Nursing Care

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- A family friend says "Howdy Doody Show" writer Edward Kean has died at the age of 85. Kean was the primary writer for the show and penned the theme song to which millions of American children sang along each week during the show's run on NBC from 1947 to 1960. Family friend Del Reddy said Monday that Kean died Aug. 13 at a nursing care facility in Oakland County's West Bloomfield Township from complications of emphysema. Reddy says the New York City native wrote the song "It's Howdy Doody Time," which was sung during the show's opening.

Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village recently received a $1,000 donation from M&T Charitable Foundation. The bank's gift is the latest in a series of contributions over the last few years. Jay Shell, president and CEO of Fahrney-Keedy, thanked the bank. "We cannot serve our residents and give them the quality care they deserve without financial support from donors. These funds will help us in our mission to continue serving our community with caring quality service," he said. Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village, a continuing care retirement community, is along Md. 66 several miles west of Boonsboro.

Hagerstown Community College's Center for Continuing Education is offering registered nurses and practical nurses the opportunity to maintain or re-establish active licenses during a nurse refresher course starting in September. The course will include classroom learning, hands-on clinical application and a skills lab. The classroom portion will be offered in a distance-learning format Mondays and Thursdays beginning Sept. 14, from 6 to 9:45 p.m. Topics covered will include delivery of nursing care utilizing the nursing process; performing nursing procedures, including medication administration; caring for patients with various medical and surgical disturbances; and reintegrating oneself into the professional responsibilities of nursing.

Anna "Memaw" Amelia Hawthorne, 101, joined her beloved Savior on Monday, July 9, 2012, at Ravenwood Nursing Care Center. Born Sept., 26, 1910, in Shepherdstown, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Carpenter. She was preceded in death by her husband, James; three sons, Harry of Baltimore, Md., William of Hagerstown, Md., and James of Ellicott City, Md.; and two daughters, Beatrice Crawford of Hagerstown, and Cheryl Gaughan of Woodbridge, Va. Anna was a lifelong resident of Hagerstown.

Christ Reformed United Church of Christ, at 22514 Cavetown Church Road, Cavetown, will hold a soup and sandwich sale Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be steamers, hot dogs, chicken corn, vegetable or bean soup and drinks. Patrons can eat in or carry out. For more information, call Debbie at 301-824-7513. Nurses refresher course The Continuing Education and Community Services Division at Hagerstown Community College will offer a three-part nurse refresher course for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses beginning this month.

WILLIAMSPORT - Homewood at Williamsport on Friday announced plans to construct a $17 million health-care center. The new 80-bed nursing home will replace the existing facility, which has 123 nursing beds and 17 assisted-living beds, said Rich Lenehan, executive director of Homewood. The building, which will be at the corner of Virginia Avenue and Governor Lane Boulevard, is expected to be completed in 2009. The new two-story building will be larger than the existing nursing facility, which was built in the early 1950s, Lenehan said.

WILLIAMSPORT - Homewood at Williamsport on Friday announced plans to construct a $17 million health-care center. The new 80-bed nursing home will replace the existing facility, which has 123 nursing beds and 17 assisted-living beds, said Rich Lenehan, executive director of Homewood. The building, which will be at the corner of Virginia Avenue and Governor Lane Boulevard, is expected to be completed in 2009. The new two-story building will be larger than the existing nursing facility, which was built in the early 1950s, Lenehan said.

BOONSBORO - The outdoor tent was nearly full at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village July 11 as residents, residents' families, friends and staff enjoyed the patriotic tunes performed by the Williamsport Community Band. "We were blessed with blue skies and low humidity on Sunday. It was an ideal way to relax on a pleasant summer afternoon," said Keith R. Bryan, interim president/CEO. The Williamsport Community Band has been entertaining its fans for more than 10 years with seasonal concerts and performances throughout the Tri-State area.

A check for $76,495 was presented to the Fulton County Medical Center on Dec. 11 from the Fulton County Economic Development Corporation. The funds were part of a matching grant received through the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Job Training Fund Equipment Grant. The grant is a result of a collaborative effort with the Fulton County Economic Development Corporation, Fulton County Medical Center, and Fulton County Area Vocational-Technical School. The grant funds will be used to purchase state-of-the-art equipment to be used, during clinical rotations, to train students entering the Allied Health field at the Fulton County Vo-Tech.

Four employees have received certificates of completion in the CNA class started recently at Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village, Boonsboro. They are Tiffany Waters of Waynesboro, Pa.; Misty Shifflett of Williamsport; Trina Hammond of Martinsburg, W.Va., and Samantha Shry of Boonsboro. Stephanie Alexander, assistant administrator at Fahrney-Keedy, created the course curriculum, which includes 164 hours of instruction over 12 weeks. She thanked the Fahrney-Keedy Auxiliary for helping with funding and in making the class a reality.