Rumsey Record
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Hope you had a great weekend with the beautiful weather we had. I know I am still full of turkey and all the fixings; and, with that in mind, I will mention that the fall supper will be coming up on the first Saturday in November, which is also the opening day of hunting season; so get your bright colored jackets out. Don’t be walking out in your field with a brown jacket and white toque on, not a good combination for this time of year.
Marilyn Trentham sent me some news on an information session coming for the Morrin Drop-in Center. A lady from Alberta Health will be holding an information session on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 1:30 pm. Her topics will include Alberta seniors’ benefits, dental and optical assistance for seniors, special needs assistance and property tax deferral program. It is sure to be an informative session and all seniors are welcome.
Dariel McNaughton also emailed me that the historical society met recently and one of the things they decided was to reduce the price of the 1982 edition of the Rumsey History Book from $45 to $40 in order to clear out the remaining books. There are still lots available at the Rumsey Library, so stop by and pick one up. They are very informative about all the families that have come and gone in our community.
Keep in mind that once the committee has obtained their societal number and status, they will be able to proceed with the development of the new history book and will be looking for your story so plan to contribute to the book. It will only make it more interesting.
The 4-H beef club will be having their organizational meeting soon and welcome all new members. Your child has to be age 9 of the current year to start up, so keep that in mind as you sell your calves this fall, if your child is ready to join, save that great looking calf for her/him and give Jill Holowath or Melanie Nelson a call. There is also the Morrin Multi-club that incorporates many smaller 4-H clubs. Gwen Hampton is the person to call to join there, so give her a call to see what is available.
4-H is one of the best organizations that offer the widest range of interests for young people in rural communities, so take advantage of what they have to offer.
The Rumsey Library is busy with the production of this coming years’ calendar. The photos from the photo contest at the garden show were really great, so the 2015 calendar is shaping up to be a real beauty to hang on your wall or to give as a present to a family member or past resident of Rumsey. I hope to have them available by the fall supper for the same cost of $15 each. Otherwise, they will be available at the library from then on, stop by and pick one or two up.
Gwen Hampton spread the news that her Dad, Bert Johnson, is now back in Drumheller in continuing care, it is part of the Drumheller Hospital Complex, down at the south end. He’s on Pioneer Lane – Room #P50. He has a private room looking out towards the river and would welcome visitors, so if you happen to find yourself in Drumheller, put it on your list to include a visit to Bert.
And last but not less, a joke to brighten your week:
Martha had a parrot called Brutus, the only problem was that Brutus cussed something awful. Now Martha was having her in-laws over for Thanksgiving so she needed to train Brutus to stop swearing. Just before her mother-in-law was due, Brutus let loose with another long string of swear words and Martha was absolutely desperate. She grabbed him quickly and shoved him into the freezer for a couple of minutes to literally cool off. When she opened the door of the freezer and took out the parrot; the parrot looked absolutely shocked! Martha then asked the parrot. “Have you learned your lesson about cussing?’
Brutus the parrot took one look at the dead turkey laying in the deepfreeze and said: ‘Yup, I sure have!”