The drive to Livelong Oct. 2 was so pretty with the leaves turning from green to every shade of yellow and so bright in places. Against the spruce trees they really showed up beautifully. There were a couple skunks and porcupines dead on the highway. Maybe they were headed south like the snowbirds. It was strange to see them out there.
After spending the day at the seniors鈥� games day in Livelong, Linda and I drove to our nephew Jim Shepherd鈥檚 farm where we enjoyed supper with Kathy, his son Avery and Becky and their little Brynnley. The combines were running along the way coming home, but not Saturday, as it rained in the night. North of here there is still a lot of canola lying in swaths waiting to dry enough for the combines.
Volunteers have cleaned up the flowerbeds on Memorial Hill and in the community park. They have also done some trimming of brushes to tidy them up, worked the ground and planted tulips for spring. The flowers surely did well this summer and folks enjoyed the view.
Visiting her parents Robert and Marion Iverson recently were their eldest daughter Debbie and Bob Neville from Vernon, B.C. They also went on to Humboldt to see their son Jason and his wife and twins. On their way home they stopped in Lloydminster to see their daughter Allison and her family. That was a pretty nice holiday for the whole family.
聽Duplicate bridge was played Sept. 29 at the Do Drop In and top scores went to Gerry Fernandes and Vern Iverson. Second high were Terry and Jetta Dasilva and third were Joyce Antoine and Margaret Dyck. It was another great evening of bridge playing by those who love the game.
Doris Sidoruk and her brother Maurice Carriere from Spiritwood dropped into the village last week on their way home from North Battleford and ran into some of their old friends, including me. I鈥檓 sure everyone was as happy as I was to see them and they saw quite a few. The Carrieres grew up in Meota, but they found a lot has changed for the better since they moved away years ago.
Last week I complained about people鈥檚 cats and this week I have company in complaining about people not picking up behind their dogs. How disgusting to be out walking and step in it. Why are people not more responsible for their pets? As much as they love them the feeling isn鈥檛 necessarily there for their neighbour, especially after an incident of stepping in or having their droppings in their yard.
Having cats digging in your flower beds or garden is so disgusting. I had to fence my garden at Chitek. When the neighbors from Saskatoon arrived on weekends the first thing they did was turn two big dogs loose. They maybe didn鈥檛 go far, but my garden was not 鈥渇ar.鈥�
I drove by my sister-in-law鈥檚 house in North Battleford last week and see the 鈥渟old鈥� sign is up, so ends another sad story. We do miss Claire so much.
Arlene Walker and Gwen Lacerte of Meota took a scenic back road drive to Calgary where they visited family and friends. Arlene visited a former resident of the district and Meota 鈥斅� Arda (Iverson) Straub in Calgary. In High River she visited her daughter and son-in-law Charlene and Robin Alexander. Gwen visited her brother and his wife Brian and Gladys Fitzgerald as well as sisters Margaret and Mary. She was able to see a granddaughter and her husband Ashley and Shayne Brown. Before taking in the Pumpkin Festival in Carstairs, they visited family in Black Diamond.
聽Contract bridge was played Monday evening at the Do Drop In with top score going to Robert Iverson. Verne Iverson was second.
