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M/CLOUDY Temp: 41 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Saturday, December 21, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend December 7, 2002 Computers available to send Guardsmen holiday e-mail If you want to send holiday greetings to the local citizen-soldiers in the Sinai, drop by the Medford National Guard Armory this weekend. Two computers have been set up by the Oregon Army National Guard during the 11th annual Providence Festival of Trees at the armory to allow the more than 10,000 visitors expected this year to dash off an e-mail greeting to a member of the Guard’s 1st Battalion of the 186th Infantry. More than 500 members of the unit, largely from Southwest Oregon, are part of the Multinational Force and Observers peacekeeping mission in the Sinai. They were deployed in early July to observe and report possible violations of the 1979 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. They aren’t expected home until late January. "All they have to do is walk in, sit down and write a quick greeting," said Staff Sgt. Michael Ferris, adding that the senders need not know anyone posted at the Sinai. The e-mail greeting will be posted on a special Web page made available for the Sinai contingent, he said. The computers, at the front doors of the armory, will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the festival itself is $2.50 for adults and $1 for children. The goal of the festival this year is to raise about $360,000 for Providence Medford Medical Center’s Birth-Place. More than 500 community volunteers help produce the festival. Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy webmaster feedback A D V E R T I S E R S