Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) is pleased to announce that Donny Clause has been named Human Resources Manager.

Clause is experienced in human resources, previously serving as the Human Resources and Safety Manager for Quality Shipyards. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Nicholls State University.

“I look forward to serving our employees and local community,” said Clause.

Diane Yeates has been named Chief Operating Officer at Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC).  Yeates has been a valuable member of the TGMC team for over 19 years. She has served in previous leadership capacities at the hospital which include Director of Budget and Reimbursement and Director of Patient Financial Services. Most recently, Yeates has served as TGMC’s Chief Financial Officer since 2002.

Yeates earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree from Southeastern Louisiana University, and Master’s of Business Administration from Nicholls State University. She has also been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) since 1987 through the state of Louisiana.

In her new role, Yeates will be responsible for growth initiatives of the organization, overseeing operational functions of the facility, and maintaining necessary relationships with the administrative team, board members, and physicians to assure high-quality operations.

By: Bobby Fletcher, Jr. Ph. D.

 As our landscapes languish in the Louisiana heat, a wonderful group of plants called gingers thrive and delight us with bold foliage and attractive flowers. Native to tropical or semitropical regions, gingers flourish in the heat, rain and humidity. Despite their tropical origins, many gingers are hardy throughout the state and make excellent, permanent additions to the landscape. Gingers produce a thick, fleshy stem that grows at or just below the soil surface called a rhizome. With a good, thick mulch of leaves or pine straw, the rhizomes are easily protected during the winter. And if the top is killed by hard freezes, the rhizome will re-sprout in the spring.

The plants we call gingers actually include many genera with many different sizes, growth habits and flower shapes. Low-growing gingers, like Kaempferia pulchra, smaller species of Curcuma or Globba, make great groundcovers or clumps at the front of shady borders. Medium-size gingers 3- to 6-feet tall include species of Curcuma, Hedychium and Costus, and the shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet) grows 10- to 12-feet tall. These larger gingers are excellent choices for accent, screens or at the back of a border.

The Terrebonne Foundation for Academic Excellence in Public Education is getting ready for the 2006 5K Run for Excellence and Cajun Food Festival on Saturday, May 13, in downtown Houma. New this year will be a Fun Run for kid’s of all ages.  Following the Fun Run, the 5K Run will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m., walkers and wheel chair participants are encouraged to participate.  Enjoy a great Cajun Food Fest with delicious food prepared by area restaurants and local chefs.  The Kid's Corner (for the younger crowd 12 and under) will feature face painting, balloon artist, storytelling, Shell Pipeline, Lumcon and the Barataria Estuary (BTNEP) will have coastal exhibits and activities, and much more will be available.

The Bucktown All Stars will entertain all evening for the entire family to enjoy. Registration forms can be downloaded from the website: www.5krunforexcellence.org, pre-register and get ready for an evening of FUN!