One of my activities about this time of year is a visit to the hills south of where Battlevale School stood. The object is generally to see if the crocuses are blooming. I was not disappointed. These hardy flowers bloom even when temperatures are a little below zero. They grow in areas where the original grass, prairie wool, is still growing. The area I visit is on the south side of a hill in some pasture land that was owned by my father and is still in the family.
Linda and Bill McGilvery were hosts to their family on Easter Sunday. Bill, a member of the Yellowhead Ramblers band says the band keeps busy, spending a lot of time entertaining seniors. They will be playing in Lloydminster at Hemstock, Points West and Pioneer lodges in the coming days.
Rene and Terry Pike are presently visiting their daughter Rheanan, her husband Brad and family Jesse and Addison at Fort McMurray, Alta.
Bill Pike, along with Wayne and Jane Pike of Meadow Lake, recently returned from a trip to Florida where they enjoyed baseball at the site at St. Petersburg where the Blue Jays do their spring training. They also enjoyed the beaches and ocean.
Murray and Lynn Blyth returned April 3 from Yuma, Ariz. where they spent the winter. Easter Sunday they hosted a family supper at their home, seeing all their family in person. Among their guests was their niece Vanessa Weber and family of Goodsoil.
Gully Gus says, "A sweater is a garment worn by a child when his mother feels chilly."
