Brigadoon Service Dog Graduation
Dec 14, 2024, nine OES members attended the Brigadoon Service Dog Graduation and celebrated as four teams passed the leash symbolizing the dogs finishing training and were going to their 'working' homes.

The beautiful yellow lab shown (with the OES logo on the training vest) is Star, one of the dogs Grand Chapter had the opportunity to name. Star has not yet finished training but it was very exciting to see how much growth and maturity had been gained in the past year.

PGP Don Beck, PP Larry Wilkinson, PM Bev Baller, PM Marcia Beck, PM Kathy Dewey, PGM Judy Turchin, PM Chris Wilkinson, & PGM Pam Rookard. Photos taken by Melanie Baller.

quilted by Chris Wilkinson & embroidered by Marcia Beck

Click on this link to see photos from the 2024 "Wild & Wonderful" Grand Chapter Session! Contact Melanie Baller melanielcap@gmail.com to order photos.

WGM Eileen & WGP Darel invite you to join them on their September 2025 Trip to Nashville!
Nashville Trip Flyer & Registration
Nashville Trip Itinerary

Washington General Grand Chapter Committee Appointments 2024-2027

(Picture includes appointees present at "Hands Across the Border" from multiple jurisdictions)

Darlene Wiggins - Alzheimer's

Pamela Lee - Cancer

Marge Ramsdell (not pictured) - Historical Landmarks

Charles Tewalt - Necrology

“And They’re Off…”

This famous phrase marks the beginning of a horse race, a favorite sport for centuries.
Whether it’s the run for the roses in the Kentucky Derby or the thrill of winning the Triple Crown at the Belmont, here’s your chance to win it all for Eastern Star.
At the Official Visits this year our WGM, Eileen, has laid out her goal:

• To raise $60,000 to be split between Shriner’s Children’s Hospital in Spokane and Brigadoon Service Dogs. More information is posted on both WashingtonOES.org (Registration Form) AND https://www.facebook.com/groups/WA.OES

Here’s How YOU can make a difference: All OES members are encouraged to join in the fun and train their own ‘horse’ and compete in our ‘Race to Greatness.’

How it will work:

• Form a team and choose a name for your ‘horse’ then enter the race!
• You can enter solo or with a few others. You can enter as a Chapter (Lackamas, for example) or a group (such as Wrangler Deputy Instructors) or even a region (NWW)!
• Once you have entered your horse, then its off to the races! Every dollar you raise for your ‘horse’ represents one length (in horse racing terms that’s about 8 to 9 feet) which will be added to your horse’s total.
• The winner will be the horse with the most lengths at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 30, 2025. Our team is working on prizes for the top three horses. Stay tuned.
• How Do I Raise Money? You can start right away by planning and putting on a community fundraising event. Be creative! Host a Bunco, Cheese, and Wine party and invite chapter members, friends and family. Have a booth at a community fair and sell crafts or home-baked goods to support your horse. Make plans to participate in the ‘slug crawl’ event which will be held once again this year.

Email oesracetogreatness@gmail.com to get started today!

Waitsburg OES members who attended the June Grand Chapter Session in Wenatchee made their Waitsburg Times newspaper! CLICK LINK>Waitsburg OES members attend Grand Chapter session - The Times (waitsburgtimes.com)

WGM Health Message

Important Health Message:

Dear OES Members - once again COVID is on the rise, and RSV and flu are ramping up soon as well. PLEASE do not attend any Eastern Star function if you are not feeling 100% well. After a recent Eastern Star function became a COVID spreader event, it is obvious that we need to be more cautious. No OES event is so important that you need to attend if you are not feeling well, and those most at risk may wish to start masking. Let us "love one another" by keeping everyone safe.