On Aug. 31, Margaret MacEachern celebrated her 90th birthday at the Maidstone Drop In Centre. Her son Duncan of Marsden, daughter Hazel of Saskatoon, daughter Jean and Tom of Prince George with their son Christopher and wife Allison, their children Tommy, sister Murdine, and foster daughter Gabriel and her children Jaylyn and Adan were in attendance. Margaret’s son Ken of Cole Lake was working and unable to attend. Many other relatives and friends were in attendance from out of town. About 100 people signed the guest book for the come and go tea from 2 to 4 p.m. and potluck supper was from 5 to 8 p.m. On the stage was an interesting display of items belonging to Margaret from when she was a baby to 90. Framed photos of her at different ages decorated the tables. Margaret was president of the senior centre or a number of years and was named Citizen of the Year in 2019, a well-deserved honour.
Cribbage was scheduled from Sept. 2 but no one turned up.
Bingo was played Sept. 4 with Joan Smith and Bev Stewart doing the calling.
Cribbage was played Sept. 9 with high score going to Denise Newton and low to Jean Hartman. Bev Stewart supplied lunch.
Bingo was cancelled Sept. 11 due to a funeral in town.
The Communities in Bloom volunteers are to be commended for the exceptional flower displays all over town. Each year new displays are added to make our town more beautiful. It’s a lot of work for a few dedicated volunteers.
I attended a benefit at Paynton Friday. Sept. 6, for the owners of Delta Dairy, Joey Mosher and Kristin Shantz, who lost their dairy barn to fire on July 23. The fire destroyed the barn, all dairy equipment, two vehicles and some baby calves. The benefit was organized by friends and relatives. There was a supper, online silent auction and DJ music for dancing to make a full and enjoyable event.
Our local RV park has been busy all summer. The park is kept in excellent condition and is a pleasure to drive through to keep track of the big white duck on the pond.
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