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Home My WebLink AboutMutsu City k - ni.d� a(asp •� A. ® j Hideto Saito 0� + 1 22.33 Shirnokita-chuq of jp a: Mutsu,Aomori 0350061 F q\ Japan �p { Y,..OV Ms. Cherie Kidd . , ,;,. ` City of Port Angeles 321 East Fifth Street Port Angeles,Washington 98352 USA I VIA AIR MAIL �r February 13,2012 Dear Ms. Cherie, Thank you for your hospitality during our visit to Port Angeles. The members of our delegation zP, {tom, t t tc: a o and 1 both had a wonderful time. fa f t x Thank you again, Hideto Saito 10;�-A ?'KAK i i I E 1 Each loaf of four-leaf clover represents,faire, wealth, health and lour respectfu][y. May.four-leaf clover bring you the happiness. Mutsu International Relations Association ® Sasaki Mitsuo 10.13 Shinmachi, Mutsu, Aomori, 035-0051 Japan patk pt►c��e� E-mail: sasakim@jomon.ne.jp C1ti°l February 6 , 2012 The Honorable Mayor of Port Angeles Ms. Cherie Kidd P.O. Box 1150 321 East Fifth Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362 U.S.A. Dear Ms. Cherie Kidd, It is our pleasure to send you a New Year's Greeting. We, MIRA, would like to have your message to our annual international exchange report 2011. It would be grateful for us if you would send us your message by the end of March to the above mailing address. We look forward to hearing from you whenever it is convenient for you. Thank you very much in advance. In closing, we wish you, your family, and all the citizens of Port Angeles good health and continued economic development. Sincerely yours, Sasaki Mitsuo President of MIRA 7 11111FORT ,,A NGELES WASH I G -r N, U. S. A. City Council February 20,201.2 CITY OF PORT ANGELES,WASHINGTON, USA SISTER-CITY INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE REPORT SUBMITTED TO: Mr. Sasaki Mitsuo,PRESIDENT MUTSU INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ASSOCIATION For the past l9 years, the City of Part Angeles, 'Washington (U.S.A.) has enjoyed a rich and j enduring cultural exchange and steadfast friendship with Mutsu City, Japan. The project started with the exchange of students between the cities. As this exchange blossomed, the prograrm continued to grow and expand. Along with the formal sister-city agreement we also share a sister-school agreement, The City of Port Angeles most humbly and sincerely thank Mutsu City for their gracious and enthusiastic support of this program. 0 Over tive years, several citywide contingencies have traveled to Mutsu City. Each tirme we visited,we were warmly greeted � and immediately felt right at home. These groups consisted of the Mayor of Port Angeles, business people, Native i Armericans, students, teachers, scientists and engineers, and citizens. We enjoyed tours of your forests,, sawmills, solid waste facility,multi-purpose facilities and the gorgeous cherry blossoms. Everyone returned with a new appreciation of tile (l f importance of promoting further trading of information and skills. Our group last traveled to Mutsu in May 2006. l f�f Our timber history a n d geographical nature is very similar to Mutsu City. We both have dee water ports. This give us a. natural harbor that promotes aqua farming, accommodates large ships for commerce and allows continued tourism by giving a safe berth to fishermen, ferries and cruise ships. We are proud to display ceramic crafts and gifts from Mutsu City in the main entrance area to City Hall. The goal of this exchange project is to continue the cultural, educational and economic exchange between the Olympic and Svimokita peninsulas. Grass r oo t s opportunities are emphasized between youth, civic leaders and native peoples. It also li (J 'r highlights the exchange of technology and marketing ideas related to the seafood and wood products industries that the two lr P f peninsulas also have in common. The City of Port Angeles has been proud to welcome the visits of Mutsu International Relations Association executives, as learning x from each country, well as the dignitaries from Mutsu. Their regular visits have reinforced the need for continuing e g y, acid with the M:IRA counterpart in Port Angeles,the Peninsula International Relations Association rows stronger and more . p g g g active each ear. y When we heard about the earthquake and tsunami,our thoughts immediately turned.to Mutsu as we were all very concerned - in W were so relieved to learn Mutsu was spared extensive damage from this disaster. As for your safety and well be g. e p g I f� much as we had hoped to come and visit Mutsu, dare to the financial situation �ri pp g in our nation, state and city -it will not p g t /f' be possible foi-us to plan a visit in 2012. Our cities commitment to this i'elationsl3%p is building a strong base. For future exchanges. We look forward to more o ai~tunities to share in all facets of government and schoolsystems,as well as friendships among citrzens. We behave the continue to .row in our everlasting friendslri across the benefits will be continued generation after generation. May we cont ue g g p Respectfully, Cherie Kidd, Mayor Phone: 30-417-4500 I p' : 360-4,1 7..4509 W l'I : virwv ,cityofp a.us/ mil: council@cityofpa.0 21 East Fifth Street - R . Box 1150/ Part Angeles, �4(, 98362-0217 ° Mutsu International Relations Association Sasaki Mitsuo rr ft .114 SD 10.13 Shinmachi, Mutsu, Aomori, 035-0051 Japan NIN ekes E-mail: sasakim@),jomon.nejp February 6 2012 The Honorable Mayor of Port Angeles Ms. Cherie Kidd P.O. Box 1150 321 East Fifth Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362 U.S.A.. Dear Ms. Cherie Kidd, It is our pleasure to send you a New Year's Greeting. We, MIRA, would like to have your message to our annual international exchange report 2011. It would be grateful for us if you would send us your message by the end of March to the above mailing address. We. look forward to hearing from you whenever it is convenient for you. Thank you very much in advance. In closing, we wish you, your family, and all the citizens of Port Angeles good health and continued economic development. Sincerely yours, Sasaki Mitsuo President of MIRA ORT NGELES W A S 1-I I N G T 0 1 , U. . City Counci� August 7, 201 Hiroo Okudera -18l-bik,awac o Mutsu City, Aomori 035-0054 Japan Dear Principal CJkudera, Tha¢.k you sa Much for letter cal"condolence regarding former Port Angeles Mayor Joan K. Sargent. l ler passing is indeed a great loss to Our community. Mayor Sargent was always an inspiration, to me and I am honored to follow in her footsteps and also serve as Mayor of Port. Angeles. Dormer Mayor Sargent's love of children was obvious and her dedication to school students, both in Japan and Port Angeles, was well-known in the cony .zunity. She will always be remembered with tremendous honor and respect. Thank you again for your kind words and sympathy. Sincerely, � � „� M Cherie lidd. Mayor Phone:360-417-4500 J Fax:360-417-4509 f" 'TYI-360-417-4645 We site: wwrwt,otyofp,a. ds,r ma11:C0LjricH@dtyofw:)cI.us 321 East Fifth Street P.O. Box 1150 d Port Arigeles, WA 98362-0217 F D CM " E � AUWG - 3 2012 Hiroo Okudera 6-18 Ebikawacho Mutsu City,Aomori 035-0054 Japan Phone: 175-22-1184 Fax: 175-23-7233 E-mail: okudera-hiroo@m03.asti.ed.jp July 25,20 12 Cherie Kidd, Mayor of Port Angeles 321 East Fifth Street P.O. Box 1150 Port Angeles, WA 98362-0217 Dear Mayor Cherie Kidd, It is with great sorrow that we have heard the sad news ofthe Untimely passing of Former Port Angeles Mayor Joan K. Sargent. We are certain that her passing must be a great loss to you and your citizens, as she has been such a capable and cheerful person and had made so much contribution to Port Angeles. She also helped us reach the sister-school agreement between Port Angeles High School and Tanabu Senior High School, Without her help, our students could not only have widened their views toward the world but also listened to the inner selfand thought about how they would like to pursue their dreams in this challenging society. On behalf orTanabu Senior High School, I tender deepest sympathy and condolences to Port Angeles City. Sincerely, Hiroo Okudera T 4- Principal Aomori Prefectural Tanabu Senior High School o P _u DODD__ry 1�. .. w e +.r 'r J ` Axot- Of Fort AIIPIe_� w l 5rr . S. UP% T035-0054 3 N' )I I 6 1 M ( 1 2 2 - 1 18 4 FAX (0175) 23-- 7233 E-mail a-h . .,