Oyen Lodge News: World Day of Prayer

By Dianne Spath

Hello, everyone. March started with beautiful weather. Hopefully, it will last for the whole month. Most of the snow has disappeared, but I'm sure we will receive more before the month is over. The residents enjoy the weather and go for walks while it's nice.

World Day of Prayer

Monday morning started with exercises. Father Rodell Abanto comes to the Lodge on Monday mornings to do the Catholic Church service at 10:30. Monday afternoon was bingo. There were two more lucky winners at bingo on number I29. Congrats to Bonnie Hertz and Joan Mick. They both won a $20 gift certificate for Alberta Clothing.

Tuesday started with exercises, followed by the regular bus run downtown so the residents could do their shopping. A one-on-one Scrabble game was played on Tuesday morning. I was excited to be in the lead for once, but I did not win again. Tuesday afternoon was pub day. Refreshments were served along with snacks. Taylor Neilson was at the Lodge to play piano before supper. Tuesday was "National Pancake Day," so the kitchen served pancakes for supper.

On Wednesday morning, the activity room hosted crossword games, and in the afternoon, shuffleboard games were played. Happy Birthday to Allen Alvarez on March 5th.

Thursday morning started with the Gr. 9 Class visiting residents at the Lodge to do a writing activity, which included writing stories to publish a book for the residents and the school. The students will be at the Lodge every Thursday morning in March to do this activity with the residents. On Thursday morning, there were also horse races, and in the afternoon, there were dominos. Thursday was "National Dress Day," and the office staff and some residents wore dresses for the day. Everyone looked beautiful.

Friday morning started with exercises, followed by the "World Day of Prayer" Service at the Lodge. Coffee and cake were served after the service. Friday afternoon was bingo, and in the evening, there was music by the Jorgenson's. Friday was "National Wear Blue Day"; the residents and some staff took part in the blue theme, and everyone looked wonderful as always.

The decorating has begun for St. Patrick's Day. It's starting to look a little green in the dining room. On March 13th, Lisa from Consort and Clark Huston will be playing music at the Lodge at 1:30 in the afternoon. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy some entertainment.

This week, the residents enjoyed watching the brier curling on TV, and I'm sure they all have their favourite team that they are cheering for.

Have a great week, everyone, and enjoy the weather.