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Eastern Oregon
EDITOR:
Greg Alexander
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CONTRIBUTORS:
Jennifer Colton
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Contents
February 2018 - EASTERN OREGON PARENT - 3
Mammas, let your babies
grow up to be cowboys ..............4
Kid-friendly Calendar ............. 8
From children’s librarian
to young adult author ................ 5
When your child’s love
interest is a poor choice ......... 13
A teen’s guide to avoiding
credit card pitfalls ..................... 7
How to be the news filter
for your children .................... 15
ON THE COVER:
At 13, Madison Gruenhagen of Pendleton
is a little young for her own credit card. And
that’s just fine with her mom, Shannon.
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Neighborhood Happenings ....11
The InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) is
one of 16 education service districts in Oregon. ESDs are
legislatively mandated to provide four core areas of service
to students and school districts in their geographical area:
1. Programs for children with special needs
2. Instructional Services
3. Technology Support
www.imesd.k12.or.us
4. Administrative Services
The IMESD also provides
a variety of other services
to our 18 school districts
in eastern Oregon in four
counties: Baker, Morrow,
Umatilla and Union.
The IMESD is committed to working
with districts to implement programs
and services to make every student
successful, provide high quality teaching
and develop long-term economic vitality
for our rural communities.