Join Mike and Robin Vanderford for a last drive of the season on Saturday, October 12th. We’ll meander the autumn countryside through Jacksonville and the Applegate valley and on to Merlin where we will take a quick journey north on I5 to the old ghost town of Golden (we will take a short rest stop in Murphy, never fear!). Golden is interesting as a gold mining town known for having 2 churches and NO saloons. We will spend awhile there seeing the few remaining buildings and learning a bit about its history. Then we’ll back-track a short way to the Wolf Creek Inn for lunch.

Meet at Barnes and Noble in Medford at 9:00 am for a 9:30 am sharp departure. RSVP’s are needed for the lunch reservation. Email Robin at address provided in Eblast message.

Join us on our Drive to the Umpqua Valley on Saturday, October 12. We’ll meet at the Loews on W 11th in Eugene at 9:30 am and roll south promptly at 10:00 am. Our destination is Cooper Ridge Vineyards. There are no freeway segments on this drive! Some roads may be familiar, but they are all rural two lanes.

Cooper Ridge offers small plates for a light lunch for $15 or you are free to bring your own picnic. Rather than a formal wine tour, the drive will end at Cooper Ridge and participants can choose the wineries they’d like to visit. Click on this link for an excellent map of the wineries in the area.

Please RSVP for the Drive so that we can give an accurate count to Cooper Ridge.

SAVE THE DATE! Our annual Central Chapter dinner will take place at Steelhead Brewing Company in Eugene on January 18, 2020. We’ll have a private room, with choice of entree, salad and soft drinks included in the price. Craft beers and other adult libations will be available for individual purchase. Safe, secure, approved parking will be available in the corner of the Oregon Electric Station lot close to the Brewery.

Advance registration and payment will be required through MotorsportReg. For now, save the date and watch for a future email with cost and link to RSVP.

Event start at European Cars and Coffee followed by Hyatt Lake Drive and lunch

Join us Saturday, June 20, at the old Shopko parking lot at Coburg Road and Chad Drive at 10 am for a gathering of the Porsche faithful, in lieu of our monthly 1st Saturday Coffee Stop. If you have access to a printer, please print and sign a copy of the PCA Communicable Disease Waiver https://emailer3.pca.org/UploadFiles/PCACommunicableDiseaseWaiver202005281.pdf for everyone in your household who will participate in any PCA event between now and May of next year. We will have blank copies available for signature if you can’t bring a signed copy with you.

Mark your calendar for Saturday, July 11, and plan to join us for the Central Chapter’s inaugural drive of the 2020 season (Finally!).

We’ll assemble at our usual gathering spot, Lowe’s on West 11th, at 8:30 am and take the long way to Monroe, followed by plenty of twisty bits to entertain you and your Porsche! Plan to pass through Cheshire, Alpine, Philomath, and Alsea, with a stop at Alsea Falls. If reopening progress allows, we’ll end with a group lunch.