MAIDSTONE — Maidstone Museum’s monthly meeting was held Oct. 16 with 7 members present. The main topics were regular business, reports and upcoming Halloween events. Winter Fest was briefly discussed. Future meetings will be the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. MST.
Maidstone Museum served up some frightfully good fun at Spook Night on Friday, Oct. 18. Scary decore, colourful costumes, and a fair share of spooking along with snacks such as witch fingers, graveyard pie and candy apple Danish thrilled all who came for a taste of Halloween. Pumpkin decorating winners were: Owen Hollingshead, Zac Rhinehart (age five and under); Vera Hollingshead, Sabrina Halabi (age six to 12); Abbey Winebender, and Mackenna Ellis (age 13 and up). Thank you to the many fantastic volunteers and everyone who participated. Amazing job, everyone.
Milleton Community Hall held their annual Swedish Smorg on Sun. Oct. 20 with a wonderful turnout. Over 400 people came from near and far to enjoy the delicious meal. Thank you to everyone for making this another great success.
Maidstone High School volleyball results from last weekend: Junior B Girls finished off their season with gold at the E.S. Laird tournament in Lloydminster. In Unity, Junior A Girls took 1st in their pool, won the semifinal three sets against John Paul II, went on to 2 sets versus Unity and came home gold champs. Junior A boys played at JP II in North Battleford with 1st place after 11 of 12 sets in a 6-game round-robin in pool play, going on to beat the home team for the gold medal in 2 sets. Congratulations to all!
MHS SADD Group had a Bigger and Better Fun Night on Oct. 21. Congrats to the “Dresser” team for winning the grand prize. Thank you to all who participated and made it a successful and entertaining evening.
Please note: Due to elections, the Monday, Oct. 28 afternoon games and Wednesday, Oct. 30 afternoon bingo at Maidstone Senior Centre are cancelled. The Tuesday, Oct. 29 morning coffee group will still meet.
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, Oct. 27 - 1 p.m. Waseca Community Centre Prize Bingo; 5 to 7 p.m. Maidstone United Church Fall Supper
Monday, Oct. 28 - 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Provincial election day. vote at Maidstone seniors’ centre, Paynton Community Centre, Village of Waseca office.
Tuesday, Oct. 29 - 6:30 p.m. Synergy "Protect Your Wealth" (fraud protection) at seniors’ centre (406-Main St., Maidstone)
Wednesday, Oct. 30 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. advance poll for Town of Maidstone election at seniors’ centre; noon to 6 p.m. advance poll for Village of Waseca at village office.
Thursday, Oct. 31 - 3:30 to 7 p.m. Maidstone Museum's Halloween Spooktacular, community handouts at seniors’ centre for kids of all ages.
