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Spilstead Hall Steak Fry’s low numbers worrisome to organizers

Village of Holden extends nomination deadline

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Spilstead Hall Steak Fry organizers concerned with dwindling numbers Moush John Tofield Mercury

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Despite some great weather, the attendance at this year’s annual Spilstead Hall Steak Fry was not up to the organizers’ expectations.

“We aren’t sure what happened but the weather was good and we had spread word about the event,” said Lesley Anderson, secretary of Spilstead Community Hall. “The number of people has gone down from previous years and it was one of the lowest that we can remember; we ended up losing some money at this year’s event.”

A staple of the Spilstead Hall community, this annual event has in the past raised

funds for maintenance and other monthly expenses.

At a hall meeting on Monday, Oct. 7, it was decided that next year the event will be held again but if the numbers don’t improve the event has to be scrapped.

“Next year we celebrate our 20th anniversary so we’re hoping it would be different . . . with more people in attendance,” Anderson added. “Leading up to the event we’ve had some challenging weather, so when it was really nice out people decided to go for other events perhaps. But we’re going to try and see how things go next year.”

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Owl migration on the rise, says Beaverhill Bird Observatory staff Moush John Tofield Mercury

Fall migration is in full swing, and the Beaverhill Bird Observatory (BBO) has kept busy, reporting that owl migration has been on the rise.

“We hosted our annual Steak and Sawwhet this past weekend and caught and banded Saw-whet Owls to demonstrate to our

guests how it’s done,” said Geoff Holroyd, BBO director and spokesperson. “By end of October we would have caught and banded anywhere from 300 to 500 Sawwhet Owls.”

The event which was held over the weekend of Sept. 27-28 had more than 125 guests and bird lovers.

“We catch the owls in fine nets, extract the

owls, and then weigh and measure them before putting a ring with a digit number on them,” Holroyd explained. “Banding is done to ensure that the owls/birds are healthy and their populations aren’t declining.”

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A crowd around Sara Pearce Meijerink, BBO’s head bander, with a Northern Sawwhet Owl on Friday, Sept. 27. SUBMITTED PHOTO/HELEN TEFRY

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Tofield RCMP identify suspects in BMO damage Sgt. John Powell Tofield RCMP

During the past week Tofield RCMP responded to 42 calls for service. Included in the

calls for service were two false alarms.

On Sept. 30, the Tofield RCMP were called to an abandoned quad south of Ryley in Beaver County. RCMP attended

and located the quad, which was found to have been stolen out of Ryley.

The quad was recovered and has since been returned to the owner.

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On Sept. 30, the Tofield RCMP were contacted in regards to an arson. The caller reported locating a fire in an abandoned residence. The fire was ex-

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On Oct. 2, Tofield RCMP attended a rural residence for an investigation. No one was at the property, however RCMP located a stolen F350 at the location. The vehicle had been damaged and several parts had been removed from the vehicle. The vehicle was seized and the owner notified.

Tofield RCMP were notified of a stolen Kubota side by side, which had been registered by a resident of Beaver County. RCMP initiated an investigation and contacted the person who had registered the Kubota. The male was very cooperative with police and assisted in getting the vehicle back to its rightful owner. Several suspects have been identified and although the matter is still under investigation, charges are

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On Oct. 4, the Tofield RCMP were called to a rural location in Beaver County for a suspicious vehicle, which was stuck in the ditch. RCMP attended and located a blue F150 with a flatbed trailer stuck in the ditch.

The blue F150 was found to have been stolen out of Wainwright in Sept. and the trailer had been stolen out of Viking earlier on Oct. 4. The owners of both items was notified of the recovery.

On Oct. 5, a resident of Beaver County reported a break-and-enter to his residence. The caller reported the property was under renovation and was vacant. On checking the property the owner found numerous items including power tools, hand tools, a washing machine, fishing supplies, and various other items, which were stolen.

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Loose Ends: A mullet in the making

Carol Livingstone Tofield Mercury Columnist

I’m not sure why the natural curl of my hair has chosen my 75th year to return. I expect to see

my preteen face surrounded with dark ringlets in the mirror every morning, which makes the real face staring back a shocking reminder that time has not stood still nor reversed entirely. Too bad – I was a little cutesy-pie with no idea what the years would bring. Otherwise she might have played in traffic more. LOL. I doubt that I’ll see those ringlets again, mostly because all the hair currently on my

head is driving me nuts, but also because they’ve been gone since that long- ago summer we spent at our aunt’s farm and, tired of trying to brush my tangled mop into submission every morning she sat me on a stool in front of her big wood stove and cut them all off. My mother was not happy, even though she knew my hair would grow back. The problem was that when it did, it was still thick but barely curly at all, a condition

I’ve lived with until now.

Due to travelling plans (mine) and illness (not mine) I’m a couple weeks past my regular hair appointment and I’ve got ends curling up and out, going every which way, adding enough unruly height that resembles a bushman or maybe Dolly Parton’s 1950s bouffant gone to seed (except I’ve never gone blonde).

Come to think of it, several years ago my hairdresser commented on my hair being curlier,

that it was probably because I was eating healthier. I didn’t tell her that I wasn’t eating well; I seldom do, so it must have been something else. The change didn’t last long back then, between haircuts I didn’t have the curl I do now. Curls aren’t the favoured look these days, styles have gone straighter, many looking in need of a comb, but that’s just an old woman’s opinion. I have noticed a few more curlylocks on TV, an all-over

mass that didn’t happen naturally. It’s been there, done that for me and the perm thing.

By the time you read this my mane should be tamed, my mullet-in-themaking a thing of the past and I can use my newly purchased pink velvet scrunchie for something non-hair related. Like holding a rolled up newspaper, kept handy to kill spiders. I’ve never done pink and ponytails anyway.

Mobile mammography service to visit Tofield Moush John Tofield Mercury

Next week, from Wednesday to Friday, Oct. 16-18, a mobile mammography trailer will be stationed at the Tofield Health Centre on 44 St. for residents in Tofield and area.

Residents can book an appointment to be assessed.

According to Alberta Health Services (AHS), women of ages 50 to 74 is the group most at risk of developing breast cancer.

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Keeping this in mind, the AHS has made this facility available, which gives residents local access to mammography services.

“A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast and has proven to be the most effective way to detect breast cancer,” said Melissa Ballantyne, communications spokesperson for AHS. “Early detection allows for a greater number of options for treatment and a better chance of survival.”

Canadian Cancer Society estimated that in 2019, 26,900 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, which represents 25 per cent of all new cancer cases in women this year alone.

Further, 5,000 women will die from it, which represents 13 per cent of all cancer deaths in women in 2019.

On average, 74 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every day, and 14 will die from breast cancer every day.

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With a Rebel yell, no more!

EDITORIAL Kerry Anderson Tofield Mercury Publisher

There is a rumour that has been going around about PM Trudeau this past week. It is some nasty hearsay about the reason he left West Point Grey Academy midyear in 2001.

I question whether it is true, due to the fact that this election isn’t his first foray into politics and it makes me wonder why it was not uncovered four years ago, or more, when he was first attempting to become Prime Minister of Canada.

However, there is apparently a court injunction stopping the Globe and Mail from publishing the story.

That too could, quite honestly, be a rumour.

That’s our world today, where separating information from misinformation is a difficult task for the general public.

The media used to

do that for us. We could count on journalism to be fair and honest. Not anymore.

Eveyone has become tribal including most media.

Journalists know what tribe they are joining when they begin working for a national media company.

One such group is Rebel Media. When I first got involved with social media, I came upon a couple of interviews they featured exposing people as hypocrites. One such person was David Suzuki. The environmentalist apparently had up to five different homes he was heating and was very shifty when asked direct questions about his apparent hypocrisy. For a person preaching to society about their environmental flaws, these were legitimate questions.

It wasn’t long after, however, when I saw a Rebel video they had posted of PM Trudeau being interviewed in the US. It was early in his tenure as PM, and the short video made him look like a complete idiot saying “um” time and

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time again while failing to even properly know the topic of discussion.

When I looked up the full interview on Youtube, I discovered that Rebel had cut the interview several times to purposely make Trudeau look stupid and unsure of himself.

In reality he did fine during the interview.

But Rebel Media is on the Right Wing Tribe.

CBC is on the Left Wing Tribe, as are most news agencies

in Canada.

I am still looking for a tribe which will abide by the code of journalism ethics and reports without fear or favour.

Why are our governments supporting businesses that don’t support our society The good news is that in the past 15 years, advertising revenue in Canada has gone up 60 per cent.

The bad news is that most of it is going to internet companies

which have no physical location in Canada, don’t hire Canadians, and pay no Canadian taxes.

In the early 2000s, internet advertising was only accounting for three percent of all Canadian advertising.

Today they are taking half of all advertising spent by Canadians – some $7 billion every year - tax free.

Radio, TV, newspapers, and magazines now get a smaller share of gross Cana-

dian advertising than ever, yet pay Canadian employees and contribute taxes while their largest competitors unfairly get a free ride.

Some of the largest advertisers in Canada with these foreign internet companies (believe it or not) are Canadian governments. Yes, they take your tax money and send it out of our country where it will never recirculate back to you. Unbelievable.

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Village of Holden extends nomination deadline Moush John Tofield Mercury

The deadline for nominations for the Village of Holden’s by-election was Monday, Oct. 7. But with no nominations filed yet, Returning Officer Christine Mackay has had to extend the deadline.

“We are currently in Day 2 of nominations because we have received no submissions yet,” Mackay said. “Residents can still hand in nominations from 10 a.m. to noon today, and if we don’t receive any then we will have to keep it open till Tuesday, Oct. 15.”

According to the Alberta Municipal Affairs, if no nominations are received by the deadline set at the outset, the Returning Officer has to keep them going for six days before contacting the Alberta Municipal Affairs.

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First Tofield School dance held after several years

On Friday, Oct. 4 Tofield School students from grades 7 and 8 attended an after-school dance.

The dance was hosted in the Tofield School gymnasium, with access to beverages and snacks at the venue.

The dance started at 6:30 p.m., ending at around 10 p.m.

“The dance was completely student-driven,” said Cathy Brown, dance supervisor and Grade 7/8 teacher. “I'm not

quite sure how long ago the last dance was held, but it’s been many years, so I’m glad it’s back; it creates school spirit!”

Brown added that the dance was all the talk in the hallways for days leading up to the big event.

She noted that the anticipation for the event built excitement for the students.

“I’m really happy with the turnout, it is great to see so many students excited for an event,”

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Brown said. “Approximately $140 was raised thanks to the students who attended.”

Brown explained that it cost each student $2 to attend, and this helped build the dance into something “bigger and better.”

“It was great to have a dance at the Tofield School again,” laughed Brown. “I remember school dances from 35 years ago, they create great memories!”

She hopes that the dance will continue to build school spirit and become another fun event that students’ can be a part of.

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Tofield School students at the dance at their gymnasium on Friday, Oct. 4. KYLIE KUFLAY PHOTO

Obituary GEORGE WALL

Gerhard (George) Wall died peacefully on Oct 2, 2019 at the Tofield Extended Care Centre, at the age of 96 years. He will be sadly missed by his wife Anne and his 5 sons: Gerald (Marcia), Richard (Karen), Stanley (Joan), Marvin (Janice) and Lyndon (Marlene); his 17 grandchildren and his 20 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Henry (Frieda) and sister

Margaret Thiessen, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his sisters Mary Wall and Anna Wall.

George was born on February 15,1923 in Danilovka, Crimea, South Russia. He immigrated to Canada in 1930. In 1952 he married Anne Funk and together they shared a life of farming, hard work, church service and familycentred activities.

He was a man who was devoted to his family, but above all to his personal Saviour Jesus Christ, whom he accepted into his life at age 11.

A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 8,

2019 at the Tofield Alliance Church with Pastor Cal Andringa.

Interment has taken place at The Garden Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee, or to Shining Light Ministries.

The family would like to thank the dedicated health care team and staff at both The Tofield Health Centre and The Tofield Lodge for the love and care they provided to Dad in his last years.

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Campground vision still to be decided pending year-end financials Patricia Harcourt After discussion, Beaver County Council decided to defer a decision on the direction of the vision for the future operations of two campgrounds, Camp Lake and Black Nugget Lake.

The council will wait for full financial reports of the 2019 camping season, which recently ended, to look over before determining if the direction is for recreational or profit making.

Council revisited the issue at Sept. 18's regular meeting but could not proceed without further information. Council needs a vision to move forward with a strategy that includes a business plan and five-year budget.

CAO Bob Beck listed the financial situation currently for the campgrounds, stating in his report: "2019 was a far different year for Black Nugget Lake facility as the contract terms were the same as Camp Lake. The county retains all camping revenue, and pays all expenses.

"In prior years, the contract at Black Nugget was structured differently and the contractor retained most of the revenue," stated Beck.

"I want to see what these dollars and cents are," said Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec (Division 3), before deciding about the vision. Hrabec initially called for the campgrounds to change course and become profit oriented in nature, which was the reason for the re-think on campground strategy.

The previous council had gone a different direction stressing the recreational nature of the campgrounds, and the provision of a service to the residents and other users.

Hrabec said he personally asked campers about the service provided. "At the end of the day, all of them loved the campground," he said, noting that "Camp Lake was immaculate."

Hrabec felt there had been "some give and take" in councillor positions on the issue."We need to listen to what some of these people have to say."

He suggested an open house be held as part of the county's communication policy, "and get it back to council."

He also said an anonymous survey was needed See CAMPGROUND BCC3

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Twp. Rd. 514's return to gravel raises ire of Division 4 councillor "You have pavement and we have no road" Patricia Harcourt Beaver County resident Sue Stokes spoke to council about problems expressed by local citizens concerning Twp. Rd.'s recent conversion back to gravel.

The county experienced problems with the road surfacing applied in 2018, which didn't take well on that mile and a half of road, even though other parts of that road were good. It was decided to start from scratch by turning the road back to gravel this fall before resurfacing it again in the spring.

Stokes brought council a large rock-like substance as an indicator of the shape the road was in for the drivers in her area. For her and others safety was an issue when navigating a road full of rocks and marble like gravel that made for slippery conditions.

After hearing what ratepayers using the road in Division 1 were experiencing, Councillor Barry Bruce said the east end has it much worse.

"I drove down your road and I appreciate what you're saying," he said, to Stokes. "However have you ever been to Division 4? We don't have a lot of terracem (on the roads), it's just clay and gravel."

He reminded council that there are "a couple of places (in Division 4) where they have no access to their property," referring to "zero roads" for these two residents.

"Councillor Smook has been a very good advocate from your division but you should hear the uproar in divisions to the east when you have pavement and we have no road," Bruce said.

"As councillors we try to be equal, we try to be fair," he said. "We have residents asking why everything goes to the west side of the county."

The county should "maybe tell (west end residents) they are better off than those living in the east."

But Reeve Jim Kallal (Division 2) replied that, "there is a population variation" between the highly populated west end and the sparsely populated east end of the county. He also stated that sacrifices have been made by councillors "to deal with roads in your division."

Previous to that, Kallal reassured Stokes: "There is light at the end of the tunnel for you…Bear with it, you're going to have a nice surface."

Stokes had told council that people

are picking big rocks, she referred to them as boulders, off the driveways and sides of the road. Smook said the road had to be turned back to gravel because the chip seal applied the previous year didn't adhere to that part of the road and has to be redone.

The work was done by a contractor, explained Dan Blackie, Director of Transportation. Two-thirds of the road worked out well while the other third did not.

Stokes worried about a "sliding problem" with vehicles as the road has become "slimy, wet" to the point where navigation on the hills was difficult. She was concerned that others going too fast for the conditions could get into trouble. She herself pulls over to the side going 30 km/hr to prevent an accident if there is oncoming traffic.

She asked if the hills could be removed on that stretch of the road where there is such a problem.

"In my time here, we've never talked about knocking hills down," said Smook. "That's a total rebuild of the road."

But Blackie agreed with Stokes that the problem of the 514 was not the top of the road but its base. The hills have no shoulders and with the natural springs in the area, the road started to crumble, he said. Stokes said this is then a safety issue for people who might end up dropping off the road.

Blackie explained that the frost was pushing the rocks up causing the problems for drivers. "We've got to work it in," he said, referring to smaller gravel to offset the situation.

"The more it works in it will be better," he said, agreeing there will be improvement after freeze up this fall and winter.

"Nobody knew the road was going to turn to gravel," Stokes said, admitting the news was in the Chronicle but went unnoticed. "Now it seems a lot more hazardous than it was (before that was done)."

She questioned whether the speed limit could be reduced to help with safety concerns, but Smook said all drivers have to reduce their speed on gravel roads.

"On a normal gravel road, it's 80 km/hr," said Blackie. "You drive to the conditions…It's like any other road after a shoulder pull…You take your time but I think it will be okay in the long term."

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"to get real answers," how campground users think. And he thanked Maynard Huibers "for asking the hard questions."

Division 5 Councillor Dale Pederson, in whose area Camp Lake exists, agreed more information was needed in order to decide a direction. "We're getting complaints from the urbane," he said, regarding potential changes at Camp Lake.

When Hrabec initially brought up the issue of profits for the campgrounds several months ago, he suggested letting spaces to long-term seasonal users such as workers in the area on a job. Other councillors such as Division 1's Kevin Smook felt this would mean fewer spaces for recre-

ational users.

Reeve Jim Kallal (Division 2) suggested leaving the issue for the time being as there are still two years left for the contractor on a three year contract.

"I think we need the full financials to decide," added Hrabec.

CAO Beck told council that "we could do it with Camp Lake right now because we own that," adding, of the two campgrounds: "They're very well run…At the end of the year we will see more county staff doing work.

"The final financials won't be as rosy as they are today," he cautioned. "We will likely be more of a break-even (for the final financials)." Beck said that other jurisdictions were doing about the same as Beaver County with their campgrounds, "but they are local services oriented," referring to

recreation rather than profit oriented.

"Our campgrounds are more established than others in the area," said Hrabec, noting that at Black Nugget Campgrounds there is a "world class golf course next door sending business our way."

Meanwhile, Kallal said he wants the CAO to investigate the possibility of someone being able to sublease Black Nugget Lake Campground from the county, which is currently leasing the land from the province. At another meeting, Kallal had mentioned the possibility of the county getting out of the business of running campgrounds altogether.

A motion by Smook requesting administration "to come back with the full financial picture (on the two county campgrounds) at a future meeting," was passed unanimously.

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“The numbers can vary from time to time but overall there shouldn’t be a huge decline,” Holroyd stated.

Between Sept. 22 and 28, migration for songbirds has slowed down, with the cold, rain, and wind.

However, Holroyd added that the BBO staff banded 65 birds, with late migrants continuing to move through the week including American Tree Sparrow, Slate-coloured Junco and Pine Siskins.

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Despite the cold weather, BBO staff kept busy catching up on data entry and making repairs around the field station, Holroyd added.

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Helen Tanton 780-888-6800 2 kms East and 3 kms North of Sedgewick ______________________ CARDOF OF THANKS THANKS CARD The family of Carol Klontz would like to thank everyone for their expressions of sympathy. We greatly appreciated the phone calls, messages, cards, kind words, all the food and prepared meals sent to our houses, the beautiful flowers, and all the donations made in Carol’s memory.

Special thanks to Dr. Potgieter, all the staff at the Viking Health Centre, and the Home Care Nurses for the excellent care and compassion given to Carol. Also to RoseMae and Viking Funeral Services for their guidance, Father Vu and all who took part in the Memorial Mass, and Donna at Food With Flair for catering the lunch. We are truly blessed to live in a wonderful community and have such caring friends during this difficult time.

Jean Ken & Sharon Corby, Jodi, & Brodee Mark, Paeden, & Merrick 41p

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to relatives, friends, and former students for helping me to enjoy my 99th birthday party. It was a lovely event and special thanks to my daughter, Diane, my son, Don, the ladies who manage The Tea Room at The Station, and for the great news story, courtesy of The Weekly Review. I have really enjoyed all the cards, the good wishes, the phone calls, the beautiful flowers, the gifts, and your warm hugs. Again, many thanks!

Marj Hanson ______________________ Donations Made to Royal Canadian Viking No. 81 in Memory of W.D. (Don) Place Pauline Fowler; Richard and Penny Hammer; A. Irene Toverud; Muriel Otto; Eldy & Hawkins; George Pon; Pat Quinlan; Don Lang; Becky Hopkins; Kevin Leidl; Shirley Quattek; Peter Smalley; Doris Marko; Frank Fornal; Lori Sarafinchan; Arnold and Dianne Poohkay; Erick and Pat Erickson; Kathleen Roddick; Dorothy White; Bill and Dani Sheets; George and Constance Lawton; Emma Maxwell; Jim and Corinne Thompson; Aileen Kilshaw; Ken and Judy Andreson; Ethel and Cole McLaren; Glen and Marion Cottrell.

41c ______________________ COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS COSTUMES FOR RENT Halloween or All Occasions MOPSY TUCKS Lougheed Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Monday to Saturday 780-888-1800 780-888-5188 CP39/43c ______________________ Viking Farmers Market Thanksgiving Market Thursday, October 10 2 - 5 p.m.

Serving Coffee and Pumpkin Pie Regular Vendors: •Voxx Socks •31 Bags •Hilda (Table Cloths, etc.) •Jan (Healing Stones, etc.)

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The Viking Curling Club requires Lounge staff for the upcoming curling season. 2 to 3 evenings per week and some weekends.

Send resume to Viking Curling Club, Box 822, Viking, Alberta, T0B 4N0 or email to tollaraj@mcsnet.ca.

Carpet and upholstery cleaning - residential and commercial. Truck mount unit, sewer back-up, and flood cleaning. Auto and RV cleaning. Call Glenn and Cindi Poyser, Fancy Shine Auto and Carpet Care at (780) 384-3087

34tfnc ______________________ FOR SALE FOR SALE Friends, Come Help us Celebrate Dennis Lever’s 90th Birthday Saturday, October 12 at Food With Flair Viking from 2 to 4 p.m.

No gifts please! Your gift is your presence! ______________________ Viking Golf Club Happy Hour 5-7 Friday Wing Nights.

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Frozen Saskatoons for Sale: $2.00 per pound. Fresh Turkeys available Oct 9 at $3.50 per pound. Phone: 780-718-7470 or 780-6622125 TM40/43p ______________________ Selling woodwork tools such as Kenwood and Hitachi wood lathes, including other brands. Also powerplant and hand tools available. Call Don @ 780-662-3970 TM38/41p ______________________ HELP WANTED WANTED HELP Vegreville Family Dental, located next to the Boston Pizza in Vegreville is looking for a very enthusiastic Registered Dental Hygienist to join our team on a part time basis.

Our practice is committed to and focused on providing excellent quality patient care.

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41/42c ______________________ HAYFOR FOR SALE HAY SALE 100 Round Hay Bales For Sale. Alfalfa Timothy Mix 1300 lbs. $70/bale. Phone cell 780-217-7257.

LL40/43p ______________________ Round hay bales for sale.

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Alf/Brom mix, 780-4971633 LLtfnc ______________________ SERVICES SERVICES PHIL’S CLEANING AND JANITORIAL SERVICES Residential and Commercial Cleaning •Strip and Wax Floors •Steam Cleaning •Window and Wall Washing •Move Out Clean •Yard Work - Grass Cutting •Tree Cutting & Trimming Great references and flexible hours.

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Canadian Peace Makers International is looking to send more used computers to Honduras for the CAL (Computer Assisted Learning) program for grades 7-9. To donate, call Harold at 780-662-2617 or 780-405-8089.

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Remember When

LEST WE FORGET: Chrissy Haner, Cornelius Dyck, and Jody Marshall are shown laying the wreath on behalf of those who served during WWII. This image appeared on the front page of Tofield Mercury edition Oct. 7, 1989. Photo by A. Francoeur.

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New midget team Holden Tofield Titans to represent the County Moush John Tofield Mercury

This season Beaver County will be represented by a new midget team – Holden Tofield Titans.

Already into pre-season and having play-

ed their first game, the Midgets are still being tiered like rest of the teams at the moment.

Head Coach Justen Dmytriw said, “I am really excited about this year’s team as the guys are all team-first play-

ers, which really sets the tone for a successful season.”

Although this idea of a combined midget team has been in the pipeline for a while, it didn’t come to fruition until this year.

“Since both Tofield

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and Holden didn’t have enough players to make a team of their own, they came together to form Holden Tofield Titans, which has players from both communities on this team,” said Kari Cameron, support staff for the County’s minor hockey teams. “At present we have 13 players and two goalies, which is not too far from 17 players the total each team can have.”

Cameron said that home games would be played in Tofield, while practice sessions will be hosted at the Holden arena on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

“We want to make use of both the arenas as

much as possible,” Cameron explained.

“We have until Tuesday, Oct. 15 to finalize the roster so there might be some changes, but we are really happy to have Midget hockey back in Tofield this year and it is nice to see communities across Beaver County supporting minor hockey at all levels.”

Dmytriw has been involved with hockey for a long time even though this is his fourth year being the head coach of a team.

“Although this is my first year of coaching the Tofield and Holden players, I have been coaching Viking minor hockey the last three

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years – two years with their midget program and one with bantam,” Dmytriw noted. “I think like most good teams our strength lies in our goaltending and defense, and as the season progresses we will have to build on that.”

Speaking to how previous rivalries between teams can affect the intercations, Dmytriw was positive and said, “There has been some rivalries in the past when they played one another, but all the guys are putting the team first no matter where they are from, so at the end of the day that’s behind us, and we are now all Titans!”

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Tofield School Dance

Continued from Page 8

“I liked that we could all of us get together and hang out,” said Grade 8 student Rachel Murray. “I wanted to go to the dance to see my friends and spend some time with them, and this was a really fun thing for us to do together!”

Murray thought that more dances should be held at the school since aside from sports there are not many options for after-school events, and the dance would be a nice thing to start turning it into a tradition.

“I think we should also invite the Grade 9s to the future dances,” Murray added.

“I would also like to see if we could bring along friends from other schools to this event.”

For Murray, the more people that are there, the more fun it could be.

Besides, she also

noted that it would be a good idea to have another dance around Christmas, as in this way the dance could have a theme and get everyone into a festive mood.

“I went to the dance because I thought it would be fun,” said Grade 8 student Nate Wagar. “I have never gone to a school dance before; but I could suggest some things that I think could make the dance even better for everyone.”

Some of the ideas that Wagar had was to increase the lighting so that it would be easier to see.

He agreed with Murray that with more students or grades involved, the dance could become more “happening” and “enjoyable.”

“I liked the decorations that had been put up,” said Grade 7 stu-

dent Carter Olson. ”I came to the dance because one of my friends really wanted me to.”

Olson explained that he would like to add a live band.

He added that it would be “cool” if the Jam Club was a live band for these dances.

“I also think we should do fundraising to upgrade the music speakers in the gymnasium,” remarked Olson.

“If students are encouraged to stay in the gym and participate in the dance more, it would bring more students to the event.”

He added that more people should want to go to the dance instead of sitting in the lounge, and that way it could be more fun.

“I liked that we got to hang out with our friends at an event we don’t usually have at our school,” said Brody Van Engelen, a Grade 7

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student. “It’s better to have the dance after school rather than trying to fit it into our school day.”

Van Engelen also noted that more people could come to the afterschool dance because they could.

For him, if students are asked to participate in the dance during school hours, it oculd make the event less enjoyable.

“I would go to another dance,” he said. “I cannot think of anything to make the dance better; it’s a great place to be with friends and make new ones and I ‘m looking forward to the next after school dance already.”

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Holden Lodge hosts its Annual Fall Tea and Craft Sale

Holden Lodge held its 2nd Annual Fall Tea and Craft Sale on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. With the price of admission, everyone was able to enjoy a delicious cinnamon bun and beverage while socializing and making the rounds of the craft tables on hand. PATRICIA HARCOURT PHOTOS

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