MARS HILL NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on Tuesday, June 4, at 6:30 a.m. at the Aroostook Health Center. The speakers were Vicki Jackson and Connie Durost from the Activities Department at the Aroostook Health Center.They spoke about working with new residents and their families to help make moving to the facility easier. Residents give up a lot when they find it necessary to move to a nursing home. They are moving into a shared room and have to limit the items they have room for.
They work hard at finding ways to keep the residents stimulated with many different happenings. At the facility, they play Bingo — a particular favorite among everyone — card games, Wii bowling with both residents and staff competing, take part in musical activities, various church services and more.
They have a van and take trips to a number of places, from the mall to different restaurants. They have even taken a trip to Hollywood Slots, which residents still talk about. The van has over 20 regular seats, but they are limited to taking less than 10 due to many residents needing to travel in their wheelchairs.
While Vicki and Connie continually work at finding new activities to add to the things they offer residents, they know that the entire staff at the facility is part of making everything run smoothly.
If you have ideas for new activities, call Vicki or Connie at the Aroostook Health Center at 768-7915. Volunteers are always needed and are welcome to come to the facility to see what they can do, from visiting to playing games to puzzles.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of June 12-18 include: Wednesday will have the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Moving and Memories at 9:30 a.m. and Zumba Gold at 1:30 p.m. Thursday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m., Card Games at 1:30 p.m. and Bridgewater Free Baptist at 6:30 p.m. Friday is Flag Day and will feature a Skip Bo Tournament at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday will feature Bingo with Heidi at 9:30 a.m. Sunday is Father‘s Day. Monday will feature Table Tennis at 9:30 a.m., Nail Beautiful at 10 a.m., Communion with Pastor Phelps at 1:30 p.m. and Gospel Group at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and Card Games at 1:30 p.m. All of these activities are subject to change. If you would like to volunteer to help with any of these activities, call Connie or Vicki at 768-4915.
Library news
The Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library is planning on doing another tag sale on two weekends in June: the 14 and 15 and the 21 and 22. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. all four days. If you would like to donate items for this sale, call the library at 429-9625. Arrangements can be made to pick up your donations. The Library Board of Trustees is very thankful for all the support from the communities it serves.
Getman honored
Christopher G. Getman, of Mars Hill, has been named to Northeastern University’s dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester. Getman is majoring in communication studies.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached at 429-9126 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
