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Chamber members, partners attend heritage area forums
Published on Thu, Mar 8, 2007Read More News
Six citizens of Wahkiakum County are attending a three day conference and training on Gateway Communities and the National Heritage Area proposed for this region.
"Those representatives will be learning a great deal about other National Heritage Areas and the impact on tourism, economic development and preserving the culture and history of a National Heritage Area," said Jennifer Johnson, executive director of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce.
The Wahkiakum County representatives are Johnson, Carol Carver, executive director of St. James Family Center; Richard Erickson, executive director of the Lower Columbia Economic Development Council; Richard Swart, mayor of Cathlamet; Nancy Anderson of Knappton Cove/Quarantine Station & Museum, and Carlton Appelo, executive director of Wahkiakum West and an area historian.
These representatives will join dozens of others from Clatsop and Pacific County communities. These three counties are within the proposed feasibility study bill before Congress.
A public forum will be held today (Thursday), 6:30 p.m. in the World Kite Museum, Long Beach, on National Heritage Areas: A Tool for Regional Development. Speaker will be Michael Creasey of the National Park Service.
Creasey will share the 20-year experience of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, a 46-mile river corridor encompassing 24 communities in two states. The session will highlight processes, successes, challenges and lessons learned from this extensive regional-scale partnership, as they might apply to other regions.
The Wahkiakum County Eagle -- 77 Main Street, Cathlamet, WA 98612
-- Phone 360-795-3391 -- Fax 360-795-3983
