Wednesday coffee morning continues to be interesting at the Do Drop In, with informative sessions, learning from one another, state of the weather and fishing stories. Come on out from 9 to 11 a.m. and take part.
The Meota Curling Club hosted its second annual Darts Night at the rink last Friday where 40 people came out to support the club. Ron Clarke, who had won the first Dart Night back in March, successfully defended his title as the Meota Darts Champion after defeating Dylan Schaefer in the final. On the women’s side, Teresa Ducharme went undefeated and claimed her first darts’ championship with a win over Heidi Sulatisky in the final.
Norwegian whist was played at Towers II, Nov. 22, with 14 players. Top marks went to Bob Lesko, followed by Faye Goll, Bev McCrimmon and Carol Huys. Bev, the hostess, set out a tasty lunch..
The second oldest resident in Canada is Melfort’s Reita Fennell, who turned 112 Nov. 20. Her key to a long life is her faith. Congratulations, Reita.
There will be no shuffleboard until Jan. 18, there are just too many other things going on next month.
How many people were fortunate enough to see and watch the great northern lights last week? I missed them, but hear they were spectacular. The night was clear and they just danced away.
A couple living in Telkwa, B.C. were the lucky winners of the B.C. Lotto Max, Oct. 29 and ended up with $20 million. Ken and Susan Salter, both retired, have no plans to leave town, but are planning to build their dream home on their property and then take a river cruise in Europe. We wish them well and hope this doesn’t ruin their lives, as we hear is what often happens.
Hayley Wickenheiser, famous hockey player from Shaunavon, has been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, after a long and successful career playing women’s hockey.
This warm spell in our weather is surely making some icy patches on our streets, and back alleys are really bad. While the highways seem to be bare and dry, other roads will be a challenge.
Perhaps what matters most when all is said and done is not who puts us down but who picks us up.
