Oyen Lodge Report: New Resident
By Dianne Spath
Hello, everyone. It’s that time of year again, the harvesters are going steady, and the combine dust is in the air. The canning season has begun as the vegetables in the garden are getting picked. Additionally, many rhubarb and zucchini desserts are being prepared. The weather has been wonderful for the harvest season. Sorry, there was no news last week. I was busy getting ready for the garage sale.
On Monday, August 18th, Elections Canada visited the Lodge from 9:00 to 11:00 for the voting poll for seniors, so there were no morning activities. In the afternoon, there was bingo.
Tuesday morning started with exercises, then the regular bus run downtown for shopping. There was Catholic Church led by Father Rodell at 10:00, and in the afternoon, there was a pub afternoon in which refreshments and snacks were served in the Gazebo.
Wednesday morning there was Church led by Catherine Holland, followed by a phase card game and in the afternoon was shuffleboard games.
Thursday morning started with exercises, and then the rest of the day was spent setting up for a huge garage sale at the Lodge.
On Friday and Saturday, there was the garage sale and bake sale from 10:00 to 5:00. The proceeds from the sale go towards entertainment for the seniors. Thanks to everyone who donated and purchased items from the sale. A huge thank you goes out to Sherry Hoyt for helping me on her days off. It was a lot of work. Also, thanks to our secretary Amanda, our maintenance guys, and to Ralph and Marvel’s daughter Rita for also being a great helping hand for the two days. I honestly couldn’t have done it without all their assistance. It was greatly appreciated.
The Oyen Lodge would like to welcome a new resident, Erica Wulf.
Monday, August 25th, started with exercises, followed by a one-on-one Scrabble game. In the afternoon there was bingo.
Tuesday morning, there were exercises, followed by the regular bus run downtown for shopping. In the afternoon, there was an ice cream parlour in which banana splits, sundaes and floats were served.
Wednesday morning started with a phase ten card game and then some baking. In the afternoon, there were shuffleboard games.
Thursday started with exercises, followed by card games. In the afternoon, there was the regular Birthday Bash in the Gazebo. Miniature chocolate or vanilla bundt cakes were served, along with coffee and tea.
Thursday was “National Red Wine Day”, so a little red wine was also served with their cakes.
Friday morning started with horse races. #1 Horse-Poncho was the top winner that day. Then there was an outdoor walk. The weather has been hot, but the residents enjoy their morning walks, which is the right time of day. Friday afternoon, there was card bingo, and in the evening, there was music by Dale Huston.
I will be taking a week off the first week of September, so there will not be any news that week. Hope everyone has a great long weekend and enjoys the harvest season.