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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In this Issue:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">1. Apply Now for Museum and Heritage Grants </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2. There’s Still Time to “Meet the Funders Where You Are”</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">3. “Tom McCall and the Language of Memory” Subject of Talk</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">APPLY NOW FOR MUSEUM AND HERITAGE GRANTS</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The second cycle of Oregon Heritage Grants and Museum Grants is open. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Heritage Grant Program provides matching grants to non-profit organizations, federal recognized tribal governments and local governments for projects that conserve, develop or interpret Oregon’s heritage.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The deadline for applications is April 30.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Oregon Heritage Commission Museum Grants program supports museums in projects for the collection and management of heritage collections, for heritage-related tourism, and heritage education and interpretation. The deadline for applications is May 18.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">For additional information and grant applications, visit <A href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/"><FONT color=#800080>www.oregonheritage.org</FONT></A> . </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">THERE’S STILL TIME TO “MEET THE FUNDERS WHERE YOU ARE”</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: TT17Et00">There is still time to “Meet the Funders Where You Are” during a grant writing workshop offered by the Oregon Cultural Trust and its statewide partners at the Willamette Heritage Center, Dye House, 1313 Mill Street SE, Salem. Additional workshops are taking place in several locations around the state, including Eugene, Garibaldi, Lincoln City and 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="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: TT17Et00">Learn about options for heritage funding or, if you have a specific project in mind, come prepared to share a succinct summary of your proposed project for feedback and advice. The two-hour round-table-style sessions will include questions and answers, and break out discussions with grant coordinators from the Trust, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Heritage Commission and Oregon Humanities.<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="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: TT17Et00">For location details, to register for a workshop or to view grant program descriptions, visit www.regonline.com/builder/site/tab1.aspx?EventID=1067730 . </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: TT180t00">Need more information? Contact the Cultural Trust at (503) 986-0088.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">“TOM MCCALL AND THE LANGUAGE OF MEMORY” SUBJECT OF TALK</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Brent Walth will present "Tom McCall and the Language of Memory" at the Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum at 7 p.m., March 20, at the First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Avenue, Portland.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Walth is author of the 1994 book, “Fire at Eden's Gate: Tom McCall and the Oregon Story”.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now working as the managing news editor of “Willamette Week”, he served as an investigative journalist and a Capitol Hill reporter for “The Oregonian” – and as a member of the team at “The Oregonian that won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its investigation into abuses by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. He also spent time working as a political reporter for the “Register-Guard” in Eugene. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Visit <A href="http://www.ohs.org/education/mark-o-hatfield.cfm"><FONT color=#800080>www.ohs.org/education/mark-o-hatfield.cfm</FONT></A> for additional information about the lecture or call 1-800-494-8497 or (503) 205-0715.</P>
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