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Volunteer groundskeeper Herb Herrick, seated with his wife Nina behind, is honored with the dedication of the Montesano Little League clubhouse named for him at Saturday’s opening day ceremonies at Nelson Field. From left are Little League coaches and officials including president Dan Weber, Mike Machowek, Kevin Bussard, Roger Aslock, Bob Blewett, Shawn Donnelly and Mike Bruner. There are 19 teams this year, all of which were present at the opening ceremony in front of a packed grandstand. Games are held nightly Monday through Friday at Nelson Field and throughout the day on weekends. (Contributed photo)

Hospital wins grant for records
McCLEARY — Patients can amass huge medical records files. Some have so much paper they’re divided into volumes.
That can be a challenge for doctors trying to keep up with patient needs, including test results, medications the patients are taking or are allergic to and myriad other issues.

But McCleary’s Mark Reed Hospital and Dr. Patrick Ogilvie, who started working there in January 2008, are seeking a cure for unmanageable paper charts and have been notified that a $31,500 rural development grant Ogilvie applied for last fall has been tentatively approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for an electronic medical record system.

The grant will enable the hospital to begin “implementing the first phase” of an electronic medical record system, “an essential element of updating technology, quality, and service,” said Renée Dunham, Mark Reed’s chief executive officer.

Fish tank donation
Chuck Caldwell, left, president of Friends Landing, thanks Westport Shipyards equipment manager Ed Rozmaryn for the company’s donation of a new fishing tank to the not-for-profit organization that runs Friends Landing park south of Montesano after it was delivered to the park Monday. The tank tours Western Washington each summer providing children and people with disabilities an introduction to fishing.

“It’s an awesome thing,” Caldwell said. The evident joy on a child’s face as he or she proudly displays a first fish is amazing, he said.
Rozmaryn and fellow Westport Shipyards employee John Wallin oversaw the project to build the 8-foot by 16-foot fiberglass pool and refurbish the trailer that had transported the former pool, which was heavy and deteriorating. (Photo by Leif Nesheim)


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Eagles pick up a pair of victories
ELMA — Utilizing better depth, Elma was able to easily top Rochester 242-340 in a non-league girls golf match-up Thursday, April 16, at Oaksridge Golf Course in Elma.

The Eagles’ best round was turned in by freshman Alexis Keating who carded a 38 — which was 25 strokes better than her No. 1 counterpart on Rochester, Katie White, who shot a 63.

Monte tennis downs Aberdeen
ABERDEEN – Taking four of six matches, Montesano cruised to a 4-2 non-league tennis victory over Aberdeen Friday, April 17, at the courts above Sam Benn Gymnasium.

In the No. 1 singles match, Montesano’s Hillary Lawrence knocked off Aberdeen’s Everlyn Animas 6-0, 6-4. Monte’s Kathleen Esses topped Stephanie Crane 6-3, 6-2 and Megan Rosenbach defeated Taylor Martin 6-0, 6-2 to complete a Bulldog sweep of the singles matches.

The final win for the Bulldogs came in the No. 2 double match, as Michelle Leach and Stephanie Korvell bested Jamie Thompson and Amanda White 6-1.

With the win, Montesano improves to 4-1 for the season.