ESTEVAN - July and August are complete and now we have a chance to reflect on our summer months and the happenings around Creighton Lodge.
Our July birthday party was a small one. We celebrated Rose Dowhaniuk and Lois Matt. The August birthdays was extra big, with wishes for Jeri Smith, Denyse Hygard, Marie Bill, Louise Fleck, Sylvia Oszust, Sarah Harder, Irma Lesiuk, Jean Broadhead and Raymond Mack. Some of our birthday babes celebrated special birthdays as they turned 85 and 90, with family celebrations to mark the milestone.
Marie celebrated her 100th birthday with her family here to help make her feel special.
Sadly, Herman Kleebaum, who had moved to the Estevan Regional Nursing home, passed away on July 27. Herman’s wife Nancy passed away in the spring. Those of us that were able attended a joint celebration of life for Herman and Nancy on Aug. 15. Our condolences go out to the Kleebaum family. Herman and Nancy were great people who will be thought of often in our memories and in our stories.
KFC night was enjoyed in July, and in August we ordered in Tower Pizza. Thank you to Margaret Mack, Jean Delorme, Marge Heidinger and Doreen Hagen for volunteering to serve the meal. These ladies have been faithful volunteers at Creighton Lodge for many years and we appreciate all their dedication.
Thank you to our musical groups who came to entertain us this summer: the Olsons, Del and Kelly, Homespun Harmonies and the Caragana Ramblers. We are always looking for people who like to entertain. If you are interested in singing, playing an instrument, juggling or even just playing cards, please come on over to the lodge and we would love to meet you.
Thank you to Joy Beahm, who came each Monday this summer and gave us all manicures. We enjoy your company Joy and appreciate how pretty you make our hands look.
Norma Blackburn and Melodye Pierson served us our cocktails at our social hour. This is an event that happens twice a month, which gives us time to relax, eat a salty treat, drink our favourite spirit and visit with our friends. Norma and Melodye know everyone’s favourites and we enjoy seeing their smiles while they are with us.
Thank you to Bev Holinaty for being our weekly Bingo caller. Irene Dyer also helps at Bingo to check the cards of the lucky winners and help hand out our prizes. Bingo is our favourite event and we are so blessed to be able to play it each week with the help of our volunteer ladies.
The library came and brought our books that we wanted to check out to read, and then they came to read to us for our reading and reminiscing hour. We enjoy the outreach services that the library has for us. Jess Kelly will no longer be our adult learning co-ordinator for the Estevan Public Library. We want to wish her the best of luck in her future endeavours and thank her for spending time with us over the last few years.
We hope you all had a great summer and you travelled, visited with family or friends, and filled your hearts with lots of great memories that will see you through until we can do it all again next year. Now it is time for school to start, routines to begin and for the leaves to fall.
