MEOTA — How can it be getting dark by 7 p.m.? Where has our summer gone?
Bridge was played in the city's Pioneer Hall Thursday, with three tables in play. Top score was by Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen, followed by Mary Phelps and Gerry Craig.
Canasta was quiet, with the few that showed up playing for fun. It was a nice social evening anyway.
Another old timer passed away Sept. 30 at home in Leoville. Myrtle Moore was 91 years old and had been our neighbour for many years. Her daughter Vernel has been living with her and caring for her. The celebration for Myrtle will be held next summer when her family can all get home during the long weekend in August.
Another house moved into Meota this past weekend, and will be worked on as time permits, getting the foundation in place and the house set down. It's nice to have the empty lots used and cared for.
The first shuffleboard tournament of the fall will be Oct. 8, so get your name in to Nestor by Thursday, at 306-441-6164.
Sept. 29, a group of friends from Meota and North Battleford travelled to Minot, N.D. to attend Norsk Hostfest, a celebration of Scandinavian culture. Two days were spent enjoying music by The Texas Tenors, Molly B, Williams and Ree to name a few. Then they enjoyed traditional Scandinavian foods from Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland at the food court. They watched demonstrations of weaving and other typical traditions. A day was spent enjoying the Scandinavian Heritage Park and the Gulstave Church. An enjoyable time was had by all.
Alaskan Cruise
(Submitted by Trudy Iverson)
To celebrate my 80th birthday, Jerry and I set out driving to Vancouver where we boarded the Celebrity Eclipse at the Port of Vancouver for an 11-day cruise to Alaska. Joining us for this journey were Jerry’s sister and brother-in-law Patte and Paul Rust from Surrey, B.C.
Ports visited included Sitka, where some of Russia’s presence pre-1867 remains. St Michael’s Orthodox Cathedral with its onion dome towers over the city. Once the capital of Alaska, it is famous for its commercial and recreational fishing.
The Hubbard glacier was the next point of interest. Our amazing captain drove our ship within a half mile of this ancient piece of snow and ice.
Juneau was the next destination point. There we took a journey about town to a nursery high in the rain forest among trees, flowers and roadways that were spectacular and breathtaking. This manmade wonder was the vision of a man called Steve and his dedicated crew. On our way back to the ship we were taken to Mendenhall Glacier.
In Skagway we boarded the White Pass train that traced the gold seekers’ journey during the Klondike days. The scenery was beautiful as we followed the unbelievable path these people took to what ended up to be very little personal fortune. The city of Ketchikan gave us the opportunity to tour in an amphibious vehicle called a duck bus.
We sailed to Victoria for a day then back to Vancouver where we were met by Jerry’s nephew Nik Rust. It was 11 days well spent — exceptional weather, scenery and the fabulous celebrity staff from all over the world.
We took the opportunity to finish our holiday at White Rock on the ocean for five days before basking in the beauty of the scenic fall colours via Kamloops, Jasper, Rocky Mountain House and Red Deer.
