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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2017 Rural America is searching for more doctors Creighton University School of Medicine in Nebraska. He loved the variety and the awe- some responsibility. “In one day, I may care for a 9-month-old and a 90-year- old in different types of sur- gery,” Wick said. “I get to take care of people at their most criti- cal moments. I watch their heart rate. I literally breathe for them.” After fi nishing residency at Oregon Health & Science Uni- versity, he and his wife Sarah considered where to practice. Richard felt comfortable with rural life, but Sarah had grown up in Portland and wasn’t as eager to leave the metropo- lis. In recruiting physicians to rural areas, it’s a common issue — a partners’ employ- ment opportunities or simply the affi nity for perks of urban life often come into play. The couple, expecting a child and tired of Portland traf- fi c, eventually embraced an anesthesiologist position at Walla Walla’s Providence St. Mary Medical Center. Many young physicians fl ock to big cities By KATHY ANEY EO Media Group PENDLETON — When anesthesiologist Richard Wick opted to practice in rural Walla Walla after his residency last summer, the decision put him at odds with most of his class- mates. Young physicians tend to fl ock to jobs in big cities. Wick, who grew up in Pend- leton, dreamed of being a doc- tor since boyhood and practic- ing in a rural area was always on the radar. His father, Ernest Wick, ran the radiology depart- ment at St. Anthony Hospital. The boy hung around the hos- pital, even shadowing Pend- leton general surgeon John McBee. Wick always fi gured he would become a surgeon, but changed course during an anesthesiology rotation at the E.J. Harris/ EO Media Group Richard Wick, an anesthesiologist at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, Wash. Wick, who grew up in Pendleton, dreamed of being a doctor since boyhood and practicing in a rural area was always on the radar. “I love it,” Wick said. It’s a happy outcome in a time of doctor shortages in rural America. The shortage, especially of primary care phy- sicians, continues to worsen. That is partially due to an imbalance in pay between pri- mary care doctors and special- ists. According to Medscape’s FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT TUESDAY Partly sunny and not as warm Clouds giving way to some sun ALMANAC Full Sep 5 New Sep 12 Sep 19 Baker 53/98 John Day 63/99 Ontario 61/100 Bend 58/95 Burns 51/95 Lakeview 48/91 Ashland 65/99 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 1:43 a.m. 1:26 p.m. Low 1.1 ft. 2.6 ft. Hi 97 96 71 100 75 93 102 99 69 69 Today Lo 53 58 54 54 57 51 64 59 54 54 W pc s pc s pc pc pc s s pc Hi 98 95 65 86 64 93 98 90 63 65 Tues. Lo 52 56 52 52 58 50 61 55 52 54 Warrenton man arrested for sex abuse A Warrenton man known for giving candy to children while volunteering around town has been arrested for numerous sex abuse charges. Carl Axel Hagnas , 68, allegedly abused three chil- dren in the area. The crimes allegedly took place between 1992 and 2015. He allegedly abused one young child eight sep- arate times from 1992 to 1996. Those crimes were fi rst reported in 2005. The abuse of the two other W pc s t s pc t s sh sh t s pc s c sh c r pc pc pc t s s pc pc Tues. Hi Lo 85 71 68 59 78 61 92 60 80 60 72 60 89 65 59 49 89 74 78 62 78 58 106 84 102 75 85 71 91 79 86 68 84 75 70 59 83 60 72 63 80 64 98 71 73 58 84 58 71 64 amphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and fre- quenting a place where drugs are used. As that residence was searched, another search war- rant was executed at a 33743 U.S. Highway 26 residence. There, fi ve people — Tim Painter, 60, Connie Tilley, 46, Marcos Jamies-Radilla, 24, Estella Maria Caballero, 21, W s pc pc s c pc pc s pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 94 99 100 103 102 81 93 100 98 99 Today Lo 54 66 64 60 59 56 63 57 61 58 W pc s s s s pc s s s s Hi 84 100 90 91 90 69 97 89 89 102 Tues. Lo 54 64 58 57 55 57 65 54 56 62 W s s s s s c s s s s Eight people were arrested on drug charges Friday in Seaside. The Clatsop County Sher- iff’s Offi ce arrested Todd Nor- man, 48, Jessica Bouvia, 34, and Chase Franklin, 28, at a residence at 84484 Neca- nicum View Drive. Charges include delivery of meth- Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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The restorations look and feel natural, which will give you the confidence to SHOW YOUR SMILE. 1006 West Marine Drive, Astoria (503) 468-0116 www.klempfamilydentistry.com and Preston Stewart, 36 — were arrested on drug-related charges. Police had been investigat- ing the case for about a month. The S heriff’s O ffi ce seized two vehicles, surveillance equipment, two fi rearms, digital scales, drug records, $7,000 cash, two grams of h eroin and nearly half a pound of m ethamphetamine. Warrenton June 3, 1947 — Aug. 23, 2017 Bob left behind his wife, Bob- bie Sanderson; his mother, Vala- rie Sanderson; his grandchil- dren, Carysa and Maggie Corder of Seaside, Oregon, Geordyn and Cailin Bryan of Korea, Jasper and Briella Bryan; a son-in-law, Gary Bryan and his wife, Monique, of Tenino, Washington; a niece, Kelli, and her daughter, Shelby Rae, of Vancouver, Washington; and a sister-in-law and caregiver, Jerri Starr. ON THE RECORD DUII • At 10 p.m. Thursday, Matthew Grant Friesen, 38, of Portland, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Offi ce on the 36000 block of U.S. Highway 26 and charged with driving under the infl u- ence of intoxicants. DEATH Aug. 24, 2017 STRINGER, Edward Wayne, 79, of Troutdale, died in Seaside. Caldwell’s Funeral & Cremation Arrangement Center of Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Robert Sanderson He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jackie L. Bryan; his fa- ther, William C. Sanderson; and a sister, Pat Sanderson. Bob was a very loving and caring man to family and friends; he was a beautiful soul. He will be greatly missed by all. Please, in lieu of fl owers, donate to the Clatsop County Animal Shel- ter. Bob loved his dogs. A memorial was held Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. LOTTERIES OREGON Sunday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 9-1-6-2 4 p.m.: 9-5-1-8 7 p.m.: 3-7-6-1 10 p.m.: 7-1-8-7 Saturday’s Megabucks: 8-11- 18-19-44-47 Estimated jackpot: $6.5 million Saturday’s Powerball: 7-15- 32-38-66, Powerball: 15 Estimated jackpot: $53 million Saturday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 5-7-9-2 4 p.m.: 6-5-5-2 7 p.m.: 3-9-5-2 10 p.m.: 4-2-3-7 Friday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 7-0-9-4 4 p.m.: 6-0-5-7 7 p.m.: 0-6-7-2 10 p.m.: 2-3-0-9 Friday’s Mega Millions: 17- 38-42-51-65, Mega Ball: 11 Estimated jackpot: $45 million The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 www.dailyastorian.com KLEMP FAMILY DENTISTRY The Clatsop County Sher- iff’s Offi ce had been inves- tigating Hagnas for multiple years along with the Warren- ton Police Department. He was indicted Wednesday on 12 charges of fi rst-degree sex abuse and one count of sec- ond-degree sodomy. The S heriff’s O ffi ce arrested him Friday. Hagnas , who was convicted in 1991 on two charges of manufacturing and delivering a controlled substance, would face at least 81 years in prison if convicted on all charges. The indictment includes a bail amount of $250,000. OBITUARIES Robert Sanderson TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES girls allegedly took place in 2015. Known by many as the “candy man,” Hagnas man- Carl Axel ages rental Hagnas properties and performs other small jobs around the area. He worked and later volunteered at the Ocean View Cemetery, where some of the crimes allegedly took place. The families of the children he allegedly abused all know him as a friend, according to a Clatsop County press release. By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian The Daily Astorian Klamath Falls 51/93 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend 2017 Physician Compensation Report, orthopedists, cardi- ologists, plastic surgeons and urologists all earn $400,000 or more on average. But pedi- atricians, internists and fam- ily medicine doctors make $225,000 or less. Maggie Elehwany, the National Rural Health Associ- popular Pendleton physician who is pondering retirement in the next couple of years. He worries about his patients when that time comes. He doesn’t have hard numbers but he knows his town is short on docs. “People are always calling to get in,” Sitz said. “I don’t know what my patients are going to do.” Sitz grew up in Ontario, so as a young internist he felt no qualms about practicing in a rural area. Though Pendle- ton wasn’t his fi rst choice, he soon grew attached to this little place where “people get along with each other” and he has stayed for 40 years and count- ing. The locale was close to good hunting and fi shing and proved a great place to raise his and wife Michelle’s three children. He doesn’t mind see- ing his patients around town and his home phone number is in the book. “People don’t abuse that,” he said. Eight arrested in Seaside on drug charges Roseburg 60/91 Medford 64/98 Tonight's Sky: The Milky Way will be arcing high overhead from Cassiopeia in the north, through the Summer Triangle overhead, to Sagittarius in the south. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Prineville 54/98 Lebanon 58/90 Brookings 53/65 UNDER THE SKY Today Hi Lo 82 68 72 57 75 63 90 60 77 59 74 63 89 67 64 44 87 74 79 64 79 57 108 84 102 76 82 69 89 78 81 66 82 74 75 61 85 62 78 64 79 63 97 71 77 59 90 62 78 66 La Grande 57/97 Salem 59/90 Newport 54/63 Eugene 54/86 Last Pendleton 66/100 The Dalles 64/99 Portland 64/90 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:01 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 6:32 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today .......................... 1:50 p.m. 54/66 Moonset today ......................... 11:52 p.m. High 5.7 ft. 7.1 ft. Some sun; breezy in the afternoon A blend of sun and clouds Tillamook 53/69 SUN AND MOON Time 8:06 a.m. 7:35 p.m. 74 56 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 55/68 Precipitation Sunday ............................................. 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.38" Normal month to date ....................... 0.94" Year to date .................................... 50.05" Normal year to date ........................ 37.88" Aug 29 FRIDAY 70 52 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 83°/49° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/52° Record high ............................ 88° in 1894 Record low ............................. 43° in 1955 First THURSDAY 68 56 55 Partly cloudy WEDNESDAY 68 55 ation’s vice president of gov- ernment affairs, said rural America needs more doctors. “Twenty percent of the population is scattered over 90 percent of the land mass,” she said. “This 20 percent of the population has nine percent of the physicians.” In addi- tion, “there’s a higher percent- age of chronic disease in rural America. They’re poorer and sicker.” Oregon isn’t quite that low. Based on Oregon Med- ical Board licensures and the OHSU Offi ce of Rural Health, 10,247 of Oregon doc- tors practice in urban areas and 2,362 work in rural areas (defi ned as 10 miles or more away from a population center of at least 40,000). The national shortage could grow to 45,000 by the year 2020, according to the rural health association . Since 2010, more than 80 rural hospitals have closed, including Walla Walla General Hospital. Internist Norman Sitz is a MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. SUBSCRIBER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. 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