February
4, 2006:
The
weather has been cooler lately -
about normal or a little above -
but then the sun comes out and it feels marvellous. Yesterday morning
everything was covered with hoar frost and a drive over the big hill was a
real treat. Today, it’s only about –5°, but windy most of the day and
overcast.
Yesterday,
Doreen’s sorority, Beta Sigma Phi, put on a soup and sandwich luncheon
for Prairie Women on Snowmobiles. It was at the community hall in
Porcupine Plain. The ten core riders, plus numerous support riders, left
Langenburg on Friday. They spent Friday night at Preeceville, then came on
to Porcupine Plain. Jenny was not a core rider this year; she was
treasurer for the group, but chose to ride along with her snowmobile. From
Porcupine Plain, they made a brief stop at Greenwater, then on to
Archerwill for afternoon coffee. They wind up at Wadena on the tenth;
there will be a banquet there, which we plan on going to.
Attendance
at the luncheon was disappointing, but still the sorority was able to
present the riders with a donation of over $200. Jenny indicated that so
far, the ride had been a huge success financially. Since their inception
several years ago, they have raised over $600,000 for cancer research.
Small town Saskatchewan at work!
The
girls tell me driving conditions are marvellous -
weather just right and trails as well.
Our
son, Lloyd, spent years as a member of STEP -
the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Program -
and last trip to Saskatoon he showed us his Saskatchewan Centennial Medal,
awarded for his work in the program. Pretty nice!
A
tale arose at coffee the other day -
a fishing story but nothing to do with Greenwater Lake. This was gleaned
from the news media and I can’t remember who told it. Anyway, a woman
was ice fishing in the St. Lawrence River. She caught a big one, too 
big
to pull up through the hole. A chain saw was put to use to enlarge the
hole, but she still couldn’t land the fish Finally, the line was tied to
a snowmobile which was able to pull the fish out onto the ice -
a 500 pound fresh water shark! We asked the person who brought the story
to do a little more research and tell us:
