[HistoricCemeterieslistserv] North Bend resident appointed to Oregon historic cemeteries commission

[GILL Kuri * OPRD]

[bw_shield_wordmark]   OREGON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

     NEWS RELEASE                                                  August 6, 2015



MEDIA CONTACTS:
Kuri Gill
503-986-0685
Kuri.Gill at oregon.gov<mailto:Kuri.Gill at oregon.gov>



North Bend resident appointed
to Oregon historic cemeteries commission

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Director Lisa Sumption has appointed Mark Petrie of North Bend to the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries.

"I am happy to have been accepted onto the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries and look forward to working with the other accomplished commissioners and staff to protect and preserve our heritage," said Petrie, an enrolled Coos tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. "Protecting, respecting and honoring our ancestors is something I feel very strongly about. I am eager to contribute all I have to offer to the commission and its programs."

"I am looking forward to Petrie joining the commission," stated Kuri Gill, coordinator for the state historic cemeteries program. "His interest and cultural knowledge will be an asset to our work."

The seven-member Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries supports OPRD historic cemetery preservation efforts by offering training, educational resources, coordination and grants. Its other members are Diane Elder of Paisley, Mike Leamy of Astoria and Charlotte Lehan of Wilsonville. OPRD will be seeking additional commissioners in the fall.

For more information about the commission and the historic cemeteries program visit www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org/> or contact Historic Cemeteries Program Coordinator, Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill at oregon.gov<mailto:Kuri.Gill at oregon.gov> or (503) 986-0685.


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