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<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Kuri</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Thanks for sharing and all you do.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>I am having tests on the 5th or I would be
there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>The digitizing is something we do at Brooks and it is
so worth the efforts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Thanks to those who are working on that as
well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Dorene</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 4/22/2016 1:44:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>Sally Donovan, cemetery restoration and planning
specialist, is one of the recipients this year.<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><o:p> </o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>2016 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards
Announced<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Individuals, organizations and projects that have made
outstanding contributions to preserving Oregon heritage will receive Oregon
Heritage Excellence Awards May 5 in Salem. The public is invited to attend the
presentation with pre-ticketing required.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>“The award recipients represent the diversity of efforts to
preserve Oregon’s heritage,” said Kyle Jansson, coordinator for the Oregon
Heritage Commission. “They also serve as models for others for how to make the
most out of available resources.”<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The recipients will be:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>-- <B>Oregon Digital Newspaper Program</B>, a cooperative,
ground-breaking effort led by the University of Oregon Libraries to digitize
more than 740,000 pages of historic newspapers and create related educational
resources.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>-- <B>Oregon Archaeological Society</B>, for its decades of
work educating the public about archaeology, preserving cultural resources and
advancing archaeological knowledge.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>-- <B>J.S. Cooper Block Restoration</B>, for an outstanding
effort to restore an Independence landmark that has helped to rejuvenate the
downtown area.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>-- <B>B.A. Beierle</B>, for her enduring and collaborative
efforts to sustain the historic resources of Corvallis and Benton
County.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>-- <B>Gary Dielman</B>, for his decades-long work
preserving and writing about the history of Baker County, including the 10,000
historic images collected by the Baker County Library District.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>-- <B>Sally Donovan</B> of Hood River, for her dedication
and outstanding work on behalf of Oregon’s heritage resources, including her
leadership in working with historic cemeteries.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards are a project of
Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. This
year’s awards are being presented in conjunction with the Oregon Heritage
Conference. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Tickets for the awards presentation are available by using
the online registration system that is available through <A
title=http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/conference.aspx
href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/conference.aspx">www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/conference.aspx</A>.
For more information, contact Kyle Jansson at 503-986-0673 or <A
title=mailto:kyle.jansson@oregon.gov
href="mailto:kyle.jansson@oregon.gov">kyle.jansson@oregon.gov</A>
<o:p></o:p></P>
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