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2 The Bakersfield Voice Sunday, November 13, 2011
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BY RHONDA FRANKHOUSER Community contributor
When Optimal HospiceCare was asked to doa presentation high-lighting theirCarePals Pet Therapy
Volunteer program for 50 plusSenior Center members from theFirst United Methodist Church,they were honored and excited toshare.
The Optimal Hospice CarePalsPet Therapy program has beensuch a wonderful success in pro-viding comfort and companion-ship for their patients — membersof the community at large want tolearn more. "We are very proud ofour CarePals program," saidRhonda Frankhouser, volunteercoordinator. "Currently we offerCarePals visits in about 20 long-term care facilities in the KernCounty area, and that numbercontinues to increase as morepeople learn of the benefits of pettherapy.
“Our CarePals teams also visitpatients in their own homes, andoften participate in ourBereavement programs as well.We love to share the CarePalsprogram with the community."
Eleanor Krause, the SeniorCenter program chairperson atFirst United, felt that her mem-bers would not only enjoy hearingmore about the CarePals programbut they would love to interactwith a few of the pet teams aswell. Optimal was happy to oblige.When speaker Karen Budnick,Volunteer Coordinator Assistantfor Optimal Hospice, asked whoamong them had been touched bythe love of a pet in their lives, agood 90 percent of the crowdenthusiastically raised their hand.
"Visiting with our CarePals petstend to bring back happy memo-ries for people," shares Budnick,"…which creates a lot of smiles.That's what it's all about."
The Optimal CarePals teamswho shared their time with thegroup included Kristie Bret Harteand her beautiful black Labrador,Lily; Gaye Siemon and her perkyCairn Terrier, Bonnie and hospicenurse and wonderful pet therapyvolunteer, Bonnie Green and herdarling Shih Tzu pet partners,Bernie and Lilly. They took timerounding the room, sharing theirstory and allowing each person achance to partake in the wondersof this special kind of uncondition-al companionship. Tasty paw printcookies were handed out as mem-bers of the audience shared theirown pet stories. Everyone couldeasily see how pet therapy couldhelp to create a better quality oflife for hospice patients. The
unconditional love and acceptancethey exude as well as the warm,soft fur under feeble hands help tocreate a sense of calmness andpeace.
It takes more than a nice petand a willing human partner tomake a good therapy team, how-ever. The pets must first be wellbehaved with a good, tolerant dis-position as well as a true love forinteracting with people. Dogsmust be a minimum of one yearold. Their human partners mustbe compassionate individuals whocommand respect and allegiancefrom their pets. To become quali-fied to provide pet therapy, theteam must be evaluated by a rep-utable pet therapy organizationsuch as Therapy DogsInternational (www.tdi-dog.org)or Delta Society (www.deltasoci-ety.org).
Confidence and control must bedemonstrated in the followingareas:
• Accepting a Friendly Stranger• Sitting Politely for Petting• Appearance and Grooming• Walking on a Loose Leash• Walking through a Crowd• Sit and Down on
Command/Staying in Place• Coming when Called•Reaction to Another Dog• Reaction to Distractions• Reaction to Medical
Equipment• "Leave-it" - Able to walk past
food on the ground• Acclimation to Infirmities• Supervised Separation - Able
to behave away from handler• Say Hello - Be sociable• Reaction to ChildrenOnce the team is either regis-
tered or certified through one ofthese programs, they must then gothrough Optimal Hospice’s volun-teer training to learn how to coor-dinate the talents and skills theyhave learned in their pet therapyprogram with the delicate needsof the patients and families underhospice care. It takes dedicationand determination to become amember of the CarePals PetTherapy program — but therewards received from apprecia-tive patients and families make itall worth the time and effort.
All in all, the Senior Centermembers from the First UnitedMethodist Church as well as theOptimal care teams and the hos-pice families they serve considerthemselves blessed to associatewith such amazing animals andthe wonderful human partnerswho accompany them on theirjourney of caring.
If you would like to learn moreabout the Optimal HospiceCarePals program or other volun-teer experiences offered throughOptimal, please call 716-4000 oremail: [email protected] today.
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In California we are blessed with agreat fall season — the problem is,most gardening books and literaturetells us to start cleaning up and startputting plants to bed. On the other
hand, because of the weather in this partof the world, WE say fall is for planting!
I think people are missing the best timeto plant all together if you aren’t plantingin the fall. At Robby's Nursery, fall is ourfavorite season. Here are some tips forthis glorious time of year:
If you plant in the fall, the roots getestablished before the spring — you thenget the full benefit of that spring growth.Plants can nearly double their size withthis push of growth when the roots areestablished. I think people get afraid toplant with tales of frozen ground. Guesswhat? Although we get some nice frosts,our ground doesn’t freeze.
Plants are also more apt to be able todeal with our summer heat with a moreestablished root system. They can get themoisture they need to get through ourscorching summers. Giving plants achance to put out roots slowly during thecooler months will greatly increase yournew plants’ survival rate as well. Now,that being said, don’t run out and pur-chase a bunch of tropical plants and try toput them in this fall — that won't work.
We are talking about trees, shrubs andbedding plants that do well in our climatewith “little fuss.”
Fall is a great time to pick and planttrees. You can see the changing leaf color
as well as get somegreat deals on good-sized trees. Althoughbare root trees (usu-ally available in midJanuary) are a littlecheaper, size andquality are betternow. I have noticed abetter success ratewhen planting fromcontainers as well.Remember to mulchthe hole really wellwith a mixture oforganic mulch andnative soil, yourplants will love you
for that.Cool season color and veggies go in
now, too. No, it’s not too late. Remember,we are in California, fall just started!This is another misconception comingfrom the literature. In this end of theCentral Valley, September is a summermonth. We usually get a hint of coolertemperatures about mid October. So this
gives us a later fall than the Midwest orEast coast. All the spring bloomers andcool season veggies can go in now. Theyards you will admire in your neighbor-hood with huge pansies and nice tall snapsare planted now. If you wait to plant, thesize and longevity of your color will suffergreatly.
So plant in the fall for beautiful springflowers.
Fall is also a great time for that finalfeeding of plants that are going dormant— again, giving those established plants areason to burst forth in spring and per-form at their top level. Remember though,plants that grow all year (keeping theirleaves through winter) need to be fed allyear. Fertilize these plants with low nitro-gen in the winter but make sure your foodhas trace minerals.
Fall is the best time of year and this fallwill stand out even more for us. Robby’s ishaving its grand opening of its new loca-tion. So far we are getting rave reviews onour progress. We have actually remainedopen during our entire move but will offi-cially open Robby’s Nursery and CalicoGardens this fall. Our Christmas Shop isscheduled to open Nov. 25, the Fridayafter Thanksgiving.
Robby’s new location is west of its for-mer location at Allen and Hageman roads.
From the old location, travel west onHageman Road, make a quick left ontoHageman Frontage Road and then righton Terracotta Ct. We are at the end of the
culdesac.Come in and celebrate fall with US!Kathy Robinson is the owner of
Robbie’s Nursery.
People smile when tails wag
Concert to showcase talents of CSUB students
COURTESY OF SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITYHOSPITAL
With a spotlight onNational FirePrevention Week,which was Oct. 9-15,the Grossman Burn
Center at San Joaquin CommunityHospital (SJCH) wanted to makeextra educational efforts in thecommunity it serves.Unfortunately, the burn centercan provide many examples forwhy everyone should pay closeattention to the dangers and risksof fires.
As the only full treatment burncenter in Kern County – which
opened at SJCH in 2009 as thefirst facility of its kind betweenFresno and Los Angeles – TheGrossman Burn Center at SJCHhas seen its share of fire accident-related injuries.
In fact, the hospital is currentlydocumenting the healing journeyof a 13-year-old Bakersfield boywho is undergoing a unique pro-cedure to heal the burns on hisneck and chin area. In July 2011,Cenel Castillo was severelyburned on his face and arms whileplaying with fire and gasoline at afriend’s house. His incrediblestory is one of pain, courage, hopeand joy.
Because of the nature of Cenel’sburn, he is the first burn patient inKern County to have a specialexpander procedure that willleave him with little or no scar-ring.
The Grossman Burn Center atSan Joaquin Community Hospitalinvites you to join us for thisincredible journey that will leaveyou inspired at the strength of thehuman spirit and amazed by whatcan happen when indescribablecompassion collides with cutting-edge technology.
You can learn more aboutCenel’s story on CSCH’s websiteat: www.sjch.us/cenel.
BY JENNIFER BURGER Community contributor
The CSUB Music Programis pleased to announce thepremier performance ofthe newly formed 40-pieceCSUB Chamber Orchestra
on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. inCSUB’s Doré Theatre.
Inspired to showcase the talentsof CSUB students, the first con-cert will feature works by Vivaldi,Weber, Grieg, Fauré, and Britten.Admission is $10; non-CSUBStudent/Seniors are $5; and CSUBStudents and children under 12are free.
The concert opens with AntonioVivaldi’sa famous DoubleConcerto in A minor from L’EstroArmonico, featuring student
soloists Jason Gomez and SuzanneBotha. Vivaldi’s rhythmic energyand “bizarria” are clearly evident,but the gorgeous, melodic flow ofthe second and final movementshas made this composition one ofthe most beloved works for twoviolin soloists ever written. Therestrained elegance of GabrielFauré’s Pavane follows.
The opening half of the concertconcludes with Benjamin Britten’sfour-movement SimpleSymphony. Written at age 20, thiswork launched the career of oneof the major compositional talentsof the twentieth century.
The last half of the concert fea-tures gifted clarinet soloist BrockChristian in Carl Maria vonWeber’s Concertino for Clarinet.
The wide-range of both expressiv-ity and virtuosic display madeWeber’s composition a corner-stone of the clarinet’s repertoirefrom its premiere in 1811.
The concert closes with CSUBstudent Robert Morales conduct-ing Edvard Grieg’s Peer GyntSuite No. 1. When Norwegiandramatist Henrik Ibsen askedGrieg to write incidental musicfor a stage version of his versepoem Peer Gynt, it was the begin-ning of one of the most successfulcollaborations between a livingplaywright and composer of alltime. Famous melodies and “troll-ish” fun abound in this Norwegianmasterpiece.
For more information, call 654-3093.
Local boy’s story of pain, couragehighlights fire prevention week
CALIFORNIAN FILE
To gear up for fall gardening, make sure you have the right tools to take on the task.
Y O U R V O I C E
KATHYROBINSONGarden columnist
PHOTO PROVIDED
Optimal Hospice CarePals Pet Therapy members recently shared theirtime with senior center members of the First United Methodist Church.Pictured here are hospice nurse and pet therapy volunteer, BonnieGreen and her darling Shih Tzu pet partners, Bernie and Lilly, and thera-py members Gaye Siemon and her perky Cairn Terrier, Bonnie, andKristie Bret Harte and her black Labrador, Lily.
Cenel Castillo,who wasseverelyburned on hisface and arms,is a recipientof a specialprocedure thatwill leave himwith little tono scares.
PHOTO PROVIDED
Plant in the fall for a strong, sturdy spring garden
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