Duncan updates local Rotarians on AHOC
MARS HILL NEWS
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met May 3, 2016 and the guest speaker was Rick Duncan, who provided an update on the Aroostook House of Comfort, located at 18 Green Hill Drive in Presque Isle.
The House of Comfort will serve all of Aroostook County as an inpatient hospice and palliative care facility for terminally-ill patients whose acute symptoms can no longer be managed through hospice care at home and who do not wish to spend their final days in a hospital or nursing facility.
The Visiting Nurses of Aroostook will have administrative offices on site as well as being the operators of the facility. The renovations and additions to the building will go out to bid this month and will be accepted until mid-June. A decision will be made on a contractor in September with a groundbreaking soon after. The six-suite facility is expected to open in April or May of 2017.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of May 11-17 include: Wednesday will feature a Men’s Group “Men of Honor” at 9:30 a.m., Ladies Spring Luncheon at 2 p.m. and Mars Hill United Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. Thursday will feature Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m., and a Volunteer Recognition Sundae Social at 1:30 p.m.
Friday will feature Fifty-cent Bingo at 9:30 a.m., Blue Plate Special with Lobster Rolls, Hotdogs, Hamburgers and Fries at 11 a.m. and Music by the Wendell Hudson Band at 1:30 p.m. Saturday will be a free day with games, movies and puzzles available in the day room. Sunday will feature televised church in the day room.
Monday will feature Coffee Chat at 9:30 a.m., Nail Beautiful at 10 a.m. and Communion with Pastor Jewell at 1:30 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. Those who would like to volunteer to help with any of these activities should call Connie or Vicki at 768-4915.
Bingo
The William Cousins Post 118 of Mars Hill is hosting Bingo on Saturday evening beginning at 7 p.m. at the Post. There are cash prizes and refreshments are available. Come on out and enjoy a fun evening with friends.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached at 551-6791 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
