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7:00pm Tuesday, January 6, 2026 on zoom (for weather)

RSVP for the zoom link to membership@lwvclackamas.org

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READING: Giving Up is Unforgivable by Joyce Vance

Join us on-line in January if you haven’t been able to attend

the Tuesday morning book club in Lake Oswego! Freedom

Readers encourages you to read a banned book in your free

time.

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Jan. 9: Legislative drafts to be returned from the Legislative Committee

Jan. 13-15: Legislative Committee Days

Jan. 16: Legislative drafts to be turned in for filing with Senate and House

Mid-Jan.: State Debt Policy Advisory Commission to meet to recommend bonding capacity for 2026

Feb. 2-March 9: 2026 Legislative short session. Besides new legislation to be considered, the state

budget will be rebalanced based on current revenue and federal actions.

Feb. 4: Quarterly Revenue Forecast

March 10: Filing Day

Kathleen Newcomb

We are saddened to hear about the passing of our longtime League member Kathleen Newcomb.

We extend our condolences to her family and loved ones.

Kathleen’s obituary reads:

“Kathleen (pictured here with husband Bob

Newcomb) and her brother Michael were born and

raised in California. Their Irish father and Russian

mother immigrated to America, becoming U.S.

citizens. After receiving a degree in psychology at U.C.

Berkeley, Kathy married newspaper reporter Bob

Newcomb. The two had three children, Andrea, Nancy

and Thomas.

When Bob joined the news staff at the Eugene

Register Guard, the family moved to Oregon and later

lived in Ashland then Tualatin (where Bob directed

news service departments, first at Southern Oregon

College and later Marylhurst University). Over the

years Kathy was active working with the League of Women Voters on a wide range of civic issues.

She earned a second degree in business administration, passed the CPA exam and became a senior

auditor for the State of Oregon Division of Audits.

Kathy was a fearless champion of the environment and public health. After retirement she, with local

citizens, blocked Willamette River water from being added to Tualatin's pristine Bull Run water

source, by ensuring the matter be decided by Tualatin voters. She also served four years as host on

"The Water Spot," a monthly TVCTV program sponsored by Oregon Citizens for Safe Water,

covering water issues impacting the lives of all Oregonians.

Together Bob and Kathy enjoyed picnics with friends and family, taking grandsons Chase and Cole to

programs at OMSI and camping on the Oregon coast, attending concerts, the Oregon Star Party,

Sunday morning service at Ashland Trinity Church, singing, laughing and most of all enjoying each

other's company. Kathy has gone on to join Bob who died in November of 2019. Both are dearly

loved and will be truly missed.”

Kathleen joined the League of Women Voters in Eugene in 1962 after a friend invited her to join.

Below are just a few of her many leadership roles in the League:

• President of LWV West Clackamas County 1995-1996

• Helped lead statewide League fight against negative TV campaign advertising, called

“TV Truth Test” 1996

• Member of the LWVOR Study Committee for Funding Oregon: State and Local Tax

Systems and School Finance.

• Member of the four-part LWV Clackamas County “Drinking Water in West Clackamas

County” Study Committee

Marge Easley, our Action Co-Chair, shared the following story about Kathleen: “In 2022, when

Kathy was in poor health and no longer active in the League, her daughter Nancy gave me a box that

contained a treasure trove of documents that Kathy had saved over her 60 years with the League.

When I finished going through that box, I was in absolute awe of how much she had accomplished

and the wide range of her interests. I personally remember Kathy’s passionate and tireless advocacy

on the issue of safe drinking water, spurred on by her work during the 1990s on LWVCC’s “Drinking

Water in West Clackamas County” study. She was a true expert on the subject, and I turned to her

often to learn more about our region’s water systems.”

We are grateful for Kathleen’s rich legacy with the League of Women Voters.

You are welcome to share condolences or memories on Kathleen’s obituary online:

https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/kathleen-newcomb-obituary?id=6025620

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Where: Sunset Fire Hall 

2215 Long St., West Linn OR 97068

When: 3:30-5:30PM 

Saturday October 11

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As this will be a more casual gathering, if you're even able to stop by for a few minutes, we'd be so happy to see you. There is no charge to attend this event; thank you to everyone who has donated to our League to be able to fund events like this!

You'll notice that this is not a usual dinnertime gathering... we're doing a happy hour! There will be wine (and non-alcoholic beverages) as well as appetizers while we mingle and spend time together. As this will be a more casual gathering, if you're even able to stop by for a few minutes, we'd be so happy to see you.

Activities: Join us for drinks, appetizers & writing postcards to our reps!
 
Guests welcome! Please RSVP to Carolyn at tworoosters@icloud.com or 503-523-8529.

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The LWVOR Voter Service Committee is proud to sponsor the 2025 Fall Workshop!

This event will take place from 10am to 2:30pm on Saturday, November 1st in-person in Eugene, OR, and virtual on

Zoom.

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Learn from speakers, including members of the LWVOR Youth Council, about:

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● Voter engagement

● Youth outreach

● LWVUS's Unite & Rise

● Engaging underserved communities in voting

● How to maximize Vote411

● Preparing for the 2026 spring primary and fall midterm elections

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Questions or comments? Reach out to Marianne Germond at voterservice@lwvor.org.

Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-workshop-tickets-1665801640549?aff=oddtdtcreator

​We welcome the election of our new State League President Mark Kendall, who began his term on September 1. After nearly a 50 year career in energy management, renewable resource development, and public policy, Mark has now dedicated himself to pro-bono work to sustain our democracy. The League is fortunate to have his expertise in these fraught legal times.

​Unit Meetings: Small Local Workgroups And Discussion

🤝 Wilsonville: Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 at 12:30 pm--Portera, 8945 SW Ash Meadows Circle

(Private Dining Room 3rd floor). RSVP to Dolores Passarelle at dpassar07@gmail.com or call

503-577-9011 for directions or questions.

Sunday, February 15th from 3-5pm

Ale & Cider House, 1720 Willamette Falls Drive, West Linn

We’ll be celebrating the League of Women Voters’ 106th birthday! This

very casual, informal event will take place at the Ale & Cider House in

West Linn. Attendees are welcome to purchase their own drinks and

food. More details to follow.

9-30 The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women in the CIA

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LOCATION: Winward Community Room 

130 A Ave Lake Oswego

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10AM

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Wilsonville: Wednesday October 8th  

at 12:30 pm--Portera, 8945 SW Ash Meadows

Circle (Private Dining Room 3rd floor).

RSVP to Dolores Passarelle at dpassar07@gmail.com or call

503-577-9011 for directions or questions.

Topic of Meeting:We will be making signs for the upcoming No Kings Rally 

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A warm welcome to Donald Swygard (Lake Oswego), Julie Reiner (West Linn) and Susan Dunn (West

Linn), our newest League of Women Voters of Clackamas County members!

We’re so glad you’re here.

To receive a copy of updated rosters by last name or neighborhood, or our current directory, please

email membership@lwvclackamas.org

United States of America v. State of Oregon, et al Oral Arguments

Wednesday, January 14 at 9:30am

LWVOR filed an Amicus Brief along with the American Civil Liberties Union in strong support of the

Oregon Attorney General, who is defending Oregon voter rights against unjust and unconscionable

voter data overreach by the federal government. Oral arguments on the state’s motion will be heard

in Eugene, OR in Courtroom 1 at 211 East 7th Ave. It may be a short event but an important one for a

bold showing. For more information, contact LWVOR Staff at lwvor@lwvor.org.

Our Members Are the Heart of Our League

by Diana DeMaria membership@lwvclackamas.org

2026 will be a year of opportunity to serve our Clackamas County

community, and we thank our new and renewing League of Women

Voters of Clackamas County members! We’re so glad you’re here. To

receive a copy of updated rosters by last name or neighborhood, or

our current directory, please email membership@lwvclackamas.org.

The Wilsonville Unit is participating in the No Kings 2 Visibility Event/Rally on October 18th in Wilsonville! The event will be held at the corner of

Wilsonville Rd & Town Center Loop East (by the Wilsonville Library).

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Guidance from LWVUS: “LWVUS has decided to become an official partner for this day of mobilization to stand in solidarity with partners and stand up against hate and authoritarianism. For

Leagues who decide to mobilize for No Kings, please utilize our protest safety guidance and “How to Organize a Rally in 8 Steps” resource on the League Management Site. If representing the League or wearing LWV shirts (which we encourage), please use good judgment when creating signs and

participating in nonpartisan chants. The national staff will have additional guidance in the weeks

ahead.”

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For more information, visit https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/847850/ or reach outto

Dolores Passarelle at

dpassar07@gmail.com or call

503-577-9011 if you have any questions or

would like to attend!

Nancy Murray joined the League in 1974 during Nixon’s Watergate

hearings. New to Oregon with a two-year-old daughter, League was

the perfect place to make friends and learn about her new

hometown. She learned from experienced League leaders who

directly participated in city government as volunteers and observers.

and participated in local, state and national League studies.

In 1979, Nancy was elected President. Her most significant

contribution, with the help of a land use attorney, was to force a

developer’s compliance with the new, stricter environmental rules in

the City’s Code to protect existing wildlife habitat, sensitive natural areas and to provide open space

in the new Westlake development in Lake Oswego.

In 1986, Nancy served as Action Chair for the State League, organizing a large group of League

members from around the state to lobby their representatives. Nancy’s League leadership led to her

election to the Lake Oswego School Board, 1987 to 1991.

Over the years, Nancy juggled League participation with her job, organized and traveled on a

grant-funded teacher trip to South Africa in 1995, earned her M.A., and worked abroad in France. She

served as our League treasurer from 2014 to 2025 and during that same period served as an integral

member of our League's executive committees.

Thank you, Nancy, for your years of dedicated service.

Excitement is brewing as we build our new partnership with the Girl Scouts of Oregon/South

Washington. The LWVOR board has purchased Voter Girl for statewide use. Each county league can use the materials to build troop relationships with local Girl Scouts.

Voter Girl is a proprietary badge program with age appropriate civics activities and projects for Girl

Scouts in all K-12 levels. The plug in ready package has everything needed for implementation:

LWV/GS collaboration, civics ed lessons, troop projects, PR, logos, art, badge design, etc.

If you are interested in working with a local troop, please contact Meg Thompson to find out how to

get involved at votergirl@lwvor.org.