The Meota Seniors held their monthly meeting on Oct.10, in the Do Drop In. A dozen members turned out and with vice-president Eric Callbeck in chair. Items of interest were discussed.
Repairs to the hall and area were a top issue. On the to-do list are getting the carpet cleaned, moving the flag pole, getting a cover for the air conditioner, trimming the hedge, moving the pile of dirt behind the hall and, in the spring, get the hall sprayed for spiders, outside.
Ideas were put forth for activities for the seniors and next summer maybe arrange for boat rides for seniors.
Cleaning day was set for Oct. 14 at 1 p.m.
Vandalism was reported at Memorial Hill and at the boat dock.
Shuffleboard tournaments were slated for Oct. 25 and Nov. 15. To get your name on the roster, phone Yvette at 306-892-2167 or Linda Ard at 306-892-2179 or put your name on the paper at the hall. It will start at 10 a.m., so will be finished before the reading at the library at 3 p.m.
Donations have been received from the Lions Club for $1,000 and from the Duplicate Bridge Club, for $150 in appreciation of their use of the hall. These donations are really appreciated.
The date is pending for the Christmas potluck supper.
The next regular meeting will be held Nov. 14, at 10:30 a.m.
Duplicate bridge was played Oct. 7 with top scores going to Marnie and Ray Davies and second to Eric Callbeck and Gerry Fernandes.
The pie and coffee afternoon Wednesday was a lot of fun for a full house of diners. The variety of pies was endless and remarks about the good cooks were heard often. Thanks go out to all who enjoyed and supported the seniors' club and to the seniors who did the work involved. They took turns in pie cutting, dish washing and tea and coffee making. The tables were set out with cloths and looked so nice with a small vase with greenery on each.
My niece in Smithers, B.C. had a bear on her deck the other morning.
Canasta was played on Friday evening, Oct. 3, with four tables in play and earning top score were Vern Iverson and Charles Walker, second high were Gwen Lacerte and Arlene Walker. These were friendly games. There's always room for more players, so anyone who would like to come, every second Friday evening, is most welcome. Be there before 6:45 p.m. so tables can be organized. Play starts at 7 p.m.
The Fall supper at Mervin will be held on Oct. 26, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. in their curling rink. A Mardi Gras Masquerade Ladies Night Out will be held in Edam on Oct. 18, in their community center. Please wear your mask.
The Strides program has started up again, at the Complex from 9 a.m. to noon, on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. One can walk in the hall every morning, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The next community complex noon luncheon will be Oct. 17 followed Oct. 19 by the Meota Lions supper, from 5-7 p.m.
The Meota Complex is again taking names for memorial blocks in the hall. If you have a loved one you want remembered on a block, please contact the village office. These blocks are $50 each and do look very attractive.
Congratulations to Dale and Debbie Oborowsky and to Anne and Charles Baillargeon on their wedding anniversaries Oct. 8. Both couples live in Meota area. Paul and Madeleine Gregoire of North Battleford celebrated their 70th anniversary Oct. 18. Gwen and Bill Neville also had an anniversary, then their farm sale north of town, and now are in Caleb Village.
It's getting to that chilly time of the year when you appreciate the services of a gas jockey at the fuel pumps. I firmly believe in tipping these fellows, after having had to fill my own tank in a raging blizzard in Wainwright, Alta. once and then the gal who took my money was a crank beside. It left a bitter taste in my mouth. Modern technology has made it unhandy for seniors and those with handicaps to go to self-serve pumps.
It was nice to see a picture of Peter Schalm in the Meadow Lake paper last week, among the volunteer firefighters there. He is the eldest son of Ralph and Letty Schalm of Watrous and works in the mill in Meadow Lake. His grandmother Eva Schalm and her late husband Louis were our neighbours at Bapaume, so our kids went to school together in Spiritwood.
A good portion of the pumpkin crop at Taber was frost damaged, so is unmarketable. They did get some off, but what a shame to lose them after all the work of growing them and having the different machinery required for the operation. Makes it a "next year" crop.
The walls are framed for the new shower house in the regional park so we'll be seeing them go up before long.
There are several new houses in the process of being built in or around this Meota area - a three-car garage at one site, a basement just dug for another house, the base of another one in town is done - so there's action going on. With people moving in and people moving out, there are strangers around. Yvonne Mackereth is settled comfortably into her apartment in Lac La Biche and sounding much better with the stress of it all, over.
Monday was the last day that the club house at the golf course was open, for this season.
Remember Library week and the reading at the library Saturday, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m.
Contract bridge was played at the Do Drop In on Monday evening. Top scores this week went to Jack Smith followed by Mary Greenwald.
