Reunion June 05 - Shodair Children's Hospital
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JUNE 20<strong>05</strong><br />
Todd’s<br />
Story<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong><br />
Patient is<br />
National<br />
Ambassador
<strong>Shodair</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Welcome<br />
From the Administrator<br />
Its spring time in Montana, and a ritual that takes place<br />
every other year has just concluded. The Montana<br />
Legislature has adjourned and the biennial visitors to<br />
the capital city have departed. For <strong>Shodair</strong>, this<br />
year’s session was significant because it included<br />
consideration of two bills that were extremely important<br />
to the hospital: Senate Bill 120 and Senate Bill 275.<br />
As you probably know, <strong>Shodair</strong>’s two main service<br />
areas are child and adolescent psychiatry and medical<br />
genetics. In our inpatient psychiatry program, we<br />
provide more Medicaid patient days than any other<br />
hospital in the state; however, Medicaid reimbursement<br />
doesn’t begin to cover the total cost of patient care.<br />
Senate Bill 120 provides funding to hospitals to help<br />
cover costs that exceed what Medicaid pays for.<br />
This legislation is important to all hospitals in Montana.<br />
The program it supports will provide about $42.5<br />
million to hospitals each year of the biennium—and<br />
none of the funds come from Montana’s general fund.<br />
Instead, the money will come from a federal match<br />
within the Medicaid program. Without this funding,<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> would face an annual deficit close to $1.2<br />
million. Other hospitals across the state would have<br />
to shift their un-reimbursed costs to patients with<br />
insurance or to private-pay patients. When you see<br />
your legislators, be sure to thank them for passing<br />
this bill.<br />
The second piece of legislation, Senate Bill 275,<br />
provides funding for the Montana Statewide Medical<br />
Genetics Program. <strong>Shodair</strong> contracts with the<br />
Department of Public Health and Human Services to<br />
provide these services. Prior to this legislation, a fee of<br />
70 cents was assessed each year on health insurance or<br />
disability policies issued in Montana to help support the<br />
program. With passage of Senate Bill 275, that fee will<br />
Jack Casey<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Executive Director<br />
be raised to $1.00 per policy, per year. The increase<br />
will allow us to continue providing much-needed<br />
services to Montana families. How will it affect you?<br />
For example, if an insured family of three paid $2.10<br />
per year under the old law; they will pay $3.00 per<br />
year under this new law—less than one penny<br />
per day.<br />
On behalf of the hospital board of trustees,<br />
administration, staff, and especially the children and<br />
families we serve, I’d like to thank all 150 legislators<br />
for the important work accomplished during their<br />
stay here in Helena. I’d also like to thank Governor<br />
Schweitzer for his support of healthcare across<br />
Montana. The efforts of our state leaders make us all<br />
proud to be Montanans.<br />
John P. Casey<br />
Administrator
<strong>Reunion</strong> July 20<strong>05</strong> Contents<br />
Inside Cover<br />
From the Administrator<br />
2 From the Foundation Director<br />
3 <strong>Shodair</strong> Expands to Meet<br />
Need for Acute Care<br />
4 Cancer Genetics: New Services Provide Knowledge<br />
and Insight for Families<br />
6 Feature Story: Todd Daniels,<br />
Montana’s Champion<br />
8 – 12 Thank You to Our Donors<br />
12 JCAHO Accreditation—<strong>Shodair</strong><br />
Achieves the Gold Seal<br />
12 Psychiatrist’s Perspective:<br />
Are Antidepressants Safe for<br />
Depressed Children?<br />
On the COVER:<br />
Todd Daniels reads<br />
his “story” to <strong>Shodair</strong><br />
staff with foster<br />
mother Becky Barrus<br />
looking on.<br />
Mark Your<br />
Calendars<br />
13 School Accreditation Confirms<br />
Quality Education for Patients<br />
Back Cover<br />
Spotlight on <strong>Shodair</strong><br />
Special thanks to Kevin Hudson, Helena Photography, for photographs in this issue.<br />
Published by: Marketing and Community Relations Department, <strong>Shodair</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Editor: Renee Hofeldt, Director, Marketing and Community Relations<br />
Design: Art & Image Creative Resources, Missoula Photography: Helena Photography, Helena<br />
Printed by: Advanced Litho Printing <strong>June</strong> 20<strong>05</strong><br />
For further information: Marketing and Community Relations Department - Phone: 406/444-7548 Fax: 406/444-10<strong>05</strong> e-mail: lreed@shodair.org<br />
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SHODAIR FOUNDATION<br />
From the Foundation Director<br />
Since 1896 <strong>Shodair</strong> has cared for<br />
Montana’s children, adolescents<br />
and their families. Over the years,<br />
the need for <strong>Shodair</strong>’s care has<br />
grown enormously. That’s why we<br />
are embarking on an expansion of<br />
our acute unit. Acute psychiatric<br />
hospitalization is reserved for those<br />
children and adolescents who are<br />
in crisis, and the new unit will<br />
help us provide those children and<br />
families with critical mental<br />
health care services.<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> depends on the generous<br />
and faithful gifts of our friends.<br />
Without you, we would cease to<br />
be—and at-risk children would<br />
not receive the help they<br />
desperately need.<br />
Regular Gifts<br />
We appreciate all gifts, no matter<br />
how small. Each year we receive<br />
gifts from hundreds of individuals<br />
and couples who support our<br />
ongoing work. These cash gifts<br />
comprise the backbone of our<br />
development program, and we<br />
depend on them to meet our<br />
daily obligations.<br />
Special Gifts<br />
As a growing and vital<br />
organization, <strong>Shodair</strong> is seeking<br />
to raise additional funds for our<br />
building expansion. We challenge<br />
our donors to make a larger gift,<br />
something beyond their regular<br />
gift amount. Such gifts represent<br />
a significant commitment and<br />
will be extremely important to<br />
enable <strong>Shodair</strong> to serve<br />
Montana’s children.<br />
Ultimate Gifts<br />
These gifts are generally called<br />
“planned gifts.” They are<br />
sometimes made during life<br />
through life-income arrangements,<br />
such as a charitable gift annuity;<br />
and sometimes at death, as a<br />
bequest. They typically involve<br />
non-cash assets, such as real<br />
estate, business holdings or other<br />
estate assets. A planned gift calls<br />
for careful planning and usually<br />
requires the assistance of<br />
professional advisors. Gifts in the<br />
ultimate category represent a<br />
small, highly committed group of<br />
donors. Our Foundation exists to<br />
help these friends complete their<br />
“dream gifts.”<br />
We value and appreciate every<br />
single one of our donors, no matter<br />
what category of gift you give.<br />
Linda Coulston<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Foundation Director<br />
If you would like to learn more<br />
about ways to help <strong>Shodair</strong> help<br />
children, you can request our<br />
complimentary brochure on<br />
planned giving and, if you wish,<br />
invite me to contact you for a visit.<br />
There is no cost or obligation of<br />
any kind. Please call our toll-free<br />
number, 800-447-6614 and ask to<br />
speak with me. I would be<br />
delighted to help you make<br />
your “dream gift,” to help the<br />
children in <strong>Shodair</strong>’s care.<br />
Best wishes,<br />
Linda Coulston<br />
Foundation Director<br />
* This information is for illustrative<br />
purposes and is not intended to be tax<br />
or financial advice. You should always<br />
consult your own attorney or financial<br />
advisors when considering a planned<br />
gift. Please remember <strong>Shodair</strong> in your<br />
will or other estate plans.<br />
2 <strong>Reunion</strong>
<strong>Shodair</strong> Grows to Meet Demand<br />
Construction on 20,000 square foot addition begins this summer<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> has announced plans to add<br />
a 20,000 square foot addition to the existing facility. The<br />
expansion will include a new 20-bed acute care unit, a<br />
swimming pool, additional office space, and storage.<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> currently operates a 12 bed acute care unit.<br />
The hospital’s residential treatment units include 42<br />
beds for adolescents and 14 for children. In recent<br />
months, the hospital has been forced to turn away<br />
youth in need of the critical services it provides in<br />
its acute care facility, because there were no beds<br />
available for additional patients.<br />
The expansion of acute care services comes in response<br />
to increased demand for those services. Currently,<br />
options for Montana children and adolescents in need of<br />
these critical, specialized services are limited. “When<br />
we’re full like we have been, the next closest place for<br />
kids in need of help is Billings or Missoula—and<br />
Missoula doesn’t have facilities for young children,”<br />
said <strong>Shodair</strong> administrator, Jack Casey. “The need for<br />
specialized psychiatric care for children in the state<br />
is growing while availability of those services<br />
remains limited.”<br />
Casey said the hospital had been considering possible<br />
ways to meet the need for services, and ultimately<br />
decided to move ahead with expanding its facilities<br />
east of Helena. “We’ve been looking for ways to<br />
accommodate the increasing need for our services, and<br />
the expansion will help us address this statewide need.”<br />
In the interim before construction is completed, the<br />
hospital’s existing facilities will be remodeled to<br />
add an additional 4 acute care beds.<br />
The expansion will also allow the genetics<br />
department to grow as well, accommodating<br />
additional staff and equipment to meet the<br />
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increasing demand for screening, counseling, and risk<br />
assessments for diseases such as cancer. <strong>Shodair</strong> is<br />
known nationwide for its clinical and laboratory<br />
genetics services, and the hospital’s laboratory and<br />
genetic counselors provide services to patients of<br />
all ages throughout the state.<br />
In addition to the new acute care facilities, offices,<br />
and storage space, the expansion will include an<br />
indoor pool for patient use. Approximately 3000<br />
square feet of the new facility will go to housing the<br />
pool and associated mechanical and dressing areas.<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> currently has a full-sized indoor gymnasium<br />
and outdoor play area; however a swimming pool<br />
has been discussed for several years. With the new<br />
pool, patients will have yet another opportunity for<br />
therapeutic recreation.<br />
The expansion is estimated to cost $2.6 million<br />
dollars and will translate into additional hiring to<br />
meet increased staffing needs. Nurses, another<br />
psychiatrist, a mental health therapist, teacher and<br />
teacher’s aide, recreation aide, and support staff will<br />
be added, along with personnel for the medical<br />
records and admissions offices. <strong>Shodair</strong> will also<br />
welcome another psychiatrist, bringing the numbers<br />
of full-time board certified child psychiatrists on<br />
staff to five.<br />
Casey hopes ground will be broken in <strong>June</strong>, and is<br />
looking forward to a move-in date sometime next<br />
winter. The project is being designed by Schlenker &<br />
McKittrick Architects (SMA) of Helena. Schlenker &<br />
McKittrick was also responsible for <strong>Shodair</strong>’s current<br />
facilities, located on Colonial Drive.<br />
3
Cancer Genetics: New Services<br />
Provide Knowledge, Insight, for Families<br />
The last four months have been busy ones for <strong>Shodair</strong>.<br />
In addition to announcing plans for expansion, the<br />
hospital followed the Montana legislature as it<br />
considered and ultimately passed a bill to expand<br />
financial support for <strong>Shodair</strong>’s genetics program.<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> provides the only comprehensive genetic<br />
services in Montana, including over seventy clinics<br />
annually. Through the clinics, the hospital brings<br />
valuable services to people in every area of the state—<br />
services they might otherwise have to travel long<br />
distances to find.<br />
Funding provided by the state for these services had<br />
remained at the same level since 1992. At the same<br />
time, demand for clinical genetic services in the state<br />
increased over 24 percent, with demand for some<br />
laboratory services increasing 175 percent. Passage of<br />
Senate Bill 275 provided funds for genetic services<br />
through a fee assessed on insurance premiums.<br />
The additional funds will help <strong>Shodair</strong> expand its<br />
medical genetics services, especially in the fast-growing<br />
area of cancer genetics. These services help physicians<br />
and families to assess risk of inherited cancers, make<br />
decisions regarding other diagnostic procedures, and<br />
determine the most effective treatment protocols.<br />
Cancer Genetics: A new frontier in Montana<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong>’s Department of Medical Genetics has served<br />
children and families in the state for almost 30 years.<br />
Recently, the kinds of genetic services available to<br />
families have grown and now, in addition to services<br />
for children, there are new tests and services that focus<br />
on parents and grandparents.<br />
The new focus has developed for several reasons,<br />
including statistics indicating one in three Americans will<br />
develop cancer in their lifetime. The increased odds for<br />
developing the disease are leading more people to assess<br />
their potential risk for it.<br />
Individuals who inherit a cancer predisposition have a<br />
higher risk of developing specific cancers. About ten<br />
percent of cancers are thought to be related to a specific<br />
gene, and medical genetic services can help identify<br />
important risk factors. Services specific to cancer<br />
genetics can help increase patients’ awareness, decrease<br />
anxiety, and offer families valuable information to help<br />
them make informed treatment decisions.<br />
The genetics staff at <strong>Shodair</strong> works closely with<br />
individuals and families to identify familial risk of a<br />
variety of cancers, including breast and colorectal<br />
cancer. The hospital’s laboratory also provides testing<br />
that oncologists use when making treatment decisions<br />
for breast cancer, leukemias, and lymphomas.<br />
In a state the size of Montana, where many people live<br />
in rural or isolated areas, <strong>Shodair</strong> staff plays a critical role<br />
by making cancer genetic services available throughout<br />
the state. They do this by taking the services to the<br />
people who need them. Counselors and physicians from<br />
the medical genetics department travel the state,<br />
providing over 70 clinics each year in locations that<br />
include Missoula, Great Falls, Miles City, Sidney, Billings,<br />
Kalispell, Butte, Bozeman, and Helena. Telemedicine<br />
technology enables them to see and talk to even more<br />
patients, at times and places most convenient to them.<br />
The services provided by <strong>Shodair</strong>’s medical genetics<br />
program have helped many Montanans address serious<br />
challenges to their health—no matter where they live.<br />
Following are stories from two patients who wanted to<br />
share their recent experience with the <strong>Shodair</strong> cancer<br />
genetics program.<br />
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Gene Testing for Cancer Risk: Two Stories<br />
January 24, 20<strong>05</strong><br />
My name is Brandi. I live in Kalispell.<br />
Laura’s Story<br />
Brandi’s Story<br />
My family has a history of colon cancer. My aunt was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 47. My mother does not<br />
have colon cancer, but she had colon polyps at a young age. I was referred to <strong>Shodair</strong>’s genetics program by my<br />
oncologist, Dr. Goodman, in Kalispell, because of the strong family history, and because a magnetic resonance<br />
imaging (MRI) scan showed an unusual spot on my brain.<br />
The medical geneticist and genetic counselor first saw me at a clinic in Kalispell in May of 2004. They explained<br />
hereditary risk for cancer and suggested that we start the process of identifying our family’s risk with my aunt. My<br />
aunt tested positive for a mutation in the gene responsible for the inherited cancer syndrome Hereditary<br />
Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer (HNPCC). The information was critical. In addition to colon cancer, she has 60% risk<br />
of uterine cancer and a 12% risk of ovarian cancer. She is now considering surgical options to prevent<br />
additional cancer.<br />
Next we tested my mom. She does not have cancer now, but tested positive for the gene. With this<br />
information, she can now make health care decisions that will allow her to live a longer,<br />
healthier life.<br />
The staff at <strong>Shodair</strong> has been available to me for both counseling<br />
and testing. Their services have changed the lives of<br />
my family members.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Brandi<br />
Laura B.<br />
first consulted with a<br />
genetic counselor and medical<br />
geneticist at <strong>Shodair</strong> six years ago.<br />
She had a history of endometrial cancer at age<br />
40, and a family history of breast and colon cancer.<br />
In her initial discussions, she learned about possible colon and breast<br />
cancer predisposition genes that might be in her family. She learned she could have<br />
a test done to determine whether she carried cancer predisposition genes, but chose not to<br />
do so at the time. Laura was already overwhelmed with caring for a parent with cancer and, like<br />
many patients, was concerned about the cost of testing, as well as possible discrimination by insurance<br />
carriers. She elected to wait.<br />
Since that time, colon cancer was identified in her family, and a distant relative tested positive for a breast cancer<br />
predisposition gene. The additional incidence of cancer prompted Laura to come back for another consultation.<br />
Because a significant number of people in her family—both male and female—had developed breast cancer, Laura<br />
chose testing to determine whether she carried the breast cancer predisposition gene known to run in her family.<br />
Having already had cancer (endometrial), she was interested in her risk for breast and other associated cancers, and<br />
wanted to identify possible risk reduction measures she might take if she was found to carry the gene.<br />
Laura’s blood was drawn and sent to the laboratory for testing. At her next session with staff at <strong>Shodair</strong>, Laura was<br />
pleased to learn she hadn’t inherited the predisposition gene that appeared to run in her family.<br />
Laura says her test results have helped ease her mind. While the cause of her endometrial cancer remains<br />
uncertain, she can put some of her familial cancer concerns aside. She is an empathetic source of support for other<br />
family members who’ve tested positive for the breast cancer gene, but lives daily with the relief provided by her<br />
own normal test result. Describing her feelings, she says: “A dark cloud has been removed from my consciousness<br />
since I got my normal test result. I really have felt a lot more optimistic and cheerful in general since then.<br />
Thank you for making that possible.”<br />
To learn more about cancer risk assessments and other services available<br />
through <strong>Shodair</strong>’s Medical Genetics Department, call 1-800-447-6614.<br />
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MONTANA’S<br />
CHAMPION<br />
Former Patient Represents State, Children’s<br />
Mental Health Issues in National Program<br />
PHOTO: Children’s Miracle Network<br />
Foresters Champions Across America medal ceremony in Orlando<br />
Todd<br />
Daniels<br />
The word champion<br />
most often evokes images of a<br />
victory on a playing field. However,<br />
for some amazing children, it takes<br />
on a whole new meaning. They’ve<br />
competed against often amazing<br />
odds, and emerged victorious in<br />
the game of life.<br />
Meet Todd Daniels, a special young<br />
man who is one these outstanding<br />
examples of determination and<br />
courage. Todd overcame challenges<br />
that would make most adults cringe,<br />
and is this year being honored as a<br />
champion representing Montana<br />
and the mental health needs of<br />
children everywhere.<br />
Todd with Carroll College<br />
coach Mike Van Diest
Governor Brian<br />
Schweitzer congratulates<br />
Todd at the state capitol<br />
Todd’s Story<br />
A former patient at <strong>Shodair</strong>,Todd is one of 50 children from other states<br />
participating in the Children’s Miracle Network program called Foresters<br />
Champions across America. As ambassador for the state of Montana, the<br />
eleven-year-old represents 17 million hospitalized children around the<br />
nation. In March he joined 49 other young ambassadors and Grammy<br />
winner LeAnn Rimes for a visit to Washington, D.C.<br />
Before departing the nation’s capitol, he was greeted by the governor and<br />
recognized by the Montana State Legislature in proclamations before both<br />
the House and Senate. In the nation’s capitol, he visited with U.S. senators<br />
and the First Lady before journeying to Orlando, Florida and Walt Disney<br />
World, where he and other champions were honored with special activities<br />
and a celebration that included friends and family members from<br />
around the nation and Canada.<br />
Todd’s experience at <strong>Shodair</strong> began with his initial admission to the<br />
residential treatment unit in 2002. Prior to coming to <strong>Shodair</strong>, he had<br />
experienced more than 20 psychiatric hospitalizations since the age of four.<br />
His difficulties, resulting at least in part from birth trauma, include attention<br />
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bi-polar disorder. Once at <strong>Shodair</strong>,<br />
he was treated by a dedicated interdisciplinary team that<br />
included psychiatrists, therapists, nurses, teachers, and mental<br />
health technicians—all working to manage his medication<br />
schedule and offer a range of therapies, and provide the care<br />
and support he needed.<br />
Todd and<br />
members of<br />
his health care<br />
team at <strong>Shodair</strong><br />
Today, in spite of his complex diagnosis and medication<br />
schedule, Todd functions independently and continues to make<br />
progress in all areas of his life. He now lives with his foster<br />
family in Trout Creek and attends public school in Thompson Falls.<br />
Each year, hundreds of Montana children like Todd receive the care they need from<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong>’s child and adolescent psychiatric units and medical genetics<br />
department. And every day there are remarkable champions<br />
at <strong>Shodair</strong>—both patients and staff—building better lives.<br />
Their stories are inspiring and we hope to continue<br />
playing an important role in their achievements. With the<br />
help of generous, caring people like you, more deserving<br />
children will find healthy, productive lives, and amazing<br />
stories like these will continue to be told. To learn how you can help, call<br />
the foundation office at 406-444-7548, or 1-800-447-6614.<br />
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Thanks to<br />
Our Supporters<br />
Please Note! We make every effort to make sure the donor lists are accurate.<br />
Should something be wrong with your listing, please let us know so that we<br />
can list the corrections in the next issue of <strong>Reunion</strong>. Thank you.<br />
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- Deloris M. Crossley<br />
- Thomas & Sally Daer<br />
- Kathy & Zetta Robinson Griffing<br />
Clarence Brown<br />
- Evelyn Cousineau<br />
Jack Browning<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. William E. Campbell<br />
Emily Bucholz<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. George Hutchens<br />
Isabel “Izzie” Bugni<br />
- Rose Marie Phyfield<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Vyron C. Wells<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Alvin Bunkowske<br />
- Robert J.& Edie Witham Redpath<br />
Millie Buor<br />
- Kay Ebert<br />
Art Button<br />
- Alice Woods<br />
Judith Calnan<br />
- Shirley A. Calnan<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
- JR & Jolene Rohan<br />
Patricia Grant Calvert<br />
- Tim & Carrie L. Boe<br />
Faye Candee<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Fisher<br />
Leslie Candee<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Fisher<br />
Florene Carpenter<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Fisher<br />
Ottis “Bobbie” Carter<br />
- Mrs. Jessie Treweek<br />
Zoe Casagrande<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. John J. Panich<br />
Del Casebolt<br />
- Hanson Trucking, Inc.<br />
Enis Casilla<br />
- Aurora Z. Keenan<br />
Bunny Cerkovink<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Mendel<br />
Carl Chambers<br />
- Luella Avens<br />
Mary “Pat” Chatriand<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Catherine Cheek<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. George Hutchens<br />
Emilio Chelini<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Arvid “Chris” Christianson<br />
- Click & Arloene Christianson<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. George Hutchens<br />
Mary H. Clemo<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. Mertz<br />
Thomas L. “Tom” Cockrell<br />
- R. E. Hillman<br />
- Rosemary Cook<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Fry<br />
- Mrs. T. Sewell Hines<br />
- Lester & Carolyn Jones<br />
- Bob & Edie McColly<br />
Mike Conn<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Muchmore<br />
Mildred Cook<br />
- Charles Van Gorden<br />
Helen L. Cox<br />
- Mrs. Don Marx<br />
John M. Jack Crawford<br />
- Charles Van Gorden<br />
Dr. Robert Crossley<br />
- Mrs. Henry Brotzman<br />
Jo Ann Crowley<br />
- Albert Squires<br />
Wilbur “Buck” Curtis<br />
- Dr. & Mrs. Lindon &<br />
Betty C. Durham<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Stan Milesnick<br />
Wayne Dafoe<br />
- Clifford Lybeck<br />
Mildred E. Dahlstrom-Dawson<br />
- Tim & Carrie L. Boe<br />
Math Dasinger<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Fisher<br />
May Davenport<br />
- Lillian DeBerti<br />
Reylene Davis<br />
- Helen Davis<br />
Louise Dawson-Parenteau<br />
- Tim & Carrie L. Boe<br />
Nellie Dean<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Helstrom<br />
Joanna Dixon<br />
- Karyl Hills Gasser<br />
Ray Dowling<br />
- Bruce & Edith Farnum<br />
- Jeanne Gendrow<br />
George “Chop” Dringle<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Stan Milesnick<br />
Martin Dunn<br />
- Tillie M. Phillip<br />
Marlene Durham<br />
- Dr. & Mrs. Lindon<br />
& Betty C. Durham<br />
Elveda Duus<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Peterson<br />
Dr. Louis Mertz Dyll, Jr.<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. Mertz<br />
Dana Reed Eastman<br />
- Arthur R. & Eileen Tucker<br />
Hazel Eddy<br />
- James A. Eddy<br />
Jane Eddy<br />
- James A. Eddy<br />
Donna Edmisten<br />
- Betty S. Rice, Jr.<br />
Richard K. Ellingson<br />
- Luella Avens<br />
Robert A. “Bob” Ellis<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Howard Ellis<br />
- Robert J.& Edie Witham Redpath<br />
- Helen Fabich<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. George Hutchens<br />
- Click & Arloene Christianson<br />
Christopher Carl Fahlgren<br />
- Roger & Terry Gullickson<br />
- Larry & Cheryl Madsen<br />
- Jean McDaniel<br />
James Farrell<br />
- Click & Arloene Christianson<br />
Aileen Ferguson<br />
- Woodrow C. Casey<br />
Tony Fiest<br />
- Ruth A. Fiest<br />
Kenneth Fisher<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Stan Milesnick<br />
Rhoda Fisher<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Fisher<br />
Nicole Fitzgerald<br />
- Shirley Fitzgerald<br />
Margaret Fleming<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
- Dale & Heidi Hjelt<br />
Mary Foote<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Helstrom<br />
Thomas “Tom” Patrick Foy<br />
- Robert & Smithe Docktor<br />
- Friends of Thomas Patrick Foy<br />
- Harold & Marjorie Keilman<br />
8 <strong>Reunion</strong>
- Carrie & Jeffrey Key<br />
- Veronica Kralicek<br />
- Richard Kuhl<br />
- Dan & Janet Lieberg<br />
- Donald & Patricia Mehring<br />
- Kathie Roos Blossom<br />
- Donna Jensen<br />
- Joe & Dorothy Joyce<br />
- Margaret & Robert Peoples<br />
- Margie Richardson<br />
- Naomi Sage<br />
- Pam & Greg Sheridan<br />
- Betty Sigurdson<br />
- Mike Sinnott<br />
- Joseph & Vicki Steiner<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Sullivan<br />
- The Cadmus Group<br />
- W. D. & Clarey Bermingham<br />
Duane Frank<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Roy L. Mikkelsen<br />
Larue Freund<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Sullivan<br />
Barbara Lee Fuller<br />
- Terry R. & Sharon Johnson<br />
Judy Fuller<br />
- Delores J. Hill<br />
Agatha Funston<br />
- Mel & Pat Brownlee<br />
- Wes & Marie Funston<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Bob Julius<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Gary McMorris<br />
- Maxine L. Van Denburg<br />
Char Gardiner<br />
- Irvin J. Blessinger<br />
Amelia Gerdts<br />
- Mrs. John R. Stenbeck<br />
Rena J. Giacoma<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Adam W. Giesick<br />
- Clara P. Giesick<br />
Catherine “Beth” Glovan<br />
- Ed & Marilyn Bartlett<br />
- Gary R. Browning<br />
- Dan & Andrea Daniels<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. James F. Holland<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. James Johnston<br />
- Jean D. Mills<br />
- Frank & Marilyn St. Pierre<br />
- MSE Inc. Employees<br />
- Tom Estill<br />
- Gregory & Nancy Skakles<br />
- Chuck & Wini Stokke<br />
- James & Cathy Walsh<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Orin D. Beattie<br />
- Carol Kopp<br />
Georgia Goldenstein<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Stan Milesnick<br />
Jack Gordon<br />
- Helen Davis<br />
John J. Graham<br />
- Donald W. & Marlene Kude<br />
Alma Groskurth<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Fisher<br />
Bruce Gunter<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Frank Manfredi<br />
Thomas Hafer<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Agnes H. Hall<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Flink<br />
<strong>June</strong> 20<strong>05</strong><br />
Catherine Hall<br />
- Catherine A. Alger<br />
Mary Lou Hall<br />
- Theresa Chicoski<br />
- Arlene & Terri Kougioulis<br />
Gail E. Hammond<br />
- Virginia E. Hammond<br />
Freida Handley<br />
- Rex J. & Lois Flansburg<br />
Jack & Sylvia Hanson<br />
- John & Marjorie Hanson<br />
Glen & Betty Hargrove<br />
- D & G Lumber, LLC<br />
Alma Harmon<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. John J. Panich<br />
Joshua Harris<br />
- Beverly Gibson<br />
Robert A. Haugland<br />
- Mrs. Don Marx<br />
Jean L. Helvic<br />
- Edward E. & Edna Barnhart<br />
Tom Hensley<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Sullivan<br />
Mary Beth Hess<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Roy P. Furthmyre<br />
- Terry R. & Sharon Johnson<br />
Helen Hogan<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Helstrom<br />
- Shirley Prophet<br />
Jean Holland<br />
- Betty Ostoj<br />
Stella Holland<br />
- Annabelle T. Larsen<br />
Mary Ann Holmes<br />
- Mr. Arnold J. Odegaard<br />
Della Hopple<br />
- Luella Avens<br />
Tana Hossack<br />
- Babe & Ken Young<br />
Weston Howard Family<br />
- Shirley E. Voyta<br />
E.K. “Red” Hudson<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Gary Rebal<br />
Joann Huffsmith<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Muchmore<br />
Bill Huston<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Murray<br />
George Huston<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Murray<br />
Frances Hysell<br />
- Robert J.& Edie Witham Redpath<br />
Robert Inman<br />
- Ruth Denton<br />
Ignacio Jasmine<br />
- Red Car, Inc.<br />
Alice Jemmings<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Bud Jensen<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Tom J. Christensen<br />
Marlyn “Huz” Jensen<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Neil H. Eliason<br />
Marie Job<br />
- George Job, Jr.<br />
A.H. Johnson<br />
- Alvina C. Welliver<br />
Doreen Renee Johnson<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Schaefer<br />
Harold H. Johnson<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Ben Miller<br />
Robert Johnson<br />
- Dorothy J. Slapnik<br />
Howard “Casey” Johnston<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Barbara L. Jones<br />
- Sharon & Bob Jones<br />
- Advanced Dermatology<br />
- Paul D. & Lenette Caruso, Jr.<br />
- Mariel & Mike Gribben<br />
- John & Diane J. Maloney<br />
- Harry & Angela Palin<br />
- Jim & Ann Van Blaricom<br />
Ward Junkermier<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. George Hutchens<br />
Jean Kaul<br />
- Maureen Sheldon<br />
William A. Keenan<br />
- Aurora Z. Keenan<br />
Bette Kinsella<br />
- Thelma M. Papillo-Neely<br />
Donald & Nora Koefod<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Greg Woods<br />
John & Loretta Kolesar<br />
- Robert & Marlene Forster<br />
- Barry Kolesar<br />
Peter Kolokotrones<br />
- Richard C. &<br />
Margaret B. Bossard<br />
Laverne Koprivica<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
- Prigge & Otten, P.C.<br />
Gregory Kovach<br />
- Jessie Treweek<br />
Wilma A. Krueger<br />
- Dolores Aadsen<br />
Julie Kuchtyn<br />
- Rose Marie Phyfield<br />
Daniel R. Laber<br />
- Carrol V. Laber<br />
Alexander Laber, Jr.<br />
- Carrol V. Laber<br />
Mary Lambert<br />
- Rose Marie Phyfield<br />
Willard Larsen<br />
- Donna M. Mulcahy<br />
Paul Lawrence<br />
- Click & Arloene Christianson<br />
Joyce Lawson<br />
- Janette Ebright<br />
- Irma Fritts<br />
Ann Lemmon<br />
- Phyllis Petritz<br />
Miriam Lewis<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
William “Lloyd” Linden<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Sullivan<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. Mertz<br />
Judy Lorenz<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Larry Funston<br />
- Geret J. Guiberson<br />
- Lisa G. May<br />
Del Lundby<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Stephenson<br />
Dixie Lusin<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lippert<br />
Grace Dwyer Lyons<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Ross Lyle<br />
Francis MacDonald<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Ray L. Lutz<br />
Vernon Maki<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Margarette Dempsey Malee<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Red Menahan<br />
Joseph Maller, Jr.<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Emma L. Marlowe<br />
- Kathryn B. Bestwick<br />
Lois Martin<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. William E. Campbell<br />
Larry Marx<br />
- Kenneth & Joanne LaPalm<br />
Doris Matthews<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Helstrom<br />
Frieda Mauck<br />
- Lois J. Fahlgren<br />
Howard Mayo<br />
- Betty S. Rice, Jr.<br />
Betty Rae McArthur<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Jack Donisthorpe<br />
Rose McGowan<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Robert McKecknie<br />
- Gloria A. Wilson<br />
Charles McKenna<br />
- Jessie Treweek<br />
Alta & Walter McKerrow<br />
- Elma C. Crockett<br />
Mark McKinnon<br />
- Buzz & Darlene Brodie<br />
- Eva A. Fortune<br />
Kim McLure<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Muchmore<br />
Linda McNeil<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Red Menahan<br />
Pete McPhail<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Red Menahan<br />
Pete McQueary<br />
- Martin & Claudia Dippold<br />
Andy Medvec<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Frank Manfredi<br />
Bobbe Mellem<br />
- Pearl T. Bangeman<br />
Charles Mercord<br />
- Shirley B. Bertelsen<br />
Margie Mero<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Val Gutcheck<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Gayle Applegate<br />
- Tillie M. Phillip<br />
- Albena E. Preskar<br />
- Sunday Breakfast Group<br />
Joseph John Merrick<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Marion Merritt<br />
- Jean D. Johnson<br />
Edward T. Messick<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Christine Marie Thompson Miles<br />
- Marjorie K. McNellis<br />
John L. “Jack” Miller<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Dee Dee Mills<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Fisher<br />
James T. Mills<br />
- Jean D. Mills<br />
Mary Lou Moore<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Ray L. Lutz<br />
Thursa Morris<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Ralph T. Anderson<br />
Harry Muinen<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Helstrom<br />
9
Thank You to Our Generous Supporters<br />
Continued from Previous Page<br />
Allen Muirhead<br />
- Winona A. Peterson<br />
Margaret Annette Munson<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. George Hutchens<br />
Jim Nelson<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Sullivan<br />
Robert Nelson<br />
- Voncile Robertson<br />
Tom E. Nopper<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Stan Milesnick<br />
Tom “Obie” O’Brien<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Veronica O’Brien<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Vi O’Connor<br />
- Louisa Rothfus<br />
- John R. Stenbeck<br />
Dorothy M. Olson<br />
- John L. & Marilyn Olson<br />
Justin Opheim<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Tom Gannon<br />
Rev. Nathan C. Packard<br />
- Betty A. Elston<br />
Jayne Pardis<br />
- Mike & Kathy Phillips<br />
Carol Parker<br />
- Lucille Bosanach<br />
Timothy Dean Patacini<br />
- Leora Brinig<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. John J. Panich<br />
George Patterson<br />
- Dennis & Donna Uken<br />
- Marie Barker<br />
- Lansford & Linda Levitt<br />
- Betty & John Nadenicek<br />
Edwin R. Patzer<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Bernie A. Swift<br />
Armella B. Pelz<br />
- Edward L. Pelz<br />
Rich Penn<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Jack Donisthorpe<br />
Alma Periman<br />
- Empire Airlines<br />
- Elmer Johnson<br />
- Violet Vihinen<br />
- Jeanette J. Waltari<br />
- Alton Williams<br />
Jack Perkins<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Helstrom<br />
Raymond Pesanti<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Richard Peterson<br />
- Georgiana Andersen<br />
Ted Peterson<br />
- Michael & Nancy O’Dell<br />
Archie Petritz<br />
- Phyllis Petritz<br />
Pat Petritz<br />
- Phyllis Petritz<br />
Rose Masanovich Pierce<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
May Montana Preskar<br />
- Marilyn Anderson<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Gayle Applegate<br />
- William & Irene Arvish<br />
- Ethel M. Barclay<br />
- Frank & Donna Bizjak<br />
- Evelyn Blaskovich<br />
- Doris & Thomas Blaz<br />
- Florence Blazina<br />
- Anne Bowman<br />
- Georgene & Sal Cachola<br />
- Lee & Elaine Collins<br />
- Gene & Joyce Colucci<br />
- Dick & Diane Cromer<br />
- Ron & Judith Curtiss<br />
- Walter & Miriam Derzay<br />
- Viola Duffy<br />
- Thomas B. Durkin<br />
- Ron & Dixie Dye<br />
- Ben & Charmaine Everett<br />
- Ella Froehlich<br />
- Eleanor Ivankovich<br />
- Rosemary & Ray Johnson<br />
- Wayne Lucier<br />
- Marilyn Marks<br />
- John & Charlene Meshnik<br />
- Jean D. Mills<br />
- Ray Peterson<br />
- Joseph & Merrijean Pinard<br />
- Albena E. Preskar<br />
- Josie Sepulveda<br />
- Richard & Rosemarie Silzly<br />
- Violet Smith<br />
- Margaret Snow<br />
- Con & Nancy Sullivan<br />
- Sunday Breakfast Group<br />
- The VPS Companies<br />
- Jack & Ann Torney<br />
- Mark & Betty Torney<br />
- Lottie Jo & Jerry Touchton<br />
- Arthur & Remo Walker<br />
- Lucey E. Wasvig<br />
Deen Pryor<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. John J. Panich<br />
Marion & Margaret Pyeatt<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Dennis E. Dupuis<br />
Clark Pyfer<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Stan Milesnick<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Sullivan<br />
Rose Rajacich<br />
- Dale & Heidi Hjelt<br />
Doug Randall<br />
- Rolf C. & Marjorie Johnson<br />
Lois Rauch<br />
- Betty Ostoj<br />
Shirley Rause<br />
- Albena E. Preskar<br />
Victoria “Vicky” Renz<br />
- Phyllis Petritz<br />
Verna Rice<br />
- Betty S. Rice, Jr.<br />
Wanda Rice<br />
- Betty S. Rice, Jr.<br />
John Rice, Jr.<br />
- Betty S. Rice, Jr.<br />
John Rice, Sr.<br />
- Betty S. Rice, Jr.<br />
Bernadette Rickert<br />
- Arthur R. & Eileen Tucker<br />
Darrell Ridder<br />
- Leora Brinig<br />
Florence Roberts<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. William R. Wellborn<br />
Nelson Daniel “Bob” Robinson<br />
- Mrs. Henry Brotzman<br />
Mary Roo<br />
- J. Logan & Carol Hurst<br />
Allan P. Routzahn<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Ben Miller<br />
- William & Beth Miller<br />
John Ruffatto<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Fisher<br />
Carol Schledewitz<br />
- Clay Schledewitz<br />
Arthur & Lillian Sears<br />
- Valdean Jones<br />
Si Seifert<br />
- Robert J.& Edie Witham Redpath<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Sullivan<br />
Frank “Monk” Semansky<br />
- Mrs. Phyllis Petritz<br />
- Donald R. & Beverly Martin<br />
Marvin Sheets<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Fisher<br />
Robert H. Shennum<br />
- Hazel Ladner<br />
- Elly G. Jones<br />
Evogene Shonkwiler<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Peterson<br />
John Shore<br />
- Chello Herbert<br />
Andrew Sievertsen<br />
- Mary Ann Liddell<br />
Samuel Douglas Sipes<br />
- Steven L. Layton<br />
Junior Sjostrom<br />
- Willard & Dolores Mortenson<br />
Mary “Bea” Skender<br />
- Norma S. Dwyer<br />
Catie, Vickie, Eleanor, R. Sneddon<br />
- Bruce A. & Diana Sneddon<br />
Matt Solich<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. George D. Pouliot<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Sullivan<br />
Carrie Sommer<br />
- Catherine A. Alger<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Ross Lyle<br />
Christian Sorensen<br />
- Kootenai Transfer & Storage<br />
Katherine Spear<br />
- Phyllis Petritz<br />
- Rose Marie Phyfield<br />
Don Spolar<br />
- Kathi Faroni<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
- JR & Jolene Rohan<br />
William E. Spring<br />
- Gerda Roberts<br />
Mary V. St. John<br />
- Myron St. John<br />
George Staley<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Angeline Marie Stang<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Simons<br />
Lee Stayer<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Guidi<br />
- Phyllis Petritz<br />
- Joyce Styler Siems<br />
Florence & Ernest Stead<br />
- Ruth A. Fiest<br />
Bonnie Steber<br />
- Marguerite R. McIntosh<br />
John R. “Bob” Stenbeck<br />
- Dick & Gladyne Douglas<br />
- Tom & Doris Zoeller<br />
- Click & Arloene Christianson<br />
- Ann Downey<br />
- Donna & Louis Elmore<br />
- Sheila Franey<br />
- Dick & Regina Gerdts<br />
- William & Cheryl Gerdts<br />
- Charlotte A. Godtland<br />
- Vernon & Barbara Griffiths<br />
- Harrington Surgical<br />
Rentals & Sale<br />
- Marie & George Kadillak<br />
- Prigge & Otten, P.C.<br />
- Boyd Taylor<br />
Mabel S. Stilwell<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Allen Miller<br />
Rudy “Skip” Stoll<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. John J. Panich<br />
Ida May Stone<br />
- Gloria A. Wilson<br />
Francis “Tiny” Sullivan<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Red Menahan<br />
Clarence Swanson<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Marvin R. Schutt<br />
Henrietta Swant<br />
- Willard & Dolores Mortenson<br />
Rosemary Takenaka<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Gallegos<br />
Steve Tausan<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Annie J. Taylor<br />
- Betty A. Elston<br />
Douglas Taylor<br />
- Betty A. Elston<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. James L. Swallow<br />
Fred Taylor<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Val Gutcheck<br />
Steve Taylor<br />
- Willard & Dolores Mortenson<br />
Eleanor Teigen<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Tom J. Christensen<br />
Nancy Tennant<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. William E. Campbell<br />
Earl Thomas<br />
- Paul Kleffner<br />
Freda Toner<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Watson<br />
William Ulrich<br />
- Click & Arloene Christianson<br />
Jeannette Underdal<br />
- Evelin M. LaBuda<br />
Edna Urick<br />
- Susan Sager<br />
Frank Ursich<br />
- Robert J.& Edie Witham Redpath<br />
Wayne Van Voost<br />
- Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. Mertz<br />
10 <strong>Reunion</strong>
Orlynn Veis<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Tom J. Christensen<br />
James Violette<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. William E. Campbell<br />
Matthew Vucurovich<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
- Shirley Prophet<br />
Leslie L. Walton<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Bud Hubbard<br />
Ray Wasley<br />
- Kenneth & Joanne LaPalm<br />
Carole Waterton<br />
- John & Joyce Lawson<br />
Ralph Watson<br />
- Joyce Styler Siems<br />
Geraldine Wattula<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Patt Westland<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. John W. McDonald, Jr.<br />
Henry Whitford<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
Martha Williams<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Stephenson<br />
Terry Lee Willis<br />
- American Society for Healthcare<br />
- Dan Bucks<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. John P. Casey<br />
- Nadene Chambers<br />
- Lane & Linda Coulston<br />
- Jim & Alice Flowers<br />
- Stephen C. & Jan K. Kalgaard<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. King<br />
- Ellen & Tom Livers<br />
- Mary Dalton-McKittrick<br />
- Marjorie K. McNellis<br />
- Montana Society for Healthcare<br />
- Georgiana U. Morgan<br />
- Robert J.& Edie Witham Redpath<br />
- Robert & Mariana Robinson<br />
- Edmund & Donna Sheehy<br />
- Shirley Spears<br />
- Sunshine Fund<br />
- Elwood & Edoenna Turner<br />
- Shelly VanBuren<br />
- Ernest E. Willis<br />
Leon H. Willson<br />
- Marion C. Willson<br />
Catherine “Cassie” Winters<br />
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Faroni<br />
John T. Wood<br />
- Doris W. Wood<br />
Margaret Zink<br />
- Lois J. Fahlgren<br />
Special Projects &<br />
Foundation Grants<br />
Browning-Kimball Foundation<br />
Children’s Playground<br />
Delta Kappa Gamma<br />
Children’s Library<br />
Dutton Masonic Foundation<br />
Teammates for Kids Foundation<br />
Dr. Robert Jose & “Smiles for Kids”<br />
Oro-y-Plata Foundation<br />
CMN Gifts<br />
8 & 40 Salon #606<br />
A & D Construction<br />
Mr. R.T. Adkins<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Adkison<br />
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Albertsons, Inc.<br />
Allen Peters Logging<br />
American Legion of Anaconda #21<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brent Anderson<br />
Mary & David L. Anderson<br />
Ashley Logging<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Barcus<br />
Barkell Trucking<br />
Barry Smith Logging, Inc.<br />
Lisa Barton<br />
James E. Bell, CPA<br />
Elmer Bender, PC<br />
BKBH Shareholders<br />
Kathie Roos Blossom<br />
Broadway Splicing & Supply<br />
Barb Buentemeier<br />
Bybee Logging, Inc.<br />
Lonnie Byler<br />
Bob & Ida Chenowith<br />
City Service Valcon<br />
Betty Clark<br />
Cliff Reed, Inc.<br />
Billie Jo Cooper<br />
Cooper Logging<br />
Costco Wholesale Corporation<br />
Janet Kalus Cummins<br />
D & G Lumber, LLC<br />
Decker Logging Co., Inc.<br />
Pete DeWit<br />
Dupuis Logging, Inc.<br />
Douglas D. Enghusen<br />
Erickson Trucking<br />
Tom Fisk Logging, Inc.<br />
Dorothy M. Fraker<br />
Jerry & Cheryl Frank<br />
J. Robert Frazer<br />
Karyl Hills Gasser<br />
Glacier Line Logging, Inc.<br />
Peter Golightly<br />
Jay Goodwin<br />
Andreas C. Grande, Jr.<br />
GW Logging, Inc.<br />
Charles Hackman<br />
Hanson Trucking, Inc.<br />
Bob Hart<br />
Patricia Hennessey<br />
Hunt’s Timbers Inc.<br />
J & P Logging<br />
DeAnna & Leroy Jones<br />
Stephen C. & Jan K. Kalgaard<br />
Kanduch Logging, Inc.<br />
Kearney Logging & Sawmill, Inc.<br />
Marie Keim<br />
Joe & Sheila Keller<br />
Kelly Logging, Inc.<br />
Marian Kelly<br />
Kootenai Logging, Inc.<br />
Kootenai Transfer & Storage<br />
Ashley Lancaster<br />
Paul Larson<br />
Larson Forest Management<br />
Sandy & Larry Lett<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thornton Liechty<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne E. Linnell<br />
LT Logging<br />
Hank Lucido<br />
George A. & Dorothy Mahrt<br />
Marks Ranch & Lumber<br />
Marks-Miller Post & Pole, Inc.<br />
Martin Logging, Inc.<br />
Marjorie Matchett<br />
Bob & Lola McComb<br />
Dan McGuire<br />
Neil & Dixie Meyer<br />
Montana Logging Association<br />
Montana Timberline Firewood Co.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Munson<br />
Jill Myhre<br />
Newton Logging<br />
Osler Logging, Inc.<br />
Leonard & Kristie Park<br />
Dave Parsley<br />
Parsons Tractor<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene E. Pietala<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Preston<br />
Quiram Logging, Inc.<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Marvin L. Rallison<br />
Rayson Logging Co., Inc.<br />
Richard George Logging, Inc.<br />
Bonnie Robinson<br />
Ron Brandt Logging<br />
Rosenbaum Timber Company<br />
Doug & Diann Russell<br />
Salmon River Wood<br />
Schellinger Construction<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Schmit<br />
Seely Lake Trucking, Inc.<br />
Dave Sheets, Jr.<br />
Silver City Lumber, Inc.<br />
Doty & Bernice Smith<br />
St. Onge Logging<br />
Jack & Mary Stein, Jr.<br />
John Stoken<br />
Shawnie Stoker<br />
Calvin R. Stubbs<br />
Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc.<br />
Rex Svoboda<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bernie A. Swift<br />
Talbot-Glacier Insurance, Inc.<br />
Rich Tatarka<br />
Taylor Services, Inc.<br />
T. G. “Gerry” Thompson<br />
Three Rivers Bank<br />
Timberline Auto Center, Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Loren Toldness<br />
Tammie Triplett<br />
Diane Van Gorden<br />
Fred & Bernice Verlanic<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Weaver<br />
Fred L. Weldy<br />
Don Whitmarsh<br />
Wild West Company, Inc.<br />
Julie Witham<br />
WK Smith & Sons<br />
Marty Wood<br />
Wood’s Powr-Grip Co., Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Yardley<br />
Unrestricted Gifts<br />
American Legion Mining Dist. 6<br />
Mary & David L. Anderson<br />
Natale Anderson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Bakke<br />
Philip H. & Janet Beagles<br />
Big Sky Open<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Bishop<br />
Ruth Brownawell<br />
Billy & Beatrice Carver<br />
Combined Federal Campaign<br />
of Kalispell<br />
Cut Bank Gas Company<br />
Lloyd V. Davison<br />
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Day<br />
Justin Derr<br />
Alfred L. Finch<br />
Friends of <strong>Shodair</strong><br />
BJ Gerhart<br />
Col. Joseph & Mrs. Leila Goldes<br />
Berniece Goodwin<br />
Kathryn A. Grimes<br />
Keith Hansen<br />
Edna Amour Hanson<br />
Alex Herbert<br />
Rosalie Hill<br />
Arthur R. Hunthausen<br />
Vivian L. Johnson<br />
Donna Jones<br />
Dr. Ellyn P. Jones<br />
Dr. Robert J. Jose<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Kamp<br />
Kill Kare Klub<br />
Ted R. Kline<br />
Ben & Charity Kohler<br />
Mr. & Mrs. R.C. “Don” Kuntz<br />
Carrol V. Laber<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Leeds<br />
Lithia Chrysler Dodge<br />
John E. & Marilyn Logan<br />
Doris Lundin<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph G. McKinley<br />
Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage<br />
Sam Minow<br />
Morgenroth Music Centers, Inc.<br />
Mount Helena #4040 FOE Aux.<br />
MT Federation of<br />
Republican Women<br />
John Myhre<br />
Leslie & Bonnie Nelson<br />
New Life Lutheran Church<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Nyhus<br />
OES Esther Chapter #3<br />
Pine Creek Methodist Women<br />
Richard George Logging, Inc.<br />
Margaret A. Rogers<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Emile L. Ruffier<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lui Salina<br />
Merle Sandstrom<br />
Aaron Shewman<br />
Lyle Smith<br />
Betty Sterling<br />
Larry Stevens<br />
Georgia Strauss<br />
Marlene Struck<br />
Mrs. Sil Strung<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Thomasma<br />
Vern L. & Roxana Thompson<br />
United Methodist Church<br />
Valley Bank of Helena<br />
Diane Van Gorden<br />
Leona Wade<br />
Women of the Moose #703<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron L. Zimmerman<br />
Endowment Gifts<br />
Steven Mlynarek<br />
- Jade Lynn Mlynarek Endowment<br />
Robert Peccia & Associates<br />
- Permanent Endowment<br />
11
Are Antidepressants Safe<br />
for Depressed Children? —Celeste Sinton, MD<br />
Often, it takes a lot of thoughtful effort for a parent to<br />
admit that a child is not doing well at school, at home,<br />
socially, spiritually, or that “they just haven’t been<br />
themselves” in a number of ways. Most parents want the<br />
best for their children and don’t like to see them hurting,<br />
failing, or floundering.<br />
Sometimes severe depression (Major Depression) in<br />
children is recognized only after it has begun to do<br />
serious damage to their well-being. The disorder is often<br />
associated with breaking the law or use of illegal drugs<br />
and alcohol. Depression is also linked with suicide.<br />
Depression tends to be an episodic, recurrent illness. Its<br />
effect on children and adolescents can be disastrous:<br />
80% of depressed youth think about suicide, and over<br />
half of depressed youth eventually attempt suicide. In<br />
Montana, suicide is the number one cause of death for<br />
children in the 10-14 age group, and the second-leading<br />
cause of death in 15-24 year-olds. Depressed teens who<br />
are most likely to kill themselves may have had a recent<br />
breakup with a boyfriend or girlfriend, a humiliating<br />
experience, or feel they have no one who listens to<br />
or loves them.<br />
Beginning in the 1950’s, the rate of suicide among<br />
adolescents in the United States increased nearly 300-<br />
fold. However, in the 1980’s, health care professionals<br />
began to notice a decline in the suicide rate among<br />
youth—this was the decade when the new Selective<br />
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants<br />
were introduced.<br />
Then, in the 1990’s, there were reports alleging that use<br />
of some SSRI antidepressants could lead to suicidal<br />
behaviors in children. The U.S. Food and Drug<br />
Administration (FDA) reviewed a 2003 British study that<br />
revealed children taking one SSRI showed twice as many<br />
suicidal thoughts and potentially suicidal behaviors as<br />
children receiving no medication. That study involved<br />
4,400 youths and nine different antidepressants. Four<br />
percent of the participants in those studies reported<br />
suicidal thoughts or behaviors, compared to 2% of<br />
those taking a placebo.<br />
No suicides occurred in any of the studies. However,<br />
parents in this country whose depressed children had<br />
taken antidepressants and committed suicide spoke out<br />
against antidepressant medications. As a result, the FDA<br />
issued a “black box” warning about the risk of suicidality<br />
for all antidepressants used to treat depression in children<br />
and adolescents.<br />
When antidepressants are effective, children find their<br />
thinking is clearer. However, three or four of every 100<br />
youths treated with antidepressants may experience<br />
(especially at the beginning of treatment or with dose<br />
changes) an increase in suicidal thinking. Sometimes this<br />
occurs when the child finds that, even though life looks<br />
interesting and full of promise again, their problems<br />
aren’t solved or gone. In some children, antidepressants<br />
can also lead to increased hostility or mania if they are<br />
susceptible to bipolar (manic/depressive) illness.<br />
It is important that families monitor their depressed<br />
child for changes in thinking and behaviors. Asking a<br />
depressed child if he or she is thinking about suicide<br />
won’t plant ideas that aren’t already there. Free<br />
information is available through national and local<br />
mental health support groups, at libraries, and on the<br />
Web. Talk with a mental health professional or your<br />
child’s physician. Ask questions; know your options!<br />
Antidepressants can’t solve life’s challenges or allow<br />
children to ignore the problems they face growing up.<br />
For that, they need trusted adults who can help them stay<br />
safe and make safe choices in a world of inevitable risks,<br />
disappointments, and unpredictable joys. Antidepressants<br />
are powerful medicines and carry small but real risks.<br />
There are other treatments for depression too, and each<br />
has its downside as well as potential benefit. If we give<br />
up the choice to use antidepressants, then we return to<br />
an era of fewer treatment options and higher rates of<br />
suicide among youth. Are antidepressants safe for<br />
depressed children? What is the risk of doing nothing?<br />
Celeste Sinton is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist<br />
at <strong>Shodair</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong>. To read more about depression in<br />
children and the FDA’s warning, visit the following Web sites:<br />
www.fda.gov/cder/drug/antidepressants/SSRIPHA200410.htm,<br />
www.ParentsMedGuide.com, and<br />
www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/antidepressant_child.cfm<br />
12 <strong>Reunion</strong>
<strong>Shodair</strong> Quality<br />
Shines in<br />
Accreditation Reviews<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> School Gets<br />
Accreditation Nod<br />
Confirming its commitment to quality and student<br />
success, <strong>Shodair</strong>’s school has again earned accreditation<br />
from the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools<br />
(NAAS). Accreditation status of member schools is<br />
determined by several factors, and includes a review<br />
of plans and practices by representatives of the<br />
association’s state advisory committee.<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong>’s school is staffed by credentialed teachers who<br />
work year-round to help ensure that patients at <strong>Shodair</strong><br />
continue their education and are ready to return to<br />
classrooms around the state when they are discharged.<br />
When they are admitted, patients are carefully<br />
evaluated to determine placement in classes where they<br />
receive concentrated, individualized attention from<br />
teachers at the hospital. A staff of six full-time teachers<br />
(five of whom have special education credentials), three<br />
full-time teacher assistants, and a library assistant work<br />
with patients in classroom settings that encourage<br />
student success. In fact, a number of patients earn their<br />
general education diplomas (GED’s) while at <strong>Shodair</strong>.<br />
Among other things, the association commended<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> for well-documented goals and progress within<br />
its school improvement plan. In a letter to the hospital,<br />
association representatives said, “The educational<br />
community of Montana appreciates <strong>Shodair</strong>’s efforts<br />
toward meeting the mission of the Northwest<br />
Association of Accredited Schools to ensure excellence<br />
in education by holding schools accountable to rigorous<br />
standards and a process of continuous improvement.<br />
We applaud your efforts to be one of Montana’s schools<br />
committed to excellence.”<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> Earns Gold Seal Again<br />
Earlier this year, while cold temperatures and gray skies<br />
gripped most of the state, <strong>Shodair</strong> once again earned<br />
warm praises and the gold seal of approval for quality<br />
health care—literally. In February, the hospital passed<br />
an exhaustive inspection and was awarded<br />
accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation<br />
of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) following a<br />
comprehensive three-day survey of the hospital’s<br />
facilities, care, and services.<br />
Joint Commission accreditation confirms that the<br />
hospital has demonstrated a high-level of quality in<br />
care and services offered to patients. Accreditation is<br />
awarded for a three-year period, and is indicated by<br />
a gold seal specifying national quality approval. The<br />
survey included critical, in-depth reviews of both<br />
records and policies related to care, as well as<br />
interviews of patients and staff members.<br />
“We’re happy to have once again demonstrated<br />
our commitment to quality care,” said <strong>Shodair</strong><br />
administrator, Jack Casey. “Achieving JCAHO<br />
accreditation for hospital and behavioral health care<br />
is an important part of confirming the expectations of<br />
patients and their families for safety and quality care.”<br />
The Joint Commission evaluates nearly 17,000 health<br />
care organizations and programs in the United States.<br />
Founded in 1951, it is an independent, not-for-profit<br />
organization, and the nation’s oldest and largest<br />
standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.<br />
School program director Margie McNellis said, “We’re<br />
proud of our school, our teachers, and all the ways we<br />
help children and youth here prepare for better lives in<br />
their communities. Accreditation confirms the quality<br />
work we do and sets a standard that patients and their<br />
families can be assured of.”<br />
<strong>June</strong> 20<strong>05</strong><br />
13
J u n e 2 0 0 5<br />
Spotlight on <strong>Shodair</strong><br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> Soccer Classic July 16<br />
Tournament spotlights state’s top student athletes<br />
A summertime favorite, the <strong>Shodair</strong> Soccer Classic, is coming<br />
up July 16. In its sixth season, the highly-competitive tournament<br />
will begin with kick-off for the women’s game at 5:00 p.m.,<br />
followed by the men’s game at 7:00 p.m. at Nelson Stadium on<br />
the Carroll College campus in Helena.<br />
The Classic features top student athletes from high schools all across<br />
the state. Through a rigorous screening process, 60 outstanding young<br />
men and women are selected to play in the annual tournament. In<br />
addition to having been selected as All-State and All-Conference high<br />
school players in Class AA or A, they must demonstrate academic<br />
achievement, leadership, and citizenship.<br />
The <strong>Shodair</strong> Soccer Classic Committee also gathers a talented<br />
coaching staff from around the state to guide the teams. Many have<br />
winning records in state tournaments, and their skills help assure<br />
top-level competition.<br />
The recently-graduated high school players will host aspiring soccer<br />
all-stars in a clinic for children ages 5 to 12, on Friday before the<br />
tournament. The clinic was especially popular last year, with over<br />
100 area youth participating.<br />
The soccer classic is a benefit for<br />
<strong>Shodair</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> and<br />
the important work it does for<br />
Montana’s youth. <strong>Shodair</strong> provides<br />
specialized psychiatric services for<br />
seriously emotionally disturbed<br />
children and adolescents. These are<br />
critical services in short supply around<br />
the state, and <strong>Shodair</strong> is a vital resource<br />
for their recovery. Last year, the hospital<br />
provided more than $1.5 million dollars<br />
in un-reimbursed charity care for at-risk<br />
children and youth from around the<br />
state. Support generated from events<br />
like the Soccer Classic and the<br />
Children’s Miracle Network Telethon<br />
help to assure that these services<br />
remain available for those in need.<br />
Players and coaches will arrive at<br />
Carroll College on July 13th to begin<br />
practices and a variety of other<br />
activities leading up to the games. A<br />
banquet for players, coaches, parents,<br />
and friends will be held on July 15th<br />
at 6:00 pm. at the dining center on<br />
campus. Reservations for the banquet<br />
will be taken until July 10; contact<br />
Linda Reed at 406/444-7548.<br />
2755 Colonial Drive<br />
P.O. Box 5539<br />
Helena, MT 59604