The warm weather brings many flu bugs to people every winter. A moderation in temperature is nice, but brings many complications, not only medically but to driving conditions and melting of natural ice in arenas.
When I was in Saskatoon two weeks ago, I shopped at Crushed Accessories close to downtown and admired all the unique merchandise. Wayne Letkeman, a kid who grew up near Mullingar, is the co-owner with his wife. He still works in Alberta's oil patch as he has since he left high school 29 years ago. The Letkemans travel to exotic countries to purchase one-of-a-kind jewelry. They have been in business eight years,
Faye and Keith Liebert travelled to Moose Jaw for the funeral of Lydia Patti, Faye’s aunt. She was 94 years old and the last member of Faye's paternal Dean family.
Kevin and Ryan Liebert attended a Chinese New Year's Eve bash in a Moose Jaw restaurant called Uptown last weekend. Their uncle, Russel Dean, has known the owners for many decades, so they got an invitation. This eating establishment has been in Moose Jaw since 1950 and is a popular place to dine. They were able to experience Chinese traditions, as New Year's celebrations are popular in Chinese culture. 2017 marks the year of the rooster. In some large cities in Canada. where keeping small animals and birds in one's back yard is acceptable under municipal law, people are increasing the rooster population in honour of this special year. How would you like to be woken every morning by the neighbour's unusual pet heralding the dawn of day?
Margaret Adam, her son Rick and his wife Jennifer were in Edmonton for the Christmas holidays. Margaret's daughter and three grandchildren have resided there for many years.
Our son Curtis and a friend from Winnipeg took in the all-star hockey game in Los Angeles this past weekend. It was an exciting time as they were with other employees from Scott Lake Fishing Lodge, a fly-in fishing camp owned by an American company. Metropolitan defeated Pacific winning a million dollars to be split among the players. Wayne Simmonds won the MVP award by scoring the winning goal, but also added a pair of goals in a 10-6 win over the Atlantic division all-stars. My son and Paul decided only on Friday to go and was fortunate to secure tickets.
Some of the members of All Saints Catholic Church in Mayfair along with the priest went caroling in January. Many people of different faiths welcomed them to stop by their house to hear carols and have the house blessed. They want to thank everyone for the generous donations, which is given to the church.
Congratulations to Cindy Miller of Rabbit Lake on her recent retirement as the RM administrator of Round Hill. She will still reside in the village and is active in the community as a volunteer. Thanks for your hard work and dedication, Cindy, as your friendly smile will be missed.
Chrissy Moore is the new person following in Cindy's footsteps and has been learning on the job the past couple years.
