2010 is SISTER CITY'S 20th ANNIVERSARY!! See news articles re: Winterfest and Anniversary and take a look at our BANNER!!

For full function use INTERNET EXPLORER to view this site.   PLEASE REPORT PROBLEMS TO WEBMASTER.

NEWS:
T-SHIRTS WITH 2010 TWENTY YEAR ANNIVERSARY LOGO, ORDER NOW. $10. See at BOTTOM of THIS PAGE. Email Judy.

THANKS to Barbara Paulsen and others for maintaining and refreshing our SHOWCASE at the GP Council Chambers.
Check out some new photos!

BOOKMARKS are on their way to Rubtsovsk. Three different designs. CLICK HERE TO SEE. Cool ROGUE RIVER BRIDGE photo too.

The 20th Anniversary Grants Pass Delegation returned from Rubtsovsk (May 2010). SC Pres. Kitty Waud,
her granddaughter Sarah, Barbara Southerland-Muir, and Nancy Hitchcock made up the group. New photos!
BTW, Nancy brought back a new ALTAI map, which we will use as web page background asap. The one in the BG here is outdated.

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
THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED AND ALL WHO ATTENDED. 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.

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

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

2009 OPEN WORLD DELEGATION    2009 ART COMPETITION     2009 SISTER CITY QUILT 

SISTER CITY BEAR!     SISTER CITY BEAR-2  

2006 DELEGATIONS TO RUBTSOVSK  OCTOBER 2006: OPEN WORLD   

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

LIST OF HISTORICAL EXCHANGES   Student Exchange 2003       MEDICAL DELEGATIONS:   2005    2004

RECIPES ZAKUSKI     The Young Artists Competition 2005: 2005

08/ 09 SCENES AROUND GRANTS PASS

CHANGING LIVES    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,  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/

GRANTS PASS 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

GOOGLE has constructed a virtual TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD adventure.  Authentic and fun. Check it out!

				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

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?

BELOW: GRANTS PASS SISTER CITY ANNIVERSARY BOOKMARK