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The one in the BG here is outdated.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
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
Books for Rubtsovsk: South Middle School Builders' Club-2005
2005 Evergreen Federal Bank Community Book Sale
NEWSLETTERS: 2009 FALL 2008 FALL 2006 JAN 2006 SEPT 2005 APR 2005 JAN 2005 July 2004 MAR 2004
http://www.visitgrantspass.org/
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GOOGLE has constructed a virtual TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD adventure. Authentic and fun. Check it out!
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
