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7 BELLA VISTA NEWS, SUMMER 2017

Happy Birthday

We wish the following residents
a very Happy Birthday:

December

2 Dec Mary M.

4 Dec Ronald

16 Dec David M

17 Dec Barbara E
Meet Valerie Cousins
18 Dec Jean
This is our resident Valerie; she manager of the café. Val enjoyed
21 Dec Rolf
was born in Broken Hill. Val knitting and fancy work
27 Dec Jill & James H. worked as a typist/clerk in a (embroidery) until her arthritis
local office then applied for a made this too hard to do.
30 Dec Helen position, and was successful in
gaining a position in the Her mother sent a pattern over
31 Dec Shirley V.
Department of Main Roads, from Broken Hill, so Val could try
January where she worked for eleven to work it out for her. This was
years. making a dog from coat hangers
1 Jan Daphne and wool. Val worked at this for
Val was married at 27 years of a while until she perfected it.
3 Jan Freda age. Her husband was born in
Homebush then lived in Val was very involved in the
10 Jan Marilyn
Kurrajong. He worked as a Mothers Club at her daughter’s
15 Jan Shirley R. mechanical plant inspector. school. She had a friend whose
They married in Broken Hill in dog was ill. Val created one of
20 Jan Irene 1966 and on their honeymoon, these dogs based on her friend’s
travelled along the Great Ocean dog (see photo). This led to Val
21 Jan Neil Road to Lorne then Melbourne making a many more of these
and on to Sydney. They lived in little dogs in all combinations of
25 Jan Paraskevi
Concord West. They loved colours for people.
27 Jan Marie playing squash on Fridays with
friends. Val was in and out of Blacktown
31 Jan Shirley S. hospital recently and ended up
Val worked casually in Brook at Westmead Private for
February Street Bureau as a temporary rehabilitation. She realised she
secretary. She then worked at was not picking up as much as
3 Feb Maurice
Holland Blinds in Burwood for a she would have preferred and
4 Feb Audrey couple of months. They moved decided it was time to come into
to Seven Hills. Her daughter care as she needed assistance
6 Feb Mary D. Fiona was born on Australia Day. with her daily living.
Val did not work until her
8 Feb Emiliana daughter was seven years old. She came for a visit to Bella Vista
She started work in the café at Gardens and was impressed with
16 Feb Barbara
Blacktown Ten Pin Bowling what she saw. Val stayed on
20 Feb Brian P. Centre. In 1980, AMF took over respite while her daughter was
the bowling centre. Val became away, then decided to stay.
26 Feb Melville