What a spectacular "Blood Moon" eclipse on Sunday evening around 8 p.m., lasting till almost 9. The moon was huge, and at one point it felt like you could reach out and touch it. Temperatures dropped to minus two shortly after but rebounded by ten pm.
As it was Jim and Ethel Baird's 60th anniversary year (February), Ethel's 80th birthday (April) and Jim's 90th birthday on Friday, Sept.25, a joint birthday and anniversary celebration was held at Westwoods Agriplex on Saturday, Sept. 27. Family and extended family, close friends and past neighbors were invited to attend. There were about 60 well-wishers there for the potluck supper, desserts and visiting. Gordie and Shirley Reynolds, Larry and Kathy Tuck, Neal and Lorna Walgenbach, Marie Vance were among the guests.
Gloria Diegel and her girls, Tasha, Richelle and Deanne enjoyed a road trip on Saturday, taking in several craft sales, antique shows and sales, starting in Ponoka at the Craft store, the Craft/greenhouse and on to Bentley crafts and antiques, lunch at Lacombe, hitting their antique shops and finally the "All Things Pretty, Gone Country" sale in the Red Barn in Lacombe; a very crowded event.
It's reported that Westwoods had a successful annual fall fair on Sept. 9, well attended, with many entries for photography, vegetables, crafts, etc.
Also reported was that the recent Alex gymkhana was extra special for Kayla Hronek, who won the all round cash and belt buckle prize in her age division. Congratulations, Kayla! Proud grandparents Eleanor and Frank Dahlgren watched her perform.