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Cub pack races homemade cars at Blu;Water Rest Home
ZURICH - The residents
of Blue Water Rest Home
enjoyed watching
"Canada, The
Undiscovered Land", one
video in a series of videos
loaned to the Home for
viewing by Clarence
Smillie. This particular
movie was about the
Canadian Rockies to the
far north.
The B.W.R.H. Auxiliary
entertained the residents
on Tuesday evening,
March 2. Auxiliary com-
mittee members Helen
Otterbein, Mary Lou
Denomme, Alida Rau and
Marie Gelinas arranged
the evening's activities.
Michelle Denomme played
the piano and Mary Lou
Denomme read "Heavens'
Grocery Store." Stephanie
Rau as pianist played
some songs and Rau read
"Outside Plumbing."
Ashley Rau as pianist
played "Friends" and
"Music Box Dancer."
The World Day of Prayer
held at St. Boniface
Catholic Church, Zurich
was attended by residents
Margaret Hess, Jean Burr,
Bernice Cann, Neil
Mustard, Carman Lovie,
Vera Haberer, Ethel
Moore, Dorothy Dietrich,
Dorothy Farrell and
Dorothy Bapty. The theme
was "Women of
Venezuela" and the resi-
dents were driven to the
event by maintenance per-
sonnel Ervin Steinmann
with the home's wheel-
chair bus.
The March Birthday
Party was hosted by Zion
Lutheran Church,
Dashwood. Birthday cele-
brants for the month of
March were Esther
Makins, Mabel Riley,
Maurice klenomme,
Aciduria Ducharme and
Rose Denomme who each
received a gift frojn the
Auxiliary. Jane Hayter
played piano solos, Doug
Stephens played the
mouth organ and piano,
Nancy Rader was pianist
for the Ladies Guild who
sang Irish songs for the
residents and Barbara
Raskie chaired the
evening performance and
closed with an Irish
Prayer. Cake and ice
cream was served by the
hosts and Auxiliary to the.
residents.
Wednesday evening the
Prepare for Senior Games
Hensall/Zurich Cub Pack
did a dry run for the area
competition to be held on
March 13 in Zurich' The
19 Zurich boys and 14
Hensall boys brought their
homemade wooden cars
and track run to the Home
to show their expertise to
the residents. They
explained to the residents
how they built their cars
and then raced the cars
one against the other.
Derek Rath, John
Kinsman, Les Desjardine,
Sam Quick, Adriana
DeBont, Francis Hartman
and Rob Dionne assisted
the boys with the enter-
tainment and helped serve
Tim -Bits and juice to the
residents and youngsters.
Gladys Van-Egmond and
the Merry Makers visited
the Home on March 12 to
entertain with Irish music.
Green top hats and green
bow ties set the mood.
VanEgmond on piano and
accordion, Leona McBride
on trumpet, Mozart
Gelinas Sr. on guitar and
Elgin Knott on violin
played many Irish ballads.
Many seniors danced to
the music, while others
preferred to watch and lis-
ten.
The Thursday evening
program was set with a
"Johnny Appleseed"
theme. John Chapman,
who was born on March
11 was well known for his
many apple orchards in
Ohio and Indiana. Mr.
Chapman planted mint
around his apple trees to
control bugs and became
very wealthy from his
empire which started out
with just one apple seed;
hence the nick -name
Johnny Appleseed. The
residents put on their
thinking caps and made as
many words as they could
think of out of the words
"Apple Cider". The resi-
dents were able to name
just about every kind of
apple in existence and
dined on homemade apple
juice and cookies for their
evening treat.
Francine Learn of Grand
Bend donated two home-
made afghan lap covers to
the residents. Learn enjoys
passing the time in her
retirement years by cro-
cheting articles and has
offered her talents to the
Hobby Room.
Welcome to new resi-
dent Leonard (Len) Joseph
Onn. Len is the father of
Marlene Williamson of
Bayview Subdivision and
formerly lived in Andover
1st & 2nd Mort age
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Patrick's Day and The
Townliners March 17, a
pajama party March 18,
Art Coker March 19 and
the Lakeview Conser-
vative Mennonite Church
Choir March 23. April 27
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March meeting was held in the drawing room of the
Hay Township hall.
Twenty-three members enjoyed lunch at noon,
served by the March committee with some extra help.
Following the lunch Lloyd Otterbein treated the
group to music. New members were welcomed.
Plans are underway for the seniors games to be held
in St. Marys this year.
The 25th annual spring rally will be held in the
Seaforth Legion on April 14, starting at 9:15 a.m.,
entry cost $5., lunch is provided.
The pepper card games on Fridays at 1 p.m. in Hay
Township hall, are a great success and fun. The next.
card party is March 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Next meeting is April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
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