Our first chapter meeting for 2016 will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 13th at 7:00 pm. We will meet at Clover Valley Equestrian Center, 14275 NE Tangen Rd. Newberg, OR. Be sure to mark it on your calendar.
I copied and pasted the above from the last email Kristy sent out to the chapter the night of December 18. Kirsty was the impetus to revive this blog as a communication vehicle. Let's honor her intention of being active in our chapter (and doing more with her horses this year) by showing up! I will share the news I have through Rick from Kristy's husband Dirk.
See you there, friends.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Heavy hearts this Christmas
There is no good time to lose a spouse, a friend, a chapter member, a horsewoman. But there are truly terrible times to suffer such a loss, and this close to Christmas, this close to retirement and all the fun and freedom anticipated in that change, must be one of the worst.
On Monday we lost Chehalem Mountain Chapter member Kristy DeVries (local news report here). She was new to our chapter, but had jumped in with both feet, volunteering to be our "Media Queen" by making sure our chapter news was distributed around the internet (and prompting the revival of this blog). She was with us at our annual Christmas party, in the thick of the cutthroat gift exchange, delighted to end up with winter riding gloves in purple, her favorite color. To learn that she was gone just eight days later came as a shock to all of us, from those who knew her well to those of us who felt a connection and were looking forward to getting to know her better. Our aching hearts go out to her husband, who is experiencing the biggest loss.
“So you must match time's swiftness with your speed in using it, and you must drink quickly as though from a rapid stream that will not always flow.”
On Monday we lost Chehalem Mountain Chapter member Kristy DeVries (local news report here). She was new to our chapter, but had jumped in with both feet, volunteering to be our "Media Queen" by making sure our chapter news was distributed around the internet (and prompting the revival of this blog). She was with us at our annual Christmas party, in the thick of the cutthroat gift exchange, delighted to end up with winter riding gloves in purple, her favorite color. To learn that she was gone just eight days later came as a shock to all of us, from those who knew her well to those of us who felt a connection and were looking forward to getting to know her better. Our aching hearts go out to her husband, who is experiencing the biggest loss.
“So you must match time's swiftness with your speed in using it, and you must drink quickly as though from a rapid stream that will not always flow.”
—Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Friday, December 18, 2015
That's a wrap
Our annual chapter Christmas party at Suzi Ronning's on December 13 was a rousing success. We always have a great turnout for this event, and no wonder. First, there is the Ronnings' beautifully decorated home to welcome us,
then there is the vast spread of delicious food,
and finally the fun of door prizes, the cutthroat gift exchange, and the "powerball" drawings for cash awards.
Of course, it's always nice to be able to catch up with old friends and get better acquainted with new friends.
Of course, it's always nice to be able to catch up with old friends and get better acquainted with new friends.
Merry Christmas to all, and a Happy New Year!
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