MAYFAIR — Combines are in full gear except near Leoville as I noted when I was at my cabin this past weekend picking blueberries north of Chitek Lake with friends from another province. A full ice cream pail (3.78 litres) is selling for $50 as a kid came to my cabin trying to sell blueberries. Last year the sellers were charging $45 per pail. Obviously, I was torturing myself in the forest clearings picking berries amongst fallen trees, thorn patches, tall grass and other plants, not to mention flying insects. Bears are another concern. It’s certainly hard on the back as the wild blueberry plants grow to approximately eight inches in height. If I didn’t pick my own, I would pay the asking price.
Congratulations to Alyssa Lange on her recent wedding to George Kotelko from this area which took place on a sunny summer afternoon in their farmyard near Mayfair. The bride is the daughter of Sandra and Dan Lange also of Mayfair and the groom’s parents (Muriel and Mitchell Kotelko) are both deceased. An outdoor farm wedding is a personal experience. Many guests brought their tents or trailers for overnight accommodation in the yard.
Best wishes to a wonderful Ruddell couple who celebrated 66 years of marriage last Thursday. Don and Carol Schmidt have farmed in this area for many years and partake in and spearhead many functions. She was one of the co-ordinators of Ruddell’s annual August wiener roast. Since this is a small hamlet no one minds a fire pit in the middle of a gravelled road for approximately two dozen people roasting supper. Side dishes were shared amongst everyone. No mosquitoes dared to show up. This place usually has an activity open to everyone once a month.
Longtime farmer Myron Chomicki of Whitkow passed away last week. The 95-year-old became a city farmer when his son became active in farming. Condolences to his family
Coffee time at Mayfair Library is next Wednesday, Aug. 23 from noon until 2 p.m. Our librarian Teresa would like to see a crowd because Mayfair doesn’t have much going on.
Harvest is in full tilt for everyone which is earlier this year but on a positive note farmers will end sooner. Yields will not be what one would call record-breaking. As long as the bills are paid and there’s food on the table, what more could a person ask for in this troubled world?
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