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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">I’m passing along this information as it may be of interest to those of you in rural areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Oregon USDA Broadband Workshops</span></strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">These are free events and open to the public, but space is limited. Please register before August 11, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">August 28, 2019, in Independence—<a href="http://development.oregon4biz.com/acton/ct/14786/s-031c-1907/Bct/q-0b57/l-0007:2827/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4q4JqURza" id="ct2_0"><span style="color:#006699">Registration</span></a>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">August 29, 2019, in Madras—<a href="http://development.oregon4biz.com/acton/ct/14786/s-031c-1907/Bct/q-0b57/l-0007:2827/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4q4JqURza" id="ct3_0"><span style="color:#006699">Registration</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Business Oregon are sponsoring two
<b>one-day workshops</b> designed to inform and engage civic leaders, businesses, and community champions. The workshops will feature:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">local experts and provide a discussion of broadband applications that will reshape our communities and help drive rural prosperity,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">an overview of relevant USDA Rural Development grant and loan programs, and
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">an interactive session to support local teams as they evaluate and develop local broadband projects.
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Community broadband champions and those interested in improving rural broadband infrastructure, including education,
<b>library</b>, healthcare, telecom, and internet representatives, will gain valuable information from these workshops.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Darci Hanning, MLIS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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