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  October 13, 2001 Meeting Information  


Fall Council Meeting of the Oregon Chapter


The Fall Council Meeting of the Oregon Chapter will take place in Irrigon, OR on Saturday, October 13, 2001, starting at 1:00 p.m. Members are urged to spend the night in the area and experience Heritage Trail Day on Sunday.

The Heritage Trial Day events start at 2:00 p.m. and last until about 5:00 p.m. Festivities include displays by Chief Jesse of the Cayuse tribe, the largest display yet by the local Mountain Men group, fiddle and guitar music, talks on the local history, relating to the Lewis and Clark era and, perhaps most important, homemade pies!

We will begin the meeting by addressing some Chapter business (see below) and then follow up with a couple of interesting presentations. The first presentation, by Don Eppenbach, is titled, The beautiful plains of the Columbia. The second presenter is Jerry Igo, an expert on the botanical aspects of the expedition. If you have an interest in natural history and/or plants, you won't want to miss this meeting - nor the events of the following day!

A couple of important items are on the agenda for the business portion of the upcoming meeting. These items include membership votes on a slate of officers and two directors, as well as a few more changes to the Chapter Bylaws.

The Nominating Committee, chaired by Dr. Robert Holcomb, has submitted the slate of officers and directors shown below. Per the (current) Chapter Bylaws, officers are to be elected annually. The Nominating Committee recommends re-electing the current set of officers, all of who have consented and who are eligible for re-election per the current bylaws. The recommended slate of officers is:

President - Jay Rasmussen Vice President - Mike Carrick
Secretary - Glen Kirkpatrick Treasurer - Dick Hohnbaum


Two directors are to be elected each year, serving three-year terms and a maximum of two consecutive terms. The Nominating Committee recommends the following two people as directors:

Don Eppenbach Mike Perry


Don Eppenbach is currently a director and is recommended for re-election. Mike Perry, is director of the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles and would be filling the board position left vacant by previous director John Montague.

Chapter members can nominate other candidates and can also vote by mail if unable to attend the October meeting. Mail-in votes must arrive by Friday, October 12, 2001 and should be sent to:
Glen Kirkpatrick
15100 SE Gladstone Drive
Portland, OR 97236-2445


Also on the agenda are a couple of bylaw changes recommended by the board. The bylaws were originally created to encourage turn-over among the officers and directors and the introduction of "new-blood". This is still a desired goal, but due to limited volunteer support this has become restrictive. We also desire to assure better continuity when switching between officers and directors.

Article III, Section 1:
Replace:
Officers of the Chapter shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary and a Treasurer who shall be elected by the membership at the annual meeting. The term of office is one year. There shall be six directors elected in the same manner for three-year terms, except that for the directors elected at the 1999 annual meeting, two directors shall serve one year, and two directors shall serve two years as designated by the president. Officers and directors shall take office on January 1 following the election. No President, Vice-President or Director may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. There are no term limits for the offices of Secretary or Treasurer.

With:
Officers of the Chapter shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary and a Treasurer who shall be elected by the membership at the Fall annual meeting. The term of office is two years, with the President and Secretary being elected in odd numbered years and the Vice-President and Treasurer being elected in even numbered years. There shall be six directors elected in the same manner for three-year terms. Director positions are staggered as well, with two directors being elected each year. Officers and directors shall take office on January 1 following the election. There are no term limits for any Officer or Director position.

Driving Instructions:
Eastbound: From the Portland area, travel I-84 East to the intersection three miles east of Boardman. Taking the exit onto Hwy 730 continue northeast for 8 miles to Irrigon. Continue into Irrigon to the First Street intersection (about 1200 feet east of the city limit sign). At this intersection you will see the Bank of Eastern Oregon on the right and Paul's Restaurant across the road from the bank. Turn left (north) onto First Street. Turn left at the first intersection (about 200 feet) onto Columbia Lane (Southmain Street). Stokes Landing Senior Center is on the right about 600 feet from the intersection. The building has a fair sized parking lot in front of it. It is metal clad with a brick facade and has a yellow metal roof.

Westbound: From the area of Pendleton travel I-84 West to the Paterson Ferry Road exit. Take Paterson Ferry Road to its intersection with Hwy 730. Turn right on Hwy 730 for a distance of about 4 miles into Irrigon. Turn left at the First Street intersection, left again onto Southmain Avenue, and right into the parking lot of Stokes Landing Senior Center.

The following local accommodation information was extracted from the www.visitboardman.com website:

Dodge City Inn
40 rooms, Long Branch Saloon, tanning salon, HBO, swimming pool, gift shop
Phone: 541-481-2441 Full Service Restaurant: Phone: 541-481-3107 		Boardman Park and Recreation District
63 paved full-service sites on the Columbia River.
Phone: 541-481-7217 or 888-481-7217
Econo Lodge
50 rooms, swimming pool, gift shop, pets accepted
Phone: 541-481-2375 or 800-55-ECONO 		Driftwood RV Park
Daily, weekly, or monthly rates, Full-service sites, Indoor heated pool and spa
Phone: 541-481-2262 or 800-684-5543
The Riverview Inn
20 rooms, quiet
Phone: 541-481-2775 		 



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Updated: September 18, 2001
Posted: February 25, 2001

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