[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2006-10-12

[Heritage Info]

In this issue:
1.  Champoeg hosts Apple Festival on Oct. 14
2.  Advanced grant writing workshop in Portland
3.  Duniway, Bowerman to be featured on OPB
4.  Aviation Hall to induct five on Oct. 22


CHAMPOEG HOSTS APPLE FESTIVAL ON OCT. 14

Grinding, pressing and sampling apple cider is what's on tap at Champoeg State Heritage Area on Oct. 14.  Friends of Historic Champoeg continues its living history program with Apple Harvest Festival from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.   Children of all ages are invited to make a "wrinkled" apple doll, string apples to dry at home, and try their hand at turning the hand-cranked cider mill. Under a shady oak tree visitors can press and sample apple cider made from apple varieties found in Champoeg's heritage apple orchard. At the fire ring, (weather permitting), costumed volunteers will stir bubbling apple butter and bake apple desserts in Dutch ovens in the open coals.   For more information contact Kim Martin at 
503-678-1649 or kim at champoeg.org. 


ADVANCED GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP IN PORTLAND

Ever wish you could be there to hear what funders really think about your proposals? Here’s your chance. This workshop is designed specifically for experienced grant writers. If you’ve had at least three grant proposals funded, and are ready to learn what program officers expect of experienced grant writing professionals, this is a great opportunity to build your skills.  In small roundtable discussions, you will be able to work with a staff person from a major funder to improve your work and understand what they look for in written proposals.

The foundation panel will include representatives of the Oregon Community Foundation; Collins Foundation; Northwest Health Foundation;  Hoover Family Foundation;  M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust; Spirit Mountain Community Fund; and Meyer Memorial Trust.

In addition, workshops will be offered on grant maker expectations of experienced grant writers; seeing your proposal through funders’ eyes: small group discussions with program officers; sharpening your writing and presentation skills; foundation trustee perspectives on grants decisions; how to build relationships with funders; and evaluation and logic models 

Pre-registration is required. The workshop will take place Oct. 19 and is sponsored by Technical Assistance for Community Services. Additional information is available at http://www.tacs.org/training/event.asp?evID=401


DUNIWAY, BOWERMAN TO BE FEATURED ON OPB

Oregon Public Broadcasting, in conjunction with the Oregon Historical Society, will offer two additional programs in their Oregon Experience series later this month. An Oct. 23 program will feature Abigail Scott Duniway while the Oct. 30 program highlights Bill Bowerman. Broadcast will be at 9 p.m.  For more information, visit www.ohs.org or www.opb.org


AVIATION HALL TO INDUCT FIVE ON OCT. 22

The Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor will honor five people at a celebration of its 2006 inductees on Oct. 22.  The 2006 recipients are from Coos Bay, Dundee, Medford, O'Dell, and Portland.

The public is invited to the 1 p.m. ceremony at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville.  Oregon's Assistant Adjutant General and Oregon Air National Guard Commander, Brig. Gen. Daniel B. O'Hollaren, is slated to address the inductees, families and guests.  RSVPs are required for the event.  To purchase tickets, call 503-434-4185.  

 The new inductees are Myron H. "Buz" Buswell, a World War II pilot and participant in the Experimental Aircraft Association; Vernon C. Grost, a former Coos Bay resident who is known as the "Granddad of United Airlines;,"  Elrey Borge Jeppesen, who developed aeronautical charts for safe flight; George Milligan, who founded Mercy Flights, Inc. in Medford, the first non-profit air ambulance service;  and Delford M. Smith, founder and CEO of Evergreen International Aviation.

The museum is located at 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, across the highway from the McMinnville Airport and about three miles southeast of McMinnville, on Highway 18.  Call (503) 434-4180 for more information, and visit www.sprucegoose.org.
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