When I have talked to others who write for newspapers, I often hear the comments that sometimes there isn't much going on to report on. At times, these remarks come from news people who live in communities the size of North Battleford.
Well, the same problem also exists for me quite regularly here in Meota but on a much smaller scale. This is also further complicated for me since I am involved in so many activities and thus am sometimes not out and about to see what might be happening. To cover that I often phone around to get a grip on things that might be coming up or count on others to give me a heads-up. One activity that is a regular for me, as you can probably tell if you read my ramblings, is regular attendance at coffee row where I often (if I keep my ears and eyes open) get wind of what might be going on.
Lately though, I think we are at a shift in activities that puts us in between seasons. There is very little happening at the lake as temperatures fall, yet it is still not cold enough that other activities are ready to start. We can definitely notice traffic around town has slowed down to a relaxed pace from summer so now if two cars go past in a couple of hours that would qualify as a traffic jam.
As I sit here writing, I do notice one thing going on, that to me indicates an advance in status or even maybe affluence of our little village. As we look back at advancements in any community we can see in the early days that broadways are just trails at the start until the time when, little by little, improvements are made and a progression in all infrastructure gives us advanced creature comforts. It may be small (all advancements come in bits and bites) but all of the back alleys in Meota were given a facelift with a layer of gravel being laid down. As I say it doesn't maybe seem like much but it is one more step in the process.
One thing that is in the wind that you will want to mark on your calendar is the Meota Lions' fall supper. The date this year will be Oct. 16 and doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and close at 7 p.m. The menu includes roast turkey and ham with all the regular additions of mashed potatoes, gravy, cooked vegetables and salads. Of course, as usual, the dessert table will be the grand finale to a great meal so mark it down and come out to support our Lions.
Our Meota branch of the Lakeland Library got a boost in the form of a $250 donation from Innovation Credit Union, Sept. 19. This donation was the result of a competition run amongst all branches to encourage community service from their employees. Teams formed up to enter the contest and here in Meota the team was made up of the duo of Tanya Rowe-Gansauge and my lovely wife, Brenda. Between the two of them they booked enough hours to win the donation to go to the charity that they chose, and our library was the beneficiary of their labour. Congratulations to the two of you!
This week in card scores I only have the Kaiser players' results. First place went to Beulah Corbeil, second was taken by Jean Gansauge, Ken Tucker took third and Irene Carlson tied up fourth spot.
Quote: "Success is to be measured not as much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome." Booker T Washington
