Oyen and District Seniors Report: Last Pot Luck before Fall

By Beth Symes

Eighteen people gathered on June 6 at the Seniors Recreation Centre for the last Pot Luck and meeting prior to the fall.  Lynda had barbequed hamburgers and brought all the fixings to which the rest of the members added a variety of salads, vegetables and desserts to create a delicious meal. Our back ground entertainment during our meal was the first period of the first game of the Stanley Cup final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers showing on the big TV screen.   Following the meal sixteen members were present for the meeting.  Lynda called the meeting to order at 7:05 and we proceeded to have the minutes from the May meeting and the financial reports for May presented to bring the membership up to date. 

Following that a number of items of business were discussed.  Bev Hegg reported that the casino, which the Seniors Group had hosted in Red Deer in May, had gone well.  She thanked the volunteers who had worked the casino and noted the income from the casino would probably not be delivered until fall.

Further updates were given about other activities in May.  Kyna reported that her work on the Memorial Book is progressing.  Lynda reported that the money from the New Horizons Grant was spent by the end of March as required.  This was money which was spent on the beautification of the exterior and interior of the Seniors Recreation Centre.  The final report about the use of the grant had been submitted.  A good portion of the grant had been spent on the beautification of the area south of the Recreation Centre.  Landscaping had been done earlier in the year.  Then on May 15th a group of seniors gathered to plant grasses, scrubs in the gravel base and flowers in planters.  

The Fun Night on May 30 was attended by eight people.  The next Fun Night will be held in the fall.( An announcement about a Fun Night on June 27 was placed in the Oyen Echo in Error.  Please disregard.)

The next Oyen and Pot Luck and District Seniors Meeting will be held on September 3.  We welcome new members to join with us then.  Our Annual meeting will be on October 8.

Lynda adjourned the meeting at 7:35 so that the hockey fans in our group would be able to give their full attention to the hockey game.