June ended with early coffee and cake in order to allow more time to visit with Bob Jeppesen as he was moving to Litchfield. Bob enjoyed visiting and dining here for 13 years. He was a faithful volunteer, delivering Meals on Wheels until two years ago. I’m not sure, but I would guess he volunteered most, if not all, of those years. He loved playing “500” and Bingo at the center. I’m not sure how he found out that I love mints, but he remembered, and I got mints for Christmas. I will miss his smile and friendliness. One day a lady came with a large number of hanging baskets and pots of flowers. She represented a ministry of the Church of Christ called Totally Free. A number of diners went home with some beautiful plants and flowers. Thank you so much for thinking of the seniors. Every summer we have a session on the importance of drinking water. Again this year, the diners were given charts to keep track of how many glasses of water they drink in a two-week period. You guessed it, there were groans. A few will keep track. The special theme day in August will be “All-Sports Day” and it will be Wednesday, Aug. 18. “Fresh Air Fun” was the picnic theme July 21. Since we are “older and wiser,” we decided to picnic indoors without mosquitos, flies and ants. Balloons, a basket of fruit, picnic baskets, and checkered and miscellaneous tablecloths added to the picnic atmosphere. Lemonade was served in addition to the meal. Betsy and Lenous won the doorprizes. The Latchkey children entertained us Monday, July 26. They sing with a lot of enthusiasm. They will return Thursday, Aug. 19, where we’ll treat them to root beer floats for “Black Cow Day.” Summer has been speeding by way too quickly. The center has been uncomfortably sticky because of a few days of really hot weather. Now, I’ll leave you with a joke. “Betty, the town gossip and self-appointed supervisor of the town’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. “Several local residents were unappreciative of her activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence. However, she made a mistake when she recently accused Ted, a local man, of being an alcoholic after she saw his pick-up truck parked outside the town’s only bar one afternoon. “Ted, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just walked away without saying a word. Later that evening, he parked his pick-up truck in front of her house and left it there all night.” ‘Til next time, Rosalea Hoeft, Satellite Site Coordinator
