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Local sewing project benefits Ugandan women
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Local sewing project benefits Ugandan women

  • Trisha Walker
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When Linda Chamberlain goes to Uganda Oct. 17 for her annual trip in support of The Fistula Project, she’ll be taking a piece of Hood River with her. Make that several pieces.

Volunteers needed to create hygiene kits for young women
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Volunteers needed to create hygiene kits for young women

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Women from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hood River will be making special kits for young women in Uganda who have started their period on Friday, Aug. 10 and Saturday, Aug. 11 from 9 a.m. to noon. Food will be served.

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‘Blueberry lady’ swims for fistula repair

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Blueberries and fistula repair surgery motivate Linda Chamberlain, co-owner of Wilinda Blueberry Patch, to swim the Columbia River crossing on Labor Day, Sept. 2, for the annual Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim. The 72-year-old eats several cups of blueberries each day so she feels she is ready for the challenge.