This Month
Birthdays
Happy July Birthday to:
- Debbie Juul
- Joellen Kay
- Carol Kleckner
- Marjory Lange
- Marian Thomas
- Joan Welsh
Happy August Birthday to:
- Sandy Galbraith
- Kathleen Holt
- Larin Lightner
- Tia Purdy
- Genevieve Ticknor
- Tricia Yates
July Meeting Highlights
Our July meeting was a lot of fun as we celebrated “Christmas in July.” Members were very generous with the yarn and yarn-related “gifts” donated. The following thank you was submitted following the meeting:
At our July Meeting, Sue Culbertson and Margaret Fizer (aka The Hat Ladies) received 83 hats for the SMKG Service Project–Operation School Bell Hats for Head Start to 3rd Grade. This is in addition to the 80 we currently have.
The Hat Ladies are so grateful to our members for their kind hearts and beautiful knitting.Each hat is unique and our School Children will love them.
Keep on knitting! – Margaret Fizer and Sue Culbertson
Also submitted for the newsletter was the following, sent by Su Fennern, Events Coordinator:
Another wonderful fiber event, Black Sheep Gathering, was held in Albany, OR, at the Conference Center June 28-30, 2024. Members from our Guild spent time talking with visitors from just right around here to ones as far away as Germany. Yes, the lady from Germany came just for the Gathering.
There was no doubt that the show stopper for our table was the Emotional Support Chicken. Thanks to Heather and Marsha, who shared their beloved chickens. Almost all the times when someone would pick up the chicken, they would stick it under their arm. We did have one young lady ask if she could touch the chicken and then she took it, put it under arm, and off she went. Mom was right on her tail and directed her to return it to the table and say thank you.
Our goal for attending these local fiber festivals is to share about our Guild and to get more members. We won’t know right away if we gain new members from our presence for at least 2 to 3 months or longer.
Thanks to the following members that spent time sharing information about our Guild: Joyce Arthur, Su Fennern, Sandy Galbraith, Kathy Goebel, Marsha Graciosa, JoEllen Kay, Ellen Nordal, Debbie Paxson, Heather Sly-Haley, and Marian Thomas.
The Magic at the Mill yearly event has a change in the dates. For 2024, Magic will happen Friday, November 29 – Monday, December 2 (not as close to Christmas as it has been in the past). The Guild will have an informational table at this event. More to come on this.
U.S. Olympians Wear Oregon Wool
If you’ve been glued to your TV the past week like the rest of us, you can be proud to know those snazzy Summer Olympics ceremony outfits worn by the U.S. athletes were crafted by designer Ralph Lauren from wool sourced from Oregon sheep!
As has been the case for the previous three Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the wool comes from Imperial Stock Ranch and Shaniko Wool Company, based in Maupin. It all started in 2012, when Ralph Lauren reached out to ranch leader Jeanne Carver after he’d caught flak for producing U.S. Olympic Team ceremony outfits overseas. The ensuing partnership enabled her to launch Shaniko, a farm group that markets and sells sustainable wool. Carver was herself an athlete at Oregon State University in the 1970s, competing in volleyball and track.
Upcoming Events
August 2024 Meeting
We are having our annual gathering at Silver Falls State Park. If you didn’t get your reservation in, no problem—come anyway and order off the menu.
Our short business meeting will be at 11:30. Check your email for the flyer with all the details.
— Judith Bither, Secretary
Other Events
- August 28 – September 2, 2024 – Oregon State Fair, Salem, OR
- September 21-22, 2024 – Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival (OFFF), Albany, OR
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