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Off Target 1,000,000 A Million Broken Hearts

September 14, 2019
Jill Vanderwood Off Target

A Million Broken Hearts: A Grandmother’s Campaign for the Awareness of Violence and Suicide

The Goal: To put up monuments in communities to bring violence or gun violence and suicide awareness to communities.

The City of Malad, Idaho has approved the monument for victims of violence and suicide to be placed in the Malad City Cemetery and dedicated around Memorial Day in May, 2020.

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1st Abundant Garden

August 29, 2019
1st Abundant Garden 1

Last year was our 1st abundant garden, since we moved to Malad, Idaho. The ground was tilled, but it was already June and my husband Bill was busy putting in a sprinkler system, there was no sign of a garden.

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Camping With Kids

August 3, 2019
Camping With Kids 2

In the Middle of Nature

Jill Vanderwood at jillvanderwood.com

When my husband was away with the Navy Reserves, my sister-in-law Jean and I decided to take our kids camping without the help of our husbands. Together we had eight kids between the ages of 1 and 12–four each. We would have so much fun! After all, how hard could it be?

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I Found Santa Claus!

July 5, 2019
Santa Bill and Jill Vanderwood

Santa Bill and I went on a summer trip to Universal Studios. There are many characters walking around this land of movie and TV magic. One of these characters, that day was Santa Claus. He was wearing his traditional red, summer outfit.

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No, Susan! You Don’t Have to Live this Way!

May 30, 2019
Desperate

The content of this article could be disturbing for younger viewers. Reader discretion is advised.

You might not be named Susan, but you know I’m talking to you!

We all share a story of falling in love! Unconditional love. We find a guy who has problems. We think we can change him. Fix him, right?

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Off Target: The Path You Choose – #1 Press Release

May 20, 2019
Jill Off Target

Off Target Book Author Tackles Issue of Gun Safety in Realistic Fiction for Fifth Grade Through Junior High Students, Teachers and Parents

What should a teenager do if a friend shows them a loaded gun? What would they do if they knew someone planned to take a gun to school? Jill Ammon Vanderwood writes about gun safety and the dangers of kids playing with an unsecured loaded gun and lets the reader decide the outcome.

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