The storm Aug. 22 was one we will remember for a while! One could not possibly have slept through that one. Such noise and continuous lightning created a noisy show. It felt like the buildings trembled, the rumble from the thunder was so loud. Knowing most pets hate these storms with a vengeance and want to be indoors reminds me of my stay with Raymond and Doris Fee years ago. Their big dog came in right through the screen door in one mighty lunge.
This cool weather found daughter Joyce saying, 鈥淚t鈥檚 colder here than in New Zealand and it鈥檚 winter time there.鈥� Big winds have caused damage everywhere, tearing tarps, blowing trees over and laying the crops down. Some crops are too wet to harvest in the south, so progress here looks not that bad. The gardens are producing more than most folks can use themselves and you hear them say, 鈥渟ure won鈥檛 plant that much next year!鈥� It has surely been a good growing year with all the moisture and some heat. The pastures have held up well and now we鈥檙e hoping for mostly heat.
Aug. 22 found the group playing contract bridge at the Do Drop In with top score by Joyce Antoine. In second was Lyn Smith. Duplicate bridge was played in Meota on Aug. 23 with high score by Margaret Dyck and David Sharpe. Second high were Maureen Campbell and Eric Callbeck and third were Glen and Julie Moore. No one played Thursday night in town as they were preparing for the weekend bridge tournament at the casino.
We lost another Pearson on Aug. 16, when Grace Colleaux passed away out in her 鈥渉appy place鈥� 鈥� her garden at Comox, B.C. Her family will surely miss her, as she was a stable part of keeping us all together and in touch. She enjoyed good health right to the end, so it was a big shock.
Sorry that the church steps got credited to the Do Drop In, but the sign there says 鈥淯nited Church, 1927.鈥� They are an improvement the congregation appreciates. There are a lot of buildings in Meota from that era, and some are being preserved. Work continues on the old RM office building and the Anglican Church (1912), both looking better all the time.
My granddaughter and her hubby, Carrie (Lambert) and Neil Sandstrom of Calgary, celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary by going to Mount Norquay to mountain climb. They did the Via Ferrata. They climbed, walked across over canyons and climbed some more. One canyon they crossed by walking on a belt and the second one, walking on a cable. Needless to say they had safety harnesses and helmets, but to walk over nothing like that would not be for many people. They were thrilled that they were able to do it. They can mark it off their bucket list. This is the same area where their boys do their skiing and snowboarding.
A couple times recently we have seen girls riding their horses in the village. What a nice pastime for these folks and how proud they are of their horses. They were Micky Carlson and Naddi and Ava Gardiner of Meota. The Gardiner girls have belonged to the Edam 4-H club but will be joining the Eagle Hills group out of North Battleford this fall.
Three tables played canasta Aug. 26 and had a nice social evening at the Do Drop In. The top score was by Barbara Soloninko and Cora Christiansen. Second high were Janice Morton and Lorna Pearson and third were John Soloninko and Arlene Walker. It was nice to have folks from south of Battleford and from Edam, but we missed the crowd from the city and the regular bridge players. They were all too busy doing something else.
How times have changed. Years ago when the newspaper was the only means of communicating, remember how everyone put their wedding pictures and write ups in the local paper? When have we seen one in recent years in the paper? Because of the Interent听 it doesn鈥檛 seem necessary, I suppose. At least now people report their anniversaries as they are an achievement to be proud of, and well deserved, after years of making it work. Birthdays are happy events, too, and one is always fortunate to be having another one.
A report from the bridge tournament will be coming in, but I鈥檓 not sure when.
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