Sen. Mae Yih, D-Albany, has introduced a bill, SB 952, to request lottery funding for the promotion of the Centennial celebration of the intercontinental auto race on the historical Santiam Wagon Road.
In 1905, the Oldsmobile Corporation, sponsored the race in commemoration of the 1805 Lewis and Clark Expedition.
“The promotion of the 1905 automobile race on Santiam Wagon Road will make history real for today’s Oregonians,” Sen. Yih said. “It is an experience I…