As spring is here there have been such beautiful sky scenes, bright blue with those bright white clouds, sometimes turning into grey. It reminds us Saskatchewan is indeed land of living skies!
Contract bridge April 3 found top score by Maureen Campbell and second high was Eric Callbeck.
Duplicate bridge at the Do Drop In on April 4 had Glen and Julie Moore earn top spot with second high by Maureen Campbell and Eric Callbeck and third by Vern Iverson and David Sharpe. In the city April 6 top spot went to Vern Iverson and David Sharpe, second to Jane Groves and Dave Creegan and third to Jean Lawes and Donna Scherman.
The next wellness clinic is set for April 20 at the Do Drop In from 8:40-10:40 a.m. Call 306-446-6445 for appointments.
The Do Drop In has invited the Edam seniors to join them April 28 for noon lunch and an afternoon of games and socializing. Come and take part and meet your neighbours.
The Meota Farmers Market is holding their trade show in the Community Complex on April 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will try to work some minutes to check this out along with the shuffleboard tournament the same day.
The April noon lunch at the big hall is set for the April 21.
Four tables of canasta were played on April 7 at the Do Drop In with high score by Marion Ottas and Lorna Pearson. Second high were Janice Morton and Dave Ottas and third were Bev McCrimmon and Shirley Tebay. There will be canasta again on the evening of April 21.
The United/Anglican parish-wide service will be held in Edam April 30 at 10:30 a.m. with a potluck lunch to follow.
Remember that your orange garbage tags are only good until July 31 when you will need new yellow tags available from the R.M. office, the village office and the transfer site.
G3 Canada Limited is a new Canadian grain enterprise designed to provide a unique competitive alternative in the moving of grain across the country. They are building two new elevators – one will be four miles north of Melville on Highway 10 and the second will be five miles west of Saskatoon on Highway 14. Both are on CNR lines. Building is to begin in April and be completed by 2018 harvest time.
The whole of Yvette Lessard was home over the weekend to celebrate her 87th birthday at her home in Meota.
The Meota Lions Chorus is looking for more fun-loving folks to join them as they entertain at various senior centers. Contact Lawrie Ward for information.
My granddaughter Carrie from Calgary has sent a video of her son Jake Sandstrom when he was taking part in Junior Ski Nationals in Whistler, B.C. He did three turns in the air, off the ramp. She has sent one before when he did three summersaults, which looks more dangerous.
On Saturday afternoon Linda and I decided it was time to renew our appreciation of Ukrainian food and dancing, and did enjoy both. The 1 p.m. performance at the Dekker Centre lasted over two hours and was very nice. Some performers were from Saskatoon. One has to realize how much time and effort was behind their performances as they work to keep their customs alive and take part in competitions like this.
Word from Kathy Neufeld of Saskatoon, our neighbours from Chitek Lake days, was they spent the usual month of February in Cozumel, an island at the far southern end of Mexico. They plan to tear down their old cabin at Chitek and build new this summer as they have sold their acreage east of the city and are moving into Saskatoon.
As unhappy as we often are with our health care system, everything worked out well for Walter Tait of Meota when he had a massive heart attack and made it to Saskatoon in time for the doctors to save his life. He is home again and feeling blessed.
