Karen Spears Zacharius, Oregon based author of several books, will be the keynote speaker at the Fall member dinner on October 3rd, 2024 at The Reed Ballroom, in Salem. Her talk is "Tales from a Post Menopausal Appalachian Woman."  Medical society book club member read two of her books this summer:  The Murder Gene and No Perfect Mothers. Books will be available for autographs at the event.