The street in front of the Byemoor Community Hall was lined with cars as people from the area attended the annual fall supper, packing the hall on Saturday evening, Oct. 22.
The supper, which has been going on for over six decades has been a mainstay of the community.
"The catering group, headed by Gwen Keith are the main organizers for this event," said Doreen Nixon, treasurer for the Byemoor Community Club. "Gwen does an amazing job of organizing workers and ordering all the food for this event. We purchase the beef, potatoes, turnips, corns, buns and pickles and our community donates the many desserts and wide assortments of salads."
Nixon said that the meal was a "success" as they were able to raise some funds which will help them to maintain the hall.
"The funds raised will help with the maintenance of our facility, and although we raised in just over $3000, we will probably make a profit of $2000 after our expenses are paid," Nixon added. "The roast beef supper was served with sides and salads and the wide variety of desserts ranged from pies to cookies and cheesecakes."
The annual supper had approximately 240 people.
"Our numbers were down a bit from last year but because of harvest not being completed in our area there were some of our local people missing," Nixon explained. "People travelled from as far as Red Deer, Nevis, Erskine, Castor, Halkirk, Hanna, Big Valley and Stettler, besides of course Endiang to attend."
Speaking of community spirit, Nixon said that for a small rural community like Byemoor, it is important to have these suppers.
"It seems that there is not enough going on in our area so this helps complement our community and it is wonderful to see so many people from other areas and visit with them," said Nixon. "It helps keep our small rural communities alive, and since there is not very many social events in our own community, something like this has become a tradition, and should be carried on."
According to Nixon, it would be sad to see the event no longer happen as small towns are getting even smaller no matter where you go.
"Our workers ranged from young children serving coffee, juice and desserts to adults filling in on jobs of serving and cleaning up after the meal," Nixon said. "We would like to especially thank the catering committee who manages to pull this event off every year and all the willing workers and volunteers who make this event possible."