By Roberta McKern
For The New Era
Recently a copy of the Portland “Oregonian” dated Feb. 11,1959, showed up in the East Linn Museum work room.
The 66-year-old newspaper actually was a forerunner to the events planned around Feb. 14, 1959, the 100-year anniversary of Oregon’s arrival at statehood as the 33ird member of the United States.
The Feb. 11 newspaper was to set the scene for remembering Oregon’s history, plus a list of…