Bill and Kathy Anthony had their family, Willa, Mitch and Riley, all home for a few days during the first week in August to help them pack up and move their belongings from the farm acreage to their new residence (the former Ben Peterson home) in Alida. Welcome to Alida, folks. Hope you enjoy your new home in town.
The Alida Community extends sincere sympathy to Ralph and Shelia White on the death of their son Gordon White of La Glace, Alta., formerly of Glen Ewen, who passed away on Aug. 11, at the age of 55 years at the Prairie Lake Hospice. He is survived by his wife Ellen and their five children, two grandchildren, his parents and five siblings as well as numerous nieces. Condolences are also extended to all family members.
I’m a little late with this announcement, but as they say it’s better late than never. David and Shanna Carriere welcomed a new granddaughter Braelee Lynn on May 12. Her parents are Travis and Lyndsey Carriere of Redvers. Congratulations everyone.
Visitors with Gary and Brenda Junk for a week were their daughter Kara and granddaughter Morgan Applegate (Sylvan Lake, Alta). Then on Aug. 11, Gloria Girard and Dave Ince (Sylvan Lake), Brenda, Kara, Morgan, April Junk and family all visited with Grandma Dot outside at Sunset Haven in Carnduff to help Dot celebrate her 90th birthday. Happy birthday Dot from Alida – and may you have many more.
Visiting at noon with Bud Phenix on Aug. 14 were friends Don and Gail Lees from Arcola.
Well we finally received a decent amount of rain this past week – it will surely help the garden and should help mature the crops. My garden was surely dry. Most of the vegetation was drying up so this rain will help the cucumbers, and other vines produce. Tomatoes are just beginning to ripen on the vine now – oh they are so delicious and I’ve got cucumbers coming out of my ears, can see them in my dreams (lol).
Potatoes aren’t too bad and they too taste so much better fresh out of the garden. It’s definitely fall – all garden produce is ready to eat, but we’re waiting on the corn – hope the coons and deer don’t get it first. Appreciate the feed of corn Brenda – it was sooooo good. The men here are have now starting with the harvest, busy swathing canola fields and some spraying has been done, so again they’ll probably soon be starting up the combine and the wheat fields will be harvested. There has been some harvesting done in the area – I presume peas, etc. Good luck fellas with the harvest and take special care while operating those big machines.
Please remember folks keep me posted whenever you have news – simply contact me anytime on the happenings that are going on in and around Alida as well as within your family circle, either call me at 306-443-2496 or text (306-485-8561) or e-mail ([email protected]).Ìý
