Let it snow let it snow ... let it snow! As I am writing this article, the snow is falling again and the wind is whipping it into drifts. What was so wrong about last winter?
Some years the Rabbit Lake Agricultural Association stalls a bit in planning the annual Ski Doo rally, always wondering what the snow conditions will be like. This year there is no stall. The rally will be held March 2 and the tickets are already out.
As we flipped the calendar pages from November to December, people seemed intent on flipping on the Christmas lights. Rabbit Lake is looking mighty fine with its lights glimmering. Early this month SaskPower will be positioning the street light decorations and all will be complete.
The Rabbit Lake Community Hall board hosted the annual Christmas supper, Dec. 1. About 90 people enjoyed turkey and the trimmings and, of course, the annual visit of Santa Claus.
A lot of work is being done at the Rabbit Lake Rec Centre to prepare for the upcoming season. Thanks to volunteers, the ice is being put in and the weather is doing its part to bring activity for kids during the Christmas holidays.
Rabbit Lake seniors' annual Christmas supper will be held Dec. 9 at the Rabbit Lake Seniors' Sunrise Centre. Everyone is welcome!
It is very good to be able to report Art Penner is back in the community after a very long hospital stay. We still are pulling for Vic Ricketts who remains hospitalized. Get well wishes go out to Paul Benson, Sharon Benson and Melita Hildebrand. We hope you are all well-mended before Christmas.
Community condolences are sent to the families of the late Oliver Lamontagne and the late Don Dormuth. Oliver was known to many through his many years as the RM grader operator. Don farmed for many years west of Rabbit Lake and recently moved to Spiritwood where he could be seen coffeeing with the guys at the restaurant. Don leaves daughters Bev and Wanda and son Wes. He was predeceased by wife Nita and son Al.
Rabbit Lake area has been an area of choice for hunters in the past weeks. Last week we enjoyed the southern accent and the southern news as we hosted hunters from Kentucky. This group of hunters was here recently for elk and now for deer. The last time they were here, the grass was green and it was hot even by Kentucky standards; this time the snow was deep and the weather cold even by our standards.
One of the comments made by one of the guys was, "If I could persuade my wife, I would be here in a heartbeat. This is God's country and I bet you don't even know it!" Maybe we do take the beauty of each season and the far-reaching spaces for granted.
