Around the Collie. August 2016

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August 2016 Around the Collie Welcome to Around the Collie Brrrrrrr gosh it has been chilly as the snow keeps on falling!

Phyllis, our Roving Reporter has been out and about sizing up her next victim! We meet with Diane Kruger one of our lovely kitchen ladies.

We trust everyone enjoyed our Christmas in July Celebrations We had a wonderful day at the Mansfield Golf Club as we joined with the Mansfield Legacy Ladies It was a wonderful

Start training as the Olympics are coming to Bindaree!

competition We trust you enjoy this month s Times and we wish everyone a very happy month of August! We look forward to catching you around the Collie.

1 August 2016 Around the Collie Welcome to Around the Collie Brrrrrrr gosh it has been chilly as the snow keeps on falling! Keep smiling Springtime is not too far away and our activities team have plenty of outings planned for the warmer weather. Phyllis, our Roving Reporter has been out and about sizing up her next victim! We meet with Diane Kruger one of our lovely kitchen ladies. Once again, the scoop is here in the Times as we divulge all the secrets and hidden talents! We trust everyone enjoyed our Christmas in July Celebrations We had a wonderful day at the Mansfield Golf Club as we joined with the Mansfield Legacy Ladies It was a wonderful opportunity for old friends and acquaintances to catch up for a fab lunch and a chance to enjoy entertainment from our good friend Denis Tucker. Start training as the Olympics are coming to Bindaree!?? Activities include: Bingo Marathon Paper cup stacking Shuffle Board Tournament Old Maid Quoits come Name that Son Basket Ball Make a Word Darts Comp Mini Olympics Potato peeling competition We trust you enjoy this month s Times and we wish everyone a very happy month of August! We look forward to catching you around the Collie. Morning Tea (10am) Afternoon Tea (2.30pm) Served in the Collie & Shaw Wing lounges. Please come to the lounge for morning & afternoon tea. As a general rule these will not be served to rooms. Bingo every Monday at 1.45pm - Dining Room Local paper reading 11am - Collie Happy Hour in the dining room every lunchtime 11am - Collie Shopping Trolley 1st Friday of the month in the morning at 10.30am, the rest of the month is Friday afternoon s at 2.30pm Movie on Fridays Father O Shea Visits on Tuesdays Uniting Service 11am 2nd Thurs of month in Shaw wing Next Residents Meeting: 10th 3pm

Do you sing in the shower? No way! The body wash would run away. Who amongst all the people in the world, who would you most like meet?

2 Roving Reporter Phyllis Page 2 Diane Kruger What s the best thing about working here at Bindaree? The residents here. Lovely group of people. What are some of your favourite things? Food and Talking. Have you got any secret talents? No secret talents really, but will think on it. Do you sing in the shower? No way! The body wash would run away. Who amongst all the people in the world, who would you most like meet? Maggie Beer- Wonderful Cook What are your worst habits? Talking! Thank you Di for letting us Interview you for a change, you were a lot of fun to interview! - Phyllis signing off.

Vinyl records, radiograms, transistors and cassette recorders what fun we had before computers! A little story (edited) posted from one of our favorite websites!

au Vinyl record sales in Australia have increased by almost 100 per cent recently as it seems a younger generation has rediscovered the world of fantastic black plastic in the digital age.

wait weeks for it to arrive and when it finally landed, take it home and play it over and over and over again on the radiogram or record player. Who remembers the tranny?

3 Vinyl records, radiograms, transistors and cassette recorders what fun we had before computers! A little story (edited) posted from one of our favorite websites! Check it out it s saved on the Collie desktop! adelaiderememberwhen.com.au Vinyl record sales in Australia have increased by almost 100 per cent recently as it seems a younger generation has rediscovered the world of fantastic black plastic in the digital age. How easy do kids have it these days, with all the very latest songs available for immediate download within hours of being released or words to any song ever recorded now available instantly on Google. Gone are the days when you would hear a song on the radio, head off to the local record shop to buy it, only to discover it was a brand new recording and not available in Australia yet, order it, wait weeks for it to arrive and when it finally landed, take it home and play it over and over and over again on the radiogram or record player. Who remembers the tranny? Before the arrival of the transistor in the mid-to-late 1950s, a radio was called a wireless and would sit on the kitchen cabinet or sideboard and was operated with electricity. With the introduction of the transistor, suddenly music became portable. With just a couple of AA batteries, you could take all the songs from the latest hit parade with you wherever you went. Cassette decks originally started out as a professional machine for dictation and for use by journalists, but by 1970 with improvements in technology it became possible to reproduce a high quality sound with what had previously been used for speech only. Cassette decks began to replace tape recorders and in 1979 when the Sony Corporation introduced the Walkman, recorded music became truly portable for the first time. So from the mid-fifties to the early eighties we witnessed a technical revolution in how we played and listened to our music. From 78s we progressed to singles (45s) and LPs (33s). From the wireless we moved on to transistor radios, from radiograms to portable record players and from the bulky old tape recorders to the cassette deck and the Walkman. In less than 30 years the technology through which we listened to our music had changed dramatically and one would have thought, irreversibly. And yet today some young music devotees are choosing the old vinyl records over the latest technology of digital downloads. Aahh the good old days!

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5 VALE... Our sympathies to all our Families Eric Burt Pam Dundas

6 Page 6 August Birthdays Kath - 5th George 12th Rick 20th Dina 26th We hope you have a wonderful day

7 Bindaree Hostel August 2016 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Scouts pm Jo Debono Jewelry making Collie Lounge 9 Quiz after morning tea in Collie Lounge Quiz after morning tea in Collie Lounge 30 3 Bingo 9.30am after 4 11am Sing-a-long Hostel & Shaw in Collie Lounge Red Cross Afternoon tea 2pm 11 11am Church service Shaw Art Program Rio faces am Sing-a-long with Steiner Grade 2 Students 2pm Denis Tucker Concert am Sing-a-long with Steiner Prep Students Medal Presentation Bindaree Shaw Wing August 2016 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Music 8 Games Art 2 Dancing, music & bush Poetry 9 Dancing, music & song Poetry 3 10 Shuffle Board Catch up on Local news 4 11am Sing-a-long Hostel & Shaw in Collie Lounge Red Cross Sing-a-long 2pm 11 11am Church service Shaw am Shopping trolley Movie 2.30pm 12 Movie 2.30pm Shopping Trolley 19 Movie 2.30pm Shopping Trolley 26 Movie 2.30pm Shopping Trolley 5 Bus Drive to Tolmie Hot Donut trip 12 Bus drive to Tatong Tavern for lunch. 15 /music/ balloon Art 22 Reminisce with Photo s 16 Mini Olympics' 23 Dancing, music & song Poetry Shuffle Board am Sing-a-long with Steiner Grade 2 Students 2pm Denis Tucker Concert 25 10am Sing-a-long with Steiner Prep Students 19 Bus drive to Jamieson Plum Blossom Search 26 Olympic Boules Shawloungeland VS Collieloungeland. Who will prevail? 29 and music Art 30 Dancing and Music 31 Please note: If any Relatives would like to join our outings they are very welcome, just let the activities staff know you will

Painting California Beach

Baby Corner Painting California Beach Holiday light Ride Barbara Channer This month we have elected Barbara Channer for our resident spotlight. MS. Channer is from London, England and was born on November