Just a quick update on the future of the Historic Columbian Cemetery located on Columbia Blvd in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (just south of Vancouver WA off of I-5): There is a meeting being scheduled for June 24th, 2005, to be held at the Kenton Fire House (time yet to be determined), concerning the transfer of the Columbian Cemetery to the new cemetery association; Historic Columbian Cemetery (HCC). The old association (CCA) board members and caretaker will be resigning, and a vote of the Families will allow the new HCC to take over and begin restoration and preservation of the cemetery. For anyone having family buried at the cemetery, please contact the Friends of Historic Columbian Cemetery (FOHCC) for further information on how to attend the meeting and vote on the transfer: http://www.fohcc.org/ [email protected] This is very exciting news for the Families and FOHCC. As soon as the transfer of the cemetery business to HCC, we will begin actively seeking grants and donations to restore and protect the Historic cemetery. Help Needed: FOHCC is in need volunteers to assist FOHCC in cemetery mowing and cleanup before Memorial Day, and the veteran's flag donation ceremony. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!! Our volunteers are currently mowing the entire cemetery by hand with push mowers. If anyone has a riding mower, and is willing to either volunteer their time to mow, or lend the mower to FOHCC volunteers for a few hours, we would be grateful. Also needed is someone with a Chipper willing to donate their time to help clean up the latest prunings. Please direct questions and comments to: [email protected] Thanks! Pat Hanning Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, & Yearbook Indexes http://www.cemeteryinfo.net/