Archive for May, 2008

Honoring Mike Frame

Michael Frame, 67 Updated: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:47 pm Michael Warren Frame, age 67, of Northfield and Pokhara, Nepal, died on Friday, May 23, 2008, after a seven-year battle with Multiple Myeloma. Mike was born on Oct. 28, 1940, in Northfield, to William Gibson Frame and Minnie Errington Frame.

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Passing of Mike Frame

This information was compiled from a couple different sources.  Some of you might not be aware that Mike passed away on Friday, May 23rd at 4:25 pm. For the previous two days he seemed tranquil as he slowly slipped away from us. He will be buried on May 25th at

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Chuck Ludlam For NPCA Board

Note: Chuck served in the early years of PCN ad is running for the NPCA Board of Directors. The Friends of Nepal Board officially nominated him in April, 2008. Dear Friends of Nepal: I am writing to you about my nomination to represent the Asia/Pacific region on the board of

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Tika Karki Dictionary For Sale

My father had published the first edition of the dictionary and I have a couple of dictionaries still left. Please note that it is a Nepali-English dictionary (paani listed as water). For more information, http://geocities.com/learn_nepali/ Saurav karki

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60,000 BHUTANESE REFUGEES RESETTLING TO THE US

By Dave Carlson   One of the world’s largest resettlement operations began several months ago when 100 refugees from Bhutan left their camps in Nepal for Kathmandu and then on to the US.  The refugees who are now arriving have spent the last 17 years living in 7 camps making it

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Nepal Update and Peace Corps Possibilities

By Shivaji Uphadaya On Constitution Assembly Elections and Results: The overall success of the Constitutional Assembly Elections held on the 10th of April 2008 was a break through towards the opening of a new Nepal. More than 60 percent voters’ turn out demonstrated their fearless participation and extreme desire to

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