I hope everyone enjoyed this weekend’s rain, if you were camping probably not so much but it was very welcome as the ground was getting very dry and the grass and plants will really perk up now.
The May birthday club at St. Mary’s lodge has come and gone already. In the lodge, there were two celebrants: Elise Elvin and Edward Wilkinson. In extended care, there were also two birthdays: Clarence Brosseau and Carol Gridley. Thanks to Pat Hatt for serving a large Swirl coffee cake that was appreciated by a large crowd. Next month will be hosted by Pat Holowath.
Don’t forget that the south area ladies will be hosting a bridal shower for Alyse Burnett and Devon Sawnson on Friday, May 23 starting at 7:30 at the community hall, so be sure to attend. Congratulations on your impending marriage.
There has been a change of date for the initial meeting of the Rumsey Historical Society. The meeting will take place on Thursday, May 29 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Rumsey Agriplex. It has been 32 years since the Big Red Book was published so it is time for an update and perhaps cover some new ground that didn’t make the first book. Everyone has something to contribute, because if you have lived here for any amount of time then you have history here in Rumsey. There are still lots of copies available of the 1982 publication, so stop in at the library if you are looking for one.
The community garage sale is fast approaching as well. It is scheduled for Saturday, May 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. so plan to come in, get some lunch from the Drop-in members and wander through the treasure trove of goodies. I can guarantee that everything will be at fire sale prices.
The Rumsey 4-H Beef club is also preparing for their big day. Their Show and Sale is scheduled for Monday, June 2 in the Delia Agriplex. Rumsey is hosting this year, so they will be first in the ring for both the show and sale. The heifer portion of the show will be first off the block at 9:15, then the steers to follow at noon. The banquet will be at 5 p.m. and sale at 7 p.m. Most of the kids will have clipped their calves in preparation of the day and maybe even done a first washing, I hope they are leading without problems by now to give you a stress-free trip into the ring. Good luck to all the 4-H-ers as they get ready.
The northeast corner will be holding a bridal shower for Angie Walker and Joe VanStraten on Monday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m. They are residing on the Chris Warner/Bert Johnson place and we are glad to have them as part of our community.
If you haven’t been out golfing yet, the courses are looking great and they will only get better after this lovely rain. The Rumsey Connection Golf Tournament, held over at the Trochu Golf Club, will be held this year on Thursday, June 12 with tee time starting at 5 p.m. and a steak supper to follow. This evening of golf is always lots of fun so book in with Dariel McNaughton at 403-368-2120 and Elaine Wiesse at 403-368-2225.
We have a quite few members of our community that will be graduating this year, so I would like to send out my congratulations to them as well. Harlee Avramenko, Brittany Cawiezel, Marcus Herd, Denver Hodge, Bradley Nelson, Alicia Jarvis and Alice Sinclair. This wonderful event will be held on June 27.
The other grads from Morrin are Kyle Montgomery, Kevin Devaleriola and Malcolm Johnson-Tait. Congratulations to all of you. Please let me know if your son/daughter is graduating this year, so I can include them in this list. I know there are kids that attend different school that live in our area so I don’t want to leave them out. Helen is proud to report that she has two great-granddaughters graduating this year, Ashley Steen from Sparwood (Helen’s son Randy’s granddaughter) and Brittany Landon (Helen’s daughter Susan’s granddaughter).
The baseball season is going full blast. They have already got one week under their belt and this week is lining up for a full slate of games. The Midget team has two games coming up at home; Tuesday, May 20 and Tuesday, May 27. The Bantam team will have this week’s game at home, Wednesday, May 21 but next week’s game will be away. The girls and coach-pitch teams are still practicing, they are looking for pickup games as they chose not to join in a regular league. I will let you know when their home games are as well ,so you can get into town and cheer them on.
Quote of the week: Much to the plant vendor’s delight. I am easily tempted to buy things that I have no earthly idea where to plant. But it’s like falling in love. We lose our sense of perspective. – Orene Horton
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