ALIDA - On Aug. 20, Leonard and Lil Patton attended the grand opening and dedication of the Constable Shelby Patton Memorial Park at Indian Head. There was an RCMP parade accompanied by the Regina RCMP Pipe & Drum Band, dignitary speeches and laying of wreaths. Shelby was a great nephew to Leonard.
The following day, they attended a Molnar family gathering at Round Lake.
Visiting with Ernest and Dianne Lemieux on Aug. 14 was their son Michael and grandsons Carter and Mason of Lloydminster.
They helped him around the yard in the morning and then spent a couple of hours enjoying the swimming pool. On Aug. 19, they travelled to Regina where they met up with grandma Walker. The boys will spend time with the Walker grandparents at Colonsay, while Michael returned to Alida and will continue to help with odd jobs around the farm for a while.
Sincere sympathy is extended to all relatives of Dempsey and Marion Laird of Weyburn. Dempsey passed away Aug. 17 at the age of 89 years and Marion had passed away Aug. 14 at the age of 82 years. They will be missed. Memorial service was held Aug. 23 at Weyburn Grace United Church and a graveside service took place Aug. 24 at Carnduff Cemetery.
The harvesting in our area has now officially started, not just with peas but other crops are now ready or almost ready for the combine crew to move into them. Of course the sprayer is the first to go and it moved into one of our fields, so before too long our harvest will be underway.
Good luck to the farmers with their harvesting and now may the rains stay away until all is completed. Do be vigilant and take extreme care while operating those big machines. Remember to take a break away from the machine if it’s only to stretch your legs and get a breath of fresh dusty air. Do take care everyone.
