Friday, October 30, 2020 Wawota News-in-Five is a weekly news brief sponsored by the local Lions Club in co-operation with the Town of Wawota, R.M. of Walpole #92 & R.M. of Wawken #93. News-in-Five will not go into local mail boxes but will be made available at various local businesses every Friday. There will be no charge for local community upcoming events, announcements or appreciations. At present commercial advertisements and/or articles for sale will cost (per issue) 3"x4" or smaller - $2; ¼ page - $5; ½ page or whole page to be printed by you for insert - price negotiable. Advertisements can be run weekly, once a month, or desired frequency. Contacts for submitting events, articles for sale, ads, etc. will be: Garry 306-739-2437 or Shirley 306-739-2295 or can be e-mailed to [email protected] Cut-off time for submissions will be Wednesday at noon (unless stated otherwise). Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses. There are several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween. If you may have COVID-19 or you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you should not participate in in-person Halloween festivities and should not give out candy to trick-or-treaters. Some ideas for a safe Halloween: - Social distance between those handing out treats and the children collecting treats. - Participating in one-way trick-or-treating where individually wrapped goodie bags are lined up for families to grab and go while continuing to social distance (such as at the end of a driveway or at the edge of a yard) - If you are preparing goodie bags, wash your hands with soap and water before and after preparing bags. - Attend a costume party held outdoors where protective masks are used and people can remain more than 6 feet apart. - Note: A costume Halloween mask is not a substitute for a cloth mask (unless it’s made of two or more layers of breathable fabric and covers mouth and nose). Consider using a Halloween-themed cloth mask. A costume mask over a protective cloth mask can be dangerous and make it hard to breathe. - Have a Halloween themed movie night with family. Serve Halloween treats with the popcorn. - Wash wrappings of your treats before you open them. Wash your hands often after handling treats. High Risk Activities: - Attending crowded costume parties held indoors. - Going to an indoors haunted house, where it is crowded and people are screaming. - Using alcohol or drugs which can impair judgement. - Spending time with people who are not in your household or “in your bubble” – or going to communities where Covid-19 has been reported. - Not wearing a mask – not social distancing – not washing hands with soap and water before and after “Halloweening”. A “Spook-tacular” Halloween to all … new normal style! CHURCH TIMES TOWN OF WAWOTA Free Methodist Church: 11:00 a.m. Are you interested in building a house and would Gathering in compliance with COVID-19 like to consider a Lot in Van Dresar Cove? regulations The Town is offering the lots for Free upon Catholic Church: Sun. Nov. 1 – 9:00 a.m. Mass application to Town Council. Construction on these lots would have to begin within a year. United Church: In-person services have begun Some stipulations will apply. following COVID-19 protocols. Maryfield at 9:30 a.m. If you have any questions please call the Town Office at 739-2216. Wawota at 11:30 a.m. This offer will be reviewed again in 2021. Please visit our website (www.crossroadsunited.org) for details on the protocols. KEY FOB Now Available for water purchases Are you troubled by someone's drinking? at the water station. Al-Anon Family Groups can help. Meetings are every Wednesday night Eliminates the need for coins 8:00 p.m. Although still operates with coins Wawota United Church Narthex (inside community centre) Available at the Town Office 306-739 -2216 Monday, November 9 – Local Government Election JOB POSTINGS The Wawota website (www.wawota.com) is now available to post job listings. Employers can contact the webmaster to post their job listing. Make sure you check out the updated Individuals can now search www.wawota.com for Town of Wawota web page local employment opportunities. If you have anything to add regarding your club, your church, upcoming events, etc. Map out your future, but do it in pencil. contact the Town Office or Kristine Duff. WANDERING THOUGHTS (as we see them) Two down (if we count B.C.) and two to go – elections we are talking about – municipal on November 9th. And where is the other one? Oh, yeah, now we remember – “south of the border – down Mexico way” – on the 3rd! Thank goodness we were spared a Federal non-confidence vote – with all that’s happening in our lives these days, could we have survived another X? Perhaps once we get all this “decision-making turbulence” out of the air, things will tend to start to take on a more positive direction – we can always hope – and dream! Have you noticed the similarities of Halloween and the recent political debates – trick or treat; scary actions and uncertainty of those who come to your door? The weatherman/person has taken on the “doom ‘n gloom” of everything else in the last few days – we weren’t planning to have to sweep snow off the lawn mower before putting it away for the winter – oh, well. One “old-timer” at coffee row made the comment that if this now stays, that there would be pretty good sleddin’ by Christmas – and into March (he was invited to move to another table). The forecast for this week is for more normal temps, but also snow some days – and maybe freezing rain! Robins are still being seen – maybe they just haven’t gotten their GPS calibrated to the proper season yet! (Winter doesn’t officially arrive until December 21st) and maybe they don’t want to cross the border until after the 3rd! Just heard of a town in the area who were having “curbside polls” in the advance voting as a means of reducing the number of voters that might show up on election day – would this be a first? On closing – everyone is being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – each one dealing with it in their own special way … be respectful of their decision … we are all in this together! HALLOWEEN OR HALLOWE’EN QUIZ: 1. On which date does Hallowe’en fall? 2. What is the word Hallowe’en an abbreviation of? 3. What is a group of witches called? 4. What would you traditionally bob for at Hallowe'en parties? 5. Where did bobbing for apples originate? 6. What is the traditional name for a pumpkin with a face carved into it? 7. What food items were used for carving faces before pumpkins were used? 8. Which song was a 1973 hit for Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers? (Lyric clue: It was a graveyard smash.) 9. Where do real vampire bats live? 10. Hallowe’en was first celebrated by whom? 11. What was Dr. Frankenstein’s first name? 12. By what name is midnight also known? You asked ?? Question: Why wasn’t the one day flu clinic on the 22nd advertised in News-in-Five? Answer: We did not receive any information on it at all. It was on social media maybe on the 19th or 20th – too late to make our deadline – and anyway, the paper didn’t come out until the 23rd! More changes in the NEW NORMAL !?? CAREER OPPORTUNITY STORE FLOOR MANAGER 4 days a week (Tuesday - Friday) and some Saturdays. Position is responsible for: - day to day operations of the storefront - customer service & in-store sales - merchandising & floor presentation Successful candidate must be a self starter, motivated, positive, and have excellent communication and customer service skills. Experience in retail, sales, and customer service is an asset but not required. Training will be provided. For more info or to apply email [email protected] or drop by the store. Front Porch Interiors 407 Railway Ave, Wawota Governments do some strange things. They put a high tax on liquor and then raise the other taxes that drive people to drink. TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF OUR VETERANS As November 11, 2020 approaches, our thoughts go out to the men and women who have served our country. We remember the ones who gave the ultimate sacrifice, and those that are with us and help us to Remember through the work of the Royal Canadian Legion and other programs. The year 2020 has given us many challenges and we have to face one more. Covid-19 has given us some things to review on how we will proceed with our November 11th ceremonies. Our decision is to have a small ceremony at the Legion cenotaph at 11:00 a.m. November 11, 2020. We will lay six wreaths dedicated to the Government of Saskatchewan, Wawota Legion, Veterans of World War I, Veterans of World War II, Veterans of the Korean War and the Peace Keepers and to those who have served and those that are still serving our country. As we come together on the 11th of November we are required to follow the guidelines of our province and community with regards at the Covid-19. The Local, Provincial and National levels of the Royal Canadian Legion depend on our Poppy campaign to provide the services to look after our Veterans throughout the year.