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Walla Walla Valley Medical Society

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Mission Statement: Walla Walla Valley Medical Society exists to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health, to improve the education of its members, and to unite with other Country Medical Societies in the State of Washington, that compose the Washington State Medical Association.

Meetings: Dinner meetings are typically held on the third Thursday of each month (September - May), beginning with a social hour at 6:00 p.m., followed by a dinner meeting & presentation at 7:00 p.m.

THIS MONTH: Please join us Thursday, March 20, 2008 for the presentation TOMORROW'S MEDICINE... a report on the future of health care delivery in Washington State. Our guest speakers are Brian P. Wicks, M.D., President of Washington State Medical Association and Thomas J. Curry, Executive Director & CEO of Washington State Medical Association. They will discuss health care reform and how "Tomorrow's Medicine" should look, and listen to your concerns and priorities. We'll meet in the South Vista at Walla Walla Country Club - 1390 Country Club Road. Dinner selections include: Mascarpone Peach Filled Chicken Breast or Sweet Onion Brule (vegetarian). The cost is $20. for members and $28. for non-members. Seating is limited. R.S.V.P. to Cheryl no later than 3/14/08 at medicalsociety@gmail.com. Cancellation and no-show fees apply.

NEXT MONTH: Monday, April 14, 2008 at the Marcus Whitman Hotel & Conference Center. Mark Raddatz as: John Muir in "Watch, Pray, and Fight"...a sometimes thorny ramble through politics, preservation, and damming in the Sierras with conservation's first and most effective champion. When he was in his fifties, John Muir's life took an unforeseen career path. The very shy and private mountaineer became a very public man, "required to make speeches and lead in society affairs." Watch, Pray and Fight is a carefully researched reconstruction of such a speech from contemporary news sources and John Muir's own papers. Not a biography, or a paraphrase of animal stories, this is Muir in Muir's own words. Word for word. Without explanation or exposition he launches into the sort of talk he might have made during the fight for Yosemite and the national park idea. For seventy minutes the audience is treated to the poetry, wit, insight and passion that made John Muir the most effective voice for preservation in his own time and a remarkably pertinent voice in ours. Mark Raddatz is a professional actor who has appeared in television, movies, and numerous Shakespeare festivals. His roles have included Claudius in Hamlet, Baptista in Taming of the Shrew, Henry Higgins in both Pymalion and My Fair Lady, and Arnolphe in Moliere's School for Wives. Seating is limited. R.S.V.P. to Cheryl no later than 4/9/08. Dinner Selections: to be announced.

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