DOINGS AT THE LODGE

Dunmunkle Lodge Newsletter

June 2018

RESIDENT BIRTHDAYS

Our kitchen staff have been very busy making birthday cakes for all our Residents celebrating a birthday this month! Happy birthday wishes were extended to Nettie Marshman (12th June - pictured below), Betty Barry (21st June), June Millard (22nd June) and Tom Wood (26th June).

102 YEARS YOUNG

Nettie Marshman celebrated her 102nd birthday earlier this month, marking yet another major milestone in her life – congratulations Nettie! It was lovely to see so many family, friends, Residents and staff come together to celebrate her special day. May your future be bright and beautiful, and all your birthday wishes come true. Nettie is pictured below enjoying the company of her family.

FAREWELL PEN

Residents and Staff at Dunmunkle Lodge would like to wish Penny Golder (and her family) all the very best as they relocate to northern NSW and start a new chapter in their lives. Thank you for everything Penny - it goes without saying that you will be missed by us all. Below is a photograph of Betty Barry presenting Penny with a gift from the Residents on her last day of work.

“Strength – a river cuts through a rock

not because of its power but its Persistence.”

Tuesday 5th of June was World Environment Day, and what a beautiful sunny day it was! We marked the occasion with a little gardening and a quiz in the afternoon. Pictured above are Geoffrey Peyton, Olwen Cowan, Stuart White, Roslyn Ball, Graeme Funcke, Betty Barry and Daryl Faul.

CANCER COUNCIL BIGGEST MORNING TEA

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY - GARDEN GURUS

Several of our Residents attended the ‘Biggest Morning Tea’ (at the Minyip Town Hall) to show their

support and help raise funds for people affected by Cancer. We appreciate the invitation and thank the

organisers for their hospitality – by all accounts the event was enjoyed by all. Included in photographs

below are Jessica Decker, Pauline Harper, Betty Barry, Yvonne Williamson, Chelsie King, Betty Sanders,

Evelyn Cornell and Ailsa Padley.

A recent visit to The Lodge by the CWA Garden Club saw them provide a very informative and interesting

demonstration on how to make cement pots and slabs. We love it when community groups take the time

to visit us. Thank you, we look forward to seeing you again sometime soon!

CWA GARDEN CLUB

We would like to welcome the following new staff member to our team:

Ronan Garth-Lindsay – Junior

We are pleased to have you onboard and hope you enjoy your time here at the Lodge!

NEW STAFF UPDATE

“To make a difference in someone’s life you don’t have to be

brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to care”.

RESIDENT ACTIVITIES & PHOTO GALLERY

WITH THANKS

Sincere thanks to Melva B’s sister Kelsey Hunter for kindly donating more lovely items for our Resident Craft Shop. They are perfect for this cold weather!

Roslyn Ball, Evelyn Cornell, Betty Sanders and

Pauline Harper out on the town enjoying a cuppa

and a chat.

Yvonne Williamson, Betty Sanders and Pauline

Harper following their meal at the Horsham Sport

and Community Club.

Betty Sanders, Evelyn Cornell, Betty Barry and

Chelsie King (Lifestyle Assistant) concentrating

intently on their cards.

Quoits is clearly a favourite amongst our Residents

here at The Lodge. Chelsie is assisting June Millard

as she takes her turn – great shot June!

Resident larrikin Stuart White dons an eye catching

red wig to contrast Chelsie’s new hair color. Yes, it

is smurf blue, and it looks fabulous! Suits your bright

bubbly personality Chels, we wouldn’t have you any

other way x

On the 21st of June Neil Thornton and Christine Johnson performed a wonderful repertoire of songs from the past. The Residents of Dunmunkle Lodge thoroughly enjoyed it, singing along and tapping their toes in time. No doubt it brought back memories of days gone by.

MUSIC PERFORMANCE

MINYIP P.S. CHOIR

On Thursday 21st of June the Minyip Primary School

Choir held a special performance in the sun room to

celebrate World Music Day. It is such a pleasure

having the kids here, it really makes our day! Thank

you to the staff, children and volunteers who came

along – you did a great job, we really appreciate it!

TEDDY BEARS

A massive thank you to Dorothy for her kindness

delivering beautiful hand made teddy bears to

our Residents over many years. We are sad that

Dorothy’s recent visit was her last but wish her

well for the future. Ellen Niewand (right) is

admiring Dorothy’s handiwork.

JUST FOR FUN

TIME FOR A LAUGH

My wife said “Whatcha doin’ today?”

I said “Nothing”. She said “You did that yesterday.”

I said “I wasn’t finished.”

An elderly woman had just returned to her home

from an evening at church service when she was

startled by an intruder. As she caught the man in the

act of robbing her home of its valuables, she yelled,

"STOP! ACTS 2:38!" (Repent and be baptized, in the

name of the lord, so that your sins may be forgiven.)

The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly

called the police and explained what she had done. As

the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked

the burglar, "Why did you just stand there? All

the lady did was yell scripture at you."

"SCRIPTURE?!" replied the burglar, "She said she had

an AXE and TWO 38's!

RIDDLE ME THIS

RIDDLE 1:

I am not alive, but I grow; I don't

have lungs, but I need air; I don't

have a mouth, but water kills me.

What am I?

RIDDLE 2:

What has six faces but does not

wear makeup. It also has twenty-

one eyes, but cannot see?

ANSWER 1: Fire

ANSWER 2: A die (dice)