BANNER DAY FOR HOSPITAL.Byline: Amy Collins Daily News Staff WriterRep. Howard ``Buck'' McKeon returned on Presidents Day to the hospital where he served as a board member to hoist hoist: see winch. a flag that once flew over the U.S. Capitol. The flag was given as a gift to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital during a ceremony Monday for Presidents Day and to honor the veterans involved in the hospital's Adult Day Health Care program. McKeon presented the flag in a ceremony that included audience sing-alongs of ``The Star-Spangled Banner'' and patriotic readings. Seated in the front row, Army veteran and Valencia resident John Birchall brought a handkerchief handkerchief. In classical Greece pieces of fine perfumed cotton, known as mouth or perspiration cloths, were often used by the wealthy. From the 1st cent. B.C. to his face as ``You're a Grand Old Flag'' played from a small stereo on the hospital's lawn. ``America has already succeeded where so many other historic attempts at freedom have failed. Already, we've made this cherished land the last best hope of mankind. It's up to us, in our generation, to carry on this hallowed hal·lowed adj. 1. Sanctified; consecrated: a hallowed cemetery. 2. Highly venerated; sacrosanct: our hallowed war heroes. task,'' McKeon said, quoting former President Reagan in his speech. The flag was raised by a hospital security guard, with McKeon helping to give the final tug to pull the rope taught. ``Congressman McKeon has brought it here to share with us. And we will fly it on special occasions at the hospital,'' said Duffy Watson, president of the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Health Care Association. Ottis Wiggs, a Newhall resident, was one of the participants in the health care program who also took part in the ceremony. He read a short profile of President Lincoln. Linda Alexander-Lieblang, Adult Day Health Care program director, said about 40 people are enrolled in the hospital's 9-year-old program. It offers a therapeutic environment for people recovering from strokes, Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 and is referred to as Parkinson's disease. , multiple sclerosis, arthritis and other ailments, she said. Many of the participants come primarily for the activities. ``Some of them have been here since the beginning,'' Alexander-Lieblang said. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1--Color) Presidents Day at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital included Rep. Howard ``Buck'' McKeon unfurling a flag used at the U.S. Capitol. (2--SAC edition only--Color) Abe Munoz looks at the flag while singing the national anthem. (3--SAC edition only--Color) Rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. technician Tammy Asbrand warms Juana Blanco Blanco (meaning the color white in Spanish) is an adjective often used in Spanish surnames. Below is a list of famous people and places associated with the word. . John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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