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Travel Oregon Announces Recipients of 2016 Travel and Tourism Industry Achievement Awards
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The Oregon Tourism Commission (dba Travel Oregon) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2016 Travel and Tourism Industry Achievement Awards, presented at the 2017 Governor's Conference on Tourism in Salem, Ore.
The annual awards recognize people and organizations across the state that go the extra mile to enhance the travel and tourism industry in Oregon. The award recipients are outstanding examples of professionals who, by virtue of their vision, perseverance and dedication, are a credit to Oregon's tourism and hospitality industry.
The state's most prized recognition is the Governor's Tourism Award. This year's award recognizes Gerry Frank, a proud, fourth-generation native Oregonian, with deep roots in the retail, restaurant, political, civic and business sectors of Oregon. For more than 28 years, Frank has been writing for The Oregonian Travel Section, inspiring us to explore all the nooks and crannies of Oregon. Frank also served on the Oregon Tourism Commission for 13 years (from 1988-2001), and was Chair from 1996-2001.
"This award recognizes those in the travel and tourism industry whose exceptional work has helped boost Oregon's economy and Oregonians' overall quality of life," said Governor Kate Brown. "I am thrilled to present the Governor's Tourism Award to Gerry Frank for his lifelong efforts to inspire people to explore this beautiful place we call home."
The 2016 Travel and Tourism Industry Achievement Awards were announced in these categories:
The Gene Leo Memorial Award was established in 1994 to honor the late Gene Leo, known for his Oregon tourism contributions as Director of the Oregon Zoo, Portland Rose Festival and the Portland Oregon Visitors Association (now Travel Portland). Gene revered Oregon's natural beauty, loved her people and enjoyed the outdoors with gusto. This award recognizes an outstanding contribution for a tourism-related activity or attraction focused on Oregon's natural beauty or outdoor recreation. The award was presented to the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, who celebrates the traditions of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla tribes that have lived on this land for more than 10,000 years, for its multi-year investment to efficient and renewable energy. Over the course of 14 years, they have reduced their electrical usage by 67 percent and natural gas usage by 76 percent saving more than $750,000.
The Outstanding Oregon Tourism Volunteer Award recognizes significant commitment by an individual or a group of individuals who exemplify the positive impact volunteers have on Oregon's travel and tourism industry. The award was presented to The Cornucopia Arts Council, which formed in 1989 with the vision of promoting access to visual and performing arts in the rural communities in northeast Oregon. Since then, the group has hosted numerous cultural and arts presentations, as well as instructional programs for the local school district. One of their most recent endeavors was Pinefest, an outdoor music festival that brings world-class musicians from throughout the northwest to the foothills of the Wallowa Mountains. In its fourth year, the festival draws nearly 1,000 visitors annually to Halfway, Ore. the weekend after Labor Day.
The Oregon Heritage Tourism Award honors outstanding incorporation of Oregon's authentic cultural or natural history as a way to draw visitors to the state. The Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau combined forces with several organizations—North Lincoln County Historical Museum, Taft Pioneer Cemetery Association, Theater West and Chinook Winds Casino Resort—to bring the city's past to life "A Tour to Die For," an event where actors brought to life the historical stories and legends of many of Lincoln City's pioneers. The Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau acted as an incubator for the event providing seed money and marketing support.
The International Sales and Development Award recognizes excellence in the creative sales, marketing and development of Oregon as a destination in the international marketplace. The award was given to the Central Oregon Visitors Association (COVA) for its efforts to secure the bid to host the International Association of Golf Tour Operators Conference in 2018, which is estimated to bring 200 international tour operators, wholesalers and golf media to Oregon.
The Oregon Tourism Development Award acknowledges the creation of an innovative program, promotion or product utilizing best practices, sustainability and creative problem-solving. This year's award was presented to the Spoke'n Hostel, a new lodging property in Mitchell, Ore. for bicycle tourists traveling the Trans American Trail between John Day and Prineville, Ore. The hostel provides all the amenities traveling cyclists need, from hot showers, large beds, full kitchens to public, community spaces. It even provides guests a shuttle service to and from Painted Hills State Park.
The Outstanding Oregon PR Initiative Award celebrates the best domestic PR program that resulted in quality earned media coverage and inspired travel to Oregon. Weinstein PR received the award for its outstanding execution of the centennial celebration of the Historic Columbia River Highway. For more than a year, Weinstein PR provided mostly pro bono services, working with a myriad of nonprofit organizations, chambers of commerce, volunteers, committees and state agencies. Through this work, the PR firm was able to spread the word about the Historic Columbia River Highway and State Trail while garnering exceptional media coverage.
The Outstanding Oregon Social Media Program Award recognizes the best international or domestic social media program that engages audiences and inspires potential travel to Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management was recognized for its strong social media presence that engages people with varying interests and influences travel plans. It also acts as a source for breaking news with real-time posts on road closures, wildfire alerts, boating restrictions and other recreation updates – information that is critical to our visitors' experiences in Oregon.
The Outstanding Oregon Visitor Guide Award celebrates the best domestic or international content program that inspires travel to Oregon. Tillamook Coast's 2016 Visitor Guide tells the story of why "it's the natural choice" to vacation in Tillamook County. Visually stunning and easy-to-read, the visitor guide pairs the captivating local perspective with photography that collectively captures the essence of Tillamook County.
The Oregon Outstanding Advertising Award commends superior, creative advertising communication, regardless of budget size or medium. The award was presented to the Oregon Coast Aquarium for its entertaining campaign that showcased witty headlines by hypnotizing jellyfish, friendly sea otters, and color-shifting octopuses. The fully integrated campaign utilized highly visible print, billboard and transit placements, garnering more than 32 million impressions in five short months.
The Outstanding Oregon Website Award celebrates websites that utilize industry best practices in design, technology, strategy and content to impact travel to Oregon. This year's award went to the Bandon Chamber of Commerce for the launch of its new website. After a three-year planning process, Bandon Chamber now has a website that provides visitors and community members with an easy-to-navigate, mobile-friendly experience. In addition to the inspiring photos and fresh content, the site allows the chamber to reach destination-marketing sites across the state, and enables its members to streamline access for business information and event postings.
The Outstanding Overall Oregon Marketing Program Award recognizes the best integrated domestic or international marketing program or campaign that attracted visitors to Oregon. The award was presented to City of Seaside Visitors Bureau who went through a complete rebrand including a fully responsive website, a new visitor guide that blends illustration and stunning photography, print and digital advertising, new brand assets and compelling content.
The Oregon Tourism Leadership Award honors individuals who champion the value of tourism and whose leadership behind the scenes contributes significantly to the recognition and impact of Oregon's travel and tourism industry. This year, Pat Beard of Travel Pendleton was awarded for paving the way for the next generation to gain knowledge and a budding passion for tourism. A cowboy with an undying love for Eastern Oregon, Beard is someone who truly goes above and beyond his job duties out of genuine love for his community. From creating inspiring itineraries, leading media and familiarization tours, and cultivating large scale events, Beard exemplifies what strong leadership looks like in Oregon's tourism industry.
Allison Keeney
Manager, Global Communications
allison@traveloregon.com


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The Flash: Armageddon Brings Black Lightning Back to the Arrowverse
The Flash: Armageddon brings back a fan favorite hero and gives us a cliffhanger for the ages.
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As crossovers go, The Flash's five-part Armageddon event is pretty low-key, so much so that it's easy to see why showrunner Eric Wallace doesn't really like the idea of calling it a crossover at all. And maybe that's a good thing, in the end, because rather than going for the spectacle of, say, a Crisis on Infinite Earths or Crisis on Earth-X, the show has time to give us quieter, richer character moments of the sort we so rarely get between heroes from different shows.
"Armageddon, Pt. 3" brings Black Lightning's Jefferson Pierce back to the Arrowverse, not to really fight any bad guys but to simply help his friend. Apparently, during one of the seemingly many times that the CW brand Justice League got together in their drafty aircraft hanger pseudo-hall to hang out offscreen, they came up with a series of protocols – code-named "Injustice" as a nod to the comics nerds among us – meant to deal with the situation if any one of their team goes rogue and needs to be stopped. It turns out that Jefferson is Barry's designated partner in this buddy system, meant to help him get rid of his powers if the situation calls for it.
When the original cast list for the Armageddon event was released, I'll admit to feeling a bit skeptical about the assortment of heroes chosen for this event, but it must be said that Jefferson is precisely the perfect man for this moment. The only other character I can think of who can match his unflappable calm and preternatural skill at pep talks is possibly human ray of sunshine Ray Palmer, but since we just saw him a couple of episodes ago, it seems unlikely he'd be back. (And is, technically not part of the JV Justice League anyway.)
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Jefferson's rational approach makes for a refreshing contrast with Barry's increasingly manic attitude – heck it's a calm center in the story of the rest of this episode. (I do truly like Danielle Nicolet, but asking her to have three separate emotional breakdowns over the course of this hour was just too much.) Obviously, the two have to spend a few minutes hurling lightning at each other when Barry tries to force Jefferson into removing his powers, because this is a comic book show and the visuals of Black Lightning versus The Flash, even for a few moments, are too good to pass up.
But Jefferson's calm surety – about Barry's innate goodness, about the ways Oliver believed in him, about the fact that Barry is and always has been the best of all of this ragtag crew of heroes – is not just necessary, it feels like an adult has somehow stepped back into the room again after three episodes of slowly increasing chaos. (I also may have gotten a little teary about the return of Jefferson's "Where's the future?" mantra. I am not made of stone.)
Though Black Lightning ended back in May and Supergirl hung up her cape just a few short weeks ago, by including Jefferson and Alex the Armageddon event – as well as Arrow's Mia Queen, who is clearly showing up in the future next week and who hasn't been seen onscreen since early 2020 – it not only makes the Arrowverse feel more connected, it lets us, as viewers, feel like this universe is something full and complete, that keeps ticking on even when we're not watching it. Just because the final credits may have rolled on one hero's show, that's not the end of their story. And there's something to desperately hopeful in that, in a way that really works for this universe. It's something I hope the rest of the DC TV universe manages to embrace in the future. We don't need five-night megaevents all the time. This? This is the kind of thing this world needs more of.
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Happily, "Armageddon, Pt. 3" also confirms fairly quickly what we all pretty much guessed last week, that something wonky is going on with The Flash's timeline, Joe's not meant to be dead, and Barry's impending madness seems to be being caused and/or manipulated by someone or something else. Also, while Despero may not be the person rewriting reality, he's certainly not exactly helping things much, and it's probably time that everyone on Team Flash stopped believing that he is anything other than a slightly less maniacal enemy.
To be fair, I feel like there had to be some way to do that without involving Still Force avatar/god/whatever Dion is and making us relive any aspect of one of the worst storylines in the show's history. Sure, he seems to mean well and props for keeping Iris from dying of time sickness or whatever that is, but nothing about Dillon's existence or powers – why can the Still Force give Barry speed? – makes any sort of sense and it's exhausting so perhaps it's for the best if we just don't think about it too hard.
"Armageddon, Pt. 3" saves its best moment for last, however, as Barry runs to 2031 to try and figure out who really caused the cataclysmic event he's supposed to bring about, only to discover that Iris is apparently somehow ready to marry Eobard Thawne. And a bunch of the superfriends, including Ryan Wilder, Ryan Choi, and Alex Danvers, are apparently fine with it? They're even angry at Barry for showing up! This is all so incredibly ridiculous that it full rounds the bend straight into awesome, and though I have no idea how Thawne is a.) alive, b.) in 2031, or c.) marrying Iris, I also know that I cannot wait to find out. This cliffhanger is the first of this event series that actually feels propulsive and unexpected even though we probably all predicted that whatever was actually going on, Thawne probably had something to do with it. It's What else is this event going to surprise us with?
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We all know great stories in magic; whether it's about Dai vernon, Slydini, Malini, Thurston, Kellar, Robert Houdin or whoever. Which story is your favorite? Where did you learn it? I'm gathering a collection of stories for a show I have coming up and thought this forum would be a great resource. Thanks!
Somewhere in Germany I wrote
The double life and death of Chung Ling Soo.
You could create a full evening show around Robinson.
Andy the cardician
A street named after my dad
There is a great book about this him - Amazon carries it.
Cards never lie
The Glorious Deception by Jim Steinmeyer
It's a very interesting read.
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I find the tangled tale of the rivalry between Dai Vernon and Eddie McGuire exciting.
It has to do with their search for "The real work" on gambling sleights, Vernon's "Mexican Gambler" and Walter Scott, "The Phantom".
To get the whole picture you need to read two books, "The Magician and the Cardsharp" by Karl Johnson, and "Phantoms of the Card Table" by David Britland and Gazzo.
Woke up.
Fell out of bed.
Dragged a comb across m' head.
MagiClyde
Posted: Jan 19, 2007 10:05 pm
The story about how Robert-Houdin tricked a tribe that was rebelling into giving up on revolt comes to mind.
With all the stories about Houdini and all his famous escapes, two facts that have nothing to do with his craft always stand out for me. The first is that he was the first man to fly an airplane over the skies of Australia. The other was his tendency towards sea-sickness. Of course, on a magical note, his attacks against mediums and other frauds.
Magic! The quicker picker-upper!
NJ, U.S.
Here's a couple by Paul Chosse.
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewf......68&5
irossall
I don't know if it is true but I once read a story about the escape that Houdini could not complete.
It seems that a Reporter jimmied the lock on a pay toilet with Houdini inside and the Great Houdini had to either crawl out from under the stall or had to have someone else open the door for him. Houdini was so angry that the few people who knew who the culprit was, just dummied up and never let Houdini in on the prank.
I don't remember where I read this but it sounds unlikely to me. If anyone here could clarify this story, I would love to hear the straight scoop on this one.
-Iven
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Now that is a great story . . . too good to be true
Marshall Thornside
Posted: Feb 1, 2007 01:40 am
Read Marion's Book "Trouping with Dante"
there's some wonderful stories in there.
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You should do a list of all the fake chinese magicians
who were really jewish...that's the funny.
bear trees
Posted: May 14, 2007 07:57 am
Dunningers secrets has some great stories of Joe almost stumbling across devious ways to read minds.Grand central station was an excellent story.
Father Photius
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El Paso, TX (Formerly Amarillo)
Uncle Harry had a ton of stories (most of them made up entirely by Uncle Harry) but I think the best was the time he made the audience disappear. He liked telling that one. Of course I never understood why he was so proud of it, I've seen hundreds of magicians make an audience disappear.
"Now here's the man with the 25 cent hands, that two bit magician..."
Posted: Jun 24, 2007 12:39 pm
The late, great Ken Brooke once told me that a guy came into his London magic studio, and told him that he makes his own 'flash paper' and, would he like to see some. Ken said he would, so the guy took some out and lit it. Ken said: "I went for a cup of tea, and when I came back it was still burning! I said, that's no good, go home and try to improve it! We haven't seen him since... I think he's gone-up with the bloody stuff!"
Bill Palmer
Only Jonathan Townsend has more than
I think part of the story about how Robert-Houdin quelled the Marabout rebellion was fabricated, specifically the hollow wax bullet filled with blood. I tried many different ways of doing this, and was completely unsuccessful. If he did it, there is more to it than he said in his book.
The problem lies in several places. One is in finding a kind of wax that you can make into a hollow ball. Another is filling it with any liquid. And last, but not least, getting the ball to go down the barrel without breaking it.
But it's a good story.
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My Chickasaw name is "Throws Money at Cups."
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DonDriver
Houdini died in 1925.I don't believe they even had pay tolilet's back than.
The incident occurred in Kansas City. There is a plaque or something at the site.
Frances:
Think of how many Native Americans were played by Italians in the early movies!
Here's a piece of trivia for you, Frances. What do Charlie Chan and Al Jolson's father have in common?
Near a river in the Midwest
On 2007-06-24 17:53, Bill Palmer wrote:
I know this!! Hint: The werewolf that bit Henry Hull in Tibet.
~michael baker
The Magic Company
Okay. Frances didn't bite.
Both roles were played by a Swede named Warner or Werner Oland.
I didn't know I had a hook!
Speaking of Charlie, they are finally making
a film. about 10 years ago, Russell Wong was
to play #2 son, but the film never did get
launched. Maybe he still will. Never know.
I can see him as #2 song.


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