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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </span></font><st1:date Month="1" Day="7"
Year="2004"><font size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Wednesday, January 07,
2004</span></font></st1:date><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>CONTACT: </span></font><st1:place><font size=4><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Mission</span></font></st1:place><font size=4><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'> Mill Museum 503-585-7012 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>WHAT:
Speaker Series at </span></font><st1:place><font size=4><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Mission</span></font></st1:place><font size=4><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'> Mill</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>WHEN:
Third Thursdays, January-April 2004, </span></font><st1:time
Hour="19" Minute="30"><font size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>7:30pm</span></font></st1:time><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>WHERE:
</span></font><st1:address><st1:Street><font size=4><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Mission Mill Museum-1313 Mill Street</span></font></st1:Street><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></font><st1:City><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>SE-Salem</span></font></st1:City><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>, </span></font><st1:State><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>OR</span></font></st1:State><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></font><st1:PostalCode><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>97301</span></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:City><b><i><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>Salem</span></font></i></b></st1:City><b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>, </span></i></b><st1:State><b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>OR</span></i></b></st1:State></st1:place><b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> – </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mission</span></font></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>Mill</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> kicks off its annual Speaker
Series on January 15 with a presentation by Jim Kopp: <st1:City><st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Eden</span></i></st1:place></st1:City><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Within </span></i><st1:City><st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Eden</span></i></st1:place></st1:City><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>: Exploring </span></i><st1:State><st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Oregon</span></i></st1:place></st1:State><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>’s Utopian Heritage.</span></i> The
series takes place the third Thursday of the month, January-April, <st1:time
Hour="19" Minute="30">7:30pm</st1:time>, at <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Mission</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName>Mill</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
<st1:Street><st1:address>1313 Mill St. SE</st1:address></st1:Street> in <st1:City><st1:place>Salem</st1:place></st1:City>.
Single ticket prices are $8, $6 for museum members.<o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Jim Kopp is Director of the Aubrey R. <span class=SpellE>Watzek</span>
Library at Lewis and </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Clark</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in <st1:City><st1:place>Portland</st1:place></st1:City>,
and holds a PhD in American Studies from <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>George</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName>Washington</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
and other graduate degrees in history and library science. As a native
Oregonian, he has long felt that there was a sense of the ideal in the state,
seeing that as a driving force in early settlement and other areas including
modern urban planning. His presentation examines aspects of <st1:State><st1:place>Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>’s
heritage of attempts at reaching a perfected society.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mr. Kopp’s presentation comes to </span></font><st1:City><st1:place>Salem</st1:place></st1:City>
from the Oregon Council for the Humanities’ Oregon Chautauqua program,
serving Oregonians with a variety of public and education programs that enrich
minds and broaden perspectives.<o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Bernhard Modern Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bernhard Modern Roman";mso-no-proof:yes'>Kuri
Gill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Curator & Education Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Mission</span></font></st1:PlaceName><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'> </span><st1:PlaceName><span style='mso-no-proof:
yes'>Mill</span></st1:PlaceName><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Museum</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>(503) 585-7012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="http://www.missionmill.org">www.missionmill.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Mission</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
yes'> </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Mill</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
yes'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Museum</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
yes'> is a non-profit organization. It is not owned or operated by city,
county, state or federal agencies.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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