ECHo! Issue 159 March 2016 by WorldWeb Group

ECHo! Issue 159

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Contents Dear readers,

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Country living with all the conveniences .............................

Thank you and goodbye .....................................................................

Do you have special skills you would like to share? ......................................................................

Dancing their way to 70 years of marriage .......................

Get in touch with the benefits of massage ........................

Dedicated community man awarded Citizen of the Year .....................................................................................

Reflecting on a lifetime of memories ......................................

Roslyn’s zest for life is restored ....................................................

Chance encounter at ECH village reunites long-lost friends................................................

The recent change in seasons, from summer to autumn, also brings some changes within the ECH family. This issue is very special not only because it features many inspiring stories but because this is the last edition I will be part of before I leave ECH to continue my career in a new role with another organisation. Please see page 3 to read my farewell message to you. Take advantage of the extended massage services we are offering at our four Wellness Centres (page 6), read about Brian Essery’s journey to being awarded Citizen of the Year 2016 (page 7), and a wonderfully happy story of two ladies who were reunited through ECH after many years apart (page 10). If you have a story or news you would like to share please email marketing@ech.asn.au or phone 8407 5139.

COVER IMAGE. RAY AND MARJ THOMAS OF ECH TORRENS COURT AT EVANDALE CELEBRATED THEIR 70TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN FEBRUARY. READ THEIR STORY ON PAGES 4 AND 5.

Glass printing project brings mates together ................. 11 EFTPOS facilities now available at ECH Wellness ........................................................................................

A Christmas dinner to remember .............................................. 12 All welcome at Ernest Court lunch ..........................................

Rotary Village celebrates our great country ..................

Colourful creations come to life ................................................

Let’s get cooking ...................................................................................... 15 2016 holiday unit booking form .................................................

PLEASE SHARE THIS PUBLICATION WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. OPINIONS QUOTED IN THIS PUBLICATION ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE EDITORIAL TEAM OR THE ECH BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR MANAGEMENT.

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Country living with all the conveniences The Heysen Village at Hahndorf is ECH’s latest acquisition and becomes our 98th Independent Retirement Living village. The 20-year-old village, purchased from a private operator in December 2015, boasts extensive grounds and comprises 18 units currently occupied by 24 residents. The grounds are set around a central roadway that meanders throughout the village, which is just a short walk to the main street where residents enjoy a range of amenities offered by the Hahndorf community. Peg Bolt (pictured above) celebrated 20 years in The Heysen Village last December. “Previously, I was living in Aldgate on five acres,” she says. “It had two acres of garden and needed a lot of maintenance so I thought it would be better to move somewhere smaller and more manageable. When I started looking to move they were just building these units and I liked what I saw. I’m very happy here. You get to know everyone and it’s very nice. Because we are back a street you never hear any of the traffic noise from the main road.” Peg says since buying the village, ECH’s communication with the residents has been excellent. “Since ECH took over it’s been very satisfactory and it has worked well,” she says. “It’s a big thing for older people when there are overall changes and ECH has been very accommodating and informative.”

Resident Chris Button enjoys organising up to six social events a year using the cul-de-sac just outside his unit and the nearby surroundings. “We have a lake just behind us and beautiful grounds so we get a group together and everyone who is able to come along brings a plate to share and we enjoy barbecues and getting together,” he says.

“With 20-odd people here we’ve got a good chance of having a good sized gathering. Everyone is excited about the changes ECH has made so far.” ECH welcomes members of The Heysen Village community to the ECH family.

N OT I C E S

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Thank you and goodbye For the past two-and-a-half years, ECH and ECHo! have been the centre of my world. I respect the organisation, I love our magazine, the people featured in it and our readers. ECH has taught me how rewarding it can be to work within a not-for-profit organisation, and has cemented that is where my passion lies so I look forward to continuing my career down this path, beyond ECH. It has been an honour and privilege to perform the role of journalist and editor of ECHo! I am deeply thankful to everyone who gave their time for interviews, photos, and catch ups over cups of tea and biscuits. I am especially grateful to our dedicated and selfless team of volunteers who have assisted with distributing ECHo! to each and every one of our independent retirement living villages. The legacy that printed material, including publications such as ECHo!, leaves is priceless. I feel proud to leave a legacy of inspiring stories and memories that you can pass onto your grandchildren, great grandchildren and so on. The ECH Marketing team will pick up where I have left off so please be patient until they bring you the next edition. Thank you once again for enabling me to leap out of bed every morning and come to work loving what I was creating. Take care of yourself and each other.

Alexandra Nowak

DO YOU HAVE SPECIAL SKILLS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE? Become a volunteer and help make a difference ECHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social programs at Walkerville is seeking volunteers to assist in fun, interactive activities for our members.

We need a wide range of volunteers who can share unique skills or participate in activities including: painting, music furniture restoration, gardening, digital and computing expertise, driving a bus (standard license required), other art mediums, day trips, walking groups, cooking meals, and much, much more.

For more information contact Kerrie Harding on 8407 5285

ECH Walkerville Day Program 160 Walkerville Terrace, Walkerville 8407 5285

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Dancing their way to 70 years of marriage After more than 70 years together, Ray and Marj Thomas of ECH’s Torrens Court in Evandale danced their way to their platinum wedding anniversary on February 9.

Ray, a former army soldier and musician from Unley, and Marj, a retired milliner from Torrensville, ballroom dance five times a week - a hobby that has taken them all around Australia. Described by friends as very social people who love a laugh, Ray and Marj met on a train to Semaphore and instantly hit it off at a beach party when Ray was 17 and Marj 16. “He made the first move by asking me to go out with him to his band practice on a Sunday,” Marj recalls. “And from then on we became an item.” Ray enlisted in the army in June 1942, and despite the distance between them they kept in touch for the entire four years. “I remember we had to write often,” Marj says. “That’s all the boys wanted, was a letter.”

Ray and Marj became engaged halfway through the war when Ray was on leave and two years later, on February 9, 1946, finally wed surrounded by family and friends. “I remember standing at the end of the aisle watching this auburn-haired vision coming towards me,” Ray reminisces. They honeymooned in Port Elliot and Mount Gambier for a month, where Ray introduced Marj to crayfish for the first time - an experience which marked the beginning of 70 years of love and dedication to one another. “I spent the entire honeymoon putting calamine lotion on her hives because she was allergic to the crayfish,” Ray laughs.

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MARJ WITH DAUGHTER KAREN AND THE FIRST CAR THEY OWNED CIRCA 1956

They went on to have five children followed by many memorable years during retirement of travelling and dancing. “When I retired at 60 I sold all my instruments and said, ‘Right, from now on we do everything together’,” Ray says. “We tried golf but the ball would never go where Marj hit it. Then we tried dancing and because I was a musician all the rhythms were very easy to me, and Marj danced when she was younger. Every month for 10 years we volunteered showing a new dance to the others. It is so good for your health and keeps your brain active too.” The active couple are members of five different dance clubs at Tea Tree Gully, Osborne, Marion, North Adelaide and Hectorville, and still enjoy getting away every winter. “We drive to Tweed Heads in New South Wales for a little holiday and dance there every day,” Ray says.

Both in their early 90s with nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, Ray and Marj celebrated their incredible milestone with a lunch at the Buckingham Arms as well as with cake and coffee at each of their dance clubs. “It was all so overwhelming,” Marj says. “I counted how many cards we received and it was about 75. It gave us such a surprise.” “We also had a wingding at the Tea Tree Gully Senior Citizens’ Club on the Saturday night before Valentine’s Day,” Ray says. For longevity in marriage there is just one word to remember, Marj says, and that is patience. “Really it’s not worth the arguments,” Marj smiles. “You don’t argue you just go along as best you can. People always jokingly ask me how I live with Ray and I say patience. It’s give and take.”

WELLNESS PROGRAMS

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Get in touch with the benefits of massage ECH is expanding its massage services at its Greenacres, Henley Beach, Morphett Vale and Victor Harbor Wellness Centres. For the first time, ECH is now offering massage at Victor Harbor Wellness, and increasing the availability at the other three Wellness Centres. ECH’s highly qualified remedial massage therapists will adapt the massage to your own personal needs, including the management of pain, muscle soreness, anxiety, stress or relaxation. Our goal is to tailor our services to support your wellbeing to help you to live the best life possible.

The benefit of attending an ECH Wellness Centre is the access you will have to other services such as:

• Occupational therapy – supporting you to maintain independence by providing assessment and recommended changes to your home environment

• Physiotherapy – supporting you to stay healthy by enabling you to move well, recover from injury, reduce pain, stiffness and strengthen muscles

• Podiatry – supporting you to move well and care for your feet, including general nail care, diabetic foot management, neurological and vascular assessment; plus footwear advice and ulcer care

• Dietary services – supporting you through meal planning, managing chronic illness, issues with swallowing, advice to assist with losing, gaining or maintaining weight

• Fitness and exercise groups – enabling you to live well through gentle exercise to maintain strength, flexibility, balance, endurance and general wellbeing

Massage prices: $15 for 15 minutes $30 for 30 minutes $60 for one hour Health rebates may apply if applicable.

To book your massage or any of our other Wellness Services phone ECH Member Connect on 1300 275 324 (local metropolitan) or 1800 629 889 (country callers). You can also book when you visit any of our Wellness sites.

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Dedicated community man awarded Citizen of the Year Brian Essery, who resides in ECH’s Maurice Court in Unley, was “deeply honoured” to receive the City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters’ Citizen of the Year award on Australia Day this year. And rightly so. Brian’s ties to the council and the Norwood and Kensington area stem back many, many years. His great-grandfather and grandfather both came to Norwood in 1883. “In 1886 my grandfather William Essery Snr started his building business W. Essery at 38 The Parade Norwood and in the early 1920s his sons William Jnr and my father Leonard took over the business and it became W Essery & Sons,” Brian says. “In due course I took over as the third generation running the business, and in 1898 William Snr was elected as councillor for West Norwood Ward and was mayor in the early 1920s. William Essery Jr was elected to council in 1936 and was mayor in the early 1940s. I also served for eight years and we were all elected in West Norwood ward. I worked in the business from 1946 to 1977.” The family business, which continually expanded during its years of operation, was renowned for some of the state’s most iconic buildings, many of which are still established, including Her Majesty’s Theatre (previously Tivoli Theatre, pictured above), Woodside council chambers, Norwood fire station, Arbury Park at Bridgewater for Alexander Downer, the RSL in Angas Street, the Red Cross blood bank in Pirie Street, and hotels in Highbury, Waikerie, Lockleys, Paradise, Whyalla, Marion and many others. “We had a very good reputation,” Brian says. “We did a lot of work for the South Australian Brewing Company and I found out my grandfather was responsible for building the Port Elliot Railway Station. Leading up to the centenary celebration of the landmark in September 2011 I was invited to unveil the plaque. Quite a few of the family went down there to see the steam trains go past, including a 70-year-old steam train. It was a great day.”

BRIAN’S ANCESTORS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE FIRST BUILDING COMPANY THE FAMILY OWNED.

Not only has Brian left a legacy through his work with the family business and council, he has made a significant contribution to many local, state-wide and Australia-wide groups and associations, including the Rotary Club of Norwood, Norwood Football Club Committee, Kensington and Norwood City Band, Norwood Historical Society, Probus Club of Norwood, Norwood History Centre and now with the Norwood Payneham & St Peters’ Cultural Heritage Centre. “I am deeply honoured the council saw fit to appoint me as their Citizen of the Year 2016,” Brian says. “I knew I was being nominated and I thank the persons who selected me for doing so and also my nominators who dreamed up the idea that I was a worthy person to nominate. I told them there wasn’t a hope in the world. I was wrong. My wife Val and I were married for nearly 63 years. She knew I had been nominated but neither of us knew, when she passed away, that I was the recipient of the award. She would loved to have been with me on the day.”

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Reflecting on a lifetime of memories

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TREVOR AND MARY AT THEIR HOME IN ABERFOYLE PARK.

Having known each other since they were teens, ECH Southern Day Program members Trevor and Mary Blood have endless stories to share of their time together and the wonderful memories they have created. Trevor and Mary met during their working life from age 14 with Rossiter’s Shoe Company at Unley. “I only knew Mary from seeing her here and there,” Trevor says. Trevor left the company at 19 to serve with the Australian Navy then joined the Merchant Navy, serving the South Australian ketch fleet aboard the three-masted schooner the ‘Claire Crouch’, transporting sulphuric acid between Port Pirie and Port Lincoln, then later aboard the Jillian Crouch and the Nelcebee, transporting general cargo from Port Adelaide to ports on the West Coast, returning with grain and wool. “I left to go away and when I was home on leave one weekend I met her at a party so I invited her to my 21st and that’s when we started going together,” Trevor says. “We dated for 12 months before becoming engaged, and Mary remained with the company until our marriage in 1964.” Following their marriage on February 1, Trevor left the sea and worked at the South Australian Rubber Mills before joining Chryslers, working shift work in the press shop as a press operator then advancing to a die setter, leading hand and supervisor, within two years. Mary returned to the workforce after their children Paul and Cheryl started school. In 1972, Trevor joined Mary in registering their own partnership in general cleaning and detailing vehicles for a range of firms. In 1981 the family purchased a milk round at Somerton Park to combine the general cleaning and detailing business. “The beauty of owning a milk round was it not only kept us fit but also allowed free time to indulge in alternative interests,” Trevor says. While operating the milk round, the weekends were

taken up travelling with a tandem trailer to Parilla in the Mallee or Padthaway in the south east to cut broom brush, which was sold for fencing at the Delfin Island estate at West Lakes. “These weekend trips were combined with trapping and shooting rabbits, which we sold, door to door around the neighbourhood,” Trevor says. “We also gathered all the empty bottles, which had been abandoned on rural properties over many years. “Due to the time and effort finding and gathering the bottles and transporting them back to Adelaide, we refused to sell them to the Adelaide Bottle Company’s bottle yards for the standard one cent per bottle. We were granted a marine collector’s licence, which gave us three cents per bottle. This paid the petrol bill with brush and rabbit money as profit. “Looking back, it was weekends of hard work, especially for Mary and our children. In later life Paul and Cheryl would ask why they didn’t get any of the money. The answer was always, ‘It is invested for you in our wills’. It was about having some purpose in life. We raise our eyebrows when we hear young people today complain about not having anything to do or given chores to do around the home.” After taking a course in bee keeping, Trevor became a registered apiarist, not only keeping his own hives but regularly being called upon to remove wild hives that settled in residence properties in the district. In the early 1980s, with government assistance, the exsailing trading ketch Falie was restored to participate in the state’s 150th Jubilee celebration, re-enacting the early years of the grain trade when the ketch fleet was the only transport available to outlying country ports and

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towns along the South Australian coast. Trevor, with a few other former ketch hands with experience on these ships, was engaged to crew the Falie for the seven-week re-enactment voyage.

bowls club and the Port Lincoln Hospital Auxiliary. We were also active with the Port Lincoln Old Time Dancers, which met every Saturday night in Lincoln or nearby country towns.”

During this voyage, Mary and Trevor had the privilege of being personally introduced to the Duke of Edinburgh when he visited the ship in Whyalla.

Since retiring, Trevor’s interest was taken up practically full time for 12 years with family genealogy. He has three published books on the history of his and Mary’s families’ trees. “Mary supported me for 10 years, accompanying me throughout Australia, New Zealand and Norfolk Island while researching for family skeletons,” Trevor says.

Trevor’s ill health forced him and Mary to later move to Port Lincoln when Trevor gained employment with the Port Lincoln Tug Company aboard a harbour tug. Two years later he transferred to Whyalla and after five years, Trevor took early retirement in 1995 and they returned to Port Lincoln where they owned a beach shack at Tulka. “While living at Tulka we were both involved with Meals on Wheels for more than six years, together with the RSL and National Serviceman’s Clubs,” Trevor says. “Mary also engaged with the Boston and RSL indoor

Mary presently enjoys three days a week at ECH Southern Day Program where she thrives in the cheerful and supportive environment. Trevor appreciates the respite and cannot speak highly enough of the support they receive from ECH, carers, and other agencies associated with Mary’s health. “It’s wonderful,” he says. “The ECH staff there are so good.”

SOCIAL PROGRAMS

Roslyn’s zest for life is restored ECH member Roslyn Brooks’ daughter Kathryn Brooks cannot thank ECH and its staff enough for the “fantastic support system” that has enabled her mother to regain her confidence and continue enjoying her life to the fullest. “The mental and physical stimulation Lucy, Donny and Karen provide to our Mum is improving her mental state beyond measure,” Kathryn says. “Now there is more time for me to have some fun with Mum again, as I did before the onset of dementia.

“Instead of rushing around and rushing Mum to fit in with my timeframes, like trying to get her organised before and after work, I can leave the before-work support to the ECH girls who build in stimulating chitchat, exercises and walking, along with her morning routine of getting ready for the day. “Seasiders Day Program and Sundowner Plus are the icing on the cake. Mum glows with joy every day because of these programs. She is eating well, exercising more than ever before in her life, conversing with people other than my sister, brother and I, and really having fun. Mum is definitely enjoying this special time.” 1. ROSLYN IN HER ELEMENT 2. ROSLYN KAYAKING AT POINT TURTON WITH HER DAUGHTERS CHERYL (FAR LEFT) AND KATHRYN (CENTRE)

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Chance encounter at ECH village reunites long-lost friends

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AFTER MANY YEARS APART, JUNE JULY AND CORALIE LI NOW ENJOY REGULAR CATCH UPS IN THEIR ECH VILLAGE AT GLENELG SOUTH.

Written by Coralie Li - Grundy Court, Glenelg “Having spent six weeks in a women’s shelter due to domestic violence, I was fortunate to obtain private housing in a three-storey unit, one house from the beach at Glenelg. To start a new life, I initiated a weekly autobiography writing group called Living Pages Writing Circle with 13 members attending weekly, including two women named Liz and June July who, unbeknownst to me at the time, would play a big role in my life down the track. Although from diverse backgrounds, members enjoyed happy close-knit gatherings. Our stories were self-published by myself in volumes. After about eight years the group disbanded mainly because of health problems and having run its long course. Suddenly, after nine years, notice was given for me and 14 other residents to vacate our accommodation at Glenelg. Miraculously, I moved into a private and affordable small bed-sitter right on the beachfront. However, 10 years later, notice was given to vacate there as well. In 2011 I was now homeless. At 71 years of age I did not feel aged so it had not occurred to me to register anywhere for that type of accommodation. Family and friends urged such a move, helping in a search. A close friend at Marino promptly offered a room temporarily in the dwelling behind their home. Walking along the lawn at Glenelg one day I spotted a lone bottle-top (pictured), its only motif featuring three people sitting on a bench seat. Believing this to be a sign, I casually dropped it into my bag.

Several weeks later, during a chance meeting, I met Liz from my writing group. She informed me that June, also from the writing group, had complained about not knowing my whereabouts for many years. Having promised to visit I caught a bus to ECH Grundy Court at Glenelg South and knocked on the door of June’s unit. Astounded at my unexpected appearance, June warmly invited me inside and obviously reminiscences followed. Permission was granted for me to read some Angel cards. To my absolute astonishment, they indicated I was going to be her next door neighbour. Flabbergasted, I chuckled, ‘Yeah, right - 40 billion to one chance of that happening!’ June pointed out, ‘Well as it happens the vacant unit next to me is being upgraded.’ I had not even noticed. After six weeks of applications to numerous organisations, an ECH staff member rang with the news that a unit had been flagged for me. Eventually I was informed the unit was available. The 40 billion to one chance happened. ECH Angels had allocated the very unit next door to June. Overwhelmed by the latest renovations, this home was top of my bucket list - a fabulous neighbourhood location with a large supermarket nearby, many shops, and close to the beach, with amazingly - two three-seater benches.

Staring at my bottle top from that day at the beach, I gave thanks for this perfect home with such great neighbours. I often exclaim, ‘Truly, I feel like the luckiest most grateful ECH resident, especially for my most amazingly neighbourly friend!’ We still reminisce about the writing group and continue to share life’s experiences. I will always give gratitude to the ECH Angels who literally saved me.”

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Glass printing project brings mates together

GARY

Members of the ECH Seasiders Men’s Mateship Art Group a painting.” recently had the opportunity to try printing on paper from glass. This somewhat messy technique was demonstrated to them by Activity Assistant Leanne Austin who, in her own words, likes to call this method “smooshing”. This involves squeezing paint onto a medium sized sheet of glass. The more colours the better the effects, so lots of colours are used with a touch of gold or silver to add to the desired colourful outcome. Once the colours have been applied to the glass another sheet of glass is placed on top. This squeezes the colours together and then when the sheets of glass are separated there becomes two glass surfaces on which to print from. Sheets of paper cut to the same size as the glass are then pressed down onto the glass to print the colours directly onto the paper.

“There is much excitement to follow when the sheets of paper are removed to reveal the wonderful effects the paint has created,” Leanne says. “Art members really enjoy pointing out the various patterns and colour overlaps that occur during this process. Then they look forward to turning these prints into greeting cards, wrapping paper, covers for books, book marks or even laminating them to become place mats. The beautiful designs that are created form the basis of semi-abstract pictures. Gary’s painting (below left) shows how his prints lend themselves to an underwater scene of bright beautiful coral, so he decided to add some painted, stencilled fish shapes to complete his print as

KEITH

WELLNESS PROGRAMS

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EFTPOS facilities now available at ECH Wellness Centres EFTPOS terminals featuring payWave have been installed at all of our Wellness Centres to make paying for services more convenient for our members. We encourage you to use your Mastercard or Visa next time you make a payment.

Wellness locations include: 1/19-21 Fosters Road, Greenacres 168a Cudmore Terrace, Henley Beach 126 Pimpala Road, Morphett Vale 33 Cornhill Road, Victor Harbor Phone ECH Member Connect on 1300 275 324 for more information.

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A Christmas dinner to remember A fun and memorable night was had at the Rotary Village Christmas dinner at Modbury in December 2015, with 102 residents and friends in attendance. The village hall, decorated by the committee, had a very festive feel with Christmas trees, streamers and stars. Special guests for the evening included Tea Tree Gully Mayor Kevin Knight who was accompanied by his wife, and local members Federal MP for Makin Tony Zappia, and State MP for Florey Frances Bedford. All new residents were welcomed, and throughout the evening everyone was entertained with music by Trevor Wegener and danced the night away. There was a special visit from the old man himself, Santa. Everyone must have been good as no one missed out on a small Christmas token. The evening concluded with the singing of well-loved Christmas carols.

All welcome at Ernest Court lunch

Members of Ernest Court at Woodville North made the most of Australia Day this year by celebrating with a barbecue. “Most of the people here in Ernest Court came to our function, including our new Chinese residents,” member Pat Entwistle says. “All enjoyed the sausage sizzle, potato bake and traditional Pavlova.”

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Rotary Village celebrates our great country More than 70 Rotary Village residents and friends at Modbury attended a flag-raising ceremony on Australia Day at 8am, followed by a breakfast of sausages, bacon, tomatoes, and eggs with toast, juice and tea and coffee. Everyone was pleased to have with them several residents from two other ECH villages - Little Adelaide Village at Prospect and Clutterbuck Lodge at Lockleys. After breakfast, memories were tested with an Australian history quiz. Those who gave the correct answers were rewarded with a Freddo Frog. Everyone then ventured onto the village green where they participated in activities including bowling at the stump and throwing the rolling pin. The morning concluded with lamingtons and tea. It was evident by the support received that people are proud to be Australian, as most of those who attended wore some sort of emblem to celebrate the day and acknowledged the great country we live in.

S M I T H Y ’ S P L AC E DAY P R O G R A M

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BERYL

RUTH

SERGIO

ROLY AND LES

LES AND SERGIO

Colourful creations come to life Every Monday morning ECH Smithy’s Place Day Program is transformed into a colourful hub of activity where volunteer art assistant Roly Cooper supports members with their art projects. Roly says the group always looks forward to Monday mornings as they know they can work on their pieces. “We have seven books with about 40 pictures in each one, most of them from calendars,” he says.

VENIE

TED

“We make some black and white photocopies of the pictures in a large size then put the original on the easel and the members use the pastels and pastel pencils to replicate the picture. They also bring in postcards of their favourite pictures, usually of scenery and birds. Once they start their head is down and they concentrate very hard. It works well for people in different ways and you see how it builds their 8 confidence.”

MARG TED, ROLY AND VENIE

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Let’s get cooking

FRUIT

Apples Apricots Avocados Blackberries Cherries Figs Grapefruit Grapes Honeydew Melon Lemons Limes Loquats Mandarins Oranges (Navel) Oranges (Valencia) Passionfruit Peaches Pears Persimmons Plums Pomegranate Quinces Raspberries Rhubarb Rockmelon Strawberries Tangelos Tangerines Watermelons

As we come to the end of summer what better way to celebrate the cooler weather than by searching for the last of the ripe stone fruit and incorporating it into some delicious meals? Take a look at this seasonal produce guide (on the right) to find the best fruit for the season. Often as these fruits are in abundance they will be at a good price too.

Noodles with Pork and Plum 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

250g pork fillets, thinly sliced 1 small red onion, cut into thin wedges 1 small garlic clove, sliced 1-2cm piece ginger, cut into matchsticks 1-2 small black plums, stoned, cut into wedges 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1⁄2 - 1 red chilli, thinly sliced (optional) 1⁄2 head of broccoli, chopped into bite sized

florets 1⁄4 cup (30ml) sweet chilli sauce

Spring onions, thinly sliced, to serve Heat a small amount of oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Cook the pork for 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Set aside on a plate. Meanwhile, prepare the noodles according to the packet directions. Drain and set aside. Add the red onion to the lightly oiled pan and stir-fry until slightly caramelised (about 2 minutes). Add garlic and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant (1 minute). Add plums, sugar and chilli and stir-fry until plums are slightly caramelised (2-3 minutes). Return pork to the pan along with broccoli, sweet chilli sauce and the water. Stir-fry until the pork is cooked through (2-3 minutes). Add the noodles and gently toss to combine. Divide stir-fry among serving bowls. Top with spring onions to serve.

Seasonal Produce Guide – Adelaide/SA

Welcome to this section in ECHo! which is all about food. This information has been developed by our Independent Living Services Information Officer Hayley Adamson, who has worked in past roles as an Accredited Practising Dietitian.

200g packet hokkien or egg noodles

MEAL IDEAS

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Apricot Chicken Hotpot 6 medium apricots, chopped roughly, pits removed 1 heaped teaspoon of sugar 3 teaspoons of vinegar (cider vinegar if available) 1 small onion, chopped 1 cup chicken stock 1 sprig of fresh rosemary or thyme, chopped 1⁄3 teaspoon cinnamon

A few drops of Tabasco sauce or chilli flakes (as desired) Place the chopped apricots in a large bowl. Stir in the sugar and the vinegar. Set aside. In a large pan, heat a small amount of oil over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken in batches, remove from the pan and set aside.

Fry the onion in a little oil until it begins to caramelise. Add the chicken stock and lower the heat to medium. Meanwhile puree 3-4 of the apricots and the remaining juice and pour it into the pan with the stock and onions. Add the cinnamon, rosemary, Tabasco and season with salt and pepper to taste. Lower the heat and simmer gently for 10-20 minutes. Put the chicken and the remaining apricot pieces into the pan and simmer gently for 5 more minutes. Serve hot with rice.

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Holiday unit booking form ECH provides two well appointed holiday units at Ardrossan and Victor Harbor which are available to Independent Retirement Living unit residents. Making a booking is as easy as completing the form opposite, cutting it out and returning it to ECH’s Office at Kidman Park. The holiday units at Ardrossan and Victor Harbor feature two bedrooms, catering for a maximum of four people (one double bed and two singles).

Victor Harbor

Ardrossan

Unit 13, 7 Acraman Street

Unit 14, 32 Oval Terrace

FEE FOR SEVEN NIGHT STAY

(Please select your preference)

1 person/per night $20 = $140.00

2 people/per night $30 = $210.00

3 people/per night $45 = $315.00

4 people/per night $60 = $420.00

4 people/per night $60 = $420.00 Note: No taxi service is available. Bus service arrives at Ardrossan in the evening.

Please complete the form below and return it to: ECH Village Management 358 Findon Road Kidman Park 5025 Ph: 8159 4700 Preferred location Preferred dates

NAME ADDRESS PHONE MOBILE

A few things to remember: • The holiday booking is for seven nights. • Your week commences on a Thursday with check in after 2pm and check out prior to 10am the following Thursday. • You will receive a phone call upon receipt of your booking request. • You will also receive a confirmation letter one month prior to your holiday with all the relevant information about what you need to take with you.

Call us on 8159 4700 to find out more.

ECH Inc 174 Greenhill Road Parkside SA 5063 Telephone: 08 8407 5151 • Facsimile: 08 8407 5130 Email: admin@ech.asn.au • Website: www.ech.asn.au

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Parkside

5063

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