ESTEVAN - January was just what we needed. Things slowed down, gave us time to put away all our Christmas decorations and prepare for all our resolutions.
In our last column, I missed acknowledging a few things. A big thank you to Tony Sereggela with Kon Artisan Ice Cream for the delicious dainties he donated to the Christmas Bingo for the residents to enjoy. In December, the residents were treated to the musical talent of Jesse Gibson and Conner Piche. The duo did a great job of entertaining everyone. Our Bingo helpers included Irene Dyer and her granddaughter Rya Strilaeff.
We didn’t have any new faces come to the lodge in January. Lots of phone calls are coming in to see if we have rooms available; unfortunately we don’t. But we added them to our waiting list and hopefully they all get a chance to come to the lodge.
We celebrated five January birthdays: Marie Bonokoski, Jean Brittin, Deloris Mehler, Nancy Kleebaum and Lucille Bonokoski. For our monthly birthday party, we visited with each other while enjoying donuts and coffee. We wished we had more entertainers willing to come and perform for us, so please let us know if you would like to share your musical talent with our residents.
We had our monthly KFC night; it was a treat to have our two-piece chicken and fries with a side of coleslaw or macaroni salad. Our volunteers always are faithful and show up to serve our delicious meal. Thank you to Jean Delorme, Marge Heidinger, Mary Mack and Sylvia Prime.
We are sending our get well wishes to Doreen Hagen who normally is part of our volunteer group. We hope to see you soon Doreen.
Bev Holinaty came to organize our regular bingo games on Wednesday nights and added Friday nights for the month of January. Bev thought this would be a great way to keep us busy on the cold January nights and she was right. Each week Bev brought a helper with her and we thank her for making sure the bingo games were able to happen. Irene Dyer came on Wednesdays and Jean Delorme came on Friday nights. Thank you to all of you for volunteering your time.
Joy Beahm came each Monday to ensure our fingers were manicured and ready to celebrate the holiday season. Thank you for coming each week Joy and for visiting with us while you beautify our nails.
Sharon Dayman and Irene Tarnes held their weekly exercise sessions. Wednesday morning Sharon is here and then on Friday afternoons Irene comes. Thank you ladies for keeping us limber and fit. On the days the residents don’t have an instructor, they walk the halls with their walking poles, ride the exercise bikes in the south lounge or play a game of shuffleboard. Our residents love staying healthy through being active.
Thank you to Jessica at the Estevan Public Library for bringing the outreach program to us and ensuring we get new books to check out and read. Some of us enjoy audio books and the library ensures we get a good selection. We also learn about the latest tech products and how to use them with our monthly tech hour. The outreach program reads to us monthly and we enjoy the interaction this hour provides to us.
