The monthly meeting at the Do Drop In was held May 8. The regional meeting held at Lashburn the day before was reported on by Linda Ard, district co-ordinator, and Gwen Lacerte. There was a good turnout of 35 seniors. The meeting next year will be at Edam.
The papers to apply for New Horizon grants are on hand, if someone has a worthy idea and time to fill in the papers. The SSAI annual convention will be held in Saskatoon June 3 and 4 at the Heritage Inn.
When the Edam club visits June 12 it was agreed we would go with the usual potluck dinner. Plans are underway to wash the outside walls down so the building can be sprayed for spiders this spring. Boat rides for seniors is another project we are hoping to organize this summer and Ray and Sheila Lessard are one couple who have offered to become involved. The flowerbeds at the Community Park was another project discussed. It seems the coffee maker needs replacing and maybe the humidifier, also. The Western Development Museum is holding a garage sale at the same time as Those Were the Days if anyone can offer items to give them our support.
Duplicate bridge was played at the Do Drop In May 5 with high scores going to Vern Iverson and Beatrice Novlan. In second were Glen and Julie Moore and third were Bernard and Lucille Gregoire. It was another pleasant evening for all.
The Lions bottle drive will take place May 23, not May 25 as I said last week, so do be ready.Â
Something new I read in the latest bulletin from the village is that garbage is to go in the back alley from April 15 to Oct. 30. They also remind residents to do their share to keep the village tidy and attractive.
Another shuffleboard tournament will be held at Towers II May 16, starting at 10 a.m. To get your name on the game sheet phone Anna at 306-445-2539 the day before. New seniors are welcome to join for a day of fun and food. This is a potluck lunch at noon.
Nine members of the Meota Lions Chorus entertained at Battlefords District Care Centre May 6 to a goodly group of residents who enjoyed it. It was a nice time of visiting and meeting old and new friends.
It was interesting to learn that Walter Ard and Herman French taught school at Ministikwan at the same time many years ago. Herman and Ruth have moved to North Battleford from Chitek Lake this past year.
The next Meota Community Complex luncheon will be held May 15, another time of socializing and dining with friends and supporting the work that the hall board does in keeping the hall in good condition.
Everybody will have canola growing in any soil available as it was seeded all across the village after a twister touched down in the canola field on the northwest corner of town last fall, picking it up and then scattering it. Canola looks like radishes when young.
An item out of the senior paper about a hotel in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Their tallest hotel is 72 stories tall, rates start at $400 Canadian a night up to $11,500 per night. None of us will be spending much time there.
The United/Anglican church is holding their bake and plant sale on Saturday at 9 a.m. July 5 they will have a white elephant table of crafts and other items at the Meewasinota Craft and Trade Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., so keep turning out those crafts.
Serafina Energy Limited held an open house at the community complex May 6 from 3 to 8 p.m. with a smorg laid out for people’s enjoyment. Nearly 100 showed up to find company representatives present to answer questions regarding the Meota SAGD Thermal Project in the Cavalier area. They are planning to build a new central processing facility for their project in the Meota area. A pipeline will transport raw water to the CPF infrastructure from the North Saskatchewan River. Sales of oil produced will initially be trucked to a midstream terminal, and the representatives suggested traffic would be 30 to 40 trucks daily.
The annual inventory was completed at the library April 18 by our librarian and volunteer helpers. The tally was more than 5,000 books. Clearing the Plains has been purchased so is available to readers. In March of 2015, 251 patrons used the library and in April there were 269. The next library bingo at Carousel Bingo in the city will be June 19. Floor workers work for three hours, so if you can help out contact the library or drop in and put your name on the list for future bingos. The library will be closed May 16.
Linda Ard attended an Eastern Star provincial conference at Melfort last week.
On the evening of May 8, 20 card players spent a pleasant time playing canasta. Top scores went to Janice Morton and Gwen Lacerte, second were Pat Chapman and Cora Christiansen and third were John Soloninko and Muriel Tebay. There was lots of laughter and fun all night and a great choice of lunch items to go with the coffee while folks visited.
In northern British Columbia this spring they have a real influx of hummingbirds, both the Rufous and the ruby-throated. It is interesting to watch as they fly so fast and make such a humming noise, often close by. They are keeping folks busy filling feeders for them. They arrive there a good two weeks before we see them.
May 9, three representatives from the Red Cross and two mutual aid co-ordinators in this section of the province met to discuss steps that would be taken in the case of a disaster in the community. There were 12 people, mostly elderly, who attended the five-hour course. They learned ways that the Red Cross steps in to help during and after the disaster. Folks need to be able to take care of themselves for 72 hours with enough food and water on hand to allow agencies to get set up and in place. Then there is the registering of everyone who comes into the shelters and keeping track of people and where they are. Council members didn’t attend, but I think they take a variety of courses involved with their work at other times. The younger folks, who will be the ones involved in volunteering with the work, need training. It is very important for all involved to have some training. A presentation was made, along with pictures, on establishing a mobile command post. To be well organized makes all the difference as to the outcome of a disaster.
Beulah Corbiel was happy to have her son Blair and Erna from Beaumont, Alta. for an overnight visit last Friday. Saturday her cousin Irene Theroux from St. Paul, Alta. arrived to spend a few days with her. Irene’s son Albert Theroux drove his mother over.
A few words from our local golf course. May 20 is ladies’ night. Men’s night starts May 26. The first tournament will be held on May 24, call the clubhouse at 306-892-2200 for details on any of these events.
Contract bridge was enjoyed Monday evening at the Do Drop In with top scores going to Vernon Iverson and second to Jette Dasilva.
The cool weather and the big job of cleaning up the concession equipment may hinder the opening of the concession at the beach, in full, on Tuesday this week, but things like ice cream will be ready. Drop by and welcome Gloria to her summer job.
