Guild gifts $584,365 for surgery suites

Above, Caroline Wasielewski, left, the incoming general manager of the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District with Mike Nixon, who was re-elected president of the district board of directors, and Lisa Hughes, the incoming district business manager. Nixon and fellow board members Duane Moats, Dr. Sam Conklin and Bill Steele are presiding over a district that is re-calibrating its community healthcare mission. One position on the board is open for a candidate who will be appointed to serve until the end of former board member Don Napier's term in November. For application information, call 661-750-4848.

Tehachapi Hospital Guild Vice President Jane Welden hands two checks totalling $584,365.78 to Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Chief Financial Officer Chet Beedle at the district board meeting Jan. 16. Guild members earned the funds operating the Guild Thrift Shop at the corner of Green and West E streets. Dr. Sam Conklin, district board member, is on the right.

Eugene Suksi