Trios Health is pleased to announce that Matthew Fewel, MD, neurosurgeon, will be joining Trios Health, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Fewel specializes in neurological surgery and spine surgery. He has practiced locally for 14 years.
Conditions and treatments include cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery options, degenerative spine disorders, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, scoliosis, spine trauma, spine infections, revision spine surgery, spine instability, spine tumors, spine fusions, artificial disc replacements, and non-operative management of spine conditions. Dr. Fewel attended the University of Washington as an undergraduate, earning a B.A. in business administration. He went on to receive his Doctor of Medicine with Highest Distinction from the University of Southern California in 1998. While at USC, Dr. Fewel was the top medical student in clinical years, earning him the AMA-ERF Achievement Award. After USC, he completed a neurosurgical residency at the University of Michigan from 1998-2005 and received the Resident Award for Outstanding Research from the Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons for his work on brain tumor research. Dr. Fewel will see patients at the fifth floor Trios Care Center clinic at Southridge and will perform surgeries at the Trios Southridge Hospital. Appointments can be made by calling (509) 221-6550.
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On Monday, August 19th, 2019, the Tri-Cities Cancer Center welcomed Radiation Oncologist, Sherry Zhao, MD to our medical team.
Dr. Zhao is experienced in the treatment of all cancer diagnoses that are radiation appropriate. Dr. Zhao is licensed in Washington and is accepting new patients. Dr. Zhao studied medicine at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. She completed her medical internship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts and her Radiation Oncology training at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Zhao joins Medical Director, Sue Mandell, MD, and Guy Jones, MD who are Board Certified Radiation Oncologists at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center. “We are extremely excited to have Dr. Zhao join our team. Her fresh perspective and patient-centric, collaborative approach are a great addition to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center team,” stated Chuck DeGooyer, Tri-Cities Cancer Center CEO. “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Zhao to our first-class team providing the world-class treatment that our community deserves.” The Tri-Cities Cancer Center is pleased to announce we have opened a Hermiston satellite office. The office is located at 600 Northwest 11th Street, Suite E-23 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. Our office will be available for patient consultations, follow-up visits, support services, as well as survivorship appointments. The Tri-Cities Cancer Center’s Hermiston office will initially be open every Monday. To schedule an appointment, please call (509) 783-9894.
“We want to ensure that our patients are served well across the region,” states Chuck DeGooyer, CEO of the Tri-Cities Cancer Center. “With many of our patients coming from Hermiston and the surrounding communities, we want to make it easier for them to receive their cancer care and support close to their home. We are pleased to be working in partnership with Good Shepherd Medical Center staff, physicians, and Kadlec Regional Medical Center to bring our services to Hermiston.”` Lori A. Selby, PhD | CFP® | CMFC®, Vice President at Epic Trust Investment Advisors, LLC in Kennewick, WA has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to use the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP® certification marks in accordance with CFP Board certification and renewal requirements. Ms. Selby has worked at Epic Trust Investment Advisors, LLC since March of 2017 and is responsible for financial planning and managing investments.
The CFP® marks identify those individuals who have met the rigorous experience and ethical requirements of the CFP Board, have successfully completed financial planning coursework and have passed the CFP® Certification Examination covering the following areas: the financial planning process, risk management, investments, tax planning and management, retirement and employee benefits, and estate planning. CFP® professionals also agree to meet ongoing continuing education requirements and to uphold CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Rules of Conduct and Financial Planning Practice Standards. CFP Board is a nonprofit certification organization with a mission to benefit the public by granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for personal financial planning. CFP Board owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with plaque design) and CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete initial and ongoing certification requirements. CFP Board currently authorizes more than 80,000 individuals to use these marks in the United States. For more about CFP Board, visit www.CFP.net. The Academy of Children’s Theatre is performing a production of “Matilda: The Musical” for two consecutive weekends beginning September 27. The show brings to life the classic story by Roald Dahl of an extraordinary girl with a vivid imagination and sharp mind who courageously struggles with cruel parents and a headmistress.
The show performs on September 27, 28, October 4, and 5 at 7 p.m. and on September 29 and October 6 at 3 p.m. All performances are at Richland High School auditorium. Tickets are now available on line at www.academyofchildrenstheatre.org, by calling 509-943-6027, or by visiting the ACT office. Ticket prices are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors (65+) and youth (13-18), and $10 for children ages 12 and under. Playing the lead role of Matilda, the young girl whose love of reading teaches her the important values and lessons of life, is Hannah Damrell, a junior at Kamiakin. Jamie Goad plays the hilarious role of mean headmistress Miss Trunchbull. Portraying the goofy heinous parents are Stephen Miller and Megan Vaughn Boggs. The play is directed by Josh Darby and features a cast of 53 youth actors and five adults. The musical is engaging, thought-provoking, and profoundly funny. For tickets and information, contact ACT at 509-943-6027 or email [email protected]. Gesa Credit Union is proud to announce the Gesa Local Heroes Affinity Debit Card Program, supporting first responders, veterans, and teachers. Gesa’s Local Heroes Affinity Debit Card Program earns money for law enforcement, firefighters, veterans, and teachers each time a cardholder swipes their Gesa Visa® Local Heroes Debit Card. These cards join Gesa’s 13 current Affinity Debit Cards which to date have raised over $300,000 for Washington schools and youth sports.
“First responders, veterans, and educators are the backbone of our community. They help our neighbors in times of need, they are our heroes in times of crisis, and they are mentors helping to shape our children’s future,” said Don Miller, President and CEO of Gesa Credit Union. “We are proud to help our members honor these local heroes through Gesa’s program.” With every swipe of a Local Heroes Debit Card, Gesa will make a small donation to the Local Heroes Fund at Gesa. The money raised from these cards will be used to fund grants for fire departments, police departments, teachers groups, and veterans’ organizations, or those who support them, throughout the state of Washington. Organizations interested in applying for a grant are encouraged to apply online at www.gesa.com/local-heroes during the grant funding window. A call for grants will be announced annually by Gesa, at a later date. Local Heroes Affinity Debit Cards are available exclusively at Gesa Credit Union. These cards are free to Gesa members with a checking account and there is no fee for members to switch their card to any of the Local Hero designs. To learn more about Gesa Credit Union, visit www.gesa.com. A dedication ceremony for the House of Crosses will take place August 27th, 10:00 a.m., at the Prosser Cemetery. The community is invited to the public dedication ceremony. Structural improvements, new benches for families, and landscaping from Yellow Rose Nursery are part of the House of Crosses unveiling. A private communal burial will take place at a later date for those families that have experienced loss and wish to be included in the “Little Wings” Communal Burial Services. “This is a true celebration of what we have accomplished over the last two years, raising money, and completing the restoration of the House of Crosses. More importantly, it is a celebration of what the House of Crosses and the Little Wings program mean for our community. We are able to offer families who have suffered a loss, a place close to home where they can seek comfort and closure,” said Cindy Raymond, Director of the Family Birthplace.
The original purpose of the House of Crosses was to allow families of any faith to place a cross or crucifix inside the building in memory of their loved one, a tradition that will continue. The purpose has been expanded to include a vault where babies under twenty weeks gestation may be placed, without any cost to the parents. The House of Crosses was designed and donated to the Prosser Cemetery by Mrs. Ann Grets Bertrand as a memorial to lost children and beautification project in 1977. It also stands as a personal memorial to the Grets Family who are buried at Prosser Cemetery. Beginning August 26, several changes to Ben Franklin Transit bus routes in Pasco will take effect. The changes are intended to minimize redundancies between routes while increasing frequency and service hours in certain areas. The following summarizes these changes. Route 65 – Tierra Vida: This route will combine with previous Demonstration Route 63D to serve East Pasco, from 22nd Avenue Transit Center to Tierra Vida. Route 65 follows a similar route to 63D but is modified to serve all the main locations from both of those routes. Route 65 will now benefit from 30-minute frequency and will run until 10 p.m. Route 63D will discontinue at the end of service on Aug. 24, and its riders should begin to use Route 65 on Aug. 26. Served by this route: East Pasco locations including Ochoa Middle School, Robinson Elementary, Emerson Elementary, St. Patrick’s School, Longfellow Elementary, Whittier Elementary, Edgar Brown Stadium, and the Pasco Library. Route 66 – Sylvester: This route will be modified to serve Sylvester Street west of 22nd Avenue Transit Center, Court Street west of Road 68, and all of Road 84. Frequency will increase to every 30 minutes between 22nd Avenue and West Pasco. It will no longer serve Road 48; with this change, there will be no direct bus service along Road 48. These changes allow Routes 66 and 67 to serve one section of Pasco, while allowing Route 68 to continue serving Argent Street and Columbia Basin College. Served by this route: Chess Elementary, Mark Twain Elementary, Livingston Elementary, Angelou Elementary, Stevens Middle School, McLoughlin Middle School, Chiawana High School, Delta High School, and Tri-City Prep. Route 68 – Argent: This is a weekday route that travels straight down Argent before turning onto Road 100, then Chapel Hill, and Road 84, and then returns the same way. Route 68 now takes riders directly to Columbia Basin College from 22nd Avenue Transit Center without any stops in between. Served by this route: Frost Elementary, Livingston Elementary, Stevens Middle School, Tri-City Prep, New Horizons School, Chiawana High School, and Columbia Basin College. The other two routes in Pasco, Routes 64 and 67, will not have any changes and will remain on their regular routes and schedules.
For more information about these changes, including route maps and schedules, visit www.bft.org/NewPlaces. Columbia Park attractions continue to grow with the City of Kennewick’s announcement it is partnering with the well-established CG Public House and Catering operators to open a new concept at the Columbia Park Golf Tri-Plex in late September.
Construction of the 2,600 square foot Columbia River Landing facility was completed in June, and will continue to host golf course operations in addition to the Bite at the Landing eatery. Replacing the original golf course clubhouse that was constructed in 1961, the new structure includes a full service kitchen and 1,200 square foot patio with river views. The new building is intended to serve as a premier destination for an audience extending beyond golfers, said Terry Walsh, Executive Director of Employee and Community Relations for the City of Kennewick. “Partnering with veteran entrepreneurs that have a 40-year track record operating restaurants in Kennewick is a great fit,” Walsh said. Prior to serving patrons at its 9221 W Clearwater Ave. CG Public House location since 2006, owners operated the Country Gentleman and Wyatt’s Pancake Corral at Highway 395 and Vista Ave dating back to 1979. Owned by Shirley and Steve Simmons and operated by son Kyle Simmons, expanding to a Columbia Park site with scenic views is an opportunity to attract a new audience, add menu items, and host more events and activities, Kyle Simmons explained. “We’re developing a menu that appeals to golfers-on-the-go in addition to guests that want to relax on the patio with full service food and beverages,” said Kyle Simmons. An application to serve local wines, beers and craft cocktails has been submitted to the Washington State Liquor Control Board. In addition to the restaurant, the rebranded Columbia Park Golf Tri-Plex offers 18-holes of traditional golf on a 3-par course, foot golf and disc golf. Prosser Memorial Health is excited to announce a partnership with Love on a Leash, a national non-profit agency committed to bringing comfort, happiness and healing to people through pet-provided therapy services. Prosser Memorial Health has finalized the policies required to allow approved pets in a hospital setting. The program began in June under the direction of Acute Care Unit Director Marla Davis. “It’s important for all of us at Prosser Memorial Health to provide a new layer of care and healing in a patient’s recovery. For many of us pets are an important part of our lives and our family. To be able to offer pet therapy as part of their overall care plan is exciting,” said Davis. Animal-assisted therapy can significantly reduce pain, anxiety, depression and fatigue in people with a range of health problems and reduce the stress and anxiety that can come from a hospital stay. And it's not only people with health problems who reap the benefits. Family members and friends who sit in on animal visits say they feel better, too.
The local Love on a Leash chapter has designated Loki and Fritz as regular visitors to Prosser Memorial Health patients. Fritz is a lovable Boxer owned by our very own ER Nurse, Suzanne Merk. To learn more about Love on a Leash and pet therapy at Prosser Memorial Health, call the Prosser Memorial Health’s Community Relations Team at 509-786-6601. |
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