HomeMy Public PortalAboutSt. Lukes McCall Hospital AuxiliaryOctober 1978
A BRIEF RESUME OF
McCALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES
On August 6, 1956, a group of women met at the home of Mary Thurston for the
purpose of taking preliminary steps toward the organization of a Hospital AUxili-
ary. Mrs. Edith Vassar served as temporary chairman and sirs. Lee Cook as tempo-
rary secretary. Our hospital was under construstion with an opening date set for
November, 1956, so there was already a definite need for an Auxiliary. By Septem-
ber, 1956, McCall Memorial Hospital Auxiliary was organized and officers elected were:
Margaret Fogg, president; Maxine Bennett, vice - president; Barbara Haldeman, sec-
retary; Alice Widner, treasurer; and Pearl Boydstun, historian.
Our new Auxiliary group with the help of many other townspeople (men and
women), began the task of getting; equipment that would be needed at the hospital.
Crib sheets, draw sheets, bath blankets, ;owns, surgical drapes, surgical aprons,
surgical wrist bands, tea towels, hot pad holders, bed pan covers, and drapes for
the nursery, lobby, and all the rooms were made. Funds were raised by having
cooked food sales and our first hospital benefit was a Chinese (American) Dinner
at the "Dog House" held on November 4, 5, and 7, 1956. Bessie Turner was the
chairman and "chief cook ". As the hospital neared completion, the Auxiliary per-
formed its first in- service -- that of cleaning the hospital and setting up equip-
ment readying it for patients. November 18, 1956, was the date of our first
"Open House" which was held prior to opening the hospital to patients on November
19. Mrs. Jack Seetin was chairman of the event, with over 1,000 visitors being
served.
The Auxiliary has provided a variety of in- services over the years such as
sewing, mending, ironing, making puppets for child patients, typing, obtaining
potatoes and fruit for hospital use, providing the daily newspaper, stationery for
patients, decorating a Christmas tree in the solarium and the lobby, and maintaining
a service cart for patient use. We had a Pink Ladies Nursest Aide group work
ing in the hospital in 1963 and 1964. The first Pink Ladies were Mmes. Sam
Defler, David Butts, Bob Beaubier, Wayne Allen, Ron Dunlap, Roy Stover, Stan Tate,
Doane Michael, and ReedGillespie.
The Auxiliary was called in to help on two emergencies. In July, 1961, they
helped set up an Emergency Hospital at the High School Gym for more than 100
victims of food poisoning. These were men brought in to fight forest fires in the
area. We also helped the victims of the fire at Paradise Pines Nursing Home on
September 17, 19621, by providing gowns, pajamas, robes, combs, tooth brushes,
shavers, etc.
Our main social functions of the year are the annual Membership Tea, Hospital
Week Tea, and the yearly Benefit. Over the years, the Auxiliary has raised over
$40,000. These proceeds were used to buy equipment for the hospital such as port-
able X -ray, curtains for rooms, microscope, examination table, stretcher with pad,
obstetrical table, icemachine, bath lift and walker, bed rails, TV for Solarium,
surgical curtains and rails, 22 overhead bed lamps, supply cart, Cardiac Intensive
Care Unit, stretcher bed, EK -4 Electrocardiograph with data phone system, G.E.
External Standby Pacemaker, anesthesia equipment, Emergency room exam table and
much more
Our latest project has been the purchase of 20 electric beds, night stands and
over the bed tables. Because of the opportunity to purchase all 20 sets alike and
at one time, the auxiliary deci3ed to commit themselves to this project for more
than one year.
We have used monies in our Memorial Fund to purchase other equipment as the
need arose; 2 Phelan IV Hangars and doctors' scales being two of the items. We
use these funds to purchase what the family requests. Our Memorials Chairman is
Margaret Fogg, Box 203, Mccall, Idaho.
I would like to take this opportunity to wake some comments concerning our
1978 Holiday Happening on December 2 at Shore Lodge. It will be in two parts this
year. Charlotte McIntosh is chairman of the daytime activities which will include
the popular boutique, greenery and baked foods sale between the hours of 10:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m. Models wearing the latest fashions will circulate among shoppers
between 1:00 and 3 :00 p.m. There will be no luncheon but coffee and goodies will be
available in the lobby throughout the day.
The evening activity is a dinner -dance with Shirley Allen Chairman. A cocktail
party and buffet dinner featuring fancy bread baskets and ice sculptures by Ozzie
Annan will begin at 7 :00 p.m. Tickets for the dinner -dance which will also feature
live entertainment and a dance band will cost $50 per couple, about half of that
being tax deductible.
Anyone wishing to buy or help sell raffle tickets which include chances on a
furnished doll house, a season pass for the Golf Course and a Brundage Mountain
Ski Pass can contact Lydia Hakes (634 -2942) or Maureen Fuller (634 -2580)
Marlys Johns (634 -2753) and Virginia Moorhead (634 -5546) are in charge of the
boutique items and Jill Saleen (634 -2525) and Dalene Lemberes (634 -2608) wreaths
and greenery. Marla Krigbaum (347 -2335) and Elaine Hitchcock (634 -2570) have the
Baked Foods. Anyone willing to help is asked to contact the above. Any help is
much appreciated! In conjunction with the boutique sale is a Holiday Market place
featuring local craftsmen.
Once again all proceeds will go toward purchasing equipment for the hospital,
As Auxiliary members should, we take great pride in our hospital and are con-
stantly striving to improve its facilities wherever we can. There is always a need
for new Auxiliary members. We welcome you!
Mary Lou Droge
President
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXILIARY PURCHASES AND GIFTS TO MCCALL HOSPITAL
Items:
18 Crib Sheets
17 Draw Sheets
36 Bath Blankets
27 Gowns
9 Surgical Drapes
2 Surgical Aprons
9 Surgical Wrist Bands
11 Belts
60 Tea Towels
12 Hot Pad Holders
24 Bed Pan Covers
Diapers
Drapes for Nursery, Lobby, rooms
FOR HOSPITAL OPENING
Auxiliary provided these by
having cooked food sales,
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CONTRIBUTION TOWARD HOSPITAL DEFICIT 500,00
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1957
Bathrobes and slippers
69.13
Curtains
10.00
1958
Children's puppets
12,50
Portable X -Ray
798,78
Ash Trays
9.00
1959
11 pair Room Curtains
426,35
1960
Laboratory Microscope
696,50
1961
Emergency Room Examination Table
273.30
emergency Room Stretcher and Pad
222.17
Solarium Curtains
420,00
Cubical Curtains
47,47
1962
Obstetrical Table
1,000,00
Uniforms for Girl Scout aides
57,00
1963
Ice Machine for Kitchen
565,00
Bath Lift and Walker
257,85
Candleabra
75,00
1964
Bed Rails
369,00
Bed Curtains for 5 semi- private rooms
480.00
RCA Television (new)
189,00
Picture Tube for old television
49,50
TV wiring for each room and amplifier
358,43
1965
22 overhead lamps X329.95
659,50
Stainless Steel Supply Cart for Pink Ladies
49,50
Service Gift Cart
14.57
1966
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
3,045.62
(Heart Monitor $2,000; Defibillator $751; and
remote station $250.)
1967
Mechanical Stretcher Bed
616.40
(Exchanged for surgilift)
Cardiac Cart
109,20
1968
EK -4 Electrocardiograph
726,75
(Includes data phone system and stand)
1969
G.E. External Standby Pacemaker
768,12
1970
Solarium Cupboards (purchased finished)
880.QO
1970
Redecoratr:d solarium $39.72 and Nursery Murals $21.07
60,79
Solarium Rua
517,85
Game Table and Chairs
294.00
2 Phelan IV Hangars with track
242,05
Physicians Office Scale
87,55
1971
Surgilift (balance in oxchange for stretcher bed)
48.60
Solarium Wall Clock (purchased with collected Gold
Solarium Swag Lamp Strike Stamps)
Wri -ht Respirometer
250,00
Surgilift Orthopedic Sheet
81,00
Sur -ilift Restraint Strap
7.30
Bird Stand and Wheel Set
49,50
Bird Compressor
151,80
1972
Coleman Jr. Spectropactometer
787,70
Multi -clock timer
95,50
Vortex -genie Mixer
65,00
Fibroneter -Sorel o3y Rotator and Coa;ulation
study instrument
532,00
Twenty place replacement head for present centrifuge
90,00
Urine Protein Standard
16.00
I L Blood Gas Machine
1973
Portable Heart Monitor
2,600,00
2 Portable Refrigerators (for emer3ency room and
Nurses Station)
171,94
1974
2 Stryker Stretchers
1,074,01
977.50
X -Ray Screens
132'07
X -Ray Cassette
479,21
Anesthesia Equipment
3,354.00
Bili light and masks
414,E +5
3,276,00
1975
Emergency Room Exam Table
650.00
I V Drip Meter
590.00
Exam Light ER room
212.73
Portable Aspirator pump
171,94
2 nurses refrigerators
3,700.00
1976
Carpet
1,931,73
Payment on Electric Bed
20 Electric beds, night stands and over the bed tables
1977
Payment on Electric Beds
4,000,00
YEARLY PURCHASES
Idaho Statesman Newspaper 356,77
Patient Stationery 30,70
Christmas Tree and Room Decorations 79,60
GRAND TOTAL $40,697,13
McCall Maps Annual 'Micro Scapes'
PLANNING McCall's annual hospital benefit dance
are (from left) yMrs. Frances Vassar, hospital administrator,
and Mrs. Sam Defler, (right) who is co-chairman with Mrs.
Bob Fogg for the event. (Walt Rubey photo)
McCALL —plans are being
completed for "Micro Scapes,"
the third annual hospital bene.
fit dance sponsored by the Me.
Call hospital auxiliary and
scheduled this year for Satur.
day, Feb. 27, at Shore Lodge.
The auxiliary has set a $700
goal and all proceeds will go
toward the purchase of a new
microscope for the hospital lab -
)ratory.
Co- chairmen Mrs. Sam Defler
ind Mrs. Bob Fogg are plan•
ling what they term an "eve.
ling of entertainment" for year•
round and week -end residents
)f the area. Card playing will
* offered in the Shore Lodge
neeting room. Dancing in the
lownstars dining room will be.
in at 9 p, m. The Hal Irwin
land will furnish music for the
ffair and a late- evening lunch
sill be served, the chairmen
ave announced.
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H I S T O R Y O F T H E M C C A L L M E M O R I A L H O S P I T A L
I n a b o u t 1 9 4 5 , s e v e r a l p e o p l e b e c a m e c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e n e e d f o r a c o n v a l e s c e n t - t y p e
h o s p i t a l , p o s s i b l y w h e r e t h e S h o r e L o d g e n o w s t a n d s . A c o m m i t t e e w a s f o r m e d , m a d e
u p o f B e s s F r e e m a n , G e n e F r e e m a n , T e d H a r w o o d , H o w a r d C a r r e y , D r . N u m b e r s a n d
D r . T h u r s t o n . D u e t o t h e i l l n e s s a n d s u b s e q u e n t d e a t h o f s o m e o f t h e c o m m i t t e e , p l a n s
w e r e n e v e r c o m p l e t e d .
A f t e r R o t a r y w a s o r g a n i z e d , i t d e v e l o p e d a h o s p i t a l c o m m i t t e e . H o w a r d C a r r e y s e r v e d a s
c h a i r m a n f o r s i x y e a r s . D o c t o r s w h o w e r e i n v i t e d t o s p e a k w e r e : D r . K e r r , D r . N u m b e r s ,
D r . W e r n e t t e , a n d l a t e r D r . P f l u g , w h o b o u g h t D r . W e r n e t t e ' s p r a c t i c e . T h e i d e a w a s
k e p t a l i v e a n d w a s m u c h d i s c u s s e d .
F i n a l l y , i n 1 9 5 4 , R o t a r y f i n a n c e d i n c o r p o r a t i o n p a p e r s s o a g r o u p c o u l d t a k e o f f i c i a l
a c t i o n . T h e o r i g i n a l B o a r d o f I n c o r p o r a t i o n w a s H o w a r d C a r r e y , R a l p h P a r i s , J e s s
M o o r e , C a r l B r o w n , a n d M a r y T h u r s t o n w i t h D r . P f l u g i n a n a d v i s o r y c a p a c i t y .
" T h i s g r o u p m e t w e e k l y f r o m M a r c h t h r o u g h A u g u s t , d i s c u s s i n g f i n a n c i n g , s i t e s , a n d
o t h e r p r o b l e m s , h a v i n g s p e e c h e s b y m e m b e r s o f t h e S t a t e B o a r d o f H e a l t h a n d v i s i t s b y
v a r i o u s a r c h i t e c t s . F i n a l l y , t h e y d e c i d e d t h a t t h e o n l y w a y t o r a i s e t h e m o n e y w a s t o b e
f i n a n c e d b y a t a x i n g d i s t r i c t a n d t u r n e d t h e m a t t e r o v e r t o a v i l l a g e b o a r d f o r a b o n d
e l e c t i o n . T h i s p r o p o s a l p a s s e d i n N o v e m b e r o f 1 9 5 5 w i t h a 9 0 % m a j o r i t y . T h e s i t e ,
t h r o u g h t h e i n f l u e n c e o f R a l p h P a r i s , w a s d o n a t e d b y B o i s e - P a y e t t e . F i n a n c i n g w a s b y
H i l l - B u r t o n f u n d s m a t c h i n g v i l l a g e t a x e s ; t h e r e w e r e , o f c o u r s e , m a n y d o n a t i o n s f r o m
p e o p l e l i v i n g o u t s i d e t h e v i l l a g e l i m i t s a s w e l l a s M c C a l l r e s i d e n t s , p e r m a n e n t r e s i d e n t s
a s w e l l a s s u m m e r r e s i d e n t s . M a n y b e n e f i t s w e r e h e l d .
I n N o v e m b e r o f 1 9 5 6 t h e h o s p i t a l o p e n e d , w i t h t h e f i r s t " o p e n h o u s e " o n N o v e m b e r 1 8 .
M a r y T h u r s t o n
r :
nruta Ho iday Pappening
McCall Residents Ready Hospital Fete
By MARJORIE COCHRANE I vDouglas Tiffany, Caldwell
McCALL — The McCall Me- Stoke s ; Bill Mockwitz
morial hospital is special not Mack Miller; Stan Tate;
only to McCall residents, but to l Nelson; Herold Nokes and
Boiseans as well, with McCall a; Edwards, all of McCall.
"second home" for vacationing €` M
Bill Boiseans making center -
Jr.; ipieces, which will be sold at
Deno 'the conclusion of the luncheon,
John � are the Mmes. Bob Hendren Jr.,
families. That's why, when the 1 Glittering gold accents will be
hospital auxiliary holds its sec -j interspersed w i t h Christmas
and "Holiday Happening" Sat greens in the Shore Lodge din-
Dorothy Beyerle, Margaret For-
ney, Dick Simplot, Charles Da
vidson and Arnold Hornton.
urday at Shore Lodge, Boiseans `j Biggest birthday party in
are included both in the list of mg room, and chef Ozzie Nelson (town was for long -time McCall -
women malting centerpieces for; is making special ice - carvings IDonnelly band director Clayton
the luncheon -style show and; for the continental buffet. Plum IBoyd. When the fall band con -
among models who will show, dessert. puddings will be the featured icert fell on Boyd's birthdate
fashions from Carroll's. A boutique shop, with dozens (Tuesday), students decided to
Many Boise residents will be and dozens of handmade Christ—raised him .. when he
driving up for the pretty party, mad gifts which McCall women raised his baton for the final
and special tables for men will massed chorus -band number,
have spent the fall fashioning,
be set up in the cocktail lounge. will open at 11:30 am Lunch 200 voices burst out with
They'll have their own fashion a. m. - "Happy Birthday."
m.
commentator, too. Mrs. Bill eon time is 1 p. Several Hundred parents
Powers will describe the boli -I The auxiliary hopes to raise, joined the youth> in a standing
$900 needed to buy an EK4 elec -;:
ovation for McCall's "Mister
day fashions for the husbands.!, trocardiograph with a data
Mrs. Dorothy Beyerle will be[ phone system for the hospital, Music.'
here from Boise to commentate to enable transmission of car- After the concert, the Bo y ds
for the ladies. Models will be diograms to a consulting cardio-
the Were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Mmes. Wanek Stein. Boise: logist. Kenneth Johnson.
McCALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
5th ANNUAL HOLIDAY HAPPENING
December 4, 1971
Shore Lodge McCall, Idaho
Holiday Buffet Luncheon
with
Ice Carvings by Oswald Ammen
Fashions by THE CLOTHES TREE - Caldwell, Idaho
The McCall Memorial Hospital Auxiliary was organized at a meeting in the home of Mary
Thurston in August, 1956 to cooperate with and supplement the services of the hospital to be
opened in November, 1956. Its first president was Mrs. Bob Fogg. Since that tirrie over $14,000
has been raised through various benefits to purchase special hospital equipment and to carry
out various decorating projects.
Auxiliary Officers 1971 -72
President - Mrs. Deno Nelson Treasurer - Mrs. Alan Williamson
President Elect - Mrs. Bud Mason Secretary -Mrs. Stan Young
Historian - Mrs. John J. Allen, Jr.
1971 Benefit Committee Chairmen
Luncheon
Mrs. Donald Johnson
Hostesses
Mrs. William Kirk
Table Centerpieces
Mrs. P.V. Hakes
Door Prizes
Mrs. John J. Allen, Jr.
Fashion Show
Mrs, Bill Evans
Boutiques
Mrs, Robert Scoles
Mrs, Richard Thompson
Doll Mrs, Robert Smith
Mrs. Pat Hayes
Decorations Mrs, Stan Young
Tickets Mrs, Bob Fogg
Publicity Mrs. Eddie Droge
General Chairman Miss Velma Shoemaker
Master of Ceremonies Mr. Dewey M. Rowland
Organist Mrs, Joe Aman Guitarist Mr. Skip Rowland
Fashion Comments by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Christopher, Mrs, Pete Jensen and Dr. Douglas Tif-
fany
Many, many thanks to everyone for helping make our benefit a success. We hope you have
enjoyed our Fiesta.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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S o m e p e o p l e w o u l d g i v e t h e i r r i g h t a r m , o r a t l e a f
t h e t i p o f t h e i r l e f t p i n k i e t o t o u r c e r t a i n h o m e s ,
p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e M c C a l l s u m m e r p l a y h o u s e s o f t h e
r i c h a n d f a m o u s .
B u t K a t h y K i l l e n a n d s o m e o t h e r m e m b e r s o f t h e
M c C a l l M e m o r i a l H o s p i t a l A u x i l l i a r y w e r e
s o m e w h a t s u r p r i s e d , t o s a y t h e l e a s t , b y t h e r e s p o n s e
t o t h e i r r e c e n t t o u r o f l a k e h o m e s .
T h e y g a v e a p a r t y f o r a b o u t 3 0 0 p e o p l e a n d m o r e
t h a n 1 , 5 0 0 p e o p l e c a m e .
" W e t h o u g h t 3 0 0 o r 4 0 0 m i g h t s h o w u p , " s a i d K i l l e n ,
w h o h a n d l e d t h e p u b l i c i t y . " W e d i d n o t e x p e c t t h i s ,
b u t i t w a s a w o n d e r f u l s u r p r i s e . "
T h e s u r p r i s e a m o u n t e d t o a t l e a s t $ 1 4 , 9 0 0 a f t e r
e x p e n s e s f o r t h e h o s p i t a l a u x i l i a r y ' s p r o j e c t s . P l a n s
a l r e a d y a r e i n t h e w i n d f o r a r e p e a t .
" W e h a v e w o r k e d a l o t h a r d e r f o r a l o t l e s s . I t ' s
r e a l l y h a r d n o t t o r e p e a t a s u c c e s s , " K i l l e n s a i d .
O n e r e p o r t s a i d m i l l i o n a i r e i n d u s t r i a l i s t J . R .
S i m p l o t g r e e t e d e a c h o n e o f t h e 1 , 5 0 0 v i s i t o r s t o h i s
h o m e o n S i m p l o t P o i n t . " I w o u l d n ' t p a y $ 1 0 t o s e e t h i s
o l d s h a c k , " J a c k w a s h e a r d t o m u t t e r s e v e r a l t i m e s .
I t ' s a g o o d t h i n g h i s j u d g m e n t ' s b e t t e r w h e n i t
c o m e s t o I d a h o s p u d s .
f, 5 �', q "A( o f z Pr °s
McCaIlTour
of Home
� Here's your chance to observe
McCall's most beautiful abodes
Some of the most beautiful and
interesting homes in the McCall
area will be opened for a rare
public viewing Saturday as part
of the first McCall Home Tour.
The owners of eight homes
plus the High Llama Ranch have
agreed to allow their properties to
be part of the tour in order to
benefit the McCall Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary.
Proceeds from the tour will be
placed towards the auxiliary's
continuing program of buying
equipment to be used by McCall
Memorial Hospital.
The tour is an informal event
that allows visitors to tour the
homes in any order at their own
pace. Hours have been set for 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Tour tickets with maps cost
$10 per person. They can be ob-
tained at any of the homes on the
tour or at Mill Park, which will
serve as a central location for the
tour.
The park also will be the loca-
tion to get refreshments such as
lemonade, tea and coffee as well
as a selection of homemade treats
to eat.
Tickets also may be obtained
by calling Linda Pittenger,
634 -7088, or Katie Charles,
634 -7988.
Each home will be marked with
decorated balloons as well as the
home tour logo. Hostesses at
each residence will answer ques-
tions.
Here is a rundown of the
homes to be opened during the
McCall Home Tour:
High Llama Ranch: Actual
llamas, those long- necked South
American pack animals, are rais-
ed at High Llama Ranch, which
is located along Lake Fork Creek
south of McCall in the shadow of
Jughandle Mountain.
The barn, house, and utility
building in the ranch combine ef-
ficiency with aesthetic appeal,
and were one of the winners in
the 1985 Design Awards program
for the Idaho State chapter of the
American Institute of Architects.
The ranch is owned by Cutler
and Nancy Umbach and is
managed by Barry and Caroline
Holloway.
Crowley home is nestled in thick forest.
The barn, the largest structure
on the ranch, is specially built for
llamas. It is unheated but in-
sulated to reduce temperature
#luctuations.
Trudle Ralphs residthce ° The
home was built in 1971, but the
rich feeling of a much older
building overcomes the visitor.
That sort of feeling was intend-
ed in the design of the home's
high- beamed ceilings, walk -in
fireplace, more than 20 stained
and leaded glass windows and
oriental rugs laid over stone
floors that are warmed by radiant
heat.
The house is completely fur-
nished in antiques, and all the
barn wood and hand -hewn
beams, some 100 years old, are
from the Ralphs family's Califor-
nia dairy farms.
Residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Simplot: Home tour par-
ticipants will get an early look at
preparations at the Simplot
estate, which will be the site of a
party for members and
organizers of the National Gover-
nors Association meeting on
Aug. 3.
The main buildings sit along
Sylvan Beach along the shore of
Payette Lake, but the estate pro-
perty stretches high up the ridge
across Warren Wagon Road.
The area was first developed by
Idaho pioneer Rom Regan and
later by Jack Bradley, owner of
the Stibnite mine near Yellow
Pine. The green home on the
estate, occupied by Simplot's
son -in -law Butch Otter, was
originally a bar and was used in
the film Northwest Passage.
Residence of Mr. and Mrs.
,William Agee: The building is the
second home of former Bendix
Corp. chairman William Agee
and his wife, Mary Cunningham,
a former executive of Seagram
and Co.
The award- winning lakeside
home includes expansive walls of
glass in the main living area, a
large redwood deck with adjoin-
ing stone terrace, and built -in
barbecue.
Residence of Mr. and Mrs.
William Crowley: This home has
been carved out of the virgin
woods west of McCall and
reflects the owner's desire for Old
World craftsmanship
tion to detail.
The highly- crafted paneling,
ceilings and flooring of the 15
rooms are composed of various
woods, including Hawaiian koa,
eastern " rock maple, black
walnut, ponderosa pine, Hon-
duras mahogany and oak.
Auxiliary rooms include a food
storage room and a wine cellar
that are kept at a constant 55
degrees.
Residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Johnson: The home is
located along the 17th fairway of
the McCall Golf Course and was
designed by Johnson, who is an
architect.
The home is furnished with a
collection of country antiques
and arranged around a central
fireplace and stairwell, with the
fireplace made in the shape of the
State of Idaho.
The upper level includes a
third -floor bedroom and balcony
that is reached by a ship's ladder.
Residence of Mr. and Mrs.
John Edwards: The lakeside
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home was built in 1935 and is
most noted for its gardens of
flowers and several greenhouses
that have earned the couple
awards in .Sunset magazine.
Oil paintings, oriental rugs and
pieces of silver and crystal lend to
an atmosphere of culture and
refinement in the home.
Jean Odmark residence: The
home was designed and built by
Odmark in 1981 on a lot
overlooking Payette Lake.
The design of the building
manages to capture morning sun
as well as provide sunset views.
Antiques from Odmark's
previous ranch are combined
with new colors to create a uni-
que atmosphere.
Residence of Nancy Gentry:
The home was moved to its pre=
sent Lake Street site from Long
Valley when the filling of
Cascade Reservoir flooded the
old location in the late 1940s.
The home was intended to be
used as an inn, but such plans
were cancelled when Shore Lodge
was built. Gentry bought the
house in 1979 and has performed
remodeling and redecorating.
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Home tour takes in t$ 15,000
The first McCall Home Tour
held on Saturday earned $15,000
for the McCall Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary, chairman
Shirley Allen said.
The tour of High Llama Ranch
and seven of McCall's most
beautiful homes was "an over-
whelming success," Allen said.
The event likely will be repeated
each year or every other year, she
said.
"A thank -you to the communi-
ty and anyone attending," Allen
said. "The donations were very
much appreciated."
The auxiliary will use the funds
to buy specialized equipment for
McCall Memorial Hospital. The
items to be purchased will be an-
nounced later, she said.
"I want to express immense
thanks to the home owners for
opening their homes to the public
and for the time involved," she
said.
Door prizes were donated by
the following: Krahn's Home
Furnishings, K &L Jewelry and
Gifts, Heirloom Creations, May
Hardware, McCall Drug, The
Wooden Horse.
Other prizes were donated by
Country Closet, Country Crafts,
The Merc, Crystal Visions,
Brown's Gallery, Alford's Fine
Arts, High Mountain Nursery,
Granny's Attic, Shaver's, Payette
Lakes Lumber Co., and Alice
Dunlap in the memory of Frankie
Vassar.
Door prize winners included
Otto Fieting of Caldwell, Ann
Hanson of Boise, Jean Clohessy
of Boise, Edith Elson of Boise,
Peggy Stanwood of Boise, Gret-
chen Mossman of Boise, Joan
Davis of Boise and Virginia
Gould of Boise. a
Other prize winners were
Marlene Wisdom of Boise, Dick
Buchanan of Boise, Robin Cor-
beil of McCall, Dalene Lemberes
of McCall, Ray Bowman of Mc-
Call, Betty Bothwell of Boise,
Jim Smiley of Donnelly, Ann
Peterson of Boise and Sandy
Mills of McCall.
Winners will be notified and
may pick up their prizes at the
hospital during business hours or
by calling Allen at 634 -2404.
Committee chairmen included:
Chair - Shirley Allen; Brochures -
M ^rcia Gauss; Tickets - Katie
Charles and Linda Pittenger;
Publicity - Kathy Killen; Homes -
Dolores Chapman, Marilyn
Krahn.
Other chairmen were:
Hostesses - Marge 'Evans, Mary
Lou Droge; Finance - Margaret
Fogg; Mill Park - Ruth Seydel,
Dawn Moudy and Judy Evans;
Hats - Joan Lee; Music - Mr. and
Mrs. Skip Taylor; Door Prizes -
Nora Rodriguez.
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McCall hospital auxiliary s�
Poster contest to raise money
The McCall Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary is sponsoring a poster
contest to raise money to pur-
chase new equipment.
The winning entry will be pur-
chased for $500 and will be repro-
duced on a 17- by 22 -inch full color
glossy travel poster.
Entrants may submit three en-
tries in any reproducible medium.
Subject matter should relate to
the areas served by the McCall
Memorial Hospital.
Entries will be displayed at the
hospital during the contest, and
the winning work of art will be on
permanent display.
Entries should be delivered or
mailed by July 26 to Krahn's
Home Furnishings, 211 Lake
Street, McCall, ID &3638.
For more information, call
Karen Murtishaw at 634 -2193.
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"Simply >✓tegant" will be the theme
and the setting at the 1987 Holiday
Happening set for Dec. 5 at Shore
Lodge.
Tickets have been distributed for
the event and are on sale through Nov.
30. The day of fashion and fun is
staged by the McCall Memorial Hos-
pital Auxiliary.
The day's festivities will will begin
at 10 a.m. with a baked foods sale and
Christmas Tree Lane. At noon, there
will be a buffet luncheon, a fashion
show with styles by The Bazaar, and
entertainment by The Sunrise Gang.
Drawings will be held through the
day for prizes such as a season's pass
to Brundage Mountain Ski Area, a
$200 gift certificate to The Bazaar
donated by the auxiliary, a huge,
huggable Christmas bear courtesy of
McCall Floral and Gift, an angel of
handmade lace given by Ricky Luff,
and a sterling silver inlaid pendant
donated by Crystal Visions.
Proceeds from the Holiday Hap-
pening help the auxiliary in its mission
of buying medical equipment for
McCall Memorial Hospital. The aux-
iliary has voted to help purchase
mammography equipment as this
year's project.
The equipment will serve women
use to help
patients suffering from hypothermia
who previously had to travel to Boise
as well as new babies and mothers,
to have breast testing done, as doctors
surgical patients and older patients.
recommend that all women over 40
Donations in 1986 included funds
have a mammogram done yearly,
for redecorating the hospital and to
About five percent of women tested
buy an oximeter, which allows meas-
may need to have further testing done
on more sophisticated equipment.
urmg of a patient's blood- oxygen
level without the need for drawing
The hospital already has received
blood.
$10,000 from the Laura Moore Cun-
Each year, the auxiliary provides
ningham Foundation for the equip-
immunization records, baby T- shirts,
ment, which costs $40,000. BesideQ
pediatric coloring books, newspapers
the Holiday Happening, the auxiliary
and a Christmas tree with decorations.
will contribute funds raised by its
A plaque detailing the history of the
Poster Contest now in progress and
purchases is on display in the hospital
the McCall Tour of Homes scheduled
foyer.
for next summer. Artists interested in
Tickets for the 1987 Holiday Hap -
the Poster Contest should contact
Sally Allen at 634 -5741.
pening are on sale at 1Crahn's Home
Furnishings, McCall Drug, McCall
The auxiliary's Memorial Fund this
Floral and Gift, Country Closet,
year will be purchasing a pulmonary
function machine, which will be
Shaver's Beauty Salon, Pat's Hair,
Bar, Medley Sports, Mountain Mon -,
available to citizens to screen them for
key Business H T
lung problems.
Since the McCall hospital opened in
1956, $99,600 have been raised by the
auxiliary to help deliver high - quality
rural health care to the area, and this
year should see that total break
$100,000.
the hospital. ome own Sports and
Tickets also may be purchased by
calling Marjorie Evans at634 -5571 or
Linnea Hall in New Meadows at 347=
2448. Tickets cost $10, including tax
and tip. Tickets for the drawing will be,
available at the event and may be
Purchased from auxiliary members. '
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Fashion's finery highlights Happening.
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Final preparations are now un-
lerway for the 21st Annual Holiday
-lappening on Saturday presented
)y the McCall Memorial Hospital
kuxiliary.
The event is set to start at 10
i.m. Saturday at Shore Lodge,
where guests will be greeted with
lecorations prepared by members of
he auxiliary.
As the day approaches, rehearsals
br the fashion show and entertain -
nent are going on, gaily decorated
rees are finding their way to
:hristmas Tree Lane, and baked
roods are arriving to tempt all
:omers.
The baked goods sale and
:hristmas Tree Lane will start off
he day, with a buffet luncheon set
o start at noon. A fashion show
vith styles by The Bazaar will fol-
ow lunch, and entertainment will
►e by The Sunrise Gang of McCall.
All of the pageantry will be to
ielp the auxiliary in its continuing
:ampaign to buy equipment for
&Call Memorial Hospital..
Since the hospital opened in
956, $99,600 have been raised by
he auxiliary to help deliver high -
[uality health care to the area. Sat -
irday's event is expected to push
he total over the $100,000 mark.
Christmas Tree Lane once again
;xpects to be one of the highlights
A the Holiday Happening. The six
rees, each three to five feet tall,
will be decked with hand -made or-
iaments which can be bought for a
pecial place on someone's home
.ee or as a gift.
This year's participants who made
.he trees are the Girl Scouts, PEO,
?ayette Lakes Progressive Club,
Mary Lou Droge and Patty Jacob -
;en, Ricky Luff and Adonna
Sanders.
Whole trees trom Christmas Tree
Lane are available for sale to busi-
nesses wishing to purchase one for
their holiday decorations. Call
Vonda Kirk at 634 -2064 for infor-
mation.
The themes of this year's three -
act fashion show will be silver and
gold, glitz and leather.
The first act, "Baby, It's Cold
Out There," will present sweaters,
sweatsuits and outerwear. The next
act, "Winter Wonderland," will fea-
ture day wear, including coordinated
wardrobe pieces, for travel, business
and everydav activities.
The third and final act of the
fashion show is called "Some En-
chanted Evening," which will dis-
play holiday looks for festive
entertaining, either at home or
away.
There is still time to make dona-
tion of food for the basked sale.
Food should be wrapped to allow
the food to be visible, and the dish
decorated with a Christmas bow or
ribbon. The food should have a tag
describing the food and the name of
the person donating it.
The food should be brought to
the Mill Room at Shore Lodge on
Friday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. or on
Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to
10 a.m. For information, call Mar-
cia Kirk at 634 -2625 or Katherine
Breckenridge at 634 -8253.
Drawings for valuable prizes will
be held throughout the day. Items
to be given away include a season's
ski pass courtesy of Brundage
Mountain Ski Area, a $200 hug-
gable Christmas bear from McCall
Floral and Gifts, a Christmas angel
handmade and given by Ricky Luff
of Granny's Attic, and a sterling
silver inlaid pendant donated by
Crystal Visions.
Tickets for the luncheon and
fashion show are $10, including tax
and tip. Tickets for the drawing will
be available at the Happening as
well as from auxiliary members and
area grocery stores.
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Douglas Manchester home on Payette Lake features massive columns, native materials.
Home tour to display McCall's finest
The lakefront home of San
Diego developer Douglas Manch-
ester will be among seven lavish
homes that will have its doors
opened to the public on Saturday as
part of the 1988 McCall Home
Tour.
The tour will be held from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. The
tour is self - guided, and visitors may
start at any home along the route.
The sponsoring McCall Memo-
rial Hospital Auxiliary will use the
funds to continue the auxiliary's
fund - raising efforts for McCall
Memorial Hospital. This year's
proceeds will help pay off the
newly acquired mammography test-
ing equipment used to detect breast
cancer in women.
Tickets to the McCall Home
Tour are $15. They will be sold at
each home on the tour and at an in-
formation center to be set up on the
lawn along W. Lake Street near the
McCall Ranger District.
Here are brief descriptions of the
home to be featured on the McCall
Home Tour:
Douglas Manchester
Home: The LaJolla, Calif.,
developer has transformed the for-
mer Camp Tapawingo Boy Scout
camp along the east arm of Payette
Lake into an elegant estate for
himself, his wife, Betsy and the
couple's children.
Surrounding forests protect
Manchester's pristine privacy of a
nearby sandy beach, tennis court
and rustic landscaping.
The mountain lodge atmosphere
is enhanced by loft rafters and mas-
sive columns. Inlaid paver bricks
are extensively used at the entrance
and on the terrace overlooking the
lake.
Use of indigenous materials is
demonstrated in unique river rock
fireplaces and the lavish use of
straight -grain fir. There are two
Jacuzzis, a sauna, wine vault in the
basement and a commercial kitchen.
Mowbray Davidson cabin:
This quaint log cabin, recently re-
modeled, is actually an original unit
of a legendary cluster along Payette
Lake built by the pioneer Regan
family on Sylvan Beach just after
the turn of the century and rented
until the early 1930s. All meals
were taken at a common kitchen
located on Sylvan Point just off the
narrows.
In 1987, Mrs. Mowbray David-
son, long -time owner of the adja-
cent cabin, purchased the home,
which had been owned by the
Thometz family of Boise.
Ennis home: Dick and Mary
Lou Ennis of Boise purchased this
house on Lake Street in McCall
last year from Mr. and Mrs. Shelley
Timm, long -time McCall residents.
The remodeled home has a w:sm
and inviting spirit and boasts one of
the finest views on Payette Lake.
The Colonial -style home has a
living room that overlooks a stone
patio and lush green lawns extend-
ing to a gently - sloping sandy
beach. Wallpapers and paint colors
inside and out set the scene for
Country French furnishings.
Peggy Wheatcroft home:
This home was designed by
owner /decorator Peggy Wheatcroft
as a "new -old" dream house. The
lot, along Payette Lake near the
hospital, was the location of the
Civilian Conservation Corps recre-
ational playground, and the old
CCC fireplace is still on display.
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Unique posts and beams, left in
their natural shape, grace the cov-
ered winter entry and were collected
in the local forests by Peggy
Wheatcroft and her builder.
Throughout the home is a
combination of the old and new in
the primitive antique furniture and
the white enameled wood walls.
Wheatcroft, who uses the home
as a retreat from from her home
base in Pacific Beach, Calif.,
wanted to use as much local talent
as possible. Therefore, local skills
were used in the home's design.
Paul Corddry home:
Towering pines, birch trees and
quaking aspen envelope this con-
temporary residence, which was the
winner of a prestigious architectural
award. Owners Paul and Charlotte
Corddry live in Pittsburgh, Penn.,
where Paul is senior vice president
of the H.J. Heinz Co. world head-
quarters.
The expansive walls of-glass in
the main living areas look out over
the water and open the interior of
the residence to the beauty of its
natural setting.
The living room with cathedral
ceilings and massive stone fire-
places provides an excellent back-
drop for the artwork and antique
furniture, including a circa 1730
French Armoire and a glass -and-
concrete wall sculpture by Laddie
John Dill.
Richard Collins home:
Built in 1987, this home along the
McCall Golf Course has all the
features people dream about for re-
tirement and outdoor recreation.
Although the house is small in
square footage, the open living ar-
eas are spacious and well- planned,
with precise attention to detail.
• Phillip Yribar Home:
Old world charm abounds in the
Yribar residence and guest house on
the West side of Payette Lake.
The main house is log, with
carved beams, stone fireplaces and
stained -glass windows. Antique
furnishings and light fixtures
recapture an aura of the past.
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Members of the McCall Memorial Hospital Auxiliary while other members, right, examine a cuddly raffle
prepare cooking utensils for the baked -foods sale to prize. From left are Helen Young, Joyce Schultz, Ferne
be held during the 1990 Holiday Happening on Dec.1 Krumm, Linnea Hall and Sarah Moosman.
Sale highlights Happening
You do not have to buy a ticket
for the 1990 Holiday Happening to
share in the sale of a variety of tasty
baked goods to be sold as part of the
event.
The bake sale is set to start at 11
a.m. Saturday , Dec. 1, at the Mc-
Call Golf Course Clubhouse, and
the public is invited to browse
around the usual variety of baked
goods and holiday treats.
The golf course parking lot will
be the place where attendees will
bring their cars for valet parking and
where they will board a shuttle to
the Yacht Club, which is the main
site for the Holiday Happening.
Tickets are now on sale for the
raffle that is part of the Happening,
which is sponsored by the McCall
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Tick-
ets cost $1 and can be purchased
from auxiliary members or during
the party on Dec. 1. They also may
be purchased at McCall Drug, Clark
Real Estate and Krahn's Home Fur-
nishings.
Prizes from the raffle include a
season golf pass at Kimberland
Meadows Golf Course, donated by The certificate has been donated by
Kimberland Meadows; a season ski the auxiliary.
pass at Brundage Mountain Ski Proceeds from the entire day of
Area, donated by Brundage Moun- events at the Holiday Happening
tam; a jet -boat trip down the Snake will be donated to McCall Memorial
River, donated by Hells Canyon Hospital's fund - raising drive to buy
Adventures; and a stuffed panda bear a CAT scanner for the hospital. The
donated by McCall Drug. scanner would provide better and
Other prizes include a theater quicker evaluation of patients and
package for two, including tickets cut travel time to Boise for patients
requiring regular testing.
for The Nutcracker at the Morrison
Center for the Performing Arts, do-
nated by The Morrison Center; din-
ner at Milford's, donated by Mil-
ford's; one night of lodging at The
Statehouse Inn, donated by The
Statehouse Inn, and a $200 gift cer-
tificate to be used at Mountain
Monkey Business and Panache,
which are sponsors of the fashion ;
show :to be held during the event.
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Heck of a Happening
Patrons of Saturday's Holiday Happening Club building. The day featured a baked -foods
sample some of the goodies that were served up sale, a buffet lunch, a fashion show and the
during the annual fund - raiser for the McCall giving away of many valuable door prizes and
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary held at The Yacht raffle awards. The event raised about $6,500
Photo by Tom Grote
for McCall Memorial Hospital in its quest to buy
a CAT scanner. For details of the Holiday Hap-
pening, including the names of winners of various
prizes, see Page 6.
Homes with a view
Visitors to McCall will get a
chance to view homes with a view
during the biennial McCall Home
Tour, scheduled for Aug. 1.
The tour, featuring six homes
that include views of mountains
and Payette Lake, is sponsored by
the McCall Hospital Auxiliary.
Proceeds from this year's event
will go towards the purchase of a
CAT scan machine.
Tickets for the tour are $10, if
bought today, $15 after today.
They can be purchased at Krahn's
Home Furnishings, McCall Drugs
and Mountain Monkey Business,
all in McCall, and at the McCall
Memorial Hospital. Each ticket
package includes a map; partici-
pants must provide their own
transportation.
For more information, call 634-
2193 in McCall.
Here are the homes in the tour:
Atwood home
Owners: Alan and Sue Atwood
View: Jughandle Mountain and
McCall's golf course
Special features: Modern, gour-
met kitchen
Mann home
Owners: Steve and Susan Mann
View: Payette Lake
Mann home
Miller home
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Special features: Tree-studded, PhOtOS by
naturally landscaped grounds;
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in -law quarters; expansive dec'
Miller home
Owners: Boyd and Kathy Mi
View: Forest, meadows
mountains
Special features: Native de,
exercise area, spa with a vi
open fireplace with wide heart
Ryan home
Owners: Gary and Toni Ryai
View: Mountains
Special features: Two -st
wall of windows, library loft,
ercise room, custom -made i
niture
Smith home
Owners: Ballard and Chai
Smith
View: Mountains and Paye
Lake
Special features: Hand - painted Smith home, kitchen
kitchen floor, large river rock
walls and fireplace, adjoining
cottage
Wilson home
Owners: Peter and Pat Wilson
View: Wagon Wheel Bay
Special features: Built in the
1920s, large screened porch, origi-
nal hickory bentwood chairs
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Wilson home
Ryan home
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A little skin for Happenin'
Travis Hatfield of McCall models
the latest in holiday sleepwear be-
fore several hundred women at
Shore Lodge on Saturday during
the 1993 Holiday Happening.
Hatfield and a large crew of mod-
els, both male and female, showed
off fashions from a variety of local
stores during the annual event,
which featured a lunch, baked -food
sale and prize drawings. The Holi-
day Happening is sponsored by the
McCall Memorial Hospital Auxil-
iary, with proceeds used to buy hos-
pital equipment. No final figures
were available this week.
Photo by Tom Grote
Hospital ges 'Happening' money
Members of the McCall Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
gathered on Monday to help present funds from the
1993 Holiday Happening to McCall Memorial Hospi-
tal. Event Chair Nancy Krahn, right, hands a check to
hospital administrator Karen Kellie while the two
stand behind drawings for renovation and expansion
of the hospital that will occur over the next two years.
The money from the December 1993 event will be used
to buy three pieces of equipment for the hospital's
surgery department, including an equipment cart, a
machine to warm fluids to body temperature and a
machine to aid in the giving of anesthesia.
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Fine art, fine time
Betty Boggess Lathrop, at right above, recently presented the McCall Memorial Hospitai
Auxiliary with her painting "Paradise Point," which will be sold at a silent auction during
the 1994 Holiday Happening Dec. 3 at the Shore Lodge. The event is the auxiliary's major
fund - raiser of the year, and will feature a fashion show of contemporary and vintage fash-
ions. Accepting the painting above, are left to right Dottie Moore, chair of Holiday Happening,
Marilyn Summers, auxiliary president, and Kathy Showers, Holiday Happening prize chair.
Lathrop's interest in McCall Memorial Hospital relates back to the death of her husband
Warren Boggess. He died of heart failure at the hospital in 1988, and Lathrop said her involve-
ment grows out of her recognition of the importance of the hospital to the community. She
said the hospital needs the support of everyone, both full- and part -time residents. A "plein
air" artist who works outside on location, her work has been shown in galleries around the
west. She spends part of her year in McCall, and the other part in Lafayette, Calif.
Boggess- Lathrop's interest in McCall
Memorial Hospital stems from husband's death
Artist donates featured work of art to Holiday Happenings
MCCALL — The importance of a good communi-
ty hospital is clear to Betty Boggess - Lathrop, who donat-
ed a painting that will be auctioned off, silently, at this
year's Holiday Happening, the annual McCall Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary's fund - raiser for the hospital.
Boggess - Lathrop's interest in the hospital stems from
the 1988 death of her husband Warren Boggess at the
hospital of heart failure.
"The hospital is a very important part of the com-
munity and needs the support of everyone, both full -
time and part -time residents," she said recently.
She qualifies as one of the latter, a part -time resident,
though her ties to McCall go back many years when the
family discovered McCall as a terrific place to vacation,
a great place for a fly -in vacation.
Flying is a big part of the family's heritage, as Betty
and Warren operated an aviation business at Buchanan
Field in Concord, Calif., for 34 years. They owned the
Cessna dealership there during that time, and Boggess -
Lathrop even "recovered" them, back in the "old days,"
she says, when cloth was still used to cover airframes.
Boggess- Lathrop has been flying since 1946, and
still flies occasionally. Aviation is in the family's blood
and one son is a Captain and flies in the U.S. Air Force,
and her other son flew as a bush pilot in Alaska for a
few years before he became an executive for Bechtel
Corporation. He still flies for pleasure, she said.
Her two oldest grandsons have their pilot's licenses,
and one of them works for United Airlines in Portland
as a fuel handler, and the other attends Big Bend
Community College in Moses Lake, Wash., where he
is getting advanced pilot training.
And her daughter worked for many years doing aer-
ial traffic reports for radio station KSFO in San Francisco.
She said five other grandsons are too young to get
their pilot's licenses, but are interested in aviation.
Boggess - Lathrop brings a pilot's eye to the landscape
painting she does, works that feature glowing and excit-
ing renitions of skies and distant views.
"Painting `en plein air' is the way I can best portray
the kaleidoscope of colors and the unique, poetic atmos-
phere of our area," she said. Plein air painting takes the
artist outdoors to paint landscapes on location.
The painting she donated to the auxiliary for Holiday
Happening is called "Paradise Point," and features that
Payette Lake landmark.
Since getting back into art, after raising a family and
helping run the family business, her work has attracted
the attention of galleries all over the west.
An award - winning artist, her work has been dis-
played, among others, at Bartlett's Art Gallery, Pleasanton,
Calif., Valley Art Works, Walnut Creek, Calif., Oakland
Art Association Gallery, Oakland, Village Theater Gallery,
Danville, Calif., Kaffee Barbara Galle$ Restaurant,
Lafayette, Calif., Window of Opportunity Gallery, Jack
London Square, Oakland, and Brown's Gallery, McCall.
Boggess- Lathrop and two key facets of her life, her art and her airplanes.
Photo by Tom Grote
Progressives assist auxiliary for 'Happening'
These members of the Payette Lakes Progressive
Club pitch in to help with decorations for the Holiday
Happening, the annual fund - raiser for the McCall
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. From left, Neva
Michael, Myrna Van Cour, Ginny East, Coleen Hall
and Jo Bergstrom work on a tree that will be featured
as part of the Happening, to be held Saturday, Dec. 3,
at Shore Lodge. Not pictured are volunteers Bobbie
Schoonover and Skipper McKellar. Other area resi-
dents can pitch in to help the auxiliary by attending two
free classes next week in the making of small "crazy
quilts" to be sold at the Happening. The classes will be
held on Tuesday, Nov. 15, and Thursday, Nov. 17, from
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Granny's Attic in Village Square. For
information, call Lori Davis at 634 -5313 or Marilyn
Blattner at 634 -5673.
Photo by Tom Grote
Sharon Wolf of Calico Gifts, left, donates a signed Lynn Haney Santa
Claus doll valued at $223 to the Holiday Happening while Barb Sparks
and Kathy Showers of the McCall Memorial Hospital Auxiliary accept
the gift.
Enjoy 'Happening'
even with no ticket
Even if you were not able to buy a
ticket for the 1994 Holiday Happen-
ing on Saturday, Dec. 3, you can still
enjoy the festive event by attending
the sale of decorations, centerpieces
and food items earlier in the day.
Starting at 10 a.m. on Dec. 3, the
doors of the Shore Lodge will be
opened to both ticket - holders and other
members of the public who wish to
browse through the brightly deco-
rated facilities.
Members of the sponsoring McCall
Memorial Hospital have worked hard
to bring a colorful and attractive array
of items to fill out the gift list of
shoppers. Items include bird houses,
teddy bears, carousel horses, "crazy"
quilts, and noble fir decorated Christ-
mas trees ranging from four feet to 12
feet tall.
Donations of baked goods and or-
naments may be brought to the Shore
Lodge on Friday, Dec. 2, between 1
p.m. and 7 p.m., and on Dec. 3 be-
tween 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
The theme for this year's.event is
"A Journey Back Through Time."
Vintage clothing and present -day fash-
ions will be modeled at this years
fund - raiser.
You don't even have to show up at
Shore Lodge to support the Holiday
Happening, as there are some valu-
able prizes that will be given away to
buyers of raffle.tickets.
Prizes include a Boise package (in-
cluding two Nutcracker Suite tickets,
lodging for two at The Statehouse Inn
and dinner for two at Milford's
Fishhouse), a Sun Valley package (in-
cluding skiing for two and lodging for
two); a Brundage Mountain child's
season ski pass, a Santa centerpiece
from Calico Gifts and—a $100 gift
certificate from Mountain Monkey
Business.
Raffle tickets are available at West
One Bank, Mail Boxes and More,
Moxie Java and McCall Drug. Tick-
ets will also be available at the lun-
cheon.
Don't forget the silent auction that
will be held on a painting donated by
artist Betty Lathrop. The oil painting,
"Paradise Point," is on display at
Krahn's Home Furnishings.
Orders are still being taken for
poinsettias, ivysettias or azaleas that
are being sold as part of the event.
Call Judy Brown at 634 -7533 or Patti
Davis 634 -2281 (days), 634 -4205
(evenings) to place an order.
Those who want to gamble that a
ticket to the luncheon and fashion
show may become available should
call Dorothy Mott at 634 -5304 to get
their names on a waiting list. Also,
any ticket - holders who decide not to
attend the Holiday Happening should
call Mott so their seats may be filled.
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'Happening' decorations nearly done
Volunteers for the McCall Memorial Hospital Auxil-
iary work on gaily dressed dolls that will be featured as
decorations during the 1994 Holiday Happening on
Saturday, Dec. 3. From left are Susie Marshall, Marilyn
Blattner, Ann Potter and Judy Slaton. Starting at 10
a.m. on Dec. 3, the doors of the Shore Lodge will be
opened to both ticket - holders and other members of
Photo by Tom Grote
the public to view decorations, baked goods and other
items that will be on sale. Raffle tickets are available at
West One Bank, Mail Boxes and More, Moxie Java and
McCall Drug. Prizes include a Boise package, a Sun
Valley package, a Brundage Mountain child's season ski
pass, a centerpiece from Calico Gifts and a $100 certifi-
cate from Mountain Monkey Business.
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Photo by Roger Phillips
Hooked on the Happening
Ashley Gray, daughter of Danielle
Gray of McCall, stares in wonder
at the beautifully decorated trees,
ornaments and other items that
were on sale Saturday at the 1994
Holiday Happening at Shore Lodge.
The annual event raised funds for
the McCall Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary. Ashley was dressed in
her finery for the occasion, as were
a number of models who took part
in the luncheon's fashion show. For
a photo from the fashion show, see
Page 1.
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the event had not been announced by Wednesday.
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Star-News Photo by Jeanne Heins
Pam Lawrence labors to finish angel decorations to match the "Angelic Fantasy" theme of Holiday Happening.
'Happening' notes angelic theme
"Angelic Fantasy" is the theme of
the 1995 Holiday Happening set for
Dec. 2 at Shore Lodge.
The theme was announced on
Monday by the sponsoring McCall
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Angel
decorations that will be available for
purchase at the Holiday Happening
will be on preview display starting
Monday through Nov. 29 at
Caledonia, located in Market Square
in downtown McCall.
Here are some other highlights of
the event:
• Silent Auction: Nearly three
dozen silent auction items have been
donated to the auxiliary, and bids
may be placed during the evening
dinner -dance on Dec. 2. Bids can be
placed only between 6:30 p.m. and
10 p.m. that night.
Among the items to be auctioned
are a case of wine from Harvest Moon
Deli, half -day use of a pontoon boat
from The Sports Marina, 20 percent
off any rental item from Gravity
Sports, a half -day Payette Lake Tour
via boat by Payette Lake Charters,
and two for one lodging at Northwest
Passage Bed and Breakfast.
Other silent auction items include
a dinner for 10 people at Hotel
McCall, a matted and framed nature
print from On The Wild Side, a ski
package to Sun Valley, a Hobie "Float
Cat 60" single -man boat from Hobie
Designs, and an award - winning photo,
"Fox Farm," by Council photographer
D.J. Fultz.
• Raffle Items: Other items will be
given away during the event by a raffle
drawing. Tickets are $1 each or six for
$5 and are being sold at Mountain
Monkey Business, Caledonia and
McCall Drug in McCall, and in New
Meadows at Beyond The Trees.
Raffle items include Waverly bed
coverings from Caledonia, an original
pastel painting by Judy Slaton, a fused
glass salad set from KitchenWorks, a
$100 gift certificate from Mountain
Monkey Business, and two weeks at
Mountain View RV Park.
• Evening Band: The Boise band
"Swing Shift" will be playing during
the new evening dinner -dance on Dec.
2. The band will play light jazz for
cocktails and dinner and then crank up
the dancing music for after dinner.
• Male Cooks: All male cooks in
the community are invited to take part
in the Holiday Happening by donating
their favorite baked goodies to the
event- Items for the "Male Cooks Cor-
ner" should be brought to the Shore
Lodge on Friday, Dec. 1, between 10
a.m. and 6 p.m.
Tickets for the Holiday Happen-
ing are available from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Mondays through Fridays at the
McCall Memorial Hospital Annex,
located next door to the hospital at
200 Hewitt Street.
Arrangements may be made to
buy tickets outside of those hours by
calling 634 -2221, extension 180, or
634 -8436.
Tickets cost $20 per person for
the luncheon and $35 per person for
the dinner - dance.
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Volunteer hostesses play a key role in ensuring the
Holiday Happening is a smooth- running and crowd -
pleasing event. This year, hostesses will be on hand
at both the luncheon and dinner -dance to welcome
guests, assist with seating and to sell spectacular
decorations and table centerpieces. Some of the
hostesses are pictured above. They are, front row
from left, Wendy Fronk, co -chair Pepper Stobbe,
The 1995 Holiday Happening takes
place on Saturday, with the holiday
season's social highlight divided into
two events this year.
All events will take place at Shore
Lodge, with proceeds going to the
sponsoring McCall Memorial Hospi-
tal Auxiliary.
Proceeds will be used to buy anes-
thesia equipment for McCall Memo-
rial Hospital, and all money raised
will be matched dollar- for - dollar by
the Tennity- Simplot Challenge Fund.
The theme of the event this year is
"Angelic Fantasy," and kicks off at 9
a.m. with a public sale of baked goods
at the Tamarack Room at Shore Lodge.
The scene shifts at 10 a.m. to the
downstairs dining rooms, where crafts
and decorations will be sold.
The luncheon will start at 11:30
a.m., with those attending treated to a
special program of holiday music and
dancing by local performers coordi-
nated by McCall dance teacher Diane
Jorgensen.
Star -News Photo by Jeanne Heins
Nancy Krahn, co -chair Terry Sampson ar;d Ginger
Hanson. Back row, from left, are Mimi Pug , Marilyn
Krahn, Mardi Keen, Margaraet Fog , Randi
Albrechtsen, Connie Harris, Wendy Pattersor. and Barb
Sparks. Not pictured are hostesses Dari McKim, Cristi
Webb, Sheri Dean, Monica Peters, Joni Stright, Kim
Bowen, Karen Morris, Jean Boone, Shelly Patterson
and Margi McDaniel.
The party continues into the
evening, as the new dinner -dance
starts at 6:30 p.m. with a social hour
and the beginning of a public silent
auction. Dinner will be served at 7:30
p.m.
The Boise band "Swing Shift,"
featuring the Bill Liles quartet, will
be playing during the new evening
dinner - dance. The band will play light
jazz for cocktails and dinner and then
crank up the dancing music for after
dinner.
Tickets cost $ ?0 per person for the
luncheon and $35 per person for the
dinner - dance. Anyone who purchased
a ticket but will not be using it should
call 634 -4983.
Tickets for both events are still
available, and can be purchased from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Friday at
the McCall Memorial Hospital An-
nex, located next door to the hospital
At 200 Hewitt Street.
Arrangements may be made to buy
tickets outside of those hours by call-
ing 634 -2221, extension 180, or 634-
8436.
Other highlights of Saturday's
Holiday Happening include:
- Silent Auction: Nearly three
dozen silent auction items have been
donated to the auxiliary. Besides items
mentioned in The Star -News the last
two weeks, there will be offered 30
days of free aerobic classes at The
Sports Club, a pedicure treatment by
Wendy Chamberlain at Rumors, am-
ethyst earrings from Hendrickson's
Fine Jewelry, a facial treatment by
Debbie Poole and a Christmas center-
piece by High Mountain Nursery.
Other auction items include Na-
tive American - inspired jewelry by
Heartline Gallery, 100 fly - fishing flies
by May Hardware, a romantic evening
and lodging for two at Bear Creek
Lodge and a gift basket by McCall
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Floral and Gift.
The silent auction is rounded out
with a selection of spring plants in a
terra cotta ,planter by A.W. Laidlaw
and Son, a Corrine Hunt painting by
Visions in Art Gallery and Gifts, and
lunch for four at Heartland Deli.
• Raffle Items: Other items will be
given away during the event by a
raffle drawing. Tickets are $1 each or
six for $5 and are being sold in McCall
at Mountain Monkey Business,
Caledonia and McCall Drug, and in
New Meadows at Beyond The Trees.
Raffle items include Waverly bed
coverings from Caledonia, an origi-
nal pastel painting by Judy Slaton, a
fused glass salad. set from
KitchenWorks, a$ 100 gift certificate
from Mountain Monkey Business, and
two weeks at Mountain View RV
Park.
• Male Cooks: All male cooks in
the community are invited to take part
in the Holiday Happening by donat-
ing their favorite baked goodies to the
event. Items for the "Male Cooks Cor-
ner" should be brought to the Shore
Lodge on Friday between 10 a.m. and
6 p.m.
• Photographer: Tom Stewart
Photography will be available at both
the luncheon and dinner to take pho-
tos of event attendees.
Photos will be taken from 9:30
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for luncheon guests
and from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for
dinner -dance guests. Cost is $5.
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Star -News Photo by Jeanne Seol
Hospital auxiliary awards scholarship
Bobbie Schoonover, left, of the McCall Memorial nursing program at Boise State University this spring to
Hospital Auxiliary, announced Phoebe Hershenow, become a family nurse practitioner. She will earn a
a registered nurse at the hospital, right, as the masters of science degree in nursing - family practitio-
recipient of the auxiliary's $1,000 scholarship for ner in three years while remaining at the McCall hospi-
continuing education. Hershenow began a graduate tal part time in her current position.
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Holiday Happening plant preview sale underway
Orders are now being taken for
the Plant Preview Sale held annu-
ally as part of the Holiday Happen-
ing stagged by the McCall Memo-
rial Hospital Auxiliary.
The plant sale is designed as a
one -stop service for those plan-
ning decorations for the Christmas
holidays. Orders should be placed
by the first week of October.
Proceeds will be donated by the
auxiliary to buy equipment for
McCall Memorial Hospital. The
Holiday Happening is set for Sat-
urday, Dec. 7.
Here is a list of plants available..
Delivery will be around Dec. 4.
Call 634 -3333 evenings or 634-
5928 day or night.
• Poinsettias (red or peppermint
pink): Four -inch, $5.80. Six -inch,
$10.50.10 -inch, $21.15 -inch hang-
ing baskets, $60.
• Azaleas (red or white): Six -
inch, $16. Eight -inch, $21.10 -inch,
$26.
• Topiary Tree: Eight -inch,
$34.65.
• Christmas Cactus (assorted
colors): Four -inch, $5.75. Six -inch,
$12.60.
• Fresh cedar: One bunch, $7.35.
Harriet Jorgensen, Stephanie
and Logan Gullickson and Jan
Wildman sit among the plants
at The Pancake House to
promote the annual Plant Sale
Preview.
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Holiday bake sale needs
closet culinary geniuses
The baked food sale at the Holiday
Happening, a local tradition for almost
three decades, has become an important
part of the McCall Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary's annual fund - raiser.
A 40- member calling team will
begin manning phone lines during the
week of Nov. l l requesting donations
of baked goods and other food items
for the sale, chair Pepper Stobbe said.
Auxiliary members can always be
counted on for a broad selection of
holiday goodies, Stobbe said. "But
it's amazing how many others in the
community so willingly donate their
time and culinary talents to this sale as
well," she says.
Men's Corner, featured for the first
time in last year's bake sale, will once
again be a special attraction. "We
hope the many outstanding male bak-
ers and chefs out there will consider
donating one of their favorite cre-
ations," Stobbe said.
Donations do not have to be lim-
ited to "baked" goods. Jars of jam,
barbecue sauce and salsa or bags of
spiced nuts, party mix, and caramel
corn are just as appropriate as the
traditional pies, cakes, cookies, can-
dies, breads and rolls.
Christmas craft items will also be
a feature at this year's sale. To em-
phasize this fact, the event is being
dubbed the Christmas Craft and Bake
Sale, Stobbe said.
Auxiliary members and friends
have been busy sewing, painting, sand-
ing, and gluing since September. "To
go along with this year's Holiday
Happening theme, "Rocky Mountain
Sleigh Ride," we're making Christ-
mas ornaments and decorations that
have a rustic `mountain cabin' or
`country farmhouse' flavor in rich
hues of forest green and barn red," she
said.
The Christmas Craft and B ake Sale
will be held with the other Holiday
Happening events on Saturday, Dec.
7, at Shore Lodge.
The sale will start at 9:30 a.m.
morning in the Tamarack Room and
will run until 3: p.m. The sale is open
to the public and there is no admission
charge.
Proceeds will help buy new
mammography equipment at McCall
Memorial Hospital. To donate a craft
or food item, call Pepper Stobbe at
634 -2297 or Terry Sampson at
634 -5356.
Don't let it
happen
without you
Tickets for the Holiday Hap-
pening will go on sale from 10
a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday at
the McCall Memorial Hospital
Annex on Hewitt Street next door
to the hospital.
This year there will be 300
luncheon tickets and 200 dinner -
dance tickets for the event, set for
Saturday, Dec. 7, at Shore Lodge.
Seating will be assigned tickets
are purchased.
The cost for the luncheon tick-
ets is $16 a person, and the dinner-
dance tickets are $35 a person.
There will be a maximum of 10
tickets sold per person.
Lori Wagner, Nancy Krahn
and Terry Sampson display
some of the Christmas
ornaments and decorations
made for this year's Holiday
Happening Christmas Craft
and Bake Sale.
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Star-News Photos by Roger Phillips
What's happening with the Happening
Activity is mounting toward the 1996 Holiday
Happening set for Saturday, Dec. 7, by the McCall
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Tickets for the event
went on sale last Saturday, with a long line of
ladies waiting outside the hospital's annex building
to get their reservations. Meanwhile, preparations
for the social highlight of the holidays are well
underway. At top, Terry Avitable, Millie Liichow
and Sarah Moosman make decorations for the
event, to be held at Shore Lodge. At bottom, silent
auction items are displayed by Ceci Bennett and Cindy
Jones. They are assisted by Robert Bennett and Alina
Everett, who are wearing clothes that will be part of
the silent auction. Tickets for the Holiday Happening,
with this year's theme of "Rocky Mountain Sleigh
Ride," are still available. Call 634 -2221, ext. 180, for
information. Proceeds will go toward purchasing
mammography equipment for the hospital.
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(Note: This is one of a series of
articles to promote the Holiday
Antique Show Sept. 1-3.)
The McCall Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary will hold its third annual
Holiday Antique Show over the La-
bor Day weekend, Sept. 1 -3.
Antique dealers from five western
states will set up their booths at Shore
Lodge. The event will begin with the
Friday night Patron's Party, sponsored
by Shore Lodge and the Douglas
anchester family.
Those attending Friday's Patron
Party will have a sneak preview of
antiques which will be available for
urchase that night. An additional
draw to Friday night's festivities are
two $50 gift certificates to be given as
door prizes. Certificates are redeem-
able for antique purchases during the
three days of the show. Champagne
will be provided by Spirit Distribu-
ors of McCall.
Tickets for the Patron's Party are
now on sale at Blue Grouse Books,
ICrahn's Home Furnishings, Shore
odge and McCall Memorial Hospi-
1 in McCall and Beyond the Trees in
ew Meadows.
Patron's Party tickets allow ad-
mission to the Friday night party, from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and are good for
admission on Saturday and Sunday.
They may be purchased for $10 be-
fore Aug. 21 and after that date for
$15. Admission for Saturday and Sun-
day, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. is $3, valid for
both days.
All proceeds from the antique show
will be used to help fund a new anes-
thesia machine for the McCall Me-
morial Hospital surgical department.
sale
for Holida
Show
Star -News Photo by Shari Hambletc
Lea Linville, Dorothy Mott and Dottie Moore have tickets to sell to the Holiday Antique Show.
Agencies issue advisory on use of 9 -1 -1
Valley County law- enforcement
agencies are reminding residents to
use the 9 -1 -1 emergency dispatch
number only in cases of emergency.
The Valley County 9 -1 -1 dispatch
center handles emergency calls for
the McCall Police Department, Cas-
cade Police Department and the Val-
ley County Sheriff's Office as well as
fire and ambulance calls for all areas
of the county.
Non - emergency calls should be
made directly to the agency involved.
Those numbers are:
• Valley County Sheriffs Office,
382 -4202.
• McCall Police Department, 634•
7144.
• Cascade Police Department, 382
4123.
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Aux' 'ary projects decorate
renovated McCall hospital
Two projects by the McCall Me-
morial Hospital Auxiliary are a vis-
ible part of the renovation and ex- i
pansion at McCall Memorial Hos-
pital.
The decoration of patient rooms
and a reflective garden in the front
of the hospital will be featured dur-
ing ribbon- cutting ceremonies on
Saturday, Aug. 23.
The ribbon cutting for the hospi-
tal starts at 10 a.m., and the dedica-
tion of the Auxiliary Reflective Gar-
den and the hospital foundation's
Bricks for Life program will take
place at 1 p.m.
During the day, attendees will be
able to tour the hospital, see the Life
Flight helicopter and local emer-
gency services vehicles, enjoy live
music and refreshments and take a
chance on winning one of several
door prizes available.
The reflective garden, located
outside the emergency room, pro-
vides a space of tranquility, accord-
ing to project sponsors. The garden
features a natural rock waterfall to
provide a soothing sound of water
cascading down the boulders for
those leaving the emergency room.
The auxiliary raised funds for the
garden with its 1996 Home Tour,
and proceeds were matched by the
Tennity - Simplot Challenge Grant.
Inside the hospital, eight patient
rooms plus the inpatient waiting
room were decorated by sponsors.
Every room has a theme, ranging
from "Ranching History" to "Irish."
The purpose of the program is
have special rooms that will con-
tinue to offer a caring and healing
environment to patients of the hos-
pital, said project chair Lea Linville.
The rooms also provide opportu-
nities for sponsors to offer a tribute,
as in the physician- sponsored room
dedicated to West Central Idaho
Community, or to serve as a memo-
rial for a loved one, Linville said.
Sponsors take on the responsi-
bility of selecting and funding all
items needed to complete the room,
including carpet, cabinetry, televi-
sions, VCRs, wall coverings and
furniture.
Selection is made within estab-
lished guidelines to ensure the rooms
are functional. Funds invested by
the sponsors to complete the patient
rooms were matched by the Tennity-
Simplot Challenge Grant.
"There has been a large measure
of consolation received by those
who have dedicated a room in
memory of their loved ones,"
Linville said. "But in great abun-
dance has been their joy in giving
the patients of McCall Memorial
Hospital a comfortable and caring I
room in which to recuperate. The `~
uniqueness of this program clearly
represents to our patients how much
we care."
Decorated patient rooms will be
available for viewing at the hospital
open house celebration Aug. 23 from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rooms occupied
by patients will be closed, but the
decorations will be featured on a
video.
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Star -News Photos by Tom Grote
At left, Jeannette Seetin sits by the Reflective Garden
funded by the McCall Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Above, Britnee Quintiere, Lea Linville and Brianne
Quintiere look over one of the patient rooms decorated by
the auxiliary.
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Hospital to o en thrift store
The McCall Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary plans to open a thrift shop at
the corner of Lenora and First streets
in downtown McCall by early May.
The auxiliary completed a feasi-
bility study last year that found a need
for the thrift shop.
The auxiliary thrift shop commit-
tee is busy with renovations, painting
and preparing clothing and household
items which have been donated to the
shop.
"The Hospital Thrift Shop will be
operated entirely by volunteers and
will be an efficient, clean and well run
business, offering quality merchan-
dise at very reasonable prices," said
Dorothy Mott, thrift shop chair.
"We welcome all donations in good
and usable condition and donations
are tax deductible," Mott said. Any-
one interested in volunteering or who
would like more information should
call Pat Gore at 634 -5389, Mott at
634 -5304 or Lea Linville 347 -2693.
Photo courtesy McCall Memorial Hospital
Hospital auxiliary members pose in front of thrift shop site.
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Hospital auxiliary sets up shop
Members of the McCall Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary inspect some of the clothing already
on display at the auxiliary's thrift shop being
set up at 200 Lenora Street in downtown McCall.
From left is Sue McCauley; window designer
and decorator; Pat Gore, merchandise chair;
Dorothy Hampton, facility and supplies chair;
and thrift shop Chair Dorothy Mott. The thrift
Star -News Photo by Tom Grote
shop is scheduled to open on May 2, and donations
of clothing, baby items, linens, kitchenware and
small appliances are still needed. Items may be
dropped off on Wednesdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.,
on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 'p.m. or by
appointment from 634 -5389 or 634 -5304. Proceeds
from the shop will buy equipment for McCall
Memorial Hospital.
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Star -News Photo by Roger Phillips
Pat Gore, Chief Carla Donica and Dorothy Mott display "crisis bags" available at the auxiliary thrift shop.
Thrift shop aids those in danger
Children or adults in McCall
who are facing potentially violent
domestic situations now have ac-
cess to "Crisis Care Kits" to help
them when they leave their homes.
The kits are part of a new pro-
gram operated by the McCall
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Thrift Shop and the McCall Police
Department.
When a child or a parent is in a
potentially violent situation, the
police department will usually re-
move them from the home and take
them to either The Shepherd's
Home or a foster home until the
situation is resolved.
Often the people being relocated
don't have access to clothing or
personal items, Police Chief Carla
Donica said.
"In the past, I have personally
bought supplies for families in dis-
tress because as a community we
did not have this kind of service
immediately available to the po-
lice," Donica said.
Now with the crisis kits, the of
fected people will have access to
clothing and personal hygiene
products. Duffel bags will be
stocked with clothing from the
thrift shop and hygiene kits pro-
vided by the hospital. The police
department will provide small
stuffed toys for children.
"This service fits very well with
what we can do," Thrift Shop Chair
Dorothy Mott said. "This is a need
that develops in an unfortunate
situation and the need has not been
met in the community until now."
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McCall hospital auxiliary
g grants rants totaling $168000
The McCall MeomorMondaY
pital Auxiliary
distributed $168,795 to commu-
nity organizations.
"This is one of the brightest
days of the year for the auxil-
iary," said Roberta Fields, who
chairs the auxiliary's g
thousands of hours f volun-
teering from all the volunteers
become visible todv desgrants
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to nonprofit organizations
whose mission is to improve
health within the hospital's
service area.
Priority consideration for
the grants is given to the Con'
munity Children's Medical
Fund, Community
uninsured and underservedt
and school health programs.
Ten local organizations and
McCall Memorial Hospital
received the money which is
generated by the auxiliary's
Thrift Store on Lenora Street.
The recipients were:
• McCall MemorialHospital,
$82,500.
• Community Medical Fund,
$20,000.
• Community Children's
Medical Fund, $20,000. e
• Community Clinic,
$18,000.
• DonnellyRurFh eprotec
tion, $11,543. School
• McCall Donnelly
Health Improvement Fund,
$6,140.
• Heartland Hunger Re-
source Center, $5,000.
• The Shepherd's Home,
$2,000.
• Cascade Cares, $1,500.
• McCall Public Library,
$1,303.
• Council School District,
$808.
The Thrift Store celebrates ear.
its 10th anniversary
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Hospital auxiliary thrift shop
a true gem in The Gem State
To the Editor:
The Star -News recently printed that
McCall Memorial Hospital Auxiliary's
Thrift Shop contributed $168,000 to local
health services. I want to tell how that is
possible.
It begins with donations, much of them
being in near -new condition. Many locals
and second -home owners regularly donate
to the thrift shop on Lenora Street. Some
days it is literally a thousand pounds
of hard -to- imagine items. The quality
and quantity of donations continually
improves. Local businesses give gener-
ously too.
Next come delighted customers. In a
recent survey, 100 percent of the customers
in the Thrift Shop reported that they were
"very" to "absolutely" happy with the new
hours, prices, customer service and selec-
tion. Several mentioned their pleasure
in knowing thrift shop earnings provide
medical equipment for the hospital and
grants to health -care related non - profits.
Another mission of the thrift shop is to pro -
vide low -cost necessities for cash - strapped
individuals and families: school and work
clothes, linens, cooking utensils,.
As a customer and frequent volunteer, I
agree with those surveyed. The thrift shop,
which is operated by volunteers with help
from several very devoted employees, of-
fers a treasure trove of delicious finds for
the bargain hunter, the collector, the fam-
ily equipping its growing children, folks
furnishing their homes, and debs outfit-
ting for the big dance. There are books for
voracious readers, replacement parts for
handymen, costumes and beads for Winter
Carnival revelers, and sports equipment
for outdoors enthusiasts.
It continually amazes me how one's
needs can be matched with a treasure at
the thrift shop. A grandmother needed
a high chair for a visiting grandchild, a
family needed a cart full of dishes for a
backyard wedding reception, a couple took
home two twin mattresses to accommodate
visiting relatives, and a fellow bought high -
powereq speakers for a one -time backyard
party bash. All these folks used their thrift
shop purchases for a short time and then
donated them back to the shop for another
cycle of use.
The spirit of the thrift shop is the
volunteers. Sorting, cleaning, pricing,
displaying, explaining: they give a lot of
themselves so others can better enjoy life.
If you have a few hours to spare in a month,
I encouraged you to become a volunteer at
the thrift shop. You will receive appropri-
ate training so that you can .serve with
ease and confidence. Please call the thrift
shop at 634 -2088 and let the folks know of
your interest.
Finally, visit the thrift shop and ex-
perience it for yourself. Who knows, you
might find a treasure and leave with a new
volunteer passion.
Judy Peterson
McCall
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McCall thrift shop sees drop
in donations, leveling of sales
BY LUCIA V KNUDSON
The Star -News -
Donations to the McCall Memorial Hos-
pital Auxiliary Tlirift Shop are down and
sales have been flat so far this year.
During the summer a veritable moun-
tain of cartons and bags heap up inside
-and outside -the gated storage volunteers
call "The Pit."
"The Pit hasn't been piled up lately,"
co- director Helen Eimers said.
Because of the recession, fewer dona-
tions are coming into thrift shops around
the U.S. as people hold on to what they
have rather than purchasing new items,
co- director Kathy Villeneuve said.
"This is typical," Villeneuve said.
Since January, thrift shop sales gener-
ally have been flat. Frills and luxury items
are not in such as decorations, trin-
kets, and more costly apparel like leather
coats. Previously those items would sell
more quickly, Eimers said.
Items people need such as clothes and
shoes continue to move well.
Furniture and housewares also tend to
sit longer in the store before selling, store
manager Darlene Loper said.
Donations
(Continued from Page A -1)
Since 2006, the grants to
the hospital have ranged from
$76,500 to $109,000 annually.
The money has helped the
hospital purchase surgical,
equipment, the CT scanner
upgrade, cardiac monitors,
defibrillators, respiratory
equipment, and others. The
amount for 2008 was $76,500.
The thrift shop opened for
business in 1998 in a 2,300 -
square -foot building at the
corner of Lenora and First
streets.
On the bright side, donations have
picked up in the past week at the store,
located at Second and Lenora streets in
downtown McCall, Loper said.
Furniture donations also are down to a
trickle as are children's toys.
Mending, Not Replacing
Patty Wilcox, a volunteer who cleans,
sorts and prices toys, believes people are
mending used toys rather than dispose of
them for new ones or saving them to sell
at their own garage sales.
The thrift shop has always drawn people
from all socio- economic backgrounds, and
that has not changed, Villeneuve said.
The variety of goods is what attracts
Savanna Wilson of McCall to shop the
thrift shop.
Debbie Sergeant and her mother, Col-
leen Herrick, both of McCall said their
habit of shopping the thrift store has not
changed with the recession.
Despite a loyal following, store traffic
is lighter on Saturdays, which tended to
be a busy time.
The slowdown prompted the auxiliary
to align the Saturday schedule with the
weekday schedule when the thrift shop
is open from noon to 4 p.m. That meant
a cut from six to four hours for Saturday
shopping.
See THRIFT, Page A-6
The volume of business
quickly outgrew the space,
so it was decided to buy and
remodel the former McCall
post office at the corner of
Lenora and Second streets.
The loan to buy the build-
ing and grounds was repaid
in four years.
The thrift shop received
a $100,000 anonymous gift
in 1999 to help purchase and
remodel the old post office.
The thrift shop is owned
and operated by the McCall
Memorial Hospital Auxil-
iary, a tax- exempt nonprofit
corporation.
The thrift shop's pur
Thrift shop tops $1 million
in donations
The McCallMemorialHospital
Auxiliary Thrift Shop has given
back more than $1 million to the
hospital and the community since
it opened 11 years ago.
About $650,000 has been given
to the hospital to buy equipment,
while $400,000 has been given in
grants to local organizations.
Half the net proceeds from the
thrift shop is given to the hospital
annually as a grant. The hospital
provides the Auxiliary several
choices for grants that would
most help the hospital, then the
Auxiliary general membership
votes on which option they prefer
to fund.
The other half of proceeds
is set aside for the community
grants program. Community
grants only are given to tax -ex-
empt, nonprofit organizations
geared toward improving health
locally. Grant applications are
available Sept. l from the hospital
and due Sept. 30.
See DONATIONS, Page A-6
pose is raise revenue for
the auxiliary to accomplish
its mission to support the
hospital and medical needs
in the community as well
as selling reasonably priced
clothing and essential house-
hold. goods.
Thrift
(Continued from Page A -1)
"Since the mornings are
slower, it's a better use of vol-
unteers," Eimers said. "We
could not operate without the
volunteers."
The unemployed might
want to consider giving
some time to the thrift store
since volunteers are always
needed, she said.
Thenewweekendschedule
will be maintained through
April and May, and will be
re- evaluated in June based
upon sales traffic.
Necessities Priced Low
Prices for necessity items
are intended to be affordable
forall income levels, saidLyle
Nelson, the hospital's direc-
tor of development.
Nonessential items, such
as collectibles and high -end
clothing, are priced accord-
ing to market value. Quality
and amount of wear influ-
pnrP nrinn
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RA -f'mu MPmorial Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop
Youde joins McCall Memorial Hospital board
Retired nurse Linda Youde
has joined the McCall Memori-
al Hospital Board of Trustees.
Youde was appointed to fill the
seat left empty by the resigna-
tion of Jane Calzacorta, who
moved out of the hospital
district.
Hospital trustees unani-
mously appointed Youde
to serve the remainder of
Calzacorta's term which ex-
pires in 2012.
Other members of the
seven - person board are
Chairman Dan Krahn, Dean
Hovdey, Andy Laidlaw, Rick
Lamm, Dean Martens and Bob
Vosskuhler.
Youde, 61, brings to the
hospital board 35 years expe-
rience in health care. She and
her husband, Bob, own Three
Forks Gallery. Bob Youde is
also chairman of the McCall
Area Planning and Zoning
Commission.
Health care has been a
big part of my life and McCall
Memorial Hospital is such an
important part of the commu-
nity, I want to help in any way
I can," Youde said.
She ex-
pects to work
hard to help
the hospital
through
changesin
health care
reform that
may be com-
ing.
Youde
has been a Linda Yonde
volunteer
at McCall Memorial Hospital
and at the hospital auxiliary
thrift shop since she and her
husband moved to McCall in
January 2003.
Youde hails from Iowa
where she graduated high
school in the town of Suther-
land before attending St.
Luke's School of Nursing in
Sioux City, Iowa.
Her career has taken her
to metropolitan hospitals in
Tucson, Ariz., Dallas -Fort
Worth and Austin, Texas,
and Boise. From 2003 to April
2008 she worked with St.
Alphonsus Regional Medi-
cal Center's cardiovascular
outpatient unit.
Her certifications are reg-
istered nurse and critical
care registered nurse, regis-
tered cardiovascular invasive
specialist and registered diag-
nostic cardiac sonographer.
She was named to Top 100
Nurses in 2001 for the Dallas -
Fort Worth area, and held the
seats of clinical preceptor and
advisory committee member
for the invasive cardiology
technology at El Centro Col-
lege, Dallas, Texas.
Hospital auxiliary gives $175,000 to 12 groups
The McCall Memorial Hospital Auxil-
iary distributed $175,033 in grants to 12 local
health- minded organizations at its general
membership meeting on Monday.
"We believe these grants provide a safety
net for many individuals who otherwise would
not receive essential health care services and
products," said Roberta Fields, chairwoman of
the auxiliary's grant committee.
Three organizations received $20,000 each:
• The Community Care Clinic, which
provides free medical care to those without
financial means.
• The Community Children's Medical Fund,
which helps families with children in need of
medical care.
• The Community Medical Fund, which
helps adults with dental, psychiatric and medi-
cal care.
"Outside of the hospital, these three orga-
nizations are our priority," Fields said. "Their
contribution to the quality of life in all our near-
by communities is absolutely incredible."
The hospital received $84,786 to purchase
medical equipment for the laboratory, pharma-
cy, cardiopulmonary department and newborn
infant care. That amount is 50 percent of the
revenues generated by the auxiliary's thrift
shop in downtown McCall.
The remaining $30,247 was divided among:
• Canyon Area Bus Service in Riggins.
• The city of McCall, for automated external
defibrillators.
• Donnelly Fire and EMS.
• Heartland Hunger Resource Center.
• McCall- Donnelly School District.
• McCall Senior Citizens Center.
• Payette Lakes Community Association.
• St. Luke's Hospice and Home Care of Mc-
Call.
Alllocalnonprofit organizations withhealth-
related missions are eligible to apply for the
grants. Applications are due by Sept. 30, with
money awarded in January.
FIRST BOY BABY OF 2010 - McCall Memorial
Hospital's first baby boy of 2010 born at the
hospital is Angelo Calderon, who was born on
Thursday, Jan. 7. Pictured with him are his
parents, Sergio Calderon and Crystal Skidmore
of McCall, with attending hospital OB nurse
Deb Schirmeister and physician Jim Dardis of
St. Luke's Payette Lakes Medical Clinic. A gift
basket was given to the family from Connie
Heinzmann, right, of the hospital auxiliary.
to learn about McCall Memorial Hospital Joining St. Luke's Health System
Zw.,
The Expected Benefits of a
New Relationship
with St. Luke's are to:
• Provide the best outcomes for patients
• Maintain personalized patient care
• Improve access to care
• Retain local control over hospital
operations and services
• Protect the future of high quality health
care in our region
for more information cal
634 -4061, ext. 131
AWCALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
1000 State Street • McCall, Idaho 83638
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McCall Memorial Hospital
Board of Trustees
SEVEN ELECTED VOLUNTEERS
Dan Krahn, Board Chairman
Business Owner, Krohn's Home Furnishings
Human Resources Board Subcommittee Chair
Finance Committee
Planning Committee
Steering Committee with St. Luke's Health System
Board Member since 1982
Dean Hovdey
Business Owner, Home Town Sports
Foundation, Auxiliary, and Medical Staff Liaison
Human Resources Board Subcommittee
Steering Committee with St. Luke's Health System
Board Member since 1990
Andy Laidlaw
Architect, Business Owner, McCall Design & Planning
Planning Committee Chair
Steering Committee with St. Luke's Health System
Board Member since 1998
Rick Lamm
CPA, Business Owner, Rick Lamm ,CPA
Finance Committee Chair
Human Resources Board Subcommittee Alternate
Medical Staff Liaison Alternate
Board Member since 1994
Dean Martens
Soil Scientist, US Forest Service
Planning Committee
Performance Improvement Committee
Board Member since 2004
Bob Vosskuhler
Retired Navy Physician (Surgeon) &
Medical Device Businessman
Finance Committee
Performance Improvement Committee
Board Member since 2009
Linda Youde
Retired Critical Care & Invasive Cardiology &
Adult Echocardiography Registered Nurse
Human Resources Board Subcommittee
Performance Improvement Committee
Board Member since 2009
McCall Memorial Hospital
Dear McCall Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Members,
Thank you all for your contributions of time and talent to help create the healing environment that makes
this a hospital we are all so proud to be involved with. It is truly amazing to know that since 1956 all of you
as auxilians have contributed over $2 million to support health care in our area.
I would like to take this opportunity to address the reasons why McCall Memorial Hospital would want to join
the St. Luke's Health System. The trustees unanimously agree that joining St. Luke's Health System would
help the hospital provide better service to our community. There could be new opportunities for out - patient
services such as chemotherapy treatment and more visiting specialists. We will continue to need your
involvement to make this possible.
As you probably know the primary responsibility of the Board of Trustees is to assure that everyone living in
and visiting our area has access to high - quality health care.
Changes in healthcare make it increasingly difficult for independent rural hospitals to survive. Our budget
shows decreasing reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid, shrinking cash reserves, and increasing
charity care and bad debt. In 2008 we began to proactively explore our options in order to continue offering
the quality of health care our patients have come to expect. The Board identified two possibilities:
1. Remain an independent hospital district and face the possibility of a reduction of services.
2. Join a health system to reduce expenses through efficiencies and enhance access to care and services.
All Trustees and the hospital leadership unanimously agreed that joining an existing system is the best
option. This conclusion was reached after studying industry research, attending medical leadership
conferences, and analyzing the choices made by other hospitals facing similar challenges. In 2008 we
contacted St. Luke's and began a long conversation about the potential for collaboration. After months of
discussions we now have a Letter of Intent, signed by both St. Luke's and McCall Memorial Hospital,
describing how a potential relationship could work. The Board of Trustees, hospital leadership and hospital
counsel are confident the Letter of Intent protects the interests of our community and provides the benefits
of working in a network while maintaining local control of hospital facilities and services.
This opportunity would provide crucial cost savings, estimated at $500,000 - $800,000 per year. More
importantly, it would increase our ability to improve patient outcomes through evidence based practices,
standardization of protocols and access to additional training opportunities for our staff. We think these
benefits will lead to better care and outcomes for patients.
We believe joining St. Luke's Health System is the best solution for addressing the future needs of our
patients, the hospital, and our employees. Community involvement in this process is very important to
hospital leadership as well as the Board of Trustees. Please visit the McCall Memorial Hospital website at
www.mccallhosp.org or call us at (208) 634 -4061 ext 131 if you would like more information or if you want to
share your input.
Since ly,
Dan Krahn
Chair, Board of Trustees
1000 State Street • McCall, Idaho 83638 • TEL (208) 634 -2221 • FAX (208) 634 -7112
www.mccallhosp.org
History /Background: Ensuring the Future of High Quality Local Health Care
Hospital Board's and leadership team's commitments and responsibilities
• McCall Memorial Hospital was founded in 1956 by citizens of the community to provide high -
quality primary health care. The initial funding for the hospital came from government grants and
public contributions. The current Hospital Taxing District is served by a 7- member volunteer board
of Trustees with 84 years combined service.
The Board of Trustee's primary responsibility is to assure that everyone living in and visiting our
area has access to high - quality health care. To fulfill this responsibility the board identified two
possibilities:
• Remain an independent hospital district and face the possibility of a reduction of services.
• Join an existing health system to reduce expenses through efficiencies and enhance access to
care and services.
• The Board of Trustees believes, after much research, joining St. Luke's Health System is the best
solution for our patients, our hospital and our employees.
Changing Health Care Landscape
• Changes in healthcare are making it increasingly difficult for independent rural hospitals to survive.
Our balance sheets show decreasing reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid, shrinking
cash reserves, and increasing charity care and bad debt.
• Going it alone as a small, rural hospital is very risky. A recent article in 'Trustee" magazine titled
"How Can Small Hospitals Survive" states: "Every small or rural hospital board ought to be looking
at the opportunity or need for partnering with a larger organization."
• We believe it is necessary to change the way we operate to continue offering the quality of health
care our patients have come to expect.
Physician Involvement and Support
• Payette Lakes Medical Clinic and its physicians joined St. Luke's Health System in January 2010.
• All other local physicians working with our hospital would also be invited to join the St. Luke's
Health System.
Integrated and aligned care
• Alignment of care practices among physicians and between hospitals is shown to improve patient
outcomes.
St. Luke's Health System's vision: "St. Luke's Health System will transform health care by aligning
with physicians and other providers to deliver integrated, seamless, and patient- centered quality
care across all St. Luke's settings.
Finance: Quality Care Requires Long -Term Financial Stability
Local Investment retained
• Contributions from the McCall Memorial Hospital Foundation and Auxiliary and revenues from
operations and the taxing district will stay in McCall.
Local assets preserved
• Buildings, property, equipment, and furnishings will remain assets in our community. A newly
formed 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation will own and manage the hospital.
100% of local health care dollars are reinvested in providing local care
Access to capital
• Maintaining a healthy cash reserve makes it possible to purchase new medical equipment, recruit
physicians and weather uncertainties.
• Each year McCall Memorial Hospital invests more than $2,000,000 in capital equipment such as
cardiac monitors, surgical equipment and fetal monitors.
• Joining the network would allow the hospital to access the positive credit environment which is
available to St. Luke's and greater debt financing flexibility relative to the funding of capital
projects.
McCall Memorial as a Stand Alone
Hospital
PROJECTED
FY2004
FY2009
FY2014
Un- reimbursed Medicare and Medicaid,
Bad Debt & Charity Care
$2,082,530
$5,662,495
$8,698,000
Year End Cash Reserves
$6,054,508
$4,073,726
$1,328,000
Governance: Local Control with System Strength
Local Decisions
• The hospital would be called "St. Luke's McCall" and be a member of the St. Luke's Health System. St.
Luke's Health System would be the sole member of the new corporation, but the Board of Directors of St.
Luke's McCall would be comprised of local residents and one designee from St. Luke's Health System. The
current hospital taxing district would have representation on the Board.
• As a result, our local interests would continue to be well represented in all critical decisions regarding the
management, operation and expansion of our hospital.
Local Responsibility
• Local contributions to the hospital and continued property tax support from the district would remain critically
important. The taxing district was formed in 1984 to ensure everyone living in our area had access to
medical care. Its importance, purpose and the need has not changed.
• Since their beginning, McCall Memorial Hospital Auxiliary (1956) and McCall Memorial Hospital Foundation
(1984) have contributed $2,007,610 and $2,844,739 respectively to local health care. Our hospital could not
have reached its achievements without this financial contribution. We can not reach our future aspirations
without their continued high level of successes.
• The continued local philanthropy and tax support will help pave the way for our hospital to take advantage of
St. Luke's Health System's positive credit position to finance critical capital maintenance and improvements
for St. Luke's McCall, rather than burdening the district's tax payers with the cost of such maintenance and
improvements.
• As a member of St. Luke's Health System, we must be financially independent based on our own operations
and philanthropy, as other members of this system are required to be.
• The $1.3 million dollars collected from the taxing district, 6% of total revenue, is essential to keep the
hospital doors open.
Local Citizens form local hospital and taxing district boards
• By state statute, hospital taxing districts must be comprised of only seven elected officials living in the
district. This small number does not adequately represent our entire service area nor is it sufficient to
distribute the significant workload. The new structure will allow us to include residents from our entire
service area on our board.
Expanded Working Relationships
Providers: Working together in a health- network makes it easier for local and visiting physicians to coordinate
care when patients are seen by multiple physicians and transferred between different care locations.
Payors (insurance companies): St. Luke's McCall would be able to accept a far greater number of insurance
policies. More patients would receive beneficial in- network rates.
Partners: McCall Memorial Hospital and our community benefited from an eleven -year management contract
with St. Luke's. A more formal relationship would expand our ability to share best patient care practices,
medical technology, information technology, and education resources.
St. Luke's is an exceptional partner
• St. Luke's, the only Idaho based not for profit health system, is renowned nationally for its patient care
excellence. St. Luke's was included in the 2009 Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals in America. St.
Luke's is one of only 13 hospitals nationwide to have made the list seven or more times. Other repeat
hospitals include the Mayo Clinic and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
• We already enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship with St. Luke's and share their mission which is "To
improve the health of people in our region ".
Quality /Service: Quality People = Quality Service and Care
Priority remains on personalized care
• Both McCall Memorial Hospital and St. Luke's are well respected health care organizations guided
by the philosophy of personalized patient care.
• What we cherish will remain the same: our same doctors, customized patient rooms, the same
people who take care of us, maintenance of facilities, beautiful landscaping, our healing
environment...
Sharing of best practices across health system
• Sharing evidence based care practices and evidence based protocols advance the quality of care
for our patients.
Retain employees
• Joining St. Luke's would create the efficiencies and cost savings necessary to maintain our
hospital's financial health and avoid reduction in services or staff.
• There would no anticipated reduction in staff positions.
• Our intent is to provide our employees with the best benefits we can afford. Employees would be
offered the comprehensive benefits package available to St. Luke's employees including health
insurance, retirement savings options, and paid time off.
Expanded opportunities for professional growth and development
• As part of a health system it would be easier to help staff continue to gain clinical expertise in
areas such as orthopedics, obstetrics and surgical services.
• Medical staff in McCall could participate in world -class training and learning opportunities as part
of the St. Luke's Health System and access their extensive on -line medical library.
• Our hospital staff would have the opportunity to share best practices and care approaches with
others in the Health System. Sharing of knowledge and experience would allow all members of
the System to do the best they can for patients.
Best outcomes come from the best people
• Leaders at both McCall Memorial Hospital and St. Luke's acknowledge the fundamental value of
employees in creating exceptional patient experiences.
Community involvement in this process is very important to hospital leadership as well as the Board of Trustees. Please
visit the McCall Memorial Hospital website at www.mccallhosp.org or call us at (208) 634 -4061 ext 131 if you would like
more information or if you want to share your input.
StIuke's Health System Structure
St. Luke's Wood River
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St. Luke's Health System Board
St. Luke's Magic Valley
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REPRESENTATIVES FROM:
St. Luke's McCall Board Members
District Board Members
Hospital Senior Leadership
Hospital Staff
St. Luke's McCall
New 501(c)(3) not - for - profit
(single member corporation)
Board of Directors (9 -21 members)
All Local Residents of the hospital service area
• Hospital District Board
• Chief of Medical Staff
• Auxiliary President
• Foundation President
• St. Luke's Health System CEO's Designee
• Residents of the Service Area
Performance Improvement
Committee
REPRESENTATIVES FROM:
St. Luke's McCall Board Members
District Board Members
Medical Staff
Hospital Senior Leadership
Hospital Staff
Planning Committee
REPRESENTATIVES FROM:
St. Luke's McCall Board Members
District Board Members
Medical Staff
Hospital Senior Leadership
Hospital Staff
St. Luke's Health System Board Structure
Finance & Audit Committee
Voting Member from
St. Luke's McCall Board
St. Luke's Health System Board
Board of Directors (11 members)
At the Table, Non Voting Members
• McCall Chairman & CEO
• Boise Chairman & CEO
• Magic Valley Chairman & CEO
• Wood River Chairman & CEO
Governance Committee
Voting Member from
St. Luke's McCall Board
Quality Committee
Voting Member from
St. Luke's McCall Board
Note: Most of the work and discussion of issues is done at the committee level.
Hunger center not just for food
Auxiliary grants help center
give out diapers, toothpaste
Photo for The Star -News by Carissa Sindon
Heartland Hunger Resource Center board member Lewis McLin
sorts through non -food items on shelves stocked at the center.
(Note: This is the second in a series
of stories about previous recipients of
the grant program of the auxiliary
of St. Luke's McCall. The 2011 grants
will be awarded Jan. 10.)
BY CARISSA SINDON
For The Star -News
As Friede Gabbert stood inside the
Heartland Hunger Resource Center hand-
ing out diapers to mothers with small
children she noticed the look of gratitude
in their eyes.
For families struggling to make ends
meet, the abilityto receive non -food items
from the food bank is a huge relief.
"They're j ust grateful to get what they
have because I don't know where else
they'd get it," Gabbert said.
A few years ago Gabbert, who directs
the center, noticed a need among food
bank recipients for products such as
diapers that are not covered by food
stamps.
The center is now able to provide
non -food items, including toilet paper,
feminine products, toothpaste and
toothbrushes because of about $20,000
in grant money they have received from
auxiliary of St. Luke's McCall over the
last four years.
"They're just
grateful to get
what they have
because I don't
know where else
they'd get it,"
— Frieda Gabbert
"All of these
things are critical
for people's needs,"
she said. "It's been a
real blessing for us
to have this money
from the hospital for
the moms."
Providing the
non -food items has
not only helped ease
the burden of strug-
gling families, it has also allowed Gabbert
the chance to educatefood bankrecipients
about the importance of good dental hy-
giene and nutrition for children.
"If you're struggling to make ends
meet, sometimes it's hard to pay at-
tention to those things that don't seem
important like good dental hygiene for
kids," she said.
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Hunger
(Continued from Page B -1)
Gabbert has also been
able to show people how to
make homemade baby wipes
which are less expensive and
better for babies and the
environment because they
contain no added chemi-
cals.
The center has much
gratitude for the support of
both the auxiliary and the
community for helping to
serve the needs of those who
have fallen on hard times,
Gabbert said.
" We just frankly wouldn't
have the funds to do this on
our own unless we did some
fundraising for it "' she said.
"I'd just like the community
to remember that especially
during this hard economic
time right now that there
are people who are really
in need."
To contact Heartland
Hunger Resource Center call
634 -3037.
Hospital auxiliary gives out $103,000 in community grants
The Community Care Clinic
and the Community Medical
Fund each received $25,000
grants from the St. Luke's Mc-
Call Hospital Auxiliary at its
general membership meeting
Monday.
The two recipients were
among 11 local health- minded
organizations receiving a share
of the $103,233 in grants the aux-
iliary distributed from revenues
generated by its thrift shop.
"The foresight and hard work
of past and present auxiliary
members makes it possible to
give out this sum of money
today," Roberta Fields, char-
woman of the auxiliary's grant
committee, said.
"We believe these grants
provide a safety net for many in-
dividuals who otherwise would
not receive essential health
care services and products,"
Fields said.
The Community Care Clinic
provides free medical care for
those without financial means,
and the Community Medical
Fund helps adults with dental,
psychiatric and medical care.
The Community Children's
Medical Fund received a grant
of $20,000.
"Outside of the hospital,
these three organizations are
our priority," Fields said. "Their
contribution to the quality of life
in all our nearby communities
is absolutely incredible."
The hospital received $83,500
to purchase capital medical
equipment for the pharmacy,
oncology treatment equipment
and new televisions for patient
rooms. The amount given was
half of the revenue from the
thrift shop.
Another $33,233 was divided
among the Boydstun- Hovdey
Ski Heritage Fund, Meadows
Valley Ambulance Services, Big-
gins Ambulance, the Heartland
Hunger Resource Center, Mc-
Call- Donnelly School District,
McCall Senior Citizens, Payette
Lakes Community Association
and St. Luke's McCall Mental
Health Clinic.
All local non -profit organi-
zations with a health - related
mission are eligible to apply for
the grants. Applications are due
by Sept. 30, with funds awarded
in January.
Photo by Laura Crawford/St. Luke's McCall
Recipients of the 2011 grants from the auxiliary of St. Luke's McCall are:
front row from left, Mac Qualls, Meadows Valley Ambulance; George
Pool, Payette Lakes Community Association; Bill Thomas, Community
Medical Fund; Sarah Jessup, DO, Community Care Clinic; and Freide
Gabbert, Heartland Hunger Resource Center. Back row, from left, Lewann
Ball, McCall- Donnelly School District; Patty Hovdey, Boydstun - Hovdey
Ski Heritage; Glen Szymoniak, McCall - Donnelly School District; Nancy
Bush, St. Luke's McCall Mental Health Clinic; Becky Thomas, Community
Children's Medical Fund; Dianne Robinson, RN, St. Luke's McCall;
Lonnie Huntsinger, PharmD, St. Luke's McCall.
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Holiday Happening to kick off season Dec. 3
The St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary's Holiday Happening, a traditional kickoff to the holiday season, will
take place Saturday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. at the Shore Lodge. The theme this year is "Christmas Around
the World."
The event centers on a luncheon featuring a style show featuring international attire, live auction for
dessert, and raffle prizes.
Tickets cost $25 each and go on sale Tuesday at the auxiliary Thrift Shop and St. Luke's McCall
Marketing Office for $25. Only 200 tickets will be sold and there will be no tickets sold the day of the
event.
Proceeds from Holiday Happening go toward scholarships for local students studying for health care
professions.
The next auxiliary membership meeting will be Monday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. in the hospital conference
rooms. For more information, call St. Luke's McCall at 6344061, ext. 271.
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St. Luke's McCall auxiliary awards $1,961 in grants
The St. Luke's McCall's Auxiliary awarded five local health- minded organizations, including St. Luke's
McCall, $1,961 in grants at its recent general membership meeting.
"Our auxiliarys hard work and commitment to improving
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determines our ability to make these generous grants
possible," said Roberta Fields, outgoing chair of the
auxiliary's grant committee.
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care for those without financial means, received $25,000.
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Another $7,711 was awarded to the Psychiatric Patient Assistance Program at St. Luke's McCall
Mental Health Clinic that provides needed care for mental health patients without the means to pay.
The grants are funded by St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary Thrift Shop proceeds.
"There are so many worthy causes in our communities, but we believe that by funding these
organizations that address health issues close to home, we can do the most good," said Holly Thrash,
incoming grant committee chair.
The hospital received $71,250, of which $66,250 was directed to kick -off the fundraising initiative to
upgrade to digital mammography.
An additional $5,000 will support the "Annual Mammograms: No Woman Left Unscreened" program
which provides screening mammograms to women age 40 and older.
Since 2002 the auxiliary has awarded nearly $675,000 to local community organizations through the
grant program.
All local non -profit organizations with a health- related mission are eligible to apply for the grants.
Applications are due by Sept. 30 with funds awarded in January.
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St. Luke's auxiliary announces holiday plant sale
The annual holiday plant sale has been announced by the St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary.
Proceeds will go toward fundraising efforts to purchase digital mammography equipment for the
hospital_
On sale are poinsettias in red, pink, white or red jingle bells. Costs are $7 each for 4 -inch plants, $15
for 6 -inch plants, $25 for 8 -inch plants and $35 for 10 -inch plants.
Six -inch red winter rose plants are being sold for $15 each, and Christmas cactus in assorted colors
are being sold for $7 for a 4 -inch plant and $16 for a 6 -inch plant. Six -inch white lace cap hydrangeas
are being sold at $18.
Orders will be taken through Tuesday with delivery in early December. To place an order, call Bobbi
Hoover at 634 -4089.
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HANDS OF HOPE
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any tune at the thrift shop
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Holiday Happening to support scholarships for medical students
Megan. FitzMaurice hopes to work in McCall as a family nurse practitioner, and a Margaret Fogg
Memorial Scholarship is helping her realize her dream.
FitzMaurice, 31, received a $2,000 grant from the scholarship this year to allow her to return to school
to obtain her master's degree.
Grants like those to FitzMaurice are the result of the St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary annual Holiday
Happening on Saturday, Dec. 7. The auxiliary hopes to raise $10,000 from the annual holiday party to
be held at the McCall Golf Course clubhouse.
FitzMaurice is a Grangeville native who currently works at St. Luke's McCall in the emergency room.
"My true passion in healthcare is health promotion and prevention,* she said. "Returning to school can
place a big financial burden. This scholarship makes returning to school for more financially feasible."
This year's Holiday Happening will carry a Hawaiian theme. The Uke-A- Ladies will start the event off
with ukulele music before moving to other instruments for Hawaiian hapa -haole songs, hula tunes and
Christmas music. The menu will feature Hawaiian-themed cuisine finishing with a chocolate dessert bar
Organizers spent the summer making homemade banana and pineapple rums that will be served
during the event with Hawaiian -style mixers.
The silent auction will include stays in homes in exotic places donated by friends of the auxiliary in the
Walla Walla wine country and Santa Fe. Raffle tickets for a stay at Volcano, Hawaii trip cost $ and only
50 are being sold.
To buy tickets for the luncheon or raffle, go to the auxiliary's thrift shop located at Second and Lenora
streets in downtown McCall. Luncheon tickets may be bought online at www.stlukesmccaIlauxiliary.org.
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Holiday Happening
Saturday to feature
Hawaiian theme
The tropical breeze of
Hawaiian will be blowing
through the annual Holiday
Happening on Saturday.
The annual fundraiser
of the St. Luke's McCall
Auxiliary will begin at 11
a.m. Saturday at the McCall
Golf Course clubhouse.
The Hawaiian theme
will see the Uke -A -La-
dies will start the event
off with ukulele music
before moving to other
instruments for Hawaiian
hapa -haole songs, hula
tunes and Christmas mu-
sic. The menu will feature
Hawaiian - themed cuisine
finishing with a chocolate
dessert bar.
Organizers spent the
summer making home-
made banana and pineapple
rums that will be served
during the event with
Hawaiian -style mixers.
Tickets cost $30 per
person and are on sale at
the auxiliary's thrift shop
in downtown McCall or
online at www stlukesmc-
callauxiliaryorg
The silent auction will
include stays in homes in
exotic places donated by
friends of the auxiliary
in the Walla Walla wine
country and Santa Fe.
sorted instruments. There
will be cookie decorating
after the concert.
For information call
628 -2743, or visit www.
salmonrapids.com.
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READY FOR SANTA - Ryiie Rader, q, and sister
Kayiin Rader, 9, show sleepwear they picked out
from the St. Luke s McCall Amdliary Thrift Store to
model at Saturday's Holiday Happening at Shore
Lodge. Proceeds from the luncheon, style show and
silent auction will go toward scholarships for local
students studying for health-care professions.
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St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary awards
*186,500 in community grants
St. Luke's McCall's Auxiliary has awarded $186,500 in grants to the following kcal organizations:
• The Community Care Clinic, which provides free medical
care for those without financial means, received $25,000.
• The Community Medical Fund, which helps adults in
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need of dental, psychiatric, and medical care, received
$25,000.
• The Community Children's Medical Fund, which helps
Recipients of this is rants from St. Luke's
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families with children in need of dental, psychiatric, and
McCall's Auxiliary are, from left, Linda lQind-
medical care, received $16, 000.
Arbach, Community Cam Clinic; Bill Thomas,
Community Medical Fund; Le"nn Ball,
Community Children's Medical Fund; George Pool,
• The Psychiatric Patient Assistance Program at St. Luke's
McCall senior Citizens Center; Freida Gabbert,
McCall Behavioral Health Clinic, which assists patients
Heartland Hunger Resourm, Center; Nancy Bush,
without the means to pay, received $12,000.
Behavioral Health Clinic; and Holly Thrash,
Auxiliary Grant Committee Chair.
• The McCall Senior Citizens Center Meals on Wheels
program received $5,020.
• Heartland Hunger Resource Center, which assists families in need of food and household goods
such as toilet paper and diapers, received $2,000.
St. Luke's McCall received $99,500 for new equipment for surgical services and laboratory.
The grants are entirely funded through proceeds from the St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary Thrift Shop.
"It is a gratifying time for the Auxiliary to be able to help purchase items needed to better serve the
patients in our hospital and help support programs that are working to improve the health of our
community members," auxiliary president Pat Rader said.
Since 2002, the auxiliary has awarded $2,077,751 to local community organizations and the hospital
through the community grant program -
"We are very grateful for the support our Thrift Shop receives, in donations and receipts, which allows
us to continue this vital program," Rader said.
St. Luke's McCall plans to use the grant money to purchase two new colonoscopy scopes and a new
microscope equipped with a digital camera that will allow real-time consultations between St. Luke's
McCall's laboratory staff members and medical technologists and pathologists at other locations.
The grant also will be used to replace coagulation testing equipment that is critical In trauma, cardiac,
and obstetrics, as well as anticoagulant therapy monitoring.
All local non - profit organizations with a health - related mission are eligible to apply for the grants.
Applications are due in September, with funds awarded in January. For more information call Holly
Thrash, St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary grant chair, at 347 -3404.
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St. Luke's auxiliary seeks applications for community grants
Non -profit organizations that provide health services in the St. Luke's McCall service area are invited
to apply for a St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary community. The application deadline is September 25.
Interested organizations may pick up applications at the hospital auxiliary thrift Shop on Lenora Street
in McCall or download the forms from www.stlukesonline.org and search for McCall Auxiliary. The
community grant funds are generated by sales from the thrift shop.
"Our first grant priority is to fund the Children's Community Medical Fund, Community Medical Fund,
and St. Luke's McCall's Mental Health Clinic," said Holly Thrash, auxiliary grant committee chair.
"We anticipate having additional funds to help health related organizations with $500 to $5,000 grants
to further their missions," Thrash said.
Grant recipients will be decided in November and funds will be awarded in January 2016. For
information, Holly Thrash at hollythrashl @gmail.com.
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AUXILRY DONATES $8q,5om - Members of
the St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary present an $84,Soo
donation to representatives of St. Luke's McCall to
help improve the care for new parents. The
donation Hill help pay for the remodeling of the
hospital's labor and delivery moms, and buying a
new epidurel pump and warming cabinet The
remainder of the funds will help purchase
equipment to help diagnose conditions such as
asthma, scarring of the lung tissue and COPD. The
funds were raised through proceeds from the
auxiliary's thrift shop in downtown McCall. From
left are Patti Crandall and Judv Titus, past and
current thrift shop directors; Dr. Caitlin Gustafson,
St. Luke's McCall obstetrical services medical
director; and Dr. Dave Burice, the hospital's
cardiopulmonary services medical director.
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St. Luke's McCall AuJdliary awards $186,500 in grants
St. Luke's McCall's Auxiliary awarded $91,490 in grants to local organizations at its general
membership meeting on Monday, topping more than $1 million awarded since 2002 in support of local
community organizations.
The grants are entirely funded through proceeds from the
St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary Thrift Shop in downtown McCall. l
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"We are very grateful for the support our thrift shop d
receives, in donations and receipts, which allows us to
continue this vital program," said Patti Crandall, recently
retired volunteer Thrift Shop director. '
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Grants were awarded as follows: Recipients of St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary grants
am, from left, Jenny Ruemmele, St. Luke's McCall
Dental - Brighter Smiles; Linda xlind- Arbach,
• St. Luke's McCall Complex Care Committee, which Heartland Hunger Resource Center; George Pool,
provides support for prescriptions for those who would not McCall Senior Citizens Center and Payette Lakes
otherwise be able to a for necessary medication - Community Association; Lewanu Hall, Community
pay ry Children's Medical Fund; Bill Thomas, Community
$25,000. Medical Fund; and Dr. Jennifer Gray, SL Luke's
McCall Complex Care Committee. At right is Holly
• The Community Medical Fund, which helps adults in Thrash, auxiliary grant committee chair.
need of dental, psychiatric, and medical care - $25,000.
• The Community Children's Medical Fund, which helps families with children in need of dental,
psychiatric, and medical care - $16,000.
• St. Luke's McCall Dental — Brighter Smiles program, supports those in need of dental care who
would not otherwise be able to afford care - $10,000
• The McCall Senior Citizens Center Meals on Wheels program - $6,200.
Payette Lakes Community Association, nutritious snacks for after school and summer youth
programs - $5,290.
• Heartland Hunger Resource Center, which assists families in need of food and household goods
such as toilet paper and diapers - $4,000.
"It is a gratifying time for the Auxiliary to be able to help support programs that are working to improve
the health of our community members," said Holly Thrash, volunteer auxiliary grant committee chair.
All local non -profit organizations with a health - related mission are eligible to apply for the grants.
Applications are due in September, with funds awarded in January. For more information call grant chair
Holly Thrash at 347 -3404.
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St. Luke's auxiliary offer scholarships for healthcare students
The St. Luke's McCall Hospital Auxiliary is offering scholarships to local students pursuing careers in
health care.
Applications for the Margaret Fogg Memorial Scholarship are available to high school seniors and
post- secondary students living in the hospital's service area. About $15,000 in scholarships will be
awarded.
The scholarship honors McCall resident Margaret Fogg, who was auxiliary president at its 1956
inception and a healthcare advocate until her death in 2001.
Support for the scholarships comes from the annual Holiday Happening fund - raiser. Past recipients
have used their awards for nursing and therapy training, and undergraduate pre -med classes.
Applications are available from counselors at McCall- Donnelly, Cascade, Council, and Salmon River
high schools.
Post- secondsary students should contact Janell Eller at St. Luke's at jeller @sihs.org or call 630 -2208.
Both applications are also found at stiukesonline .orglmccallauxiliary The deadline is April 22.
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$15,000 awarded to local students for healthcare studies
Aspiring students studying to become a nurses, a doctor, and a pharmacist, are among more than a
dozen local students awarded a total of $15,000 by the St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary to pursue healthcare
studies.
Recipients are:
Post - Secondary Students: Jodi Bauer, Thea Campbell, Krystle Grothjan, Jill Wheeler, Caleb
Birkinbine, Kaylee Chamberlain, Bryn Kennell, McKenzie Kennell, Angela Wright, and Breanne Haskins.
High School Graduates: Saskia Bock, Lexie Tinney, Kamron Nay, Jackelin Rodriguez.
"The auxiliary is committed to supporting current and future healthcare workers through our Margaret
Fogg Memorial Scholarship program, wherever they may choose to practice," auxiliary President Dianne
Warden said.
The program awards scholarships to recent high school graduates and healthcare professionals from
the St. Luke's McCall service area who are seeking advanced certification and degrees.
Proceeds from the auxiliary's annual Holiday Happening and Thrift Shop fund the scholarships.
"The Auxiliary volunteers put forth an enormous effort to make these awards possible," said Pam
Davis, chair of the Margaret Fogg Memorial Scholarship committee.
Davis and the scholarship committee, including volunteers Capella (kola, Gretel Kleint, and Roz
Campbell, review applications and make a recommendation to the Auxiliary board.
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St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary Thrift
Shop honors volunteers
BY CHRISTIE GROB
for The Star -News
As a registered nurse, Nancy Grove thought she had seen everything. That was until she started
working as a volunteer for the St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary Thrift Shop.
"I've seen some things I didn't know had even been
invented," Grove said.
Grove is among the 30 volunteers who help run the thrift
store who were honored for their service on Sunday.
The backyard barbecue at a residence near the McCall
Golf Course is an annual event, thrift store manager Judy
Titus said.
"I wanted it to be about honoring the volunteers," Titus
said.
St. Luke's McCall Administrator Sean McCallister dropped
by to offer his appreciation to the support the hospital and
community has received from the store.
"There is just no way the hospital can express its
appreciation," McCallister told the volunteers.
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From left, olne touderbaugh, Helm rimers and
Connie Heiru nann greet each other during
Sunday's appreciation 1—heon for St. Luke s
McCall Auxilian• Thnft Shop volunteers.
Since its inception in 1998, the thrift store has contributed more than $2 million to help the hospital buy
equipment as well as grants to community groups.
The volunteers clock an average of 435 hours each, doing
everything from sorting through donated items to organizing
departments to working the cash register.
"Some volunteer an hour or Iwo, some put in five or six
hour shifts each week," Titus said.
The thrift store first opened its doors at the comer of
Lenora and First streets.
One of those early volunteers was Grove, who had moved
to McCall from southern California three years prior and was
not only looking for a way to help her new community, but
also to meet new people.
Another volunteer at the luncheon was Pat Gore, 79, who
remembers skepticism about the success of the new
venture.
"When we started it, we didn't think it would go as well as it
has," Gore said.
The shop was so successful that it moved to its current,
larger quarters at Second and Lenora streets in 2000.
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St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary members given hospital tour
St. Luke's McCall Hospital Auxiliary members and their guests were treated to behind- the - scenes tour
of the hospital at their meeting on Monday.
Attendees were divided into smaller groups and taken to various parts of the hospital, such as the
emergency room, the two operating rooms, the radiology unit, the lab, and other areas of the hospital
where staff described the services provided by them. Laboratory Director Karen Tucker said the lab saw
1,810 people and performed 21,329 tests during July, for an average of 688 tests per day.
For the last two years, the lab has been able to provide real -time testing for the emergency room and
other hospital areas, Tucker said.
There was also a presentation and discussion on the hospital campus modemization and expansion
plans by Administrator Sean McCallister, who highlighted the aim of the hospital to continue to expand
services.
Upcoming auxiliary meetings are scheduled for November, January and March as well as the Holiday
Happening on Dec. 3 and the Spring Membership Luncheon on May 8, 2017.
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GOTCHA COVERED - Aspen McCallister of McCall
shows off the latest winter fashions during
Saturday's Holiday Happening held at Shore Lodge
in McCall. The bnmch and fashion shay wes put
on by the St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary and reused
monev for the Margaret Fogg Memorial
Scholarship Fund.
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St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary
Regular Membership Meetings are held
on the second Monday of the month in
September, November, January, and March
at 1:00 p.m. in the Hospital Conference
Rooms (unless otherwise noted).
Spring Membership Luncheon
held in May
Holiday Happening
is the premiere fundraiser for the Margaret
Fogg Memorial Scholarship Fund, held
annually, on the first Saturday in December.
Photo by Dick Porter
Thrift Shop Volunteers
Back row from left to right: Judy Siebecker,
Connie Heinzmann, Olive Louderbough, Pat Gore,
Judy Titus, Sue Paulson, Kathy Villeneuve,
Helen Porter, Carol Wellette.
Front row from left to right: Kathleen Hancock,
Linda Youde, Kim McFadden, Nancy Grove,
Kay Blas, Helen Eimers, Patti Crandall, Marlene Bailey,
Since 1998, purchases, donations,
and volunteer hours at the Thrift Shop
have helped to provide over
$2.3 million
to improve
community health
Since 2009, purchases, donations,
and volunteer hours at the Thrift Shop
have helped to provide over
6,000
healthy snacks
for the after
school program
Since 2013, purchases, donations,
and volunteer hours at the Thrift Shop
have helped to provide over
2,,,,000
meals -on- wheels
for senior citizens.
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member today!
Volunteers John Davidson and Carol Wellette
The heart of a volunteer is
not measured in size, but by
the depth of the commitment
to make a difference in the
lives of others.
— DeAnn Hollis
Membership Form
Name:
Mailing Address:
Phone:
Cell Phone:
Email:
Snowbird? Yes No
Which months away?
The Auxiliary's mission is supported by dedicated
volunteers. All Auxiliary events are planned and
coordinated by our committee members. There
are many volunteer opportunities within the
organization —Thrift Shop, Holiday Happening,
grant and scholarship committees, and serving
on the board. Your volunteer commitment makes
a significant contribution in our community.
Below is a list of committees recruiting active
membership support. Mark the appropriate
boxes that best describes your area of
interest and talent.
❑ Health Promotion, Grant, Scholarship
Committee. This committee coordinates events
that promote health education.
❑ Membership Committee. This committee
coordinates social events for new members,
plans member events including the annual
membership meetings.
❑ Fundraising Committee. This committee
organizes fundraising events to support the
Auxiliary and community health.
❑ Serve on the Auxiliary Board when board
positions are available.
Annual membership $15
Lifetime membership $100
Membership dues are collected annually in May.
Mail form and payment to:
St. Luke's McCall
Attn: Jennifa d'arcRaven
1000 State Street
McCall, ID 83638
Or deliver to:
Thrift Shop, 216 Lenora, McCall, (208) 634 -2088
Our Mission
The purpose of this organization is to
render service to St. Luke's McCall
Medical Center, its patients and
community, and to assist St. Luke's
McCall in promoting the health and welfare
of the community in accordance with
objectives established by the governing
board of the hospital.
The Auxiliary was formed on September
10, 1956. Six Auxiliary board members
represent a total membership of more
than 170 members. The Auxiliary is a non-
profit 501(c)(3) organization.
Volunteers Jayne Robinson, Celia Marshall, Nancy Bush
and Marilyn Krahn.
Areas of Service
• The Thrift Shop is supported by volunteers
and staff of dedicated men and women.
New volunteers are always welcome.
• Donations of clothing, jewelry, and
household goods are appreciated.
• Thrift Shop established May 1, 1998, has
contributed more than $2.3 million in
hospital support, community grants and
scholarships.
• Serving as ambassadors between the
medical center and community.
• Funding of equipment and other capital
needs of the hospital.
• The Auxiliary Grant Program is made
possible by Thrift Shop proceeds.
Funds are awarded in January. Priority
consideration is given to St. Luke's
McCall Complex Care Program, Brighter
Smiles, Community Children's Medical
Fund, Community Medical Fund, school
health programs, and other health related
programs.
For more information go to
stiukesonline .org /mccallauxiliary