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Bits N' Pieces of Nipomo

By Jacqueline Frederick/Contributor

Arroyo Grande Community Hospital continues to actively work to cultivate programs that promote healing and wholeness through teamwork and innovative programs and seminars.

In collaboration with the Lucia Mar Adult Education program, AGCH will offer one more free health education class before the end of the year for families of students attending elementary school in south San Luis Obispo County. “Osteoporosis: Building Better Bones” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, will be held at Fairgrove Elementary School, located at 2101 The Pike in Grover Beach. Spanish translation will be available.

Dr. Mary Oates, who specializes in osteoporosis, will be the instructor for “Osteoporosis — Building Better Bones,” which will teach participants about how to prevent osteoporosis, the symptoms of the disease and the latest treatment options.

To learn more about the health education classes or any community outreach education programs available from the hospital, call Roberta Alderete, AGCH community educator, at 473-7662.

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The 10th annual Christmas in Nipomo celebration will take place on Saturday, Dec. 13, at St. Joseph’s Church on Thompson, starting at 5 p.m. with the Santa Sleigh Ride through Olde Towne. Santa will arrive at the church at 6 p.m. for pictures and to hear children’s wishes. There will be holiday entertainment, ornament making, holiday music and refreshments. The event is free and the photos with Santa are also free, donated by George and Barbara Papageorge of the Nipomo Rexall. The celebration is put on by the dedicated members of the Olde Towne Nipomo Association. For more information, call Sharon Duncan at 478-9359.

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A Hospice Light Up A Life ceremony will be held in the gardens of Nipomo’s Kaleidoscope Inn beginning at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5. For seven years, the inn, located at 130 East Dana St., has hosted the Hospice of San Luis Obispo County event at which we honor and remember those we love. Music will be provided by Nipomo’s Valerie Johnson and Al B. Blue.

After a reading of names from the memory book, the hospice tree will be lit and refreshments will be served. A memory table will be available during the evening to display pictures or mementos of your loved ones. Everyone is welcome.

If you would like to sponsor a light on the hospice tree in memory of a loved one, call 544-2266.

For 31 years, Hospice of San Luis Obispo has provided free support, education and counseling to those living with life-threatening or a terminal illness, their families and those mourning the loss of a loved one.

Jacqueline Frederick is a lawyer, real estate broker and farmer in Nipomo and can be reached at jvflaw@aol.com or 929-1120.