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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">For more information on the Oregon Museum Grants contact Kuri Gill at <A href="mailto:Kuri.Gill@state.or.us">Kuri.Gill@state.or.us</A> or call (503) 986-0685. To view a list of the Oregon Museum Grants visit <A href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/"><FONT color=#800080>www.oregonheritage.org</FONT></A> .<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Oregon Nikkei Endowment (ONE) and the University of Oregon Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will host a lecture by Jane Comerford, featuring slides and information from her new book, "A History of Northwest Portland: From the River to the Hills" at 1 p.m., Dec. 14 in Room 152 at the University of Oregon White Stag building, 70 NW Couch, Portland. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Elita Tom will present “Getting to Know Sacagawea” at 1 p.m., Dec. 18 in the Netul River Room of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Fort</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Clatsop</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> visitor center as part of the “In Their Footsteps” speaker series.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A high school junior and a member of the Yakima Indian Nation, Elita works with the Pacific Northwest Living Historians as they portray members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She portrays Sacagawea each August at The Saltmakers Return in <st1:City w:st="on">Seaside</st1:City> and at the January Wintering Over program at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Fort</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Clatsop</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She is the winner of the National Park Service’s Pacific West Region 2010-2011 George and Helen Hartzog Youth Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service for this and other work in the park.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She enjoys acting and behind-the-scenes work in both high school and community theater. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A premiere of three short films made by high school students from the park’s Film Camp, an annual workshop where teens make documentaries about Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, will follow Elita’s presentation at 2 p.m. For more information, call the park at (503) 861-2471.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><BR><BR>------------------<BR>Save the dates for the 2012 Oregon Heritage Conference: April 26 -28!<BR><BR>Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission.<BR>Contact us by emailing heritage.info@state.or.us .<BR></FONT></SPAN></BODY></HTML>