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1 SANDY (O f* ) POSI Thur» No»»Tib»r 19 1981 ( $ « |) St. Jude’s administrator honored in 1st class certified nationally M a rile e E S w a rth o u t, a d m inistrator at St Jude's Home in Sandy, in May became one of the first 12 people in the United States to be awarded Professional Cer tification in Nursing Home Ad ministration by the Professional Certification Committee of the A m erican College of N ursing Home Administrators I he goal, she said, is to insure continual professional develop ment of adm inistrators "So often when you get a license, that's the end of it," Mrs Swar thout said This award recognizes a nurs i ng hom e a d m in is t r a t o r 's achievements in relation to profes sional competence and continuing professional development as judg ed by professional peers, employer groups, and representatives of the public," according to Robert V Siebel, who chairs the committee The Professional Certification Committee was established in 19HO through support from the R W Kellogg Foundation of B attle < reek, Mich The committee is recognized as an "approved cer tification agency" through condi tional membership in the National < ommission for Health Certifying Agencies Mrs Swarthout began work with the Society of St Paul, which founded St Jude's Home, in July CPR class scheduled Saturday Thursday, Nov. 19 A cancer detection clinic, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, w ill be held a, the Adventist Communi ty Center at 7 30 p m Cathy Garrett. R N , w ill lead the session Fur more inform ation, call 888 8152. between 9 a m and noon The Sandy Elementary School D is t r ic t B oard meets at 7 30 p m in the lib ra ry at Cedar Ridge School Among the topics on the agenda is a discus sion of a proposed career education curriculum 'W e s t Side S to r y ,” presented by Sandy Union High School, continues its ru n a tH p m on stage at the Sandy C o m m u n ity Marilee Swarthout shell of a building.” she said Armin Richter, a Medford con tractor, bought the building and finished it as a nursing home and the Society purchased it from him In the early days with the Socie ty, the second floor served as a monastery with nursing home facilities downstairs However, when the Society moved the monastery to Southern California, the top floor was opened to residen tial care making St Jude's unique The residential care is an in- between step from private housing to nursing care "There are no traumas because they are adjusted to the environment and s ta ff," she said Since 1977, the halls of St Jude's have also been fill«*d with Sandy area school children taking par, in a pilot project the Silver Threads program Begun by Judy Sheppard. th< program brings children into the nursing home to befriend the residents and bring joy into each others' lives "Sometimes we had more than loo children in the fa cility in a day," Mrs Swarthout Under a Classroom Adopting Residential Elders (CARE) pro gram. 35 of the 83 residents have become unofficial grandparents and special friends to classrooms at Kelso. Firwood, Sandv and Bull Run schools "We re having more children in volved and that's wonderful for the residents," she said I he children's support is just one example of the comm unity support that St Jude's has enjoyed, Mrs Swarthout said "D u rin g difficult times the comm unity really pit ches in and th a t’s wonderful " Mrs Swarthout is pas, governor of the five state region of ad m in is,ra to rs, on the National Residential Care Committee of the American Health Car»1 Association and on the board of the Oregon Health Car«1 Association While Mrs Swarthout receives th«1 recognition because of her posi tio n , she feels the focus is sometimes misplaced " It's a team e ffo rt," she said Citywide Christmas celebration set Sandy Area Merchants next weekend w ill sponsor an open house in local stores, fo llo w e d by a Santa's Baz.- ar D«*c 4 and 5 in Heritage Square Th«1 merchants seek to restore and old fashion»*d flavor to th«1 Christmas season, according to SAM K eeping p o ste d and treat window shoppers to ho, cider, coffee and snacks The city wid«1 open house prectxles a more intensive Christinas celebration the fo llo w in g F rid a y and Saturday, Dec 4 and 5 The merchant group w ill sjxinsor a large bazaar in the vacant half of th«1 Cejka B u ild in g a t H e rita g e Square with tables of early C h ris tm a s g ift ideas, bargains, baked goods. refreshments, slide shows video tapes and free candy for th«> kids Hours w ill be 9 a m to 5 p m both flays Eight Christmas ,re«*s w ith decorations from each of th«1 grades in area elementary schools w ill (>«• on display Carolers w ill also entertain Santa Claus makes his appearance a, the bazaar site also a, 10 a m on Saturday. Dec 5 A rriva l w ill be by helicopter Santa and , h«* m«*r chants own Mountain Bear w ill greet the chilren and hand out candy canes Pic tures with Sandy also w ill lx* available C h ild car« available at bazaar Friday, Nov. 2« Form er Sandy resident Ernie Unger w ill address the m e e tin g of th e Hoodland Chapter of the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship at TJ's Fireside Dining at 7 p m Unger, son of Mr and Mrs Jot* Unger, is the executive director of the Eugene Mission, Inc F or re s e rv a tio n s , c a ll 622 4895, 885 0254 o r 861 >884 The SI IIS presentation. West Side S tory," w ill be a benefit for Mt Hood Hospice this evening at 8 p m A special appearance by actress Ann Sothern is scheduled Saturday, Nov. 21 Sandy Fire D istrict is hosting a CPR class today at the mam station The all day class begins at 8 34) a m There is no cost and pre registration is not re Theater T uesday, N u v . 24 John Thom pson, e x ecutive secretary of the H oodland C ham ber of Commerce, w ill be the guest speaker at the noon luncheon of the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce at the Tollgate Inn He w ill speak on the evolution of chambers as a political force at national and local levels A u d itio n s fo r " B u t terflies Are F ree." to be presented in January by Sandy Community Players w ill be held at 7 p m at the Sandy C o m m u n ity T h e a te r No p re p a re d readings are necessary for quired The Sandy Optimist Club is s p o n s o rin g a fre e ch ild re n 's health c lin ic Examinations w ill be con ducted from 8 a m to 4 p m by more than 2<i doc tors ar the Sandy Com m u n ity C e n te r, 38348 Pioneer Blvd I he Sandy Garden Club is decorating the mam stage for the "Tim es of J o y ’ h o lid a y flo w e r , presented by Clackamas D istrict 15 of the Oregon St.it»1 Federation of Garden Clubs The show is at Lot Whitcomb School, 74oo SE T h o m p so n R oad, G e o rg e M o r g on Milwaukie Times at 2 to 8 Locol ffo p ro to n fo tiv o p m Saturday and 1 to 8 p rn Sunday West S ide S to r y ,” 1 presented by ,h<> SUHS drama department, con Sandy, O regon eludes its runs at 8 p m in the Sandy C om m unity SERVICE WE GIVE! IN S U R A N C E WE SELL . . . The p e rs o n a l in s u ra n c e c o u n s e l a n d a d v ic e o f a lo c a l a g e n t is im p o r ta n t to yo u in p la n n in g a c o m p le te in s u ra n c e p ro g ra m WALRAD INSURANCE AGENCY 668 4421 Language club plans fruit sale Monday Sandy residents who need some vitam in C dur mg th«1 long, dark winter days may find some relief The Sandy High School Foreign Languag«1 Club of fers residents a chance to purchase fresh oranges and grapefruit direct from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas This Monday, Nov 23, club members w ill go door to door in I he Sandy area taking orders Orders w ill also be accepted by Dian Hutchin or Kathy Thomas at the school. 888 8011 T w e n, y pounds of d e lic io u s ru b y re d g ra p e fr u i, grapefruit) w ill cos, $8 For 2o pounds of oranj (40 80 oranges), the c< w ill tx> $9 95 All orders must be in next Friday, Nov 27. I lelivery of the fruit on Dt (Small Ads need help.) 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