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WINTER 2010 Holiday Show Recap BearTown 15 coming soon! BearTown 15 event Oregon Bears, Inc. Avenue 818 SW 3rd PMB 1153 Portland, OR 97204 photos Look Who’s A Bear! Volume 12, No. 1 winter 2010 Vol. 12, No. 1 CONTENTS President’s Message 3 Birthday Bears 4 Mr. Oregon Bear’s Column 8 Mr. Oregon Cub’s Column 10 2009 Community Holiday Show Recap 13 It’s Time to Vote! 17 BearTown 15: Growl 18 Berarracuda Strikes Again! 19 A Life Changing Experience 21 Jingle Ball ‘09 Recap 22 Sordid Tales of a Panda Cub 24 In Memoriam 27 Look Who’s a Bear! 28 HEY OREGON BEARS MEMBERS! Only a small portion of what the Oregon Bears does appears in the newsletter. For more pictures, event info and links, membership renewals, event registrations, membership directory and much, much more, visit the Oregon Bears’ website at: www.oregonbears.org Questions, comments, praises or complaints about Paw Prints? Send an email to: [email protected] Paw Prints, Vol. 12, No. 1 Page 1 President’s Message by Frank Armstrong new decade has arrived. It is a time help those Afor new beginnings. A time for within the reflection. A time for hope. A time for Oregon gratitude. Bears and the Had someone told me 10 years ago that community I would end the decade as President that are less of the Oregon Bears, I would have told fortunate Feeling the Beast within? Just GROWL! them they were nuts. I never believed than us. that I had the ability or support to Join us in making some noise in the Great Pacific Northwest become the head of a great bear family The Oregon as we party with a purpose and bring back past year favorite called the Oregon Bears. I am both Bears will activities including: humbled and in wonder at all the celebrate positive changes in my life because of another Meet 'n Grrreet the Oregon Bears. Thank you all for milestone Cheers, Cheese & Chocolates wine tasting helping me become a better person. in 2010. The Club will turn 15 and is still Unleashed UnderBear Dance Party going strong. It is awe-inspiring to know Bingo with the Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence! Equally amazing is the growth of the that a dedicated group of 13 men under Feast of the Beasts Banquet Dinner Oregon Bears over the past decade. The the leadership of R.B. Hiatt started an Mr. Oregon Bear & Mr. Oregon Cub Contest Club’s membership has at least tripled organization that is now considered Celebration Brunch Cruise on the Willamette River in size. Each year the Club’s signature one of the biggest and best Bear Clubs And more! events, including BearTown, Camp in the world. This would not have been Oregon Bears and the Community possible without the help of over 1,000 This year’s beneficiary is Q Center, whose aim is to build public Holiday Show, have grown in size and people who have, over the past 14 years, awareness & support by celebrating LGBTQ diversity through reputation. The number of events the volunteered a portion of their time and art, culture and collaborative community programming. Oregon Bears holds monthly has tripled their heart to this fine organization. I and are very well attended. However, want to thank every single one of you I am most proud of the growth and with all sincerity. The result of all your Registration opens soon. Check web site for details! increase in financial and material hard work and dedication is the strong WWW.BEARTOWNWEEKEND.COM resources the Oregon Bears provides to club we have today. the GLBT community each year. “The Little Bear Run with the Big Bear Run feel!” The Oregon Bears ends the year, decade, The most important thing that has not and its 14th year in a very healthy changed is that we, as a club, have not position. The membership hovers lost sight of the reason the Oregon Bears around five hundred and the financial was formed by R.B. Hiatt and the twelve position of the Club is on solid ground. other original members. That reason is All the Oregon Bears’ committees are to be an all inclusive, friendly club that staffed with talented and dedicated provides opportunities for members and people whose leaderships are second- members of the community to socialize to-none. BearTown 15 and Camp in a fun, organized environment and to Oregon Bears 13 are shaping up to be continued on page 5 Paw Prints, Vol. 11, No. 4 Page 2 Paw Prints, Vol. 12, No. 1 Page 3 january continued from page 3 01 Teddy L R. 13 Kevin W E. 23 Ron D. the biggest and best yet. The Club’s community, you asked what can I do. 02 Tom E L. 14 William N. 24 Bob S. leadership is also in excellent shape. When my friends saw me in distress, 05 Jeff R C. 14 Tim B. 24 Walter E R. There are five strong and seasoned they said we’ve got your back. I want 05 Ken L B. 14 Corey Dee R. 24 G Todd M. Board members returning in 2010. to thank each and every one of you 05 Dave M. 15 William A V. 27 Todd P. In addition, there will be an infusion who helped me and the Oregon Bears 06 Gordon L M. 15 Thomas M. 27 Kevin P L. of new blood with four new Board during the past four years. You know 06 Pat L. 16 Randy L K. 28 Dennis S. members starting their two year who you are. I am humbled that you 06 Michael P G. 16 Jeffrey H. 29 Lee A H. terms in March. It will be exciting to cared enough about me and the Club 07 Barry A W. 16 Jose S S. 29 Rodney A. see all the new and fresh ideas these to help. 07 Jeremy W H. 18 Wayne E Y. 29 Angel A. new board members will bring to the 09 Michael S. 18 Eric K K. 30 Kenneth E M. Oregon Bears. There are two people I want to thank specifically and they are my bear 10 Donne K G. 20 Steven L F. 30 Troy J R. It is now almost time for me to move brothers Steve Leaming and his 12 Andrew A. 21 RJ Lee R. 31 Daniel J P. on. My time as an elected official of late partner, Brian Gregory. Steve 13 Brian W R. 22 Jim G. 31 Marcus M. the Oregon Bears is quickly coming to and Brian are the reason that I’m an 13 Gardner C. 23 Frank F K. an end. It has been a jam-packed four Oregonian and an 11 year member years of fun and hard work. I’ve tried of the Oregon Bears. I was living in hard to do what is best for the Oregon Seattle when Steve and Brian invited february Bears. I’ve made some mistakes, pissed me to attend the first Camp Oregon 01 Norman N. 13 Ken W. 20 Larry J T. off a few people, and lost a couple of Bears. That was where I met my 02 Randy M A. 14 Galen R W. 20 Kurt J H. friends during my term. Although partner and former Board member 03 Phillip C L. 15 Daniel J M. 22 Benjamin W S. I have no regrets, I would like to Earl Case Jr. Camp Oregon Bears 03 Patrick K. 16 Nathan L C. 23 Gary N. apologize to those I may have hurt. One was also my introduction to the 08 Kevin J O. 16 Frank R A. 23 Clifford F H. While I am not sure whether my four Oregon Bears. I was overwhelmed 08 Ian H. 17 Steven P D. 23 Mark B. years on the Board has hurt or helped with the friendly welcome and felt a 08 Rob F. 17 Rick C. 24 Glen L. the Club, this I do know. The Oregon genuine sense of being part of a big, 09 James F. 17 Mike A B. 25 Stephen H. Bears is stronger than when I was caring family. I had never felt the need 11 Joshua L T. 18 George R H. 26 Martin Y H. elected. The reason for this is the great or desire to join a social organization group of people I’ve had the privilege before the Oregon Bears. The reason 11 Drew L S. 18 Andy P. 26 Richard S. to work with over the past four years. I joined is no other organization had It is teamwork that makes the Oregon ever made me feel as welcome or march Bears what it is today and not the wanted as the Oregon Bears. My hope 01 Joseph M. 11 Alexander C. 22 Danial J C. actions of any one person. is that over the past four years, I’ve 02 Frank H M. III 13 Jaime J L F. 23 Butch H. made others feel like I did when I was 02 Nicholas G M. 14 Eugene C G. 23 David Van D V. There is not enough space in this first introduced to the Oregon Bears. 03 Cliff C. 15 Steve S. 24 Christian P P. newsletter to thank all those who have 03 Michael E O. 15 James “Jimi” L. 25 Harry L G. helped me over the past four years As I prepare to leave as an official of individually. The one thing I will tell the Oregon Bears, I would like to take 05 Max E P.