Oyen Lodge Report: A little smokey

By Dianne Spath

Hello, everyone. It has been a little smokey for a few days, and I hope everyone stayed in doors those days. It was nice to have a taste of rain to freshen things up, but it is still very dry. The Oyen Lodge would like to welcome the new secretary, Amanda Dick.

Monday started with exercises followed by a one-on-one scrabble game. In the afternoon there was bingo. A few gift certificates were given from Alberta Clothing at bingo. Alberta Clothing will be at the Lodge on Tuesday June 17th.

Tuesday morning there were exercises and the regular bus run downtown for shopping. Before lunch there was an outdoor walk. In the afternoon there was a pub day, on which snacks and refreshments were served. It was our first event in the gazebo this year.

Wednesday morning there was Church with John, followed by crossword games. We did some walking indoors because it was too smokey to walk outside. In the afternoon there were shuffleboard games.

Thursday morning started with exercises, followed by a one on one with a resident to do some baking. Thursday afternoon, from 1:00-3:00 there was a session with the Alberta Health East Central Health Assessment Project. This session was Alberta Health and CGI conducting a comprehensive Rural Health Assessment across the East Central Region to better understand the healthcare needs, challenges and opportunities in your community. They are focused on gathering community insights to inform future health service planning and investment. This includes evaluating the availability of healthcare providers, the condition of local facilities, and accessibility of services in our rural towns, villages, and hamlets. The session was about listening to people’s experiences with health care and how to improve health care needs. If you are interested in finding out more about the sessions, you can contact Emile at Emile.Jabbour@cgi.com. Thanks to Emile and Cheryl for coming to the Lodge to listen to everyone’s suggestions.

Friday morning started with horse races, followed by walking. At dinnertime the Acadia Valley elementary students came to the Lodge to entertain the residents by playing flutes, singing and dancing. They were very entertaining, and the residents enjoyed them. In the afternoon there was a Father’s Day party at which chocolate cupcakes were served along with pub refreshments. The men were given a pair of socks as a gift. In the evening there was music by Jorgenson’s and Dale Huston. Friday was “National Wear Blue Day” so the residents took part in wearing blue.

Hope all the fathers and grandfathers had a great Father’s Day weekend.