Steamboat Pilot & Today

Spaghetti dinner

Don’t forget to attend St. Martin’s annual spaghetti dinner from noon to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in the basement of St. Martin’s church in Oak Creek. All you can eat spaghetti, meatballs, dessert and a drink costs $6 for adults and $3 for children. Anyone younger than age 6 is free. To donate meat or help, call Joann Lombardi at 970-736-2258. See you there.

Happy birthday

Congratulations to Elinor Hockett, who celebrated her 100th birthday Tuesday. Best wishes from everybody at the Doak Walker Care Center. She had her whole family in to visit with her, and we all had a blast — and cake.

Visitors

Betty Pierce enjoyed visit from her son and daughter-in-law for lunch Monday.

Frances Wither’s family has been in visiting with her this week.

Clarice Reid’s son has been in visiting with her.

Phyllis Burrowes’ daughter Joann and son Wayne have been in visiting with her.

Marilyn and Jim Goggin, of Yampa, have been in visiting with Lila Rider, and Phyllis Ful­ton’s family has been in to see her.

Rosa DeVault has had company in this week, and Darlene Cantrell and Thelma Ideus enjoyed company.

Mollie Mahony’s daughter comes in about every morning to see her before she goes to work, and Bettie Pierce had company this week.

Karen Caveli was in to visit with all of us this week, and we enjoyed the children trick-or-treating Friday night. We also had fun with the pet parade, with all the dogs dressed up.

Bingo

We’re still looking for jewelry for the weekly bingo games. We appreciate all the donations you’ve put in so far, and it’d be nice to have a few more gifts to choose from.

Jokes of the week

A man was in the hospital with a diagnosis that he wouldn’t live long. He turned to his priest and said, “If I die, bury me in Walmart; that way my wife will see me every day.

A woman in line heard a woman behind her say, “I’m real happy we’re building a dollar store in town. Thank goodness! Now I won’t have to dress up like when I go to Walmart.”

A man’s beloved convertible was in deplorable shape, but he refused to get rid of it. So, when the old junker was stolen from his office parking lot, his family was delighted. Even so, they called the police and filed an insurance claim. Their relief was short lived because within an hour, a police officer called.

“We found the car less than a mile away,” he said. “It had a note on it that said, ‘Thanks anyway, but we’d rather walk.’”