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In This Newsletter
Message From the Chair | Capitol's 75th Birthday Announcement | The History Gateway and Interpretive Plan - Goals and Context Report Approved | The Plate is Half-Full | Shining a Light on the Capitol | A Capitol Volunteer! | Capitol Master Plan | Capitol Foundation Partners with Oregon State Fair | Capitol Friends Lifetime Members | Capitol Friends 2013 | In Memoriam
Message from the Chair
 Hello Again - it's summer in Oregon; the Capitol is newly washed and gleaming in the sun we hope will keep shining. Your Foundation members are excited about the progress on the History Gateway, with the Capitol as the center of its own history, and links to Oregon history all over the state. The Gateway's primary goal is increased participation in Oregon's democracy. We'll kick off the first phase together with Oregon's 155th birthday on February 14, 2014.
Speaking of birthdays, our Capitol, that is, the 1938 part, will be 75 on October 1 this year. Read about the birthday party in this newsletter and online at www.oregoncapitolfoundation.org and remember to put it on your calendar.
We're excited about the Gateway and the birthdays, but we're absolutely ecstatic about the approval of $34.5 million for the design phase of the Capitol Master Plan. Thank you to all who have helped with this and especially to Gary Wilhelms, Fred Van Natta, and our Foundation's "Marble" Committee who have been working on this, providing information to legislators and doing a very outstanding job of it. It's the beginning of saving the Capitol building, and all the people who work in it and visit it, from the big earthquake that we know is coming. Please say thank you to your legislators if they voted for SB 5507.
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Capitol's 75th Birthday Announcement
 Something amazing is happening this fall! The Capitol will turn 75. We all know that Oregon has had three capitols. The first was destroyed in December of 1855 by fire, the second again devastated by fire on April 25, 1935. Our current - and most unique Capitol - was designed by Francis Keally with the New York firm of Trowbridge & Livingston and dedicated on October 1, 1938.
In celebration of 75 years the Foundation is holding a celebration on Oct 1. The festivities will include Capitol tours, presentations from the Historic Preservation Office, live music and a well-deserved birthday gift for the Capitol. The Capitol's birthday cake will be presented at 2:00 p.m. The most spectacular element of the festivities will be the massive "candles" on the Capitol dome that will shine over the Capitol Mall.
The Foundation's Special Events Committee members deserve a special thanks for their work in planning the event!
In addition, the Capitol will open on Saturday, September 28th, and Saturday, October 5th with activities for visitors. Keep up-to-date on the celebration's activities by visiting the Capitol's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/OregonCapitol
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The History Gateway and Interpretive Plan - Goals and Context Report Approved
Approved goals for the interpretive network were developed working from mandates adopted in the History Gateway Strategic Plan.
Primary Goal: Increase participation in Oregon's democracy.
The range of current involvement in Oregon's democracy for those visiting the Capitol will include every level from running for office to those who don't vote. Rather than identifying a specific level of involvement to be achieved, the program will focus on motivating each visitor to increase his or her level of participation.
Secondary Goal: Increase interest in Oregon's history, and especially in the history of government.
As an important state historical site with significant attraction power located in the center of Salem, the Capitol can function as a hub for a network of interpretive opportunities focused on Oregon's history, especially as it relates to government. In other words, it will function as a 'gateway' to Oregon's history by capitalizing on interest generated through telling the story of Oregon's government.
With the goals and messages approved, the next step in the process for developing the Interpretive Plan focuses on the Context Report. The report is not the plan for communicating those messages, rather it is a description and analysis of the context within which the Interpretive Network must function.
To read the Context Report and Executive Summary go to www.oregoncapitolfoundation.com and click on Oregon's History Gateway at the Capitol.
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The Plate is Half-Full
The Driver and Motor Vehicle (DMV) Services Division reports that they have sold just over half of the Pacific Wonderland plates. There is a threshold of 40,000 plates that may be issued, and as of June 30, 2013, over 20,000 have been sold. There is a one-time surcharge of $100 per set of plates, in addition to the $24 plate fee and regular registration fee. But as we all may know, 50% is directed to the Oregon State Capitol Foundation and 50% to the Oregon Historical Society for their projects. Visit www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV for further details.
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Shining a Light on the Capitol
What better way to celebrate a birthday than with candles on the cake!
Thanks to generous donation from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the Capitol will be appropriately decorated for its 75th Birthday Celebration on October 1, 2013.
A shout-out to IBEW's Tim Frew and the Capitol's Volunteer Coordinator Lora Howden for their coordination with this event. The candle display will be one of several events that will occur during the Capitol's birthday. Among those events will be the opportunity to visit the Capitol on Saturday, September 28th and October 5th; both are dates the Capitol would normally be closed to the public.
Please visit the Oregon State Capitol Foundation's website for more details about all of the activities.
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 A Capitol Volunteer!
Foundation member Lenore Kipp began volunteering for the Capitol in 1993. She has a rich family history. Lenore's grandmother danced in the Ziegfeld Follies, her mother was related to Adlai Stevenson, and her native Oregonian father, Clark, had a twin brother named Lewis. In 1937 Lenore's father, Boring's grade school principal, took her and several other children to view FDR's caravan as the president made his way to Timberline Lodge for the New Deal-era building's dedication.
Lenore's love of Oregon, the Capitol, and its history makes her an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, energetic guide - still climbing the tower after 20 years as a volunteer!
Thank you for 20 great years as an Oregon State Capitol Volunteer!
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Capitol Master Plan
During the 2013 Legislative Session, legislators approved bonding authority to begin the Design Phase of the Capitol Master Plan. As the Master Plan project enters the next phase, consultants (Architect & Engineer, Construction Manager/General Contractor, and Owners Representative) will form the core project team, and help ensure that the Master Plan project moves forward successfully.
Additional information on the Capitol Master Plan project is available online at: www.leg.state.or.us/mp.
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Capitol Foundation Partners with the Oregon State Fair
As part of the 75th Birthday Celebration, the Foundation has partnered with the State Fair to sponsor a Cake Design Competition. The event will be judged on August 24th at 3:30 p.m. State legislators have been asked to judge the contest along with representatives from the Foundation.
The winning cake design will be replicated and featured at the Capitol's 75th Birthday Clelebration on October 1 in the Capitol Rotunda. The winning contestant will be recognized at the event.
To enter the contest, sign up at the State Fair's website: www.oregonstatefair.org/competition/fair-time.
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Capitol Friends Lifetime Members
John & Sandra Allen, Kathleen Beaufait, George and Frankie Bell, Rep. Vicki Berger, Jim Bernau, Kathryn Boe-Duncan, Scott & Paula Burgess, Ron & Jane Cease, Jon Christenson, Rep. Brian Clem & Carol Suzuki, Nancy DeSouza, Mark Dunn, Judy Hall, Genoa Ingram, Phil & Ginny Lang, Lucas Bardue & Obie Rutledge, Bill Markham, John Marshall, Kristina McNitt, Denny Miles, Jack Munro and Kathy Keene, Linda Navarro, Fred Neal, Joan Plank, Elizabeth Walton Potter, William Rutherford, Norm & Kathy Smith, The Honorable Robert Smith, Jim Stembridge, Gerry Thompson, Thomas Throop, Fred VanNatta, Mary VanNatta-Gail, Sen. Joanne Verger, Gary & Gail Wilhelms, John & Cathy Watt, Matt Wingard
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Capitol Friends 2013
Emily Ackland, Jean Adkins, Christel Allen, Jim Anderson, Lee Anderson, Dick Angstrom, Vic Atiyeh, Jean and Ray Auel, Russell Baglien, Rebecca Ball, Thomas Balmer, Richard & Cindy Becker Banton, David Barenberg, Barbara Barrie, Scott Barrie, Dave & Pat Barrows, Tom Barrows, Gary and Vicky Bauer, Sue Beale, Nancy Bennett, Phil Bentley, Leonard Bergstein, Larry Bevens, Bruce Bishop, Sandra Bishop, Claudia Black, Bryan Boehringer, Glenn Bond, Deborah Boone, Sen. Brian Boquist, Peggy Boquist, Mary Botkin, Donald Bourne, Kristi Bowman, Patrick Braatz, John Brenneman, Joan Buck, John D. and Debra Burns, Kathleen Burrell, Kevin Cameron, Kevin Campbell, Catherine Carney Webber, Georgena Carrow, Wallace P. & Gloria Carson, Jr., Jon Chandler, Lore Christopher, Olivia Clark, Shawn Cleave, Nina Rae Cleveland, Tom Clifford, Marshall Coba, Joyce Cohen, David Cole, Herb Colomb, Mr. Conerly, Danielle Cooper, Joanie Cosgrove, Kathleen Cosgrove, Paul Cosgrove, Jan Coulton, Cynthia Day, Aaron Deas, Jack Dempsey, Tammy Dennee, Al & Sally Densmore, George & Nancy Dewey, Mike & Kathleen Dewey, John DiLorenzo, Victor Dodier, Brian Doherty, Margaret Doherty, Phil Donavan, Bill and Sylvia Dorney, Rob Douglas, Erin Doyle, Courtni Dresser, Kim and Angus Duncan, Verne and Donna Duncan, Chris Edwards, Ed Edwards, Leta Edwards, Daniel Eisenbeis, Bob & Phyllis Elgin, Michael Eliason, Diana Powers Evans, Shemia Fagan, Katie Fast, Thomas Feely, Cathy Ferguson, Ted Ferrioli, Cara Fischer, Ryan Fisher, Irv Fletcher, Sandra Flicker, Ford Family Foundation, Dave Frackelton, Gerry Frank, Randy Franke, Gordon and Judy Fultz, Jim & Lynda Gardner, Kenneth Gaver, Alsi Historical and Genealogical Society, Charitable Gift Fund, Bentley Gilbert, George & Sandy Gilman, Mildred Glodowski, James Goulding, Susan Grabe, Mike & Mary Grainey, Kristin Grainger, Sharon Greenstein, Ron and Victoria Grensky, Cheryl Gribskov, Chane Dillard Griggs, Ralph Groener, Mike & Kathy Gromek, Frank and Pat Gruber, Mark Haack, Harl Haas, Lewis B. Hampton, Barbara Hanneman, Dixie Hannon, Bill Hansell, Kathleen Hanson, Ann Hanus, Kevin Hayden, Nan Heim, Andrea Henderson, Jason Heuser, Nicole Holmes, Craig Honeyman, Carl Hosticka, Vinita Howard, Val Hoyle, Jennifer Hudson, John Huffman, Ted Hughes, Dave Hunt, Tony Hyde, Tom & Laura Imeson, Betsy Imholt, Jennifer isom, Shane Jackson, EvYan Jarvis, Don Jepsen, Leigh Johnson, Cynthia Johnston, Judge Robert Jones, Kay Juran, Aileen Kaye, Marcia Kelley, Bill Kennemer, Jessica Keys, Katy King, Lenore Kipp, Jennifer Klemann, Dennis Koho, Debbie Koreski, Brian Krieg, Lynn Kulongoski, Ted Kulongoski, Bromleigh Lamb, David & Ann Lau, Ray & Keeta Lauderdale, Keith Leavitt, John Ledger, Jan Lee, Christine Lee Splitt, Laura Leebrick, Bill and Genna Lemman, Greg and Rachel Leo, Bill Line, Ramona Line, Jerry Low, Ellen Lowe, Tom & Judy Marsh, Roger Martin, Tim Martinez, Richard Matthews, Mike McArthur, John McCulley, Debbie McCune, Edward McGione, Edward McGlone, Caddy McKeown, Dave McTeague, Jan Meekcoms, Tony & Carolyn Meeker, Kelly Meiners, Marta Mellinger, Peter Merck, Rick Metsger, Soren Metzger, Tess Milio, Brian Miller, Debbie Miller, Gregory A. Miller, Randy Miller, Raymond Miller, Marian Milligan, Jonathan Mills and Christine Stillger Mills, Kristan Mitchell, John Mohlis, Raquel Moore-Green, Jim and Kathy Moran, Bill and Dorothy Moshofsky, John Mullin, Jane Netboy, Doug & Dee Myers, Glenda Nabors, Hooley Naito, David Nebel, Dave & Leah Nelson, Jay Nelson, Mark Nelson, Mark Nystrom, Bob Oleson, Frederick Olson, JoAnn Onstott, Gary Oxley, Nicole Palmateer, Fred Parkinson, Julie Parrish, Carol Parsons, Ed Patterson, Hazel Patton, Marian Paulsen, Martha Pellegrino, Mark Pengilly, Doris Penwell, Anna Peterson, Paul Phillips, Margarethe Pommerening, Juliene Popinga, John Powell, Joe Prange, Annette Price, Seth Prickett, Keith Putman, Marla Rae, Keith Raines, Paul Rainey, Michael Reardon, Bob Rees, Raymond F. & Marylen Rees, Bob Repine, Dennis Richey, Gil Riddell, Pat Riggs-Henson, Barbara Roberts, Arnie Roblan, Maura Roche, Joseph Rohleder, Paul Romain, Ozzie Rose, Anita Saalfeld, Ralph Saperstein, Peggy Sato, Jim Scherzinger, Donna Scott, Suellen Scott, William Scott, Nancy Sears, Jim & Joan Sexson, Alec Shebiel, Pete Shepherd, Judy Shioshi, Brian Shipley, Bob and Judith Shiprack, Phyllis Shoemake, Patrick Sieng, Dan Simmons, Grover Simmons, Casandra Skinner, Andy Smith, Tricia Smith, April Snell, Hugh Sowers, Dick Springer, Hasina Squires, Elizabeth Steiner-Hayword, Jim & Becky Sterup, Becky Straus, Judy Sugnet, Carl Talton, Bill and Margaret Taylor, Kelly Taylor, Ivan Tellez, John Theodore, Loen Theodore, William D. Thorndike, Jr., Ray & Jean Thorne, Doug Tindall, Ian Tolleson, George Trahern, Cliff & Jo Anne Trow, Kerry Tymchuk, Jeremy Vandehey, Tony VanVliet, Beth Vargas Duncan, DJ Vogt, Wanda Wahus, Vicki Walker, Jacob Weigler, Dan Wetzel, John Williams, Deleen Riley Wills, Tuck Wilson, Brad Witt, Jessica Witt, Peter Wong, Patricia Wood, Al and Jan Young, Betty Zacharias
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In Memoriam
Lynn Lundquist
Oregon House Speaker and Crook County Commissioner Lynn Lundquist died on April 9, 2013 at his home in Powell Butte. He was 78.
Lundquist served on the county court from 2007 until 2011. He was also a member of the Oregon Legislature from 1995 until 2001 and was Speaker of the House in 1997 and 1998.
Active in the Powell Butte community and around the state, he served on the Powell Butte Elementary charter school board, the Crook County Planning Commission, and was at one time president of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association and head of the Oregon Business Association, among other groups.
- Excerpts published in the Portland Business Journal, April 9, 2013.
Bill Bradley
East Multnomah County Representative Bill Bradley passed away on May 2, 2013, surrounded by his family whom he dearly loved.
Bradley served four terms in the Oregon State Legislature representing East Multnomah County as state Representative. Bill is survived by his wife, Laura, daughters Peggy Bradley, Dr. Patricia (Randall) Ridgley, son, Christopher Neil (Valerie) Bradley, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, nephews and nieces.
- Excerpts published in the Sunnyside Chimes
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