No remarks about our cold weather, it is here for a while yet. However Yuma broke a record on Jan. 29 when the temperature reached 30 degrees, the hottest for that day since 1986. So they are as hot as we are cold!
Hope most of you were able to see the total lunar eclipse on Wednesday morning. When I looked out at 6:45 it was nearly over but I did see some of it. It was called a super blue blood moon. It caused the churning up of strong tides, which are known as ‘king’ or ‘spring’ tides. The blue moon is when there are two full moons in one month, which in this case were on Jan.1 and Jan 31. Marilyn McGown has some splendid pictures of the red moon she showed on Facebook.
Duplicate bridge was played in the Pioneer Hall in the city Feb. 1 with top score going to Gerry Craig and Mary Greenwald, second were Robert Iverson and Linda Ard and third were Margaret Dyck and Joyce Antoine. Many bridge nights were missed because of cold weather, illness and people being away.
Norwegian whist was played at the Do Drop In Feb. 2, again with only two tables in play for a variety of reasons. Top marks here were Albert Huys, Lorna Pearson, Arlene Walker and Carol Huys. It was still a nice outing for the afternoon.
Canasta will be played in the evenings from now on as attendance is much better and people are freer to come, starting at 7:30 p.m., but do come early so numbers can be right on. Next date is Feb. 9. Happy for you to come.
Albert and Carol Huys have enjoyed their annual holiday to the Cayman Islands where they spent two weeks with their son and his family, Kevin and Jenni and their children Matthew and Gracie. It is very expensive to live there and with the money exchange and all, one who has a place to stay is lucky. It is a very interesting place, though, which is a drawing card for anyone.
Some additional information about the old building at 1157-100th St. in Richard Hiebert’s report in the Jan. 25 paper, from Al Lambert who lived there for many years. This brick and stucco building was first the North Battleford Post Office. Alphonse Lambert bought the building, Marsh’s Tire Shop, from Alf Marsh in 1952. He made the upper floor into living quarters where he and Georgina raised their three children. Lambert Tire and battery was downstairs. When he retired, he sold the building to Joe Lepinski who had it for about two and a half years. Then Alphonse’s son Albert took the building over about 1990. He and his wife Donna (Pearson) lived there for two or three years until Albert built the new tire shop down near MacDonalds on Railway Avenue and sold the old building to McKinnon Agencies, about 1980. The bay window upstairs has always been there.
