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For those of you who have not met LeRoy Steece, this is definitely a man we would like to see back
in the ASCO fold (he couldn’t make our Thursday meetings). He is a long‐time La Pine resident, who
retired in 1994 from nearly 30 years of public service, most of it with the Forest Service in Oakridge
and Crescent, Oregon. He returned to college to finish his BA in Anthropology after retiring.
LeRoy Steece demonstrates expert flintknapping
(Note the Bluetooth technology ‐ what a contrast)
LeRoy was the first permanent employee at the
Crescent District to work in the Heritage Program,
having come from the timber department in the
late 1970s. He is an excellent flintknapper and con‐
tinues to advocate enforcing the laws protecting
cultural resources. Despite his "approaching senior
status" age, LeRoy could probably out walk and out
work many people half his age. Crescent District
Archaeologist, Leslie Hickerson, gained invaluable information from working with LeRoy during her
first three years at Crescent. Since retiring, LeRoy has continued his interest and support of agency
archaeologists, while also pursuing his many other interests and staying involved in his children's
and grandchildren's lives. ‐‐ Leslie Hickerson
Crescent Lake PIT Project is Full: Crescent Archaeologist Leslie Hickerson reports that all posi‐
tions are filled with five ASCO folks and seven others recruited through PIT. An information packet
will be emailed to the ASCO participants before the end of May.
The Oregon Archaeological Society has come out with a new book!
Rock Art of the Oregon Country - Honoring the Lorings’ Legacy
Collected Papers in Oregon Rock Art, James D. Keyser and George Poetschat, Editors
Rock art studies include recording and interpretation of the images as well as
ethnographic research into their use and purpose. These collected papers honor
Malcolm and Louise Loring, pioneer rock art researchers who provided the first
comprehensive documentation of hundreds of sites in the Oregon Country. This
work carries on the tradition of the Lorings by recording new sites and providing
documentation on the sites they recorded.
Ordering Information for “Rock Art of the Oregon Country”
Price: $15 For mail orders please add $4.00 for shipping and handling, plus $2.00 for each addi‐
tional book. Wholesale prices available. Please contact Cathy Poetschat (poetschat@msn.com)
Please send checks (no credit cards please) to: The Oregon Archaeological Society, P.O. Box 13293, Portland, OR 97213
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