Oyen Lodge: Cowboy poet, Delbert Pratt entertains residents
By Dianne Spath
Hello, everyone. The month of March went fast; hello, April. April is still frosty and cool, but warmer weather is coming.
Monday started with exercises, followed by Catholic Church with Father Rodell. At lunchtime, Doug Jones and Damien Kurek were at the Lodge talking to the residents about the upcoming election on April 28th. Damien had a discussion at every table with every resident. In the afternoon there was bingo.
On Tuesday morning, there were exercises, and the regular bus ran downtown for shopping. In the afternoon there was a pub afternoon. Refreshments and snacks of their choice were served. Later in the afternoon, there was a resident council meeting. Residents' families are welcome to attend these meetings if they wish. Residents discussed old business and new business and had discussions of future ideas. Taylor Neilson was at the Lodge before supper to play piano. Tuesday was "April Fool's Day". There weren't too many pranksters that day.
Wednesday started with crossword games, and in the afternoon was shuffleboard. In the evening, Delbert Pratt was at the Lodge to entertain residents with his cowboy poetry, selling and personally signing of his books. The evening was enjoyed by all.
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Thursday morning was dominos and making Easter decorations. Thursday afternoon, there were phase ten card games, and in the evening, there was music by Rob Shields.
Friday morning started with exercises, followed by horse races. Willie #4 horse was the top winner that day. In the afternoon there was bingo. Congrats to Sandi who got bingo on I29, who got double her money on that bingo. Friday evening there was music by the Jorgenson's.
On Tuesday, April 8th, Alberta Clothing and Avon will be at the Lodge from 10:00 to 2:00. On April 14th, the Popovichs will entertain at the Lodge at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Have a great week everyone and enjoy the nice weather in the 2nd week of April.