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Eastern Oregon
EDITOR:
Greg Alexander
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Contents
August 2017 - EASTERN OREGON PARENT - 3
Seven steps for effective
skill building ...............................4
CONTRIBUTORS:
Jennifer Colton
Virginia Justice
Suzanne Kennedy
Kid-friendly Calendar ............. 8
Neighborhood Happenings ....11
COVER PHOTO:
Rachael Owen, Catching Violet Photography
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CASA: Volunteers for
the most vulnerable ................... 5
Ease that school transition .... 13
Tips and trivia for viewing
the upcoming solar eclipse ......... 7
How to manage all that
artwork by your child ............ 15
ON THE COVER:
Almost-three-year-old Autumn Serenity
Brown of Rieth tries on her eclipse glasses
for observing the dark side of the sun.
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one of 16 educasion service dissricss in Oregon. ESDs are
legislasively mandased so provide four core areas of service
so ssudenss and school dissricss in sheir geographical area:
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so our 18 school dissricss
in eassern Oregon in four
counsies: Baker, Morrow,
Umatilla and Union.
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wish dissricss so implemens programs
and services so make every ssudens
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and develop long-serm economic visalisy
for our rural communisies.
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