Oyen Lodge News: John Rolheiser summer student
By Dianne Spath
Hello, everyone. The Oyen Lodge would like to welcome John Rolheiser as our summer student this year. John is doing a fantastic job working with maintenance, getting all the outdoor projects done. The courtyard is starting to look amazing. The pond is getting cleaned and ready for the fish next week. Solar lights have been put up in the gazebo. Thanks to Bev Haag for all the work she does with the plants around the pond and the flower beds.
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Monday morning started with exercises, followed by a one-on-one scrabble game with a resident. Amazingly, I actually won a game. There was Catholic Church with Father Rodell at 10:30. In the afternoon there was bingo.
Tuesday morning started with exercises, and the regular bus run downtown for the residents to do their shopping. Before lunch there was walking outdoors. In the afternoon there was an ice cream parlor. Happy Birthday to Phyllis Peterson on May 6th.
Wednesday morning started with crossword games, followed by walking indoors because of the windy day. In the afternoon there were shuffleboard games.
Thursday morning started with exercises, and ATB Financial was at the Lodge from 10-11:00 a.m. for the residents to do their banking. Before lunch we walked indoors again because it was too windy to walk outside. Thursday afternoon the Grade 9 class that did the story writing activity in the month of march, was at the Lodge for the windup party to present the book that was published about the students and some of the residents. Each student and resident that was involved in the story writing activity received a copy of the book. It was an interesting and wonderful experience both for the residents and the students. The residents can’t wait to publish another book next year with a new bunch of students. Cake and iced tea were served for the occasion. Thanks to the Grade 9 class and the teachers for a great activity for the residents.
Friday morning started with horse races. #6 horse Topsy, was the top winner that day and paid the most for his winning race. In the afternoon there was the Mother’s Day Party, which miniature angel food cakes with a cream topping and strawberries were served. Friday was “National Moscato Day” so Rose” Moscato was served with their cake. The ladies were presented with Impatien plants for their Mother’s Day gift. Thanks to Rob Shields for entertaining us with his music. Friday evening there was music by Jorgenson’s.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and hope you enjoyed your special day. Have a great week everyone.