The Olympics have come and gone and they were remarkable. No one could have watched it all. There was so much going on you would never get your work done if you tried to watch it all. What I found amazing at the opening exercises was the number of countries – many I have never heard of before. I hope to find information on them so I can go on Google and find them on the map.
A flu clinic is being slated for Nov. 2, from 3 – 6 p.m., so mark your calendar now.
It is good to see the village has replaced a piece of sidewalk in front of Dwayne Clark’s house. One had to walk on his lawn before, as it was often wet there. Hope they continue the replacement work, as there are a lot more places that need work done. Even if they do some every year it will help so much and people do seem to use the sidewalks when they are useable. They are so much safer than the streets in the busy summer traffic we have.
They are harvesting the early onions in Taber already, so I missed seeing that crop being taken off. There are seven more, so there will be some being done when I go next week. The harvesting of so many crops that we don’t grow here is fascinating to me. Their machinery is so different and the Mexican men are good workers.
Work progresses on Robert Iverson’s new house as the roof is on and nearly all sheeted over. The outside work goes rather quickly, but the inside finishing takes longer.
Contract bridge was played Monday evening, Aug. 15, with high scores by Vernon Iverson. Second was Joyce Antoine. Duplicate bridge was Tuesday evening with 22 people playing. High score was by Glen and Julie Moore. In second were Maureen Campbell and Vern Iverson and third were Mary Greenwald and Gerry Craig. Thursday, this group gathered in North Battleford and top score was by Vern Iverson and Gerry Fernandes, second high were Fraser Glen and Jean Lawes and third were Glen and Julie Moore. There were 24 people out that night for a pleasant evening of cards.
The St. Walburg Wild Blueberry Festival is taking place Aug. 26 and 27. There is so much going on all day both days, with entertainment non-stop, many things to see and a chance to buy blueberries, which there should be lots of, though they may have had to freeze them because the crop was so early this summer. One cannot help but enjoy one or both days in this thriving community. Read the posters and decide you have to go, and enjoy!
The flowerpots in the city this summer are so prolific and pretty with the rains we’ve had and watering as needed. They are as nice as I’ve ever seen them. The lawns are staying so green and still growing. They are often browned off by this time of year in a dry summer.
My trip last weekend to Belbutte, Spiritwood and Chitek Lake was a good one and I saw many people I hadn’t seen for months. It was great. I visited the Idylwild Cemetery and did some grass trimming. On my way home, I tidied up tops in the Meota Cemetery. There has been so much growth in Chitek it is hard to believe. Though the old motel has disappeared and the site tidied up, there are many new houses in every part of the village. A few of these are huge and leave one to wonder – why? I suppose when summer comes and your family all comes home at once that space can be used. The Chester Chicken didn’t open this year and a mobile canteen was set up for a time at the Métis grounds. Even small villages need a good café, but nobody wants to work the hours involved with that kind of business anymore.
There was a family gathering of the Claire and Robert Chalifour family at the Chitek Lake Hall Sunday, so they were busy, no doubt. I expect all their family was home, as this is an annual affair for them.