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.ds,.
Tyson Cochran
Kori Johnson
Muriel Miller
Brianna Rasmussen
Megan Ritchie
Nylkhalid "Bo" Jungmayer
ospital atrxili giving
sc ',holarships students
* Muriel Miller, a 2006 SHS
grad, and daughter of Jon and Grace
Miller. This is her second award
and she is continuing her studies
toward a nursing degree at South
Puget Sound Community College.
She took classes during the sum-
mer and worked at the Alderbrook
Resort in Union.
* Megan Ritchie, also a 2006
SHS grad. She is the daughter of
Ronald and Michelle Ritchie. This is
her second award. She is studying
The Mason General Hospital
Auxiliary has awarded six scholar-
ships tbr the current academic year.
Scholarships of $1,500 each went
to:
* Tyson Cochran, a 2007 Shel-
ton High School graduate. He is
the son of Karma and Dan Cochran
and is studying nursing at Brigham
Young University-Idaho. He spent
the summer working at the Shelton
A&W restaurant and at Dr. John
Rice's office.
New staff person coming:
Funds to fight.spread
of disease in plpehne
S li N () (A
patrick said Mason County's share
of the money is $136,000 in each
of the next two years, and that's
enough to establish a new position
in the health department and staff
it with a person who will concen-
trate on the prevention and treat-
ment of communicable diseases.
Counties are obliged to report
back to the legislature by the end
of next year on what they have
done with the money.
The plan is to add the funds to a
current budget of $430,000, bring-
ing to about $566,000 the amount
the county will spend next year
on battling tuberculosis and other
communicable diseases. Almost all
the cases of TB in Washington are
among people who come here from
another country. "The folks that
we're serving really don't have the
funds to pay for the service they
are receiving," Kirkpatrick said.
Mason County Public Health
will be getting a down payment on
eftbrts to establish a "fully func-
tioning system" after the new year
rolls around.
The funding of $20 million state-
wide toward this end was approved
by the Washington Legislature at
the behest of two panels: the Joint
Select Committee on Financing of
Public Health and the Washington
Association of Counties. The first
is a panel of the legislature and the
second a body co-chaired by Lynda
Ring-Erickson, who sits on the
Mason County Commission and
Mason County Board of Health
consisting of the county commis-
sioners.
Ring-Erickson was among those
who listened to a report on this joint
venture from Public Health Direc-
tor Vicki Kirkpatrick at the August
meeting of the health board. Kirk-
individual Endorsement Form
FOI#
4 2 I publicly endorse Simple Majority for Our
Local Schoolsl
th
On November 6 , Washington voters will be asked to vote
on a constitutional amendment, EHJR 4204, that will help improve the quality of
our schools. EHJR 4204 says a simple majority of voters is required to pass a
f"Kml lew,
toward a nursing degree at Olympic
College Shelton. She spent the sum-
mer taking classes and working at
Shelton Health and Rehabilitation
Center.
• Kori Johnson, a 2003 SHS grad,
is the daughter of Greg and Dale
Johnson. This is her third award.
She is studying to complete a nurs-
ing degree at South Puget Sound
Community College and is a part-
time employee of Mason General
Hospital.
Brianna Rasmussen, a 1998 SHS
grad, and wife of Jerry Rasmussen,
received a partial scholarship of
$750. She hopes to receive her nurs-
ing degree from Skagit Valley Col-
lege in December.
A $250 "book" grant was awarded
to Nylkhalid "Bo" Jungmayer, the
son of Carl and Amy Jungmayer.
He is a 2007 SHS grad and is at-
tending the University of Washing-
ton with plans to become a hospital
administrator.
Auxiliary scholarships are fund-
ed from memorial donations and
proceeds from the gift bar at the
hospital in Shelton. Auxiliary mem-
bers on the scholarship committee
are Joy Hurlburt, Peg Robertson,
Peg Stock, Doni Topel and Jane
Gruver.
Title:
Jim
Smith
The Medicine
Shoppe •
Pharmacy
1.800.640.5503
207 Professional Way 426-4272
(Across from the hospital)
Addrelm:
Phone/Email:
Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, October 4, 2007
Low-income
clinic will open hel
Local partners have received
$124,700 in grants that will allow
for the opening later this fall of
the new Mason Community Dental
Clinic at the corner of Eighth Street
and Railroad Avenue in downtown
Shelton.
The Washington State Depart-
ment of Health has designated the
county as a Dental Health Profes-
sional Shortage Area because there
aren't enough dental-care providers
working with low-income patients.
As a result, officials said, only 33
percent of local children went to the
dentist last year even though they
qualified for state dental benefits
through Medicaid. Mason General
Hospital sees approximately 500
people a year for dental pain, and
physicians there are unable to refer
those who are not insured to a den-
tist for care.
Mason Matters, the Shelton
School District and other partners
in the Mason County Children's
Dental Coalition have been working
since 1996 to improve this situation,
and it is this group that is receiving
grants from the Washington Dental
Service Foundation, the Community
Foundation of South Puget Sound,
the Washington Health Foundation,
United Way of Mason County and
the Department of Health. Funds
will be used to purchase dental
equipment needed to furnish a two-
chair clinic.
A number of local
dental professionals have
forts to open a clinic by
equipment and
services. Volunteers from
for Humanity of Mason
a builder of homes for
don't have a lot of money,
ing to renovate the site
in offices of the Community
Council.
There are other o
to help out, and the
compiled a wish list of
services that local
dividuals and
donate to the project.
computers, office
and dryer set and
with plumbing, electrical
and bookkeeping.
'Their vision is to have as
Mason County entities as
standifig side-by-side on
and appreciating what this
nity has built together," said:
berly Klint of Mason
more donations received
start-up costs, the more
be redirected toward actual
once the clinic is operational."
Donations to the
tax-deductible. For a com
of needed items, send an
Klint at
call her at 427-9670,
Being able to live at home can be one of the most important
comforts in a senior's life. Our carefully selected CAREGivers s
make that possible, with a wide range of non-medical
welcome companionship and a ready smile. At Home Instead Sel
Care, we treat each senior as we would a member of our own far
O
HomeI00nstead
With. little help from a frie.d.
Serving the South Sound Region
360.570.0049
Each ltome Instead ,%nior ('are Franchise office, is independently ovacd mad c
5 Facts Every Woman Should Know
5) Osteoporosis is a silent disease that gradually weakens bones by
robbing them of internal mass and thickness, so that they become
fragile and likely to break
4) Osteoporosis kills more women than breast cancer
3) Osteoporosis is a serious threat to both men and women of all ages
2) 25 million women suffer from osteoporosis and osteopenia
1) You don't have to suffer ,
• Mountain View Women's Health Center offers new treatments that
can stop and even reverse osteoporosis
• New bone scanning techniques are quick and accurate
• Bone scans and treatment for osteoporosis are covered by Medicare
and most insurance companies
Don't let yourself or anybody you love (male or female)
suffer from osteoporosis
Come in to Mountain View Women's Health Center in Shelton
today for informative and friendly care to help fight osteoporosis
Call TODAY: 426-0955
Located near Mason General Hospital
2300 Kati Court in Shelton
"lip
.ds,.
Tyson Cochran
Kori Johnson
Muriel Miller
Brianna Rasmussen
Megan Ritchie
Nylkhalid "Bo" Jungmayer
ospital atrxili giving
sc ',holarships students
* Muriel Miller, a 2006 SHS
grad, and daughter of Jon and Grace
Miller. This is her second award
and she is continuing her studies
toward a nursing degree at South
Puget Sound Community College.
She took classes during the sum-
mer and worked at the Alderbrook
Resort in Union.
* Megan Ritchie, also a 2006
SHS grad. She is the daughter of
Ronald and Michelle Ritchie. This is
her second award. She is studying
The Mason General Hospital
Auxiliary has awarded six scholar-
ships tbr the current academic year.
Scholarships of $1,500 each went
to:
* Tyson Cochran, a 2007 Shel-
ton High School graduate. He is
the son of Karma and Dan Cochran
and is studying nursing at Brigham
Young University-Idaho. He spent
the summer working at the Shelton
A&W restaurant and at Dr. John
Rice's office.
New staff person coming:
Funds to fight.spread
of disease in plpehne
S li N () (A
patrick said Mason County's share
of the money is $136,000 in each
of the next two years, and that's
enough to establish a new position
in the health department and staff
it with a person who will concen-
trate on the prevention and treat-
ment of communicable diseases.
Counties are obliged to report
back to the legislature by the end
of next year on what they have
done with the money.
The plan is to add the funds to a
current budget of $430,000, bring-
ing to about $566,000 the amount
the county will spend next year
on battling tuberculosis and other
communicable diseases. Almost all
the cases of TB in Washington are
among people who come here from
another country. "The folks that
we're serving really don't have the
funds to pay for the service they
are receiving," Kirkpatrick said.
Mason County Public Health
will be getting a down payment on
eftbrts to establish a "fully func-
tioning system" after the new year
rolls around.
The funding of $20 million state-
wide toward this end was approved
by the Washington Legislature at
the behest of two panels: the Joint
Select Committee on Financing of
Public Health and the Washington
Association of Counties. The first
is a panel of the legislature and the
second a body co-chaired by Lynda
Ring-Erickson, who sits on the
Mason County Commission and
Mason County Board of Health
consisting of the county commis-
sioners.
Ring-Erickson was among those
who listened to a report on this joint
venture from Public Health Direc-
tor Vicki Kirkpatrick at the August
meeting of the health board. Kirk-
individual Endorsement Form
FOI#
4 2 I publicly endorse Simple Majority for Our
Local Schoolsl
th
On November 6 , Washington voters will be asked to vote
on a constitutional amendment, EHJR 4204, that will help improve the quality of
our schools. EHJR 4204 says a simple majority of voters is required to pass a
f"Kml lew,
toward a nursing degree at Olympic
College Shelton. She spent the sum-
mer taking classes and working at
Shelton Health and Rehabilitation
Center.
• Kori Johnson, a 2003 SHS grad,
is the daughter of Greg and Dale
Johnson. This is her third award.
She is studying to complete a nurs-
ing degree at South Puget Sound
Community College and is a part-
time employee of Mason General
Hospital.
Brianna Rasmussen, a 1998 SHS
grad, and wife of Jerry Rasmussen,
received a partial scholarship of
$750. She hopes to receive her nurs-
ing degree from Skagit Valley Col-
lege in December.
A $250 "book" grant was awarded
to Nylkhalid "Bo" Jungmayer, the
son of Carl and Amy Jungmayer.
He is a 2007 SHS grad and is at-
tending the University of Washing-
ton with plans to become a hospital
administrator.
Auxiliary scholarships are fund-
ed from memorial donations and
proceeds from the gift bar at the
hospital in Shelton. Auxiliary mem-
bers on the scholarship committee
are Joy Hurlburt, Peg Robertson,
Peg Stock, Doni Topel and Jane
Gruver.
Title:
Jim
Smith
The Medicine
Shoppe •
Pharmacy
1.800.640.5503
207 Professional Way 426-4272
(Across from the hospital)
Addrelm:
Phone/Email:
Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, October 4, 2007
Low-income
clinic will open hel
Local partners have received
$124,700 in grants that will allow
for the opening later this fall of
the new Mason Community Dental
Clinic at the corner of Eighth Street
and Railroad Avenue in downtown
Shelton.
The Washington State Depart-
ment of Health has designated the
county as a Dental Health Profes-
sional Shortage Area because there
aren't enough dental-care providers
working with low-income patients.
As a result, officials said, only 33
percent of local children went to the
dentist last year even though they
qualified for state dental benefits
through Medicaid. Mason General
Hospital sees approximately 500
people a year for dental pain, and
physicians there are unable to refer
those who are not insured to a den-
tist for care.
Mason Matters, the Shelton
School District and other partners
in the Mason County Children's
Dental Coalition have been working
since 1996 to improve this situation,
and it is this group that is receiving
grants from the Washington Dental
Service Foundation, the Community
Foundation of South Puget Sound,
the Washington Health Foundation,
United Way of Mason County and
the Department of Health. Funds
will be used to purchase dental
equipment needed to furnish a two-
chair clinic.
A number of local
dental professionals have
forts to open a clinic by
equipment and
services. Volunteers from
for Humanity of Mason
a builder of homes for
don't have a lot of money,
ing to renovate the site
in offices of the Community
Council.
There are other o
to help out, and the
compiled a wish list of
services that local
dividuals and
donate to the project.
computers, office
and dryer set and
with plumbing, electrical
and bookkeeping.
'Their vision is to have as
Mason County entities as
standifig side-by-side on
and appreciating what this
nity has built together," said:
berly Klint of Mason
more donations received
start-up costs, the more
be redirected toward actual
once the clinic is operational."
Donations to the
tax-deductible. For acom
of needed items, send an
Klint at
call her at 427-9670,
Being able to live at home can be one of the most important
comforts in a senior's life. Our carefully selected CAREGivers s
make that possible, with a wide range of non-medical
welcome companionship and a ready smile. At Home Instead Sel
Care, we treat each senior as we would a member of our own far
O
HomeI00nstead
With. little help from a frie.d.
Serving the South Sound Region
360.570.0049
Each ltome Instead ,%nior ('are Franchise office, is independently ovacd mad c
5 Facts Every Woman Should Know
5) Osteoporosis is a silent disease that gradually weakens bones by
robbing them of internal mass and thickness, so that they become
fragile and likely to break
4) Osteoporosis kills more women than breast cancer
3) Osteoporosis is a serious threat to both men and women of all ages
2) 25 million women suffer from osteoporosis and osteopenia
1) You don't have to suffer ,
• Mountain View Women's Health Center offers new treatments that
can stop and even reverse osteoporosis
• New bone scanning techniques are quick and accurate
• Bone scans and treatment for osteoporosis are covered by Medicare
and most insurance companies
Don't let yourself or anybody you love (male or female)
suffer from osteoporosis
Come in to Mountain View Women's Health Center in Shelton
today for informative and friendly care to help fight osteoporosis
Call TODAY: 426-0955
Located near Mason General Hospital
2300 Kati Court in Shelton