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The News Review---February 2, 2007
Sue Shaffer will be part of a State Board providing direction for the 2009 celebration of Oregon achieving statehood 150 years ago.
The Celebration will be a unique opportunity to tell all the pieces of the Oregon story, including the Native American story.
Sue Shaffer will be part of a state board providing direction for the 2009 commemoration of Oregon's sesquicentennial.
Shaffer, the chairwoman of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, accepted the invitation from Governor Ted Kulongoski to join the Oregon 150 Board of Directors.
The nonprofit group was formed to raise funds and provide overall policy direction for the event, including encouraging planning at the local community level.
Thirty Oregon residents were asked to serve on the board.
Shaffer, in a release, said she considers her place on the Oregon 150 Board a "unique opportunity for all of us to showcase beautiful, wonderful Oregon."
"It's also an opportunity to tell all the pieces of the Oregon story, including the Native American story," she said.
Other members include recently retired Justice Wallace Carson of the Oregon Supreme Court, Betsy Johnson, state senator from Scappoose, former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts and Alice Norris, the mayor of Oregon City.
Ex officio board members include Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, former U.S. Sen. and Oregon Gov. Mark Hatfield and current Sen. Gordon Smith.
Conceptual planning for Oregon's sesquicentennial began in 2004 with Kulongoski asking the Oregon Heritage Commission to initiate the effort to honor the 150th anniversary of Oregon's statehood.
The Oregon 150 Board began serious work on the project in January.