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Bea Rusk can’t wait for Christmas dinner at her daughter’s house this year. After nearly two years of a pandemic that’s kept care home residents like her under strict rules, the 90-year-old said it’ll be nice to get out for a holiday gathering that feels a bit closer to normal. ....
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Save to Read Later Joyce Church’s alarm rang at a quarter past six Tuesday morning, and by 6:45, she was up and about at the Thorvaldson Care Center. She ate a small bowl of Cream of Wheat, a slice of toast, and a banana. Then, as she brushed her teeth, a knock on the door: it was time to get her second dose of the vaccine. Joyce Church’s alarm rang at a quarter past six Tuesday morning, and by 6:45, she was up and about at the Thorvaldson Care Center. She ate a small bowl of Cream of Wheat, a slice of toast, and a banana. Then, as she brushed her teeth, a knock on the door: it was time to get her second dose of the vaccine. ....
Anne Grant isnât really a fan of gift receiving. In fact, she prefers the opposite much more. A member of the Dryden Grange for nearly 30 years, Grant is the one who hands out awards annually to certain volunteers in the community. She also goes out of her way to submit an individual or group of volunteers to Tompkins Trust Companyâs annual volunteer awards. âItâs like playing Santa Claus,â Grant said. Â Gifts, honors, awards are all things that she never expects to receive. So when Grant found out she was the recipient of Gerald Eastman Award from the New York State Grange â an award that recognizes someone or a group of people who âexemplifies Christian values and influences others in a positive wayâ â she was, as she put it, âflabbergasted.â ....