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The INDEPENDENT, June 3, 2004
Health Notes
By Audeen Wagner
Introducing…Phyllis C. Gilmore, M.D.
The first thing you notice
about Dr. Gilmore is her
southern accent; she was
born and raised in
Louisiana, graduated from
medical school in New Or-
leans in 1977, served
three years in Family
Practice in Baton Rouge,
and spent 14 years in private practice in a small
town (about the size of Vernonia) in southern
Louisiana. She also worked for five years in Indi-
an Health in Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.
It’s easy to see that Dr. Gilmore’s heart is in
rural medicine. When asked by Providence
about the difficulty of her commute to Vernonia,
she said, “There won’t be a commute—I plan to
live in Vernonia.” It is important to her to be a
part of the community, to know her neighbors
and her patients. She is now a permanent Ver-
nonia resident, and loves it here already.
She and her fiancé, James Baraibar, are huge
NASCAR racing fans and they love to entertain,
cooking Cajun and Basque dishes for friends to
enjoy while watching auto races on TV. They
also attend regional races as time allows. They
plan to be married this summer. Dr. Gilmore has
one son, Phillip Morlier, who is a student at
Louisiana State University, studying Anthropolo-
gy and English.
She brings 24 years’ experience and a love of
small-town medicine to her practice in Vernonia.
When asked her impressions of Vernonia, so far,
she replied, “I feel that I’ve come home!”
Dr. Gilmore will see patients at Providence-
Vernonia on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fri-
days.
Parking at the
Clinic
You may have
noticed that park-
ing
anywhere
downtown these
days can be a
nightmare, due to
highway construc-
tion. The clinic
asks that drivers
not use the clinic
parking lot during
clinic hours (for
other than medical Phyllis C. Gilmore, M.D.
reasons!), so that patients can be better served.
This is a general, on-going policy, of course, but
especially so during this time of inconvenience
due to the work on Highway 47. Thanks for your
consideration.
Mammovan visit:
The Tuality Mammovan will be in Vernonia on
June 16, 2004. Call the clinic at 503-429-9191 to
make an appointment.
By Jacqueline Ramsay
Hello?
Since
last
I
w r o t e
I’ve been
lost
in
the con-
struction.
M
y
c a r ’ s
starter solenoid died. The cat
hurt his paw. It rained the days
I could have worked in the yard
and – blow of all blows – I’ve
out-lived my wheelbarrow. It
Michael W.
Huntington
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Air Force Airman
Michael W. Huntington
has graduated from ba-
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Lackland Air Force
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Texas.
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and courtesies, and received
physical training, rifle marks-
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gave up the fight and I’ve had
to retire it to a bright spot in my
lawn. I had to buy a new one.
Oh yes – also had to buy a
new set of tires. But, we did
pass 9-1-1.
I’ve also been picking up
someone else’s pet’s poo at the
lake.
I’m in such a great mood I’ll
see you in the paper on June
16.
Remember, an electric eel
produces enough energy in
one shock to light up every
room in your house.
Girl gives hair for kids hairpieces
Payton Wolf, 5, recently lost
much of her hair to help others,
when she donated 11 inches of
hair to Locks of Love on April 13.
Payton wanted shorter hair and
wanted to help other children, so
she did both with her haircut.
She is the daughter of Steve and
Amanda Wolf of Vernonia.
Lock of Love, a non-profit or-
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manship, and special training
in human relations.
Airmen who complete basic
training earn credits toward an
associate degree through the
Air Force Community College.
Huntington is now an ASC
Readiness, stationed at Altus
AFB. He is the son of Bob and
Debbie Huntington of Birken-
feld. His grandparents are Star
and Beverly McMillen in Ver-
nonia and Bob and Sandy
Huntington in Forest Grove.
ganization, provides hairpieces
to financially disadvantaged
children under age 18 who are
suffering from long-term med-
ical hair loss. Most of the chil-
dren helped have lost their hair
due to a condition called alope-
cia areata, which has no known
cause or cure. The hairpieces
help restore the recipient’s self-
esteem and confidence.
It takes seven donations of
hair at least 10 inches long to
make one hairpiece. Ritual Hair
Design in Hillsboro cut Pay-
ton’s hair. Other participating
salons can be found online at
<www.locksoflove.org>.
Below, Payton Wolf during
and after donating her hair.
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