MAYFAIR— With temperatures slowly increasing but still bouncing around like a yo-yo we know that warm weather will put smiles on everyone’s faces. Another Easter celebration has come and gone so the school break will have the kids making snowmen and building snow forts instead of riding their bicycles through the mud puddles.
Whitkow and surrounding districts were saddened to hear that our close neighbour recently passed away. Deepest sympathy to his wife and families on their loss. At his request, no funeral or memorial service is to be held.
Everyone needed a break from the cold weather so many folks from a distance drove to Mayfair Community Hall for the Thickwood Hills Wildlife Federation’s annual fish fry April. An extremely large crowd attended the delicious supper. Awards were given to the different categories for outdoor fishing and hunting activities. There were draws for various prizes and a great evening of visiting was shared.
Kolin Bulmer has officially retired from being employed by the RM of Meeting Lake for many years. He was the maintenance foreman. Both he and his wife Cheryl can enjoy retirement together but there is always a lot of work to do on a farm. Retired from the RM but too young to give up on farming.
Family Easter get-togethers have been a tradition for many years, as Lorena Lafreniere can attest. This year was unusual. Her son Greg and family from British Columbia did not travel to the cold, snowy prairies. Her son Dean and family from Biggar were also not there for Easter due to other commitments.
Mayfair’s Catholic Church will still be at 9 a.m. even if the parish priest will be away on holiday for the next few weeks. Priests are in short supply, so if one isn’t there to replace Father, we have parishioners who have taken training to be lay ministers.
The interior of British Columbia is bursting with an assortment of gorgeous coloured tulips and daffodils and fruit trees are in full bloom. We can only dream of this on the prairies! Betcha’ two weeks from now our wild grassland will be adorned with nature’s beauty of crocuses and tons of pussy willows.
Have a good week everyone, walk outside early morning and evening as the days are getting much longer which is what we look forward to this time of the year.
