to the 5922-ft. summit of Grizzly Peak above Mt. Ashland. The haze hid some of the distant peaks, but we still had great views, exchanged lots of stories, and successfully negotiated a right-of-way with a herd of cows on the way […]
August 2017 Book Club
“Delicious!” by Ruth Reich. Ruth Reichl has written many things as a restaurant critic, editor of Gourmet magazine, and author of five memoirs. Following the demise of Gourmet, she added writer of fiction. “Delicious!” Is a tasty blend of her experience and imagination. Although most of the story is set firmly in the 21st century, […]
Knotty Ladies September Report
In spite of the smoky skies the Knotty Ladies gathered at Lydia’s home for our September meeting. Maxine distributed all of the EPWC member handbooks that she had and will get more for members who still need one. Linda Townsend’s cell phone number is wrong in the booklet. It should read: 541-500-7179. Please update your […]
Ladie’s Day Bunco Group Enjoys Fun Gathering
On Friday, August 11 the Day Bunco ladies met at the home of Fran Morgan. A lovely afternoon spent rolling the dice and enjoying the company of friends! Fran provided a taste tempting array of treats to help us keep up our energy! The lucky winners were: Most Buncos- splitting the pot were Maryann & […]
Culinary Arts Group Enjoys the Tastes of Ireland
Joan Devlin and Janice Kabel hosted the August Culinary Arts gathering at Joan’s home. Each guest prepared and shared an assigned dish from traditional Irish cuisine. Joan shared her amazing photos and stories from a recent visit to Ireland where she and her husband Lew visited with family and saw many sights. Joan even demonstrated […]
Hikers on PCT August, 2017
Fourteen of us dodged the smoke in the valley on Friday, August 18 when we hiked over six miles through forests on the PCT starting at the Pederson Snopark trailhead. We met 10-12 thru hikers on their way to Canada who were delighted to receive some fruit, veggies, and candy bars that we shared. We […]
Knotty Ladies Quilting Retreat
The Knotty Ladies defied the heat in the valley and lit out for the Hedges cabin in Rocky Point for their annual August quilting retreat. There was a whole lotta gabbing, snacking, sharing, and good old-fashioned companionship going on. We stayed cool. At the end of the day we had completed some projects and begun […]
August 1, 2017 Ladies Outing at Tashi Choling Buddhist Center
We had nineteen ladies brave the heat to attend the tour of the Tashi Choling Buddhist Center for Buddhist studies Their mission statement says, "Tashi Chöling provides a place of spiritual refuge and an established program of study and practice in order to preserve the authentic living tradition of Tibetan Buddhism for the benefit of […]
Hikers on PCT July 2017
Twelve of us had a fun day while hiking 4-4.5 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail at Grouse Gap Trailhead on Friday, July 21st. We had spectacular views of Mt. Shasta, Marble Mountains, and Trinity Alps with an abundance of wildflowers in the meadows. A highlight was visiting with several thru hikers who had started […]
New EPWC Board welcomed at June Luncheon
A beautiful summer day set the stage for an enjoyable June luncheon at the Rogue Valley Country Club. We enjoyed a game of searching for the other famous half of a couple that we were part of by asking questions of the other ladies who could see the names posted on our backs. The program […]
July Ladies’ Night Bunco Group Meets
“Our first Nite Bunco with new Chairperson Bonnie Scriba, was held at Bonnie’s home. All but one regular player was in attendance. New processes and ideas were shared before getting the dice rolling. Refreshments were provided by Anne Youngs, Sherissa Evans and Bonnie. Winners tonight were Most Buncos-Wilma Hamilton, Most Wins-Susie Skaggs, Last Bunco-Sherissa Evens, […]
Book Group enjoyed The Orchid House
July’s book club met at the home of Virginia Felker. We reviewed the book ‘The Orchid House’ by Lucinda Riley. This book is a historical fiction that spans from the 1930’s to the present day. It traveled from Wharton Park estate in England to Thailand. It dealt with an aristocratic family keeping secrets leading with […]
July 4th Parade Winners!!!
Well ladies, in case you were not at the Eagle Point 4th of July Parade and didn’t see your Kazoo band perform you really missed a treat. We really were amazingly good and had a ball performing the kazoo and won OVERALL WINNER at the parade! Kudos to all of you who spent so many […]
June 14 Book Club Meeting – Sheris Fine’s Home
Twelve book club members gathered at Sheris Fine’s home, had a lively book discussion and enjoyed refreshments and conversation. The June book selection was the Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty. The main character, Ellen O’Farrell is a professional hypnotherapist who works out of the eccentric beachfront home she inherited from her grandparents. It’s a […]
June 2017 at Takelma Gorge
Eleven energetic hikers enjoyed the beauty of the mighty Rogue last Friday, June 16. Our 5-mile trek began at Woodruff Bridge along the banks of the Rogue River through a forest of tall Douglas fir and multiple wildflowers, including white starflower, blue bells of twinflower, white anemone, and Oregon grape. After 1.6 miles, the river […]
Thank you
Thank you ladies for the terrific send off and lovely gifts at the June Luncheon. I love being part of the EPWC. With appreciation- Annette:)
Ladies Dining Out May 2017
The Ladies Dining Out group had a lovely dinner and lively conversation at Rosario's Italian Restaurant on May 8.
Our ladies outing Applegate wineries tour
A fun time was had by all. We visited three wineries; Red Lily, Troon and Schimdt and also Pennington Farms.
Hikers at Cathedral Hills May 2017
Seven of us enjoyed perfect weather while hiking about 5 miles at Cathedral Hills Trails outside of Grants Pass. We hiked a scenic loop trail through a forest of Douglas fir, oak, ponderosa pine, madrone, and manzanita. Wildflowers and poison oak were plentiful. We relaxed with great conversation while eating our sack lunch.
April Luncheon Features Physician/Author, Dr. Robin Miller
A beautiful, spring day welcomed 65 ladies to the Rogue Valley Country Club for the April Luncheon. A large number of birthdays were commemorated and the usual informative business meeting conducted by Board President, Annette Godfrey. Local physician and author, Robin Miller delivered a very informative presentation on the many health-promoting practices that are contained […]
Book Group Meeting – May 2017
On May 10th our book club met at the home of Charmaine Lewis. We had a full house with 14 members present to discuss the book The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. The book followed the 19th wife of Brigham Young and the beginning of polygamy in the Mormon church. It is part history, part […]
April 2017 at Forest Park Trails
Plenty of sunshine, awesome scenery, exercise, and friendship were enjoyed by seven hikers on Friday, April 21 while hiking trails in Forest Park. A combination of trails, including Canyon Falls, Canyon Vista, Naverson, and Ridgeview, gave us about 5 miles of hiking along a creek with waterfalls over granite bedrock, through wooded forests with viewpoints, […]
Knotty Ladies May Report
A nearly full contingent of Knotty Ladies met at Linda Townsend’s home on May 3. Maxine formally assumed the duties of treasurer receiving the funds and the accounting paperwork from retiring treasurer Dora. The group thanked Dora for her years of dutiful service and wished we had a gold watch to present to her. The […]
Couples February, March & April 2017
Our hostess for February were Lynn Baker, Ann Bunt and Wilma Hamilton. In March our hostess were Kristine Frey, Betsy Hase and Jean Otteman. In April our hostess were Viki Brown, Liz Crossman and Virginia Felker. That's a lot of hostess and a lot of parties that were enjoyed by many. Our tax day party […]
Ready, Set. Spiralize at the April Culinary Arts luncheon
Linda-Haynsworth Krueger and Betsy Hase co-hosted the April Culinary Arts gathering at Linda's beautiful home. The topic was how to spiralize assorted types of vegetables and then how to incorporate them into wonderful, healthy recipes. A spiralizer is a hand-operated kitchen implement which turns vegetables into a variety of shapes and sizes of ribbons, slices […]
A few pictures from the April Ladies Outing
Here are a few pictures to add to the last report on the April Ladies outing for High Tea at the Teapot on Wheels.