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The CountryHouse 5K will take place on June 20. (File Image / The Dickinson Press)
CountryHouse Residence for Memory Care is hosting a 5K color run on June 20 to raise awareness and money for Alzheimer s disease.
June 20 is designated as The Longest Day, or the summer solstice, and the Alzheimer’s Association across the country uses the day to host events and bring awareness to Alzheimer’s.
“The Longest Day is our designated day for fundraising. As a memory care home, that is a huge piece of our heart which is raising funds and finding a cure for the Alzheimer s association. We have usually done something on this day, and last year was one of our first really big events,” Tessa Johnson, the director of CountryHouse said. “We did a community block party with food, live music, a petting zoo and a jumping castle. It was at our property at CountryHouse. We had an amazing turn out and a lot of community support. A lot of peopl
December 16 2020
A Washington County Sheriff s Office investigation found Robert Zimkas didn t violate any department policies.
A recently retired Washington County Sheriff s Office deputy and board member of the Washington County Police Officers Association violated no department policies by co-moderating a forum on a website dedicated to Nazi-era German military history, a spokesperson for the Sheriff s Office says.
The Sheriff s Office received an anonymous tip this summer about the deputy s activity on the website, which includes more than 2,700 posts since his membership began in 2002, and conducted an internal investigation, the spokesman said.
But investigators concluded the posts by Robert Zimkas, the former deputy, didn t violate any agency policies, and the Sheriff s Office cleared the complaint as unfounded, the spokesman said.
December 16 2020
A Washington County Sheriff s Office investigation found Robert Zimkas didn t violate any department policies.
A recently retired Washington County Sheriff s Office deputy and board member of the Washington County Police Officers Association violated no department policies by co-moderating a forum on a website dedicated to Nazi-era German military history, a spokesperson for the Sheriff s Office says.
The Sheriff s Office received an anonymous tip this summer about the deputy s activity on the website, which includes more than 2,700 posts since his membership began in 2002, and conducted an internal investigation, the spokesman said.
But investigators concluded the posts by Robert Zimkas, the former deputy, didn t violate any agency policies, and the Sheriff s Office cleared the complaint as unfounded, the spokesman said.