Yep, just like usual! March has come in like a lion with lots of snow and just as much wind.
March 3 ended up being a big day in Rabbit Lake. The annual Agricultural Association Snowmobile Rally started off kind of sketchy but as the day progressed so did the rally鈥檚 success. By the end of the day all 281 riders had found their way back to the community hall. Yes, some did get lost and had all sorts of stories to tell about not knowing where they were or how to get back. Camaraderie paid off with those who knew the area assisting those who did not. Gale force winds from the east created blowing snow and visibility issues. Apparently the worst conditions were on Meeting Lake where it was a total white out. Although the trail was marked and riders were suppose to leave Rabbit Lake from the west, go north to Meeting Lake, north and west to Reserve Lake and then south to Sandwith where there was a checkpoint, fuel and a wiener roast, some riders found the route 66 trail on Meeting Lake which headed them south to the Meeting Lake Community Pasture near Mayfair. As one women said, 鈥淵es, we were lost but at least it was warm!鈥�
The day began with a pancake, sausage and egg breakfast put on by the Rabbit Lake and District Museum Board and the Rabbit Lake branch of the Lakeland Library. About 100 meals were served.聽 Registration began at 10 a.m. followed right after with the ride. The day concluded with a roast beef supper enjoyed by about 225 people. All in all it was a great day. These sorts of events are always subject to the weather so you have to take that in stride. A plus 10-degree day would not have been any better.
Winners of the various prizes are as follows: Ticket seller prizes of $100 each went to Bill Rohd, Mal and Delores Buckingham, Dave and Margaret Siegel, Martodam Motors and Dave Rohd. The checkpoint prizes of $500 each went to Deb Martens and to Cheryl Brin. A third checkpoint prize, a $400 helmet, went to Brendon Fox. The winners of the main prizes were Brenda Aumack ($1,250), Jodie Soderberg ($2,500) and Ed Szasz ($5,000). The winner of the 50/50 draw was Rob Beatch in the amount of $1,170.聽 Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all the supporters of this annual event.
The community continues to be busy but is looking forward to spring! Cowboy church with Rev. Rick Marten continues of the first and third Fridays at 7 p.m. Prairie Church with Celeste Wright continues on first and third Sundays at 3 p.m. at the Senior Center. The Senior Sunrise Circle continues to sponsor music evenings. About 50 people enjoyed Donny Parenteau on Feb. 22. I inadvertently mentioned the wrong name of the January entertaining family. I called them the Amundruds and it should have been the Amundsons. Amundruds are friends of mine so it was a cerebral slip. The next performer will be Old Ugly with his music and stories and will be held on March 8.
The winner of the monthly dessert of the month raffled by the Rabbit Lake Library was Teegan Cross.
If you are a Kaiser player you might want to come to Rose Gill Lodge the evening of March 17 for their annual Kaiser tournament.
