The Charbonneau Villager Newspaper 2019 Oct issue Villager newspaper

THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER 19 October 2019 Sunshine Service By JOAN VEDDER Equipment is for Charbonneau residents only VEDDER Recently there was a whopper wind/rain storm and prior to that there was thunder and lightning. I’m as- suming that sum- mer is pretty much AAUW Q From Page 18 Senate Bill 745, which called for an additional $8.5 million for the Child Welfare Independent Living Pro- gram. They also advocated for issues Protect What Matters Most Wills, Trusts, Probate, Medicaid Qualification Michael J. Rose 971-865-3171 www.roseelderlaw.org over with? It really was a lovely summer but I guess we are now transitioning into fall. We are see- ing a different variety of birds re- turning to our garden; some we have not seen in a while. I even had a skunk walk within six feet of me while I was gardening last week- end! Yes, broad daylight and bra- zen as could be. Sunshine Service is hopefully tran- sitioning into a new way of record keeping as well. If you received a phone call recently, it was meant to track down items that were borrowed long, long ago. In some cases more than one year! While those things may seem inconsequential to you, please remember that it’s all part of our limited inventory. If our equip- ment goes astray, it will mean that a new, needy client cannot have access to what they are looking for. Many made prompt returns while others made nice donations which are gratefully accepted. All equip- ment is meant for Charbonneau resi- dents only. We can’t loan things to your cousin’s sister-in-laws’ neigh- bor, etc. While they might mean well, it requires letting these items off-site and more often than not, we never get them back! We’ve still got our fingers crossed about getting an elevator to assist both volunteers and clients, in hav- ing access to our “closet” in the basement. The staircase is an acci- dent waiting to happen and we all know it! The CCC Annex building of the future, might be just what the doctor ordered? A few of our own volunteers are out of commission for a while, due to injury or illness, so if you use the list in your directory and cannot reach someone, please try another number. Be grateful for each day your are given, good or bad, because I still be- lieve we’re going to be okay in the end! ranging from supporting youth in care ages 18-24, quality of foster homes and providers and preventing houselessness. AAUW is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advoca- cy, education and research. National- ly, AAUW has awarded over $3 mil- lion in scholarships and grants in the past year. The Lake Oswego Branch supports the AAUW Funds as well as providing local scholarships at Clack- amas Community College, the local university partner. AAUW LO offers an advocacy group, six book groups, lunch bunch, a dinner group, explor- ing our Northwest, a bridge group and many monthly meetings with presentations focused on the issues of the day. For more information please contact Karen at rottinkbk@ comcast.net or 503-636-9755, or Jeanne-Marie at jeannemariedp82@ gmail.com or 202-445-4976. See the website at lakeoswego-or.aauw.net/ and the Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/aauwlakeoswe- gobranch for event listings and pictures. EVEN TEXTERS AND DRIVERS HATE TEXTERS AND DRIVERS. Custom Designed Kitchens & Bathrooms “We build cabinets the old fashion way!” Noah Built the Ark without a computer. Remodeling: Our Specialty Customer Service: Our Priority Call to Schedule Your Free Estimate STOPTEXTSSTOPWRECKS.ORG 503-266-2458 24582 S. Barlow Road, Canby Kauffmanww.com CCB# 95273

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