Clark County Press, Neillsville, Clark Co., WI

September 2, 2009, Page 7

Transcribed by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Ribbon Cutting held for Neillsville’s Memory Gardens

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday, Sept. 21, to celebrate memory Gardens added to Neillsville’s Memorial Medical Center (MMC).  Pictured  (from left) are project donors Jeanette (standing) and Francis Steiner, MMC CEO Scott Polenz and daughter Katerina, project donors Dan and Bunny Dux, Dr. Ken Weimer, Dr. Tim Meyer, Mary Bruflat and Chuck and Elaine Glassbrenner.

By Peter Spicer

Neillsville’s Memorial Medical Center (MMC) celebrated the completion of its Memory Gardens with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, Sept. 21.

MMC Health and Rehabilitation, assisted living and hospital patients, hospital staff and nearby Neillsville residents will be able to enjoy the nine Memory Gardens located behind the hospital off Ferguson Street and three additional Memory Gardens on the other side of the hospital.

“It’s a big community project,” said MMC Activity Supervisor Candy Marg, who oversaw the project.

MMC staff helped plant garden flowers in June and will help with garden upkeep.

MMC CEO Scott Polenz and Marg spoke to those attending the Monday evening ceremony.

Polenz recognized those involved in the project, including Sue Winch of McKay Nursery; Boon Construction for providing black dirt; Brorson Construction for labor, equipment, removing old cement, completing cement sidewalks; Goetz Construction and Excavation; the Men’s Club for removing old sidewalk and forming new ones; and Westwood Kitchens for building the benches.

MMC staff volunteers spent three hours planting flowers and plants in hot weather during the summer said Marg, who also recognized the hospital maintenance department.

Many donors, whose names are on garden benches, attended the ceremony.

Walking through the Memory Gardens

Those attending a Memory Gardens ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, Sept 21, walked through the nine Memory Gardens located off Ferguson Street outside Neillsville’s Memorial Center (MMC).  Many donors contributed to the recently completed project.  (Photos by Peter Spicer/Clark County Press)