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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:red">This info is being distributed over the Oregon Main Street listserv – all responses will also go over the listserv.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Grants available for veterans and war memorials<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Heritage of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is offering grants for the construction or restoration of veterans and war memorials.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"The program is designed to honor Oregon's veterans by commemorating their service to the country," said Kuri Gill, coordinator for the program. "Local governments may apply to build or repair monuments on public land."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">New monuments should recognize veterans and wars not already recognized. Grants for restoration could be used for broken monuments, missing elements of monuments, or the related design elements of monuments for veterans or earlier wars
such as World War I. Grants may also fund the addition of elements to existing monuments.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Recent projects include an addition to the Veterans Memorial Park in Beaverton and the enhancement of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Springfield.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Details and the application information are available at <a href="http://www.oregonheritage.org%3chttp:/www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/Pages/index.aspx%3e.The">
www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/Pages/index.aspx>.The</a> application deadline is February 17, 2017.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, contact Kuri Gill at (503) 986-0685 or
<a href="mailto:Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov%3cmailto:Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov">Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov<mailto:Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kuri Gill<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Give your input to the Oregon Historic Preservation Plan now!
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ORHeritagePartnerSurvey">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ORHeritagePartnerSurvey</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Share your photos of preservation and heritage in Oregon on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using #oregonheritage.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Heritage<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov%3cmailto:Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov">Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov<mailto:Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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