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Resident Spotlight: Mildred Anthony’s dad made records while her mom made moonshine

Resident Spotlight: Mildred Anthony’s dad made records while her mom made moonshine

  July 26, 2018

When Mildred Anthony was a child, Sunday dinner was an early affair. Afterward, her father would get into his 1935 Hudson and drive the members of his band, the Mahanoy City Eagles Band, to New York City. After midnight, Mildred’s family would gather around the radio to hear her father’s…

Homeland CNA Anita Payne brings a light and loving heart to her work

Homeland CNA Anita Payne brings a light and loving heart to her work

  July 25, 2018

Anita Payne knows what makes a good CNA. “A true heart,” she said. “Honesty. Patience. And being willing to learn, because nursing is forever changing. People can’t come into this thinking they know everything.” Anita has been with Homeland Center since 2005, and she is “truly grateful” for those 13…

Christmas spirit is a lifetime tradition for Homeland resident Marie Andrews

Christmas spirit is a lifetime tradition for Homeland resident Marie Andrews

  June 26, 2018

In 1934, Marie Andrews’ father started a tradition in Lykens, Pennsylvania, that continues to this day. To thank the customers of his hardware store and electrical appliance repair shop, Richard Klinger outfitted a sound truck with evergreens, sat on top wearing a Santa Claus suit, and drove through the town,…

Dauphin County Library System partners with Homeland Center

Dauphin County Library System partners with Homeland Center

  June 26, 2018

Homeland Center residents will soon be able to access a host of audiobooks, large-print titles and other materials as part of a growing cooperative effort with the Dauphin County Library System. Rob Lesher, the executive director of the Dauphin County Library System recently visited Homeland’s Ted Lick Room library and…

Harrisburg’s Kunkel family honored for their long-standing support of Homeland Center

Harrisburg’s Kunkel family honored for their long-standing support of Homeland Center

  June 26, 2018

No sooner had Homeland Center opened its doors in Harrisburg to care for those left widowed and orphaned by the Civil War than Pennsylvania Congressman John Christian Kunkel, a friend of Abraham Lincoln, stepped forward to offer financial support. Decades later his grandson, John Crain Kunkel, continued his family’s traditions…

Picnic rainout can’t dampen a good time for Homeland Center’s Ellenberger residents

Picnic rainout can’t dampen a good time for Homeland Center’s Ellenberger residents

  June 26, 2018

A rainy day couldn’t spoil the fun of when Homeland Center kicked off the 2018 summer season with an annual tradition – the return of monthly all-American picnics for residents and families. Since Ellenberger Unit memory care residents couldn’t go outside for the picnic, the picnic came inside. Seated at…