The annual mowing bee was held at the Meota cemetery Monday with a great turnout of men and mowers. Lunch was brought out byCarol Feschuk. There are still someheadstones to clean off, asmany are covered with grass. So there is still some TLC needed to complete the job, but if we all visit and take a broom, it will get done. It is such a beautiful location and the view from there now as you look northward, across the lake, to the rolling hills that are yellow with canola crops in bloom, it is quite spectacular.
Tuesday evening bridge winners at the Do Drop In were David Sharpe and Pat Chase tied with Eric Callbeck and Gerry Fernandes. Close games are good.
New channels on Access TV as of July 17, will be welcomed. There will be a community calendar, a weather channel and program directory for TV channels.
Josie Reed of Saskatoon, and former Chitek cabin owner, has returned from a month's holiday visiting relatives in England. She joined her sister-in-law Jean Frost, on a cruise where they visited Norway, Finland, Russia and Etonia, and had a wonderful time.
Esther Sproxton and her daughter Cheryl Puckey from Lloydminster spent a few days visiting friends and relatives in Chitek, recently. A niece of the late Doris and Eldie Sproxton of Chitek has purchased property here in Meota. They have cleaned up the yard and are building a storage shed in the back. They will be summer residents as they also have a big motor home.
Find small engine repair information at www.lakeland.lib.sk.ca. Click on the alphabetical list of resources. This might be a good idea for boat owners as well as those with lawn mowers giving trouble. Library hours are Tuesday and Wednesday 5 to 8:30 p.m. and on Thursday and Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. Support the free library and have a "learning" summer.
Another of theSpiritwood pioneers has left us with the passing of Bertha Horn, in the IdylwildLodge June 23. They were well known for their Hereford cattle and their involvement with 4-H activities. Her husband John passed awayjust overa year ago. They had four sons, Ed, Jim, Ron and Doug.
The regional park recreation hall is beside the concession stand down at the beach. The farmers' market is held there every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. There are also showers and bath rooms at the concession stand, as well as Mini Golf, to play. The campground appears to be in good use as it is pretty well full on weekends.
Remember the community complex luncheon is on Friday, July 18, at noon. Donations are accepted for hall maintenance and it's a great day for seeing your neighbours and some folks you haven't seen all summer.
I did hear that a barbecue had been stolen on the weekendout at the campgrounds as it wasn't loaded on the first truck and when they came back for it, it had walked away.
The jungle has had its first big job successfully done with the removal of almost all the big trees and undergrowth. There is still lots to be done, but a great improvement already. Most of the big trees had brown centre rot so were past their prime. This is in the 300 block of 2nd Street East.
Concrete has been poured into the Styrofoam forms at the fire hall and at the one site for a new cabin. The under floor plumbing has been done at the fire hall. The work is progressing well in this good weather we've been having.
There are still some properties that need their hedges trimmed along sidewalks. It would be so much safer for people to use what sidewalks there are rather than walking down the streets now they are busier. Some have been trimmed nicely and we do appreciate the homeowners' work. It also improves the whole picture of our little village to have things tidy.
The flowerbeds at the parks are being worked on. This is a continuous job, all summer, as those weeds just keep on growing.
A reunion of the Chase family was held the weekend of July 5-6, in Meota. This is an annual gathering and a tad smaller this year, but a good time for all anyway.
Bridge players gathered Monday evening for contract bridge at the Do Drop Inwith top score going to Jerry Craig and second to Jetta Dasilva.
