The shuffleboard tournament finally took place in the Do Drop In, with 10 teams taking part. The schedule had been drawn up and teams took turns playing while those not playing played Chit Chat or visited. The potluck dinner was great with chili, chicken soup, buns, biscuits and a variety of vegetables and desserts served up. Top score was by Stella Rendle and Lorna Pearson, second were Maureen Campbell and Cora Christiansen and third were Anna Tucker and Eric Callbeck. Tied for fourth were three teams 鈥� Bev Mccrimmon and Linda Ard, Arlene Walker and Ernestine Gladeau and Joyce Antoine and Sven Christiansen. It was a lovely 鈥渇un day鈥� with warmer temperatures and the hall was filled with laughter all day long. The next tournament will be held March 28.
Donna Lambert came from Leduc, Alta. Feb. 24 to visit me and many of her friends from days when she lived in North Battleford. She spent time with her granddaughter Santana and Tyler Halliwell in Turtleford and her Aunt Clare Shepherd in the city where she was lucky to also see cousin George and Diana Shepherd. Albert drove out Friday and attended his Aunt Germaine Nachtegaele鈥檚 99th birthday party at Harwood Manor Feb. 28. The family had dinner there and spent the afternoon playing games and visiting and Donna joined them after dinner for a while.
聽A former Spiritwood resident, Vicky (Moore) Denis, passed away suddenly on Feb. 26, in the Lethbridge hospital at the age of 70. Her memorial service was held in Taber, Alta.聽 March 2 for her family and friends, there. Her ashes will be interred in the Idylwild Cemetery at a later date.
Friday evening there were only two tables in play at the Do Drop In for Canasta, but we still had a nice evening. The weather had been very cold so those in town chose to play there at Mccrimmon鈥檚 suite in Tower II. Top scores here went to Gwen Lacerte and Arlene Walker and second high to John Soloninko and Charles Walker.聽聽聽
The northern lights have been active the beginning of this week so hope you got outside to see them. We watched a while Monday evening. Tuesday there was just a streak across the northern sky when I looked out.
The play at Mayfair March 1 was another hilarious success. With Elaine reporting from that area I won鈥檛 go on about it, but we surely enjoyed every minute of it. The charter Columbine Coachline out of Lloydminster loaded at Davidson Manor, then drove 50 fans to Mayfair for the dinner and the play. With each actor wearing a microphone, one could hear them all. Seeing friends from Chitek and Spiritwood was a bonus, for me. Everyone left the hall with a smile on their face, feeling elated from laughing. We were back in North Battleford before 6 p.m. so had supper and then played cards with friends in Tower II.
One lady in Alberta who had travelled to Mexico came back with a few tales, too. One area they had been in made people pay to use the toilet. There was a toilet bowl, no seat and no lid聽 and when users left, a woman came along with a pail of water and flushed it.
聽 There has been no bridge played on Monday or Tuesday nights last week, but this Monday night the winners in contract bridge were Eric Callbeck and second was Mary Greenwald.
The Meota Golf Club held their annual meeting at the curling rink March 1, with a good turnout of interested people. It was a welcome sign and encouraging for the future of the course. There were five board members returned by acclamation. The president鈥檚 report and financial statement were accepted as presented, with some questions and answers following.The golf club office is being moved from North Battleford to Meota. Now they are just waiting for the snow to be gone so they can get out there and shoot some balls.
Mae Moore celebrated her 90th birthday March 1, at her home in Spiritwood, with family members. Her grandson Troy and his family brought dinner from Shellbrook and her granddaughter Daralynn Lepage and her four children came from Leoville to join them. Other folks popped in to wish her well and have a coffee. Phone calls, from as far away as Yuma, Ariz. helped make her day special.
My grandson Jake Sandstrom of Calgary competed in the provincial slopestyle competition at Norquay last weekend and came home with a silver medal, while his brother Eric came in fourth in his group. Eric planned to compete at an earlier competition but fell the day before and ended up with a bad concussion, so missed that event, good to know he鈥檚 back at it. They train all summer, not just in the wintertime.
