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Giving excellent care 24 hrs a day
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one power pole at a time.
Sep. 27, 1990
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400 Patterson Bridge Rd. • John Day, OR
(541) 575-0161 • www.OTECC.com
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Contributed photo/Grant County Historical Museum
Members of the Scottish American community, date
unknown. From left, George Mason, Tom Mason,
Anna Lee Mason, Otis Patterson, Unknown, John
Low, Elliot Mason, Bill Grant and Claud Mason.
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County Historical Museum
Memorial Chapel
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