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| Wagner founds fund-raiser to honor father |
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 | | Contributed photo/Jill Wagner | | Jill Wagner is pictured here with her father, Jim, who died in 2009. |
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MOSCOW -- "Cancer affects so many people everywhere, from all walks of life," said Jill Wagner of Moscow. "It's important for communities to come together and support people who have cancer as well as their families."
Jill knows this from personal experience. The former Grangeville resident lost her dad to pancreatic cancer. Jim Wagner, 54, died May 2, 2009.
"I wanted to do something to honor Dad and at the same time let people know about our Cancer Resource Center, located here inside Gritman Medical Center," she said.
What Jill did to accomplish this was to start Moscow Hogfest. The fund-raiser event is set for Saturday, Aug. 28, and includes a rib cookoff, motorcycle show and shine, silent and live auctions, and live music throughout the day. The events take place in the parking lots of the Plantation Bar, Chinese Village and Palouse Country Sports on the corner of U.S. Highway 95 and Palouse River Drive. The Inland Northwest Blood Center will also hold a blood drive there from 2 to 6 p.m. Register on-line at www.inbcsaves.org
"I hope to see as many people as possible from Grangeville, as Dad had lots of friends from there and we have lots of family there," Jill said.
To sign up for events or see a detailed scheduled, go on-line to www.warriorspromise.org. For those who do not have Internet service, call Gritman at 883-6030.
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