The hot weather last week brought out the swathers and even the combines. It seems so early but maybe not. The peas were running 40 bushels to the acre and that is good. Many crops are going to have second growth, which will complicate harvest a great deal. There should be second crops of hay with this moisture and heat. The weather in southern Alberta has brought their crops on early, too, and they are worried the pumpkin crop will be ready a month before Halloween. Do you suppose they could change the date for that? With their fancy climate controlled buildings maybe they can hold them for a while, but usually they go right from the field harvest to the stores, in those big cardboard boxes.
Brenda Zurowsky flew to Kamloops, B.C. to attend the funeral of her grandmother Eva Fuergutz, who passed away on Aug. 3. Her two sisters also attended, Janis Dare from Saskatoon and Roxana Vienneau from Kelowna. This is always a sad time but family together time is so precious, even then.
More than a full house of friends and relatives turned out at the Do Drop In on Saturday, Aug. 15, to wish Bernice and Winston Tait birthday greetings. It was a cool, rainy day but that didn't deter folks, and the farmers were able to come out. We wish them many more happy, healthy years ahead.
Duplicate bridge played at the Do Drop In on Aug. 11 found top score by Ray and Marnie Davie, second Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan and third Vern Iverson and Maureen Campbell.Â
Congratulations to Harold Fast of Spiritwood on being inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame in Saskatoon on Aug. 1. Harold graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and moved home to Spiritwood where he and his wife Margie started their family-owned business 'Fast Genetics' in 1982. Their genetics are incorporated into sow herds across Canada, the United States, Mexico and China. It also provides employment for many local people.
The framing of the new village workshop has gone up quickly, looking really great, however the base work at the condo site is again water-logged and on hold. How quickly the scenery changes around here. Windy Rivers Construction is doing both jobs so have their hands full.
Canasta was played in the senior's hall on Aug. 14 and found four tables in play. Top score went to Charles Walker and Barbara Soloninko with second high to Cora Christiansen and Paulette Neale and third high to Bev McCrimmon and Shirley Tebay.Â
While working at the Community Park the other evening a gentleman stopped and expressed his appreciation of the town turning that lot into a pretty park, as he could remember when it wasn't very pretty; there were old car bodies and junk on the site. Another passer-by one day asked Maureen Campbell if she was getting paid - I'm afraid not, only recompense is the pleasure it gives to others. Gwen Lacerte has spent a lot of time on the Memorial Hill flowerbed and helped out at the park, too. I see someone has done some landscaping work in front of the Community Complex, and improved that site.
Blair Corbiel and his family from Beaumont, Alta., and his brother Marcel and his family from Utah have been to visit their mother Beulah while she spent some time in the hospital in town. She is back home again and doing fine.
Visiting with Mary and Walter Tait recently while in Canada for a wedding in Manitoba were Mr. and Mrs. David Miller from Friockheim, Scotland. They are neighbours to Mary's brother over there and came early so were doing some sight-seeing and visiting. The following day Mary and Walter had company from Rosetown, Alistair and Christine Stables. They are having a busy summer and everyone is enjoying their yard full of flowers.
Happy 111th birthday greetings to Lillian Cornell, mother of Lou Tait, on Aug. 21. A small celebration is planned for family.
The Meota Hobby Band and several of their spouses travelled to Hanley where they took part in the military service honouring the late Lloyd Beaumont of Saskatoon on Aug. 8, his birthday. He passed away in April. Lloyd and Carmen moved a year ago from Meota to Saskatoon. His military service began in 1952 and lasted many years. After that he worked for the Department of Public Health. They had a minute of silence for folks to recall his past. They had a reading of the poem In Flanders Fields. His love of music, especially the saxophone, found him active in forming bands in schools or with adults wherever he lived - the Lions' Band in Regina, Hanley Kitchen Band, North Battleford Kinsmen Band and finally the Meota Hobby Band. Several tributes were paid to Lloyd, ending with the Last Post and a five-gun salute. He was born at Hanley and his ashes were interred at the Hanley Cemetery.
Get-well wishes go out to all people with medical problems, and who doesn't have any? Those in hospitals, get out to enjoy this fall weather.Â
Jesse Beyer has been working in Edmonton on CTV as the weather reporter. Today he was on Global TV reporting, so he's doing well. His grandmother Mary Ann Beyer has lived at Chitek Lake most of her life so is well known there.
Remember the Community Complex noon luncheon on Friday, the 21st, so come out and meet your friends, enjoy a great  meal together and support the hall committee and the work they do.
Contract bridge was played at the Do Drop In on Monday, Aug. 17, with top score by Mary Greenwald and second by Jetta Dasilva.
