Around the Traps Autumn Edition 2012

Around the Traps
AUTUMN EDITION 2012
A Note from Nigel
The New Year is well on the
way and Christmas seems a
long time ago.
We have two very important
events this year – Star Gardens will be celebrating 50
years in aged care and 20
years in Beaudesert in
March. In recognition of
these two amazing milestones, we are organising a
couple of events:
Wednesday, 7th March – All
staff, volunteers and residents are invited to start the
celebrations with a special
BBQ.
Sunday, 11th March – A Garden Party for staff, volunteers, residents, families and
special guests who have
helped to shape Star Gar-
dens into the organisation it
is today.
Information and Invitations
to both of these events will
be coming out closer to the
date.
On Thursday, 23rd February
we will be holding our Board
Orientation Day for all Board
Members. We will be inviting Resident’s families to
come and meet some of the
Board along with having a
light dinner at 5pm. Invitations will be coming out to
all families later this year.
During the recent bad
weather we had a number
of staff who were unable to
come to work due to flooding. There were a number of
staff who worked above and
beyond to ensure all our
residents were looked after
during this difficult time. I
know you will join me in
thanking them for their
great effort.
Our plan for our expansion
of Star Gardens is progressing well. In the last few
months we have been researching the market in the
Scenic Rim Region and the
potential demand for a Retirement Village. This information is very important to
ensure we know what people would like. We are aiming to have an application
into Council by April/ May
this year.
I know we have a number of
new residents who have
come to Star Gardens over
the last few months and I
would like to welcome you
and thank you for choosing
Star Gardens as your home.
If any of you wish to discuss
anything with Annmarie or
myself please ask at Administration.
Regards,
Nigel Faull CEO
We have your future at heart!
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Isn’t it funny how day by day
NOTHING CHANGES
but when you look back
EVERYTHING IS
DIFFERENT!
of
clothing is
laundered at an
off site facility and it is
important that all personal
clothing is properly labelled
to ensure that it is returned
safely to Star Gardens.
A Message from
Annmarie
The following procedures apply:

Star Gardens will label
all new residents personal clothing at a cost
to residents of $1.00 per
item including GST.

The new additional
clothing is to be handed
in to the administration
office during office
hours Mon– Fri for
transfer to the laundry
for labelling.

After the labelling is
completed the laundress
will deliver new items
the resident.
All delicate laundering is the
responsibility of the families
as these items are not suitable for the industrial laundering process.
Welcome to the first edition
of Around the Traps for 2012.
As another year starts, I
would like to welcome our
new residents and their families and friends to our Star
Gardens family. For all of you
who have made a new years
resolution to get fitter and
stronger, then these newsletters will be of interest to you.
Not only will they remind of
all the fun we’ve had in previous months but they also include thins of interest coming
up. Once you start getting
involved the many activities
be they the walks and talks or
Please do not hesitate to conexercises, crafts, quizzes or
tact me if you require further
outings the social and health
information and/ or another
benefits are great.
copy of the information regarding clothing and laundry.
Just as a kindly reminder with
regards to clothing and launAnnmarie Baigent
dry I will repeat the informaCare Manager
tion included in the admisName Tags
sion packs. All personal
50
Years in Aged Care
The Order of the Eastern
Star established The OES
Home for the Aged in
1962, at premises in Wellington Street, Clayfield
(Brisbane).
A Federal
G o ve r n m e n t
grant and
offer to
increase resident allocations meant new premises
could be built in the scenic
setting of Beaudesert, with
the capacity to manage 53
residents. In 1992, the facility on Brooklands Drive,
Beaudesert was opened.
In 2012 we celebrate 50
years in Aged Care for the
OES and 20 years in
Beaudesert.
An invitation
is
extended
to all our
S taf f,
Residents and Families to
join us for a BBQ celebrating our 50 years in Aged
Care on Wednesday 7th
March. The BBQ will be
held in the Rainbow cafe
area from 11.30am &
1.30pm with entertainment during the day.
Memory Joggers
MARCH
Thursday 1st–
Wongaburra visits Star
Gardens for bowls comp
Wednesday
7th–
Resident, Families & Staff
BBQ to help the OES &
Star Gardens Celebrate 50
years in Aged Care and 20
years in Beaudesert.
Tuesday 14th–
Men's Group
Thursday
16th–
Theme day. Join in with
staff and wear green for St
Patricks Day.
Tuesday
21st–
Armchair travel to the
wilds of South Africa
Don’t forget to check
your weekly program to
keep up to date with our
other activities and upcoming events.
Round Up
What we’ve been up to...
the
excellent meals they
prepared.
January is traditionally a bit
quieter at the beginning as
everyone recovers from the
excitement of Christmas. Towards the end of the month
things started to get rolling
again on Tuesday the 17th
with a trip out to the Golf
Club for Seniors Day.
Wednesday the 18th saw the
bus heading out with some
of our Fern and Lilly residents
for a scenic drive around the
local farming area. Thursday
the 19th in a lead up to Australia Day residents enjoyed
an outdoor morning tea in
the Rainbow Cafe area followed by some “Australiana”
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On Monday the 20th the residents in Violet enjoyed the
opportunity to do some
cooking in their kitchen area.
Friday the 24th everyone got
together (staff, residents and
family members) in Jessamine for entertainment and a
sing-along.
Unfortunately Australia Day
festivities on Saturday the
25th had to be cancelled as it
turned out to be really wet.
With much local flooding it
became impossible for quiet
a few people getting to Star
Gardens including our entertainment for the day. Monday the 24th Residents enjoyed a morning of piano
playing by Arlie, one of our
regular volunteers. Arlie plays
beautifully and we always enjoy the opportunity to listen.
February kicked off with
preparations for Valentines
Day by getting together on
Wednesday the 8th for some
arts and crafts preparing lots
games. Thong throwing was of hearts for decorations on
very popular with the men... the day. Tuesday the 14th,
the day itself, Claire hosted .
a morning tea and . .
games in Fern for .
.
our Fern and
Lilly ..PTO
December was a busy month
for everyone with all our
Christmas celebrations. Each
area had their own special
function complete with traditional Christmas fare and entertainment. Thanks need to
go to the Leisure and Life- And the
style team for the extra effort ladies.
put in to make each function
wonderful and also to the .
kitchen tea for
.
A special welcome
to our new Resident Edith
and her family. It’s lovely to have
you here and we look forward to seeing
you at our various activities.
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residents and over in Rainbow Residents had a morning
of exercises followed by
some Valentines games. ª
Wednesday the 15th some
residents went of for a luncheon at Boonah where Leon
from Lily caught up with an
old friend. Those that stayed
16th was of course OWLS,
and judging from the amount
of cheering and the roll up it
is everyone's favourite activity. On Monday the 20th
Claire did some gardening
with the Fern Residents. For
those
who are a
part of the Old Fellowship
Group a trip down to the Anglican Church Hall to celebrate Shrove Tuesday on the
21st was much enjoyed. The
morning was spent playing
games including the popular
pancake tossing and a chance
at a number of lucky door
Prizes. Wednesday the 22nd
the Men’s group went off on
their bus trip and once again
on Friday the 24th Arlie came
in to entertain our Lily Residents with her piano playing.
Monday the 27th was the
home headed off on an infor- monthly Old Fellowship
mative trip to Egypt, the land meeting down at the Angliof the pyramids with Arm can Church hall. For those
chair Travel. Thursday the
residents who attend it is a
lovely opportunity to catch
up with friends over morning
tea and attend a service. To
finish off the month we are
having a visit from some music students who will entertain us with some Violin
and Piano playing.
What a treat.
Men's Group
The change to the Men’s
Group format will enable us
to get out every month and
visit different areas of interest. But first, a visit to a Pub
would be a great way to start
the year off. We are all going
to the Logan Village Hotel on
Wednesday 22nd February to
have our meeting, followed
by lunch and a few beers.
A few places we will be going
in 2012 is the Beenleigh Historical Museum, Tamborine
Brewery and Cheese Factory
and we are planning a Formal
Lunch (white tablecloths and
candelabras) in the bush.
We are still working on some
of the fella’s that sit at home,
to come along and see what
the Men’s Group is all about.
We do have lots of fun and
the only rule that is strictly
enforced is “What mischief
we get up to when we are
out remains on the bus”
George Hermann will also
be sadly missed from the
Men’s Group. We will miss
his order at the pub for 6
chips and a small beer
We have a busy year coming
up, and I can assure you
there will be lots more in the
next few Newsletters
When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.
Walt Disney
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During December all
our residents had
the chance to attend
1 of 3 special Christmas luncheons with
family members.
Functions included
traditional lunch
with entertainment
and a visit from
Santa via golf buggy
(so as not to wear
out the reindeers).
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Lead: “How much am I short?”
Skip: “You ought to know,
you’re closer to it”
Star City
Rollers
The 2012 Bowling Season is
under way, and the pressure
will be on for the next 8
months. We had elections for
key positions within the team
on Saturday 21 January 2012.
Marjorie Oberhardt is Star
City Rollers Team Captain, Bill
Pearce is Captain of the
Kookaburra’s and Barry Dickman is Captain of the Lorikeets. Fran Smith remains as
Official Scorer.
We have some new faces and
I would like to welcome
aboard Sandra Stewart, Alice
Love, Margaret Dux and Ruth
Sutherland. There is a lot of
future skill to be developed
and all are showing very
promising signs.
We lost one of our great
characters recently with the
passing of George Hermann.
He
loved his bowls and kept us
entertained at the games.
George is sadly missed but
not forgotten.
The In-house Shield
contested by the Kookaburra’s and the Lorikeets has
been renamed “The George
Hermann Shield”. When it
was put to the team as a suggestion it received a unanimous “yes” vote.
We start our Wongaburra/
Star gardens Shield (that we
hold) on Thursday 1st March.
Wongaburra has a new mat
and we have been told it is
longer and very fast. We will
dispatch a couple of spies before the 1st to assess the
situation and report back.
Prior preparation and planning it is called!!
Everyone is looking forward
to a great year, and hopefully
Morrie Dux will come on
board as a helper.
Go the Rollers!!!
Word List
Arizona
Bandada
Bison
Black hat
Blue jeans
Boots
Bronco
Busting
Buckaroo
Bullwhip
Calves
Campfire
Cattle
Chaps
Cowboy
Cowgirl
Cowpoke
Coyote
Frontier
Grassland
Guitar
Herder
Horse
Kansas
Knife
Lasso
Leather
Legend
Longhorn
Midwest
Mountain
Lion
Mustang
Neckerchief
Ranch
Rattlesnake
Riding
Rodeo
Roping
Roundup
Saddle
Saloon
Song
Spurs
Stampede
Stirrup
Terrain
Texas
Trail
Travel
Unsettled
Wagon
White hat
Wild
Wrangler
An Old Cowboy Blessing
May you stomach never
grumble
May your heart never
ache
May your horse never
stumble
May your cinch never
break.
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Cowboys and the Wild West Word Search
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Trivia: This American soldier, famous for his travelling “Wild West Shows,”
helped popularize the cowboy culture.
Answer: B________________ B________________ (2 words)
To answer the trivia question, look for a
word or phrase that is hidden in the puzzle,
but not in the word list.
Speak your mind
but ride a fast horse!
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“Don't cry because
it’s over, smile
because it
happened”.
Dr Suess
Birthday
Greetings
MARCH
Dorothea Weir
Val Startford
Dawn Merza
Albert Leigh
Hairdresser
Church Services
The salon is open from 9.00
am every Thursday. Please
Anglican Church
see the nurse in your area to
Morning service is the 1st make an appointment.
Monday of the month at
9.30am in the Orchid Room
Rainbow Cafe
Roman Catholic
Afternoon service is the last
Thursday of the month at
3.00pm in the Orchid Room
Why not spend some time
out of doors in our lovely
Rainbow Cafe` area. A perfect place to spend with
friends and family while enBaptist Church
joying a freshly brewed cofAfternoon service is the 3rd fee from our self serve esWednesday of the month at presso machine or a cold
3.00pm in Jessamine Lounge drink from the vending machine.
Old Friends Fellowship meet
the 4th Monday of the
month at the Anglican
Church. The Star Gardens
bus leaves from the main
foyer at 9.00am.
APRIL
Hazel Parks
Robert sandeman
Vera Byrne
Lillian Day
Engel Pellinkhof
Margaret Dux
Eric Hardke
Ivy Libke
Dulcie Hardcastle
Alfred Poelitz
Alice Love
MAY
Dug Maynard
Sandra Stewart
Marjorie Oberhardt
Andre Vandenberg
Leo Cunnugham
Jean Mogg
James Parks
Neta Squelch
Edith Doyle
Wishing you all a
special day!