MAIDSTONE — Correction: One name was missed from the list of carollers last week. Ellie Kraft also donated her time to spread Christmas cheer by song to community residents.
There are plenty of Christmas/year-end suppers and parties going on through the community, and the RCMP are out doing check-stops. Maidstone High School’s SADD group would like to thank the local detachment for inviting them to help with one on Tuesday evening. Mother Nature was even nice enough to co-operate and make it an enjoyable evening. Thanks to everyone for being responsible drivers this holiday season.
I haven’t been able to find out the winners of the Twinkle Tour in Maidstone. Because of the holiday on Monday, my deadline was moved up this week so the results won’t make it into next week’s paper. Hopefully, many of you will hear via the grapevine. Otherwise, I’ll report the results in January.
Waseca Recreation Board prizes for the village’s Christmas lighting program went to: first - Kristian Hewson, second - Randy Herman-Fretz, third - Barry and Vi Broadhead and fourth - Rod and Barb Weisner. Good work everyone, your decorations are amazing. We look forward to more terrific displays next year.
Maidstone Gully Multiple 4-H Club’s electronics drive was a resounding success. As part of the 4-H Saskatchewan sustainability initiative, they collected four totes of electronics plus two microwaves and two flat-screen TVs for a total of 2,205 pounds (1,000 kilograms).
Twenty-six seniors gathered for a Christmas luncheon at the Drop In Centre Dec. 20. Thank you to AG Foods for our delicious beef on a bun lunch with my favourite dessert (cheesecake). Following this, 21 players and our caller, Keven, stayed to play Christmas bingo with everyone going home with a gift. It was a good afternoon of socializing. Special thanks to Jadyn Rhinehart, Kaitlyn Brett and Olivia Perkins of the MHS Leadership Class for their help with hall decorations earlier in December and assisting with lunch on Wednesday. They’ll also be coming back to take down the decorations in January. We’ll have more about their projects next week.
Maidstone Senior Jets were in Neilburg Dec. 20 and lost their last game of this year 8-2 to the Monarchs. They’ll be back on the ice in Radisson Jan. 6.
With the end of 2023, I’d like to thank everyone who has helped me with our community news and photographs this year. I know many of you look forward to these write-ups every week, especially those who don’t depend on social media to keep up with what’s happening. Please let me know anything of interest by phone 306-893-2799, text 306-893-7378 or find me on Facebook. Happy New Year to all!
