MEOTA — Meota Lakeshore Lions proudly presented a cheque for $25,000 to the village of Meota for the new playground. Lions members Brieanne Stevenson and Jessica Belland presented a cheque at the village office to Kim Frolek who accepted it. Citizens of Meota and district donated $2,590, bingos brought in $4,155, the Do Drop In donated $428 and the Lions raised $17,825.53 for a grand total of $25,000. Look for upcoming information on all the other organizations and individuals who have stepped up to raise the total cost of the playground.
The new playground has been in the making for two years now and a grand opening ceremony is being planned for the spring.
Dec. 1 and the first Christmas Party of the season has taken place at the Do Drop-In. Seeing Lorna’s cart parked by the kitchen door triggered a reminiscing moment of the wonderful time we shared with our friend Lorna Pearson. Lorna was an inspiration. Her gift of journalism was amazing. I would spend afternoons with her when she’d ask me to write something for the News-Optimist. She would dust off her editing pen and fix all my grammar, shorten up articles that were too long and help me decide which photos would work. In exchange, I would attempt to connect her Bluetooth hearing aids to her television and work out small problems she was having with her computer. I sure do miss her. “Sometimes you don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone.”
Lorna’s younger sister, Linda Ard is inviting all family and friends to her 90th birthday party on Saturday Dec. 7 for a come-and-go tea at the Do Drop In.
Don’t believe everything you read on Facebook. Someone commented that it’s safe to drive on Jackfish Lake. The ice on the lake isn’t anywhere thick enough for that yet. There are places where it’s only two inches thick. Ice fishing shacks aren't in sight yet and that’s a good thing. There is a fairly decent snow cover and the ditches already have a lot of snowmobile tracks crisscrossing them. It’s just too soon to go on the lake. Christmas lights are appearing and the Meota Lakeshore Lions have their Christmas Lighting Contest happening. Judging will take place Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m.
