Wow! What is with this fall? Here it is the middle of September and no frost to report. That doesn't happen very often in this part of the province. Harvest is in full swing and for the most part the farmers are reporting good to above average yields. Some are still waiting for the last bit of green to cure out before harvesting. Most importantly, this has been a safe harvest season thus far.
Hunters are beginning to drop in. Some are looking for geese and some for elk. There have been a number of bear sightings all around Rabbit Lake.
I am always a little saddened to report when people chose to leave our village for whatever reasons. This time we say goodbye to Kodi Antonuk who has worked for some time at Rose Gill Lodge but has decided to try life in Humboldt. Also we bid farewell and good luck to Ruth Utz , who also worked at Rose Gill. She has moved to Oregon, where she recently was married.
Welcome to Jean Hanson and to Betty Johnson who have chosen to make Rose Gill Lodge their new home.
We are glad to see Lorraine Scott back from a stint in a Saskatoon Hospital. Here's wishing you a speedy and complete recovery.
The families and friends of the Buckinghams met in Rabbit Lake Sept. 15 to inter three members of their family who had passed away over the last while. Linda Kohlman was interred in Rabbit Lake Cemetery while Elizabeth Buckingham and Janice DeBrule were laid to rest in the Buckingham family cemetery.
Of the many people who came to be part of the day I would specially mention Pauline Page, aged 104, formerly of Mullingar and now of Saskatoon. I know it is not really proper to reveal a lady's age but I also think 104 is something to take notice of.
After many years of being the Avon lady, Shirley Leigh has retired. The new "ding-dong Avon's calling" lady is Jean McNabb. Orders can be dropped off at the WhistleStop. I keep telling my wife that stuff is really barn paint and crack plaster and I wonder why it is sold in such small containers.
Usually it is in wet weather that one encounters sinkholes but, even after this hot dry August a hole, likely an old well, appeared on David Siegel's land. No one has lived on that quarter in anyone's memory but obviously someone had been there. The hole was about five feet wide and a couple of feet deep. Because of its round shape we assume it was a well. That sort of hole is not something one needs to drop a swather or combine into.
Remember the Rabbit Lake branch of the Lakeland library is sponsoring a cultural day Sept. 28 from noon until 5 p.m. Come and enjoy the fun.
Hanna Dzialo is doing something big for kids with cancer, Sept. 30. She is cutting her long blond hair and donating it for hairpieces for kids. If you want to support Hanna in her philanthropy you might come and enjoy a supper from 5-7 p.m. at the Rabbit Lake Hotel.
Is it too early to mention the Rabbit Lake Community Hall Board will be holding its annual fall supper Oct.13, Thanksgiving Sunday? Carol Ferguson, Randy McMurtry and Mary McDonald will be organizing the supper so expect a tap on the shoulder from any one of them asking for food donations.
