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The INDEPENDENT, December 7, 2011 Page 13 Garrett named as new Sheriff Grand opening set for advocacy center On Wednesday, November 30, Sheriff Rob Gordon retired from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office after 33 years of service. Sheriff Gordon strong- ly recommended to the Board of Commissioners that Under- sheriff Pat Garrett be appointed to complete the final year of his term as Sheriff. Last week, the Board of Commissioners appointed Pat Garrett as the Sheriff of Wash- ington County, effective on No- vember 30, at 2:30 p.m. He was sworn in by Presiding Judge Kirsten Thompson. Garrett has been with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office since 1988, when he was hired as a recruit deputy sheriff in the patrol division. He held every patrol rank up to and including undersheriff, which is the second in com- mand of the Sheriff’s Office. Garrett was also assigned as an interim jail commander in 2004. Garrett earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Oregon State Uni- versity and a Master’s Degree from Portland State University. He currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Unit- ed States Army Reserve. Gar- rett has been activated twice since 2003 and spent over a year in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Garrett lives in Hillsboro with his wife, Coleen. They have two children. Newborn hearing screening urged Washington County Depart- ment of Health and Human Services- Public Health Divi- sion, in partnership with the Oregon Early Hearing Detec- tion and Intervention (EHDI) Program, is offering no-cost in- fant hearing screening for in- fants who did not receive a newborn hearing screen. Per- manent hearing loss is the most common birth defect, and it is difficult to identify without screening. In Oregon, only large hospitals are required to screen for hearing loss; infants born in smaller hospitals or non-hospital settings may not be regularly screened. “This is prevention at its best,” said Dr. Jennifer Vines, Deputy Health Officer for Washington County, “because it is simple, non-invasive, and helps to ensure children are identified early as needing ex- tra support.” Before newborn hearing screening programs, children with hearing loss often were identified too late and would graduate from high school with low reading and language levels. Hearing is es- S TRASSEL ’ S A UTO R EPAIR & H YDRAULIC H OSES 2-4-6 S PIRAL W IRE S UCTION H OSES A DAPTORS - 3/16” TO 2” A MERICAN & M ETRIC F ITTINGS B ULK O IL P RODUCTS 276 S UNSET , B ANKS 503-324-9808 sential to child development – for language acquisition, speech, social-emotional de- velopment and learning. With early detection, children with hearing loss can reach the same milestones as their hear- ing peers. Screening takes less than ten minutes to complete. It is the first step to see if a baby may need additional hearing testing. If your infant did not re- ceive a newborn hearing screen, contact Nena Newsom, Washington County Public Health, at 503-846-4872, to schedule an appointment. Domestic Violence Re- source Center invites the public to an Open House to celebrate the Grand Opening of our new Hillsboro Family Advocacy Center, Monday, December 12, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at 180 E. Main Street, Suite 200, in Hills- boro. The new center is a result of community partners and feder- al funding received this year from The Office on Violence Against Women, allowing for the expansion of free adult and children’s bilingual counseling programs offered primarily in Beaverton, and now more readily available and easily ac- cessible for victims of domestic violence in Hillsboro and other western parts of Washington County. With this expansion, the Protective Order Advocacy Program has been moved out of the Washington County Courthouse and into the new Family Advocacy Center. Please join the celebration, meet the staff and partners, and learn more about the serv- ices offered. For more information and di- rections, call 503-640-5352, ext. 308. Still time to buy a tree and help a child Murphy’s Furniture in Cor- nelius is operating their annual Christmas tree lot benefiting The Inukai Boys And Girls Club (in Hillsboro) through Sunday December 11. Douglas, Grand, Noble and Canaan Firs will be sold, starting at $20. All of the proceeds go to the Inukai Fam- ily Boys and Girls Club in Hills- boro. This club serves hun- dreds of western Washington County youth, ages 6 thru 18. Local youth are able to attend the Club with a $15 annual membership fee. The rest of the funding for this club comes through fundraisers like this, as well as business support, pri- vate donations, grants and en- dowments. This is a very good cause. The Christmas tree lot will be open 7 days a week, 10 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., in the park- ing lot of Murphy’s furniture in PRECISION OUTD OOR POWER EQUIPMENT Banks Hardware 503-324-5221 • 150 N. Main St., Banks Cornelius on TV Hwy. Murphy Furniture employees and vol- unteers from community Youth groups, Civic Clubs, Key Clubs, local families and indi- viduals will be manning the lot. Call Murphy’s Furniture at 503- 640-1124 or Email info@mur physfurniture.net for directions or information. Every year over 300 trees are sold, and it is Murphy’s goal to sell even more trees this year. • Mon - Fri 8am to 6pm • Saturday 8am to 5pm • Sunday 10am to 4pm
