Some like it hot, some like it cold … this has been a summer to remember. From over-30 degree days to over an inch of rain at a crack, we’ve had it all. Fortunately we have not had hail.
Shelly and I took a weekend trip to Ogema, south of Regina, for a wedding. I expected to see a lot of harvesting or at least swathing going on but we only saw one combine south of Saskatoon taking off some peas or lentils. Actually we saw more swathing right west of Rabbit Lake than anywhere else.
This seems to be a summer to preserve the past! If you have been driving around the countryside and happened to drop into Rabbit Lake you might have noted that there is a new roof on the former Rabbit Lake CNR Station, now part of the Rabbit Lake and District Museum. The cedar shingles, likely the original ones from 1926, had served their purpose and have been replaced by a metal roof. Dwaine Goller and Troy Moore enjoyed the scenery from a high vantage point. Teagan Wright assisted from the ground. Also, you might have noted the new gates on the Resthaven Cemetery at Mullingar. The iron gates were fabricated by Barry Sherman and are erected in memory of his grandparents Rudolph and Muriel Sherman and of Percy and Ida Walker, Mullingar pioneers.
There is always change in a small community, some for the worse and some for the better. On Aug. 8, Pete and Marg Penner along with Al and Jan Richter and Don Peters and Linda Lewis held an auction sale in the Rabbit Lake Community Hall. Pete and Marg are moving to Saskatoon and Al and Jan have moved to Turtle Lake. Don and Linda now live between Saskatoon and their cabin at Crescent Beach. We hate to see people leave the community and we wish them good luck in their new homes.
Here is something exciting. Becky Richter, daughter of Ben and Bonnie Richter, competed in the Parapan Am Games. Although she is a wheelchair racer, good luck came to her as she placed first in hammer throw and third in discus. Again, we can be inspired by what determination can do.
It is good to see Joan Dzialo, Randy Aumack and Dave Kowerchuk all on the mend after some summer health issues.
The community expresses its condolences to David and Candy Ernst on the passing of David’s father, William (Bill) Ernst. Bill enjoyed farming and enjoyed helping David and Candy when he could. He was born at Rabbit Lake and, although he and Gladys lived in North Battleford, he was a frequent visitor back home.
It seems like some have to go and someone new comes. Maverick Charles McNabb was born to Rob and Jessie McNabb on July 8. Maverick is a brother for Marti-Beth, Maria, Morgan and Memphis. Bruce and Jean McNabb are proud grandparents.
Each month the Rabbit Lake and District Library awards a treat of the month. This month’s winner was Karen Kuffert.
