OTE - Oregon Travel Experience

Come see what you missed. Oregon Travel Experience has posted a photo gallery on our Facebook page. We’ve got photos of a nice little plane that’s been lovingly restored, former smokejumpers, the great crowd, the firefighters pancake breakfast and the ceremony
It was a great day and although the temperatures were unbelievably cold for June, the clouds parted, the rain stopped, and the event progressed as planned.
OTE’s Council member George Forbes …

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Oregon Travel Experience is pleased to announce the upcoming dedication of its latest Oregon Heritage Tree Program honoree, the Smokejumper Pine Tree. The Saturday, June 23rd ceremony will take place at 11:30 a.m. at the historic Siskiyou Smokejumper Base. The base is located at Illinois Valley Airport, about four miles south of Cave Junction, Oregon. Please look for signs to the event on Hwy 199 W., as the address on …

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June 13th may have been a chilly day (in fact, it was downright goose-bump weather), but the celebration was outstanding. And, for Government Camp, 40 degrees is considered shirtsleeve weather for fulltime residents.
What were all the tents, cookies, lemonade, and speeches about? It was a big thank you to the many participants who helped save the Government Camp rest area.
The collaborative effort is a prime example of what can be …

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OTE’s governing Council will meet at the agency’s Salem headquarters on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting is open to the public. The Council will convene in the OTE boardroom at 1500 Liberty St. SE, Suite 150, Salem.OR, 97302.
On the agenda for discussion:

Highway business sign permit fees; staff reports and customer input
CEO report

Public comment may be accepted during the meeting. For more details or a copy of …

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Just in time for Memorial Day, a new Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker honoring the US Armed Forces will be dedicated at the OTE Manzanita Rest Area. The marker is the culmination of a two year project by the Siskiyou District Garden Clubs, Inc. The event takes place on Monday, May 28, 2012 at noon on the I-5 northbound side of the Manzanita rest area (a short distance past Interstate …

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Join Oregon Travel Experience, the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, the city of Coos Bay, and Three Rivers Casino at 11:00 a.m. on May 19th as we dedicate the latest in the Regional Historic Marker series.
The dedication will take place at the Coos Bay Visitors Center, 50 Central Ave, near US Hwy. 101.
A formal unveiling of the marker during the dedication will be supported by …

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Oregon Travel Experience is pleased that Senate Bill 1591 was passed by the 2012 Oregon Legislature. The bill makes changes to membership and powers of the agency’s council. Additionally, the legislation will amend the 2009 Jobs and Transportation Act as it relates to highway rest area supervision.
“We are pleased that the Legislature recognizes that our staff’s hard work is transforming the rest areas that were entrusted into our care two …

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Oregon Travel Experience (OTE) and the OTIC Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, April 30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. to collect public testimony on a proposed fee increase to the agency’s Highway Business Sign Program. The meeting and hearing will be held at OTE’s Salem offices located at 1500 Liberty St SE, Suite 150, Salem, OR 97302.
The agency’s governing council will formally convene the meeting and provide steering …

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