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CHRISTMAN: Helios Recognizes National Volunteer Appreciation Week

LETTER from TAMMY CHRISTMAN Helios Recognizes National Volunteer Appreciation Week To the Editor: Helios Care is celebrating and honoring the valuable and heartfelt commitment of our wonderful volunteers during National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Even when a person is dying, there can be a lot of living to do. Hospice makes it possible by bringing care, compassion, and hope to patients and families facing life-limiting illness. Volunteers are a vital part of this special care: 224 trained volunteers support our local…

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Lola Rathbone, Otesaga Will Be Honored At 20th Epicurean Fest

Lola Rathbone, Otesaga Will Be Honored At 20th Epicurean Fest COOPERSTOWN – Helios Care will honor Lola Rathbone of Milford, former president/CEO of its predecessor, Catskill Area Hospice, and The Otesaga at its 20th annual Epicurean Food & Wine Tasting, planned 3-6 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at The Otesaga. The event is open to the public and will benefit nonprofit Helios Care, the leading provider in palliative and hospice care and grief counseling locally.…

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Run, You Turkeys!

Runners Work Up Appetite At Annual Turkey Trot 5K A brisk run on a cold morning is a good way to get ready for Thanksgiving dinner! 477 runners took to the streets for the annual Thanksgiving Day 5K Turkey Trot for Helios Care. Above, Carson Pashley, Austin Hitt, Christopher Mosconi, Noah Artis, Ron Reed, Emma Peeters, Kacie Hymers, Michael Hamilton, Andrew Stanton, Tristan Ethier Matthew Rubin, and Alanmichael Rubin take off from the finish line at the start of the…

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Father Said, ‘Say Hi To Folks,’ Mother Advised, ‘Be A Leader

OTSEGO COUNTY CHAMBER BREAKTHROUGH AWARD Click For Reservations To Nov. 21 Otesaga Banquet • Father Said, ‘Say Hi To Folks,’ Mother Advised, ‘Be A Leader’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Helios Care is not this captain’s first ship. A native of Weirton, W.Va., Dan Ayres, with a Marshall University journalism degree and three years at his hometown Weirton Daily Times, joined the Navy in 1982, retiring from the Navy reserves a quarter-century later as a commander.…

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As Helios, Catskill Hospice To Match Bassett Footprint

GOAL: REDUCE COSTS, KEEP PATIENTS AT HOME As Helios, Catskill Hospice To Match Bassett Footprint By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Changing Catskills Area Hospice & Palliative Care to Helios is about opening up a conversation. “We found that the word ‘hospice’ was a barrier to conversation,” said CEO Dan Ayres. “When patients hear ‘hospice,’ they think they’re in their last days, not last month or year.  They don’t want to have the conversation. “Now, we’re more likely…