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A6 COMMUNITY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Community HEALTH BEAT WHAT’S HAPPENING Quality Healthcare Close To Home 170 Ford Road, John Day • 541-575-1311 • www.bluemountainhospital.org Updates from the Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation The Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation is a local nonprofit organization, run by a board of Blue Mountain Hospital District employees, local business owners and community members who are passionate about healthcare in Grant County. The mission is to provide financial support for healthcare improvements in Grant County in order to build a brighter future for our community and to keep our friends, family and neighbors close to home for their healthcare needs. Eagle file photo The Kam Wah Chung and Company Museum in John Day. Slide presentations about Kam Wah Chung, as well as an archaeology day, are coming up. The Healthcare Foundation was founded in 1999, and over the years has provided significant financial support to the Hospital District. Some of the items the foundation has helped fund include: a new ambulance, cardiac monitoring equipment, new hospital beds, updates to the Care Center, a new call system at the hospital and many more pieces of equipment and programs. The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call the Eagle, 541-575-0710, or email editor@bmeagle. com. For meetings this week, see our list in the classifieds. People often ask, “What’s the difference between the Healthcare Foundation & the Hospital District?” The Healthcare Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Hospital District that works solely to raise money to improve healthcare in Grant County. All money raised by the Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation goes back to the Blue Mountain Hospital District which is made up of: Vacation Bible school • 9:30 a.m. to noon, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Long Creek The theme is Bible heroes. For more information, call Heather Morris at 509-386-5474 or Vivian Morris at 541-421-3868. Blue Mountain Care Center Thursday, July 4 Blue Mountain Hospital See Page A3 for local Fourth of July events. Blue Mountain Home Health & Hospice Friday, July 5 Strawberry Wilderness Community Clinic The Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation is getting ready for the 13th Annual Fundraiser Golf Scramble on Saturday, July 27th, at the John Day Golf Club. If you’re interested in playing, you can pick up an entry at the John Day Golf Club or at the downstairs lobby at Blue Mountain Hospital. If you want to show your support but aren’t able to attend, you can sponsor a hole on the course for $100 or sponsor a team for $300. You can even stop by and join us for the BBQ in the afternoon as soon as the tournament is over, if you’re not a golfer; the cost to attend the BBQ is $25. The other big event of the year for the Healthcare Foundation is the Annual Meeting, Dinner & Auction in the fall. This year the event will be held on Saturday, October 19th. More details will be provided as the event gets closer, bu, being the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Hospital District, you won’t want to miss it! How To Help There are many ways to support the Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation. Donations can be made at any time by bringing/mailing a check to the hospital, or you can donate online at www.bluemountainhospital.org If you want to make a bigger impact on the future of healthcare in Grant County, you can consider leaving a legacy. You can make a legacy gift by naming Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation as a beneficiary of your will, living trust, life insurance or retirement plan. You can also create other deferred arrangements to support the Healthcare Foundation, such as gift annuities and charitable trusts. The most practical way to make significant gifts may be through your estate plan, by means of a will, living trust or beneficiary designation on a life insurance policy or retirement account. Such gifts are wholly revocable while you are alive and may save significant taxes for your estate. If you’re interested in learning more about these opportunities feel free to give us a call. If you’re interested in making a donation or would like to know more about the Foundation or any of the upcoming events, contact Jena Knowles at 541-575-1311 ext. 2213 or jknowles@bluemountainhospital.org. JULY VISITING SPECIALISTS July 10, 24: Bend Cardio - Dr. McLellan July 15: Baker Podiatrist - Dr. Rushton July 18: Bend Ortho - Dr. Jacobson July 19: Bend Neuro - Dr. Tien Blue Mountain Care Center Resident of the Month ARLOA MARTIN Wednesday-Friday, July 3-5 First Friday • 6-9 p.m., Downtown John Day This month’s theme is dessert crawl. Participating busi- nesses will serve desserts, on which participants can vote. Some business may charge a small fee. For more informa- tion, visit the Downtown John Day First Fridays Facebook page. Saturday, July 6 ‘Famine, Fire and Two Men Made Kam Wah Chung’ • 8:15 p.m., Clyde Holliday State Park amphitheater, Mt. Vernon Weather permitting, this slide presentation will be pre- sented at the state park just east of Mt. Vernon. For more information, call 541-575-2800. Tuesday, July 9 ODFW big game regulations meeting • 5:30-7 p.m., Grant County Extension Service Office Discussion will highlight a multi-year effort to improve and simplify big game hunting regulations including pro- posed changes to 2020 regulations. Feedback on proposals is welcomed and encouraged. For more information, con- tact Michelle Dennehy at Michelle.N.Denney@state.or.us or 503-947-6022 or 503-931-2748. Thursday, July 11 ‘Archaeology of the Despised: Blacks, Jews and Chinese’ • 6-8 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall Dr. Adrian Praetzellis, Sonoma State University, will lec- ture. For more information, call the Grant County Chamber of Commerce at 541-575-0547. Friday-Saturday, July 12-13 Art show and sale • 5-9 p.m. July 12 • 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. July 13 • Madden Brothers Performing Arts Center, 116 NW Bridge St., John Day Paintings, drawings, ceramics, sculptures, textiles, pho- tography and more will be on display. Several authors’ tables with books will be available to view as well. This event is a fundraiser for Prairie City Sky Center for the Arts. Art entries will be accepted from 5-7 p.m. July 11 and from 9 a.m. to noon July 12. Artists are asked to bring their own easels, if possible. For more information or to reserve a table, call 541- 620-3788 or email prairieskycenter@gmail.com. Saturday, July 13 Public archaeology day • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site, John Day The event features live excavations, site tours, artifact displays and hands-on activities from local museums, proj- ect partners and local tribes. For more information, call 541-575-2800. ‘Famine, Fire and Two Men Made Kam Wah Chung’ • 8:15 p.m., Clyde Holliday State Park amphitheater, Mt. Vernon Weather permitting, this slide presentation will be pre- sented at the state park just east of Mt. Vernon. For more information, call 541-575-2800. Arloa Martin was born in Chehalis, Washington on May 5, 1941 to Lilly and Harry Roundtree. She has seven sisters and three brothers. They were raised in Kent, Washington. Arloa has been married three times and has two sons, Troy and Kelly. She cooked at different restaurants and taverns for over 35 years. She also cooked at the SeaTac Airport and worked as a hostess at the Senior Center in Burns, Oregon for five years. She has traveled to Mexico, drove a motorhome to North Carolina and took it up the Alcan Highway and down the Cassiar Highway. She spent two weeks in Homer, Alaska and while there caught a 125 lb. Halibut. She loved to fish and travel. Arloa is also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Burns, Oregon. She enjoyed making jewelry, wreaths and doing crafts. She collected black zodiac cups and pictures of large, wild cats, i.e. tigers, leopards and lions. Arloa came to the Blue Mountain Care Center on June 5, 2019. Saturday-Sunday, July 13-14 125245 Carl Schnabele Memorial Team Roping • 9 a.m., Grant County Fairgrounds The top 10 headers and heelers from each roping will earn a shootout spot. For more information, call JW Rose at 541- 589-0610 or Kelli Rose at 541-589-5841.
