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Sandy Carter honored with Robert Moore Award for decades of Willamette Falls advocacy

West Linn City Council · May 7, 2025
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Mayor Bialystoski presented the 2025 Robert Moore Award to Sandy Carter for long‑term volunteer work preserving Willamette Falls history and for advocacy on locks funding; Carter recounted oral‑history projects, Locks Fest work and recent advocacy in Salem.

Mayor Roy Bialystoski introduced Sandy Carter as the 2025 Robert Moore Award recipient, praising her long service to historic preservation and regional advocacy for the Willamette Falls locks. He noted Carter helped found the Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation (now Advocates for the Willamette Falls Heritage) and that she met with a dozen legislators in Salem supporting locks funding.

Sandy Carter accepted the award and spoke about collecting oral histories, volunteer projects (Grindstones Art project; Locks Fest) and the rewards of community service. "I am so honored by this," Carter said, and described how volunteer work led to opportunities to preserve local history and support the tugboat Lady B.

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