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Last June’s flood damaged the ceiling and walls of the Community Room. This made it necessary to repair the leaks and to paint and re-paper the room. For 7 days, Philippe and his apprentice, Enzo, worked diligently to produce a beautiful result. The nature-oriented theme of the room provides a warm, bright, and welcoming feel. We look forward to the days when we can share this room with you.

Here is a collage of our celebrations

The Institute of the Sisters of St. Joseph (France) brought health care leaders of their senior citizens’ residences to the Centre for a day-long meeting and a meal of spaghetti and meatballs. Sr. Monique Vallon, president of the Institute (third from left) was present as well.

Every three years the Centre changes its leased car. In May 2020, we were expecting our new car, however, the coronavirus delayed our order until August. This new car, a Renault Captur, is similar to our old car only it is more technological.

We launched our new website on August 18. Cindy Russell from e-Catholic was our consultant and all our work was accomplished through Zoom.

One of our “past-times” during this season without guests or visitors has been the testing of interesting new recipes. We have experimented with many international dishes including Chinese, Thai, Moroccan, Middle Eastern, Italian, Mexican, French, and American. Click to see examples of our best attempts.

We had a little excitement one sunny Friday afternoon in June when the sheep escaped their pasture due to a weakness of the fence that encloses them. We had to chase the sheep back into pasture.

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Last fall we almost lost the magazine table that sits in the foyer of the Centre.