August
6, 2006:
It
started out cool and windy but the sky cleared by midday and it turned
into a pretty nice day. When I took the mutts for a walk, I could see lots
of people at the beach.
The
practical jokesters are alive and well at Greenwater Park -
the Spiffy Crew went past me in their van, making a terrible racket. I
looked underneath the van and there was a tin can tied to the back axle! I
wonder how long it will take for the girls to figure it out?
Our
sympathies to the people of Foam Lake on their second disastrous fire this
summer, something our small towns cannot afford.
I
got the following message from Gordon Alstad:
“I'm
an old time resident of the Greenwater area. I went to school at
Bellshill, for not quite seven years and grade one got easier every
year!!! (Actually I stole that saying from Victor Gleeson)
“My
wife Sherry, my two sisters, Orma and Elda and my brother Emery, plan
to take a trip back there around the second week in Aug. (9,10,11,12.???)
If possible, we want to rent a cabin at the lake as kind of a home base
and of course have lots of visitors. (Only the coffee is free!! my
brother said)”
Remember
those Greenwater historical pictures I used to have on display at the
Cove? The one of a lady in a covered wagon driving a team of horses was
the Alstad family, when they first moved here in 1931. Gordon wasn’t
even born yet.
Shirley
Miller told me an interesting story the other day. Seems a certain young
granddaughter had never been in a canoe, so prevailed upon her parents to
take her for a canoe ride. They borrowed a canoe and paddles, and away
they went, with the mother in the front, the father in the rear, and the
young girl in the middle. The father thought it would be fun to splash the
girl; she flinched violently, and both mother and father wound up in the
lake! They were both good swimmers and not far from shore, so they towed
the canoe in with the girl still sitting calmly in the middle.
Tara
Choquette has a new pup -
a 16-week-old basset, and is it ever a beauty! All ears and feet, lovely
colors, and a personality to match. I love other peoples’ dogs -
they are like grandkids, you can enjoy them then send them home with their
parents when they need looking after.
I
went to the chariot and chuckwagon races in Kelvington on Friday. That has
to be the most exciting sport of them all! A man I talked to said he used
to drive chuckwagon years ago; I said I thought it was tremendously
exciting, and he said, “You ought to be on the seat, then! Once you’ve
ridden a chuckwagon, you’ll never go back to wimmen!” I got some good
pictures, too, and posted them to my website gallery. Check them out at here.
We
had a table at the Cove’s Flea Market yesterday. The weather was cold
and threatening, so the Flea Market was set up in the lounge. Was it ever
successful! People started coming before we were actually open, and it was
busy the whole time. Everyone I talked to felt that sales were good, too.
Then they had a magician, Don Stevenson of Regina, and the place was
jam-packed! Best estimate is that there were about 250 people in the
lounge.
I
couldn’t see how many people came out for the Greenwater Cove’s
Symphony of Fire last night. Alex said fifty thousand, but I think he
was guessing. There were hundreds all around the open area where the old
motel was. Doreen and Lucille watched it from our front deck. It was a
terrific display of fireworks. I tried out my new camera, but didn’t get
a single useable picture.
This
weekend was the Cove’s; next weekend is the Beach Café’s, most of it
on Saturday, the 12th. The jam session goes on from two to
eight and if you want to participate, call the Beach Café to book your
time. Then there is a sand castle contest -
you register, then construction starts at two PM and judging is at four.
Sounds like fun, and great photo opportunities! There will be clowns
around keeping an eye on things, too.
I
noticed something new at The Tackle Box -
a sailboat! I presume it’s for rent as it’s tied up with the pedal
boats. If anyone always wanted to try sailing but didn’t want to make
the investment, now is your chance.
The
floating dock and the fixed dock are pretty much at the same level now.
That must be close to ideal.
On
the fishing scene: fishing has been less than spectacular in Greenwater,
but Lloyd went with Mel Tkachuk to Round Lake this afternoon. Each caught
his limit, and they must have let sixty or more go. Nice, meal-sized
walleyes. There were lots of boats out, so the word is getting around.
That lake froze out a few years ago but there must have been a few walleye
that survived; every once in awhile we hear of a big one being caught. Mel
claims fishing for rainbows is good in Steiestol Lake, too.
