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Restorium busy with activities and events
January 27, 2016
by Elsie Hollenbeck

Life for the residents at the Community Restorium is active and busy.

The fall and holiday season has been a time of celebration and recognition. The residents had a fun time making up bags of candy for trick or treaters and greeting the children at Halloween time.

Birthdays are always recognized and celebrated. Three people, Gladys Burton, Dotty Larson, and Don Dozier enjoyed the birthday celebration for them.

A special recognition of our veterans occurred on November 11 with a free spaghetti luncheon for all veterans and their spouses in Boundary County. This was special for the seven residents who are veterans and were honored for their service. Pictures were taken of all of them in their uniforms.

With November being Thanksgiving month and residents being thankful for their care, a big Thanksgiving dinner of the traditional turkey and trimmings was prepared for sixty people including residents, their families and staff. The November birthdays were celebrated for H.C. Studer, Laveeda Linnemeyer, and Cleo Mae Hicks.

In December the halls and dining room were beautifully decorated for the holiday season. The annual Christmas party included a delicious buffet for over a hundred people and a visit from Santa Claus who distributed candy canes and gifts provided by the Friends of the Restorium. On Christmas day a special lunch was made for residents and the families who came.

To finish out the holiday season and welcome the New Year the Kootenai Klogger Square Dance Club, who have been helping with the celebration for many years, entertained by dancing in the dining room. Snacks trays of meat, cheese, veggies and fruit and drinks to toast the New Year completed the celebration. A December birthday celebration honored the birthdays of Lorraine Liverance, Florence Cavendar, Evelyn Albano and Maxine Holifield.

Our Community Restorium is home to twenty eight residents, and it is everything a home should be. This warm, comfortable, clean facility with caring employees and private rooms is also a day care for those who cannot be left alone in the day while family members work. Daily activities of games, exercise and performances to entertain by volunteers from the community all help provide a healthy environment for those residents. Visitors are always welcome and volunteers who can entertain, play games, and visit are all appreciated by staff and residents.
 
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