[OR_Archaeology] Oregon 150 April newsletter

[Susan White]

Newsletter: April 2007 	 
No. 4 	 

Sesquicentennial Planning Well Underway

After meeting formally only three times, the Oregon 150 Board has begun
planning in earnest for Oregon's sesquicentennial birthday in 2009.
Under the leadership of President Barbara Sidway of Baker City, we have
established committees and focused our remarkably talented Board and Ex
Officio directors to make the most of their interests, skills, and
resources to plan a sesquicentennial reflecting the Board's mission to
"inspire people across the state to remember, experience, and celebrate
Oregon and, together, create a robust and sustainable future".    

May Meeting Notice 

The next meeting of the Board of Directors of Oregon 150 will be:
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
3:30 to 4:45 pm
University Place Conference Center
Wahkeena Falls Room
310 S. W. Lincoln Street
Portland, Oregon   97201

Parking is available on site and the public is welcome to attend in
person or view the meeting via webcast through our website at
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In tandem with these efforts and understanding the importance of a
partnership with the State of Oregon, the Governor has instructed state
agency heads to assign a high-level official to represent it in planning
Oregon 150th birthday.  Each agency is further instructed to identify
opportunities to participate in the sesquicentennial, whether it is
through welcoming sesquicentennial projects in grant programs or
building on existing programs, such as adding Oregon history to
interpretive walks in state parks. Additionally, an Oregon 150 Agency
Reps listserv has been created through the State Library to keep abreast
of the Boards' ongoing planning efforts.  We've been pleased to see such
state agencies as the Tourism Commission, the Oregon Cultural Trust, and
Oregon Parks and Recreation already stepping up to the plate.

Oregon 150's Board of Director's meet monthly and the general public is
invited to attend in person or view via webstream on their computers. 
Future meeting logistics, as well as minutes of their meetings can be
found on our website:  www.oregon150.org on the Board of Director's
page.
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* 2006-07 Oregon 150 Sesquicentennial	 

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