There will be no church service at the catholic Church in Mayfair Sunday, Sept. 11 as it will instead by celebrated at St. Joseph鈥檚 Church approximately five miles east of Mayfair. St. Joseph鈥檚 Church is a typical small country building erected in 1935. This church serviced the community for 40 years and the last service was the funeral of the Joseph Zyznomirski in June 1975. It is used once a year in September for the service, a blessing of the nearby graves. The service, followed by an old-fashioned picnic, begins at 11 a.m. Usually former residents of the Mayfair community attend this function and people from as far away as Edmonton, Alta. have returned.
Sunday, Sept. 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. Honeywood Heritage Nursery will be hosting the last get together for the public, as the growing season has come to an end. A draw for the 50/50 progressive lotto will take place and one can still purchase tickets by calling 306-747-3307. There is also one draw for a print by Glen Scrimshaw entitled Honeywood valued at $950.听 Tickets are one for $10, five for $25 and 15 for $50. There are a total of 20,500 tickets with a maximum possible prize of $40,000.
The local ladies prepare 160 apple and rhubarb pies and this is a delightful way to spend an outdoor afternoon, eating scrumptious pie, drinking coffee, listening to good entertainment and visiting. There will also be an array of crafters selling their goods and one can even tour the gardens in an open wagon drawn by a tractor. They would love to sell many tickets for the draw, as this is a big fundraiser. Many people volunteer at the site pulling weeds, planting flowers and keeping the grounds immaculate. In their budget there is only one full-time employee, according to a person I talked to last September while at this event.
Honeywood Nursery is located near Parkside, which is 13.8 kilometres southwest of Shellbrook.
Neighbour Mary Konopelski鈥檚 family is hosting a come and go lunch Sunday, Sept. 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rabbit Lake Community Hall in honour of her 80th birthday. Happy birthday, Mary.
Harper Adeline is the newest member of the Babiy family. Congratulations to Curtis and Ashlee on the birth of their daughter. This new addition is a grandchild number five for Peter and Sharon Babiy and the only granddaughter, as their daughter Kim (Mark) Brochu have four sons.
We received a light frost Aug. 28, but there really was no noticeable damage. The long-range forecast for the coming week still looks promising as the lows go down to only 5 C. Not too bad for this time of year, but we all know the weather can drastically change in no time. People seem to be pushing to bring in all the vegetables. I am not in a hurry as I cover the plants with blankets and tarps. It is heart breaking to see flowers still flourishing one day and the next morning you wake up to discover Jack Frost has brought devastation. Summer is never long enough, as officially, in a couple of weeks, the summer of 2016 will have disappeared.
Farmers are still plugging away at harvest, which will go on to the end of October. Start getting out your winter attire, because sooner or later it will come in handy.
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