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StatesmanJournal.com Sunday, august 19, 2012 It Governors find value in trade missions Among the blogs posted this week at are more comments in Salem by Oregon Democrats Ron Wyden and Kurt Schrader on Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older which take on added significance CAPITOL Gov. John Kitzhaber is likely to draw critics after the announcement last week that he will lead a trade mission in two months to CONNEC m- with the entry of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as the Republican vice presidential nominee. Also, the Oregon Court of Appeals becomes the next arena in the dispute about liquefied natural-gas terminals on the coast. Meeting: The Commission on Public Safety, appointed by Gov.

John Kitzhaber to seek ways to restrain the rising costs of corrections, will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in Hearing Room A at the Capitol. Final data presentations and next steps are on the agenda. Information: Criminal Justice Commission at (503) 378-4830.

Asia the second since his return in 2011 for a third term. The Democratic chief executive also went on a 13-day trip in September 2011. Typically, although details have not been announced, such trips mix public and private financing. This time, he'll make repeat stops in China (including Hong See CAPITOL WATCH, Page 3C Peter Wong CAPITOL WATCH Mid-VaUev ONLINE POLL How well-planned is the Oregon State Fair this year? Answer at StatesmanJournal.compoll. RAISING A COMMUNITY Dallas teenager making a difference.

MID-VALLEY Festival draws artists, arts supporters to Silverton. SJ NOW Marion County, union to hold bargaining session. SUNDAY PROFILE EXPLORING MID VAl I FY PERSONALITIES Hospital museum coming together Hazel Patton greets me at the door and apologizes for the clutter I am about to see inside the first floor of the historic Kirkbride Building. Construction of the Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health is nearly complete, but there's a ton of finish work to be done. Patton has been busy painting the exhibit space she calls the "Ward Room." The walls are painted pale green, and one features a large window, the only window salvaged from the old demolished hospital, she tells me.

A metal bed frame leans against another wall, and there's a nightstand and stool nearby. The furnishings will be used to re-create what a ward room in the hospital looked like around the 1930s. Everyone on the board of the nonprofit museum, not just Patton, has been getting their hands Uo ic a retired CEO of Capi Lynn FORWARD THIS SAVE THE DATES Oct. 5: An event at Hudson Hall on the Willamette University campus will feature a panel on the making of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Actress Louise Fletcher, who played Nurse Ratched in the movie, will be on the panel. Tickets will be $25.

Oct. 6: The dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the official opening of the Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health on the first floor of the Kirkbride Building off Center Street NE in Salem. For information, call (971) 599-1674 or visit the museum's website, success ,1 auto group capitol CHEVROLET CADILLAC SCION TOYOTA SUBARU Sharing GoodNews Recognizing positive stories that drive us forward calling him "sweetheart" as she occasionally chimed in, Ralph said he didn't think he was the most deserving of the award. Only one person is selected each year. A brigadier general had been the recipient of the award just a couple of years ago, and Ralph thought for sure there had to be at least a few other people who should have received the award instead of him.

"We only pick those people who have excelled in their lives," said Richard Green, membership chairman, historian and secretary for the U.S. Army Signal Corps Officer Candidate School Association. "Ralph is in good company, all our Distinguished Graduates have been exceptional citizens and exceptional career men." Indeed, Ralph fits that bill. His first See PROFILE, Page 4C By Cara Pal lone Statesman Journal In October 2011, Ralph Faulkner was honored with a prestigious award for his accomplishments in life upon graduating from the Signal Corps Officer Candidate School in 1942. Ralph, who recently turned 92, was tickled pink, to say the least.

About 25,000 people had graduated from the school an institution that trained enlisted personnel during wartime efforts in order for them to gain commission as officers and Faulkner was selected from among those who still are living. "Was I excited? You bet!" he said, his voice ending at an enthusiastic pitch over the phone. Later, during an interview in the living room of his South Salem home, with his wife, Beverley, sitting nearby and dirty. "We didn't tell them that when they signed on," said Patton, the board chairwoman. The 16-person board includes current and former hospital patients, and staffers, along with local preservationists such as Patton, who was instrumental in helping preserve portions of the old Building and secure National Register of Historic Places status for the entire 144-acre Salem campus.

Three members of the board have museum experience, including Kylie Pine, archivist at the Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill. With less than two months until the dedication, there is much work to be See FORWARD THIS, Page 4C ONLINE NOW AT STATESMANJOURNAL.COM 2012 FORD F-350 4X4 Go to rn.StatesmanJournal.com to view a version of the Statesman Journal's website designed for mobile devices. CREWCAB LARIAT DIESEL 11,000 rnv rji bean in tnis gK coae witn yuui 1 1 ikj i i ic ucvic iu civa-cm the mobile website. FMCC Bonus Cash I.UUU Skyline discount Factory Rebate s3000 FINAL PRICE $50,964 SALE PRICE $51,964 Megabucks: 6-7-12-24-28-32 Jackpot: $4 million; No winners 5 of 6: 2 winners, $1,644.90 4 of 6: 410 winners, $32.50 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 2-7-7-9 4 p.m.: 9-1-7-1 7 p.m.: 6-6-1-4 10 p.m.: NA Win For Life: 2-12-24-27 Powerball: 14-26-41-55-59 Powerball: 1 Lucky Lines: 4-5-9-13-17-24-25-31 Click on the "Activate" link on the top of the homepage at StatesmanJournal.com to sign in to full access as a Statesman Journal subscriber. MSRP $61 ,965, FACTORY REBATE $3000.

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