May has whizzed right by into June, another busy summer month.
Belated birthday greetings to a Mayfair pioneer who now resides at Battlefords Regional Care Centre. Casey Chudy is celebrating 99 years. A group of local women surprised her on her 90th birthday when she was a resident at Rose Gill lodge in Rabbit Lake.
My mother-in- law, Olga Woloshyn, formerly from Whitkow, celebrated her 92nd birthday May 31. Both of these gracious women love to reminisce about the good old days, as their children attended Mayfair school at the same time. Olga resides at Esther Wilkes personal care home in North Battleford.
Oksana (Marcell) Panchuk, who breeds and raises performance horses near Pike Lake, has a daughter who has followed her footsteps. Rybecca Panchuk had a golden palomino stud colt born the end of April. Oksana鈥檚 childhood days were spent in Mayfair and her father Ray was the Grade 2 teacher for many years.
Brittany (nee Ewanchuk) and husband Mike Ciona of Saskatoon are proud parents to daughter聽 number two. Mike is a well-known broadcaster on Saskatoon CTV news. Francis and Gerald Ewanchuk of Whitkow are the grandparents. Stella of North Battleford is a great-grandmother. Mike鈥檚 parents reside in Edmonton, Alta.
Earl and Ann Van Nortwick, formerly of Mayfair, are great-grandparents as their granddaughter Madison (Tyson) Getzinger gave birth to a baby boy.
Charlene (Marcel) Ferron鈥檚 fifth grandsons was born May 15. Congratulations to all the generations on these births.
Ninety-three-year old Mary Woytiuk from Hafford recently passed away leaving to mourn many children and other descendants.
The Mayfair School reunion has been rescheduled for the August long weekend in 2022.
Geordie and Liz Smith of Ruddell had a lawn sale of wood crafted items and numerous unique lawn ornaments聽 this past weekend. The sale was well attended, although Saturday the weather turned cold and windy, while Sunday was a dream come true.
Maymont Sharon United Church services are11a.m. June 13 and 27th. There will be no services in July and August.
There is one month left of school for the students and this year Grade 12 students will once again have a graduation.
Let鈥檚 keep getting COVID-19 vaccinations, so eventually the U.S./Canada borders will lift restrictions. Normal is slowly returning, but so is summer.
