The water is running and spring is here, along with many more birds. They surely are a hungry bunch, as the feeders seem to go empty so fast. The town worker is taking care of any water problems, as much as possible. There is getting to be a dry street or two where one can walk and many are out enjoying doing just that.
A key for a Dodge Ram truck has been turned in at Harwood Manor. It showed up when the snow melted off it. Hope the owner can be found. There were no tags on it.
The ice shacks are off the lake this week, and only a few were still to go when I walked that way last week.
In town, on Easter Sunday, for a lunch out with my sisters, it was good to see the Co-op Store was closed so their employees could spend Easter Sunday with their families. This is as important a holiday as Christmas and it鈥檚 time people gave it that respect.
The Meota Lions Club would like to express their appreciation to everyone who bought their chocolate Easter rabbits. This all goes to a good local cause.
There are tickets available around town at various businesses for the 鈥渃ar sink鈥� event, which in reality is an old 鈥済olf cart鈥� sink, again a project of the Lions Club. Just guess when you think the cart will sink and get in on the fun.
My daughter Sal and Norm Bouvier of Carstairs both had birthdays in March so their children went together and bought them tickets to go to Canmore, Alta. and go dogsledding. The weather was perfect, the dogs hungry to run and they thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the experience. The company is called Snowy Owl. They have 182 dogs and go out three times a day with average teams of six dogs. It鈥檚 about a five-mile course up the mountain, ending where they started from. That day they took 115 dogs in a big truck and there was quite a din as they all barked, anxious to get going. It takes a few fellows a while to get each outfit ready to go in turn. Sal and Norm rode on the sled, standing behind, so she was able to take pictures and a little video. Can you imagine the feed bill for 182 dogs?
It is sad to hear of more seniors passing in the Spiritwood area, or who are from there. Elsie Franson on March 5 and Donna Sarrazin on March 18. Since then Ivor Everett of the Twin Bay district and Jim Materie from Saskatoon have left us. Condolences to all.
Folks are starting to return from the warmer climates, as it gets too warm down there. We hope everyone had a good winter and will enjoy the summer back here. Those folks who are having health problems, we all hope they improve and tomorrow will be a better day. Hang in there.
Al Lambert, my son-in-law from Leduc, Alta., had his heart valve repair operation done in Edmonton on March 18. He is home and feeling fine. They did not have to break the rib cage to do what they had to do, so he was really lucky there. He has only a three-inch incision that is healed up already. Anyone who knows Al will realize how hard it is going to be not do things he is forbidden to do, as he is not one to sit around idly. The operation was done in the Mazankowski Heart Center, which is part of or joined to the Stollery Children鈥檚 Hospital and the University Hospital.
I hope some of you read Elaine Woloshyn鈥檚 column last week, a lot of familiar names from the Battlefords area enjoying the winter down in Yuma, Ariz. where she was.
Duplicate bridge was played in Meota March 22 with top score by Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan, second high were Eric Callbeck and Maureen Campbell, and third were Glen and Julie Moore. Another great turnout of happy players.
There was good and bad curling as the women fought it out to be the best and though Canada didn鈥檛 get a medal they almost did. Coming in fourth is not too bad and they lost a couple games they really should not have lost. They did their best and nerves were likely a factor. They are not what one would call seasoned veterans, yet.
Contract bridge was played in Meota on March 28 with top score by Linda Ard and second by Eric Callbeck.
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