As I drove into town last Thursday morning, I was following a truck with a driver that was definitely being distracted by something besides driving, as he wandered around in his lane, often driving on the ripple edge. It brought to mind a scene a friend told me about as they followed a car, in similar conditions, recently. When they passed this car they could clearly see that the lady driving was also nursing her baby, on her left side as the baby was lying in her left arm. They took down her licence number planning to report her, but as they drove along and wondered what kind of a crisis she must be having, they didn't do it. What kind of a crisis would a person have to be in to do such a thing - or was it something she did often? How many charges would there be if she had been stopped by a traffic officer? How could she endanger her own life, and that of the baby, driving erratically, not using seat belts, the list goes on and on, it is really mind boggling.
An onion grown in Taber, Alta. this fall measured 14 and a half inches around. This is much larger than usual and has to be handled separately as the grading machine doesn't handle them that big.
Sept. 23 found the duplicate bridge players busy again. The top marks this week went to Glen and Julie Moore with second high being Eric Callbeck and Gerry Fernandes. These folks always have a grand time with what looks to me to be a very challenging game.
Another "for sale" sign has gone up, this time on the old Anglican Church building. This has been used as a summer home. One more will go up soon and at least five couples I have heard of are moving into the city. Those of us left to carry on activities through the winter will have to be diligent in showing up.
The excitement continues as the walls are sheathed in and the windows in place in the new fire hall. It is looking quite lovely.
The lot across from the sailboat building, on the corner, has had all the trees but a couple, removed, so again, something will be happening there. It had become very overgrown in the years it has waited for development. A new house (they aren't cabins any more) has gone up in Lakeview, also looking very nice. There are still some old houses, on lots, where the lot will look better once the building is gone.
Canasta was played at the Do Drop In Friday evening with top score winners being Janice Morton and Yvonne McPherson (50,855) and second were Cora Christiansen and Muriel Tebay, third were Pat Chapman and Rita Peterson. It was a nice evening and lunch was enjoyed following the games.
The Lions club organized a fundraiser for Chad Keens, operator of the local golf course, who has been swamped with medical problems this summer. It started out with a delicious supper of ham, scalloped potatoes, cabbage rolls, coleslaw and other dishes, headed up by Pearl Hawkins, with all her willing workers helping. Folks really enjoyed this meal and some went back for seconds. They had many silent auction items that people could bid on and they had 50/50 tickets for sale. The bar was busy. The entertainment consisted of the Beach Boys, who are always easy to listen to and the Meota Hobby Band, another popular group. Everyone visited with their neighbours and had a lovely evening to remember. Chad was not able to attend due to medical appointments.
Several Meota folks attended the fall supper in Edam Sunday evening. This again was a great meal, so they have good cooks up there also. There was a full house as their supper has become very popular. It is much nicer to eat with good company than dine alone at home. We drove around after and saw the town and enjoyed watching combines and the white geese.
Pearl Hawkins has enjoyed the company of her sister.
The Meota Girls Club gathered at the United Church Sept. 23. Their project for the week was to clean 2nd Street as their part of the "adopt-a-street" program. Many in Meota have forgotten where the sign is, but it is along the service road, at the corner of 1st Street. It is a program started by the Meota Lions Club. They arrived at the end of their walk down 1st Street with bags of garbage and lots of branches and limbs.
