2010 Elected Officers

Norman Call: President  & Newsletter Editor: 541-496-3403

 

Norman Call was first exposed to a fish pond in the early 50’s as a
small boy. “It was my job to clean the cement pond every spring,” said
Norman,” Of course, at that time I did not know the difference between a
comet and a koi....and I didn’t care. Our cement pond had no drain which
was typical in those days and cleaning the pond was always a dirty and
stinky job. “When we moved I was greatful and never wanted to see
another pond”.
In the early 70’s Norman met Kazeo Takeda and was introduced to
Nishikigoi. “My care free life has never been the same since”. He
entered his first Koi show in 1976. Now he belongs to 5 Koi clubs, and
subscribes to every Koi magazine. Norman created TC Enterprises in the
Mid- Eighties. “I created calendars and collect anything that has to do
with koi. “I designed logos, brochures etc., for Koi club’s shows and
special events because at that time you could not find anything with koi
on it”. Norman wrote koi human interest articles
for Koi USA and consulted over the phone for years. In 1995 Norman moved
permanently to Oregon and was cofounder the Oregon Koi & Watergarden
Society in 1998.
During his 35 years Norman has won every koi show award available and
travels the country benching and judging koi shows for the AKCA. He has
been designing Koi show pins and koi club logos for fifteen years and
currently has the largest koi pin collection in the world with just
under 900 koi pins. That does not include hundreds of tie pins, tie
bars, key rings etc.


Dale Roark  Vice President:
I'm Dale Roark. I am from Roseburg, having gone to school here. My wife of 48 years, Margaret and I bought our present home on Douglas when I retired after working as water and wastewater plant operator for the city of Yamhil, about seven years ago. After a short time doing nothing I got this brilliant idea to dig a pond in the backyard. Did I say dig? It took most of the summer and that winter and I ended up with a big hole in the backyard. It turned out to be a great hobby. Having a wastewater background gave me all sorts of ideas about filters, most of which don't work well at this scale. I have about fifteen mostly pond mutts that suit me just fine. My dream is to own a friendly four foot koi. I joined the club about three years ago to maybe learn how to do things right. One thing for sure there is a lot of experience here in the club and people are always glad to help or give advice


Donna Montoya Treasurer:  

Hello Everyone,
My name is Donna Montoya, I will be serving as the club Treasurer this year. My husband Jesse & I are family new to the club, but we are very eager to become part of this extended family. We have meet so many nice people & have been fortunate to have gained new friends.
I was the Chairperson for the Christmas party last December. I want to thank all of you that willingly stepped up to help. It seemed that everyone had a good time & that it was a success.
I am looking forward to this coming year. I still have a lot to learn about Koi,and ponds ,but am very excited to do so.


Elsie Richardson - Secretary:  

Little did I know 16 years ago when we built our first Koi pond that it would lead to the wonderful adventure that I have had and the fascination I have with these beautiful Koi.

In 2001 I became a member of the Oregon Koi and Watergarden Society. Through the encouragement of the club I enrolled in the KHA program sponsored by the AKCA. I graduated in 2004 and took additional courses along the way and was renewed as a KHA in 2006. I know that there is so much more to learn but I try and help anyone that is having problems. The OK&WS is such a big part of my life and I truly enjoy the camaraderie that I have with the members of my club plus all of the people I have met across the country. I truly enjoy the hobby, as it is a family affair and there is nothing more relaxing than setting by the pond and enjoying watching my Koi. I have served as President,  Secretary for 2 years, PNKCA Rep, Show Co-Chair. I have been honored by my club with The AKCA Person of the Year in 2004, and Ed Fujimoto Award in 2007. I am looking forward to having a fun and educational year.


 


Matt Flury  - Program Director:  
My name is Matthew Flury, and I am the program director for the OK&WS.   Our pond is 23 x 12 x 6ft totaling 12,000 gallons.  I really enjoy the technical aspects of filtration and water quality. If there is something you can never have enough of it is filtration. I guess that's a good thing since my wife is really into buying koi. I have learned a lot about the do's and don'ts of ponding and enjoy helping others avoid all the headaches I've endured.  We've made a lot of friends through the club and are amazed with all the information each one has to offer. We like travelling to Washington and California, stopping at all the vendors along the way. We enjoy travelling to koi shows and are hoping to make it to Japan one day. We enjoy watching our fish grow and develop. It's interesting to see the changes they go through, good and bad. I would have to say my favorite variety of koi is the Showa (red, black, and white). My goal is to introduce the hobby to others and provide them with the knowledge required in good koi husbandry.