Hello, everyone!
I hope you all are enjoying the nice fresh vegetables out of your garden. Thank you to those people that have donated some in our lounge here.
Well we鈥檝e had a busy September here at the high rise.
There鈥檚 been lots of activities going on every week 鈥� cards such as Kaiser on Tuesday evening and whist on Thursday at 7 p.m. Wednesday is shuffleboard day and bingo is on Saturday evening.
Kaiser winners in September for one week were聽first Ann Ewanchukfirst, Betty Bonson second and Phyllis Bec third. Sept. 20, Shirley Tebay was first followed by Betty Bonson and Alpha Schmirler.
We also have some exercises for seniors Monday, Wednesday and Friday organized by Ann Ewanchuk.
We also enjoy some tasty meals here, too.
鈥淢others鈥� who come from around Aquadeo area bring us roast beef, chicken and pork. It鈥檚 a lovely variety with trimmings. One evening we had a barbecue of hamburgers spiced up with relishes, mustard and ketchup, as well as salads and desserts. Thanks to Maxine Finch, Ida Baker and Alpha Schmirler who organized it all.
We were happy to have the Leowans entertain us one evening. They played and sang such a great variety of music.
We were able to join in singing so many familiar songs. We enjoyed the rest of the evening visiting over coffee and dainties. Thank you to Ida Baker and Alpha Schmirler.
Thanks to the ladies who serve the coffee from 9 to 10 a.m. and from 2 to 3 p.m. in the lounge. We hope the new tenants come and get acquainted over a cup of coffee. It鈥檚 only 25 cents a cup, folks.
I hope most of you are in good health now, but if not, many get well wishes go out to you.
Welcome to all our newcomers. There are quite a few tenants who come and go and we always miss them. If they have to move to another location we wish them the best in their new place.
I think we鈥檒l hope to have a lovely October and happy Halloween! See you in November
Since the last report Ann Ewanchuk has many occasions accumulated. She still walks with the walker to River Heights Lodge. There are so many people that she knows. She visited and fed her in-law Lena Koliniak. It made her day when Lena knew her, smiled and ate all her meal. Ann attended Betty Bonson鈥檚 80th birthday party and visited Mary Chamicki and Ann Van Northvick at the Caleb.
She helped one day at the summer Ukrainian school to teach children how to make perogies. When this school was over, one of the mothers drove Ann to attend their wind-up concert.
With her friend Jeanie Penzie, Ann sold the winning ticket for the 50/50 draw prize of $12,150 won by Trent Buziak. He treated them to a lovely meal.
Ann was glad to hear that her son Roman and wife Liz, their daughter Darcia and Todd visited Ann鈥檚 brother Louie and Jane in Kamloops, B.C. With her cousin Josephine Bernicki, she enjoyed a birthday cake and coffee at the casino. With friend Jeanie, the Remechylo family and others, Ann decorated a Ukrainian float which was entered in the North Battleford parade. She rode on it.
Her granddaughter Leska drove Ann to Orest and Chrissy鈥檚 at Whitkow where she saw lovely crops. Ann鈥檚 daughter-in-law Liz visited Ann with a large gift bag of garden vegetables.
Our Tower II had lovely vegetables donated by her relative John Shumlick. A big thank you to John. Also a thank you extended on behalf of residents here to all people who donated vegetables.
Ann鈥檚 great-great-granddaughters Ava and Edison visited and all went for a lunch. They are from Brandon, Man.
With friend Jeanie, Ann attended a Thanksgiving service and dinner at Krydor Ukranian Orthodox Church.聽 Now Ann is awaiting the arrival of the overdue birth of her 19th great-grandchild in Edmonton. Grandparents are Evhan and Debbie Ewanchuk of Fort St. John, B.C.
Ann has informed us that she has lost eight friends and relatives. Namely cousin Johnny Buziak, Mike Shumlick, Lena Koliniak, Sandra Soroka, Caroline Pampie, Lora Precesky and Ruby Hrabia. We wish to extend our deepest sympathy to your loss, Ann.
