The Annual Joe Oescheger Memorial Weekend in the Redwoods will be held in Fortuna and Eureka February 12 and 13, 2021.
Activities will kick-off Friday night at 6 p.m. with a hosted reception of food and drinks at Redwood Riverwalk Hotel Conference Room. On Saturday, a dedication is being planned and details will be available soon. Also, on Saturday, Humboldt Parlor #14 will provide refreshments and a light lunch at their hall at 623 3rd Street (between G and H Streets) in Old Town Eureka.
On Saturday night, Ferndale Parlor will host an initiation and dinner. The initiation will be at 4 p.m. at the Redwood Riverwalk Hotel Conference Room or the Veterans Building—more to come on that later. Dinner is at the Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department, 320 South Fortuna Boulevard in Fortuna. Cocktails and appetizers are at 6 p.m. and choice of prime rib or ½ chicken dinner at 7 p.m. Dinner is $30 for a single person or $50 for a couple. There will also be a silent auction and raffle.
Please contact Richard Berti at (707) 834-2318 or email Alan Baird at ambairdnsgw@suddenlinkmail.com for dinner reservations.
Rooms for the event are $89 per night at the Redwood Riverwalk Hotel. This price is guaranteed through January 20. For room reservations, please contact the Redwood Riverwalk Hotel (707) 725-5500 and ask for the Native Sons room rate
The Joe Oescheger Memorial Weekend in the Redwoods was named in honor of Past Grand President Joe Oescheger who started the event to get members from around the state to travel to the “Redwoods” to enjoy the beauty of Humboldt County. PGP Oescheger was raised in Ferndale but moved to the Bay Area and was a member of Redwood Parlor #66 when he was elected Grand President in 1963. He held his Grand Parlor in 1964 in Eureka at the historic Eureka Inn. That was the last time a Grand Parlor was held in the area.
THIS EVENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BECAUSE OF THE COVID VIRUS PANDEMIC.
