MEOTA — This snowfall keeps me busy keeping the walks clear, but this is winter and that’s what it’s all about. It’s too bad it has to turn colder over the holidays, but we travel, dress accordingly and survive. I’ll be having four of my six children and their spouses around over Christmas, so consider myself fortunate.
A show on TV that I watched a week ago called “The Light Fight,” showed some extravagant homes with many lights,. Don’t know if it was American or Canadian, but beautiful.
The Meota Lakeshore Lions Christmas lighting competition winners are: first - Laura Johnston, second - Rene Sansregret and third - Kyle Doom. Congratulations to all and thanks for making our village brighter and more cheerful for Christmas.
The bridge players gathered Dec. 13 in the Pioneer Hall with two and a half tables. First in Section 1 were Donna Scherman and Catriona Winterholt. Second were Linda Ard and Albert Blais. Section 2 winners were Linda Ard and Albert Blais. Dec. 15, with three tables, found Linda Ard and David Sharpe in first place. Tied for second and third were Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen along with Donna Scherman and Catriona Winterholt.
Canasta games in the Do Drop In Dec. 16, found the top couple was Nestor Fransoo and Bev McCrimmon. Second were Albert Huys and Karn Kelly and third were Arlene Walker and Gwen Lacerte.
The drive to town Dec. 16 was a delight as the countryside displayed the beauty of hoar frost on everything. The trees were absolutely loaded and the sun was shining, too. A winter wonderland, indeed.
The Christmas Eve service at the United/Anglican Church will be held at 7:30 p.m. There will be no service Dec. 25.
The cedar waxwings have been dining in the village lately and cleaning off all the frozen red berries they can find.
Various organizations have been taking offerings to the food bank at their Christmas parties, including the bridge club, Do Drop In seniors and the Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Meota.
There have been various odd vehicles seen on the lake this winter. One resembling a hovercraft or a rice harvesting machine, with a big fan wheel at the back, was spotted a few days ago. Last Sunday a white mud buggy with big wheels was out there, all very interesting to see.
Dec.11, friends and members of the Sons of Norway gathered at the Do Drop In for their annual Christmas supper, a lutefisk meal. During the afternoon there were various games played including Norwegian whist, Kaiser, canasta, crokinole and tile Rummy. The noise level was awesome with 31 lively players.
Before supper, Marion and Dave Ottas marched a plate of lutefisk, which Marion had cooked, among the tables wearing suitable chef’s hats and aprons to the music of “The Lutefisk Song.” The supper was potluck with a great variety of foods including the lutefisk, ham, Norwegian meatballs, potato lefsa, rye bread and dainties. Although there was no gift exchange, they had a 50/50 draw that was won by Arlene Walker. Everyone agreed it was a fun day with a tasty meal.
Week 3 Recap
(submitted by Derek Welford)
Six electrifying games highlighted the second full week of the Meota Grand Slam of Curling.
Tuesday night on the pay-per-view sheet, the always dominant Kirsten Bru rink collided with the Gil Cadrin rink, two teams that appear to be already in mid-season form. Cadrin got the better of Bru in the sturling spiel last weekend, but Bru had the better fate Tuesday. After being down by two points, Bru roared back with four points in the sixth end and handed Cadrin their first loss by a 9-6 score.
Must have been magnets in the yellow stones on the middle sheet Tuesday night as many of them were attracted to the house in the Cherelle Cadrain and Randy Sharp game. The Cadrain rink, along with Randy Orchison and Mike Svojanovski, scored an incredible seven-ender in the second end resulting in a 9-2 win. According to historical archives, this was the highest score posted in a single end in Meota curling since the Terry Tait mayoral administration.
Tough break for the Demontarnel rink as Pat Becotte was away for their game Tuesday so Ed Cadrin stepped into skip duties. It was a back-and-forth affair, but Cadrin held off the reigning champs to win 7-6. Kyle Doom exceeded his win total from last year as he thumped the Colin Sharp rink 10-3 as they start the season 2-0.
The Zane Lacousiere rink was in action Thursday night as they welcomed back their lead Marcel Bernier, who was sporting a fresh tan that was the envy of many at the rink. Lacousiere faced off against Team Menssa, who were hoping to get a momentous confidence boost with Claude Parent returning as skip. Bernier got the last laugh over his Metinota counterparts, as Lacousiere cruised to an 8-2 win.
Team Schmidt are trending in the right direction as they defeated Weber 7-2 to move to 1-1-1. The Mohr-Tait game was postponed and the Welford rink sat idle on their bye week.
There were some extraordinary individual curling performances this week, but none better than what was observed Tuesday night by Mike Svojanovski of Team Cadrain. A newcomer to the Grand Slam event, “Safety Mike” was relied on heavily as the team was shorthanded one curler. Coming into the matchup with slight muscle soreness courtesy of last week’s game, it did not deter Svojanovski from battling through it, putting the team on his back and displaying an unparalleled sweeping performance. A drawing percentage near the top of the league this week paired with that can-do attitude was an integral part of the team’s Week 3 win.
