MAYFAIR — Ah! The sights, sounds and smells of summer. Embrace life to the fullest as we are so fortunate to experience four seasons with varying temperatures. When the sun is beating down and one is outside pulling weeds by hand now that’s torture. Getting one’s body out of bed by 6 a.m. when the morning air is so fresh is the best time for outdoor tasks. Experts say that is the best time of the day for watering plants or later into the evening.
Congratulations to two Grade 12 graduates who have connections to Mayfair. Carla (Kelly) Soucy’s ( nee Cherwinski) from Calgary second oldest, Kamdyn, graduated May 25. Leanne/Stephen Cherwinski and Betty/Albert Soucy of Leoville are his proud grandparents. Second-oldest child, Mackenzi of Michelle (Chad) Schwartz (nee Liebaert) from Flin Flon, Man. graduated at the end of June. Excited grandparents,Mayfair’s Faye and Keith Liebaert attended the grad and are camping in the northern wilderness for a week. Travelling with them is daughter Jenelle and her two children from North Battleford. They don’t get to see their daughter Michelle and family often. Carla Soucy and Michelle Schwartz were a year apart while attending Mayfair school.
From Calgary last week, oldest daughter to Rick and Valerie Taylor, Mackenzi, visited her parents on their Mullingar farm. Carmen Paradis was a guest at Mayfair’s All Saints Catholic Church last Sunday. The whole congregation had a good chat with Carmen after mass during coffee and muffins. We are now back again (was not allowed for the past two and a half years because of government COVID rules) having this. It is the last Sunday of the month enjoying fellowship, much laughter and catching up on local rural news.
For the months of July, August and September mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. in Mayfair. There has been confusion over the time lately. The priest also has Sunday services in Hafford at 9 a.m., Marcelin at 1 p.m. and Muskeg First Nation early Saturday evenings. Muskeg is situated north of Blaine Lake and its southern boundary adjoins Mistowasis First Nation. So as you can see our Pastor Madonna-Godwin Aghedo has a large territory to look after.
The Meota Meewasinota Craft and Trade fair is on the second Saturday of July. The farmers market is scheduled for: July 17 and 22 and Aug. 5 and 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. behind the concession stand. Meota Regional Park is offering swimming lessons July 19-14 and Aug. 7-11. Lots to do in all of Saskatchewan’s regional parks. Happy camping and hope it keeps raining a bit so everyone can experience sitting around the campfires.
The weather turned wild later afternoon of Canada Day in and around the Battlefords with devastating. Coming from the west a ripper tore through Denholm, Ruddell, Maymont and east. Large old trees had enormous branches were down on the ground in no time plus tons of smaller ones. Garbage cans were strewn amongst other garbage flying in the air! The Starycki farm of Maymont experienced metal grain bins down plus another building. Many others didn’t fare well either.
Fireworks at Meeting Lake were a real crowd pleaser. I was in the crowd with many others, young and old. The rain had stopped so the fireworks were a go! Shortly after it rained again thus making a few wet campers.
