Our deepest sympathy goes out to the Hutchinson, Â鶹´«Ã½AVgate and Parkinson families on the recent passing of Georgina Hutchinson's husband Alan. As they say, sometimes death in a family goes in threes, as she lost her brother Kennie Sinclare (Parkinson) of North Battleford and her uncle Stanley Â鶹´«Ã½AVgate of Battlefords District Care Centre, formerly of the Eagle Hills area, all within three weeks. Georgina also lost their only daughter Andrea Hutchinson in a deadly highway accident June 5, 2005. Our thoughts are with you at this time.
What beautiful weather we had, when all of a sudden everything changed. Temperatures dipped for a few mornings to the freezing point. It did try to rain, with high winds, but no such luck for rain. Everything is dry and in need of a good rainy day or two.
Before the frosty mornings the wild saskatoon bushes put on a white coat of blossoms. So between the touch of frost and the winds, the crops will be another loss.
Most farmers are busy seeding their various crops. The wind has been nasty for those who are trying to spray the fields first. A good percentage of the fields are now seeded and the crops will soon be coming up to make green fields.
It is also gardening time and many are busy planting or have finished already. The local greenhouses are in full swing with lovely flowers for sale. Every year there are many new varieties of flowers and shrubs to try out.
There have been a good number of break-ins and thefts in the area by those light-handed people with nothing else to do. If they want to get into buildings or a vehicle, locked doors do not even stop them anymore. If they want to get in bad enough, they can easily break locks and catches. Guess we all need 24-hour watch dogs.
The black forest caterpillars are making their eager meals on lush green tree leaves. It does not take them too long to multiply and eat the trees bare. They are hard to control.
