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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>TWO APPOINTED TO HISTORIC CEMETERIES COMMISSION<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Director Lisa Sumption has appointed Bev Power of Medford and Kim Morley of Portland to the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Power is the cemetery commission liaison and cemetery sexton with the Medford Parks and Recreation Department. Morley is general manager at Finley-Sunset Hills Mortuary and an active member of the Cemetery Association of Oregon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“The commission is pleased to welcome both of them,” said program coordinator Kuri Gill. “Ms. Power brings interest and knowledge in electronic mapping and technology to assist in day-to-day management of cemeteries. Ms. Morley brings
interest and knowledge in active cemeteries and current mortuary practices.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Power appreciates the benefit of new resources for cemetery management. “I was fortunate to have learned the ‘old’ ways of cemetery management as it created a great sense of appreciation for technologies now available,” she said.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Morley takes her interest in cemeteries beyond her professional career. “One of my hobbies to is to travel to older cemeteries in other cities or states to discover a part of the history that you can’t find in books,” she said.<o:p></o:p></p>
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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. For more information, visit the
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OCHC/Pages/index.aspx">program website</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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