The Meota Lions Chorus entertained a friendly group of seniors at Davidson Manor Feb. 11 and were treated to a tasty lunch afterwards. This brightened the day for everyone. They will be at Harwood Manor Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. and at Valleyview Towers II March 5 at 2 p.m. Mark your calendar today.
 The annual general meeting for Meota Lakeside Golf Course will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 1 in the curling rink.
 The monthly meeting was held at the Do Drop In Feb. 13 with a good turnout. The library annual meeting is Feb. 23 and their next bingo is April 10. If you can volunteer to work a three-hour shift between noon and 6 p.m. please contact the library.
Charges at the wellness clinic will be looked into. It was agreed we would not rent out the chairs as we could not rent out the hall without the chairs being there. Plans will go ahead for the 55 Alive course offered by the Canada Safety Council, to refresh memories of older drivers and get them up to date on rules and regulations. There has to be 20 or more for the one-day event. The sponsor will arrange a date and get back to us.
Shuffleboard tournaments will be held Feb. 28 and March 28. Eric Callbeck will be the nominating committee for the annual meeting, coming up March 13 at 10:30 a.m. The Edam Seniors have invited us to join them Tuesday, March 17 for dinner and an afternoon of games. The date seemed OK but there are always some who can’t make it. Their good food is always a drawing card.
The February noon luncheon at the community hall is set for Feb. 20 so we’ll see you there to support the work of the hall committee. The Meota Snowmobile Rally will be held from the Do Drop In Feb. 23. The World Day of Prayer will be held in the Do Drop In March 6 at 7 p.m. The general public is invited to join all congregations at this annual event.
George and Muriel Nachtegaele are getting settled in their new condo in North Battleford. They are the most easterly unit of the five behind the Alliance Church.
Carol and Albert Huys from Trevessa Beach on Jackfish Lake flew to Jamaica where they attended the wedding of Albert’s niece. They spent six days there before going to the Cayman Islands where they visited their son Kevin and Jenni and grandson Matthew and granddaughter Gracie for 12 days.
A guitar player that we saw at every jamboree or museum event, Edna Weum, passed away in North Battleford Feb. 1. She attended every jamboree that Harold Anderson organized for so many years and was at every museum event also.
 The Meota ADRA Snowmobile Rally will be held Feb. 22 from the Community Complex, starting at 11 a.m. Watch for posters for details.
 The Turtleford Snowmobile Rally is set for Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be hot dogs and coffee on the trail and chili on a bun at the Lions Hall at the end of the ride at 4 p.m. Chitek Lake Rally is the same day and Leoville’s Rally is a week later, Feb.28.
The bridge games have been cancelled lately but the Canasta has continued, faithfully. Feb. 13 there were four tables in play with high scores going to Cora Christiansen and Bev Mccrimmon, second high were Muriel Chapman and Gwen Lacerte and third were Linda Ard and Charles Walker. It was a lovely evening ending with a tasty lunch.
Open house at Caleb Village was a busy time for the tour guides and the cooks. They opened with chili and buns from noon to 1 p.m. then tours began and continued until 3 p.m. with various sized groups. Then the entertainment began with Keepin’ it Country which a good sized crowd gathered to listen to and enjoy. Lots of visiting went on and one lady we missed seeing was Bernice Tait, who was in the hospital.
Chance Beatch came home from the Cayman Islands, where he lives, to visit his grandmother Bernice Beatch at Caleb Village and his brother Shane and Heather and their family on the home farm, as well his mother Marilyn and other relatives in the area. Grandma is always so very pleased when he shows up.
The weather people have come up with a definition of a blizzard as before everyone had their own idea of what constituted one. The number is four – it lasts for four hours or more, the wind is over 40 km/h and visibility is less than 400 metres.
