April 25 BOM meeting and Oregon Annual Meeting is Cancelled.

The Oregon Sate officers had a telephone conference on Monday March 15, 2020 to decide about the upcoming April BOM meeting and Annual Sate meeting. After some discussion it was decided that:

• The April 25 BOM meeting held at the Hilton Hotel starting at 9am will be cancelled, instead the meeting of the BOM will be by phone conferencing at the same time and date.
• The Oregon State Annual meeting also held at the same date and location as the BOM above will be cancelled.
• Since the Annual meeting was to vote on the new slate of State officers for 202021, it was decided that the currant President John Berg will mail to every member of the state a ballot to fill in and mail back. The ballots will be counted on April 25 by the ORSSAR President and the results published in this newsletter and on the state web site.

Pacific District Meeting April 25, 2020 is Cancelled

Gentlemen

After conferring with officers of the host Oregon SAR and considering all current options, including the National Emergency, the Washington State Emergency and potential for additional travel restrictions between Washington and bordering States, etc. - and realizing that the majority of those registered for the Pacific Conference fall within the age bracket of most potentially "at risk" individuals, it is with great reluctance but with an abundance of caution that I have decided the only prudent action to take is to cancel the upcoming Pacific District Conference that was to be held the 25th of April.

    Those who registered for rooms at the hotel should make arrangements to cancel and obtain refunds.  Advise them that the cancellation is due to the National Emergency and that the District Conference has also been cancelled for the same reason. The Hotel said we have until the 6th of April to cancel our reservations for this event.

    For those who paid the $40 pre-registrations for the event - THANK YOU.   I would like to give you two options regarding this prepayment.

• option A:  Treat this as a donation to the Oregon War Memorial project and receive the Beautiful War Memorial Coin (cost $20) and the Front Sight Membership Certificate – (Value $15,000) - these would have been given to you at the door but will be sent to you by mail.  
• option B: ask for a refund of your $40 registration and forego the War Memorial Medallion and the Certificate.

    The only business of the Pacific District Conference was the nomination for the Vice President General for 2020- this will be done by phone between the representatives of the three State Societies and myself  at a time convenient for all of us sometime between now and the end of April.  

    Please let me know if you have any questions.   I held off on this decision as long as possible.

Kenneth Roberts

Vice President General: Pacific District

Chapter Meetings in March 2020

Please join us at our chapter meetings in March.

All are welcome, in fact it is a good way for those thinking about becoming members are if you are working on your application to see what we are all about and introduce yourself to a group of good fellows with your interests.

March 7 - Lewis & Clark Chapter - Beaverton, Oregon  10am at the Beaverton Community Center. For more information visit our chapter website.

March 4- Southern Oregon Chapter - Medford,Oregon. 12 noon at the Mazatian Grill in Central Point. For more information visit our chapter website.

March 21 - Republic Chapter - Salem, Oregon. 12 noon at the Sizzler Restaurant. For more information visit our chapter website.

March 15 - High Desert Chapter - Bend, Oregon.  2:30 – 4pm at the Bend Downtown Library in January, March, May, September and November. For more information visit our chapter website.

Chapter Meetings in February 2020

Please join us at our chapter meetings in February.

All are welcome, in fact it is a good way for those thinking about becoming members are if you are working on your application to see what we are all about and introduce yourself to a group of good fellows with your interests.

February 1 - Lewis & Clark Chapter - Beaverton, Oregon  10am at the Beaverton Community Center. For more information visit our chapter website.

February 5- Southern Oregon Chapter - Medford,Oregon. 12 noon at the Mazatian Grill in Central Point. For more information visit our chapter website.

February 15 - Republic Chapter - Salem, Oregon. 12 noon at the Sizzler Restaurant. For more information visit our chapter website.

February 16 - High Desert Chapter - Bend, Oregon.  2:30 – 4pm at the Redmond Downtown Library. Bend Downtown Library in January, March, May, September and November. For more information visit our chapter website.

25 April 2020 Pacific District & Oregon Society Annual Meetings

Conference Schedule

9AM - Oregon Society BOM and Annual Meeting

10 AM - 11 AM Speaker: Michael Moore - Washington State Registrar 11 AM - 12 noon: Speaker: John Berg - Oregon State President

12 noon - 2 pm Awards Luncheon / Pacific District Nomination for VPG & other business

Featured speaker Immediate Past President General

of National SAR Warren Alter

2 pm - 3 pm Speakers: Michael Moore - Washington State Registrar Mark Robertson - Commander Oregon Color Guard

3 pm - 4 pm: Speakers: Ken Roberts - VPG Michael Tieman - Oregon State VP

4 pm – Closing Remarks Immediate Past President General

of National SAR Warren Alter

Reservations are required to attend this Conference.

Registration fee is $40 per person. 

For a Registration Form to be emailed to you Click Here,