Halcyon House News

Howard Dantuma, representing the Marion Avenue Baptist Church led the weekly service with Halcyon House residents. The sermon was titled, ?Adoption.? The service included scripture from Colossians 1:3. Special musical selections for the service were provided by Mr. Dantuma on the piano.

Bob and Winnie Friese celebrated their 60th Anniversary on April 27. Their son Dennis and his wife, Angie, ate dinner with them and their extended family in the Wedgewood household. The table was decorated with 24 large pink roses and many other flowers. Cake provided by Dennis and Angie was served to all the residents. Children attending in addition to Dennis and Angie with congratulations and cards for Mom and Dad were: their son, Dave and his friend, Mary Stout; daughter Jayne; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Lou and Gordon Shelangoski. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren in attendance: Ryan Friese, Tyler and Staci Friese and son Carson, Travis Friese, Natalie and Justin Horlsowsky and daughter Syndey, Scott and Fairlight McGuire. Brother and sister-in-law from Brighton, Ron and Coni Fritz were also in attendance. Flowers were sent from daughter, Brenda and her husband Terry Roth and their children from Grand Island, Nebraska. Bob and Winnie expressed a big ?Thank you? to the team members and other friends that expressed congratulations during the day. Winnie said, ?We are truly blessed, God bless everyone who had a part in the day.?

What a great evening...playing a favorite game of six handed canasta! Nancy Maere stated she would love to learn the game...she joined Irene Baughman, Ethel Hendrickson, Carolyn Kaufman, Marcella Reed and Sybil Thornton in a brisk game. Ethel was Nancy?s mentor with Carolyn as scorekeeper...even though the team Nancy was on came up short point-wise, we all agree that?s not why we enjoying playing this game so very much.

Happy Birthday wishes go out this week to Joe Triplett, Letha Statler, Mary Meeks, and Barb Wood.

Team members and residents express sympathy to the family of our friend and resident, Don Patterson.