CARIBOU, Maine — Everyone has their own holiday stories to tell, and the Aroostook Republican recently asked a few employees of Cary Medical Center to share theirs.
Doreen Smith is the director of health information services at Cary Medical Center, and has been with the hospital for seven years. Her favorite part of the holidays is baking with her children and grandchildren, but the most memorable aspect of the holiday season from when she was younger is having company over and actually getting to have meat as part of the meal. She also remembers how, during one Christmas season, the cat climbed the Christmas tree and knocked it over onto the woodstove.
Kim Jones is the public relations coordinator at Cary Medical Center, and she has been with the hospital for four years. She has strong memories of the pure excitement of Christmas morning and rushing down to the tree to see what “Santa” had brought her. Her favorite part of the Christmas season currently is attending holiday gatherings with family and friends, and enjoying the Christmas movies and music that only play during this time of year.
She was, however, the butt of one Christmas joke growing up; One year she wanted a new bike so badly, but after all the presents had been unwrapped on Christmas morning, there was no bike to be found … until her brothers fetched her present from the den where they had hidden her gift before she got up.
Penny Wickstrom has been a human resources specialist for Pines Health Services and Cary Medical
Center for two years. The most memorable aspect of Christmas from her childhood is ribbon candy, in all its heart-warming simplicity. Even today, when she sees ribbon candy, she is flooded with warm memories of her parents and grandparents.
Wickstrom often feels that the holidays are very rushed and filled with stress and material objects, but she wishes a Christmas filled with happiness, joy and lots of ribbon candy for all.
Steve Mazerolle, patient accounts manager at Cary Medical Center has been with the hospital for 15 years.
His strongest memory of the Christmas of his youth is receiving socks and underwear for presents instead of toys.
Doreen Smith is the director of health information services at Cary Medical Center, and has been with the hospital for seven years. Her favorite part of the holidays is baking with her children and grandchildren, but the most memorable aspect of the holiday season from when she was younger is having company over and actually getting to have meat as part of the meal. She also remembers how, during one Christmas season, the cat climbed the Christmas tree and knocked it over onto the woodstove.
Kim Jones is the public relations coordinator at Cary Medical Center, and she has been with the hospital for four years. She has strong memories of the pure excitement of Christmas morning and rushing down to the tree to see what “Santa” had brought her. Her favorite part of the Christmas season currently is attending holiday gatherings with family and friends, and enjoying the Christmas movies and music that only play during this time of year.
She was, however, the butt of one Christmas joke growing up; One year she wanted a new bike so badly, but after all the presents had been unwrapped on Christmas morning, there was no bike to be found … until her brothers fetched her present from the den where they had hidden her gift before she got up.
Penny Wickstrom has been a human resources specialist for Pines Health Services and Cary Medical
Center for two years. The most memorable aspect of Christmas from her childhood is ribbon candy, in all its heart-warming simplicity. Even today, when she sees ribbon candy, she is flooded with warm memories of her parents and grandparents.
Wickstrom often feels that the holidays are very rushed and filled with stress and material objects, but she wishes a Christmas filled with happiness, joy and lots of ribbon candy for all.
Steve Mazerolle, patient accounts manager at Cary Medical Center has been with the hospital for 15 years.
His strongest memory of the Christmas of his youth is receiving socks and underwear for presents instead of toys.
