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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Saturday, April 23<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Schedule<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoListBullet style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">8:30 – 11:30 Cleanup<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoListBullet style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Where to Meet</SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">: Meet at the flagpole near the main entrance off Upham Street.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoListBullet style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Cleanup activities</SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">: weeding graves, pruning ornamental shrubs, raking up plant litter under big trees and along fence lines, and some tree branch pruning. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoListBullet style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Special activities</SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">: If weather permits, we will fill in some sunken grave plots and have a Headstone Cleaning Workshop. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoListBullet style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Historic Tour</SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">. After the cleanup, join Carol Mattos in a short tour as she relates the history of some notable pioneers. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoListBullet style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Contact</SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">: Liz Budy, 541-885-8412, </SPAN><A href="mailto:elizabethbudy@yahoo.com"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">elizabethbudy@yahoo.com</SPAN></A></B></P><B><o:p>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Poor Richard">Kuri Gill</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Poor Richard">Historic Cemeteries Program & CLG Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Times New Roman">725 Summer St. NE, Suite C</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Times New Roman">Salem, OR 97301-1266</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Times New Roman">(503) 986-0685</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Times New Roman">(503) 986-0793 (fax)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Times New Roman"><A href="mailto:kuri.gill@state.or.us">kuri.gill@state.or.us</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Times New Roman">Plan to attend the Oregon Heritage Conference April 7-9 in Astoria. For information, visit <A href="http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/Conference.shtml">http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/Conference.shtml</A> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c8e0d8" face="Times New Roman">or on Facebook <A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oregon-Heritage-Conference/194597583890959">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oregon-Heritage-Conference/194597583890959</A></FONT></DIV></o:p></B></BODY></HTML>