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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">1. Roseburg receives Heritage All-Star Community designation</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Bold; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">2. OHS expands digital outreach to include Oregon Encyclopedia<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3. Scat and Tracks exhibit opens at Tamástslikt </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman">4. Department of Forestry requests proposals for restoration project</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">7. Needs and Risk Assessment program application deadline April 19<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">ROSEBURG RECEIVES HERITAGE ALL-STAR COMMUNITY DESIGNATION<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Oregon Heritage Commission has designated Roseburg as an “Oregon Heritage All-Star Community.” The commission created the All-Star program to recognize the strong efforts by communities to broadly preserve and develop heritage resources. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">“The Heritage All-Star designation is a true honor for Roseburg and demonstrates the community’s commitment to preserving our proud history,” stated Brian Davis, Roseburg Community Development Director. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The city is required to maintain at least 15 of the criteria to maintain the Heritage All-Star status. Roseburg and other all-star communities will receive technical assistance to maintain, sustain and expand the heritage offerings and facilities. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">An All-Star designation requires that communities meet at least 15 of 20 criteria related to local heritage. These include heritage tourism efforts, historic preservation programs, photo and document archives, museums, historic cemeteries and more. Assistance is available for communities seeking to acquire Heritage All-Star Community status. To learn more, visit <A href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.oregonheritage.org</FONT></A> or contact Kuri Gill at <A href="mailto:Kuri.Gill@state.or.us"><FONT color=#0000ff>Kuri.Gill@state.or.us</FONT></A> or 503-986-0685.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman">The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) Davies Family Research Library recently announced the addition of The Oregon Encyclopedia (OE) to its digital outreach programs, which include the Oregon History Project and the Oregon TimeWeb. The integration of the three projects creates the largest authoritative digital compendium of information about Oregon history and culture, a significant resource for teachers, students, and the public. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman">Over 500 authors have contributed to the encyclopedia’s 1,100 entries so far. The result is an online publication written by the most knowledgeable researchers and writers on the state’s history and culture. The Research Library, with the help of the Oregon Cultural Trust, is overseeing the incorporation of the OE into its in</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'">‐</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman">house digital projects. The Oregon History Project, developed in 2003, contains over 800 digitized and annotated artifacts and primary sources from the OHS archives and museum; the Oregon TimeWeb, launched in 2009, maps those materials on an interactive timeline. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">“Scat and Tracks”, a new exhibit at the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton, will open March 8. This family-friendly, interactive exhibit, on loan from the High Desert Museum, will be on display through June 2.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The exhibit explores animal tracking techniques from ancient to modern times and how animals leave information – or signs – about their presence in the wild. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Signs are clues that creatures leave behind in the course of their daily lives including evidence like tracks, holes, cached food, nests, or scat – the biological word for wild animal poop.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">It was very important for American Indians to be able to read sign, because hunting success relied on skillful tracking.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It was a matter of survival for the native hunter to be very much in tune with the lives of animals.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In modern times, studying wildlife lets us know if a certain species is losing or gaining ground.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The first knowledge that a wolf had traveled through the Umatilla Indian Reservation came from finding the wolf’s scat and tracks.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Visitors will learn </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">to sharpen their observation skills through activities such as making animal paw prints and creating track rubbings to take home. Other opportunities include testing tracking skills in a recreated forest section within the exhibit, and matching the animal with its scat.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=Default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3>The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to provide architectural/engineering design services for the multi-phase restoration and rehabilitation of the historic State Forester’s Office Building and adjacent sidewalks, walls and bridge. The building and structures are located on the Department’s Salem Headquarters Campus, 2600 State Street, Salem, Oregon. Successful proposals will demonstrate substantial previous experience with the preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration of historic structures. The proposal deadline is 3 p.m., March 19. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=Default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3>All proposers are required to attend a Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting, at 10 a.m., March 5, at the Oregon Department of Forestry, 2600 State Street, Tillamook Conference Room, Building C, Salem. The meeting will consist of a question and answer session followed by a site visit. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Information packets containing all solicitation documents and informational attachments are only available via the <A href="http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/welcome"><FONT color=#0000ff>Oregon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN)</FONT></A>. If you already have an ORPIN account, login to your account and view Opportunity ODF-1006-13. If you do not have an ORPIN account, you will need to create one by selecting “Supplier Registration” on the ORPIN homepage.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Clackamas County has extended its request for proposals for a Heritage/Cultural Asset Inventory and Assessment and assistance in the Development of a Cultural/Heritage Tourism Strategic Plan to March 14. Proposal packets are available at Clackamas County Purchasing, Clackamas County Public Services Building, 2051 Kaen Road, Oregon City, from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Address sealed proposals to Lane Miller, Purchasing Manager at the address above. Further information is available on the <A href="http://www.clackamas.us/bids/documents/20130227RFPHeritageInvAssessment.pdf"><FONT color=#0000ff>Clackamas County website</FONT></A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=Default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3>The Willamette Heritage Center in Salem is seeking an Executive Director. The Center seeks a forward-thinking executive with strong management skills, proven development experience and a solid fiscal background to provide leadership and direction. The ideal candidate will have excellent demonstrable administrative, leadership, communication (written and oral), financial/ budgeting, fund-raising and management skills. The application deadline is April 12.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=Default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3>A </FONT><A href="http://www.willametteheritage.org/News_2013/ED.pdf"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>detailed position description</FONT></A><FONT size=3> and </FONT><A href="http://www.willametteheritage.org/ed_2.html"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>additional information</FONT></A><FONT size=3> is available at the </FONT><A href="http://www.willametteheritage.org/ed_2.html"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Willamette Heritage Center</FONT></A><FONT size=3> website. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Send a resume/CV along with a cover letter that includes salary history and a list of four professional references with contact information to Willamette Heritage Center, Executive Director Search Committee, 1313 Mill St., SE, Salem, OR 97301. Alternatively, send application materials in either PDF or Word format via email to </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: blue"><A href="mailto:jhawkins@willametteheritage.org"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>jhawkins@willametteheritage.org</FONT></A><FONT size=3>. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is seeking applicants for its Preservation Needs Assessment and Risk Assessment programs. The deadline for both applications is April 19. Successful applicants will contribute just $350 for over $5,000 in services.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Completing a Preservation Needs Assessment is a key first step in the process of caring for collections and is essential when seeking funding for preservation and conservation initiatives. The preservation needs assessment process encompasses a general evaluation of the institution's preservation needs for their collections. A CCAHA preservation expert will visit and review the site, including an examination of the collections and interviews with relevant staff. The site visit will result in a written report with observations, recommendations, and resources to serve as a guide in the development of a comprehensive preservation plan for the collections. Institutions with paper-based humanities collections that are available to the public on a regularly scheduled basis and that have national or regional significance are encouraged to apply. Visit the CCAHA website for detailed information on <A href="http://www.ccaha.org/fundraising/grant-calendar/2013/04/19/ccaha-s-preservation-needs-assessment-program-1"><FONT color=#0000ff>Preservation Needs Assessment Program and eligibility requirements</FONT></A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Institutions selected to participate in the Risk Assessment Program will work with a CCAHA preservation expert member to complete a one-day on-site consultation, review and analysis of collections management policies and procedures, facilities and building location, environmental conditions, security and fire protection, pest and mold control, and weather and geographic risks.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The written risk assessment report will provide observations, recommendations and mitigation strategies, and resources to help the institution mitigate risks and will also serve as a guide in the development of an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for the collection and the institution. In addition, CCAHA staff will review any subsequent disaster planning documents and make suggestions for the successful implementation of the emergency plan. Small to mid-sized institutions with humanities-based collections of regional or national significance are eligible and encouraged to apply. Learn more about the <A href="http://www.ccaha.org/fundraising/grant-calendar/2013/04/19/ccaha-s-risk-assessment-program-1"><FONT color=#0000ff>Risk Assessment Program and eligibility requirements</FONT></A> by visiting the CCAHA website.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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