Sunday was a beautiful mild day. Of course, that had been ordered for the Grey Cup game! After several days of cold weather, it was a treat to be outside. Cooler temperatures are forecast for later in the week.
With the number of Roughrider fans there are in the area, I imagine the Grey Cup was celebrated thoroughly. It was a historic day when the Roughriders won the Cup on their own turf.
For several years we did not see many bush rabbits, but now they are very much a part of the scene. For those who grow fruit trees such as pear and cherry, the rabbits have been eating the tender bark and of course the trees are destroyed.
The Yellowhead Ramblers keep busy and I imagine this will continue right through the Christmas season. Some of their upcoming engagements are playing at the festival of trees and at the Pensioners and Pioneer Hall in North Battleford. Nov. 23 they played at the group home in Maidstone.
The McPherson/Maxwell family members keep busy. Jean and Jim are involved with a group who sponsor refugees coming to Canada. This is often a long and complicated process. They had been working diligently for the past four years to being a refugee from Eritrea to this country. He had escaped to the Sudan where he spent four years before he was cleared to come. He arrived about a month ago and was met in Saskatoon by Jean and Jim and other members of their group and was given a tremendous welcome. He spent a week with Jean and Jim and is now in Saskatoon where he hopes to work.
Robbie Maxwell is in Saskatoon employed by GROW, an agricultural distribution centre. Julie and Lynn are both attending university and working at jobs after classes as well as being involved in several worthwhile organizations.
Flu shots were available at the wellness clinic Nov. 21 and many people attended to get in line for their shots. Some stayed to enjoy coffee, snacks and a visit. The final wellness clinic for 2013 will be on Thursday, Dec. 19.
