We often forget that some folks work on Christmas Day, essential workers that
provide services for the community, just in case.
Sheriff Allen Parsons had just returned from a car accident and had spent much of
the night dealing with a person wanting to commit suicide
911 Dispatcher Lisa Purvis was working long shifts, doubling as an EMS worker and
on the phones at Calhoun Control. She had some nice snacks sent by Minnie Hamilton
Health Care Center nurses
EMT Patty Eisley and medic Tina Brinson had just returned from a call. They were
working a 24-hour shift
We tried to catch someone on the street in downtown Grantsville, but not a creature
was stirring, in fact, not even a car drove through while we were there
Stopping by Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center, Admission Clerk Joanna Smith said
she was grateful for a job, even if she had to work Christmas Day
The MHHCC Emergency Room was having a busy day (in fact two busy days), shown
are Wes Collins, Denise Starcher and Phillip Deweese
In the hospital section of our local health center, some busy workers took time to
pose for the camera. Front (L to R) Harry Beall and Shelby McDonald; Back (L to R)
Mildred McBride, Karen Boothe, Barbara Bush and Steve Barr
In the Long Term Care Unit at MHHCC, we visited with Nora Swisher, Karen Criss,
Bonnie Goff and Judy Yost
Madeline Duskey and Glenda Harvey, preparing food for Christmas Day
Calhoun EMS answers a call for assistance on Court Street in Grantsville during the
afternoon
Bill Boone and Kim Thrasher greet customers at Cha-Tis's, the only retail
establishment open in Grantsville on Christmas Day
Rick Mollendick at The Pit Stop on Mt. Zion Ridge said "I came in for a while because
people would need gasoline"
Kandy Summers and Joyce Newell man Speedy Mart at Arnoldsburg
Down on Pine Creek, the Greathouse-Starcher clan was doing what most of us did,
had a big Christmas dinner and visited throughout the afternoon
