November is National Hospice MonthNovember is National Hospice Care Month and the local Hospice of Sioux Valley Luverne Hospital is planning to use the opportunity to host a free educational seminar on issues regarding end-of-life care.The free seminar is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in the Blue Mound Room at the Sioux Valley Luverne Hospital.The purpose of the seminar is to help people understand options for care when facing a serious or life-limiting illness.The local event is part of a national campaign initiated by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, which encourages people to plan for the care they would want and to share their wishes with family and healthcare providers.Along with talking to your family, close friends and healthcare professionals, the hospice professionals also encourage people to complete an advance directive, also known as a living will.According to the NHPCO, one million people were served by the nation’s 3300 hospice providers last year.The local forum is free of charge and is designed to help those attending to understand what hospice is, the service provided and when hospice care is appropriate.Ways to help initiate conversations about the end-of-life questions with family members will also be addressed.River Road bridge to be replacedConstruction will begin on the replacement of the River Road bridge next Monday.The bridge is located about a half mile south of County Road 4, off the City Park entrance.To help you locate it mentally, it’s the one that takes a hard left turn, then heads east toward the gun club and golf course.A couple of families who live past the bridge will have to take the long way around, out past the radio station for a while.The replacement bridge will be considerably larger than the current structure, going from 24 feet wide to 35 feet wide and from 32 feet long to 75 feet long.The project is expected to take 10 to 12 weeks and cost $253,000.Duininck Brothers, Prinsburg, Minn., was awarded the project.‘Greatest Game’ at the Palace this weekendThe Palace Theatre continues their regular series of movies this weekend with a showing of "The Greatest Game Ever Played."The movie is a golf drama based on the true story of the 1913 U.S. Open, where 20-year-old Francis Ouimet defeated reigning champion Harry Vardon.Although golf, which really is the greatest game ever played, is used as a backdrop, the movie is really about someone trying to reach his goal after he was told he can’t achieve it.Without the benefit of any big actors’ names, the movie has done well with very good reviews.The biggest name associated with the movie is the director, Bill Paxton, who is better known for his acting in "Twister" and supporting roles in "Aliens and True Lies."Show times are 7:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.Other movies coming to the Palace in November include "North Country," starring Charlize Theron, and the animated movie, "Chicken Little."Publisher Roger Tollefson can be reached by e-mail at tolly@star-herald.com
