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March 15, 2013
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Roseburg tourism bureau profiles typical tourist

Northwest baby boomers continue to boost Douglas County’s economy as they come to tour wineries and hike to waterfalls, according to a report by the Roseburg Visitors and Convention Bureau. About 10,000 people stopped at the Roseburg Visitors Center on Spruce Street in 2012. The bureau’s website received 70,000 hits last year. The statistics are similar to 2011. Visitors and Convention Bureau Director Jean Kurtz said she is optimistic that the numbers will increase during 2013. “We’re starting to see an uptick. As we’ve had nice weather here in March, people have been emailing us, asking us things or just …

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The News-Review Updated Mar 15, 2013 12:12PM Published Mar 19, 2013 08:24AM Copyright 2013 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.