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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:3.0pt;margin-bottom:.75pt'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This information is forwarded on behalf of the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. For additional information about this event, please contact COIC.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><a name="OLE_LINK1">Kevin Weeks<o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Public Information Officer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Oregon Department of Forestry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing> (503) 945-7427 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Phil Chang<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 16, 2011 4:16 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Sisters High School Biomass Heat Tour, 10/17, 2 to 4:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Come learn how using biomass as heating fuel in large public buildings can help save money, restore local forests, create jobs, and increase our energy independence! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The second of four tours showcasing biomass heat installations around the state will be held at the Sisters High School in Sisters, Oregon on October 17, from 2 to 4:30 pm. <strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Governor Kitzhaber plans to join us to celebrate</span></strong> the project and the benefits it will provide to the school, community, and state! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>These tours offer the opportunity to <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Learn about the renewable energy that costs <strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>LESS</span></strong> than non-renewable fossil fuel <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>See the latest biomass heat installations up close and personal<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Meet local champions who built new renewable energy infrastructure in tough economic times <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Find out how "heating local" can help restore our forests<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Here are the details:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>WHAT: A community tour of the new biomass heat system at the Sisters High School<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>WHEN: October 17, 2011 from 2 to 4:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>WHERE: Sisters High School, <span class=pp-headline-item>1700 West Mckinney Butte Road, Sisters, OR</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>WHY: To learn about biomass heat, energy savings, connections to local forests, and energy independence<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>RSVP and More Information: <a href="http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org">www.sustainablenorthwest.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>This event is a partnership between Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, East Fork Consulting, Sustainable Northwest, and the Oregon Department of Energy, with generous funding from USDA Rural Development and Oregon's biomass thermal industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Stay tuned for details about additional community tours at Oakridge Elementary School and the Estacada District Office later this fall! We look forward to sharing these exciting projects with you. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Please share this announcement with other who may be interested and contact me if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Phil Chang<br>Program Administrator<br>Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>PLEASE NOTE: New Address Effective June 24, 2011</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>334 NE Hawthorne Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Bend, OR 97701 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>(541) 548-9534<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>