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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">1. A lesson in oral history featured on Exchange<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2. Registration opens for interpretation course at OSU<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">3. “Cloud Girls” featured on Grant’s Getaways<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">A LESSON IN ORAL HISTORY ON EXCHANGE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Working with tribal elders and interviewing them for various projects has been a valuable lesson<SPAN class=apple-converted-space> for Dara Williams-Worden. Read her story on <A href="http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2013/07/10/oral-history-lessons-from-our-tribal-treasures/"><FONT color=#0000ff>Exchange</FONT></A>.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><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">Is your organization preparing to share information about historical and cultural resources?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Learn ways to communicate effectively with your visitors at Oregon State University (OSU) this fall. <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">Offered through the OSU Extended Campus, <A href="http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/soc/ecatalog/ecoursedetail.htm?termcode=all&coursenumber=493&subject=FOR"><FONT color=#0000ff>Environmental Interpretation (FOR 493/593)</FONT></A> reveals the effectiveness of interpretation as a communication strategy. Students will learn about communication techniques applicable to a variety of disciplines - including natural, historical, and cultural resource management - and useful in engaging not only visitors to<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>parks, museums, aquariums, and historic sites, but also users of digital media.<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">For registration information, visit <A href="http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu</FONT></A> or call (800) 667-1465.<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">Not too many decades ago, high adventure in the outdoors meant service, duty and responsibility to protect Oregon's forests from catastrophic fire. They were a special breed of Oregon Department of Forestry personnel, because women like Eleanor Mitchell answered a call that few men dared in the late 1940s. Listen to Eleanor’s story and learn about the Tillamook State Forest where women once 'manned' fire lookout towers and earned the nickname, <A href="http://traveloregon.com/trip-ideas/grants-getaways/the-cloud-girls/"><FONT color=#0000ff>"The Cloud Girls" on Grant’s Getaways</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">An Education Specialist 2 position is available within the Office of Education Equity at the Oregon Department of Education in Salem. The successful candidate will assist school districts in developing </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">educational, physical, and cultural activities that pertain to students’ native language, culture, and history. The Education specialist will also aid teachers, administrators, and other staff with training that will increase their competency and understanding of the unique cultural attributes of the communities they serve including the nine federally recognized Tribes of Oregon. The deadline to apply for this position is July 29. Visit <A href="http://agency.governmentjobs.com/oregon/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=681002"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://agency.governmentjobs.com/oregon/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=681002</FONT></A> for qualifications and application information.<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'">Oregon Heritage will offer grants in the coming biennium. Grant applications will open soon. Watch for details in late July! In the meantime, visit the <A href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/FINASST/Pages/grants.aspx"><FONT color=#0000ff>Oregon Heritage website’s grants page</FONT></A> for information about two upcoming workshops.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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