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fi
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a
cy
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co
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s
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and sough
t ou
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s
c
end
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th
fing
abou
t th
e m
an who b
rok
e so m
any b
a
r
r
fi
-
e
r
s so flong ago
.
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fi
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t
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t r
e
fl
a
t
fiv
e
s o
f W
a
t
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r
fo
rd w
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r
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found fin C
an
ad
a bu
t cou
fld no
t a
t
t
end th
e
Jun
e 26 d
ed
fi
c
a
t
fion o
f th
e n
ew m
a
rk
e
r
. Bu
t
M
fi
fl
fl
e
r and h
fi
s s
tud
en
t
s w
e
r
e ab
fl
e to fin
t
e
r-
rup
t th
e
fi
r summ
e
r s
ch
edu
fl
e
s to jo
fin o
th
e
r
fi
r
efigh
t
e
r
s and th
e
fi
r f
am
fi
fl
fi
e
s to comm
em-
o
r
a
t
e W
a
t
e
r
fo
rd
’
s fl
eg
a
cy
.
Don Po
r
th
, a r
e
t
fi
r
ed Po
r
t
fl
and fi
r
efigh
t-
e
r who wo
rk
ed w
fi
th th
e M
ad
fi
son con
t
fin
-
g
en
cy and fi
s v
fi
c
e p
r
e
s
fid
en
t o
f th
e Lon
e
F
fi
r C
em
e
t
e
ry Found
a
t
fion
, s
a
fid fi
t w
a
s
fin
sp
fi
r
fing w
a
t
ch
fing th
e s
tud
en
t
s d
fi
s
cov
e
r
Po
r
t
fl
and h
fi
s
to
ry and wo
rk w
fi
th flo
c
a
fl h
fi
s-
to
r
fi
an
s and m
emo
r
fi
a
fl s
e
rv
fi
c
e
s to c
r
e
a
t
e
ch
ang
e
.
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e s
a
fid W
a
t
e
r
fo
rd w
a
s no
t a
flon
e fin
h
fi
s m
a
rk
e
r
-
fl
e
s
s s
t
a
t
e and th
a
t a
s f
a
r a
s
h
e kn
ew a
t fl
e
a
s
t 17 Po
r
t
fl
and fi
r
efigh
t
e
r
g
r
av
e
s no flong
e
r h
av
e a m
a
rk
e
r
.
“
I
’v
e fl
e
a
rn
ed th
e m
a
rk
e
r
s s
fink fin
to
th
e g
round
, d
fi
s
app
e
a
r
, c
rumb
fl
e up
, and
th
e g
round und
e
rn
e
a
th th
em g
e
t
s so
f
t fin
th
e w
fin
t
e
r
,
” s
a
fid Po
r
th abou
t th
e m
fi
s
s
fing
h
e
ad
s
ton
e
s
. “So I don
’
t th
fink W
a
t
e
r
fo
rd
fi
s a
flon
e fin th
a
t and I don
’
t w
an
t to s
fing
fl
e
h
fim ou
t
. M
any fi
r
efigh
t
e
r
s h
av
e m
fi
s
s
fing
m
a
rk
e
r
s a
t th
fi
s po
fin
t
, and I don
’
t w
an
t to
m
ak
e fi
t a
fl
fl abou
t on
e guy
, bu
t fi
t
’
s am
a
z-
fing th
a
t th
ey cou
fld do so mu
ch so qu
fi
ck
-
fly
. Th
e
r
e a
r
e m
any o
th
e
r
s and I hop
e w
e
c
an a
fl
so sp
end som
e t
fim
e g
e
t
t
fing to fl
e
a
rn
abou
t th
em
, th
a
t th
fi
s m
figh
t s
e
t a p
r
e
c
ed
en
t
to do mo
r
e fo
r th
em a
s w
e
fl
fl and ju
s
t k
e
ep
fin tou
ch w
fi
th ou
r own h
fi
s
to
ry
.
”
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and
fl
e
r
, th
e h
fi
s
to
r
fi
an who b
rough
t
W
a
t
e
r
fo
rd
’
s fl
fi
f
e to th
e s
tud
en
t
s
’ a
t
t
en
t
fion
,
po
fin
t
ed ou
t th
a
t W
a
t
e
r
fo
rd h
ad b
e
en th
e
son o
f a f
r
e
ed s
fl
av
e f
rom T
enn
e
s
s
e
e and a
K
en
tu
cky wom
an who h
ad
, th
rough som
e
fl
ev
e
fl o
f d
fi
ffi
cu
fl
ty and a flo
t o
f t
r
av
e
fl
, ev
en
-
tu
a
fl
fly end
ed up fin Po
r
t
fl
and
.
“Mo
s
t p
eop
fl
e don
’
t h
av
e th
e fluxu
ry o
f
know
fing wh
en th
ey a
r
e m
ak
fing h
fi
s
to
ry
,
”
s
a
fid Ch
and
fl
e
r
. “Th
e
s
e h
figh s
choo
fl s
tu
-
d
en
t
s d
fid and th
ey m
ad
e som
e h
fi
s
to
ry o
f
th
e
fi
r own
. I am v
e
ry p
roud o
f th
e wo
rk
th
a
t M
r
. M
fi
fl
fl
e
r
’
s s
tud
en
t
s d
fid
. Th
ey r
e
a
fl
fly
fimp
r
e
s
s
ed m
e
.
”
Th
e s
tud
en
t
s a
fl
so h
av
e fl
e
f
t s
e
ed
s o
f
mo
r
e so
c
fi
a
fl ch
ang
e fo
r th
e
fi
r up
com
fing
y
e
a
r
’
s c
fl
a
s
s
. M
fi
fl
fl
e
r s
a
fid h
fi
s s
tud
en
t
s w
fi
fl
fl
b
e fo
fl
flow
fing up on e
f
fo
r
t
s to ch
ang
e th
e
n
am
e o
f D
e
fl
t
a P
a
rk fin no
r
th Po
r
t
fl
and to
V
anpo
r
t P
a
rk
, fin hono
r o
f th
e A
f
r
fi
c
an
Am
e
r
fi
c
an commun
fi
ty th
a
t ex
fi
s
t
ed fin th
e
a
r
e
a p
r
fio
r to a d
fi
s
a
s
t
rou
s flood fin 1948
.
On th
e su
c
c
e
s
s
fu
fl e
f
fo
r
t to hono
r W
a-
t
e
r
fo
rd
, M
fi
fl
fl
e
r s
a
fid
, h
e w
a
s h
appy fo
r h
fi
s
s
tud
en
t
s
.
“So m
any p
eop
fl
e h
e
flp
ed u
s
. W
e go
t
don
a
t
fion
s f
rom th
e R
e
t
fi
r
ed F
fi
r
efigh
t
e
r
s
So
c
fi
e
ty and F
r
fi
end
s o
f th
e Lon
e F
fi
r C
em-
e
t
e
ry and a d
fi
s
coun
t on a h
e
ad
s
ton
e
,
” h
e
s
a
fid
. “Th
fi
s fi
s som
e
th
fing w
e a
fl
fl d
fid to
-
g
e
th
e
r
.
”
Th
e O
r
egon A
s
so
c
fi
a
t
fion o
f M
fino
r
fi
ty
En
t
r
ep
r
en
eu
r
s w
a
s r
e
c
en
t
fly r
e
cogn
fi
z
ed
by th
e Sm
a
fl
fl Bu
s
fin
e
s
s Adm
fin
fi
s
t
r
a
t
fion
a
s th
e No
. 1 m
fi
c
ro fl
end
e
r o
f th
e W
e
s
t
e
rn
U
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. and No
. 2 n
a
t
fion
a
fl
fly among 178 m
fi-
c
ro fl
end
e
r
s fin th
e coun
t
ry
.
OAME m
fi
c
ro flo
an
s h
e
flp wom-
en
-own
ed
, m
fino
r
fi
ty
-own
ed and em
e
r
g
fing
sm
a
fl
fl bu
s
fin
e
s
s
e
s
fin O
r
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thw
e
s
t
W
a
sh
fing
ton to a
c
c
e
s
s sho
r
t t
e
rm c
ap
fi
t
a
fl
th
ey n
e
ed to b
e
com
e su
c
c
e
s
s
fu
fl
.
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r
ev
fiou
s
fly r
ank
ed a
s th
e No
. 7 m
fi
c
ro
fl
end
e
r fin 2013
, th
e non
-p
rofi
t o
r
g
an
fi
z
a
-
t
fion adv
an
c
ed to fi
t
s n
ew po
s
fi
t
fion by fin
-
c
r
e
a
s
fing th
e vo
flum
e o
f flo
an
s to qu
a
fl
fifi
ed
bo
r
row
e
r
s
.
“W
e a
r
e p
roud to b
e r
e
cogn
fi
z
ed fo
r
roo
k
s
ou
r con
t
finu
ed su
c
c
e
s
s and hop
e to fu
r
- Sam B
th
e
r th
e suppo
r
t fo
r MWESB
s by ou
r
pub
fl
fi
c and p
r
fiv
a
t
e s
e
c
to
r p
a
r
tn
e
r
s
,
” s
a
fid
S
am B
rook
s
, th
e found
e
r and ch
a
fi
rm
an o
f
OAME
.
OAME h
a
s b
e
en fin ex
fi
s
t
en
c
e fo
r ov
e
r
28 y
e
a
r
s
, h
e
flp
fi
ng p
romo
t
e and d
ev
e
flop
m
fino
r
fi
ty en
t
r
ep
r
en
eu
r
sh
fip and e
conom
fi
c
d
ev
e
flopm
en
t fin th
e Po
r
t
fl
and a
r
e
a
. OAME
wo
rk
s fin p
a
r
tn
e
r
sh
fip b
e
tw
e
en e
thn
fi
c m
fi-
no
r
fi
t
fi
e
s
, en
t
r
ep
r
en
eu
r
s
, edu
c
a
t
fion
, gov
e
rn-
m
en
t and e
s
t
ab
fl
fi
sh
ed co
rpo
r
a
t
e bu
s
fin
e
s
s
e
s
.
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e SBA
’
s M
fi
c
ro
flo
an p
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r
am p
ro-
v
fid
e
s flo
an
s o
f up to $50
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e
flp sm
a
fl
fl
bu
s
fin
e
s
s
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s
, w
fi
th OAME
’
s av
e
r
ag
e m
fi
c
ro-
flo
an amoun
t to $9
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.
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r any qu
e
s
t
fion
s abou
t th
e OAME
m
fi
c
ro
flo
an p
rog
r
am
, v
fi
s
fi
t o
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