MAYFAIR — Canada Day 2024 is now a memory. The small get-together at Ruddell was successful but there weren’t any children so the adults had fun playing the outdoor games. A very good potluck – as usual – didn’t disappoint.
Two-week swimming lesson sessions have wrapped up at Meeting Lake with a good enrolment. Many campers with young children took summer vacations so their kids could participate. The weather certainly co-operated as some beachgoers were sporting unsightly sunburns. Everyone has to be so cautious in extreme heat.
All Saints Catholic Church in Mayfair has mass scheduled for 9 a.m. every Sunday for July, August and September. Everyone is welcome.
Hail has been reported due to the nasty thunderstorms we’ve been receiving during these days of extreme heat. Crops sure have advanced with the much-needed heat. The countryside is colourful, especially with the yellow canola fields in bloom. Some farmers are choosing airplane flying services to spray their crops. A little dangerous in some areas with overhead power lines.
Mud volleyball anyone? So many new and creative happenings to get people interested and motivated. How about the mud volleyball tournament to take place July 27 in the village of Vawn? They have a busy day scheduled with a tug of war in the gunky, messy mud along with beer gardens and horse wagon rides, the all-important concession, a 50/50 draw and a bouncy castle for the kids. To end the evening: music by the band One Cent Music at 9 p.m., then fireworks at 11. Cost is $10 at the gate and the “fun in the mud” participants don’t have to pay.
Oh yes, with the admission fee one has a chance to win a $2,200 Biktrix electric bike.
For more information, please contact Brandon at 306 821-1330. Proceeds from the event will be donated to this small community for improvements.
Doug Lamb of Meeting Lake would like to thank Thickwood Trails Snowmobilers Association for the farewell appreciation day held July 6 at Doug and Doreen’s yard. It was a well-organized afternoon with a barbecue lunch and a supper (for some) by Dale and Lana Chahaniuk and Sam Ginther. Approximately 70 people showed up between 2 and 6 p.m. More to come on this in next week’s report.
Aug.10 will be a big day again at Meeting Lake Regional Park with a fishing derby between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.; the entry fee is $25 which can be e-transferred to Wade Schmidt, [email protected]. If entering and paying on the day, the fee is $30 and his cabin is number 35 in the park.
Chuckle of the day: Mirrors don’t lie but lucky for the person looking into the mirror that mirrors also don’t laugh.
