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By Sharon McIntyreNHOH Public Affairs

Naval Hospital Oak Harbor (NHOH) commemorated the 102nd birthday of the Navy Nurse Corps in the hospital courtyard on May 14.

This year’s theme “Nurses, Caring Today for a Healthy Tomorrow” was presented in a Proclamation to Cmdr. Craig Cooper by the City of Oak Harbor at a recent City Council meet-

ing. The Proclamation was read again at the ceremony by Mayor Jim Slowik and recognized nurses throughout the United States and at overseas military installations.

Letters from the Surgeon General’s Office, Chiefs of the Navy Medical, Dental and Medical Service Corps were read congratu-lating the Nurse Corps.

“As Navy Nurses in military and civilian uniforms, we work in hospitals and clinics, on ships, in the field, and in a variety of sup-port, operational and leadership roles to best serve our patients,” said Rear Adm. Karen Flaherty, Director, Nurse Corps. “We focus on enhancing quality of life and health by initiatives to improve nutrition, safety, emotional well-being and healthy lifestyles.”

Guest speaker was Ingeborg

Johnston, a German teenage nurse who survived the bombing from American and British warplanes, pummeling the streets of Berlin during World War II. She shared some of her most memorable sto-ries and acts of kindness expe-rienced during those turbulent years in Berlin.

Capt. Bonnie Bulach, Navy nurse and interim NHOH execu-tive officer, thanked the hospital and Nurses Association who strive to provide safe and high qual-ity patient-centered care for all of their patients.

“I want to include our Hospital Corpsmen as they are a part of the nursing services team and serve our patients skillfully at the bed-side and in battle,” said Bulach. “I am so proud and honored of what you all do every day.”

Navy Nurse Corps celebrates 102nd birthday

NHOH photo

What is the Federal Executive Board?

President John F. Kennedy signed a Presidential Memorandum on Nov. 10, 1961 directing the establish-ment of Federal Executive Boards (FEB) in ten major centers of Federal activity.

These new organizations were to serve as field level structures comprised of the highest ranking official of each federal agency (civil-ian, military, and postal service) in that given area. Seattle was among the 10 original FEB locations.

Training offered for June includes leading with emo-tional intelligence, effec-tive public speaking, deal-ing with performance and conduct issues, and Social Security 101, planning for FERS retirement and plan-ning your CSRS retirement.

Visit their Web site for information on how to enroll and what’s being offered in the future for federal employees at: www.seattlefeb.us.

Seattle Federal Executive Board to offer training

By Lt.j.g. Graig DavisVAQ-141

Cmdr. Karl Pugh relieved Cmdr. David Bryson as commanding officer of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 “Shadowhawks” in a ceremony held at NAS Whidbey Island on May 6.

Under Bryson’s leader-ship, VAQ-141 flew 217 combat sorties encompass-ing more than 1,840 combat flight hours with a 97 per-cent sortie completion rate and zero mishaps in sup-port of Operation Enduring Freedom. VAQ-141 won the 2008 Arthur Radford Award, recognizing the top electronic attack squadron in the Navy for all around readiness and mission effec-tiveness and the 2008 Battle

Efficiency Award given units that demonstrate the highest state of battle readi-ness and efficiency.

Bryson will now report to Commander, Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMVAQWINGPAC) as he awaits his assignment.

Pugh comes from a mili-

tary family and was born in Yokosuka, Japan. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1992 where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Architecture. After completion of initial EA-6B training at VAQ-129 in 1995, he received orders to VAQ-136 aboard USS Independence (CV 62). Pugh served with 12(B) Squadron Royal Air Force in 1998 as an Exchange Officer stationed in Lossiemouth, Scotland flying GR-1 and GR-4 Tornadoes in support of Operation Southern Watch.

In 2001, Pugh joined the staff of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and deployed numerous times aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) in

support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. He remained in Japan, return-ing to VAQ-136 to com-plete his department head tour. In 2006, he reported to COMVAQWINGPAC as the EA-6B Community Requirements Officer before heading to VAQ-141 in December 2008 to serve as Executive Officer.

“We’re in an outstanding position to control our own destiny,” said Pugh during his change of command speech. “As the first carrier based EA-18G squadron our future is bright.”

The Shadowhawks are beginning preparations for a deployment scheduled early 2011 aboard the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77).

Command of Shadowhawks changes

From left: Retired ìoldestî Navy nurse Gary Gantz, and ìyoungestî Navy nurse, Lt.j.g. Elysha VanHouten, join with Edwina Waddington, far left, and Capt. Bonnie Bulach and Ingeborg Johnston (on right) to cut the birthday cake celebrating 102 years of Navy nursing.

Island County Public HealthHigh levels of toxic

cyanobacteria also known

as toxic blue-green algae are now present in Lone Lake, located on south Whidbey Island. The Island County

Public Health Department is changing the posting at Lone Lake from CAUTION that toxic algae may be present to WARNING that toxic algae is present. This advisory posting declares the lake currently unsafe for people and pets.

Until further notice:

Do not swim or water ▶ski

Do not drink lake water. ▶Keep pets and livestock ▶

away from the lake. Clean fish well, discard- ▶

ing the guts, and Avoid areas of scum ▶

when boating. Cyanobacteria are micro-

scopic in size. They form colonies that can turn the water a blue-green color and may form surface scum. The current bloom of cyanobacteria (Anabaena Flos-Aquae) is known to produce two of the same toxins as the “Paralytic Shellfish Poison” produced by red tide organisms in marine habitats. Recent test-ing reveals toxin levels well above what is considered safe for recreational use and poses a danger from acci-dental ingestion, being neu-rotoxic in extremely small amounts. Small amounts can even be lethal to ani-mals within minutes to a few hours, depending upon size

of the animal and amount of toxic bloom ingested.

Blue-green algal blooms may occur in succession across the span of several months so that it seems to be continuous. Public Health will continue to monitor Lone Lake waters through-out the coming weeks to ascertain when the lake’s waters will be free of these algae and safe to resume recreational use.

More information is available on the Washington State Department of Ecology’s website: www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/algae or contact Kathleen Parvin at (360) 678-7914 or (360)-321-5111 ext. 7914.

Toxic blue-green algae bloom at Lone Lake

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