Our spring 2010 newsletter is available for review from our archive page. You can select the below link to take a look at it and others!
2010 JURY SCHEDULE
ALL sessions will be held at Rooster Rock State Park in the Park Office (**Directions below). Attendees will be greeted by a representative of the FOVH and given Jury Information and an application. It would be very helpful and a time-saver for you and the jury team if you would download our application here and bring it completed along with the items to be reviewed.
• February 20 Saturday 1 pm
• March 20 Saturday 1 pm
• April 17 Saturday 1 pm
• May 15 Saturday 1 pm
• June 19 Saturday 1 pm
Please note that all items selected for display and sale in the FOVH Gift Gallery must
adhere to the Mission Statement below. Please arrive at the beginning of the session.
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The Gift Gallery Mission Statement:
“To provide to the visitors of the Vista House items that are interpretive of the Vista
House, the Columbia River Gorge, the state of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
The items selected for display and sale in the Gift Gallery may include Gorge history,
flora, fauna, geology and geography, Northwest Native American culture & visitor
services. Vista House was dedicated to Oregon Pioneers, so items relating to pioneer
crafts and skills are also appropriate. Exceptional quality is a requirement for sales
items.”
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(**Directions to Rooster Rock State Park – Coming from either East or West on I-84,
take Exit 25 just East of the Corbett Exit. Enter Rooster Rock State Park and if there
is a staff person at the Entrance Building, tell them you are attending the Friends of
Vista House Jury Meeting and they will allow you to enter the park no-charge.)
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Just for fun – and maybe to appease its resident ghost – Vista House will be open for Halloween from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.
Volunteers from Friends of Vista House, the recently disbanded Volunteers in the Gorge and Oregon State Parks will gather at the Crown Point visitor center to hand out cider, coffee and candy to visitors.
“We thought we’d try it since Halloween falls on Saturday night this year and people are apt to be out later,” said Vista House Spokeswoman Sally King.
King added that there is no guarantee that Edgar, the resident ghost, will be present. But even if he is, she said, “He’s not troublesome, kind of friendly and fun.”
The Saturday evening party at the historic site also will give volunteers a chance to meet over a potluck dinner.
David Mysinger and a few others, along with Oregon State Parks officials, will remain in the building through the wee hours to protect it from vandalism.
Volunteers in the Gorge, of which Mysinger was a member, has disbanded because Oregon State Police no longer have the staff to supervise the group. However, Mysinger said he and others would try to keep watch over Vista House as much as possible.
The Friends of Vista House Web Site has a new look! Check back as we add more bells and whistles.
Our mission is to steward, preserve and protect the historic Vista House at Crown Point State Park by developing and enhancing interpretive and educational programs that foster a better understanding of Vista House, Oregon’s pioneers, the Historic Columbia River Highway and (Columbia River) Gorge.
FOVH Featured Video This is a must see for anyone interested in the Vista House. Select here to view the movie.
Become a Member!Help us keep the doors to the Vista House open. Take a minute and select here for membership information.
The FOVH Jury will meet on the following Saturdays at 1 PM at Rooster Rock State Park to consider merchandise for the gift shop. Read here for more details!