The melodic harmonies of The Sweetness echoed through the halls of Leipzig Serenity Retreat Nov. 29. As part of their Home Routes tour, the band played to a crowd of around 40 guests, entertaining with homemade drums and a double bass. The next event will be held this weekend. It will be a Christmas concert featuring Steve Palmer. Palmer is a familiar name around Leipzig as he participated in the retreat's music festival last year. Supper and a concert will be held Saturday. Supper will be at 6 p.m. and the concert will be at 7:30 p.m. A concert will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. Contact Leipzig Serenity Retreat at 1-306-658-4767 for more information.
We all witnessed the fury of winter at the beginning of the week. With snow plummeting down Sunday night and Monday morning, many awoke to a fresh blanket of the white stuff. Some of the country buses were cancelled Monday. The children who were privileged enough to have an unscheduled long weekend enjoyed the fresh palette of snow in which they could play.
To wake up in the morning to what looked like the first snow fall was a joy, but that slowly turned to misery when it was time to shovel. The usually quick routine took quite a bit more time with the newly fallen snow weighing heavy on the shovel. A perfect time for the neighborhood children to grab their shovels and start making some extra money!
The surrounding highway conditions were far less than perfect this week but throughout the days the plows were out and about maintaining them. Winds picked up ensuring you could feel the sting of winter on your cheeks. Yet another cold reminder that winter's here to stay.
Here's to hoping that by the time Christmas arrives, the weather will agree with us and stay away!
