Left, Sisters Rosemary Goubeaux and Lou Ann Roof get ice cream “sun”daes made by Kim Jaynes, activity coordinator; middle, Tammie Wortham, Angie Isaac, Tamiko Morrison and Sister Rosemary Goubeaux gaze at the sky during the eclipse; right, Precious Blood Sisters and staff gather for the eclipse party at Salem Heights.
Precious Blood Sisters and staff joined millions of other stargazers around North America in observing the solar eclipse on Aug. 21. The first eclipse in almost a century to cross the entire United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic oceans created a buzz of excitement as people donned special eclipse glasses and turned their eyes toward the sun. At Salem Heights, Sisters and staff enjoyed “sun”dae ice cream treats and learned the science — as well as age-old folklore and myths — behind both solar and lunar eclipses.
– Story by Mary Knapke; photos by Michelle Bodine