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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Boyfriend of missing Stephanie Warner named as suspect ... Talent council will hold off on pot growing ordinance ... Update: Officers named in shooting of homicide suspect near Sunny Valley ... Boyfriend of missing Stephanie Warner named as suspect ... Talent council will hold off on pot growing ordinance ... Update: Officers named in shooting of homicide suspect near Sunny Valley ... TOURISM Wine Country license plates pay off By Local report MailTribune.com By Local report Posted Jun. 28, 2015 @ 11:01 pm By Local report Posted Jun. 28, 2015 @ 11:01 pm » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Travel Southern Oregon has received more than $37,000 from the sale of  Oregon Wine Country license plates and has appointed a committee to determine disbursement of the funds to tourism-related efforts. The advisory committee is made up of representatives from the region’s wine, culinary and other tourism industries. They include Nora Lancaster, marketing director at Kriselle Cellars in White City; Fred Wickman, owner of Prospect Historic Hotel and Dinner House; Bob Hackett, marketing manager at Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Kerrie Walters, manager of the Southern Oregon Winery Association; and Carolyn S. Hill, CEO of Travel Southern Oregon. The funding is made possible by a law passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2011 that created the Oregon Wine Country license plates. The Legislature created two programs for the state tourism office, Travel Oregon: a matching grant program and a regional tourism promotion program. For the regional tourism promotion program, Travel Southern Oregon is one of three regional agencies designated to receive the Wine Country license plate revenues. The Eastern Oregon Visitors Association and the Willamette Valley Visitors Association were also selected. Travel Southern Oregon receives disbursements (on a pro-rata share, based on vineyard acreage) from the sale of the plates. Total disbursements to all wine regions in the 2015-16 biennium will be just under $240,000. Travel Southern Oregon, representing Region 3 — Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Curry, Coos, Klamath and Lake counties — will receive $37,578 in the initial disbursement. Travel Oregon is also investing in a Wine Country license plate matching grants program, which will make more than $230,000 in matching grants available statewide in 2015-16. By Local report MailTribune.com By Local report Posted Jun. 28, 2015 @ 11:01 pm » Comment or view comments /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501