MAYFAIR — It was getting to be sweater and jacket weather for outdoors as of last Friday. I’m sure no one disliked our wonderful warm to hot September which is one for the records.
Most of us will drive any day of the week for a fall supper, so mark your calendar for Wednesday, Oct. 18. The Speers United Church is holding an event between 5 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct.15, St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish in North Battleford is having a fall supper between 4:30 and 7 p.m. One more added to the list is Saturday, Oct. 28 called “Octoberfest” with supper from 5 to 7 p.m. in Cut Knife Community Centre. For the ones who drive distances for these suppers, the scenery is still breathtaking with the countryside in its splendid colours.
Neighbours Dave and Maryann Mischuk have a new addition. Their daughter Desiree (Mike) Lieffers of Battleford gave birth to child number four Sept. 28. This baby boy makes grandchild number five in the Mischuk family. Congratulations to everyone.
Three CWL members from All Saints Catholic Mayfair Church (Faye Liebaert, Leanne Cherwinski and I) attended the Region No. 2 workshop in Cut Knife Sept. 30. The main topic was “The Joys and Sorrows of Old Age.” Age is to be considered a privilege because we should now have time to evaluate the past. One must remember not everyone had the good fortune to reach this stage in life. Two excellent guest speakers were Suma Mendez (mental health councillor) from North Battleford and Father Peter Nnanga, MSP from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish from Cut Knife. Loneliness is a problem with the aged who are unable to get out much in public for various reasons. The last words were “We do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed every day.” A big thank you to the parish women for hosting this interesting and fun day. Germaine Vany was the emcee who kept us on our toes with much laughter and games.
Youngest daughter to Gerald and Francis Ewanchuk of Whitkow “tied the knot” Sept. 20 on a vacation in the mountains. Tiandra and Tanner Quinn live in Battleford as she is a local veterinarian. He is originally from Winnipeg. Congratulations and wishes for a long, healthy and happy marriage.
Admission to attend a fall craft sale at Western Development Museum in Saskatoon Saturday, Oct. 14 is a non-perishable food item or monetary donation. This is to be more than 90 vendors with a large array of items. There is even a designated kids' crafter area. From now until the middle of December there will be no shortage of these great opportunities to purchase original gifts from crafters.
A great crowd attended Ruddell’s potluck feast last Friday in this hamlet’s well-maintained community hall. There is a local ladies' group who manage to get people together once a month for supper and socializing. Their next supper is Oct. 30. The winner of a basket of goodies was John Redlich who shared the many items with others in attendance.
Jaden Bailey from Sonningdale and a former student at Maymont School has taken up long-distance running. He started different marathons this past spring and has formed many great friendships along the way. Jaden’s first one was near Saskatoon then the Minotaur Skyrace in Blairmore and Crowsnest Pass area of British Columbia. Leg 6 was the Sinister 7 Ultra race in the Alberta mountains in July. In August was Edmonton’s Servus Half Marathon then two in September, the GMS Queen City Marathon in Regina and a gruelling 50-kilometre ultra trail run, the Beaver Flat 50 at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park. With the above-normal temperatures the last was a long, hot race with lots of hills. Being in his 20s, Jaden practises in his spare time which makes him fit and up to the challenges. He has experienced good times in some of them and looks forward to running in many more.
The church schedule at Mayfair’s Catholic Church is now Saturday at 5 p.m. from Oct. 7 to the end of December.
A new mystery TV series on CTV started Monday, Oct. 2 titled “The Traitors.” Crystal Mayes who resided on a Ruddell farm over a decade ago and now lives in Saskatoon is starring in this program. In 2017 she was part of a Black documentary that told the story of her ancestors relocating from the United States to the Maidstone area where many black people settled. The documentary started with her being interviewed at her Saskatoon home and then at Shiloh Baptist Church north of Maidstone revealing the challenges the Mayes family faced many decades ago. Crystal said it was an honour to be included and that her family were so thankful to have their story told.
We sure needed moisture as driving on the country roads was hazardous. It was a problem for the harvesters in the field especially at night with all of the dust in the air. One always has to be cautious and look out for one another.
A great long weekend is on the horizon for all of us. Let us be thankful every day of the year, not just on Thanksgiving Day as we live in a free country with no shortage of food even if grocery bills take a big chunk from our paycheques. We can be thankful that we do not live in a Third World Country experiencing famine.
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