OYEN LODGE: Lisa Gould and Clark Huston entertain with Irish music
By Dianne Spath
Hello, everyone. Oyen Lodge residents and staff would like to extend our condolences to Antonia Shubert’s family. Antonia lived in self-contained at the Lodge for many years before she moved to the Lodge residency, then to the Auxiliary. Our thoughts and prayers to all the Shubert families.
It is nice to see the Acadia Municipal dam filling up with water this year. It will be nice to take the residents on a tour when we are on the next trip to Acadia Valley. It sure would be good if the dugouts filled up for the ranchers this year, also.
Monday morning started with exercises followed by card games. Father Rodell Abanto had Catholic Church Service at 10:30. In the afternoon was bingo. Monday was “National Napping Day,” so hopefully, everyone caught up on their sleep after Daylight Savings Time.
Tuesday morning was exercises and the regular bus run downtown. Phase ten card games were played before lunch. Tuesday afternoon there was an ice cream parlour. Banana splits, floats and sundaes were served.
Wednesday morning was Church with John Rhoad, followed by crossword games. In the afternoon, there were shuffleboard games.
Thursday morning started with the grade 9 class working with the residents on their short story writing activity for the book that they will be publishing. ATB Financial was at the Lodge from 10-11:00 a.m. for the residents to do their banking. Thursday afternoon Lisa Gould and Clark Huston entertained the Lodge with their music. Lisa plays the fiddle and the duo sound great together. St. Patrick’s Day was only a few days away, so they played some Irish music for the residents to enjoy.
Happy Birthday to Tom Tracy on March 13th. Friday morning started with exercises, followed by horse races. Willie, the number 4 horse was top winner that day. In the afternoon there was card bingo, and, in the evening, there was music by Jorgenson’s.
March 20th is the first day of Spring and this year it sure is like Spring. Have a great week everyone and hope you all enjoyed some green beer on St. Patrick’s Day.