The Do Drop In seniors held their April meeting April 10, and were fortunate to have the mayor present.
The next bingo that the Meota library will hold is on April 17. If you can work between noon and 6 p.m. please phone the library.
For the 鈥�55 Alive鈥� driver refresher course being offered on May 4, phone Pearl at 306-892-2227 to put your name on the list.
The SSAI regional meeting will be held in Lashburn Thursday, May 7. The last shuffleboard tournament was so successful people are looking forward to the next one, which we have set for Saturday, May 25. To add your name to this list phone Yvette at 306- 892-2167.
The walkathon papers are on hand to keep track of your exercise from April 1 to May 15. Our springtime invitation to Edam seniors set a tentative date of June 12, to be decided at the May meeting.
Mayor John MacDonald addressed the meeting and answered lots of questions regarding the many problems council has had to deal with this spring 鈥� mainly to do with water but also a variety of other things. Concern about the new recycling program where everything but glass goes into one big bin was expressed, since people were adjusting to separating, as told to, and felt they were doing their part in keeping stuff out of the garbage bin. So now what is happening to this material? This will be looked into.
John told of future plans including an official opening of the new fire hall, new homes and condos being built and the opportunity to become an 鈥渁nnexed village鈥� which would give council the power to pass by-laws controlling areas where they have no power at present within the village. This has been turned down by the present council.
Upgrading of streets and getting rid of eyesore buildings or other things around the village to give it a better appearance was discussed and people can take their ideas to council, in writing, to have them heard. The old village workshop will be replaced by a modern building in the same location. A new business application has come to council but is waiting for further details to be worked out.
The New Horizon grant application papers are on hand, if someone knows of a needy cause, this can be looked into. The idea to arrange for 鈥渂oat rides for seniors鈥� this summer is an idea that was well received, so there is hope that can be organized.
With the warmer summer days there were a few people out to their summer homes, opening them up. Many snowbirds are back with nice tans and reports of having had good winters in warmer places.
Did you read the statistics report in last week鈥檚 paper regarding motor accidents in the province in 2013, 244 crashes involving a motorcycle, moped or power cycle that resulted in 213 injuries and six deaths. All of these six were motorcyclists. Now that cyclists are back on our roads we must be extra cautious and keep an eye out for them.
The next ADRA meeting will be in their room in the Community Complex on April 21 at 7 p.m.
The next Meota Community luncheon will be held April 17 and we look forward to our snowbirds joining us.
The Meota Regional Park is planning their Canada Day Celebration July 1. There will be the children鈥檚 bike parade and entertainment for them, beer gardens and fireworks and an open market area for vendors. For a table call Sylvia at 306-892-2524. The concession will be open also.
April 26, the parish-wide service for the United/Anglican Church will be held in the Livelong Hall at 10:30 a.m. followed by a potluck lunch. This will be the 鈥渂lanket service,鈥� which is a teaching tool to raise awareness of the nation-to-nation relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous people in Canada. It teaches the history of the denial of indigenous people鈥檚 nationhood throughout Canadian history. It examines how federal policies and programs impact their lives and what they are doing to bring about positive changes.
Doreen Griffith from North Battleford and Metinota accompanied her daughter Penny of North Battleford when they flew to Phoenix, Ariz. where they spent a week visiting Doreen鈥檚 brother Roy. The weather was warm, a nice change to the cool spring we were having here.
Daughter Beth Wynne from Taber, Alta. spent Easter with me, and visited Aunt Linda and other relatives in the area. It鈥檚 always nice to have family gather for these times. We enjoyed having my great-granddaughter Santana and Tyler Halliwell from Turtleford join us for Sunday supper, along with Linda Ard.
Home to visit her parents, Ted and Monica Brown, over the Easter weekend was Darcy and her two children Carter and Kaylee from Lacombe, Alta. It鈥檚 always fun at Grampa and Gramma鈥檚 house.聽聽
Saturday afternoon found many folks gathered to fight the fire that started in the neighbour鈥檚 burning barrel, and was crossing the pasture land on Amber and Terry Chmelnyk鈥檚 farm west of the Battlefords. Favourable wind and being found early, and having lots of folks stop to help, saved the farmyard and buildings. Nevertheless it was a scary afternoon and results could have been devastating, so many thankful prayers were said that evening.
A long visit with Lorna McLean did indeed reveal more information regarding her son D脌rcy. He does still teach at Lac du Bonnet, north of Winnipeg, with his main subject being media, which is the making of audio-visual products. He earned a Bachelor of Art in Music from the University of Saskatchewan in 1993. He has been at Lac du Bonnet for 22 years and still finds time to play his bass trombone weekly in Winnipeg. He plays with the Rontaley Big Band and Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra. He has organized several different bands in his day. He has even played for the Winnipeg Ballet for their presentation of Cinderella, which his parents got to see in Saskatoon a few years ago. D脌rcy鈥檚 daughter, Kristen, is attending university in Germany and, in her two-week break, she was joined by her grandmother Lorna McLean from North Battleford, and her Uncle Kirby of Edmonton in February this year. During another two-week break she toured by herself to Sweden where she spent three days with Ulf Christianson and his wife and two daughters. D脌rcy and his wife Cindy, and Kristen met up with Ulf and his family in Paris and they did some sightseeing together. Kristen has spent one week in North Battleford the last two summers where she attended Summer School for the Solo Voice with director Lisa Hornung where they teach voice and accompaniment. They have highly qualified instructors from the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and Canada.
Canasta was played April 10 at the Do Drop In with top scores going to Jack Stewart and Lorna Pearson, second high to Barbara Soloninko and Charles Walker and third to Cora Christenson and Arlene Walker. A tasty lunch and socializing closed the evening.
Contract bridge was played at the seniors鈥� center April 13, with top scores going to Linda Ard and second to Mary Greenwald.
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