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   T-SHIRTS WITH 2010 TWENTY YEAR ANNIVERSARY LOGO, AVAILABLE SOON. Email Judy.
 
    Have you read THE ENDLESS STEPPE: GROWING UP IN SIBERIA by Esther Hautzig? It's about Rubtsovsk.
     Also, did you know that Raisa Gorbachev was born in Rubtsovsk?
     GOOGLE has constructed a virtual TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD adventure.  Authentic and fun. Check it out!

                 
  

 


 

 

 

 


 



   Посмотреть сайт на русском языке  
   English-Russian translation by Dominic McIntyre

  SISTER CITIES: USA - RUSSIA   

   OUR MISSION: GRANTS PASS, OREGON & RUBTSOVSK, RUSSIA -  TWO SISTER CITIES ENRICHING LIVES, EXPANDING HORIZONS,
   MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WORLDWIDE. OUR
BOARD MEETS 5:30, SECOND THURSDAY
   EACH MONTH,
Community Outreach Room at OHMS (Oregon Health Management) Bldg. You are welcome. Parking is available

   in lot
at corner of 5th and H Streets, across the street from Sunshine Health Foods.

   RECENT EVENTS:

   FEBRUARY 11, 2010: ANNUAL SISTER CITY WINTERFEST Celebration at GP Museum of Art on G Street. 6-8 pm
   Suggested donation $5 pp.  INVITATION:
WINTERFEST 2010 INVITE.pdf  THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED
   AND ALL WHO ATTENDED. NEWS ARTICLES AND PHOTOS.

   DECEMBER 2009: Sister City was an Official Entrant in Christmas Trees/Winterfest Event at the Bear Hotel. Carolyn Rice was
   the coordinator of this project. The committee included Andrea Dougan, the artist who made  the "Snow Maiden" figure
   for the top of the tree, and the doves; Betty and Glen Erps, Lena Green, and Ruth Pepple. See Christmas Tree photo below.

   AUGUST 6, 2009:  6:30 pm An Evening of Friendship, at the Fruitdale Grange,
   corner of Parkdale Drive and Rogue River Highway.
  

  
OCTOBER 15, 2009: Annual Meeting was held at JJ Norths, Russian music was provided.

   2009 OPEN WORLD DELEGATION 

2009 ART COMPETITION 2009 SISTER CITY QUILT 

   SISTER CITY BEAR!              

SISTER CITY BEAR-2  2006 DELEGATIONS TO RUBTSOVSK

   RUBTSOVSK TEACHERS MAY 2007        OCTOBER 2007 OPEN WORLD                    RUBTSOVSK MAR 07 Youth Delegation

   LIST OF HISTORICAL EXCHANGES        OCTOBER 2006: OPEN WORLD                   2006 DELEGATIONS

   RECIPES ZAKUSKI             08/ 09 SCENES AROUND GRANTS PASS       Student Exchange 2003    Changing Lives

   Medical Delegations:   2005    2004            The Young Artists Competition 2005: 2005                  On TV         Maps

   WINTER IN RUBTSOVSK (Brian Pike)                    SHARING A YURT IN GRANTS PASS (Brian Robinson)   

   GWEN'S AMAZING RED SQUARE ENCOUNTER            LOCAL WEBSITE FEATURES SISTER CITY!

   WINTERFEST CELEBRATIONS:  2003     2004     2005     2006     2007   2008    2009    Thanks, Grants Pass Mayor Mike Murphy

   2005 Sister Cities Annual Conference Connecting Global Villages             HEART-TO-HEART              PHOTO ALBUM 

   Books for Rubtsovsk:  South Middle School Builders' Club-2005     2005 Evergreen Federal Bank Community Book Sale

   Exchange Highlights       Official Exch. May 1993      1997 to Rubtsovsk     In a Russian Garden     Russian Art

   NEWSLETTERS:  2009  FALL 2008   FALL 2006     JAN 2006   SEPT 2005     APR 2005     JAN 2005     July 2004     MAR 2004

   http://www.visitgrantspass.org/       GP Chamber/Commerce       City of Grants Pass
 

   CONTACT INFORMATION       BOARD MEMBERS     SC Member Application     Our History          VIDEO LIBRARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


    

ABOVE: TWO RIVERS...Rogue River & Alei River

 
Rubtsovsk 51°30'N 81°10'E
Grants Pass 42° 26' 21" N 123° 19' 38" W

  

Photos from Rubtsovsk

MORE Postcards           

                                     


    This website is maintained by the Grants Pass
    Sister City Committee, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA                 

    Webmaster Judy Gosnell
   Web hosting originally provided by Mark Kellenbeck,
    now provided by Grants Pass company VISP, with
    many thanks to Mark for making this
happen.

    Photos above from Rubtsovsk web site
    Background map
© Defense Mapping Agency

  Evening Bells MUSIC (VECHERNIY ZVON)  Works well with WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER.
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SISTER CITY 2009 WINTERFEST TREE
RUSSIAN WINTER