Workshops / Alums
❧ Thelma Doak of Eugene (April ’2005) followed up the standing ovation she got by her fellow Beachside writers by making good on a promise to write a book about her family’s Depression years on the Colorado plains. She had the book, A Handful of Straw Blowing in the Wind, published in 2007. After a handful of autograph parties, Doak died that spring. She was 104.
❧ Sally Smith of Eugene (Feb. 2006 and Sept. 2006) used some of her Beachside lessons to self-publish two books, one, Moving On, about growing up in the Midwest and the other, Piecing My Family Together, about her extended family.
❧ John Groupe of Pendleton (Feb. 2006 and Nov. 2007) was so inspired by the emphasis on disciplining yourself as a writer that he gave up watching football on TV. The result? In 2008, he had his book, Eastern Oregon Horse Pack Trips, published.
❧ Judie Hansen of Eugene (Feb. 2007, Nov. 2007 and Feb. 2008) has had three magazine articles published recently: “What About the Ortho" in the January 2009 issue of Parentwise (Austin, Texas); "When the Ink Ran Out" in the March 2009 issue of Story Circle Journal; and "How One Person Can Change the World" in Volume 24, Number 3 - 2008 of Current: The Journal of Marine Education. (Co-authored with Bill Hastie.)
From age 16
to 102, Beachside has drawn them all. Oh, yes, inspired by the workshop, 102-year-old Thelma Doak had a book published two years later.
Complete list of
Beachside writers,
2005 to 2009
April 15-16, 2005
101 Level
Rosita Almes
Eugene
Alex Carr-Frederick
Brookings
Mike Crowley
Eugene
Lee Darling
Cottage Grove
Eleanor Dinkins
Coos Bay
Thelma Doak
Eugene
Pat Gariepy
Eugene
Jean Glausi
Eugene
David Kayfes
Eugene
Kirk Kneeland
Eugene
Patricia Malone
Brookings
Vera McCollum
Creswell
Helen Park
Creswell
Karen Perry
Florence
Carrie Petersen
Albany
Bob Pickard
Leaburg
LaVae Robertson
Creswell
Jeanne Schneider
Eugene
Margaret Sholaas
Eugene
Deanna Stollar
Springfield
Edythe Stromme
Cottage Grove
Helen Sutthill
North Bend
Bunny Thompson
Sisters
Roger Wood
Springfield
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2005
101 Level
Rolf Anderson
Junction City
Heidi Behrends
Eugene
Kris Fox
Eugene
Colin Fraser
Cottage Grove
Helen Green
Washougal, Wash.
Deborah Hobbie
Portland
Cindy Jury
Tacoma, Wash.
Jane Kammerzelt
Eugene
Michelle Koehn
Eugene
Nancy McCallum
Eugene
Cara McKenzie
Eugene
Betts Silver
Eugene
Erik Talbert
Eugene
Feb. 10-11, 2006
Level 101
Genevieve Bannie
Eugene
Bob Blanchard
Eugene
Patricia Bowie
Eugene
Carolyn Carney
Eugene
Mike Fegles
Alsea
Pat Flake
Eugene
John Groupe
Pendleton
Ardis Hughes
Eugene
Hazel Jones
Eugene
Tiffany King
Eugene
Ginny Pecora
Eugene
Suzanne Penegor
Eugene
Dawn Sanders
Cottage Grove
Mike Sims
Hillsboro
Bill Sheretz
Florence
Sally Smith
Eugene
Richard Stevens
Eugene
Donal Thumel
Eugene
Mike Tillema
Tualatin
Laurie Whitham
Salem
Linda Whitham Kennedy Meadows, Calif.
Tracy Wise
Creswell
June Wyant
Eugene
Sept. 22-23, 2006
201 Level
Heidi Behrends
Eugene
Sue Bliss
Hillsboro
Pat Bowie
Eugene
Carolyn Carney
Eugene
Lee Darling
Eugene
Helen Green
Washougal, Wash.
Ardis Hughes
Eugene
Hazel Jones
Eugene
Kirk Kneeland
Eugene
Michelle Koehn
Eugene
Helen Park
Creswell
Ginny Pecora
Eugene
LaVae Robertson
Creswell
Bill Sheretz
Lake Oswego
Betts Silver
Eugene
Mike Sims
Hillsboro
Sally Smith
Eugene
Don Thumel
Eugene
Samantha Waltz
Lake Oswego
Tracy Wise
Creswell
Roger Wood
Springfield
Feb. 16-17, 2007
101 Level
Dottie Brandt
Veneta
Bruce Burch
Eugene
Hannah Edsall
Eugene
Judith Hansen
Eugene
Bill Haynes
Eugene
Jim Herriott
Monroe
Becky Higgins
Eugene
Steve Hill
Eugene
Mary Johnson
Eugene
Muriel Kurtz
Eugene
Fran Morse
Yachats
Lou Morse
Yachats
Pat Mustoe
Eugene
John Neal
Eugene
Dianne Rush
Springfield
Betts Silver
Eugene
Barbara Walker
Eugene
Bryan Williford
Eugene
Ken Woody
Eugene
Nov. 16-17, 2007
201 Level
Julia Bogue
Independence
Carol Brian
Bend
Betty Chapman Plude
Independence
Tom Dye
Corvallis
Hannah Edsall
Eugene
Mike Fegles
Alsea
Stanley Fisher
Milwaukie
Steven Friedman
San Rafael, Calif.
John Groupe
Pendleton
Judith Hansen
Eugene
James Harriott
Monroe
Bill Haynes
Eugene
Becky Higgins
Eugene
Doug Hoover
Eugene
Kathy Hoover
Eugene
Kathy Jackson
Redmond
Jane Kammerzelt Eugene
Marla Kicker
Dallas, Ore.
Fran Morse
Yachats
Paul Niblock
Yachats
Susan Penegor
Eugene
Karen Perry
Florence
Jana Shockley
Klamath Falls
Sue Smith
Yachats
Phyllis Upright
Independence
Barbara Walker
Eugene
John Wilson
Springfield
Feb. 9-11, 2008
301 Level
Caitlin Allbright
Austin, Texas
Bunny Bassett
Roseburg
Judy Beaudette
Portland
PatBowie
Eugene
PatriciaBrewster
Burns
Jessica Burich
Austin, Texas
BarbaraCoenen
Newport
Maureen Cole
Eugene
Gary Cornelius
Eugene
ShawnaCrain
Marcola
LeeDarling
Eugene
Marilynn Davis
Enterprise
Katie Dyer
Monroe
Mike Fegles
Alsea
ArlaFord
North Bend
TamaraFulwyler
Yelm, Wash.
Nonda Gibbard
Walla Walla, Wash.
Judie Hansen
Eugene
ArleneHartzell
Westlake
Arnie Holden
Terrebonne
Christine Holden
Terrebonne
John Holley
Wilsonville
Susan Holznagel
Forest Grove
Ardis Hughes
Eugene
Tonya Johnson
Springfield
Hazel Jones
Eugene
KirkKneeland
Eugene
MichelleKoehn
Eugene
Nancy Lloyd
Oysterville
Rick McBee
Hood River
MarleneMcCormack Lee
Eugene
LucindaMuniz-Hale
Eugene
LoraineNaff
Eugene
Jack Naff
Eugene
MarleneNeal
Lowell
Candace
Newland-Holley
Wilsonville
Opal Powell
Springfield
Emma Ramsey
Winnsboro, Texas
MichaelReid
Beavercreek
Elizabeth Roaring Springs
Eugene
Diane Ashton
Rollins
Burns
Chuck Selden
Tidewater
Randy Shurpin
Beaverton
Betts Silver
Eugene
Mike Sims
Hillsboro
Susan Skyberg
Portland
Jennifer Sosnovske
Clackamas
Beth Strand
Oregon City
Kathie Thompson
Wilsonville
Marilyn vonSeeger
Coburg
JoanneWallace
Eugene
Judy Wenger
Eugene
TeriWildrickShelby Township, Mich.
Carol Williamson
Brownsville
Roger Wood
Springfield
June Wyant
Eugene
Feb. 20-22, 2009
Level 301
Mike Anderson Eugene
Jan Brown Cheshire
Betty Chapman Plude Independence
Robb Coulter Jefferson
Marti Deanda Springfield
Rebecca DeMarino White Salmon, Wash.
Joy Dobson Way Ashland
Jeff Durham Forest Grove
Terri Earl
Grass Valley
Amy Earl
Grass Valley
Sue Fettig Portland
Nancy Fine Burns
Nonda Gibbard Walla Walla, Wash.
Steve Goldman Eugene
William Haynes Eugene
Ruth Holznagel Forest Grove
Craig Johnson Astoria
Marilyn Kelley Walterville
Judy Kennedy Oregon City
Kirk Kneeland Eugene
Peggy Kuryluk Junction City
Ruthann Maguire Eugene
Cathy Martz Eugene
Jim Mender Eugene
Rebecca Miles Silver Lake
Glenn Morgan Eugene
Ron Naff Longview, Wash.
Jack Naff Eugene
Christie Nicholas Stoneham, Mass.
Don Parsons Forest Grove
Suzanne Penegor Eugene
Phil Pochurek Vida
Lavae Robertson Creswell
Susanne Sommer Sacramento, Calif.
William Stenstrom Vida
Kathy Stubbert Pleasant Hill
Loren Stubbert Pleasant Hill
Marjorie Thelen Burns
Cindie Vinson Monmouth
Laurie Whitham Hammond
Kyle Whitham Corvallis
Ken Woody Eugene
Kristen Zetzsche Reedsport
April 24-25, 2009
Level 101
Beverley Beckley
Corvaliis
JanBurch
Eugene
Phyllis Castenholz
Yachats
Chuck Conklin
Eugene
Janet Elliott
Eugene
Roger Hite
Eugene
Stephanie Hough
Eugene
Mary Huse
Eugene
J.T.Magee
Eugene
MarleneNeal
Lowell
Bill Northrup
Eugene
Grace Runyon
Eugene
Shannon Schroeder
Springfield
BillStenstrom
Vida
KrisTence
Eugene
RobWare
Seal Rock
AmandaWitham
Springfield
GailWoodford
Springfield
Doak with her mentor, Dave Kayfes, at ’05 workshop
Doak
Groupe
Smith
Smith