Walla Walla Union Bulletin Archives, Mar 14, 1983, p. 2

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Newspaper) - March 14, 1983, Walla Walla, Washington Health clinic Hopes to open Columbia Branch by Debbie Cafazzo of the Urazon Rhine tin a proposal by the Walla Walla Community health clinic could to ing primary Walth care to Low income people in Columbia county and the Dayton area beginning this summer. A satellite clinic is scheduled to begin operating at Day twi general h Pital in july. The clinic would be staffed initially by Walla Walla can Unity health clinic personnel with Dayton general Hospital possibly taking Over staffing duties in the future. The opening of the clinic depends on whether a Federal Grant request for More than 100,000 is approved according to Community health Zinic director Maria Gardipee. In addition to Federal funds she said the clinic would provide nearly $25,000 from patient fees and through contracting clinic services in the Dayton area. Services to be offered at the clinic would include prenatal screening Pri rams physical examine Atinis and treatment for common ailments such As colds and fever. In addition the clinic would serve patients with chronic conditions such As diabetes and High blood pressure who need ongoing care and health supervision. Plans Call for the clinic to be staffed by a physicians assistant Gardipee said. Patients requiring a doctors care would be referred to one. A clinic Van will provide u Asp rotation to Ouier health care facilities if necessary. A the i Tea is to coordinate services and not a delicate what a already available a a Gardipee said. Services Are aimed at Low income people both seasonal and year round residents. A sliding fee scale based on family size and income would be developed for clinic use and bilingual person Al will help serve not Mengula speaking patients. In addition to Low income families the clinic Hopes to serve the needs of senior citizens Gardipee said. They have been Hani hit recently by increases in the deductibles on government funded health rians. Gardipee said the goals of the Dayt is clinic would be similar to those of the Walla Walla Community health clinic. She said that facility although it is essentially a migrant health clinic is available for All members of the cum Unity. She said the Walla Walla clinics clients Are about evenly divided Between the migrant and Community based population. The opening of the clinic would be an Exten on of some the services already offered at Dayton general by the Walla Walla Community health clinic. A series of heal tii education classes began in january Wiki the next session scheduled for 7 . Thursday. The topic will be hyper to Isim or High mood premure. If the clinic is funded it will create my iday tuesday wednesday Ami Friday evenings Gardipee said while thursdays will remain open for health education classes follow up and other services. Dayton general Hospital administrator Garvin Olson said he sees the satellite clinic As fitting into the Hosi talks Overall plans to diversify its services. But he added that the clinic and Hospital would be financially Independent neither my Sid izing the other. While the Hospital offers some primary health care Olson said the clinic May increase the acc ability for Pele who can to a fwd a additional medical care. Crafts demonstrations hands on experimentation whether it was Wool carding or pudding painting the participants in Milton free water s Quot Potpourri Quot saturday afternoon took their crafts seriously. Susan Swayne left a 4-h club Leader in Mihon free water demonstrated carding raw Wool before spinning it into yarn. The artistic talents of 3% year old Angie Timmons above also of Milton free water took another direction a she spent her time painting with different flavors of pudding. Other activities during the food and crafts fair at the Junior show grounds included cheese making string quilting candles Licking and Stencil painting. Booths featured Nona Egian foods Camp cookery and Dix ugh Art. The afternoon event was sponsored by Oregon state University cooperative Extension service study groups and local 4-h clubs. Board to review proposed closing of elementary schools a citizens report that recommends closing two Walla Walla elementary school buildings will be reviewed tuesday by the Walla Walla school Board. The Board will review the 12-Point report of the facilities study committee developed last May by a citizens committee. No final action on the report is expected until the april 19 Board meeting to allow adequate time for Public comment. The Board will meet at 7 30 . In the District Board room at 364 s. Park St. District administrative staff will also give input on the report tuesday in some cases calling for modification said Dennis Ray superintendent of the Walla Walla school District. Ray declined to say what modifications will be recommended. Action recommended in the report includes a going Paine and Green paric schools and disposing of their Sites. The report recommends acquiring a new site for Green Park school while relocating Paine school programs to Edison a Hool. Edison would then a continue its kindergarten through sixth Grade classes. A maximize to full student capacity operations at Berney Prospect Point Blue Ridge and Shar a Tein schools. A begin acquiring to enlarge the Sharpstein school site. A hire an architect to make several school buildings Energy efficient. Those rec a amended for work Are Berney Prospect Point Sharpstein Walla Walla High and Garrison and Pioneer Junior High schools. A build a new vocational education building at Walla Walla High school. Voters approved cams traction of the building in an advisory ballot vote in february. In other business tuesday the Board will a hear a report on Blue Ridge elementary school. The Board is expected to decide whether to finalize Woric on the new school. All work has been completed except for landscaping and the schools communications system. A performance Bond guaranteeing completion of those items is expected to be presented to the Board. A consider a Resolution calling few inter District funding to the vocational education facility. The Wop Osal Calls for cooperative funding from the Walla Walla College place and Dixie school districts. The tuesday night meeting is open to the Public. A closed executive ses Simmi for discussion of a personnel and property a will take Ace tuesday Board sets contract talks with baseball franchise the Borleske stadium Board will begin negotiations wednesday with Walla Wallah a new professional baseball franchise. The Board is expected to discuss contract items a such As Field office and Concession stand arrangements a with Ron Mihal general manager of Walla Wallah a Northwest league baseball team. The team will be called the Blue Mountain bears. Walla Walla padres were sold last summer and Are now operating out of the Tri cities. The Board will discuss the class a summer baseball contract wednesday when it meets at noon in the student Union building at Whitman College. Mike Petersen City Parks and recreation director said this morning that the team will be called the Blue Mountain bears instead of the Walla Walla bears As was announced earlier. He said Mihal chose the Blue Mountain title to give the team a greater Market in other business the Board will also award a bid for the paving of Walkway areas at the stadium. The project is estimated to Cost $9,000 to $10,000.District to distribute Trees Dayton a More than 2,000 Trees made available throw a Columbia conservation District will be distributed at the Columbia county Fairgrounds March 23, from 9 . To 6 . Ordered on a pre pay basis late last year As part of a statewide conservation Effort the Trees will be used for windbreaks Christmas tree commercial growth for decorative purposes and for fruit according to soil con Servati Mist Duane Scott. A few extra Trees will be available for those interested. Including Mugo Pine Mug Hus flowering Dogwood Gold Spur delicious Apple Semi a Whf and car Agana Scott system plans meeting or Cott a Prescott television inc., a non profit organization charged with the maintenance of a television translate system near town will hold its annual meeting at 7 . Next thursday at Lions Hall. The to system serves the town and nearby Rural area. Annual donations provide funds for equipment Upkeep and replacement. Erectors chosen from resist ends in the service area will be elected and Purchase of replacement Equi a nent for to Channel 19 will be fund drive nets $9,164 the Waua Walla heart fund Campaign in february collected $9,164.90. Denise Ander Sci local drive chairwoman said More than 460 volunteers visited neighbors to distribute heart information and seek contrib Tims for the heart association to meet Dayton a the Columbia county fair association will Host an East Side meeting of the Washington state fair association at the elementary multipurpose room saturday. Beginning with registry Tim at 9 ., the mining session will feature a keynote address by or. Leo Bustad Dean of the College of veterinary Medicine at Washington state Mountain briefing in addition Roger Roberts of . Department of agriculture in olym Iua will explain the percentage ratio followed in judging fairs via a Merit system. And 4-h specialist Jerry Newman of the Usu cooperative Extension service will outline 4-h program changes As they affect fairs. In the afternoon four discussion groups Are planned judging judges Lead by retired Extension agent Art Sunderland arranging fair exhibits Cheryl Cox of Walla Walla state 4-h Rule changes Newman and fair pre registry Tim problems Ray Meenach and Jean Mason manager and Secretary of the Spokane inter state fair. Introductory remarks and introduce ticks win be made by Dick Moore president of Sfa and Harold Beman president elect. A $2 registration fee will include the Cost of lunch. Fair representatives and Extension agents for in Bents Franklin Adams Yakima Garfield Asotin Whitman and Walla Walla counties As Well As from Columbia county Are expected. The meeting is open to anime interested in learning fair Lio Spital open for Tours Airlift Northwest a Seattle based air patient transportation system will Stop in Walla Walla March 21 As part of its Eastern Washington tour. The systems aircraft a flying intensive care unit will be displayed at the Walla Walla Gay county Airport from 3 30to6p.m. The Public May tour the aircraft and meet the a lots and chief flight Man seeks annexation Milton free water a a Milton free water Man Hopes to get a his property into the City units and the Elk s gub Hopes it can have a fireworks Dir olay on the fourth of july. Are just two of the items expected to be covered to right when the City Council meets at Gay Hall at 7 30. Nicholas Smith of Walnut Street is expected to ask the Toutch to Annex a of his property. As it stands now part of property is in the City limits while another Section is in the county a jurisdiction. A Council to Grant permission to hold a fireworks Duplay july 4 in Yantis Park. In other action Toni to the Council is expected to Transfer funds to finance a summer intern program. College students Are expected to wok in several City departments this summer. A Amend its pay Structure to accommodate new pos icons i City Gove Moit. The assistant to the City Nager Posi Tim has been dropped and replaced with a finance director and plans luncheon Home and school association is sponsoring a a. Patrick s Day luncheon from 11 . To 1 30 . Wednes a in the Desales High school cafeteria a rhe 5� us a Quot so Stew. Prices Are $3 fort Lender tonight s events Waitsburg sports award dessert 7 30 ., school Multi Pun be room. Sweet Adeline 7 30 ., 717 e. Alder St., first Church of the Nazarene rehearsal open to interested women. Walla Walla Nior citizens Center 7 30 ., 720 Sprague ave., game night for seniors. Narcotics abusers Anonymous 8 ., 309 e. Sumach St., Tel Ephime 525-7800 for More informal Iraq. Alcoholics Anonymous 8 ., St. Paul a episcopal Church 323 Catherine St., ques Tichi and answer meeting. 840 Salon 8 ., american legion building 201e. Main St., meeting and dessert. Walla Walla symphony orchestra and Blue my main youth orchestra 8 15 ., Cordiner Hall music of Orff Liszt Rimsky Korsakov and Rachmaninoff. Tuesday s events Walla Waua county con Mission 9 . To 5 ., 315 w. Main St., commissioners Chambers. Tuesday lunch group noon 102 e. Birch St., dining i Tenn potluck lunch ten to the Public. Walla Waua apartment operators noon. Elks Lodge 351 e. Rose St., regular meeting. Cd Mua county so dior citizens noon Dayton fourth Street Center dinner. Newcomers gub of Waua Waua 12 15 ., Owca 213 s. First ave., luncheon fou owed by program. Shakespeare gub 1 30 ., 809 s. Second ave. Tops a 411,1 ., 408 w. Poplar St., St. Patrick school audiovisual room. Daughters of the nue Al Kamak gub 3, 6 30 ., annual banquet. Masonic Temple 607 e. Main St., inst auction of officers for 1983-94 Mary Wagner and Kevin Loomer jul be vocalists. Parents without partners 7 to 8 30 ., Home of Joyce love 703 Washington St., Orienta Ticki and Calendar planning. Over eaters Anonymous 7 ., Grace presbyterian Church 703 s. Main St., Muton free water. Con Vercial gub annual banquet 7 . Be Towne Hau Waitsburg. Prescott Lions gub 7 . Lions Hau. Old time musicians 7 to 10 ., 720 Sprague ave., Jefferson Paik Community Center practice. Vow 7 30 ., 102 n. Colvie St., fun night for members and guests Only. I than Mission Bridge gub 7 30 &m., 605 e. Titan St., dui Cate Edge open to a players Cau 529-0840 for partnerships. Female Tum a Lum school boards 7 30 ., female school. Columbia Burbank school District 7 30 ., Columbia High school Litus Ary Board meeting. Waua Waua school District Board 7 30 ., District 140, Brard room 364 s. Park ave. Peg chapter do 7 45 ., Home of Adele Anderson 221 newer St., treasure of science. Narcissa Rebekah Lodge 2, 8 . Odd be rows Center 28 s. Spouse St., regular meeting. Rainbow chapter Oes 8 ., Dayton masonic Temple. Sunshine Rebekah Lodge 8 ., Dixie Lodge Hau. Peo chapter it 8 ., Home it of Beth Nelson route 1, co Hooters Barbara Mcgure. Alcohol us Anonymous 8 ., 206 . Prospect Point Grange 8 . Prospect Point Avue and Howard Street fun Ochle card party. Additional i amp r signatures collected fewer Are needed county auditor c. Lynn Smith has once again revised the number of petition signatures required to adopt initiative and referendum Powers a this time Back to the origin a lower amount. Smith said today that 3,027 signatures Are required to begin procedures to adopt the i amp a Powers. Last week. Smith adjusted the total to 3,170, stating that the 3, kz7 figure had been fining to be incorrect. But this morning. Smith said he double checked the 3,170 figure r Friday and found he had used the wrong number of Absentee ballots when totalling the vote count for the november 1961 general Day election. Signatures equating 50 percent of the votes cast in the last general Day election a inducing Absentee ballots a Are required to adopt i amp a Powers r the earner lesser total of 3,027 is Correct. Smith said this morning. That adjustment plus 255 signatures collected by i amp a supporters Over the weekend has resulted in a total approximate count of 3,945 signatures turned into Gay Hall. The two week process of validating Apia Tures was expected to Start today if enough signatures Are validated then the i Walla Gay Cound win be required to pass a Reso Luton adopting the i amp a Powers. A 90-Day period for filing a coun Ter Petiti would then Start. If at 605 signatures Are gathered for the counter petition the Issue would be bedded by an election. If a coun Ter petition is not successful then the Council would be required to and the the i amp a Powers by ordinance