Please Scale Back the Fair! Public Comment from Lynn DykstraFrom:Lynn Dykstra
To:Kalispell Meetings Public Comment; vprice@flathead.mt.gov
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Please Scale Back the Fair!
Date:Tuesday, August 4, 2020 1:05:19 PM
Attachments:FAIR letter 2020.pdf
Below are the signatures of approximately 320 healthcare workers in the valley who feel that havingthe fair on the scale that it is planned is unsafe and have independently chosen to sign this petition.The petition is attached. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Open Letter to the Flathead County Board of Health, the Fair Board and Our Community
We are at a significant juncture in our community as we stand approximately a month before
the scheduled start of the school year. Unfortunately, the timing of the NW Montana Fair is the
weekend before this start date. Last year, 80,000 people attended the fair. This year, as we are
one of the only county’s in the state currently proposing to have all events (rodeo, concert,
carnival, etc.), one might anticipate that even more may be drawn to our community.
As members of the healthcare community, we urgently request that the County Health Board
require the Fair be significantly scaled down as other communities have done. We can certainly
celebrate the efforts of the 4H participants while still protecting the health of our community.
The proposed plan of carnival rides and large crowds during the COVID-19 pandemic with
rapidly rising cases in our county is dangerous to our community and jeopardizes our plans to
send our children back to school for in-person learning this fall.
Anonymous, RN
George Allen, DO
Aaron Alme, MD
Jonathan Amick, DO
Elise Anderes, MD
Brenda Anderson, PA
Jonathan Anderson, MD
Anne Armstrong, PA
Christina Armstrong, RN
Dan Arnold, PT
Elizabeth Askew, CMA
Shelley Astle, RN
Deborah Aubrey, LPN
Brittany Austin, RMA
Anthony Babb, RN
Kendall Babb, ACNP
Megan Bagnoli, RN
Lori Bainter, RN
Sadie Baldwin, FNP
Cody Bartholomew, MN, RN, CNL
Dohansan Barten, RN
Andrea Barton, CNA
Pebbles Bates, RN
Cierra Bauer, LPN
Jennifer Beazer, RDN
Valerie Beebe, FNP
William Benedetto, MD
Quincy Bennetts, MSPT
May Berentson, FNP
Christina Berg, RN
Todd Bergland, MD
Kelly Berkram, MD
Paul Berkram, MD
Abigail Bersnak, RN
Robert Blair, MD
James Blasingame, MD
Karen Blasius, RN
Amy Bottomley, RN
Anaka Broste, RN
Laura Brown, RN
Lindzy Brunson, MHA, RN
Andy Burbine, RN
Kelly Burbine, RN
Debbie Burgi, RN
Susan Burt, RN
Jessie Cady-Kauffman, NNP
Rachel Cain, RN
Nick Cantrell, MD
Leah Carlburg, MD
Desiree Caro, NP
Shana Carter, APRN
Erica Case, NP
Emily Casey, RN
Nola Chandler, RN
Savita Chaudhry, MD
William Cobell, MD
John Cole, MD
Kayla Cole, RN
Theresa Cole, RN
Mariah Connolly, RN
Stephanie Cowden, RN
Andrew Craig, MD
Tammy Craig, RN
Dawn Cummings, CLS
Heather Curtiss, RDCS
Mona Cuthbert, MD
Nancy Dallman, RN
Greg Danielson, PA
Meghan DeGroot, RN
Thomas deHoop, MD
Jose de Souza, MD
Mary de Souza, NP
Brian Dahl, RN
Kimberly DeVries, RN
Timothy DeVries, PA
Rebecca Dickey, RN
Chelsea Dietsh, MS, CCC-SLP
Chelsea Dunshee, DNP
Lynn Dykstra, MD
Bennett Dykstra, MD
Kerry Eby, MD
Kristine Edwards, RN
Kristy Ehrmantraut, PA-C
Morgan Erb, RN
Irene Feria, MD
Quinn Fitzpatrick, RN
Katie Flass, PA-C
Tom Flass, MD
Linda Fedenberg, RD
Jo Fjelstrom, LCSW, PhD
Ken Fratacelli, MD
Diana Fredendall, RN
Melanie Fretwell, RD
Richard Friedman, MD
Shilo Fritz, RN
Patricia Fogleman, RN
Joy Fortin, RN
Sadie Fuller, RN
Justine Gavagan, MD
Carla Genovese, RN
Kimberly Gibson, CNA
Kimberly Gilmore, RN
Amy Gonter, RN
Rose Goosens, PBT
Laurel Grady, MSPT
Kenneth Graham, MD
Marlayna Gran, RN
Shelly Green, RNC
Robert Griffin, PA
Margarite Haaland RDLN
David Habel, MD
Brenda Hanson, RN
Thomas Harrell, MD
Whitney Hart, RN
Sarah Hartig, RN
Sadie Harris, RN
Alexis Harrison, MD
Angela Hawman, RN
Sharon Hecker, MD
Garrett Heide, MLS
Pat Heil, PT
Michelle Helwig, FNP
Nancy Henrickson, RN
Mike Henson, MD
Marissa Hepner, RN
Peggy Hertlein, RN
Wendy Hilliard, ACNA
Danielle Hineman, RN
David Hobbs, RN
Deb Hoffman, MD
Katherine Holley, DO
Maggie Honcoop, RN
Tyler Hoppes, MD
Marisa Hoyne, MD
Melissa Hulvat, MD
Karen Hunnicut, MSW
Will Hunt, PA-C
Emily Hutchins, RN
Martha Jessop, NP
Tanya Johnson, RN
Gwen Jonas, MD
Ken Jonas, MD
John Kalbfleisch, MD
Jessica Karminski, RN
Margaret Karolak, RN
Patricia Keane-Richmond, RN
Kevin Keeton, MD
Matthew Keller, DO
Holly Kelly, RMA
Kaelyn Kelly, CCMA
Jennifer Kelllner, RN
Camilla Kenwood, RN
Elizabeth King, DNP, FNP
Karen King, MLT
Kira Kitchens, DNP, FNP
Nancy Knaff, NP
N. Camden Kneeland, MD
Angela Knox, RN
Theresa Knutson, RN
Kevin Kropp, DO
Daniel Korb, MD
Jeffrey Lanners, RN
Jenna LaRose, RN
Rachel Larson, RN
Amber Lavin, CNM
Rebecca LeDonne, RN
Tara Lee, RN
Erica Lengacher, RN, MPH
Sidney Lillard, MD
Kurt Lindsay, MD
Stephanie Linne, RN
Kimberly Longcake, ANP
Robert Love, MD
Andrea Lueck, RN
Ellery Luikens, RN
Charles Luka, CPC
Jeannette Luka, RN
Courtney Lyle, MD
Herman Lyle, MD
Ashleigh Magill, MD
Elizabeth Marin, LPN
Kari Marsenich, PTA
Juan Martinez-Poyer, MD
Jane Masters, RN
Ann Lee Maude-Simpson, MS
Thomas, McClure, MD
Paula McDonald, MLS
James McKee, MD
Chelsea McKoy, RN
Danielle, McRae, RN
Tammy McVean, LPN
Cora Meredith, RN
Megan Miletich, LPN
Steve Milheim, MD
Chris Miller, DO Aviation
Laura Mirch, MD
Deanna Mitchell, RN
Michael Mitchell, MD
Leslie Moody RN
Kimberley Morkrid, CNA
Michelle Nail-Noftsinger, FNP
Gina Nelson, MD
Jolene Nelson, RN
Megan Nerdig, RN
Joshua Newsted, MD
Rita Nixon, CMA
Mary Nguyen, RN
Amber Norbeck, PharmD
Amanda Norenberg, RMA
Mark Ochenrider, MD
Tyler Ofstad, MD PhD
Mary Opalka, CRRN
Jaffa Olson, RN
Denise Pacovsky, MS, MLS
Tiana Pallister, GC
Andrew Palmer, MD
Jill Pate, RN
Erik Peltz, DO
Nichole Perisho, RN
Robert Perkins, MD
Karen Perser, MD
Ashley Peters, RN
Dennis Peterson, MD
Sharon Pillsbury, RN
Brent Pistorese, MD
Aaron Pitman, PA
Melanie Pittard, DO
Brigham Pitts, EMT
Mandy Pokorny, RN
Michael Poston, RRT
Marrene Preacher, OTR/L
Sabrina Pulse, RN
Jana Pursell, RN
Amy Ramer, FNP
Estrella Ramon, RN
Pamela Rankin, RN
Shilo Rasmussen, RRT
Kelly Redfield, MD, MPH
Anne Redman, RN
Mark Remington, MD
Katrina Restivo, RN
Cheryl Richards NPD
Jamie Roberts, RN
Cory Robertson, MD
Annie Robbins, MD
Sarah Robinson, MD
Scott Rogers, MD
Amy Rohyans, MS, CCLS
Jennifer Romero, RRT
Nick Satovick, MD, MPH
Betsy Schilling, MD
Christina Trieweiler Schmidt, SLP
Jason Schmidt, MD
Alison Schneider, MD
Mike Schwaller, MD
D. James Schumacher, MD
Alice Seifarth, MD
Federico Seifarth, MD
Breanna Severson RRT
Tammie Sharpe, RN
Jennifer Shipley, CPNP
Justin Shobe, PA
Andrew Shors, MD
Heidi Shors, MD
Samantha Shreffler, OTR
Cathleen Simensen, APRN
Austine Siomos, MD
Vassilis Siomos, MD
Pamela Smith, DNP, ACNP
LeAnn Speakman, RN
Chelsey Spence, DO
Michelle Spring, MD
Kayla Stanley, RN
Derek Starker, RN
Samantha Stewart, SLP
Mary Strauss, RN
Hope Steele, RN
August Stein, MD
Ryan Stolte, RN
Alyssa Stone, PA-C
Tessa Stotnicki, PA
Timothy Stidham, MD
Valerie Stine, MD
Michelle Stone, DO
Linda Storle, RN
Kristi Steitmatter, RN
Michael Sugarman, MD
Stephanie Sugars-Morsett, RN
Melissa Sutton, RN
Lexi Tabor-Manaker, MD
Julie Thompson, RRT
Jill Thorn, PA
Jeremy Tietema, CST
Edgar Trevino, MD
Jeffrey Tjaden, MD
Tessa Topley, RHIA
Steven Trimble, PA
Kendyl Turner, CST
Jenna Upham, FNP
Jill Van Niece-Steiner, RN
Maria Vogel, FNP
Peter Wagner, MD
Dani Walker, RN
Jennie Walker, RN
Kelly Walker, FNP
Jordan Waverek, MS
Harry Whitley III, RN
Kathy Wiebelhaus, CMA
Felicity Williams, RN
Amanda Willis, RN
Tracy Wills, RN
Ally Wilson, RN
Pat Wilson, RN
Dennis Winkel, MD
Laura Wharton, FNP
Emilie Wyman, RN
Carli Yarde, RN
Melanie Zander, ARNP
Jill Zemke, RN
Dan Zlogar, MD
Aimee Zupicich, NP