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 REGIONAL NEWS FOR OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, AND ALASKA. Since assuming the task of Regional Representative of Region 11 (Oregon, Washington, B.C., Canada and Alaska) for ATHA (Association of Traditional Hooking Artists), my main mission has been, and still is, to introduce interested rug hookers to each other and to help find them a "home". You really do find another family when you join a group of inspiring, creative and fun-to-be-with fellow hookers! Rug hooking is so life-enriching it will help get you through good times and bad, hot summers and cold winters, and will leave you with a wonderful sense of accomplishment and treasured family heirlooms to pass on to future generations. In addition your home will be beautifully enhanced with your displayed creations! With this in mind, I will try to keep you updated on the "doings" of our region. Not only will the various group meetings in each area be listed, but also any "hook-ins", workshops, camps, or other special get-togethers that will be of interest to all of us. PLEASE NOTE: This will only be of value if you will send me your updated meeting times and special event information! Everyone will appreciate your early submissions so that they may have a chance to participate. Thank you! OREGON  Group Meetings
Bend -High Desert Rug Hookers meet every Tuesday. Contact Janice Cardwell at 541-382-1706. Corvallis - Kind-Hearted Woman Rug Hooking Group meet most Monday afternoons from 1:30-4:30 in members homes. Contact Carol McDuffie at 541-753-9242. Eugene - Oregon Trail Hookers. Contact Carol Fegles at 541-343-5401. Garibaldi - Contact Pat Schachner at 503-322-0313. Grants Pass - Rogue River Rug Hookers. Contact Norma Gillette at 541-472-0855 or Monika Jones at 541-474-2030. Oregon City - Contact Suzi Jones at 503-631-2744 or E-mail: suzi@rugartsupply-suzi.com. Portland -Portland Rug Hooking Guild meets weekly in member homes. Contact Lynne Mishler at 503-282-2292. Salem -Heritage Rug Hookers. Contact Ann Jeter at 503-371-6982. Tigard - Contact Cathy Murphy at 503-443-4821. Special Events
Eugene - Fall Frolic. Each September the Oregon Trail Hookers host a potluck, tag-sale and hook-in. Contact Carol Fegles, 541-343-5401. Rockaway Beach - Friends by the Sea Rug Camp-A week-long hooking camp complete with great teachers, wonderful food and a beautiful location. Contact Arlene Strutz, Director at 503-355-2560. Salem - Spring Fling Hook-In. Contact Ann Jeter at 503-371-6982. WASHINGTON Group Meetings
Everett - Contact Joyce Sorenson, 425-252-6053. Mount Vernon - Lady Bug Rug Hookers. Contact Sonja Flaherty at 360-424-9881. Ocean Park - Contact Jerre McDaneld, 360-665-4127. Puyallup - Puyallup Valley Ruggers meet every week. Contact Norma Bryant (206) 840-5352. Renton - Broadcuts chapter of ATHA meets every Tuesday night at the home of Jane Cantu, 3927 Meadow Avenue N., (425) 228-6834. Seattle - Contact Vivian Eyford at 206-789-2025 or E-mail dnaldeyford@email.msn.com. Open House hooking with Tina Olson, second Sunday of each month (Sept-May). Beacon Hill near I-5 and I-90 interchange. Contact Tina Olson at 206-762-1026. Shaw Island - Contact Liz Stedman, 360-468-3321. Snohomish - Emerald City Hooking Guild meets once a month at Angie Malone's. Contact Angie at 206-481-0947 or adm34@juno.com. Spokane - Inland Empire Rug Club meets every first and third Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in the new South Hill Senior Center, 3151 East 27th Ave. in Spokane. Contact: Lorraine Owens 509- 456-5668 or email: overlook@msn.com. Vancouver - Contact Gina Conway at 360-887-4665. Whidbey Island - Contact Pat Rees at 360-678-5639. Willapabay: Willapabay Rug Hookers. Contact Linda Brown at 360-665-3025.
Gold Bar: Winter Wool-In. First week in February. No teachers, lots of sharing and inspiration. A great get-a-way in winter! Contact Fran Reiter at 360-769-9096 Lynden: Northwest Washington Fair, every August. Be sure to enter your rugs and hooked items. The Fourth Corner Rug Hookers sponsor a $25.00 cash prize to the Best of Show Hooked Rug and we have updated the categories to suit our fine art! The Bellingham group will be demonstrating and showing interested people how to hook. Flyers about joining our rug group and ATHA membership forms will also be available. Redmond: Rug Show and Hook-In. Contact Angie Malone at 206-481-0947. Renton: Prime Time for Primitives. October. Back by popular demand, teachers Sandy Cheverie and Patsy Becker are returning for an encore after receiving rave reviews last year! Space is limited so respond as soon as possible. The workshop will be held in Tukwila, WA at the Hampton Inn Seattle Southcenter. All levels of hooking are welcome as well as all commercial or original designs. For more information contact Bridget Todderud, (425) 228-3307. Snohomish: Primitive Rug Hooking Workshop. Teacher is Karen Kahle of Primitive Spirit on October 21,22 and 23, 2003. Fee is $150.00 and the workshop will be held at Angie Malone's. There is room for 15 students. Contact Lianne Anderson at 360-654-8762 or e-mail lilimarieplus3@aol.com. Vancouver: Emilie Tisdale Mini Camp and May Hook-In. Contact Gina Conway at 360-887-4665. Group Meetings
Lantzville - Contact Wendy Halsall, P.O. Box 96, Lantzville, B.C. V0R 2HO. Vancouver: Vancouver Rug Hookers. Contact Michelle Sirois-Silver at 604-253-4372.
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