An error was made in my last Regional Optimist report from Beljennie on the passing of Laura Prescesky as it read she taught school at Baljennie from 1945 to 1955 but that was not right. It should have read 1954 to 1955. Sorry about that.
Get well wishes go out to Phil Bater as he had a heart attack and was admitted to hospital to later be flown by an air ambulance to a Saskatoon hospital. He is in stable condition and recovering slowly.
Our weather is so unbelievable as we have had more rainfall. The farmers are held up again. It has been a real struggle to get any of the crops off this fall. We are all still hoping for some nice warmer sunny days yet to come.
Canada is adding on the years and in 2017 we are about to celebrate the 150th year since confederation. We all will remember the year 1967 when Canada celebrated its 100th birthday.
Now I am asking for some help of my news readers. I’m looking for information about quilts made that year and if there are still any about. Back in those days quilts were sturdier, unlike the more delicately constructed quilts of today. I’m sure there were a few made and maybe some are still around.
I need this help for my daughter Elaine Theriault as she is a quilt instructor and designer of quilts in Mississauga Ont. She is preparing to write an article on quilts made in 1967 for a quilt magazine she writes. If I can get any help I certainly would appreciate that. Contact me at 306-937-3529. Even photos would be good.
Huge flocks of geese are in the fields, coming from the north to seek warmer weather in the south. You would almost think it had snowed on some farm fields with the flocks of snow geese stopping to rest and feed along their route.
