Winners of the 2022 adult contests will read their prizewinning poems on Tuesday, March 14 (spring) and Thursday, March 16 (fall), both at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Their work will be published in the upcoming issue of Verseweavers, which has gone to press and will soon be mailed to all members and contest winners. The …
Want to get behind the scenes and have a say in upcoming OPA activities? Here’s your chance. Board member Jade Rosina McCutcheon is moving back to Australia and has reluctantly resigned. We need a new member for the executive board to help us plan and execute the many activities of one of the largest state …
reviewed by George Vennredbat books, 2022, 73 pages, $16ISBN 978-1-946970-08-4Available at www.redbatbooks.com, Ingram, Bookshop.org, Amazon.com, Powells.com To appreciate David Memmott’s achievement in Small Matters Mean the World (2022), readers might start with the front cover. Memmott’s colorful digital collage suggests a kaleidoscope preparing the reader to celebrate and explore the magic of natural, organic, and …
The Clackamas County Arts Alliance Literary Arts Committee invites Clackamas County writers to submit their work to their 2023 writing contest. Poems must fit the theme “Clackamas County: Its Life, Its History, Its Future.” Entries will be accepted from Jan. 3 to April 3, 2023. For complete guidelines, click here.
OPA has had a tough four months since our new board was named at the conference in October. Three of our board members have quit. Historian Priscilla Hunter has moved to Texas, webmaster/events coordinator Jade Rosina McCutcheon is moving back to Australia, and treasurer Melissa Eaton had to leave for person reasons. In addition, the …
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MEETING CONVENED AT 6:33PM Present: Sue Fagalde Lick (president), Nancy Christopherson (vice-president), Debra Wöhrmann (Secretary), Melissa Broderick Eaton (treasurer), Efrain Diaz-Horna, Lauren Mallett, Jade Rosina McCutcheon, Bob Sterry, Lorna[SL1] Rose Hahn (attended part of the meeting) Only ten state societies sent a rep. for Slam–including Oregon. Next years’ conference in Iowa: June 21-26 First …
1. Meeting convened at 2:07pm Present: Sue Fagalde Lick (president), Nancy Christopherson (vice-president), Rana Tahir (treasurer), Dan Liberthson (secretary), Lorna Rose-Hahn, David Mehler, Efrain Diaz-Horna New Board Members: Jade Rosina McCutcheon Melissa Broderick Eaton Debra Wöhrmann Absent: Lauren Mallett,Priscilla Hunter, who has resigned. (Moved to Texas) Lauren Mallett II. Minutes for the Sept. 13 meeting …
Present: Sue Fagalde Lick (President), Nancy Christopherson (Vice President and Adult Contest Chair), Lauren Mallett (Cascadia Contest Chair), Dan Liberthson (Secretary), Rana Tahir (Treasurer and Webmaster), Dave Mehler (Membership Chair and Publications Liaison), Lorna Rose-Hahn (Membership Co-Chair, Outreach Chair, Events Committee Chair) Not Present: Priscilla Hunter (Historian), Efraín Diaz-Horna (at-large) I. Sue called the meeting …
I. Call to Order 6:33pmPresent: Sue Fagalde Lick, Nancy Christopherson, Lauren Mallett, Lorna Rose-Hahn, Bob Sterry, Jade Rosina McCutcheon, Debra Wöhrmann Absent: Efrain Diaz-Horna II. A Special Meeting:A. Treasurer resigned and past treasurer, Rana. . . has offered to rejoin the boardtemporarily.
I. Call to Order 6:32pm Present: Sue Fagalde Lick, Nancy Christopherson, Lauren Mallett, Bob Sterry, Lorna Rose-Hahn, Debra Wöhrmann Absent: Efrain Diaz-Horna, Jade Rosina McCutcheon II. Approval of Nov. 7, 2022 minutes III. Resignation of membership chair—still in need of someone. IV. Officer Reports change the P.O. Box to Bend? D. Treasurer (Melissa): She …
