A grasshopper infestation is adding to woes of area farmers already dealing with scorching crops. It is apparent harvest will be two weeks earlier with below normal yields. Last week large hailstones and high winds did devastating damage near Rabbit Lake. Many vehicles and camping trailers are either written off or almost with all the dents and holes caused by the storm.
It is with heavy hearts that Mervin and Brenda Chudy and family announce the passing of 99-year-old Kasie July 16. She was a resident at Battlefords Regional Care Centre and previously Rose Gill Lodge in Rabbit Lake. Kasie Chudy and her husband (long deceased) farmed for many years in Mayfair district and all three children were students at Mayfair Central School. Our sincere condolences to the family. There is no funeral at her request.
Former Mayfair people, Susan and Reyneld Striga of Meadow Lake, survived, everyone鈥檚 nightmare, as their house burned to the ground a few weeks ago. Susan recently retired from her teaching position and he is a carpenter. Doreen Kulpa of North Battleford is Susan鈥檚 mom and a retired farmer from east of Mayfair
Our neighbor village, Rabbit Lake, is holding a Bunnock tournament Aug. 14 with registration at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $40 per four-person team. Register early by calling 306-824-2002.
I need to apologize to Theresa Toews of Saskatoon, as her name was omitted from the report of daughter Amber graduating from Hafford Central School a month ago. There was also a mistake when naming parents of graduates. Tanya Dubyk is married to Shaun not Chad.
A memorial for Eddie Clark on July 24 at Mayfair Hall had approximately 150 family and friends attending. The CWL women prepared and served the lunch. Nephew Clinton Tomanek gave the eulogy and several others got up to speak. Cornie Martens from Rabbit Lake opened the program with a prayer and ended with one also. Eddie, in his younger years, loved the sport of broomball, so a couple of former teammates reminisced about the fun times the Whitkow Aces team had. Eddie is dearly missed by his sons Curtis and Shay, his three siblings and the community.
There was a fire near the Tomanek farm in the Whitkow area Saturday. The high winds made it a challenge and local farmers plowed a fire guard while a neighbouring volunteer fire department was called a couple of times. The cause of the fire is unknown. Thank you to the quick action of many individuals. It鈥檚 so darn dry some municipalities still have fire bans in place. The fire ban at Chitek Lake was lifted two weeks ago because there was a small amount of precipitation.
