NOVEMBER 8, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11
Howard wins prestigous military award
Minor League Baseball
(MiLB) announced today
that Jerry Howard of the Sa-
lem-Keizer Volcanoes is the
recipient of the fourth annu-
al Charles K. Murphy Patriot
Award. Howard will receive
the award at the Baseball
Winter Meetings Banquet
on Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Hil-
ton San Diego Bayfront.
The Charles K. Murphy
Patriot Award is presented
to a team or individual in
Minor League Baseball for
outstanding support of the
United States Armed Forc-
es and veterans, both at the
ballpark and in the commu-
nity. The award was created
in 2016 in honor of Murphy,
the longtime Florida State
League president and U.S.
Army veteran who passed
away Feb. 21, 2015, at the
age of 83.
A retired Lieutenant Col-
onel after 21 years in the
U.S. Army, Murphy broke
into professional baseball
in 1975 and led the Florida
State League from 1990 until
KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
McNary junior Ethan Whalen fi nished 30th at the Mountain Val-
ley Conference District meet on Saturday, Nov. 2
Celts place 7th at districts
The McNary boys cross country team took seventh place at
the Mountain Valley Conference District meet on Saturday, Nov.
2 at Bush Park in Salem.
Junior Ethan Whalen was the Celtics top runner on the after-
noon, fi nishing in 30th place with a time of 17:11, which was a
new personal-best.
Right behind Whalen was freshman Connor Ropp, who also
reached a personal-record (17.14.9).
Benjamin Standley came in 40th with a time of 17:42.10
Submitted
Jerry Howard, a front offi ce staff member of the Salem-Keizer
Volcanoes, will receive the Charles K. Murphy Patriot Award on
Sunday, Dec. 8.
his passing. He received the
Warren Giles Award for out-
standing service as a league
president in both 2011 and
1991 and the Friends of
Baseball Chapel Award in
1994.
“It is a tremendous hon-
or to accept this very pres-
tigious award on behalf of
those who truly deserve it
– the 2,000-plus outstand-
ing and very brave men and
women of the Armed Forces
who have attended our an-
nual patriotic tributes to be
thanked, honored and salut-
ed for their service to our
nation,” said Howard.
For winning the award,
Minor League Baseball char-
ities will split a $5,000 do-
nation between the Oregon
Paralyzed Veterans of Ameri-
ca and Serving Our Veterans
at Home, two organizations
that have been participants
in Salem-Keizer’s patriotic
tributes.
Perennially committed to
honoring and serving veter-
ans, active military and their
families, the Volcanoes once
again hosted their 12th an-
nual Patriotic Tribute on July
4. Led by Howard (U.S. Air
Force, 1961–66), the theme
of this year’s event was “A
Time to Recognize and
Honor the Youth of Our
Military Families.”
For his efforts in coor-
dinating both the patriotic
tribute and the fallen war-
rior ceremony, Howard him-
self was awarded the 2019
national award for distin-
guished service by the Asso-
ciation of the United States
Army. The honor is the as-
sociation’s highest civilian
award and shows appreci-
ation for Howard’s efforts
in thanking, honoring and
saluting veterans and active
military for several years. He
was also honored by the Vol-
canoes during the patriotic
tribute through the unveil-
ing of a fallen warrior stat-
ue at Volcanoes Stadium on
the main concourse behind
home plate, which is ded-
icated to fallen soldiers in
Howard’s honor.
“Jerry Howard’s efforts
to acknowledge, thank and
honor our servicemen and
women, as well as their fami-
lies, are exemplary of the type
of passion deserving of the
Charles K. Murphy Patriot
Award,” said Minor League
Baseball President and CEO
Pat O’Conner. “He is very
deserving of this award, and
as a veteran himself, it is my
honor to, on behalf of Minor
League Baseball, present him
with this award.”
“Honor, service and com-
munity are the foundation
of all that the Salem-Keizer
Volcanoes stand for,” said
Volcanoes
owner
Jerry
Walker. “I am proud of what
Jerry Howard has selfl essly
achieved with this program,
and equally proud of all our
active servicemen, service-
women and all veterans who
give so much in the defense
of freedom and liberty. This
award recognizes, at its pur-
est form, the power of public
service.”
OH, WHAT A TEAM!
Brooke Renard,
Jennifer Brewer,
MD, OB/GYN
MD, OB/GYN
Melissa Sheffi eld,
ARNP, CNM
Emily Alvale, MD
Eva McCarthy, DO
• Medical degree from
University of Nebraska
College of Medicine
• Medical degree from
Oregon Health & Sciences
University
• Nurse midwife degree from
Frontier School of Midwifery
& Family Nursing in Kentucky.
• Medical degree from
Oregon Health & Sciences
University
• Doctor of Osteopathy
degree from Des Moines
University in Iowa
• Board Certifi ed in
Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Board Certifi ed in
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Renard is a skilled OB/
GYN with over 19 years of
experience. Please join us as
we welcome to our Santiam
Women’s Clinic family, a
great provider who offers
a wide range of obstetric
and gynecologic services for
women of all ages including
gynecologic surgery.
Jennifer Brewer, MD, OB/
GYN joined Santiam Women’s
Clinic, part of Santiam
Hospital in 2016. She enjoys
providing patient-centered
prenatal care, delivery and
postpartum care, breast
feeding and infertility
assessments .
• Member of the American
College of Nurse Midwives,
American College of
Obstetricians & Gynecologists
and the American Midwifery
Certifi cation Board
• FP-OB Fellowship,
Natividad Medical Center,
Salinas, California. Hospital-
based obstetric training with
highlight on high-risk OB and
procedural training.
• Board certifi ed by the
American Osteopathic Board
of Family Physicians and
the American Osteopathic
Association
SANTIAM
WOMEN’S
CLINIC
SUBLIMITY
MEDICAL
CLINIC
SANTIAM
WOMEN’S
CLINIC
SANTIAM
WOMEN’S
CLINIC
Looking to Grow
Your Family?
We Deliver.
SUBLIMITY
MEDICAL
CLINIC
Santiam Hospital & Clinics accept all insurance including all
Medicare plans, OHP, Kaiser Permanente & Blue Cross.
All of our providers are accepting new
patients. To schedule an appointment,
please call us at 503-769-9522
1373 N 10th Ave, Stayton
All of our providers are accepting new
patients. To schedule an appointment,
please call us at 503-769-2259
114 SE Church St, Sublimity