MEOTA — At the Do Drop In recent membership meeting, Linda Ard presented a contribution of $560 to the organization. These funds were raised instead of birthday presents. When you turn 90 you find creative ways to give back and Linda has certainly found a way.
Do Drop In renovations have begun and that’s directly affecting the activities that normally happen in the building. Canasta is being played at Towers 2 in North Battleford at 1:30 p.m. on Fridays. Norwegian Whist will resume in January and shuffleboard may not resume until the renovations are complete. There won’t be any Chat and Chew Wednesday morning coffee until January. It will resume Jan. 8, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at 185-1st St. W. There are still several decisions that need to be made to accommodate the nurse practitioner and it’s exciting to see the community of Meota pull together to make it happen.
The Lions Club turkey and ham bingo night was well attended. Thank you to all who came out to make this another successful fundraiser for the community.
Winners of the Meota Lakeshore Lions Christmas lighting contest are Mervin and Leah Uteri in first place, Derek and Alex Welford in second place and John Tinio in third place. A huge thank you to all who light up.
Meota Grand Slam of Curling Week 2 Recap
(By Derek Welford)
Wanda Weber bounced back from last week's loss with a strong team performance where every shot mattered in a closely contested contest with Lonnie Alm. Weber didn't have to throw the last stone as she had the win locked up in a 7-6 thriller.
Colin Mack's rink played their season opener against Terry Tait, who took temporary control of the Cadrin rink in a substitute role. It was all Mack in the back half of the game scoring in ends 4 through 8 to win 8-5 to start the season on the right foot.
Don Johnson spotted Derek Welford 4 points through the first two ends then rebounded with a double and never let up from there. Johnson alongside Blaire Chapman, Martina Johnson and Carter Johnson put up 11 consecutive points in the next 5 ends to win 11-4.
Zane Lacousiere found himself in control heading into the final end with a commanding 7-2 lead. Almost slipped from his grasp though as Colin Sharp put up 4 points with the hammer to make it a respectable 7-6 loss.
Randy Sharp's rink was dealt a similar fate as his brother's team as they were narrowly defeated by Caleb Gansauge Thursday night. Down by 2 points in the eighth end with the hammer, Gansauge made back-to-back precise draws to score 3 points and clinch an 8-7 win that saw multiple lead changes.
There was a lot of buzz on sheet one in the Mohr versus Schmidt match, as Thursday night saw the season debuts of both Darrell McCarthy and Pat Mohr's recently purchased Milwaukee heated vest. McCarthy's contagious optimism and can-do attitude were a welcomed addition to the Schmidt rink this week as they won handily 11-4.
After a successful offseason of negotiations, Pat Becotte signed prized free agent Robert St Amant to his curling team. Already paying dividends as Becotte handed Kirsten Bru their first loss in a 6-1 game and crowd sizes have drastically increased.
