PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

August 22, 2002

The Waitsburg ambulance board will consider anoffer from Columbia County Hospital District thatwill be hard to refuse. Due to the hospital now beingdesignated as a "critical access hospital," the ad-

ministrator is offering to supply the local volunteerservice with supplies, equipment and to fund twopart-time Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)positions. He envisions Waitsburg having two 30hour per week EMTs, paid to remain close to the

fire station, ready to respond, and hoping to expandthe program in the coming years. It is hopeful that a

better emergency respons...