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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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">1. Heritage Commission set to meet Feb. 2 in Oregon City<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">2. Roper retires from state preservation post<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">3. “Smoke Signals” among new titles now available at
Historic Oregon Newspapers <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">4. Travel Oregon opens nominations for heritage tourism
awards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">5. Willamette Falls Legacy Project seeks RFP<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">HERITAGE COMMISSION SET TO MEET FEB. 2 IN OREGON CITY<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">The Oregon Heritage Commission will meet at 12:30 p.m.,
Feb. 2 at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, 1726 Washington St., Oregon City. Agenda items include issues related to Oregon heritage sites, organizations and activities, including the application to be designated the first Oregon State Heritage
Area. The Commission will tour the proposed Willamette Falls State Heritage Area at 9 a.m., prior to the meeting, but will make no decisions during the tour.
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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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">People attending the meeting should report on arrival
to the interpretive center’s reception area for directions to the Wagon 3 meeting room. The meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Call (503) 986-0655 up to 72 hours in advance to make special accommodations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">More information about the Heritage Commission and the
meeting is available at <a href="https://mail.oregon.gov/owa/at%20www.oregonheritage.org">
<font color="#0000ff">Oregon Heritage online</font></a> or by contacting Commission coordinator Kyle Jansson at (503) 986-0673.<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">ROPER RETIRES FROM STATE PRESERVATION POST<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">Roger Roper is retiring as assistant director at the
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and as deputy state historic preservation officer.<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">“I would like to personally thank Roger for his contribution
to OPRD and to the heritage and preservation communities,” said OPRD Director and State Historic Preservation Officer Lisa Van Laanen noting Roper’s 35 years of preservation work. “He has transformed the SHPO world here in Oregon and aligned the heritage and
preservation work beautifully within the OPRD mission. His service is highly commended and he will be missed here at OPRD.”<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">For the immediate future, Chrissy Curran, who has been
the associate deputy state historic preservation officer, will take over Roper’s duties.<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">“SMOKE SIGNALS” AMONG NEW TITLES NOW AVAILABLE AT HISTORIC
OREGON NEWSPAPERS <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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">Historic Oregon Newspapers recently added new titles
to its online collection, thanks to a collaborative effort between the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and funding from University of Oregon (UO) Libraries donors.
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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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'"><a href="http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn93050714/"><font color="#0000ff">Smoke
Signals (1978-2013)</font></a>, the current newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde;
<a href="http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/ca15001324/"><font color="#0000ff">Weekly Chemawa American (1901-1910)</font></a> and
<a href="http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2003238611/"><font color="#0000ff">The Chemawa American (1914-1915)</font></a> – both student newspapers from the Chemawa Indian School; as well as the
<a href="http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2004260350/"><font color="#0000ff">Klamath Tribune (1956 – 1961)</font></a> are all available for viewing through the
<a href="http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2003238611/"><font color="#0000ff">Historic Oregon Newspapers website</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'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">To learn more about the project, visit the
<a href="https://odnp.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/smoke-signals-and-chemawa-american-now-available-at-historic-oregon-newspapers-online/">
<font color="#0000ff">Oregon Digital Newspaper Program’s blog</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'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">TRAVEL OREGON OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR HERITAGE TOURISM
AWARDS<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">Nominations are open for the Oregon Travel and Tourism
Industry Achievement Awards, which recognize outstanding accomplishments during 2014. The award for natural or cultural heritage tourism recognizes incorporation of Oregon’s authentic cultural or natural history as a device to draw visitors to the state. Recognition
of award recipients will take place during the Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Eugene on April 12.<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'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">The deadline for submitting nominations is Feb. 23. For
further information and nomination instructions, visit the <a href="http://industry.traveloregon.com/oregon-governors-conference-on-tourism/awards/">
<font color="#0000ff">Travel Oregon website</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'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">WILLAMETTE FALLS LEGACY PROJECT SEEKS RFP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 418.6pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">The Willamette Falls Legacy Project is requesting
proposals for the completion of a <span style="COLOR: black">Cultural Resource/Cultural Landscape Report. The Project’s goal is to provide Oregonians with an opportunity to rediscover the Willamette Falls, a cultural and scenic treasure. A public vision and
master plan are taking shape, with the goal of transforming a 23-acre industrial site nestled along Falls in historic Oregon City. The next step is the creation of a publicly accessible Willamette Falls Riverwalk.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 418.6pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">The Cultural Resouce / Cultural Landscape
Report will serve as a working document to assist in the creation of the Riverwalk along with other goals for the site as outlined in the Willamette Falls Framework Plan. For further information and RFP instructions, visit the
<a href="http://bids.orcity.org/rfp/willamette-falls-legacy-project-cultural-landscapecultural-resource-report-request-proposal">
<font color="#0000ff">Oregon City website</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'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department, provides technical support and services to people and organizations documenting, preserving, interpreting and sharing Oregon's heritage. Keep up with the latest heritage issues and trends at
<a href="http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/"><font color="#0000ff">Oregon Heritage Exchange</font></a> and follow us on
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage"><font color="#0000ff">Facebook</font></a>.
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Commission. Do you have an issue or item you would like to share? <a href="mailto:heritage.info@oregon.gov">
<font color="#0000ff">Email us</font></a>.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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