MEOTA — The ice on the lake is starting to become safe for some forms of transportation but is not considered safe by Transport Canada for trucks. Would-be fishermen are experiencing the itch to get their snacks onto the water and pull in that big one.
Members of the Do Drop In hosted Dallas Orders from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health to conduct a seminar. Dallas spoke on nutrition and diabetes. The seminar provided us with the knowledge of organ functions in regard to blood sugars and the effects of different food groups on diabetes. It was an informative and appreciated session.
During my recent stay at RUH in Saskatoon I encountered Pete Hildebrandt and Pat Becotte. Both were holding up under the strain, but like everyone else wanted to be home to celebrate Christmas.
My daughter and husband will be taking two weeks from their busy jobs to go on a two-week cruise in the Caribbean. Not too much worry about icy roads there.
In Thursday bridge, Linda Ard and Albert Blais were first. Second was Donna Scherman and Jean Lawes and third were Jeanine Beloin and Margaret Dyck.
Albert Huys and Gordon Klein topped Friday canasta scores. Second were Nestor Fransoo and Janice Morton and third were Carol Huys and Lillian Serenko.
Meota Grand Slam of Curling
(By Derek Welford)
An electrifying game unfolded on the featured sheet Tuesday night between the Alm and Doom rinks. Kyle Doom, a three-year veteran of the league, found himself up early on Lonnie Alm and looking to shut the door with a two-point lead heading into the final end. However, a resilient Alm managed to steal two points in the eighth to finish the game with a tie at six points a piece.
Recent user of the delivery stick Dave Code was promoted to skip duties of the Bru rink as he matched up against Gil Cadrin. Code turned a few heads by bringing in Northwest Farmer Spiel mainstay Rob Goodall to substitute curl. The substitution paid off big time as Code ended Cadrin's hot week of curling with an 8-5 win.
Boots on the ground report that Dylan Schaefer had a "really good game" as the Colin Sharp team took down Evan Schmidt in a 6-3 thriller. This was the first matchup between these two former teammates since they disbanded after the offseason negotiations of 2022.
Zane Lacousiere came out of the gate firing on all cylinders as he, Dale Howrie, Brent Czuy and Robbie Reed started out with multi-point scores and never looked back as they beat Randy Iverson 7-5. Though recently re-entering the work force two days a week, early scouting reports show the added workload has had no negative impacts on Reed's shot-making prowess.
Colin Mack, another former 4-H curling standout, made his Grand Slam debut as this was his team's first game of the season against Pat Mohr. Tough team to start against, as Mohr doubled up on Mack 6-3. Al Collie and Don Johnson went the distance in a chess match of back-and-forth scoring. Collie picked up his first win of the year holding on 6-5 over Johnson.
Make that two wins in a row as Wanda Weber held onto an 8-7 win over Ed Cadrin Thursday night. Taylor Markwart skipped the Welford rink to a 6-3 win over Lee Gaunsage. It was a rematch of last year's Silver Broom quarter-finals between the Sharp and Orchison rinks. Will have to wait for another day for the Battle of Randys, as Randy Orchison was away for the rematch. Randy Sharp and his team made it look easy as
