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July 12, 2008 Portland
Lone Fir Cemetery Tour
10:00am-Noon
The tour highlights Portland's founders, early pioneers and nationally recognized figures, as well as interesting headstones and monumnets. Explore 30 acres of mature trees and a very special rose garden. Meet at the main entrance at Southeast 21st Avenue and Morrison Street on Bus 15. A suggested donation of $10.00 goes to headstone restoration and educational programs.
(503) 224-9200
July 12, 2008 Portland
Lone Fir Cemetery Stone Cleaning Workshop
10:00am-Noon
Join Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery for some real 'hands-on' experience as we clean selected monumnets in the cool morning air. Learn the propoer methodology for cleaning and caring for headstones to ensure their longevity, as well as something about symbology and monumnet art.
(503) 224-9200
July 19, 2008 Portland
A Midsummer Night at Lone Fir
5:00-8:00pm
Watch Portland history come to life as you relax on a blanket, enjoying live music as volunteer performers present the tales of some of the more interesting individuals resting at Lone Fir Cemetery.
(503) 224-9200
July 23, 2008 Portland
Good to Great for Your Nonprofit: The Growing Human Resources Paradox
Margaret Barbee PhD.
Technical Assistance for Community Services - www.tacs.org
July 2008, Columbia County
Columbia County Cultural Coalition Grant Deadline
Contact: Larry Cole at ldcole@charter.net ot 503-728-9854
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August 8, 2008 Medford
A Visit with the Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board
9:00-11:00am
Learn useful information for operating cemeteries OMCB staff Brany Cochrane.
Meet at the Santo Community Center, 701 North Columbus Avenue, Medford
From I-5 South, exit 30, turn west onto Crater Lake Hwy/62 which will become Jacksonville Hwy. Turn left onto Sage Rd. Turn right onto W. McAndrews Rd. Turn left onto N Columbus Ave. The center will be immediately on right. It is a big red brick building with blue metal roof. Parking lot is accessed via Jackson Street.
Contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@state.or.us or (503) 986-0685.
August 8, 2008 Medford
Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries Public Meeting
1:00-4:30pm
Get information on the State Historic Cemeteries Program and Commission plans. The meeting offers time for public comment. The meeting will end with a tour of the Eastwood IOOF Cemetery.
Meet at the Santo Community Center, 701 North Columbus Avenue, Medford
From I-5 South, exit 30, turn west onto Crater Lake Hwy/62 which will become Jacksonville Hwy. Turn left onto Sage Rd. Turn right onto W. McAndrews Rd. Turn left onto N Columbus Ave. The center will be immediately on right. It is a big red brick building with blue metal roof. Parking lot is accessed via Jackson Street.
Contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@state.or.us or (503) 986-0685.
August 9, 2008 Phoenix, OR
Bare Bones of Volunteer Recruitment, Retention and Recognition
9:00-4:00
Topics will include recruitment, orientation, training, recognition and retention of community volunteers. This workshop will combine brainstorm sessions, hands-on activities, and lecture to show participants how to use the resources in their own communities to build and maintain a solid volunteer program. Also included will be a lively session on event planning. There will be handouts and other materials available.
Workshop leader, Kathy Wilson, has been a volunteer program manager for more than 25 years with experience in various nonprofits including Mission Mill Museum in Salem. Currently, she coordinates volunteer services at Hillsboro Public Library.
Rogue Valley Genealogical Society Library 95 Houston Road, Phoenix (541) 512-2340
Enter Phoenix from I-5 at Exit 24 or Hwy 99 and drive south on Main Street, turn right on 4th Street and continue until crossing the railroad tracks. The RVGS parking lot is the first driveway on the left.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE WORKSHOP. SPACE IS LIMITED.
Contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@state.or.us or (503) 986-0685.
August 12, 2008 Portland
Mentoring - Maximize Peer Development
Faith Evans
Technical Assistance for Community Services - www.tacs.org
August 12, 2008 Portland
Team Building - Have Fun and Get Results
Faith Evans
Technical Assistance for Community Services - www.tacs.org
August 2008, Jackson County
Jackson County Cultural Coalition Grant Deadline
Contact: Lyn Godsey at info@Jacksoncountyculturalcoaltion.org or (541)779-2820
http://jacksoncountyculturalcoalition.org
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September 16-17, 2008 Natchitoches, LA
Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop
The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training - www.ncptt.nps.gov, (318) 356-7444, debbie_smith@nps.gov
September 18, 2008 Portland
501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Clinic
Carol Cheney, TACS Senior Consultant
This hands-on clinic provides a walk through of the 501(c)(3) application process and includes discussion of the most important, difficult and potentially confusing questions.
Technical Assistance for Community Services - www.tacs.org
September 26, 2008 Portland
Getting Federal Grants
Michael Wells
Technical Assistance for Community Services - www.tacs.org
September 2008, Benton County
Benton County Cultural Coalition Grant letters of intent to apply.
Contact: Walter Frankel at curtwalt@exchangenet.net or (541) 753-6763
http://bentonculture.org
September 2008, Yamhill County
Yamhill County Cultural Coalition Grant Deadline
Contact: Barbara Doyle at nomadicteacher@yahoo.com or (503)538-9721
http://www.yamhillcountyculture.org
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October 31, 2008
Lone Fir Cemetery Tour of Untimely Departures
6:00-9:00pm
Come for our once-a-year tour of the Lone Fir at night! Luminaria light the pathway through the darkened cemetery as we meet some real characters from Portland's past who are notorious or met an untimely or unseemly death.
(503) 224-9200
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If you would like to submit an item for Historic Cemetery Events, please send one line and contact information to Kuri.Gill@state.or.us. Please allow two weeks for submissions to be posted. Submissions must be directly related to Oregon Historic Cemeteries and posting is at the discretion of the Historic Cemeteries Program.
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