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<TD class=contentheading width="100%">CHP TO SUSPEND MUSEUM OPERATIONS ON <FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>MARCH 9</STRONG></FONT> </TD>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><FONT size=2>The Clackamas Heritage Partners board of directors voted to suspend museum operations at its Oregon City facilities by the second week in March unless new funding is found.<SPAN> </SPAN>The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Museum of the Oregon Territory, and Stevens Crawford House are affected.<SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>The board took this action in the face of declining visitor revenues, grants, and contributions.<SPAN> </SPAN>As is true for many businesses, the December snow closure led to lost revenue.<SPAN> </SPAN>Attendance in 2008 was almost equal to 2007 and up from 2006 but per visitor revenues declined. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><FONT size=2>Since its formation in 2004, CHP has implemented numerous measures to cut costs and has simultaneously demonstrated innovative approaches to delivering new services and serving new audiences.<SPAN> </SPAN>In 2006 the organization's Historic Oregon City Pass won a state award for innovative tourism product of the year. Since 2007, the organization has been debt free.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><FONT size=2>The board's evaluation of the organization's liquidity and failure to identify new, near term sources of revenue made the decision inevitable.<SPAN> </SPAN>Board members believed suspension is essential to provide good stewardship of the organization's remaining resources.<SPAN> </SPAN>CHP is not dissolving and the board hopes to find the means to reopen.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><FONT size=2>Clackamas Heritage Partners formed in 2004 at the urging of community partners and funders to create a more efficient operating model for the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, the Museum of the Oregon Territory, and the Stevens Crawford House in Oregon City.<SPAN> </SPAN>The organization serves over 10,000 students annually and draws tens of thousands of other visitors as well.<SPAN> </SPAN>CHP's primary funding comes through earned revenues, gifts and grants.<SPAN> </SPAN>Apart from a contract to provide Visitor Information services at the End of the Oregon Trail site, CHP does not receive regular public funding.<SPAN> </SPAN>CHP is a non-profit educational organization.<SPAN> </SPAN><STRONG>Donations to help can be made at<SPAN> </SPAN>HistoricOregonCity.com.</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><FONT size=2>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>DAVID PORTER, <SPAN></SPAN>503.557.1151 X106</FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><A href="http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/"></A><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Chris & Bill Strickland" <lechevrier@earthlink.net><BR>To: "or-roots mail list" <or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><BR>Sent: Monday, March 2, 2009 3:04:55 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific<BR>Subject: [or-roots] Closing<BR><BR>I heard it announced today that the Covered Wagon historical facility in <BR>Oregon City will be closing next week for lack of funds.<BR><BR>Maybe this will ultimately bring some closure to the bickering between <BR>the local Oregon City historical organizations and interested parties <BR>will be able to focus on the same goals for the betterment of all.<BR><BR>Let us pray ...<BR><BR>Bill Strickland<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>or-roots mailing list<BR>or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<BR>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots<BR></P></div></body></html>