Another great lunch was hosted at the Meota Community Complex June 15 with about 70 people attending. It is so nice for folks to gather to socialize and see neighbours you never see otherwise and support the local community hall at the same time. There won’t be another luncheon until Sept. 21. The Lakeshore Lions Club has their pasta night in July. Watch for notice of date.
The Meota farmers market and flea market will be held Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the recreation hall behind the concession. Tables are $10. For information call 306-441-0999.
Plan for swimming lessons in July and August by calling Brittney at 306-480-9592.
The next wellness clinic is slated for June 21 at the Do Drop In from 8:40 to 10:40 a.m.
The date set for painting the trim on the hall had only a couple volunteers show up to work, so the job will be hired out.
The wheelchair I could have used a couple months ago showed up at my door last week, two months late, so I was happy to say, “Thanks, but no thanks. I don’t need it.”
Duplicate bridge played June 12 in Meota saw top score go to Eric Callbeck and Vern Iverson. Second were Cletus Scherman and Catriona Winterholt and third place went to Margaret Dyck and Maureen Campbell. In the city at the Pioneer Hall June 14, top score went to Vern Iverson and David Sharpe, second were Catriona Winterholt and tied for third were Gerry Fernandes and Jean Lawes along with Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan.
The Sons of Norway met at the Do Drop In June 4 for a noon meal of wieners and chili before breaking for an afternoon of cards. There were two tables of canasta and four tables of Norwegian whist. Top canasta score went to Pat Chapman and Bev McCrimmon, while top whist scores went to Eric Callbeck, Vern Iverson, Albert Huys and Linda Ard. The afternoon closed after everyone enjoyed pie and coffee around 4 p.m. A very nice day was spent socializing while outside that wind just kept up its mighty force. No one attempted to play golf though they had planned to. Guests from Saskatoon were Graham and Eunice Begg.
The Meota Lions held a successful bottle drive last month that reaped $4,326.85. Donations from Serafina Energy Limited brought boosted the total, as they support all the Lions do in our community and donated their bottles.
The recreation hall behind the concession stand is available for rent for family gatherings or birthday parties. It is a perfect setting near the lake and swimming area. A barbecue rental is also available. Contact for information is 306-441-0999.
Newly paved streets are finished from the highway down 1st Street to the RM office then south to the Metinota road. This improvement is appreciated by everyone who drives on them. One more block will be done on Beach Avenue this week.
June 15 saw seniors gathered to play canasta at the Do Drop In with top score going to Marion Ottas and Arlene Walker and second to Charles Walker and Dave Ottas.
While the Tuesday paper tells us some passing lanes are being added to Highway 4 between North Battleford and Cochin, in the interest of safety, it falls short of the double lanes we were hoping for. The lanes will give the slower drivers a place to get out of the way for the faster drivers and stop traffic from piling up behind them.
Meota is the place to be July 1, with activities going on all day long organized by the Meota Regional Park Board. It starts out with the annual bike parade with folks meeting at the camp kitchen at 10 a.m. where free decorations are provided, so everyone can decorate their bike or vehicle. There will also be free face painting and tattoos supplied, free. There are only two motorized vehicles allowed, no others. Decorate your bicycle, golf cart, stroller, or any motorless vehicle. The parade will travel through the campground and the village.
At the camp kitchen, O Canada is sung. Here also is where the hot dogs and refreshments are served, free. Then the park is hosting a farmers market and craft and trade show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the picnic area across the street from the concession stand. To rent a stall for $30 call Gloria at 306-441-0999 or book at the concession booth.
The fifth annual beer gardens open at 2 p.m. featuring Doom’s Day Productions with D.J. Brandon Doom starting at 7 p.m. There will be the usual Chicken Shit Bingo at $5 a square. There will be fireworks from the berm at the swimming area, at dusk.
The ball diamonds can be rented out, again call Gloria for information.
The annual meeting of the Meota Regional Park was held in the village boardroom. Questions were dealt with by board members present. Things must be satisfactory as there were few campers present. The park maintenance manager gave his report and complimented his staff for a successful year. There are 48 seasonal sites and 52 booking sites. The fee of $20 per season to enter the park to launch boats also requires either a daily park pass or a seasonal pass. The park abides by the village and RM bylaws in regard to operation of quads and golf carts within the park.
Just a reminder that Serafina open house is being held in Meota Community Complex Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m.
New restrictions regarding tinted windows in vehicles imposes a fine of $78 in Saskatchewan. In Alberta it is $115. This is so officers stopping someone are able to see into the vehicle.
A 95th birthday party was held in the Lutheran Church in North Battleford May 19 honouring Muriel Tebay. She was amazed at the turnout as the hall was filled to capacity with family from northern Alberta and other places, as well as her local family and friends.
Muriel grew up in the Prince district. She moved into the city in 2011 to the Killdeer Apartments, on the second floor with no elevator. Muriel joined the Red Hatters later and enjoys her time with them. They go to dinner theaters, suppers at the churches and teas and bake sales. She loves wandering through the local greenhouses. She has many good friends who offer transport services at various times.
Muriel’s secret to her long life, “Keep moving and don’t feel sorry for yourself.” Her mother taught her, “Keep smiling and the world smiles with you. Frown and you frown alone” and “Don’t say ‘no’ too often or people will stop asking.”
In the small city of Akureyri in northern Iceland, the red traffic lights are in the shape of a heart. During hard times they were sending the message out that they still had a heart. Other heart-shaped red lights show up in gardens, on buildings and even a huge electric one on the side of a mountain that beats. It is to inspire residents and visitors alike that they do have a heart.
