are grateful for her assistance. Organization and attention
to detail are just two of Delle’s many strengths.
She is an MHADRTA past president and a past member of
ARTA’s Board of Directors. Delle constantly volunteers within
MHADRTA, helping wherever and whenever she is needed.
Delle is also active in the community, advocating for matters
related to seniors. A very physically active woman, she loves to
golf several times a week during the summer. Her faith is also
very important; as an active member of St. Barnabas Church,
Delle volunteers with the Anglican Church Women.
A firm believer of lifelong learning, she says that volunteering
looks after that in a big way.
Congratulations, Delle! You are most deserving of this award. ●
Mel and Delle with the Inukshuk
From the Branches
Mike Dickinson | STARTA
STARTA Goes to Dinner — or Diner!
On February 7, a group from STARTA
attended a production of Daddy’s Girl
by Gary Ray Stapp at the St. Albert
Dinner Theatre. This theatre is a
non-profit group run by volunteers and offers three
plays per year, each including a buffet dinner, at
the Kinsmen Banquet Centre. The plays are held
fall, winter, and spring. Regular prices are very
reasonable, but STARTA was able to arrange a
special price for its members.
Professionally catered, there was a full buffet
with two entrées and individual desserts served to
each patron. The bar was run by the Kinsmen Club
of St. Albert.
The play Daddy’s Girl , with its relatively large
cast of thirteen (including a talking portrait and a
trickster angel) takes place in a vintage diner run
by Bernard Muloovy, a lonely chef who lost his
wife twenty-five years ago and then was forced to
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give up his baby daughter. Although the play is a
comedy, there were touching moments, such as
when Bernard finally finds his long-lost daughter.
Our members who attended had a wonderful
evening’s entertainment and will certainly consider
going back to the next production in November. ●
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