Arlington Christmas Remembrance Service
To Our Arlington Families: During the holiday season, we provide a meaningful venue for Arlington families to join together for a special afternoon dedicated to remember the lives of loved-ones who are laid to rest here in our gardens. The special afternoon consists of two components. From 3:00 –…...
1-15-20
These aren’t lottery numbers and are assuredly meaningless to everyone else other than the employees here at Arlington. Ah, but January 15, 2020 is the target date for Managing Funeral Director Byron Adkins and his team to take occupancy of the new Celebration of Life Campus which is the location…...
Veterans Day – You can help Thank & Honor a tri-state Veteran
Arlington is grateful for our Veterans and we are honored to donate the monies raised from the Field of Memories to Operation: Ramp It Up for Veterans. And what better way to say THANK YOU then to help a total of three Veterans regain the freedom of mobility through the…...
Arlington Becomes Dog Friendly November 1
In 1988, the American Pet Products Association (APPA) took its first poll on pet ownership. In that survey of households, pet ownership stood at 56%. In the 2017/18 survey by the APPA, that number jumped to 68% – which translates to about 85 million Americans owning pets. There is a…...
WEATHER DRIVES CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL ATTENDANCE
An almost perfect autumn afternoon with plenty of sunshine and a long overdue break from the summer-like conditions that had lingered throughout September gave several hundred children, and their parents, a great opportunity to get outdoors and enjoy the cooler temperatures, lower humidity and the fun and games of Arlington’s…...
Roots of Extracurricular Activities at Arlington
This coming weekend we will hold our annual Children’s Fall Festival on the South Lawn of Arlington Lake. This is a fun event for kids to enjoy what we call some “good, old fashioned fun.” Face painting, bobbing for apples, sack races, train rides, a pumpkin patch and treats are…...
Arlington Team Goes Pink During October
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and our Grounds Team is making a statement for the second year in a row by wearing pink T-shirts during the entire month. “We see first-hand how so many lives are impacted by breast cancer and wanted to demonstrate our support as an organization. …...
Meet Teddy, Grief Therapy Specialist
The human-canine bond goes back thousands of years and recently Arlington decided to put that bond to work. Enter Teddy, a six-month-old white Golden-Doodle. Happy and content, Teddy seems to charm everyone who comes in contact with him. Currently, Teddy is spending his days at Arlington’s Administrative Center but will…...
New Campus Responds to Social Churn
Like so much in human experience, time brings change. The rock band Journey may have phrased it most succinctly when they sang, “The wheel in the sky keeps on turning.” Instead of “turning” perhaps Journey should have used the lyrical “churning.” Society inexorably churns over time. Technology grows and evolves;…...
A Difficult Question…..
If there had been a death in your family yesterday, what would you being doing today? It’s not something we like to think about because it’s probably one of the toughest questions you will ever have to face. If your answer is to “call someone”, that is a good start. …...
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