MAYFAIR — The gardening season has arrived although as I write this there may be snow arriving. The weather forecast is what we listen to and at times in disbelief. Remember the large dumping of snow April 18, halting school buses plus other businesses facing another day of hardship? Moisture is a blessing on the prairies and we will take it in any form.
This Saturday, May 4, Mayfair Library is holding a Spring Tea and Social at our community hall. The time is from 2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 5 there is a fundraiser at Blaine Lake seniors’ centre starting at 2 p.m. titled "Eclectic High Tea" with advance tickets selling quickly. One can obtain a $30 per ticket, with admittance by advance purchase only, by calling Corienne at 306-931-9949 or the library 306-497-3130.
Are any ambitious local students between ages of 15 to 30 years looking for summer employment? Meeting Lake Regional Park is taking applications and by emailing: rm 66@sasktel.net one can obtain more information. Deadline for applications is May 8. All parks (regional and provincial) are advertising for responsible summer students who possess some of the following skills: installing signs, grass mowing, rock picking and more. A driver's licence is an asset. Above all parks are looking for candidates showing professionalism with a positive friendly attitude who want to work.
Please mark this on your calendar as an important fundraiser for a rural community wanting to refurbish their old school to make it functional for future social gatherings. Resolute Community Club (south of Spiritwood) is hosting a plant and pie sale on Wednesday, May 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Spiritwood Legion Hall. A good assortment of bedding plants and excellent homemade pies will bring in a good chunk of much-needed cash. No e-transfers will be accepted but cash and cheque payments are great.
Mother's Day teas are always fun. Ruddell's local ladies' hall group is hosting one on Saturday, May 11. Cost is $5 per person. Entertainment and tasty desserts are provided throughout the afternoon tea.
Effective May 1, there are new hours at the Rabbit Lake Hotel and Liquor Store. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday is "wing night special" opening from 2 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday hours are noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The owner is closing Tuesday, May 7 at 4:30 pm and is closed all day Wednesday, May 8.
Seeding is underway and one can see a lot of big farm equipment on major highways, grid and dirt roads. Motorists, please be aware of the dangers of trying to pass. In our society, we are all in such a big rush to get from point A to point B. Let's show respect to one another as life is too precious to be taking careless actions.
Being outdoors doing spring yard work is refreshing while listening to the songbirds busily chirping and making their nests. Leaves are starting to appear and grass is turning green dotted by the pretty yellow wild weeds called dandelions. The dandelion flowers and leaves are edible. One shouldn't eat the toxic chemicals sprayed to kill the plants. Expensive restaurants have been successful with arrays of mouth-watering salads consisting of a few weed leaves and flowers tossed in with the rest of the ingredients.
Hats off to the Battlefords Community Players and Theatre Saskatchewan Inc. for hosting a successful week of live theatre at the Dekker Centre last week. The performing arts are indeed an important part of our society. There are countless hours of hard work and sacrifice to prepare for the performances. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing most of the seven shows held during the evenings. Something like this requires many volunteers. The event was professionally done. Thank you.
I had the privilege of taking my three grandsons to the indoor rodeo in North Battleford this past Sunday. Many cowgirls and boys volunteered (over 60 volunteers) to make this rodeo a big success. Sunday afternoon there were many small babies and young children in attendance with their parents which was so wonderful to see.
