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OREGON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:60.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> NEWS RELEASE </span></b>November 24, 2014<b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">MEDIA CONTACTS:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kuri Gill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">503-986-0685<span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov</b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Silverton, Wilsonville residents appointed to state cemeteries commission<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Director Lisa VanLaanen has appointed Jeanean Craig of Silverton and Charlotte Lehan of Wilsonville to the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Craig, a lawyer, was appointed in the spring and is interested in the historical records and legal issues related to Oregon’s historic cemeteries. Lehan, appointed this fall, has worked with several historic cemeteries. She is familiar
with burial documentation, genealogy and other cemetery issues. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“The commission is pleased to welcome both Craig and Lehan, both of whom are looking forward to supporting people and organizations taking care of historic cemeteries,” said program coordinator Kuri Gill. “Both will be great additions to
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<p class="MsoNormal">The commission is seeking a representative from the northeast part of the state.
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<p class="MsoNormal">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, Trey Batey
of Medford, Mike Leamy of Astoria and Eirik Thorsgard of Grand Ronde. For more information about the commission and the historic cemeteries program visit
<a href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/">www.oregonheritage.org</a> or contact historic cemeteries program coordinator Kuri Gill at
<a href="mailto:Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov">Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov</a> or (503) 986-0685.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif"">Kuri Gill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Centaur","serif"">NOTE: My email address has changed!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Centaur","serif"">Oregon Heritage
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Centaur","serif"">Grants & Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Centaur","serif"">503-986-0685<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Centaur","serif"">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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