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The start of 2012
may indeed go
down as one of the
warmest Ministikwan
Lake has seen
in many years.
Thirty years ago
we made our way
back from North
Battleford, in an
extended stint of -40
C with our oldest
bundle of joy. Did
I say joy? Was I
duped. I tried going
back but unlike
Wal-Mart there was
no return policy.
Don’t worry, I
wouldn’t have
changed a thing.
You can imagine
what that girl felt
like after nine
months of being
warm and cozy to have to breathe in -40
C in northern Saskatchewan. Is it any
wonder that as we speak she is walking,
bikini clad, on fi ve miles of sandy beach
soaking up the Maui sunshine.
Karla grew up learning to skate on
the natural lake ice and later went on
to fi gure skate in Okotoks, Alta. She
was home this past Christmas again,
practicing her jumps and spins on the
lake after she and Milan spent several
hours clearing off a huge rink. With the
dramatic temperature changes the lake
was very vocal as it boomed with the
expansion and contraction.
This year the washboard on the GT
didn’t keep family and friends away;
there were fi sherman on the lake as
well as families out
skating as the wind
had polished the ice
like a Zamboni had
just gone over it, a
little hockey was
played and firsttime
skaters found
their legs out in the
elements.
ATVs were seen
traversing back and
forth across the lake,
some taking in an
afternoon winter
wiener roast, some
just touring around.
As the year moves
forward and the
temperatures rise
above the zero mark
one can only think
when the really cold
weather comes we
will wonder what
hit us.
An update on the filling of the sea can
for the Brufut Project. Many people have
rallied so far with various donations
and we thank you very much for that.
We will continue to fill the container and
hope to ship it before the end of January.
A few additions to the list include a
cement mixer, outboard motor, mosquito
nets, water purifi cation equipment,
yoga mats, old school monitors along
with computers are welcome, medical
peroxide for wound dressing – apparently
it is very expensive in the Gambia –
and small medical kits. If anyone would
like to contact me I can be reached by
phone or e-mail: 1-306-837-4731 or
bowhunt@telus.net.
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