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Letter from St. Joseph’s Indian School
Hello from St. Joseph’s Indian School! I hope all is well for the two of you and that you are enjoying the beauty of fall.
In conjunction with our 38th annual powwow this September, we hosted a donor appreciation banquet and were able to silent auction your print ‘Baby Sitter.’ Enclosed is a photo of the winner who paid $550 for it. We appreciate this wonderful donation and the assistance that Matt Raab provided! Thank you!
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Scout Conference to Feature Works By Island Artist
Gregory Perillo’s paintings on the Lenni Lenape Indians will be sold, with proceeds going to the Boy Scouts
Artist Gregory Perillo of Tottenville and his paintings of original Staten Islanders – The Lenni Lenape Indians – will be featured at the National Conference of the Order of the Arrow, The Boy Scouts of America’s honor society, through Thursday at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
Artist Gregory Perillo: Fulfilling a Promise & Honoring Vietnam Veterans
He’s outgoing, full of life, passionate about his work, and generous to a fault. There is no pretension in the man. He greets you like a long-lost friend, even though you’ve never met. It’s difficult to believe he’s eighty-five; there’s just so much energy bottled up. Yet, when he recounts the incident that occurred in Battery Park, N.Y.
Vietnam War Hero from Staten Island is Honored with a Statue
A statue in honor of Marine Lt. Nick Lia, who was killed in Vietnam, was unveiled at Wagner College. He was remembered as a role model, the cornerstone of an undefeated college football team, a fraternity president and a friend. Mostly, he was remembered as someone taken before he even had the chance to live.
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