2013 Officers

Faye Forhan : President  

My first pond was an itty bitty one full of feeder goldfish that I inherited when I rented a house.  Not particularly successful I admit but that experience made me want to try again.  I now have 2 above ground ponds with goldfish and koi and a shallower water garden pond with lilies, bog plants and lotus.  My dogs Koos and Tonks, a rescue Rhodesian ridgeback and a Plott hound consider the ponds the ultimate in water dishes.  The opportunities to improve my fish keeping knowledge and meeting others with a love of koi, goldfish and ponds is what led me to join the club.  My fish have certainly benefited from what I have learned as a club member.  This year, as President of our club and with the great board members that have stepped up, our goal is to continue to spread the word about the joys of keeping koi.

 

 


Bill Harper: Vice President and Webmaster:

My name is Bill Harper and I am the 2013 Vice President for the OK&WS.  My wifes name is Mary. We have two ponds,.Our newest and largest pond is 24 x 12 x 7 1/2 ft totaling 13,000 gallons and the other one is 4200 gallons . I enjoy the technical aspects of filtration and water quality. If there is something you can never have enough of it is filtration.

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Jeanette Mattern: Treasure 

My name is Jeanette Mattern and I am the 2013 Treasurer.  My husband, Bob and I, built our ongoing pond about 2 years ago.  We joined the club to get ideas on making it better and learn more about koi.  We have enjoyed making new friends and receiving much help on our pond adventure.  We have 2 ponds, upper and lower, with a stream to connect them.  Both about 20x30 with a waterfall and fountain in upper pond.  There are a combination of koi and goldfish in both totaling around 50 fish.  Two decks to observe the fish overlook each pond.  The pond is located out from our house to be seen by visitors coming up the drive.  I look forward to a good year with the club.

 


Sara Gilman: Secretary  

Hi my name is Sara Gilman and I am the 2013 Secretary.  My parents had a goldfish pond throughout my childhood and many memories were made out by the pond. My husband Brian and I have two ponds as well as our quarantine tank.  Our big pond is about 3,000 gallons and home to our Koi and a few Goldfish, and features two streams and lots of plants around it.  My pond is around 900 gallons and is an above ground pond that makes a square around our huge Sweet Gum Tree.  This pond is strictly for my Fancy Fantail Goldfish and is so much fun to see them up sunbathing during the spring and summer. My parents have owned Rainbow Pond Fish in Eugene for the last ten years, and as a family we have lots of barbeques and gatherings around our ponds.  In our spare time Brian and I help many clients with pond maintenance, trouble shooting and help install equipment. We love being outside and spending time with our two miniature dachshunds Blossom and Cooper. We are really excited to be welcoming our first child, a little girl into the world in May!

 

Program  Director : Judith Stensland  

I am from Wolf Point, MT where the winters are cold and the summers are scorching and the wind always blows.  How I ended up 10 years ago in the garden heaven of Roseburg is a long story... I am a nurse practitioner and work fulltime.

 I got interested in water gardening  when I stopped by the yearly Roseburg Koi and water garden event a few years ago.  Made a small pond and had that for 2 or 3 years, but of course a small pond is never enough and the damn cranes kept eating my fish so had to go bigger.  Emptied my whole back yard and got the pond dug, mostly by hand by a friend, summer of 2011.  The pic here is from Oct 2012. You can go to my album of the pond building at https://plus.google.com/photos/117922962757540086618/albums/5857963840135161649?authkey=COvY5O3Y8sXhRA

The little first pond is at https://plus.google.com/photos/117922962757540086618/albums/5215824842623493953

We have plans for this summer to put in a little stream in order to have more water garden area.  Always changing and growing.


Newsletter Editor: Pama Bangeman  

My husband and I have recently moved to Roseburg, Oregon from North Idaho and are getting to know the area and the friendly people. I have kept indoor aquariums with both Tropical fish and Goldfish but joined the Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society shortly after moving here to learn from the group about building a Koi pond and what that entailed. This club has opened my eyes to a whole new world of people who are dedicated to Koi and their beauty.
Since retiring from the Graphic Arts & publishing field it was a natural for me to take over as editor of our club newsletter when that position became available. In this position I am learning about Koi at an accelerated rate and I'm looking forward to starting a Koi pond soon with all of my new found information and friends.

 


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