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A drive around the lake recently turned up some signs of spring even though it still stays so cool, freezing at nights yet. First signs were many swans along the south shore of Jackfish Lake where there was open water, followed by several pelicans. There were lots of Canada Geese and many kinds of ducks and grebes. Finally the pussy willows are popping out and the catkins appearing, and we even saw crocuses that should have bloomed in mid-April. In the big rolling hills north of the lake we saw two big farming outfits ready to roll out and get at their seeding. These hills drain well into little sloughs below so are the first in the area to be ready.

A special licence was issued in April for hunting snow geese, but the geese didn't come into the north until May, so the effect was none were hunted. When Donna went home to Leduc, Alta. May 6, she saw millions of them .

The price of gas is interesting, Sal reported a fill in Airdrie. Alta. recently was priced at $1.38.9, when it was $1.32.9 here; then a week later she said it was dropping and prices were from $1.16.9 to $1.26.9, so maybe there's hope it won't keep rising.

If some of you saw my letter in the senior magazine, latest issue, the paper hadn't been out many days when I got a phone call from Jack's daughter who lives near Edmonton and works in Leduc. So it will be easy to get the VCR tape to the family.

At Canasta Friday, May 9, the top scores went to John Soloninko and Cora Christiansen and second to Barbara Soloninko and Lorna Pearson. They were way ahead of us but it was still a fun-game and a pleasant evening.

In the United States, when new rail was laid they used concrete ties - now why didn't men think of that years ago. Maybe more of our rail lines would still be usable. The new line rail between Chicago and St. Louis, Ill. for the new high-speed train was raised 13 inches and ties and rails laid, all by a machine. There are only two of these machines in the world. The other is in Europe. Let me know if you'd like to see the video of it doing this job, I can email it to you.

A come and go tea was held in the Evergreen Center in Leoville on May 27 to celebrate the 90 birthday of a well-known pioneer in the community. Helen Riel was a teacher at Pearl School and boarded with the Joe Markowski family. After the war she met and married Dollard Riel and he bought a farm near the Pearl School, where they lived until they retired into Leoville. Dollard is deceased and Helen is now a resident at the Evergreen Lodge in Leoville.

The Meota Lions held their annual "car sink" project and the car sank on May 3, at 12:24 and the winner of the pool was Taylor Johnson of Prince. She was a lucky gal as the payout was a tidy sum. The club would like to express their appreciation to all who participated as this money is always used for their community projects. They also collect eyeglasses and there are places to leave them, like the Do Drop In and with any Lion member.

The Meota Lakeshore Lions will be holding their annual spring bottle drive on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Meota fire hall. Cans and bottles can be dropped off at the fire hall or for pick up call 306-441-7381 or 306-441-6181.

There are new for-sale signs going up now that spring is supposedly here, so it gives people more to pick from, at Chitek, as well as here in Meota. Real estate may be slow but there always seems to be someone looking for something.

Rene L'heureux of the Battlefords , daughter of Louis and Judy L'heureux, sang for the first time with the band Trooper at the exhibition grounds in Saskatoon May 9. Many of her family and friends attended and enjoyed the experience. She sang Three Dressed Up as a Nine and was asked back onstage to sing Raise a Little Hell. They were pleased with her performance so invited her to go on to Rosetown where she performed again on Saturday evening.

Amanda Iverson and her son Everitt from New Brunswick have been visiting her relatives in Meota and area for 10 days. Her father is Ken Iverson and her grandparents are Marion and Robert Iverson. It was great having her back home where she met many old friends, too.

Marion and Robert Iverson travelled to Vernon, B.C. to visit their daughter Debbie and her hubby Bob Neville. They had a good trip and a good time. Robert played in a Duplicate Bridge tournament Friday and Saturday. He played two events Friday with a partner from Vernon and on Saturday played with a partner from Maple Ridge. They not only placed in both events, but came in first over all.

Saturday night there was snow in northern Saskatchewan - 14.5 inches at Beauval - and three inches at Milk River, south of Lethbridge, Alta. near the U.S. border. One couple drove through a regular blizzard in the Banff area on their way home from Kamloops. B.C.

Graduation day in Taber. Alta. found people standing in line at 8 a.m. at the building where their graduation was being held that night. The seats were not assigned and to get a good seat you had to just be there.

The big slide that Meota is (was) famous for, has been torn down and hauled to the dump. The safety factor of course is the reason and it also had to have a lot of maintenance, to keep it safe to use. Now it doesn't pass safety regulations, because it was made of wood, not plastic, so we say goodbye to that chapter.

Condolences go out to families who have lost loved ones recently, the papers report so many every week. Saturday, May 10, Brenda Zurowski's father, Ken Fuergutz, succumbed to cancer and since he had been an active member of the community, he will be missed by everyone who knew and loved him. We offer our condolences to his family. Also to the folks who are in or have been in hospitals, get well wishes go out to you all. Those of us who keep trekking along will see green grass again before too long, and how different the countryside will look when the trees leaf out. We can never say we don't have four seasons. When I asked an uncle years ago how you could tell the different seasons in southern British Columbia his answer was "It rains more."

The library will be closed May 17, Victoria Day. Their hours will not be cut until year end. Magazines are now counted as items in the library. Their fundraising bingo will be June 6, from noon to 6 p.m. and they need workers, so if you can help out, please phone the library at 306-892-2004.

The winner at Contact Bridge Monday evening at the Do Drop In was Joyce Antoine and second was Verne Iverson.