Five members of the Meota Do Drop In attended the Saskatchewan Seniors’ Association Region A meeting at St. Walburg on March 28. Also present was the new provincial president of SSAI, Pat Trask from Saskatoon.
There was a good turnout of representatives from 11 clubs, with 48 people total. Reports were heard from each club of their year’s activities. Some of the issues discussed were longer waiting lists for surgeries, the loss of the STC bus service, the selling off of community pastures and the possible selling of Crown corporations. There are budget cuts to health and education services that are most concerning.
Residents are encouraged to write letters to their MLAs and to editors of newspapers on these matters. On top of all these cuts and sellouts are the addition of more and more taxes causing problems for low income people and seniors on fixed income.
The Spiritwood Co-op is in the process of amalgamating with Prince Albert headquartered Lake Country. They serve 16 surrounding communities and it will be effective as of Nov. 1.
Husky Oil is building two more central processing facilities in the RM of Mervin and Serafina is building one, also in the RM of Mervin. A Husky information meeting was held March 30 in Spruce Lake and Petrofina hosts a meeting Thurday in St. Walburg. There are things happening in this area’s oilpatch even though outlook in that business doesn’t always sound too promising.
Sifto Salt is celebrating their 150th year in 2017.
The newest idea for a pet-door is one that operates like an electric door that opens when approached. It is about 18 inches by 24 inches, depending on the size of the pet. When the pet approaches, the flap slides up inside the door and after passing through it drops down. A mere flap would not be ideal for a cool country like Canada.
Duplicate bridge was played in Meota on March 28 with top score by Bernard and Lucille Gregoire. Second high were Margaret Dyck and David Sharpe and tied for third were Linda Ard and Robert Iverson and Maureen Campbell and Eric Callbeck. March 30, in the city, top score went to Glen and Julie Moore, second to Joyce Antoine and Margaret Dyck and third to Boyd Yahn and David Sharpe.
An afternoon of Norwegian whist at the Do Drop In on March 31 found Rita Peterson and Joyce Luckey tied for first place. Second high was Arlene Walker and third was Bev McCrimmon. Three fellows played cribbage. A delicious potluck supper was enjoyed along with visiting and catching up with members who have been away. Joining us were Adele Feschuk from Turtle Lake, Joyce Luckey from town and Janice Morton home from Guatemala.
The Spiritwood Spirited Arrows are holding their annual indoor 3D shoot April 8 and 9 in the arena starting each day at 8 a.m. Shooting starts at 9 a.m. with hourly starts. There is a canteen on site and there’ll be lots of door prizes and shooter prizes. Call Doug at 306-883-7331.
The Meota Lakeshore Lions members have their $5 Easter bunnies on hand and they are available from any member and some business places.
Debbie Pearce at the library has forms on hand that people can sign, objecting to the cuts forecast for our library.
The next shuffleboard tournament to be held at the Do Drop In is set for April 22 so get your name in the day before so the slate can be drawn up and people notified as to when they will play. Call 306-892-2179.
CAA is celebrating their 100th anniversary this year, with special events being staged at their stores across the country. Visit cask.ca/100 for information.
March 28, the Meota Girls Club hosted a self-defence course with instructor Dylin Curiston, a coach at Four Corner Boxing located in North Battleford. With the assistance of Diego, one of his boxing students, the girls learned situational awareness followed by basic self-defence training. The purpose of this type of training is to build confidence and create awareness in the various situations that girls may find themselves in and the use of self defence if confronted with a situation where they may have to protect themselves. This particular event was made possible with funding from the Meota Lions Club.
