A happy Halloween at Eastern Plumas Health Care in Portola
Dad Frank Blecha prepares to do battle for candy with the help of a young Mandalorian, ten-month-old Peter Blecha. Photo by Lauren Westmoreland
SNF residents hand out candy to kids in costumes as the parking lot fills up at the Portola EPHC campus for Halloween fun. Tami Oglesby of EPHC stands behind Lois Stapleton, Kevin Curran, Marian Jones, Sherlyn Lungstrom, Ronda Dockstader, Ann Wynant, Margaret Hill, and EPHC’s Penny Woodruff. Photo by Ian Hoffmann
Scarecrow and EPHC employee Stormy McClain and SNF resident Dan Clark cheese for the camera as the evening darkens around them, filled with the sounds of happy children. Photo by Lauren Westmoreland 
The costumes did not disappoint at the EPHC Halloween event on Saturday, October 29. 12-year-old Tony Silva strikes a pose with three-year-old Alison Silva, six-year-old Emily Coronado, and ten-year-old Jonathan Silva. Photo by Lauren Westmoreland
Nathan Lissman and “Granny Dillon” invite kids to step up and play a game in between sweet treats. Photo by Lauren Westmoreland
Eastern Plumas Health Care (EPHC) held their annual safe trunk or treat event in Portola on the evening of Saturday, October 29, with many residents from the EPHC Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) joining staff to share sweet treats with costumed children. This gang of EPHC radiology department staff showed up with smiles and handed out fresh popcorn to each attendee. From left, Addison Rose, Bailey Rainey, Michelle Dillon, Heather Bouma and Angie Sutliffe. Photo by Lauren Westmoreland
