Sun, Fun, and a Little Clowning Around at Oregon Ground Water Association’s Camp Out!

Schroeder Law Offices’ paralegal Tara Jackson spent a sunny weekend with fellow members of the Oregon Ground Water Association in August camping at beautiful Pelton Park for the Association’s annual Picnic/Camp out. The event is held by the Association every summer in appreciation of its members and provides a much needed respite for water professionals to unwind during an extremely busy time of year for the industry.

Friday night features a pot luck meal with prizes for the best dishes. Tara’s submissions have yet to win, but she will keep trying! Saturday is equal parts competition and relaxation! Many families spend the day on and in the waters of Lake Simtustus. Tara represented Schroeder Law Offices for the first time this year in Saturday morning’s annual horseshoe competition as the only female competitor. While the competition is all in good fun, there are some very serious competitors and teams are made by the luck of the draw. Luckily, Tara’s teammate was good enough and good-natured enough to carry her, despite the fact she had never before thrown a horseshoe. Perhaps some practice is needed before next year!

The theme this year was “Under the Big Top…come one, come all.” Both kids and adults had a great time dressing up in clown garb for photos, while enjoying Oysters on the BBQ, a much loved tradition of the Picnic. Campers enjoyed brisket and traditional BBQ sides for Saturday dinner.

During the dinner program, the Memorial Fund announced winners of its annual scholarships. Ryan Weaver won the fifteen hundred dollar 2018 Memorial Fund Scholarship and Emily Gill won the fifteen hundred dollar Family in Business Scholarship. These scholarships are only available to Association members, family members of an Association member, employees of an Association member, or direct family of an Association member employee, thus are a great resource for members of the Association. Applications for these scholarships are available on the Association’s website and are due April 1 of each year.

Following dessert and bingo (with prizes) campers dispersed to various campsites for further revelry. The campfire ban imposed due to a very tenuous fire season in Oregon this summer failed to quell the merriment.

As always, this was a great event. It is always nice to have a chance to interact with fellow Association members outside of a formal environment. Thank you Oregon Ground Water Association Picnic Committee for putting on such a lovely event for the Association membership!