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Public Relations / Marketing OfficerDavid Bruzzese For Immediate Release Mercy to celebrate 125th birthday, 1st anniversary DURANGO, Colo. Mercy Regional Medical Center on Saturday, June 30, will celebrate its 125th birthday and the first anniversary of the opening its new facility in Grandview. The celebration will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. near the hospital's main entrance. Birthday cake, hot dogs, watermelon, and other refreshments will be served, and entertainment will be provided by the Blue Moon Ramblers, a local bluegrass band. There will also be entertainment for children including a clown and a bouncy spacewalk. At noon, Mercy board chair Joanne Spina will open a time capsule that was sealed in 1952 when the hospital dedicated a new patient wing at its former location in downtown Durango. People of all ages who were born at Mercy are invited to have their picture taken as part of the 125th birthday celebration. The group photo will be placed with other documents and objects in a new time capsule that will be sealed in a wall at the hospital at an event to be held this fall. Saturday's event is free and open to the public. # # # # # # # # |
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