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Corrections first off, the headline last week referred to the annual meeting of the seniors, where it really was talking about the library annual meeting, Feb. 24.
Another item I have been told about is a Valentine dance Feb. 14.
Congratulations to Harold Fast of Spiritwood who was inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame at the CropSphere Conference in Saskatoon, this past weekend. Harold has grown an industry of 鈥榝ast genetics鈥� with his hog operations and supplies breeding stock to countries around the world. Also another local fellow who received an award in recognition of his achievements is Ed Seidle of Medstead. He was named the Pulse Promoter of the Year for 2014, at the same conference in Saskatoon. Ed has spent more than 60 years of successful pedigree seed production and has spent 25 years of crop and soil studies, associated with the growing of pulse crops.
The hall committee held their noon luncheon Jan. 16, with a good turnout of appreciative diners. Pearl told of the new items being purchased for the hall and the new bathrooms that have been installed. So it is indeed a community effort that we can all appreciate.
Canasta was played on Friday evening at the Do Drop In with top scores going to Cora Christiansen and Shirley Tebay, second to Barbara Soloninko and Linda Ard, and third to Charles Walker and Lorna Pearson.
Sturling curling bonspiel was held at the rink in Meota Saturday with a goodly number of participants, but I have no report on it.
The skating rink is also flooded and ready for action, so let鈥檚 see the young folk out there, in this nice weather.
Four gals gathered on Monday to play shuffleboard and Chit Chat at the seniors鈥� hall, always a nice afternoon.
My 17-year old-grandson Eric Sandstrom in Calgary, Alta. has worked long and hard to be able to compete in the Alberta Winter Games, and when practicing his loops and twists Friday, the day before competitions started, he fell and ended up at home with a concussion. So disappointing!
The walls are up on the new house next to the fire hall, so it is coming along nicely. The fire hall is finished and they will hold a grand opening in the spring, then we鈥檒l get to see the new fire truck, which is already in there. More lumber came into the village on Monday, so construction continues. Decks are being added to the new house on Beach Avenue.聽聽
A semi truck, driving on Sunday after midnight, found the fog so bad that he drove into Meota and parked until morning when it was safe to head out again. There are several spots in town where they can park and be just fine.
Daughter Joyce in New Zealand was given a tour of the 麻豆传媒AV Island recently. Before they left Aukland she was told they had a surprise for her, later, and kept their secret for days. It was a three-and-a-half-hour ferry ride from Wellington, on the North Island to Picton, on the 麻豆传媒AV Island. They drove to Christchurch and on southward, then turned inland to Cromwell where they met up with a fellow at a small airport. He is the only pilot and plane in New Zealand that is licensed to fly passengers in a 1942 Harvard plane, doing aerodynamics. They each went as single passengers, and flew for 20 minutes over the area of the valley and lake. No parachutes either. He did a loop, a barrel roll and an upside-down loop.聽 It鈥檚 lucky Joyce didn鈥檛 know ahead of time because she鈥檚 one who would never go on the rides at fairs, but she managed this trip and feels good about it. Now maybe she can go to the West Edmonton Mall and enjoy the rides. From Cromwell they went along to the west coast highway, having stopped at TeAnau, Queenstown, Haast, Hokatika and back to Christchurch and on north back to Cambridge. This was a holiday she will long remember.
Contract bridge was played Monday evening at the Do Drop In and top scores were by Warren Iverson and second was Robert Iverson.
