The. Battlefords Sailing Club is holding an open house in Meota at their clubhouse June 4, from 1 to 5 p.m. Come out and find out what they have to offer for a reasonable membership fee and all the services that are available there.
The Meota Lions Chorus entertained at Edam Lady Minto health care facility May 26. Residents and guests enjoyed their group songs, solos and skits. They are always good for a laugh. They were treated to a nice lunch afterwards.
The Meota Hobby Band will be entertaining at St. Joe鈥檚 June 14, so mark your calendar for an afternoon with friends and music.
No duplicate bridge results this past week, but they did play their usual games May 24 and 26. Monday night鈥檚 games will have to wait for next week now that we are sending in our news a day earlier.
Kids鈥� Day Camps at the Western Development Museum are the week of June 18 to 22, so if you want your child to learn a variety of farm-related projects and fun things call 306-445-8033.
The Meota farmers鈥� market opens Father鈥檚 Day, June 19 and runs every Saturday until the September long weekend, Sept. 3.
Garage sales are going on somewhere most weekends, so watch for posters.
Condolences from the community to the families of the two men who lost their lives in the tragic accident down in the United States 鈥� Allan Ray and Gordon Hagen. This kind of shock leaves everyone who knew them in disbelief and with deep feelings for their families.
The Shepherd-Simkin wedding at the farmyard of Kayla鈥檚 parents, Dave and Debbie, north of Glaslyn, got lucky with the weather. The weatherman promised a rainy afternoon but none came and the sun even came out occasionally, although it was rather cool. So the wedding went off without a hitch and everyone looked so nice. The supper was held in the Glaslyn arena, catered by a group from Turtleford, who set out a delicious meal. The toasts were many and varied but all good for many laughs. Outside, the prophecy of rain became very real with a downpour during supper time. The dance was a happy occasion for everyone.
Our niece Grace (Sullivan) and Brendan Hodge, daughter Mary and her friend Katrina, from Houston, B.C., drove to Prince George last Thursday to attend the Northern College graduation exercises for their daughter Beth on Friday morning. They then travelled to Glaslyn for the wedding, arriving in Meota at 3 a.m. Saturday to the home of Aunt Linda Ard. They were previously booked on a flight to Newfoundland to visit Brendan鈥檚 parents next week so could not stay around and visit their Spiritwood relatives but promise they'll be back, with more time, next time.
Another niece, Lorelee and Doug Witala from Smithers, B.C., are in Montreal now. The campground where they had pre-booked turned out to be a deluxe site. It had brick laid grounds with a big swimming pool. They said they were really 鈥渞oughing it.鈥� Here they met up with her cousin Holly and Don Kelly from Victoria, B.C. for a nice visit. With this modern technology one can be in touch so easily, it is really making their trip so much simpler and exciting.
Bert and Janice Friesen of Belbutte are holding their farm auction sale June 11, so hope the weather co-operates for them. This will be a good place to meet your old friends because Bert is another pioneer who will be missed by the community that he helped build.
The Saskatchewan seniors鈥� convention is being held in Saskatoon June 7, 8 and 9.
Sally and Norm Bouvier of Carstairs, Alta., are getting settled at their summer lot near Beauval for two weeks of fishing and living with nature. Her brother Brad and Kelly Pearson, also from near Carstairs, went up on the weekend to join them.
When I saw deer tracks in the backyard I wondered if they were real, but I hear others have seen a couple of deer in the area so do watch for them along the roadways. They are such beautiful animals, but not when they travel highways, night or day. Do take care.
Flowerpots are being arranged and set out around town, already making the village look friendlier and pretty. The town men keep the grass trimmed, doing their part to keep it looking good.
