Mark your calendar for the library’s Christmas bingo on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Meota Community Complex. Prizes will be turkeys and hams. See you there.
Local folks who have lived here many years claim this is the earliest they have seen the lake freeze over, and it surely has. There are several fish shacks out already and they claim the ice is a foot thick.
Gas price in Alberta is .88 cents a litre, Cochin is at .99 cents.
The large video screen has been hung in the Do Drop In for the use of speakers who usually need one to enhance their topic. Thanks go out to the fellows who found the time and had the knowledge to get this done. It was donated by the Jenssons, for which we are grateful.
Showcasing at the Dekker Centre Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. is a narration and musical script written by Pauline and Paul Sayers, former owners of Viewpoint Photography, and semi-retired at Meota Beach. It will be under the direction of Joe and Stephen Carter. Proceeds go to mental health. The box office number is 306-445-7700.
The results of four tables in play at the Canasta afternoon Nov. 15 found Janice Morton and Dave Ottas in first place. Second were Lillian Sarenco and Svend Christiansen and third were Evelyn Dutton and Gail Hilderman.
The Do Drop In was the scene of the last shuffleboard tournament Nov. 16 with 19 players attending. Other games were played while four people took their turns at the board. Highest score went to Lillian Sarenco and Svend Christiansen. Second were Arlene Walker and Bob Lesko. Tied for third were Vivianne Lesko and Eric Callbeck and Bev McCrimmon and Maureen Campbell. A delicious noon potluck meal was set out for everyone to enjoy.
Beautiful hoar frost decorated the trees in the Medstead area Sunday morning until the sun came out and it disappeared.
The Scott Woods Country Christmas program from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. is travelling through the prairies as far west as Spruce Grove, Alta. and back, beginning Nov. 9 and getting back to Chatham, Ont. Dec. 22. They have three stops in Manitoba, eight in Saskatchewan, 10 in Alberta and 21 in Ontario. They travel in a huge motorhome that accommodates their wardrobes, stage props, instruments and five people.
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