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What can we say about the weather to cheer you up? Just keep hoping that it will improve so those good crops can be salvaged this fall. If the farmer has money everybody benefits, because he spends it. I hear cattle prices have dropped, too, so there’s another problem for the farmers.

The advance poll in Meota is Saturday from 1- 4 p.m. in the Meota Community Center.

The Sons of Norway gathered for an afternoon of Norwegian whist at the club house across from Caleb Village on Oct. 13. There were three tables in play and about twice that many for a soup and pie supper. Winners at cards were Rita Peterson and Arlene Walker, tied for high score, followed by Yvonne MacPherson. It was chilly outside but there was a warm atmosphere indoors with lots of visiting going on. The food, as usual, was delicious, with four pots of soup, buns and many pies and squares for dessert.

I got lucky on my drive to Lloydminster last weekend. The roads were dry Saturday when I went up and after five to six inches of snow Saturday night, they were dry Monday when I came home. The only tracks into the ditch were around Maidstone. I enjoyed two Thanksgiving suppers with my two Pearson granddaughters and their families.

Contract bridge was played Oct. 10 in Meota with top score by Robert Iverson. Second was Maureen Campbell. Duplicate bridge on Tuesday evening found top score by Catriona Winterholt and Cletus Scherman. Second were Vern Iverson and Gerry Fernandes and third were Margaret Dyck and Donna Scherman. Oct. 13 in the city top score went to Jean Beattie and Cletus Scherman, second were Bernard and Lucille Gregoire and third were Jean Lowes and Fraser Glen.

H. Hardcastle School in Edam was one of only two schools in the province to win a SASCA Provincial Award of Excellence in student activities for the 2015-16 year. Congratulations to a busy bunch — the SRC executive and room representatives.

The fall supper at Glaslyn is Sunday from 5 - 7 p.m. or you can opt for Spiritwood’s supper the same night.

The Glaslyn Recreation Board is holding their Harvest Roundup on Oct. 29. For information call 306-342-7898.

The Edam Fall Fair is slated for Oct. 28 and 29 and a fundraiser for Edam Early Learning Center with comedian Sean Lecomber is on the evening of Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.

The Meota Hobby Band will entertain at Caleb Village on Oct. 28 and the chorus will be in Edam on Oct. 31.

The Medstead Library is holding their seventh annual bazaar Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the hall. For information and table rental call 306-342-4988.

Congratulations to Dot and Leo Gaboury of Bapaume, who celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Spiritwood Pioneer Center on Oct. 9, as well as Leo’s 85th birthday. All seven of their children were home. Missing were three of their 31 grandchildren and three of their 23 great-grandchildren, so it was a full house for the afternoon tea and birthday party. 

A report from Ken Parker on his first day in China indicated the smog is so bad you can only see for one block. It took two hours to travel by bus from the airport to his hotel. It was a case of stop and go, stop and go, the way traffic is there, at all times in the cities. He will visit his friends for 40 days, so we should have more reports of his travels.

The annual Meota Lions supper, held Oct. 16, was another success with 320 people attending. There were a lot of worried cooks wondering if people would challenge the weather and come out. The faithful folks were all there. The meal was as fantastic as ever with some homegrown vegetables, turkey and ham and all the trimmings and lots of desserts. It was also a time of visiting folks you don’t see often. Accolades go out to the cooks who prepared the food, to those helping in the kitchen, to the Lions who organized it all and helped, and to the Girls’ Club who picked up the used plates and cutlery. It was a great community accomplishment.

The annual games day for seniors was hosted by the Livelong Lakeside Seniors’ Club on Oct. 14 with a variety of games to partake in. Bowling winners were Don Nichols, Marg Scott and Peter Adair. Kaiser winners were Donna Brinson and Carol Ferris. Whist winners were Arlene Walker and Les Olson and cribbage top score went to Jean and Gil Gramlich. Draws were made for nice door prizes. The luncheon was a variety of sandwiches with fruit and vegetable trays, dip and desserts. There were fewer people this year as several have moved to the cities or homes or passed away, and the stormy weather didn't help either. It surely was a nice day for those who did go, renewing acquaintances or making new friends.