Did Mother Nature get confused and switch November with October? We certainly will not complain, because for the past two weeks it has been a nice change. Farmers, carpenters and other professions working outdoors are not complaining and neither are the indoor individuals who like to get a wee bit of fresh air. In our area farmers are trying to complete harvest, but from the looks of things in some cases harvest will actually get completed in the spring of 2017.
Deepest sympathy to Kolin, Cheryl Bulmer and family as Kolin’s mother Effie Bulmer, formerly of the Lilac district, recently passed away. Eeffie had been a resident of River Heights Lodge in North Battleford for the past two years. Kolin’s father Howard passed away one year ago.
The Remembrance Day service at Mayfair Hall had a fair-sized crowd who were glad to have attended. Did you know in 1965 there were more than 100 wars going on in the world? Some we never heard of, others were small and then there were large wars, according to our guest speaker retired Ghislain Bellavance. He served in three wars – Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. An interesting story was told by Bellavance in which the two sides were shooting at one another across the street and all of a sudden a small child ran onto the street and a soldier on Bellavance’s side bravely, amid gunshots, saved the child, although he suffered gunshot wounds. What a heartwarming story. This battle abruptly ended and this incident stays etched in the mind of Bellavance.
The Vietnam war saw a wounded Lt. Col. Bellevance in the hospital. In those days a soldier who was a peacekeeper could not even defend himself, as they were not allowed to carry a weapon and use it in self defence. Today these rules have changed.
Winning a gold medal is always a remarkable achievement. This is what Morris and Bev Thomas’s grandchildren won at bowling two weeks ago. William and Bridget Shelley and friend Jasmine Berger won the North Saskatchewan Seniors Trio Provincials tournament in Prince Albert.
Margaret Adam has recently returned from a short visit with her three grandchildren and daughter Leslie, who live in Edmonton. Her two granddaughters belong to European handball teams attending tournaments in Europe and other countries and place well.
Doreen Kulpa’s old farm site came to life this past July when she had a family reunion. Doreen has seven children, 28 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. About 75 attended, bringing trailers and tents. Daughter Eva (Mark) Saber from Abbotsford, B.C was not there. In attendance were Brenda and Stacey Krawetz, Carol MacDonald, Delbert (Sheila) Miller, Alden (Lorna) Miller, and Susan (Reynold) Strigan and their families.
There was a lot of action with kids playing ball, storytelling and getting reacquainted, as they do not see one another often. This was a three-day reunion on Doreen’s side. Her maiden name is Desmarais. Doreen has resided in North Battleford for a number of years, but still enjoys the drives to her farm site.
Nominations for executive and board members for Mayfair and District Recreation Association Incorporated have to be in by 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 to the RM office. Election of officers will take place at the annual general meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Mayfair Hall.
Hunting season is here again, so we will be hearing more hunter traffic noise on the highways and gunshots If every hunter abides by the law then there should never be any problems. The news media report of individuals getting into to trouble. A responsible person should know the rules and then life would be much easier to live. Experts claim that wild meat has much less fat than domestic, making it healthier for a person to eat.
