Flu shots were given at the Do Drop In on Oct. 21 with 96 people taking the shot. Maureen Campbell sat with Shirley Swanton, who is the main organizer of this event, as well as the wellness clinic.
Canasta was played Oct. 23 with top score going to Charles Walker and Millie Kleiv. Second high were Pat Chapman and Lorna Pearson and third were Bev McCrimmon and John Soloninko. The table of six players did not complete the five games but they had a lot of fun anyway and lunch is always a nice ending to the evening.
The helicopter that crashed on an island in the North Saskatchewan River Oct. 22 north of Paynton was at work accessing and repairing power poles. The two men who died were from Campbell River, B.C. and Prince Albert. First responders and rescue teams attended the scene.
In the seniors鈥� magazine fall issue there is an article on fraud and scams. Your best defence is to simply hang up the phone. It鈥檚 not rude, it鈥檚 smart. You can do your part in stopping phone fraud. Just hang up.
聽I recall a neighbour back in the 1950s saying, 鈥淚f the price of soda crackers ever gets over $1, I鈥檒l quit buying them.鈥� No doubt she quit long ago, because now that same box is between $5 and $6. In 1925 a loaf of bread was nine cents, a gallon of milk 56 cents, a dozen eggs 44 cents, a gallon of gas 22 cents and a stamp two cents. How times have changed.
聽We would like to get Shuffleboard Mondays running again on Monday afternoons. This is great fun and also good exercise, so anyone interested just show up Monday at 1:30 p.m. or phone me at 306-892-2033 and I鈥檒l be sure the center is open. When there are shuffleboard gatherings here or at Tower II in town at least we will have had some practice and more fun.
Duplicate bridge was played at the Do Drop In Oct. 20 with top marks by Vern Iverson and Maureen Campbell. Second high were Robert Iverson and Joyce Antoine and third were Eric Callbeck and Gerry Fernandes. It was another evening of social enjoyment.
At a small center west of Yorkton and north of Melville a fall supper was most successful. They fed 545 people and didn鈥檛 run out of food. In fact there were two pans of cabbage rolls left over. Willowbrook is not even a village, there are only a dozen buildings. Their old hall was finished so the community took over the unused schoolhouse and renovated it and now have a good sized facility with modern kitchen and bathrooms. The community is determined to keep Willowbrook on the map and their support is never ending.
聽Herman and Ruth French of North Battleford visited the Evergreen Center in Leoville and took part in the Sunday service there Oct. 18. They visited old friends.
A potluck farewell party was held in the Belbutte Hall Oct. 24 honouring a pioneer couple who have spent all their lives in the area. Albert and Sylvia (Overgard) Gatzke owned and operated the garage in Belbutte, opening in 1960. They began selling fertilizer in 1975. Their three sons and their spouses all attended so by the time the evening arrived it was a secret party no longer. A good community crowd enjoyed a delicious meal and social evening together. This couple will be missed as they have been an active part of the community. They have now moved into the newest condo building in Killdeer Park, in North Battleford and we wish them many happy years there. It is the same building that Herman and Ruth French, formerly from Chitek lake, reside in. Living in a condo in Warman are Grace and Mel Butt, formerly from Chitek Lake, who have now left to spend the winter in Mexico.
聽A funeral service for the late Fern Bellamy was held in Spiritwood鈥檚 Civic Center Oct. 26. He passed away Oct. 21. His late wife Blanche passed away in December of last year. Attending the service were his brother Lyle and Aline of Spiritwood and his brother Everett from Kimberly, B.C.
Contract bridge was played at the seniors鈥� center in Meota Monday evening with top scores going to Vern Iverson and second to Eric Callbeck.
聽Walking along the lakeside roads you get a good look at the white snow geese as they congregate out on the water through the day. They look like a big white island. The Canada geese seem to prefer spending their day in the shelter of the bays. Come feeding time the sky is filled with both kinds, but more whites than darks.
聽Another basement has been dug across the road from the community center, so another house is going up there. The action continues at the condo site as the floor joists are all in place now. Laying the floors will come next.
