BYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS -- Ladies' night curling at the Byemoor curling rink is back in action, following a break for the Christmas holidays. It goes each Thursday evening at 7 p.m. and drop-ins are welcome to come out and try it for fun.
The "Smear" card club welcomes players to join in every Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Ruthie's Roost café in Endiang for some entertaining card games.
Crib night last Tuesday evening at the Endmoor Drop-in Centre saw Bob Smyth post the top score. In second place was Gladys McLeod.
Crib meets at the Endmoor Drop-in Centre will now be held every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. instead of only twice a month. As always, everyone is welcome regardless of age.
We send 90th birthday wishes to Herb Gutsche who marked his special milestone on Jan.8. Congratulations Herb and best wishes for many more happy years.
Jim Wasdal along with his brother-in-law Len Armstrong and a friend enjoyed a snowmobiling excursion to Revelstoke, B.C.
The Endiang community was shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Eugene Rabb on Jan. 9. Eugene and his wife Gloria retired in Endiang a number of years back and were most welcome additions to the community. They took great pride in their well-kept yard and home, and it was a jewel of the hamlet. Our thoughts of sympathy are with Gloria and family in their sad loss. A private family service will be held in Medicine Hat.
June Mattheis has returned home from an enjoyable three-week visit with her family — first with daughter Kimberly and family in B.C. then with son Tyler and family in Nova Scotia.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Edwin Carless, who passed away on Dec. 24. Edwin was raised in the Byemoor district, the son of Ted and Anna (nee Kobi) Carless. Our thoughts are with his wife Julie, children Sandra, Steven, Brent and Nancy and their families and other relatives in their time of loss.
Note the winter hours of operation for Ruthie's Roost café in Endiang will be Monday and Tuesday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The café will be closed on Thursdays and Sundays, with the exception of the last Sunday each month when it will be open for a turkey supper.
The arena in Byemoor was a busy place on Saturday, first with hockey games of the younger set and then in the late afternoon with girls' hockey action. The visiting team from Maskwacis (formerly Hobbema) suffered a 17-2 defeat to the local Endmoor Vipers team.
Congratulations to Emma Jack on bringing home a bronze medal on the weekend from the Red Deer Ski Club's racing event.
A 90th birthday celebration will be held for Len Schofer Sr. on Jan. 16 at Paragon Place in Stettler. The social goes from 2 to 4 p.m. in the East Lounge. Everyone is invited to join Len in celebrating this special milestone with cake and tea.
Endiang Community Society annual meeting will be held on Monday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Endiang hall. All people interested in keeping the hall operating urged to attend.
Humorous quotes — "My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying." — Ed Furgol.