Issue 1.12
Twinkling lights, festive carolers, family & friends gathered together, good food & good music – all of these things combine to make the holidays a special time for many of us!
At the BeeHive Cottages, our grand festivities kept all our residents’ spirits bright this Holiday season. We started by decking the halls of our Community Center with an abundance of bright Holiday decorations – including our beautiful Christmas Tree which was previously on display at the 2010 St. George “Jubilee of Trees”.
Our Executive Chef, Dan Harward, enhanced each of our celebrations by preparing traditional family recipes contributed by the relatives of our residents. On Christmas Eve, all of our families were invited to join us for eggnog & Christmas desserts, along with a special visit from Santa. On Christmas Day, dinner was simply a culinary delight that drew rave reviews from all the jolly residents.
Hark the Angels did Sing throughout the month of December at the Cottages!! Our residents enjoyed a multitude of entertainers from the Barbershop Quartets – Tonal Eclipse & Breathless – to the Key Note Singers & the Children from the Learning Center. We cherished the performances by the Tonaquint Intermediate Choir, the Tonaquint Intermediate Orchestra, and the Lava Ridge School Choir – each of these groups nearly blew the roof off our Community Center! We enjoyed the festive carolers from the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church & the Fuego Dance Studio, along with the Green Valley 3rd Ward Singers. We all marveled at the talents of local pianists, Elaine Mathews and Margo Cravey; and we were brought to tears by the sheer talent of the Dalley Family and Nate & Sammy Myers. In addition, our own BeeHive Singers wowed the other residents with their special renditions of Holiday favorites!
Our residents also adored the concerts they attended at the Tabernacle – especially the distinguished Southern Utah Heritage Choir & the revered Brodie Perry! They had a blast traveling back in time at the Dickens Festival & enjoyed a humorous perspective on Christmas at the Tuacahn High School’s production of “Tuna Christmas”. Our residents also created a new BeeHive tradition by taking not one, but two evening tours of the outdoor Holiday lights throughout St. George! A most joyous Christmas season was had by all!
And as the year draws to a close, we are all grateful for the blessings in our lives! Our entire BeeHive Family wishes you and your family a very Happy New Year!!