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RABBIT LAKE — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and sound like and feel like it as well!
Several people in the village took advantage of those couple of nice days and have hung up all sorts of Christmas lights. The Christmas chimes at the museum church have been sending out their melodies of Christmas joy and even Mother Nature got into the action with a couple of -30C nights.
Actually, on Grey Cup evening, our car recorded a temperature of -36C south of Rabbit Lake. I guess that is what makes up the people that we are!
The winner for the November treat of the month was Barb Knutson of Rose Gill Lodge. Barb won a Christmas stollen made by Naomi Unger.
Get well wishes go out to Albert Colbe and to Shirley Leigh.
The Ladies’ Aid of Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church held its annual mission sale at the church, Nov. 28. Auctioneers Doug Haryung and Al Martens kept the small crowd in stitches and everyone had fun. At the end of the evening the group of nine ladies in the Ladies’ Aid had raised over $1,600. Buyers from North Battleford, Glenbush and Rabbit Lake enjoyed the fun.
Nov. 29 was a busy evening in Rabbit Lake. The Senior Sunrise Circle once again hosted the annual turkey shoot in the Rabbit Lake Community Hall. This year there was an added venture in the form of a chili and bun supper before the shoot, and then a bingo held at the Seniors’ Hall. In addition to the directors of the Rabbit Lake Senior Sunrise Circle, we would like to thank Doug Lamb for being the shoot referee, Shelly Laughlin for being secretary, Jeanette Krelow for assisting Isabelle McLennan with coffee and muffins and Stan Moore for calling the bingo, and the members of the quilting club. Once again we lean on volunteers.
November 30 was Grey Cup Sunday but, without Saskatchewan Roughriders on the field, something was definitely missing. Way to go, Calgary!
The Rabbit Lake and District Board of Trade held an all-business Christmas supper and Vegas night Dec. 5. About 50 people from the business community enjoyed a great supper catered by Jeanette Krelow and Jennifer Lamb. The evening was fun and hopefully will be continued next year.
The ice is in in the rec centre and skating will formally begin around Christmas. Some kids have tried out the new ice already.
What’s coming up in Rabbit Lake? There is a community Christmas social and games evening at the community hall Dec. 10. The community Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the village council is in effect. The winners are determined by people’s choice and ballots can be cast at the village office and the WhistleStop Coffee Shop. There is a prize for town and rural lighting displays.
It’s not too early to be thinking of the annual snowmobile rally slated for March 7, 2015.
