The adult-only Halloween dance held Oct. 29 was deemed a success with many donated prizes to acknowledge best costumes. Music was supplied by DJ Calvin Lafreniere with great music entertaining the crowd. A big thank you to the people who organized the dance with everything running smoothly. Money made from this event is staying in the community.
Sisters living a distance always love to reunite even if it is only for a couple of days. Esther Fendelet and her daughter were guests at Lorena Lafreniere’s house last week. Esther resides in Innisfail, Alta.
A large gathering Nov. 4 was in Mayfair Hall for former Mullingar farmer Dan Salisbury, who suddenly passed away at age 60. Sympathy to his wife Patsy, formerly from Mayfair, his mother Margaret from North Battleford, mother-in-law Adgerine McNutt, who resides in Mayfair, and other family members.
Dan farmed in the Mullingar district for many years before relocating to a farm in the Willowbrook area where Dan and Patsy continued to farm. He served as councillor and reeve of the RM of Meeting Lake as well as having a huge role in the 4-H club. Between Patsy and himself, which was a second marriage, they were kept busy with eight children and 13 grandchildren. Dan was a good neighbour, friend and family man. Mayfair Hall was bursting with the large crowd with many people standing.
The weather has suddenly turned to fall-like temperatures which is a joy to everybody basking in the sun. The lovely weather brought a large crowd to Mayfair this past Sunday for the fall supper, but many local farmers did not attend as they were in the fields harvesting well into the night. The 50/50 cow patty bingo draw was made with Barry Brown winning $500.
Alice Grigor still has some history books left to sell at $85, which is the second edition history of Rabbit Lake, Mullingar and Meeting Lake districts. It would make a great Christmas gift and is jammed packed with history of pioneers up to present day residents. The book is a large and heavy volume, making for lots of reading during the coming cold winter months.
Looks like Saturday, Nov. 26 will be a busy day if we want to partake in the following functions which are within driving distance from Mayfair:
• Radisson Christmas Craft Fair 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.. at the town hall with lunch for sale by the playground committee.
• Community Trade and Garage Sale by Hafford Central School from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the school gymnasium. All proceeds for new playground equipment. A concession is available.
• Annual turkey shoot from 2 – 10 p.m. at Speers Recreation Centre. The fee is $2.50 to put your name on a target plate wedge, for three categories of target shooting or spinning the wheel. A concession is available.
Santa will be visiting Mayfair Sunday, Nov. 27 around 3 p.m. Our annual Christmas craft sale is also on that day from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This is sponsored by Creative Corners and a hot lunch can be purchased. If you have any questions call Dora Brown at 306-246-4848 or Alice Grigor at 306-246-4212.
With the weather deciding to give us autumn now, farmers are combining again and hopefully they are not taking the crop off totally wet. Harvesting the crop tough is not as hard on the equipment as wet This factor, of farmers feverishly working in November, will mean a fewer folks to take in the community activities. Yes, the fall of 2016 will go down in records as dismal for many farmers. Cheers for the ones who finished before the unwanted snowfall Oct. 4.
The Whitkow area has again had some devastating break-ins by criminals. One was really a bad scene with the trashing of a house and the thieves even had an opportunity to sit down and enjoy eating the owner’s ice cream. Â
The seniors’ centre at Maymont would love to have a large crowd of people to come and see how their hall has recently been upgraded. An open house is being hosted Monday, Nov. 14 with pie and coffee during the afternoon.
Nov. 19, starting at 7:30 p.m. the Maymont Recrecreation Board is putting on a fundraiser to install a new furnace in the big hall. Country Cousins, a band consisting of Benny and Lorraine Steinborn from Sonningdale and Wilf and Joan Rice from Battleford, will be performing. Admission is by donation at the door with a door prize and other draws during the evening. Come out to support this worthy cause.
