DOINGS AT THE LODGE

Dunmunkle Lodge Newsletter September 201 9

RESIDENT BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to all our Residents who celebrated, or are yet to celebrate, birthdays this month - Fred Barr (3rd), Pauline Harper (5th), Robert Dickie (15th pictured below with his beautiful wife Barb), Merwyn

Wardle (16th), and Betty Sanders (27th). Wishing one and all health and happiness always!

UPCOMING BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

Our birthday celebrations are fast

approaching so we would like to take this opportunity to once again extend a warm welcome to members of the community to come along and join the

festivities. It would be wonderful to see as many people there as possible to help mark this very special occasion. Please let us know if you will be attending (for catering purposes);

Phone 5385 7463 or email

[email protected] Office hours are Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 3.00pm

We would

love to see

you there!

STEP BACK IN TIME

A newspaper clipping dug out from our dusty archives which featured in the Wimmera Mail Times on the 8th of

May 1978. Tania and Susan have been busy gathering historical documents, newspaper clippings, and photos which will be presented in a booklet and available for

viewing on the day of our 40th birthday celebrations. It will present an opportunity for some of you to reminisce, and for others provide a greater insight into the history of Dunmunkle Lodge.

We would like to thank the Minyip & District Historical Society for making their resources available to us – your assistance was very much appreciated.

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

Dunmunkle Lodge are pleased to announce the recent purchase of an AED which will work in conjunction with

the GoodSAM APP. For further information please refer to the July edition of our newsletter, or go to ambulance.vic.gov.au/goodsam

Executive Clinical Care Manager Sharon Taylor is pictured with Ambulance Victoria Paramedic Community Support Coordinator Matt Pearce.

SILO ART TRAIL & PICNIC OUTING RE On the 28th of August several residents took to the road and journeyed along the Silo Art Trail, enjoying a pre-packed picnic for lunch. Pictured below are the magnificent silos in Rosebery, Sheep Hills and Patchewollock; David Collard; Geoffrey Peyton; and James Bishop.

THANK YOU!

Sincere thanks to Pat Combs for donating a large quantity of 8 ply wool for use by our residents. We are so fortunate to be a part of such a caring and generous community!

MUSIC MELODIES

Pictured are Pauline

Harper, Doreen Niewand, Betty Barry, Betty Sanders and Ailsa Padley on a recent trip to the Horsham

RSL. Here they enjoyed the ‘Music Melodies’ performance and a lovely meal together.

WIMMERA FOOTBALL LEAGUE

A huge congratulations to all teams who made it through to the Grand Final on the weekend! We are thrilled that Minyip-Murtoa won its first senior football premiership since 1998, and the A Grade netballers came through with their first ever win since amalgamating. The B Grade netballers also put in a sensational effort and by all accounts it was a breathtaking match that had supporters sitting on the edge of their seats right up until the final whistle.

The Lodge bus was put to good use transporting Frank Pickering and Tom Wood, a member of the ‘200 Club’ to the game - they were accompanied by

Lifestyle staff Sandra Maides and Natalie Yates. Pictured below left Tom holds up the football Premiership Cup with coach John Delahunty; and Frank holds up the Netball Premiership Cup with coach Billie Bibby. Many thanks to the players for taking the time to bring the cups across to Tom and Frank – you certainly made it a day to remember!

PHOTO GALLERY

Left: Betty Sanders and Betty Barry take a walk through the garden and stop to admire the beautiful blossoms.

Right: work surrounding the flagpole continues as concrete is poured to make

the slab. Stay tuned for further updates and photos!

PHOTO GALLERY CONTINUED

Above from left to right: Jack the Pug-cross wearing his doggie jim-jams while getting a pat from Ruth

Neylan; Roger the Whippet curled up cosily in his bed; stunning red potted Ranunculus. Below are Barb and Bob Dickie; Fred Barr with his daughter Michelle; and Alison Stacey sorting cards by color.

FRANCE INTERNATIONAL DAY

The theme of this month’s international day was ‘France’. Big thanks once again to our amazing kitchen and lifestyle staff! Pictured below are OC Johnson, Carley Weppner, Nannie Panyapornsap and Emma

Cameron complete with eye-catching moustaches; Murray Williams, Carley, OC and James Bishop; and Nannie, Josie Jones and Carley demonstrating a traditional dance. Great job everyone! Oui oui!

FUN & GAMES

MATCHSTICK CHALLENGE Move exactly ONE matchstick to make this equation correct: APPLE BANANA CHERRY GRAPES LEMON

ORANGE

Answer: 3=6 - 9 TOMATO

SERVICING OUR COMMUNITY