Another cold spell assures us winter is not over, as much as we would like it to be. Nearer to normal temperatures appear to be on the horizon.
Welcome to Elaine Woloshyn to our team of reporters, writing in from Mayfair area, northeast of the Battlefords. Like all our little towns, there鈥檚 lots going on and every event needs all the support they can get to survive. More and more people are moving to the cities as they grow older, for the added conveniences they offer.
Word has come of the passing of Stella Marion of Leoville, a long-time resident there. Her funeral was held in Chitek Lake, in the community hall Feb. 9. Stella鈥檚 husband, Swede and her son Al, are buried in Chitek Lake Cemetery and Stella spent most of her summers at their cabin there.
Joyce鈥檚 latest word from down under is that it鈥檚 a good thing the air conditioner works well in the hotel room, because it is just too hot. She鈥檚 in Australia this week and not out on the golf course. When they flew from Aukland to Brisbane it took three hours and went through three time zones, so arrived near the same time that they had left.
Terry (Turnbull) and Bill Sparkes of Prince Albert celebrated her 60th birthday with a holiday in Hawaii, recently. They are both retired, but both still work.
Shirley Tebay鈥檚 family honored her on her 90th birthday with a family supper at the home of her son Garry and Roberta, at the farm. Son Doug and his wife Terri also came from Devon, Alta., along with many grandchildren and a few greats. There were two cakes and a delicious meal.
Norwegian Whist was played at one of the Kildeer Apartments Feb. 6, with top scores earned by Ken Tucker, Judy Walker, Irene Nichols and聽 Mae Johnson. It was another pleasant afternoon of entertainment and visiting. What better way to spend a blustery Friday afternoon?
It seems the shuffleboard tournament will have to be put off for another week, until Feb. 28 at the Do Drop In. There are just too many things going on and not enough weekends to hold them. I will let you know for sure next week.
The many snowfalls we鈥檝e had this past week have kept the town workman busy and he gets it moved so quickly. He sure does a good job, even clears the back alleys. This makes travel for the many who have to, so much easier and I鈥檓 sure they appreciate it. I think there are some good neighbour jobs being done, too which is very nice.
The hall luncheon will be held Feb. 21, so we hope to see many folks out for that, to support the hall committee. The new bathrooms are a definite improvement and some new furniture has been added to the meeting room.
The demonstration of the new defibrillator took place on the morning of Feb. 9 with about a dozen folks in attendance, down at the community center. The teacher was Rose Benson. At 83 years of age she still travels around teaching courses of various kinds. Another is the babysitters鈥� course鈥� for teenagers. We hope we never need to use the defibrillator, but one has to know how to operate it if we do.
The next Norwegian Whist will be Feb. 21 at the bowling alley in town. There will be a potluck dinner followed by some folks bowling and some playing whist.
Where the Alpine World ski competitions were held at Beaver Creek Ski Resort at Avon, Colo., the run is at 11,000 feet above sea level. Usually competitions are held where they are between 3,000 to 4,000 feet above sea level. The snow therefore was much drier and different to work with. Canadian Dustin Cook, brought home a silver medal, but the United States skier had a bad tumble and wound up rolling down the slope, and getting a bad gash on his right leg from the sharp edge of the ski. He had just come back after having back surgery less than a year ago, so had hoped for better results. He was up and walking around before going to the hospital for stitches, but disappointed, no doubt.
Lori Pearson and Brett Studer from Lloydminster flew to Cuba where they attended the wedding of their friends, Kristy Lalonde and Lawrence Park. It was a great experience and they had a grand time, enjoyed every part of the trip.
There have been no bridge games on Mondays this month nor duplicate bridge games posted for Tuesday nights, so they are taking a break because there are many people away and the weather has not been good.
