It was my kind of stop this past week when a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman pulled us over at a road block on the Trans Canadian Highway. As Howard was showing him his license, I asked if he would mind having a photo taken with me, “Well,” he said, “No one has ever asked me before.” So here we were in the middle of the road, traffic stopped and lights blinking everywhere —only Scott Nichols and Raymond Meldrum would under stand this, right?

Later that night we were staying with Mike and Bev Lemieux at Beach Point Harbor on Prince Edward Island when Bev came home from pouring tea at the Governor’s mansion for the cancer society, and said a woman came in and said “You’re not going to believe what I saw coming here; there was a woman in a Maine car who had the traffic stopped having her photo taken with a Mountie!” Bev said you don’t have to say anymore I know who it was. Mike and Bev had lived in Piopolis, Canada near our border and was a member of our Red Hatters Red Hat Society.

Laura Dunham and a Royal Mounted Police officer who stopped us at a road block on the Trans Canadian Highway last week in Montique, Prince Edward Island. (Howard Dunham photo) When we first arrived in Canada we spent two days with our friend Rita Atkinson who had lived next to us in Zephyrhills, Fla. for 13 years and who now lives in Moncton, New Brunswick. It was then on to Charlottetown, PEI where we spent three days with our old friends Ernie and Hazel Pippy who we hadn’t seen since 1983. They raise Hereford cattle so I had a great time with my gum rubbers going out into the barn to see the bull calves and feed them.

It seems that everyone is heading somewhere: Floyd and Evelyn Norton have left for their winter home in Dade City, Fla. and Burchell and Ginny Morrell left Sunday for their home in Zephyrhills, Fla. I spoke with Burchell just before they left and although he has a ways to go after surgery, he said he was on the mend. I got an e-mail this week that Emmons and Barbara Pinkham had arrived safely at their home at the Betmar Development in Zephyrhills. “We always called it Little Maine.”

It is always great to hear from “my kid” in Afghanistan, Scottie Nichols and to know that he is safe “at least for today.”

I talked with Sharon Hahn recently; she was the chairman of the senior citizens in Strong and now along with her husband, Bob, has moved to Dover, Del. to be near their children. Sharon will be missed. We were sorry to miss the last Strong Senior Citizen luncheon when Kingfield was invited, but like most weeks, we had doctors’ appointments.

I spoke with New Portland town manager Staci Rundlett who said that the town has been informed that the former contractor for the snow removal and sanding, Dale Earle, has brought suit against the town for terminating his three-year contract after two years stating that the town owes him $160,000 for the last year. In August selectmen awarded the snow plowing and sanding bid to G. R. Taylor and Sons of New Portland for $198,000 a year for the next three years.

The New Portland Historical Society will hold a craft sale at the New Portland Fire Station on Dec. 5 anyone interested in getting a table should call Diane Pease at 628-6281 or Marilyn Gorman at 628-3532. The tables are free with a luncheon served.

Raymond and Pat Meldrum enjoyed a weekend in the Presque Isle Fort Kent area.

A Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Kingfield United Methodist Church from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be crafts, candy, food and a light lunch. Come and visit with Santa. The proceeds from the sale will go toward the Home Heat Assistance program.

My prayers go out to Carol Gray at Sandy River Nursing Home, Virginia Buotte at Edgewood Nursing Home, Bessie Corson, Margaret Wilson and Zelda Harnden. Stay safe as we approach the cold weather and flu season.