The Meota Lakeshore Lions Club received their shipment of chocolate Easter Bunnies too late this year. Their request to have their order cancelled was mislaid in the Prince Albert office. When the order was delivered they decided to donate them to various care homes. They were delivered to Battlefords District Care Centre, River Heights Lodge, Villa Pascal and to the seniors in low-rental units in Meota. Usually this is a money-making project, but this year it turned into a service project. I'm sure residents appreciated that someone remembered them in this time of stress and distancing.
One group of folks who took time out to express their gratefulness had their picture on Facebook with their chocolate bunnies.
An enterprising couple in Meota decided it was time for some action on Easter Sunday. She dressed as an Easter Bunny and carried a sign that said, "No hunting and happy Easter. Her partner in this enterprise dressed as a hunter, wearing a cap and carrying a wooden gun. His sign read, "I'm hunting wabbits and say your prayers wabbit."
They knocked on a few doors, then stepped back and chatted with their neighbours from a distance. It was all in helping to give us something different to think about and ease some pressures we are under. Folks really appreciated their actions.
Of all the airports around the world, Joyce said the biggest one she's been in was in Singapore where there are more than 500 gates. It is among the top 10 biggest in the world.
I saw one ad where a man with experience with all kinds of equipment, who has lost his job, was applying for a job on a farm. They of course will always need help and cannot shut down.
Ten years ago on April 10 the golf course was dry by now and the only water was in the ponds. Four years ago it was snowing on April 9, in Meota. It sounds like they got a lot more snow last week, north of us, as drifts blocked some of the side roads. The cold winds never give up it seems.
In Port Alberni, folks were surprised to have hummingbirds stay all winter, one rufous and two annas. Now the cherry trees are blooming on Vancouver Island along with the daffodils, great signs of spring. The robins are on their way as well as meadow larks at Taber. In Calgary there are flocks of starlings around town.
Some families in Meota, neighbours who have been in isolation for more than two weeks, shared some of their Easter dishes, but didn't get together to eat them. The goodwill and love of the season is not lost in small communities. Even a small turkey will last a long time with only one or two people eating it, so why not share with others?
