The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 2009 Page: 28 of 36
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THURSDAY 9 APRIL 2DD9
COMMUNITY PAGE
THE CANADIAN RECORD
MEMORIAL
HOMEN
BY
StUntey Select
Birthdays for the month of April are Ei-
leen Falke on April 3, Bea Moon and Pam
Mier on April 13, and Christina Babitzke
on the 15th. Try to remember these ladies
with a card, visit or phone call.
Activities are in full swing at the Abra-
ham Home. Mondays are recognized as
"Nails" day. Oh, how the residents enjoyed
the pampering they received from Linda
Folley, Eline Burch and Shirley Baker.
They also enjoyed a Joy Ride on Mon-
day afternoon. Wayne Baker was the bus
driver. After talking to Dan Clower about
his bull elk that had now lost its huge ant-
lers, Dan invited them to come back and
he would show them the discarded stack.
Dan got on the bus to explain how the bull
elk grows his antlers, then sheds them in
the late winter. They will grow back to be
about the same size by late fall—about 48"
to 60" at the longest measurement.
The residents were excited to actu-
ally see and touch the antlers the bull had
shed. They are now looking forward to
May when, according to Dan, the female
elk are expecting the birth of four babies.
Tuesday has become known as "Sitter -
cise" and "Rhythm Band" day. Of course,
there are other activities also. Matt Cook
of the Christian Church brings a devotion
time and plays the piano. Arlene Walker
led gospel singing this particular week.
And Caroline Shaw called a bingo game.
Those participating in bingo were Flo-
rease Wells, Phyllis Laramore, Evelyn
Billenwillms, Ila Pettit, Vera Murphy, Ar-
leta Jones, Ruth Holdaway, Sue Reames,
Clara Bell Wootton, and Bea Moon.
Wednesday happened to be April Fool's
Day. Shirley Flowers led a discussion about
April Fool's jokes. Bruce Johnson brought
the Wednesday morning devotional.
Thursday is usually addressed as
"Hair" day. Volunteers were very busy
satisfying residents' ego fix. Ronnie Webb
was also busy in the Activity Room pass-
ing out warm donuts that had been donat-
ed by Ma Beasley's Donut Shop.
Friday, then, is often referred to as
Wayne's Day. He spends the entire morn-
ing with residents gathered around a
couple of banquet tables sharing amusing
stories from the Reminisce Magazine, or
from real life. Then he branches into a
spiritual time with a devotional. Today's
topic was "Hope in Jesus Christ."
He returned after lunch to take the
residents on another Joy Ride. This ride
included a trip to Lake Fryer. The resi-
dents always enjoy riding around the lake
seeing the campers, boaters and fisher-
men. This time Wayne stopped the bus
in the picnic area and provided Cokes,
Dr. Peppers and peanut butter crackers,
much to their surprise, along with more of
his tall tales. Everyone enjoyed their out-
ing and "surprise picnic."
There were activities over the week-
end; however, I received no information
about them n time to get it in the paper.
Therefore, I'm going to take advantage
of the extra space and update my readers
about the upcoming fundraising efforts
for the Home's building project.
There will be cookie/bake sales now and
then, a homemade ice cream booth at the
July 4th celebration and a spaghetti supper
in the fall with lots of good entertainment.
Some may be receiving letters in the mail.
We are very proud of the new addition
to our Home. There were many structural
problems that had to be addressed and
were urgently needed. The kitchen will
be enlarged and a 40-year-old walk-in
freezer will be replaced. A day room has
been added to see to the needs of those
residents requiring more one-on-one as-
sistance. The shower rooms have been
replumbed and updated.
This Home is an asset to our commu-
nity and has taken care of the needs of our
loved ones for many years. Now it's time for
us to take care of our Home. So please be
receptive if asked to assist in any way. You
will be richly rewarded for your consider-
ations—maybe not monetarily, but better
still, the good feeling knowing you played a
part in the renovating and replenishing of
our wonderful Abraham Home.
ATTENTION:
The Record office will be closed
on Friday, April 10 in
observance of Good Friday.
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Tuesday of last week Roger,
Ashlee and I were guests of Thomas
Dobbs for the "Showcase of Arts" pro-
gram at Hammon. The program was
n their beautiful auditorium located
n the Fine Arts Building. The pro-
gram was sponsored by the Red Moon
Culture Club. There were piano and
vocal selections as well as some very
fine speeches given by students of the
Hammon Schools. We were especially
entertained by a young fellow whose
name is Easton Travis. He gave a
reading derived from the song "The
Baseball" written by Kenny Rogers.
I pleaded gnorance and thought he
was talking about the baseball player,
Kenny Rogers. My granddaughter
Ashlee just rolled her eyes. Anyway,
this young man s on his way to win
the National Speech contest n Wash-
ington, D.C. I am sure of it. Did I
mention he is 10 years old?
I do not want to leave out all the
displayed art. Twenty-eight pieces,
ranging from masks to penc; draw-
ings were on display. Of course, our
winners from the Augusta Metcalfe
Memorial Art Competition, held last
fall, were all on exhibit. We were so
pleased to see them all there. Thomas
Dobbs is one of our very fine teachers
n our Summer Art Camp. He will be
teaching a drawing class this year for
five days.
Does anyone have any information
on paintings by Augusta that were of
the Battle of the Washita painted in
or around 1911? I believe there were
two. If you know any history of these
paintings or their whereabouts, would
you please call or e-mail the Metcalfe.
The Metcalfe Museum may be
contacted by calling 580.655.4467 or
e-mail Metcalfe^dobsonteleco.com.
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Rose Rahal
The readers of this column are familiar
with the name, Rose Rahal. After all, she is
mentioned in this column almost every week.
She plays the piano for the residents of the
Home on a regular basis.
Rose graduated college with a Master's
degree n music. At one time, she played in
the Crystal Cathedral n Oklahoma City. Her
talents nclude both the piano and organ.
Rose's husband, Verdun, retired from
the Army after about 40 years service. His
career took her to many different countries.
They spent most of their time in Germany.
She still remembers the beauty of that coun-
try and the fr iendliness of those people. Mil ■
tary personnel were privileged to rent com-
pletely furnished homes that were second
homes of their owners. The home they lived
n was lavishly decorated. She remembers it
having a baby grand piano and that the own-
ers encouraged her to use it.
Rose has a son, Bud Rahal and wife Terry
and granddaughter, Shelby Rose, who 1 ive in
the Houston area. They come to visit her as
often as they can. She also has a cousin, Ma-
rie Killebrew, who lives in Canadian and has
also been a familiar face around the Abraham
Home over the years. (Many will remember
Marie as she came weekly to read the news
to the residents from both the local paper and
also the Amarillo Globe-News.)
Until recently, Rose's room at the Home
was something to see! She had some of her own
furniture moved in (as some of the residents do)
that transformed her room into a "Victorian"
dream room. The canopy on her four-poster
bed was hand-crocheted by her mother.
Rose's health has recently required her to
move nto a smaller room nearer the nurses'
station, necessitating the scale-down of her
personal furnishings. However, her lavishly
furnished room will long be remembered by
the residents. Rose's religious affiliation is
the Catholic Church.
this article went to print, Rose
earned her spiritual wings. She will long be
remembered by all as a very classy and tal-
ented lady; someone who was also more car-
ing for others than for herself. God is blessed
to have received her into His Kingdom.)
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