SOPEX has been a Pear Blossom event for forty some years. It is the local annual (2nd Sat. in April) festival with parade, "royalty," 10 K run, food booths, post office Per Blossom cancel, etc. Our show cachet chairwomen Evelyn Bryan (age 92, second eldest member ) has been the SOPEX representative on the committee for about 42 years. They have honored her for her work. She designs a theme related cachet cover each year as well as a show theme cachet and a USPS approved special show cancel for that cover. This year the SOPEX cover honored John Muir, naturalist for his efforts to get Crater Lake named a National Park. It is part of the club's continuing local history series.