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On Valentine's Day, we had a good surprise when a little knock came to our door. It was an old school pal, Harley Custer, standing there at our new home in Battleford. He had walked all the way from the Town Hall in Battleford, which is the area that he lives in. He only stopped a short time to visit and to welcome Stanley and I to Battleford. Harley has lived in Battleford for a good many years.聽

Through email we got word of the passing of Dorothy Orlacki (Hill) at Two Hills, Alta. on Feb. 5. She was the oldest daughter of the late Russell and Laura Hill of the Baljennie and Spinney Hill area. The funeral was on Feb. 13 at Two Hills. Dorothy was 84 years old. Sympathy to all the family. She was a student at the old Spinney Hill school along with her brothers and sisters.聽

Stanley Mills has been back and forth to the farm to do a little needed shop work for the museum in North Battleford. He was surprised to see there had been visitors in the yard as there were whitetail deer tracks all over, plus moose tracks as well. Jackfish Lake was a pretty popular place over a recent weekend as the Battlefords North Stars hockey players, plus many other helpers, were there for the annual fishing derby competitions. John Leite of Eagle Hills with the second largest fish won the snowmobile, along with a gift certificate. The big winning first prize went to a few in Saskatoon. The weather was much better than what it was for last year's gathering.聽

The school students finished their mid-winter week out of classes. It all started off with Family Day that led into the mid-winter break.聽

The town of Baljennie has taken on another hit of happenings. Since they were beyond repair, the old Jack Gardiner workshop and Jim Megaffin's old house close by, and the old Post Office at one time, have all been burnt and the area is all cleaned up. The buildings have not been used for a few years and were in very poor shape.聽

A sudden few changes have taken place on the Lloyd's Hill area. Parts of a seeding machine had been sitting for nine months after the accident on the hill, left in the field and road edge. At last it has been pretty well all cleaned up. A big thank you goes out to those workers. It's nice to see it cleared away at last.聽

It was sad to hear of the recent passing of Ted Morgan of Spinney Hill. Ted and his wife Pat and family have farmed in the area most of his years. He was a student at the old Spinney Hill school and also was a member of the old Baljennie Baby Beef Club long before it was changed to Baljennie Multiple 4H Club. He also spent time in the community affairs. Funeral pending for later. He will be missed by all. Sympathy goes out to all the family.聽

What ever has happened to our lovely spring weather? After having one of the most mild, spring-like winters most of February, now it has turned much colder, with a few days of blasts of colder arctic air coming in to make the month go out colder and to welcome in March like a lion. Just hope it goes out like a lamb. At least we all know the first day of spring is not far off now. It will be welcomed. No matter what type of winter we have, it's so nice to see it all end. It is always nice to see all the fresh green grass and leaves on the bare trees, with the summer birds about.聽

Barnyards are all starting to get active with the newly born baby calves arriving. They will find it a cool, nippy morning. So lots of bales of straw are spread about for them to nestle into where it's warmer and out of the winds.聽