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Help for Stuttering is as Close as Your Library

Thanks to generous donors, the Stuttering Foundation has donated books and DVDs to li-braries across the country, including the Jefferson Public Library in Jefferson, Oregon. Stuttering Foundation books are directed to parents of children who stutter, adults who stutter, speech pathologists, pediatricians, family physicians, nurses, health care profession-als, hospitals, schools, clinics, day-care centers, and all those concerned with the problem of stuttering. The DVDs feature some of the world's leading therapists with children who stutter. Since the original publication, Foundation materials have reached millions of indi-viduals worldwide.

More than three million Americans stutter, yet stuttering remains misunderstood by most people," said Jane Fraser, president of The Stuttering Foundation. "Myths such as believing people who stutter are less intelligent or suffer from psychological problems still persist de-spite research refuting these erroneous beliefs." Sixteen books and DVDs produced by the 70-year-old nonprofit Stuttering Foundation are available free to any public library. The Foundation has provided free materials that are available to over 20,000 public libraries nationwide. A library that will shelve them can e-mail info@stutteringhelp.org, or download a request form at http://www.stutteringhelp.org/libraries-information.

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DISCOVERING JESUS AROUND THE WORLD!!

5 DAY CLUB—VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

FOR KIDS AGES 5 THROUGH 12

LESSONS, GAMES, SNACKS, AND FUN

MONDAY JUNE 19th through FRIDAY JUNE 23rd

1:45PM-4PM

JEFFERSON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

310 N Second St

Jefferson, Oregon

Call Cindy Conn at 503-851-4638 to REGISTER on or before

June 17th.

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BBQ Lunch and Cruise-In Saturday June 24th 11:00am to 3:00pm

Great fun and a chance to show off your classic car. Held at the Jefferson Evangelical Church at 552 N 2nd Street.

For more information or to enter please contact Amy at 541-609-0057. All proceeds from the Cruise-In go towards a Honduras Mission Trip

with Orphan Outreach.

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Yard Sale Saturday, July 8th

Jefferson Evangelical Church

Jefferson Evangelical is having its annual Summer Yard Sale to raise funds to support compassion ministries. If

you have items to donate for the sale, bring them to the church any time between now and the end of June. Put your donation under the covered porch if no one is there. Thank you for your support and participation over the years! Our Summer Yard Sale has provided for local needs like backpacks for school children and helping individuals through Love INC. In addition, our Yard Sale has helped out nationally with disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Funds raised have also helped families internationally through partnerships with World Vision and Orphan Outreach.

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HAVE YOU NOTICED JEFFERSON’S COMMUNITY

GARDEN RECENTLY?

The Garden is located on the North side of Jefferson United Methodist Church at 310 N Sec-

ond Street. It was planted over the last couple of months and is flourishing. The Garden is

open to everyone in Jefferson at no cost who can use fresh produce but can’t have their own

garden. Stop by the garden any time, review the sign in front as to what is ready to pick

and “Help Yourself” to what you need. Thank you for helping us keep the Garden beautiful

and vital to those needing fresh produce.

Jefferson Community Food Pantry--Please join our Monthly Sustainer Circle The

Sustainer Circle is a group of donors who have made a special commitment to contribute monthly and help the Jefferson Community Food Pantry to respond to hunger in the Jefferson, Scio, Crabtree, Talbot and Millersburg areas. Each $1.00 do-nated provides 10 pounds of food. Help feed 300 kids/adults monthly!

YES! I want to be a Panty Sustaining Donor!!! Name: ________________________________________Address: ______________________________ City/State/Zip: ___________________________________Phone: ________________________________________Email:_______________________________________ I will ask my Bank to set up a Bill Pay to automatically transfer my donation of $________ each month from my Checking Ac-count to the JCPF/JUMC Operational Fund Account—Routing #123205054 This Authorization will remain in effect until I notify my Bank and Jefferson Community Food Pantry that I wish to change my contribution. Signature:___________________________________________________________ Date:____________________________ Please return this form to JCFP/JUMC-PO Box 76, Jefferson, OR 97352. For more info on Sustaining Donors OR to become a

PANTRY VOLUNTEER: contact 541-327-1948. *Intermittent or single donations of any amount can also be sent to this ad-

dress at any time! THANK YOU!

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Jefferson Public School District

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Important Dates

June 2017

2 JES Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast @ 7:30am

2 7th Grade Students field trip OSU Wave Pool

2 8th Grade field trip/BBQ, Oaks Amusement Park

2 JHS Graduation @ 7:00pm (JHS Gym)

5 JMS All School BBQ during lunch

6 JES Field Day

6 PTC Meeting @ 6:00pm (JES)

3 Early Dismissal

7 5th Grade Promotion @ 9:00am (JES Gym)

7 8th Grade Promotion @ 7:00pm (JMS Gym)

7 Last Day of School

1st Day of School—Tuesday, September 5th

Jefferson School District

Board Meeting

June 12th ~ 6:30pm

District Board Room The Jefferson School Board meets the second Monday of each month in the District Board Room, at 6:30 p.m. The Board Room is located in the

building directly behind the District Office. Individuals wishing to address the Board during audience time will be asked to sign in upon arrival.

To request the addition of an item to the agenda, contact Board secretary Karen Wusstig at 541-327-3337, x 1051. Agendas are available the

Thursday preceding the meeting. Minutes, once available, are unofficial until approved by the Board. Meetings notices are published in the

Albany Democrat Herald and on the district website.

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Jefferson School District 14J, Marion County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the

fiscal year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 will be held at the Jefferson School District Board Room. The meeting will take place on the 1st of

May, 2017 at 6:30 PM. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This

is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed

programs with the Budget Committee. Listed below are the times and place of any additional Budget Committee Meetings: Date: May 15th (if

needed) at 6:30 PM in the Jefferson School District Board Room. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after April

24th at the School District office, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. This notice is also posted on our webpage at: http://

www.jefferson14j.com/budget.html

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Jefferson Park and Recreation News Ph: 541-327-3581 * www.jpnr.org

PO Box 37, Jefferson, OR 97352

5k/10k Run or Walk

Jefferson Park and Recreation will again be holding the 5K and 10K Run/Walk on Satur-

day morning July 15 in conjunction with the Mint Festival. Details available soon.

Golf Tournament

Save the DATE: 3rd Annual Jefferson Park and Recreation Golf Tournament is slated for

1P:30M Sunday September 17th at the Golf Club of Oregon in Albany.

The above and more will be featured on our website as details become available.

www.jpnr.org

Jefferson Community Pool June 14th Pool opens for FREE swim 2:00pm-6:00pm

July 22nd NIGHT SWIM and BBQ

August 21st- Solar eclipse “FUN day”- games prizes and BBQ!

Swim Lesson and Swim Team Sign up begin June 14th at 11:00am at the pool.

For any questions please e-mail:

jeffersoncommunitypool@gmail.com

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(541) 327-2822 * jeffersonfire@jeffersonfire.org * www.jeffersonfire.org

Jefferson Fire

District Meeting

June 20th @

6pm

Jefferson Fire Station

189 N. Main St

Meetings are open to the

public and time is set

aside for visitor input.

150 N. SECOND ST. ♦ JEFFERSON, OR 97352 541.327.2768 ♦ city.jeffersonoregon.us

City Council Meetings

June 8th & 22nd @ 6:30pm ~ City Hall Building

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OrganizationsOrganizationsOrganizations

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Clubs, Groups, & Clubs, Groups, & Clubs, Groups, &

Activities for KidsActivities for KidsActivities for Kids Jefferson Teen Connection

Jefferson Indoor Park

Livestock 4-H Club

Girl Scouts

Royal Family Night Out

Youth Group

KidZone

To find out more, click HERE.

Need a little helping hand?

Or would you like to

volunteer or contribute?

Jefferson has:

A Weekly Food Pantry

A Monthly Clothes Closet

To find out more, click HERE.

Clubs, Groups, & Activities Clubs, Groups, & Activities

for Adultsfor Adults

Jefferson Lions Club

Book Club

Jefferson Scrapbookers

Senior Potluck

Weekly Pinochle Group

Weekly Exercise Classes

NW Vintage Car Club

T.O.P.S (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly)

Jefferson Threadheads Quilt Group

Jefferson Women’s Club Luncheon

To find out more, click HERE.

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