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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Linn-Benton Chapter of the NFB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Summer Picnic and Tour<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>August 22, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>10:30 am-3 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Join us for a tour of the historic Thompson’s Mill in Shedd, Oregon! Following the tour we will gather for a bring-your-own picnic lunch on the grounds of the state park where the Mill is located.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>What to do:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>1. Make a reservation:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Transportation is provided in private vehicles for up to 15 people. Please RSVP to Kristen at kjocums@icloud.com or at 706-718-8055 to ensure a ride and to make any arrangements for guide dogs, wheelchairs, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>2. Bring your own picnic. Bring a lunch and drink for our after-tour group picnic. Two medium-sized coolers will be available for us to share. They will not accommodate large trays, so plan to bring a compact-sized lunch that will serve yourself and any children attending with you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>3. Look for more details next week. Once we have reservations in, we will contact you about final transportation, tour and picnic arrangements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>From the website for the Mill:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Thompson's Mills is a unique survivor of times past, chronicling 150 years of Oregon rural life and honoring the owners who adapted the mill to the changing world around it. It is the oldest water-powered mill in the state and its turbines can be seen in action on guided tours. A water right that predates statehood produces the water flow that still runs the milling machines for demonstrations today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:17.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>There are no fees to visit. The main tour of the Mill is ADA compliant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>32655 Boston Mill Dr<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shedd, OR 97377<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 541-491-3611 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Kristen Jocums, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Linn-Benton Chapter NFBO <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'><a href="mailto:kjocums@icloud.com"><span style='color:blue'>kjocums@icloud.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>706-718-8055<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>