About 30 participants in the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2014 national conference in Savannah visited the historic Willow Hill School near Portal on Friday as an example of preservation for new uses. They saw the museum exhibits and collections and learned of the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center's plans, with help from partner organizations such as Georgia Southern University, to develop a full-time community center providing health and education services. They also glimpsed the beginning of "The Arts at Willow Hill," serving up dinner theater in the cafetorium.