August 23, 2005: Headlines: COS - Nepal: Sports: Wrestling: Coos Bay World: Nepal RPCV Lane Smith inducted in Marshfield Hall of Fame
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August 23, 2005: Headlines: COS - Nepal: Sports: Wrestling: Coos Bay World: Nepal RPCV Lane Smith inducted in Marshfield Hall of Fame
Nepal RPCV Lane Smith inducted in Marshfield Hall of Fame
He joined the Peace Corps in Nepal, teaching high school math and science and being part of the first expedition to reach the summit of the 21,600-foot Huin Chuli.
Nepal RPCV Lane Smith inducted in Marshfield Hall of Fame
Marshfield adds to Hall of Fame
By Staff Reports
Marshfield's third-annual Hall of Fame induction and sports auction on Saturday was a big success, Marshfield athletic director Greg Mulkey said.
A total of 11 individuals were inducted into the Hall of Fame, as well as the 1953 state champion basketball team, as nearly 500 people watched in the audience.
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Lane Smith: A 1965 Marshfield graduate, Lane was a standout wrestler who earned varsity letters all four years, was a district champion, competed at state three years and won the AAU freestyle championship his senior year. He went to the University of Oregon, where he played for the Ducks' club soccer team. He joined the Peace Corps in Nepal, teaching high school math and science and being part of the first expedition to reach the summit of the 21,600-foot Huin Chuli. He returned to the United States in the 1970s, developing drug and alcohol treatment programs and working with high school dropouts and women on welfare. Smith and his wife, Chris, went back overseas in the 1980s, working in Jamaica, Tunisia, Kenya and, currently, Afghanistan. He works for the U.S. Agency for International Development expanding telephone and Internet opportunities.
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