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People You Should Know: Kortni Perkins
Staff reportKortni Perkins is the Extension Educator of 4-H Youth Development here in Pottawatomie County.“As a 4-H Educator I work with youth in the county to help them ‘Make the Best Better.’ I assist youth with project work, civic engagement, gaining leadership skills, and more,” she said. “I provide resources to our 4-H volunteers to…
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Powell reflects on pioneering CPN health program
Mary Powell in the 1970s. By Betty SimeckaCitizen Potawatomi Nation elderBy the time her story is read, Mary Powell will have celebrated her 89th birthday. Mary was born on Sept. 17, 1937, in Bakersfield, California, to Franklin Theodore Melott and Mary M. Townsend. When Mary was 1, Frank took the family to Omaha, Nebraska, where…
