The first snow to hit this area was last week and two vehicles hit the ditch south of the 13-mile corner. One landed on its wheels while the other was upside down. It鈥檚 late enough there is no excuse for not having snow tires on your vehicle, or there may have been another reason for the skids. No fun, anyway!
Nov. 27 Norwegian whist was played with top score by Ken Tucker and second by Shirley Tebay. Third was Lorna Pearson and fourth was Linda Ard. It was a pleasant afternoon with socializing and lunching as well as cards. Next Friday is canasta, so come out and join in the fun at 7 p.m.
Daughters Sheila Orchison and Melody Nedelec gathered friends of their mother Dorothy Ray to celebrate her birthday Friday evening last week. A social time of visiting and looking at her cards followed by delicious cake and ice cream followed, along with singing Happy Birthday. Friends are always happy to see one another and give Dorothy their blessing for many more years.
Trucks were hauling fill dirt to the front of the condos Saturday and the back filling was being done around the basement of the house across from the hall. It鈥檚 a race against the frost to get some of these jobs done.
The seniors鈥� November meeting was held Nov. 27 with vice-president Eric Callbeck in the chair. President Robert Iverson has had surgery, so took the day off. Santa Claus Day is Saturday, Dec. 5 so the children should be out for that. Folks wanting to help can bring cookies.
Plans for door prizes at the seniors鈥� Christmas party were discussed and food bank items will be accepted. The Meota Lions Club made a donation of $1,000 to the club at a time when the hot water heater had to be replaced. This is appreciated.
Ninety-six people turned out for the flu clinic.
The carpet has been cleaned.
For the potluck supper, Linda will cook the turkey and Maureen will cook the ham. The rest of the meal Sunday, Dec. 13 will be potluck. All seniors are welcome.
The next wellness clinic will be Thursday, Dec. 17.
The wood from the tree behind the hall has all been removed.
The next meeting will be Friday, Dec. 11 at 10:30 a.m.
Duplicate bridge was played Nov. 24 with top score by Joyce Antoine and Glen Fraser. Second high were Terrance and Jette Dasilva and in third place were Lucille and Bernard Gregoire. These bridge nights are always a lot of fun.
The channel on TV that plays the game shows played an oldieThe $25,000 Pyramid from 1987. That鈥檚 28 years ago. Must be as old as the Archie Bunker shows, but not quite as boring.
Watch the postmarks on your Christmas cards. It is interesting to see how long they take to come. From Australia a card took eight days. One from British Columbia took five days.
Gail and Eric Callbeck from Meota and Carol and Albert Huys from Trevessa Beach made a trip to Branson, Mo. recently and enjoyed every facet of the trip. A lot of the shows had Christmas themes, but not all of them. They also mentioned the two-and-a-half-mile long 鈥淭rail of Lights鈥� they drove through. They said it definitely had a Christmas theme and was outstandingly beautiful. Luckily they missed the bad storms that passed through Texas and areas where they had been. Now there are bad storms there again. It seems we are pretty fortunate where we live in this regard.
St. Walburg Knights of Columbus reminded everyone Dec. 1 was Lights on for Christ Day all over North America. St Walburg is already claiming the title 鈥� Nativity Scene Capital of Saskatchewan鈥� and suggest more people get involved to give the entire Northwest that title.
Contact bridge played Nov. 29 found top score by Lynn Smith and second high by Trudy Iverson.
Watch for the posters for details of聽 Santa Claus Day on Saturday.
