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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">4. “Our Nikkei Neighbors” Subject of Troutdale Talk, Sept. 25<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">5. “Pedaling History” Moves to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ashland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Railroad</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Every month, Oregon Heritage is highlighting a person, organization, or project that has received an <A title="This external link will open in a new window" href="http://cms.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/pages/award_info.aspx" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Oregon Heritage Excellence Award</SPAN></A>. This month’s spotlight focuses on the Chambers Railroad Bridge, a project that helped boost heritage tourism, local transportation, and all around heritage efforts in Cottage Grove. To learn more, visit Oregon Heritage Exchange at <A href="http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/">http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com</A> .<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Two I.O.O.F. sites are the latest listings in Oregon in the National Register of Historic Places. Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation recommended both I.O.O.F. nominations in their February 2012 meeting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">In 1888, the I.O.O.F. Sunset Lodge No. 51 adopted the Marshfield I.O.O.F. Cemetery, located on a hillside overlooking the town of Coos Bay in southwest Oregon, as the community burying ground for the citizens of Marshfield, North Bend, and the former town of Empire.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The City of Coos Bay took over the cemetery in 1945, at which time it fell out of active use but became a community asset as an open space.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Today the cemetery serves as a reminder of the importance of the Coos Bay region in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, when it was a flourishing community of individuals from around the world, connected internationally by a complex maritime network.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">The Marshfield I.O.O.F Cemetery is notable as the final resting place for people from twenty-seven countries, representing all socio-economic classes, who collectively succeeded in making Coos Bay the principal port between San Francisco and Portland, reinforcing the city’s maritime and cultural ties worldwide.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It joins twenty-two buildings in Coos Bay and fifty-two historic properties and archaeological sites in Coos County now listed in the National Register.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Constructed in 1900, the Hardman I.O.O.F. Hall/Community Center still serves as a center for community activities in the town of Hardman.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Like many IOOF organizations across the state, Lone Balm Lodge #82, established in 1886, served the cultural and social needs of the small town of Hardman, playing a significant roll in the civic and social development of the town.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition to fulfilling the I.O.O.F.’s mission to “Visit the Sick, Relieve the Distressed, Bury the Dead, and Educate the Orphan,” the building also served as a dance hall and music center.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">The two-story, wood, false front building is notable for its architecture, which is a good example of a historic building type that is closely associated with historic western towns.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Today the Hardman IOOF Hall is the only active commercial building left standing in Hardman, located south of Heppner on State Route 207. It is one of five historic properties in Morrow County listed in the National Register. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">The National Park Service maintains the National Register under the authority of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. For more information about the National Register and recent Oregon lists, visit <SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><A href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/">www.oregonheritage.org</A> </SPAN></SPAN>(click on “National Register” at left of page).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Art DeMuro, who started Venerable Group in 1991 after moving to <st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City> from <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Phoenix</st1:place></st1:City>, has died. His hallmark was adapting abandoned buildings for modern use while preserving the craftsmanship that made them special in their heyday. Among the many properties given new life through this philosophy is the White Stag Block, home of the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Portland</st1:place></st1:City>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">The White Stag Block project won an Oregon Heritage Excellence Award in 2008. The award nomination said the company's redevelopment projects “preserve as much of the original fabric and feel and to minimize destruction to properties that convey <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Portland</st1:place></st1:City>'s architectural history.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">“Historic buildings are pieces of all of us, so that’s why I grieve when one is lost,” said DeMuro. “I need to know that while I was here I did everything I possibly could to support what I care about.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">DeMuro, a former high school history teacher, had earlier this year given the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>'s Historic Preservation Program a $2.8 million gift to expand its historic preservation program.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">He served on the Portland Historic Landmarks Commission for 10 years, three as chair, and the executive committee of the Board of Visitors for the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName>'s <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Architecture</st1:PlaceName> and Allied Arts, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon Portland Council</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, and the board of directors of the Historic Preservation League of Oregon.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Clarence E. Mershon will present “Along the Sandy: Our Nikkei Neighbors” at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 25 at McMenamins Edgefield Power Station Theater, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2126 SW Halsey St.</st1:address></st1:Street>, Troutdale as part of the Oregon Encyclopedia’s ongoing History Night series.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Using photos, historical research, and personal recollection, Mershon will discuss the history of Japanese American families living in east <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Multnomah</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType>, including their experiences during the Great Depression, their incarceration during WWII, and the Nisei from the area who served in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> armed forces during the War. Several of Mershon’s Japanese American neighbors and friends will attend to recall their experiences growing up in east <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Multnomah</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Mershon, a retired school teacher and past president of the Crown Point Country Historical Society, is the author of the “<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Along the Sandy: Our Nikkei Neighbors”. </SPAN>For more information, visit <A href="http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/">www.oregonencyclopedia.org</A> . <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">“Pedaling History: The Roll of Bicycles in <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Jackson</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName> is on exhibit at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ashland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Historic</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Railroad</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">258 A Street, Suite 11</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Ashland</st1:City></st1:address>, through the end of October. The exhibit is part of the Southern Oregon Historical Society’s (SOHS) “History: Made by You” traveling exhibit program that involves community members in developing, researching and designing exhibits that tell their story</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Amy Drake, curator of special projects at SOHS, will talk about the history of bicycling in <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Jackson</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName> in conjunction with the exhibit and as part of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ashland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Historic</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Railroad</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s History Night, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Sept. 14 at the Gresham Room of the Ashland Library, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">410 Siskiyou Blvd.</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Ashland</st1:City></st1:address>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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