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Northwest Division. (Division News). Oregon MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system.(2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. held its state conference in July in conjunction withthe Piano Festival Northwest, sponsored by Portland State University atthe World Forestry Center The World Forestry Center (WFC) is an American nonprofit educational institution located in Portland, Oregon's Washington Park, near the Oregon Zoo. HistoryThe World Forestry Center has its roots in the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial American Pacific Exposition and in Portland.The Washington State MTA (WSMTA WSMTA Washington State Music Teachers Association ) Convention was held in June, withCarol Montparker as clinician and recitalist. Teachers shared theirexpertise in subjects ranging from improvisation to technology.WSMTA members and friends of Jim Edmonds James Patrick "Jim" Edmonds (born June 27, 1970 in Fullerton, California) is a left-handed batter who plays for the St. Louis Cardinals. Edmonds is affectionately known as Jimmy Baseball [1], "Lassie" and as "Hollywood"[2] among Cardinals fans. were saddened by hisuntimely death last February. Jim, a past WSMTA president and NorthwestDivision president, was honored posthumously as an MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National AssociationMTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee)FOUNDATIONFellow in March. At the state convention, tributes were read and hisspecial hand-knitted sweaters were displayed in remembrance. Jim knitteda sweater each year for the state convention scholarship raffle, and thewinners treasured the sweaters. He is especially remembered for hiswisdom and service to the organization, generous gifts of his time andmusic, stories of his world travels and his friendship to all who knewhim.Montana State MTA held a first-time summit conference in June as atraining session for state officers and chair people. The agendaincluded job descriptions, updating the state curriculum guide, newmember recruitment, fundraising, and state convention and competitionplanning. The state convention and the MTNA and Fall FestivalCompetitions will be in November.--Marilyn Brossard, NCTM, Burlington, Washington