Colfax Health and Rehab News – 8-9-2017

News for the week of July 30th to August 5th: 

A visit from Leona started out our Monday. We always enjoy her weekly visits.

Later that morning the Green Leaf Crafters met in the Square to finish up our summer time wreaths. Everyone took them to hang on their doors and they look great! Tony gathered a group of residents for our sittercise class. The residents enjoy doing some exercising and listening to Tony tell stories after. 

Tuesday morning, residents gathered in the Square for our weekly volleyball tournament. This activity brings out our competitive side, and all agree it’s a fun way to get some exercise. The afternoon found our Bingo enthusiasts in the Square. All went away with bags full of treats.

Pastor Schroetter led us in our Wednesday morning church service. We appreciate him taking the time to come and share with us. After church Lily, Pickles and Dooly came for a visit. They are miniature horses owned by Deanna Rice. Deanna is a nurse here and does therapy work with them on her days off. It was Dooly’s first trip away from the farm as he is only about a month old and very small!  The residents enjoyed watching him kick up his little heels! The summer celebration continued in the afternoon as residents and staff alike gathered in the Square for a summertime favorite, Ice Cream Floats. With the warm summerlike weather continuing, they were a tasty, cool treat and enjoyed by all. 

A rainy Thursday found us in the dining room for our weekly Volleyball Tournament. After volleyball, some of the residents enjoyed watching the staff as they made potato dumplings in preparation for our Pig Roast on Friday. We always enjoyed watching the dietary staff prepare delicious foods thru the large windows in the Rotunda. At last count there was 893 dumplings made! The afternoon found many residents in the East Dining Room where Tony played some of our favorite tunes on the piano. While we listened, we enjoyed sipping on our favorite adult drinks. 

Friday proved to be a very busy day for both residents and staff. We started the day by gathering in the East Dining Room for our weekly rosary led by Loretta. After rosary, Gospel Sing a Long was held in the Square. Kathy and Bruce lead us in special hour of prayer and song. After lunch was time for Dime Bingo. While the residents enjoyed bingo, the staff busied themselves preparing for our 4th annual Pig Roast Extravaganza. God blessed us with a beautiful day, temperature just right, low humidity and just a slight chance of rain! It was a wonderful day, with a great turn out! As always, it takes the generosity and hard work of many people to make an event like this possible and make it the success it was. Not only with the help from the community, but the many extra hours that the staff put in.    

Next week’s highlighted events include music by Rich Schroetter on Wednesday and in honor of the Green Bay Packers first preseason game we will have our Annual Tailgate Party in the front parking lot on Thursday. 

Until next week, Barb Stobb, Activity Director