The St. Patrick鈥檚 Day dinner and afternoon of games held in Edam, with guests invited from Meota was another success. Their meal of Irish stew was the best, along with salads, biscuits and desserts. Some folks left after dinner, but there were seven tables of cards in play. There were about 20 folks from Meota and North Battleford, so a full house. A lot of visiting went on as people have not been out and about much through that long cold spell we had. Door prizes were drawn for after dinner, all interesting items. The use of real plates was appreciated, too. Our group appreciated the chance to get out and mix with the Edam seniors for an afternoon of fun.
Hope some of you were able to enjoy the northern lights last week. When we were on the farm at Bapaume and made a trip to the Battlefords, it was always dark when we鈥檇 head home. The northern lights were often at their best about that time of night, near midnight.
The roads are suffering their spring pains with all the potholes showing up, but it鈥檚 not just the highways that are so bad, try some of the streets in town 鈥� wow! The men working in Meota have done a super job in their snow removal program and we really have to be thankful.
Robins and geese have arrived in various places, including Calgary, Alta. and Smithers, B.C.
The solar eclipse that took place Friday, when the moon came between the Earth and the sun, was only visible in eastern Canada, so we missed out and had clouds instead.
A visit with Ellis Knutson for his birthday last week produced a report of his celebration. March 14 he attended the 96th birthday party for Myrtle Miller, an old friend from his Medstead days, in a condo nearby where he lives in Saskatoon. Saturday evening he joined his son Barry and his family for supper. This included his grandson Matthew Knutson and his six-year-old twin girls from Medicine Hat. (Mom was not able to come). Sunday, he spent the day with his other son Wayne and his family, and enjoyed a birthday supper. Ellis is looking forward to getting back to Chitek Lake for the summer where another Knutson reunion with their American relatives is being planned.
Eva Crossland spent four days in Prince Albert with her girls last week. Sylvia Orieux drove to Spiritwood and picked her up and Pauline and Bob Thiel brought her back home. She is comfortable in one of the duplexes for seniors, though she really misses not having a garage and more room.
They say the price of cable television is being lowered with the minimum of $25 a month, but extra channels will add to this cost, so I wonder if we鈥檒l be any further ahead. People are not too happy with some of the programs we are offered, or maybe that should read,聽 are not offered. Often the program that is listed on the agenda isn鈥檛 there either. The curling game for Thursday evening just wasn鈥檛 anywhere.
The twisted light bulbs that were so highly advertised a few years back are now considered a hazard as they give off radiation, even under ordinary use. Another great hazard is when they break and no one knows how to dispose of them, and for sure they don鈥檛 last forever like they are supposed to. A big costly mistake again by our government.
The March luncheon at the Community Complex had a larger crowd again, and the Irish stew was a big hit, along with corned beef and cabbage, scones and many desserts. It was a happy gathering of locals.
Norwegian whist was enjoyed with four tables in play at the Do Drop In March 20, along with a couple of men who would rather play cribbage, anyway. Top scores in whist were Yvonne MacPherson, then Carol Huys, Bev McCrimmon and Judy Walker. It was all a fun time and followed by lots of lunch.
Duplicate bridge was played March 17 at the Do Drop In. The high scores were by these couples 鈥� Robert Iverson and Joyce Antoine, second by Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan and third by Glen and Julie Moore.
Condolences go out to Helen Boyer of Chitek Lake on the passing of her daughter Leora Lafleur of Battleford March 15. She and her husband Bill lived at Chitek Lake and Green Lake before moving to Battleford. She was well known in these areas and will be missed by family and friends.
About three inches of snow on Sunday evening meant the snow shovels were brought out again on Monday.
A conversation with my cousin in Prince Edward Island told of their horrid winter, with no end in sight. There is still five to six feet of snow everywhere. They do burn some wood and this has really made a drop in the woodpile size. They enjoy holidays in Europe with another river cruise coming up with one of their daughters and her hubby. They find the terrain in Europe so very rugged and with the river cruise they get settled into their apartment and stay all week, rather than a bus tour where you have a different hotel every night. The cities are built along the rivers, which once were their highways, so they can get off and on at each one. This time they will travel from Budapest to Munich. There is so much to see and learn about in these old cities.
Contract bridge was played at the Do Drop In March 23 with top scores by Mary Greenwald and second Linda Ard.
Similar to the low attendance reported this winter at the Ukrainian entertainment in the city, the figure skating club at Turtleford was disappointed to have only a couple dozen show up for their carnival. Are there that many things going on that a community has no time for local entertainment, or is everyone so busy with their cell phones and other kinds of electronic games, that they just don鈥檛 care?
A good deed took place at Tim Hortons recently when an order was paid for by someone in the car ahead. No idea who it was, but the recipients appreciated it very much, and say thank you.
