THE BULLETIN • SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2021 A9
Vaccine
Continued from A1
“The health system is com-
mitted to seeing as many
people get vaccinated as
quickly as possible.”
Statewide, as of Thursday
morning, 64,921 people were
vaccinated in Oregon, and
in Deschutes County, 3,038
people have been vaccinated,
according to the most cur-
rent data on the state health
website.
At High Lakes Health Care
clinics, 92 employees were
vaccinated on Thursday and
more were expected to re-
ceive shots Friday, said Becca
Mataya, director of primary
care at High Lakes primary
and gynecological clinics in
Central Oregon. The clinic
received word Wednes-
day that they’d get vaccines.
Within 10 hours the clinic
began vaccinating its em-
ployees.
“As soon as we get word on
when we get the vaccine for
our patients, we’ll put a plan
into action,” Mataya said.
“The (Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention) will
decide how to do the rollout.
If we’ve learned one thing
from this, it’s that we have to
be ready in a moment’s no-
tice.”
Even single practitioners
are hearing from patients
anxious to get the COVID-19
vaccine. At Hearthside Med-
icine Family Care on SW
Century Drive in Bend,
Havilah Brodhead, a family
nurse practitioner, said about
60% of her patients have
been asking about it.
“I have a lot of eager peo-
ple,” Brodhead said. “We’re
waiting on final word from
the public health depart-
ment, which surveyed us if
we had the capacity to dis-
tribute the vaccine if they
can get it to us. We’re on
standby.”
At Mosaic Medical’s 15
clinics, 500 more calls have
been logged this December
over the same time the year
before, Knobbs-Seaholtz
said. And about 900 of those
calls were COVID-19-re-
lated.
The clinic has electron-
ically sorted its 27,000 pa-
tients into different cate-
gories to match the state
guidance, she said. Mosaic
will contact its patients
through text, phone or pa-
tient portals when it has
definitive information for
patients in each of the cate-
gories.
“Our call centers have been
inundated,” Knobbs-Seaholtz
said. “While it’s wonderful to
hear the excitement, it’s hard
not to tell people a specific
date.”
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MICHAEL APTED " 1941-2021
Acclaimed British director was the
visionary behind ‘Up’ docu-series
BY LINDSEY BAHR
Associated Press
Michael Apted, the ac-
claimed British director of
the “Up” documentary series
and films as diverse as the Lo-
retta Lynn biopic “Coal Min-
er’s Daughter” and the James
Bond film “The World Is Not
Enough,” has died. He was 79.
A representative for the Di-
rectors Guild of America said
his family informed the organi-
zation that he passed Thursday
night. No cause was given.
An incredibly prolific direc-
tor, Apted’s legacy is perhaps
most defined by the nine “Up”
films, which followed the lives
of 14 economically diverse
British children from age 7 to
63.
The project started in 1964
with “Seven Up!” the brain-
child of the late Canadian film-
maker Paul Almond. Apted
served as a researcher on the
first film and took over as di-
rector seven years later, con-
tinuing to check in with the
subjects every seven years.
“He turned it into a nice
film, but I turned it into a po-
Sarah
Ruegg
1941 - 2020
Margaret “Sarah” Ruegg was born on August 3rd, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio and
passed away on December 17th, 2020 in Tucson, Arizona. Sarah passed away due
Covid-19 related complica} ons at the age of 79.
Sarah was the only child born to her Swedish father Gustaf Rudolph Walter
Peterson, and her Slovenian mother Agnes Cecilia Royce Peterson. Sarah was
the light of her father9s life, and was doted on from the } me she was born as her
parents had struggled to have children. Sarah ov en shared fond memories of her
childhood, of playing on the swingset her father built and spending the summers
at her Aunt Angela9s farm. At the farm, she loved feeding the animals, milking the
cows and collec} ng eggs from the chickens. There were always baked goods, and
Sarah especially enjoyed the family meals at lunch} me with her cousins.
Av er gradua} ng from high school in Cleveland, Sarah moved into an apartment with
some girlfriends and worked in the purchasing department for a large company.
Sarah eventually drove out to San Francisco, California where she would set le
down and start a family. Sarah met her husband Frank Ruegg and they married
in Mill Valley on November 11th,1967. They would go on to have two daughters.
The family lived in various ci} es in the Bay Area before their love of the outdoors
took them to Bend, Oregon. Sarah and Frank took their daughters camping every
summer and that is how they discovered their love of the Paciû c Northwest. They
moved to a property where Sarah could relive her } me on the farm as they quickly
bought a horse and had a û ock of geese on their pond, a pet rat and several dogs
and cats. Sarah always loved animals! Av er û ve years, they decided to move into
town and Sarah would work on û xing up their 1916 historic home. Frank had started
a real estate company when they moved to Bend, and Sarah got her license and
sold homes for a while. She would also û x up investment proper} es by doing the
pain} ng and other work herself.
In 1991, Frank and Sarah decided to head north and moved to Camano Island,
Washington for three years. They bought a boat and fell in love with Friday Harbor,
Washington, which they quickly decided to call home and would reside un} l the
present. Frank became the Commodore of the San Juan Island Yacht Club and they
greatly enjoyed the new friends they made on the island and all of their boa} ng
adventures. Both the San Juan and Canadian Gulf Islands were frequently visited,
along with Alaska on several occasions. Frank would catch the û sh and Sarah would
û nd a crea} ve way to cook it all up night av er night! They loved crabbing and
shrimping, and the freedom of the water. Eventually, the couple decided to spend
their winters in Tucson due to the cold and rainy Washington weather.
Some of Sarah9s favorite things to do were discovering new recipes in magazines
(she had quite a collec} on!), sewing, making crav s with her grandchildren, and she
dabbled with making her own jewelry and pot ery. Sarah was a voracious reader
and she was always seen carrying around a book. One of her absolute favorite
things to do was playing bridge with new and old friends. She had bridge groups in
both Friday Harbor and Tucson, and would play a computer version almost daily to
sharpen her skills. Sarah could strike up a conversa} on with anyone she9d meet
with her warm smile, and she was always up for a good } me.
The big heartbreak of Sarah9s life was the accidental death of her daughter Chris} ne
Ruegg at the age of 19 in Bend, Oregon. We take comfort in knowing that they
have been reunited. She is survived by her devoted husband of 53 years, Frank
Ruegg; her daughter Brooke Pigot (Tom) of Seat le, Washington; and her three
grandchildren, Reilly Pigot , Blake Pigot and Avery Pigot .
Memorial services will take place at a later date, where she will be laid to rest with
her daughter in Bend, Oregon. In lieu of û owers, Sarah9s family suggests dona} ons
go to the San Juan Island Humane Society in her name.
litical document,” Apted said
in a DGA Quarterly interview
in 2018. “That if you were
born into a certain environ-
ment, you had no chance at all
of achieving any ambition. It
was going to be controversial,
crude, no holds barred, and
was going to tell it as it was. It
had a huge effect on the coun-
try, not just on television, be-
cause it showed graphically
how awful things were.”
Apted credited the late film
critic Roger Ebert for bringing
the series to the attention of
American audiences. The am-
bitious project earned him an
Institutional Peabody Award in
2012 and also had the honor of
being satirized by “The Simp-
sons” in a 2007 episode. The
last film, “63 Up,” came out in
2019.
“The series was an attempt
to do a long view of English so-
ciety,” Apted told Slant Maga-
zine in 2019. “The class system
needed a kick up the backside.”
Apted was born in Ayles-
bury to a middle class family
in 1941. Scholarships allowed
him to study at Cambridge,
where he counted John Cleese
among his friends.
He made his feature debut
in 1972 on “The Triple Echo”
with Oliver Reed and Glenda
Jackson.
Apted moved to California
after that and worked steadily
in film and television for the
next 40 years.
Apted wasn’t looking to slow
down either. He told Slant
Magazine that he would be
keen to do a “70 Up.”
“I’d like to go on for as long
as I am above ground,” he said.
“I’d like it to continue.”
Allan G. Patterson
of Bend, OR
February 20, 1931 -
December 30, 2020
Arrangements:
Niswonger-Reynolds
Funeral Home is honored
to serve the family.
541-382-2471 Please visit
the online registry for the
family at
www.niswonger-reynolds.
com
Services:
A gathering of family &
friends will be held at a
later date.
Contributions may be
made to:
Nature Conservancy
https://www.nature.org
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Norman “Norm” Eugene Hutton
Norman <Norm= Eugene Huton, 86, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on
Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at his residence in Marion. Norm was born
on March 22, 1934, on a farm near Deep River, Iowa, the son of Guy
<Jim= and Veneita (Darland) Huton. He graduated from Montezuma
High School in Montezuma, Iowa. Norm was united in marriage to
Shirley Holmes on July 4, 1953, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Mon}cello, Iowa.
Norm9s career started with the Gordon Hatchery in Marion. While
with the hatchery, he served two years with the United States
Army, sta}oned in France. He later atended Iowa State University
and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree in 1966.
Furthering his experience with computers, obtained in the army, he
received a Master9s in Computer Science from Iowa State University
and established the Department of Biomedical Communica}ons in the
Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. During his 11
years at the university, he advanced to full professor and was promoted
to Assistant Dean and Director of Biomedical Communica}ons. Norm
con}nued to teach and serve as consultant to zoos in the United
States, seýng up computer systems for animal data recording, and
served on various na}onal and interna}onal veterinary associa}ons
and commitees.
In 1977, Norm was selected to be Assistant Dean of the College of
Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University. They were just star}ng
to build their veterinary school and he was instrumental in developing
the college, teaching students and ensuring its accredita}on for his
remaining 20 years. Aver re}ring in 1997, as interim Dean, Norm
was elected to be Vice President of the American Veterinary Medical
Associa}on. He and Shirley traveled to many veterinary schools during
this two-year posi}on as the oïcial liaison to the Student American
Veterinary Medical Associa}on and its chapters.
Norm and Shirley then moved to Bend, Oregon, built a house, learned
to downhill ski, enjoyed }me with friends and con}nued to travel.
Aver a few years, they returned to Iowa to be closer to family, as
some were in declining health. While in Iowa, Norm accepted a
posi}on at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
as a consultant. His extensive knowledge of veterinary medicine,
educa}on, and administra}on was used to support and build the Iowa
State University programs. In 2009, Norm was the recipient of the
Stange Award, the Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine9s highest
recogni}on. Aver Shirley9s mother passed away, they decided to move
to Meridian, Idaho, and lived for a few years close to their son, Dennis
and his wife Teresa. They con}nued their skiing, rode snowmobiles,
white water raved, and traveled.
Norm and Shirley had a special fondness for Ireland and France. Norm
never hesitated to rent a car, drive to the next Bed and Breakfast, or
interact with the non-English speaking residents.
With most of the family in the Midwest; they elected to make one onal
move and returned to Marion, Iowa, in 2012.
Norm is survived by his two sons, Dennis (Teresa) Huton of Boise, Idaho
and Gordon (Brenda) Huton of Aplington, Iowa; two grandchildren,
Jacob Huton of Aplington and Jodie (Brandon) Hageman; four great-
grandchildre, Cayden, Collin, Weston Huton and Elizabeth Hageman
all of Fowler, Kansas; sister, Gelene Stevens of Ankeny, Iowa; sisters-
in-law, Janet Vesey and Dennis Charipar of Marion, Iowa, Marilyn and
Marlin Chaplin of Genoa, Illinois, and Terry and Craig Eilbert of Marion,
Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley; parents, Jim and Veneita
Huton; and his in-laws, Elmer and Catherine Holmes.
In agreement with Norm9s wishes, crema}on has taken place. A private
Funeral Mass will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. A
Commital Service will follow at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion.
In lieu of nowers, memorials in Norm9s name may be directed to the
Huton Interna}onal Veterinary Scholarship fund at the College of
Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University Founda}on, at Iowa State
University, or the charity of your choice.
Please share a memory of Norm at www.murdochfuneralhome.com
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