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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>A lot of you get the ABATE Electronic Newsletter each month, but here it is just in case. We had originally planned to have the short article, plus some pictures of Jim Brown receiving his ABATE Lifetime Achievement Award, in this issue. Since Jim doesn’t have a computer, it was decided by the editors/staff to hold off until next month so that he can have a hardcopy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I’ve attached a copy of the article submitted. Jim knows about the article and approved it!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Nancy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> ABATE News [mailto:enews@abate.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 25, 2016 10:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> ABATE News <news@abate.org><br><b>Subject:</b> SEPTEMBER 2016 BAILING WIRE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><img width=432 height=159 style='width:4.5in;height:1.6562in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D1FEBE.C0F52E30" alt="local 23"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'>August 25, 2016<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'>Hello ABATE member!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'>Here is your September Bailing Wire, this is an online only month so there will be no printed copy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'>Please do NOT respond directly to this email, it is NOT monitored for incoming messages. Please DO contact us at <a href="mailto:nick.benson@abate.org" target="_blank">nick.benson@abate.org</a> or <a href="mailto:carol@abate.org" target="_blank">carol@abate.org</a> for questions or information.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'>Thank you for being an ABATE member!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><img border=0 width=224 height=65 style='width:2.3333in;height:.677in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D1FEBE.C0F52E30" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D1FEBE.C0F52E30"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'>Nick Benson Sr<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'>Assistant Legislative Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b>ABATE of California, INC</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'>10240 7<sup>th</sup> AVENUE<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'>HESPERIA, CA 92345-2631<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'>Phone: <a href="tel:760.956.1669" target="_blank">760.956.1669</a> / Fax <a href="tel:760.956.6519" target="_blank">760.956.6519</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><a href="http://www.abate.org" target="_blank">http://www.abate.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>