NCPHD Closed Friday, June 19, in Observation of Juneteenth

NCPHD Closed in Observation of Juneteenth

NCPHD Estará Cerrado en Observación del día de Juneteenth

Public Service Announcement

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Date: June 18, 2026
To:                 All Media
From:             Martha McInnes, Director, North Central Public Health District
Subject:        NCPHD Closed in Observance of Juneteenth

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North Central Public Health District will be closed on Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. NCPHD will reopen for regular business hours on Monday, June 22.

Officially called Juneteenth National Independence Day, Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated yearly on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States.

While the Emancipation Proclamation of Jan. 1, 1863, officially freed slaves, word did not reach enslaved people in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas until June 19, 1865. This day of freedom became known as Juneteenth.

To learn more about Juneteenth, please visit the National Museum of African American History & Culture at  nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-juneteenth.

(For more information, please contact North Central Public Health District at (541) 506-2600, visit us online at ncphd.org, or find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/NorthCentralPublicHealth.)

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