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‘Suiting up’ as Medical Explorers BY ADAM RUDNICK arudnick@arlingtontimes.com
SPORTS: Arlington harriers run to second-place finishes. Page 7
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SPORTS: Lakewood opens league play with 48-14 drubbing of Coupeville. Page 7
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From left, Arlington High School senior Laura Dietz puts a decontamination suit on fellow senior Chelcie Nielsen while Jola Barnett, Medical Explorer Post Chairperson, looks on during a Medical Explorer Post at Cascade Valley Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 16.
ARLINGTON — Chelcie Nielson was steaming as she stood upstairs in Cascade Valley Hospital, but she wasn’t upset. The Arlington High School senior had just put on a decontamination suit mask and her breath was causing her visor to fog up. “At first, it’s crazy — you can’t see very well,” Nielson said after she had removed her mask. “This would be hard to do for a long period of time.” Nielson was one of about 20 north Snohomish County students to try on the specialized suits during the hospital’s first Medical Explorer Post meeting of the school year on Thursday, Sept. 16. The post, now in its second year, gives high-schoolers a chance to test out various subjects in the medical industry. In addition to learning about why decontamination is vital in treating individuals exposed to hazardous materials and agents, students at Thursday’s meeting got to don replicas of the full-fledged rubber suits medical responders use during emergencies. Chuck Broadbent, a medical technoloSEE EXPLORERS, PAGE 2
Rossi, Koster tour Cascade Valley Hospital BY ADAM RUDNICK arudnick@arlingtontimes.com
ARLINGTON — United States Senate hopeful Dino Rossi spent the majority of his time listening during a recent tour of Cascade Valley Hospital. Rossi, a Republican who is campaigning against incumbent Democrat Patty Murray, joined U.S. Congress candidate John Koster, also a Republican, at the Arlington hospi-
tal on Thursday, Sept. 16. Rossi and Koster were greeted in the hospital lobby by Dr. Monroe Whitman III, a surgeon at Cascade, and assistant administrator Heather Logan, who guided the candidates through the facility. The candidates checked out the ground floor first. There, they saw the emergency room and imaging SEE ROSSI, PAGE 2
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United States Senate candidate Dino Rossi, left, listens to Dr. Peter Wolff, a surgeon at Cascade Valley Hospital, during a tour of the facility Sept. 16.
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