Last evening Longyear
Park was the scene of the Regional Hospice’s annual
Plant a Memory flower garden program.
Flowers planted in the Memory Garden came from donations
made in memory or honor of loved ones by their family or
friends. The reading of the names is a part of the
annual program.
The Plant a Memory Garden is one of Regional
Hospice’s fundraisers. Flowers can be purchased all year
long.
Hospice exists to help when a cure is no longer a viable
option. Hospice believes through appropriate care and
sensitivity to the patient, that person will be able to
live their remaining days to the fullest.
To achieve maximum comfort, Regional Hospice employs
nurses to assist with pain, symptom and medication
management: hospice aides to attend to personal cares,
light housekeeping, and errands: a social worker to
assist with financial affairs, health choices, and
liaison between family, medical staff and the community:
a chaplain to assist the family with their spiritual
needs, life review, and emotional and grief support.
Volunteers help with a variety of things. They can
provide respite for the caregiver, provide company to
the patient, assist with the house keeping chores, run
errands, or just be a shoulder to lean on.
The goal of the hospice team is to help the patient
and the family live their lives as normally and
comfortably as possible.
The evening began with the GRCB playing the National
Anthem.
The Names in Memoriam were then read by Cathy Maki and
Nancy Pikka.
The band then performed 12 songs, beginning with
Mansions on the Hill and then followed by the Colonel
Bogey March, American Flourish, Americans We, and the
Klaxon. The band gave an outstanding performance.
The band then played two songs from Carmon’s Suite. The
Band played really well last night when they mixed up
their songs and performed a program made up just moments
before show time.
The weather was beautiful, and the evening was perfect
for a concert on the green. Those gathered at Longyear
Park were treated to a great concert.
Polar Bear
Cookbook
Thank you
to everyone who submitted
recipes for the Polar Bear
Hockey Cookbook. The cookbooks
are now available. The cost for
the cookbooks are $10.00 so make
sure to grab one for yourself
and maybe one or two as a gift.
They can be purchased at the Pat
O'Donnel Civic Center concession
stand or by contacting Kerry
Roehm or Micki Sorensen.
