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Market starts off Christmas shopping season

Residents of the Tofield Long Term Care Centre sell their products during the most recent Community Market, Nov. 10 at the Tofield Community Hall. The Market will run every second and fourth Friday until Wed. Dec. 21.

JORDYN CHARLSEWORTH PHOTO Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter

Shoppers gathered at the Tofield Community Hall, Nov. 10, for the twice monthly Community Market. Organizer Darlene Fincaryk said the vendor list is full of approximately 20 tables with a large variety of different hand-crafted items for sale. “(One of the more unique items) are the chocolate bombs,” she said. “They

are absolutely delicious, and she has about 20 different flavours that she makes herself.”

Fincaryk said diamond-art, different food items and fibre crafts are popular as well.

“There’s a lot of people going back to homemade gifts,” she said. “They’re cheaper and they are made better. We have knitters there that make sweaters and hats and mitts. And like their quality is exceptional. If you pick up a pair

(of mittens) from a market, any market, you know that whoever's made them has put their heart and soul into them. They're proud of what they've made.”

In addition to shopping, Fincaryk said there is also space to sit and have a visit.

“It’s a wonderful gathering place to have coffee and squares. We have regulars that come to the market and sit and visit for a couple of hours. I love it when they come in,” she said.

Fincaryk also has a message for incoming shoppers.

“Bring your own bags! We can't get bags to put your stuff in anymore. We feel bad when we sell you something, but we can't put it in the bag for you,” she said.

Fincaryk added that the market will be running at the Community Hall every second and fourth Friday, with the exception being the final market of the year, on Wed. Dec. 21.

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Province of Alberta names Dr. Joffe as new CMOH

Dr. Mark Joffe has been named the new the Chief Medical Officer of Health for the Province of Alberta.

Dr. Joffe replaces Dr. Deena Hinshaw and is currently the vice-president and medical director for Cancer Care Alberta, Clinical Support Services

and Provincial Clinical Excellence for Alberta Health Services.

“Dr. Joffe has dedicated himself to improving the health of Albertans throughout his career,” said Jason Copping, Minister of Health on Monday.

“He brings this wealth

of experience and knowledge to the role of chief medical officer of health.

I look forward to working with him.”

“I am honoured to be asked to take on the chief medical officer of health role for our province,” said Dr. Joffe.

“I have always put the

needs of my patients first and foremost throughout my career, which will continue as I take on this new challenge.

“I want to thank Minister Copping for giving

me this opportunity.”

An experienced healthcare leader with a lifelong passion in the prevention of infectious diseases, Dr. Joffe has worked with the former Capital Health

and now Alberta Health Services for more than 25 years.

Dr. Joffe is also a professor in the department of medicine at the University of Alberta.

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Thank you for the support, donations, stories and love from the community and surrounding areas. The loss of our son Damion was a shock to all, but the support we received is nothing short of incredible. We want to make sure EVERYONE knows how grateful we are, we could not have gotten this far without it.

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AHS holding flu immunization clinics for children under 5 Alberta Health Services (AHS) is holding flu immunization clinics in Tofield for children under five years of age and their family and household members.

The Tofield Health Centre will host the clinics on Nov. 21, Nov. 28,

and Dec. 14.

The site is located at 5543 44 Street, with clinics open varying times on these dates by appointment only.

In addition to offering the vaccine to children under the age of five and their families, AHS

flu clinics are also available to individuals who do not have a provincial health care number, and to individuals who live in a community where there are no other im-

munizing healthcare providers.

All Albertans, six months of age and older, are eligible to be immunized at a variety of locations, free of

charge. Those five years of age and older can get immunized at participating pharmacies and doctor's offices.

AHS officials say they encourage individuals

to ask about getting a COVID booster at the same time.

Residents can learn more and book their influenza immunization at ahs.ca/vaccine.

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Council Corner Winterfest a labour of love for Council & important for community November will once again see the Winterfest, two-day celebration take place. This event provides a segway to the holiday season with something for all ages to enjoy. Plus, for our children, we’ve heard that both the Grinch and Santa will attend the Family Dance! These community events provide a social component for our residents and neighbours at a low, or no cost.

Once again, making it accessible to all ages and truly showcasing the heart of Tofield.

Tofield is a community that understands the importance of hosting events and does so essentially twelve months a year.

These events help to provide a sense of community, provide an economic stimulus, and hold a

high social element for attendees and participants.

After what has been an almost two-year hiatus, or hosting with different caveats, restrictions and measures, a return to a sense of normal is truly welcome. The excitement from the Organizing Committee is evident, and this same feeling has been felt amongst the community.

Mayor and Council wish to recognize the efforts of each of organizing groups and their hard-working volunteers.

Countless, often thankless hours go into having these events provided for Tofield. The smiling faces of volunteers can be seen cooking and serving breakfasts, being present at events in a multitude of capacities and giving back in general. There are also many who are serving the events in the background by providing sponsorship in the form of monies, in kind products and services or donation of items.

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to participate, but also to thank and recognize those in our community who give so much back because of their love of Tofield.

Without these people coming forward to dedicate their time and efforts, many of us would not be able to benefit through the provision of these events.

Mayor and Council wish to recognize and thank each of you for your continued hard work, dedication and true Tofield spirit!

Respectfully submitted, Mayor and Council

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JOHN’S RANT Another week in “la la” land for the Liberals

Just when you think the Liberal cabal in Ottawa can’t get any worse, some of its prominent members do or say some silly things to indicate just how far out of touch with the Canadian public they really are.

A few classics occurred during the past week to ten days.

Let’s begin with the financial update provided by our inspired Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.

Now it’s highly unlikely our illustrious Chrystia has gone without a meal in her life, having been educated at both Harvard University and Oxford you can’t deny she’s smart. She speaks five languages including Ukrainian, when at home, so her three children can learn the language.

She even mentioned her three children during an interview last week.

And a little more background … her mother, Halyna, had a distinguished career and ran for the federal New Democratic Party in Edmonton Strathcona in the 1988 federal election.

An ardent feminist, Halyna was a founder of Common Woman Books Collective and Bookstore. From 1981 to 1987 she taught courses on Feminist Theory and Women and the Law at the University of Alberta Faculty of Extension, and published essays and handbooks on Matrimonial Property, Domestic Violence, and Family Law. She was a founding member of the Ukrainian-Canadian feminist organization, the Second Wreath Society.

She was devoted to UkrainianCanadian cultural life. She founded the Peace River Ukrainian Society and

taught Ukrainian language classes in Peace River.

But, back to the present. When asked last week after presenting her financial update if the government is “open to reviewing programs, looking for wasteful spending” and after Canadians were told that cutting taxes and pausing CPP premiums were not on the table, Freeland said that the government announced in April that they were going to look for $9 billion in savings in the federal government.

The finance minister then proceeded to compare the process to how Canadian families are “looking really closely at all of their expenses.”

“I, personally, as a mother and wife, look carefully at my credit card bill once a month and last Sunday I said to the kids, you’re older now,” she said. “You don’t want to watch Disney anymore, let’s cut that Disney+ subscription. So we cut it. It’s only $13.99 a month that we’re saving, but every little bit helps.”

“And I think every mother in Canada is doing that right now. And I want to say to all of those mothers, I believe that I need to take exactly the same approach with the federal government’s finances because that’s the money of Canadians.”

Wow, our Deputy Prime Minister, the real one not Jagmeet Singh, someone who makes up to $575,483 in annual salary and has a net worth of $5 million, feels trimming $13.99 from her monthly expenses is doing her part to help our economy.

How out of touch can someone really be!

After a substantial outcry in the national media, Freeland walked the comments back a day later saying she was a very privileged person.

“I really recognize it is not people like me, people who have my really good fortune, who are struggling the most in Canada,” she said.

She said those struggles shaped the fall economic statement she had prepared.

But she didn’t specifically say what she was doing for the vulnerable in our urban centres who sleep under bridges, struggle for food and live on handouts from the community and through taxpayer subsidized support groups.

She probably could have kept her Disney subscription. I have seen promotional commercials for the service and it seems to be made up primarily of fantasy programming. And we know Chrystia and her Liberal cronies are living in a strange, bizarre, fantasy world.

Why else would they possibly feel the need to squirrel away at the back of the same financial statement another handout of an additional $42 million to CBC/Radio Canada to assist the network recover from the pandemic.

It is designed to help the public broadcaster offset losses in revenue related to the impact of Covid 19.

Why does CBC need more government funding? If anything Freeland would have been smarter to make a positive budgetary restraint measure by cutting funding to this bloated monstrosity called a public radio that claims to speak for all Canadians

when it’s nothing more than the Liberal PR department.

And it received $1.5 billion in 2021/2022 for its operations, and used $156 million for staff bonuses.

Ridiculous! This flow of money has to stop. CBC has to be reined in.

And the last dumb thing out of the Liberals during the past week falls right at the dazzling, stockinged feet of Justin Trudeau.

Prior to jetting off to Asia to attend some high level conferences and no doubt stay in a swanky taxpayer funded hotel and eat high on the hog, what advisor suggested to him it would be a brilliant PR coup to appear on RuPaul’s Canada’s Drag Race?

I mean, I don’t understand why a network would air this show, but then to appear as the first world leader to be in the ‘werkroom’ of the Canada’s Drag Race vs the World series is just stupid.

This appearance by Trudeau makes for the first world leader to enter the 'werkroom' for the Drag Race franchise. He can be seen smiling away in promotional commercials for the program.

Trudeau will join host judges Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor, along with several other guest judges. No word on whether Sleepy Joe Biden or maybe even Nancy Pelosi will join in on this fun program.

But then that’s our illustrious leader Justin.

He’s just so “woke”! And just so out of touch with mainstream Canada.

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LOOSE ENDS

Carol Livingstone Tofield Mercury Columnist

The closest we’ve come to having a home theatre is our family room on the lower floor, otherwise known as the basement.

That’s where we watched

TV as a family and later just us old guys, right up until I couldn’t do the stairs and now most of our TV watching happens in the living room.

Unless Hubby and I don’t want to watch the same thing – he’s very anticooking competitions and the Voice; I don’t like alligator hunters or loud guys rebuilding wrecked cars – then he’s downstairs with his headset on and I’m upstairs.

I liked the idea of a dark room devoted to

screening our favourite shows or movies, with no passing traffic throwing lights on the screen or barking dogs interrupting the dialogue. Just like a real theatre, popcorn optional, but with more comfortable seats, soft and roomy and reclinable, maybe even with a warm blanket (quilt or afghan) to hide behind when the villain with a big axe or machete is gaining on the poor babysitter. And no bumping elbows with the

stranger in the seat beside you, inconsiderate yokel pushing against your back with his big feet, or wads of chewing gum stuck to the underside of your seat. But we’ve done well enough with what we have.

Homebuilders say a home theatre has become a staple in new homes, with buyers given the choice of the closed-in type or newer open concept option. Like our living room. The old style, dark and cozy, is still the

choice of those who prefer the full movie experience and would be mine.

I have seen pictures of open concept theatres with the large TV high on a wall behind a bar with stools along the front. Put a bunch of poker players or kids enjoying a rousing game of Monopoly around the games table positioned between the bar stools and the row of comfortable chairs set up for the more serious movie watchers and you could have a war on your

hands.

The idea behind home theatres was that homeowners had a room where they could enjoy a movie or regular TV without any of that. No one hollering down in front! If we invite friends or family over for the new season of Yellowstone we’d prefer to watch it in comfort, in the dark. But in our living room with the blinds closed works, too. Popcorn optional.

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On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Tofield School and C.W. Sears school hosted a ceremony of Remembrance.

Both schools invited members of Tofield Legion in remembering those who have bravely fought for Canada’s freedom.

Each school heard messages from MLA Jackie Lovely and MP Damien Kurek.

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Tofield School focused on student involvement, with students not only leading the ceremony, but students reading poems and participating in both the candle and wreath laying traditions.

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Holden Ag Society celebrates 50th Patricia Harcourt The Holden Agricultural Society marked its 50th anniversary with a major steak night supper and harvest dance to celebrate the important event.

Lucy Upham, President of the Holden Ag Society, had a lot of helpers Saturday night making this an enjoyable experience for all who attended.

Longstanding Ag Society member Gene Hrabec - who is also Deputy Reeve of Beaver County and Division 3 councillor - cooked the steaks in the kitchen, taking orders from volunteers who brought them back to hungry patrons in the Holden Complex hall.

Meanwhile, they partook of a buffet table which provided all sorts of salads, baked potatoes and vegetables complete with all the trimmings.

Steak nights are held regularly as a fundraiser for the Holden Ag Society to run the Complex, which has been going strong since the early 1970’s when it was built by local residents.

Upham is completing her third term as president, and she brought a great deal of enthusiasm to the event.

“I want to thank everybody here for their continued support for the Holden Complex,” she said, also thanking members of the Ag Society which runs the complex.

“We are celebrating our fiftieth anniversary of the Ag Society,” said Upham. “I want to thank you guys for supporting us.”

Hrabec said the society holds fundraiser steak nights 15 or 16 times a year, estimating he has cooked 1,600 steaks in the past year alone. Then it was time to remember everyone throughout the years who built the complex and kept it running.

“Let’s give a round of applause for the amazing volunteers and for all the past and present members of the board,” said Upham.

Reeve Kevin Smook noted that, although the province pays funds to the agricultural societies, “the county

The official anniversary cake was cut by Ag Society President Lucy Upham with help from volunteers Gail Alger, Carrie Hrabec, Cynthia Clark, and Sarah Hrabec.

Steak cook Gene Hrabec (second from right) poses for a photo with ag society volunteers in the kitchen during the busy night of frying steaks and serving at the 50th celebration. matches it.”

And when the province failed to provide funding for a couple of years, “the county stepped up,” he said.

Hrabec said the arena was built 50 years ago and the cost of doing it with the work of local volunteers was “peanuts” compared to what it would

cost now.

Completed in 1972, Hrabec said he “hopes it will last another 50 years. It was built with volunteers a little at a time,” and “has been just great over the years.”

He also noted that “things have been going along pretty good,” with the Ag

Society and 4-H clubs partnering to hold events at the Complex, the annual Cattle Show and other events such as the trade fair during the summer Farmers’ Day. Smook also noted how important Ag Societies are to the small communities Continued on BCC2

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Holden Ag Society Continued from BCC1 in the province. “We can’t afford to lose them.”

The celebration also included free skating and a crib tournament, as well as a silent and live auction. Auctioneer Terry Cartier conducted the live auction while making jokes as he went along that encouraged people to bid on items donated by groups and businesses in the area.

Upham invited everyone to the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, November 16. “We’re a

fun team, so join our fun team,” she said.

And board member Carrie Hrabec invited everyone to check out the Holden Ag Society’s website, adding there were “lots of pictures” for them to see and reminisce about.

The cake cutting ceremony took place under a giant ‘50th’ sign, with Upham doing the honours along with help from Gail Alger, Carrie Hrabec, Cynthia Clark and Sarah Hrabec.

The Ag Society is not resting on its laurels after this big shindig, however, with the next steak night set for December 3.

The Harvest Dance completed the evening’s activities.

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In addition to the regional landfill, Claystone Waste operates five transfer stations. County residents can bring bagged household garbage, e, and other dry waste, such as broken chairs, furniture, e, mattresses and scrap wood for disposal. The location and hours for each transfer station is noted below: Many families attended the Holden Ag Society’s 50th anniversary including the Nelson family. Here they are after their meal, from left: Mom Neila, daughter Suzanne (5), dad Owen, and son Garth (7).

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There were also many silent auction items to bid on as part of the Holden Ag Society anniversary celebration.

4:00 pm and are closed from 12:00 to 1:00 pm.

Beaver County Chronicle, November 16, 2022 - 3

Wreath laid on behalf of County

Remembrance Day Services in Beaver County included wreath laying ceremonies in Tofield, Ryley, Holden and Viking. Above, Dale Pederson, councillor for Division 5, lays a wreath at the Viking Community Hall during Remembrance services at the eastern end of the county.

Festival of Trees

Famous Bruce area ‘Red Barn’ featured in national brand's flyer

A rather famous Bruce area barn has once again appeared, this time in the November 2, 2022 issue of the Peavy Mart flyer. This same barn also appeared on McDonald’s restaurant tray place mats a few years ago and an article about it was published in The Weekly Review. It was previously owned by, and known as, the Dychkowski/Frebowski “Red Barn,” and is located a short distance west of the Hamlet of Bruce. The photo is supplied by Dave Frebowski.

Tofield Winterfest - Decorate the Season

Tofield

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Beaver County Service Centre 5120 - 50 Street Box 140 Ryley, Alberta T0B 4A0 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Notice of Development Permit

Phone: (780) 663-3730 Fax: (780) 663-3602 Toll Free: 1-866-663-1333 www.beaver.ab.ca Email: administration@beaver.ab.ca

Ryley School Christmas Market

The following Development Application has been APPROVED (except where otherwise noted) by the Development Authority under the provisions of Land Use Bylaw No. 98-801, subject to the right of appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.

APPEAL DEADLINE: November 29, 2022 Application No. 020020-22-D0070 Applicant: Caitlin Strong Landowners: Ronald and Harold Bowen Location: SE-13-051-20-W4 Development: Discretionary Use - Second or Additional Dwellings (1876 sq. ft mobile home). Permitted Use - Buildings and Uses Accessory to Permitted Use (As built garage).

[Variance required for minimum side yard setback distances from Western boundary] Any person wishing to appeal a decision may do so by serving written notice on the prescribed form (stating reasons for the appeal) and submitting the applicable fee of $200.00 to the Secretary of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board at the following address. The notice of appeal must be submitted before 4:30 pm on the appeal deadline date shown above, or be postmarked by the appeal deadline date.

The prescribed form is available at www.beaver.ab.ca or at the County office.

Further information regarding the above decision(s) may be obtained from the County Office, Ryley, Alberta.

SECRETARY Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Beaver County, Box 140 Ryley, Alberta T0B 4A0 (780) 663-3730 Due to COVID-19, all appeal hearings will be held electronically until further notice.

Holiday Decorating Contest

Beaver County Holiday Decorating Contest Rules & Instructions Entry Application Period: November 12, 2022, to December 5, 2022 Judging period: December 14, 2022 Winners announced: December 21, 2022 1. Participation is open to everyone residing or operating a business in Beaver County rural area.

2. Nominations will be accepted beginning at 6:00am on Saturday, November 12, 2022.

3. All entries must be submitted before 11:59pm December 5, 2022 via online form or email either to the Councillor in your division or the Beaver County office.

4. Entry is free, no cost or fees apply 5. Contest is for exterior decorations only, including decorations in windows that are visible from the exterior.

6. Judging will be based on “curb appeal” as viewed from the road only.

Therefore, only those decorations located in the front of the property may be entered.

7. Winning participants agree to have one or more photos of their decorated residence exterior posted on the Beaver County Website and/or published on our social media pages, and in the Chronicle.

8. Prizes will be awarded 9. Winners will be announced via social media on December 21st, 2022.

And best attempt to contact the winners will be made by Council. Proof of residency for the winning homes are required to receive prizes.

10. Be creative, be festive, have fun!

11. Yard Signs will be given to winning homes to place in their yard. Show off your win with a “Beaver County Congratulations Sign”!

12. The Holiday Decorating contest, including rules and prizes, may change at any moment or canceled without notice.

Farmland for Lease

The Tofield Mercury, Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - Page 9

Sunshine Villa Star Resident of the Month

Sunshine Villa’s star resident of the month is Shannon Martens.

Shannon was born on June 15, 1958, in Vanguard, Sask.

Shannon has two brothers and one sister. She is a very proud aunty to five nieces, three nephews, one great-niece and three greatnephews. She is very happy that one of her brothers is a doctor and two of his sons are currently in medical school. Is there a doctor in the house? Yes! Three of them!

Shannon has travelled around western Canada and to Toronto three times! She has also spent time in Vancouver and Victoria on Vancouver Island.

She loves her computer and emailing her friends and family. She loves watching TV and doing decoupage projects. She has always been a music lover. She has a vast music collection and a beautiful singing voice. Baking is also something she enjoys especially at Christmas.

Shannon enjoys attending church and faith is a very important part of who she is.

Her favourite memory is her wedding in Pambrun, Sask. in the fall of 1996. All of her nieces and nephews were involved in the wedding and the colourful fall leaves made the perfect backdrop for the pictures of that special day.

Shannon has an interesting and unique medical history. She started to take seizures at five years old.

She was sitting at her kitchen table and her arm started to go up and down and her mother said “Shannon, quit that!”

They soon realized that her arm was doing it on it’s own and she couldn’t stop it.

After seeing doctors in Sask she was eventually flown to Montreal for treatment.

She had her final brain surgery in grade six where they removed the remaining right half of her brain. She didn’t miss a beat and was back in school in a few months.

She was successful in her schooling and went on to participate in many various studies about psychology, brain development and treatment and the brain itself.

Those who know her describe her as Feisty, loving, outgoing, faithful and beautiful.

What do you like about living at Sunshine Villa?

I love not having to cook and clean! Meeting new people and making new friends is great.

FAVOURITES Food: RIBS Colour: Blue Animal: Sheep Season: Summer Activity: Socializing!

Shannon Martens

OBITUARIES Tofield and Area Church Directory Bardo Lutheran Church Salem Mennonite Church Pastor Calvin Andringa Sunday Worship Services: In Person – 10:00 AM Streaming – 10:00 AM Livestream available at: tofieldalliancechurch.com

780-662-2762

•

5907 - 49 Street

Tofield Community Church

Pastor Peter Beckman Sunday Worship @ 10:30 am All are welcome!

Worship services can also be accessed online @

49232 Rge Rd 184 Tofield, AB

Pastor Mark Loewen 780-662-2365

bardolutheranchurch.ca 780-662-3411

Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 am Sunday Worship 10:45 am

Tofield United Church

St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Parish

Lead Pastor: Jon Stewart Children/Youth Pastor: Nathan Nichols Live Sunday Worship at 10:30 am

Sunday Worship Service @ 10 am in person or via zoom/phone

Pastor: Fr. Jim Corrigan Sunday Mass @ 11 A.M. 5523 - 50 st. Tofield, Ab.

www.tofieldchurch.com 780-662-3166 Services will be live streamed and available on our website/YouTube

Rev. Adam Hall for more information call 780.662.3471 or email tofieldunited@gmail.com

Coffee and snacks after Mass, everyone welcome!

Contact Wendy @ 780-232-5300

4832 - 53 Ave, Tofield

Lavanda "Sam" Giebelhaus Dec. 18, 1943 - Nov. 9, 2022 Lavanda "Sam" Giebelhaus was born on December 18, 1943 to John and Elizabeth Nordstrom at Holden, AB. She passed away on November 9, 2022 at the age of 78 years.

She is survived by numerous friends and extended family. She was predeceased by her parents and all her siblings.

Cremation has taken place and an inurnment service will take place in the spring of 2023.

Memorial donations may be made to the Camrose Hospice Society.

Weber Funeral Home 780-662-3959 www.weberfuneralhome.ca

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35. Similar 36. Winged horse 41. Soft drink maker 45. One who doesn't live up to expectations 46. Nursemaid 47. Inheritor 50. Hot, often dusty wind 54. Serves as an introduction 55. Earned top billing 56. Mansion 57. A partner to a carrot 59. War-horse 60. Midway between northeast and east 61. It checks the heartbeat 62. Aquatic salamander 63. CNN’s founder 64. Being precisely suitable and right 65. Strongly alkaline solution

CLUES DOWN 1. Pinochle trick 2. A system of connections 3. Emblems of royalty 4. Work with a soft hand 5. Plant cultivated in Peru 6. A timid man 7. Lacking intellectual depth 8. A way to order 9. Intoxicating 13. Mimic 14. Surfers use it 17. Small Eurasian deer 18. Popular Miller beer 20. Finds out about 22. Unusual 27. Small European viper 28. Indicates before 29. Birth swine 31. 7 32. Useful keyboard key

33. Letter of the Greek alphabet 37. Edible mollusk 38. Stitched up 39. Utilized 40. __ in tradition 41. A way to get through 42. Let off 43. Fashionable source of shade 44. In due time 47. Printing speed 48. A major division of geological time 49. Nocturnal, cat-like mammal 51. __ de la __ 52. After B 53. Unusual 58. Former money of the EU

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46/47c ________________________

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Bruce Stampede Association Annual General Meeting Thursday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bruce Community Centre ________________________ Viking United Church Candlelight Service Sunday, November 27 at 7:00 pm Dessert and Fellowship following service Donations for the Christmas Hamper program gratefully accepted 46/47c ________________________ The Viking Vet Clinic is under New Management!

New owners Jillian Russnak and Erin Geary Invite You to our Open House at the Clinic on Monday, November 28 from 12 to 3 p.m. for a Hot Dog and Refreshments to Introduce Ourselves and Thank the Community and our Clients!

45/47c ________________________ Rogue Coffee Co Main Street Killam Now Open!

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Saturdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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2003 Dodge 2500 Laramie Regular Cab, 4WD, Hemi.

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New tires. Great shape. $10,000. 780-385-4411 Please leave message if no answer. _______________________ Puppies for sale. American Cocker Spaniel male & female. $1000 and up, will hold with a deposit until Christmas. 780-662-3196, 780-662-0410 45/51p SERVICES SERVICES Licensed electrician, panel upgrades. add a circuit, basement renovations. Also offer thermal electrical inspection.

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TM45-48p _______________________ Drywall Taping/Texturing 35+ Years. No Job too small Experienced drywall taper/texturer here to help you with any job big or small.

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tfnp ________________________ Town & Country Guardian Drugs - Killam We have: •a Kodak picture maker.

•a colour/b&w photocopier.

•cold pop and fresh snacks.

•a great selection of candles, giftware, and fragrances. toys, games,and plush animals.

•a huge selection of Hallmark cards.

•plastic gift cards •vitamins, minerals, and herbals.

•free gift wrapping.

•prescription service Open 6 days a week.

45p ________________________ Carpet and Upholstery cleaning - residential and commercial. Truck mount unit, sewer backup, and flood cleaning. Auto and RV Cleaning. Call John and Sheri at Fancy Shine Auto and Carpet Care at 780-384-3087

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Scenes from local Remembrance Day ceremonies

Members of the Nootka Sea Cadets lead the Ryley Legion colour party and members in a march down the villageʼs main street to the Community Hall for a service following the laying of wreaths at the Village Cenotaph on Nov. 11.

Beaver County Reeve Kevin Smook lays a wreath at the Tofield Indoor Remembrance Day Service Nov. 11.

Following the service, guests were invited to an enjoyable luncheon at the Legion Hall.

Head bowed, Tofield Mayor Deb Dueck stands in a moment of silence before the indoor cenotaph at the Tofield Community Hall Nov. 11. On behalf of the community, she then placed a wreath to remember the soldiers from the Tofield area who gave the ultimate sacrifice for Canada during two world wars and the Korean conflict.

A member from the Tofield RCMP Detachment, in full red serge, prepares to place a wreath on behalf of the force at the Ryley Remembrance Day services Nov. 11. A member of the local Nootka Sea Cadets stands solemn guard at one of the corners of the cenotaph during the placement of wreaths.

Led by the RCMP, members of the Tofield Legion Colour Party dip the colours as they pass the Tofield Cenotaph during their march to the Community Hall, Nov. 11, for the townʼs indoor Remembrance Day services.

Ryley councillor Sheldon Reid places a wreath on behalf of the Village of Ryley during the villageʼs Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Cenotaph.

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MINOR HOCKEY REPORT Logan Barmentloo makes 46 stops in net Kerry Anderson Publisher These are some of the results from Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the websites, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries).

Tofield U9 was scheduled to head to Bon Accord for a Saturday game but no score was recorded at deadline. On Sunday, Tofield hosted Smoky Lake and beat the visitors 237 though no scoring was posted.

Tofield-2 U9 was scheduled to play CR2 at Tofield Arena on Sunday but no score was posted at deadline.

Tofield U11 lost a 7-3 home game on Saturday against New Sarepta.

Chase Ferron, Connor Bishop, and Jenna Lungal scored for Tofield. On Sunday at Bon Accord, CNN downed Tofield 4-2. The teams were tied 2-2 heading into the third frame. Max Jeffrey and Chase Ferron scored for Tofield, while Adessa Hoffer picked up an assist. Logan Barmentloo stopped 46 shots between the Tofield

pipes for a .920 save percentage.

Tofield U13 dropped an 8-4 game against Wabasca at Tofield Arena on Saturday. Scoring for Tofield were; Gabriel Thorson (1g 1a), Merek Fritz (1g 1a), Brooke Jeffrey (2a), Austin Williams (1g), Kooper Waldo (1g), and Braydo Crawford (1a). On Sunday at Pembina, Tofield dropped a 31 game with Logan Suchy scoring from Austin Williams. Reece Suchy had a solid game between the pipes, stopping 42 shots and recording a .933 save percentage.

Tofield-2 U13 hosted Athabasca on Sunday but lost a 10-0 game at home.

Tofield U15 travelled to Westlock on Saturday and beat the home team 6-2. Parker Stewart Cantin had a five point game including a hat trick (3g 2a). Other scorers were; Owen Rennie (2g 1a), Jorden Suchy (1g 1a), Colton Munson (2a), Mason Jeffrey (1a), and Koston McNabb (1a). Ashton Hartt got the win in goal.

Tofield U18 tied Wabasca 4-4 at Tofield Arena on Saturday. Wabasca took a 4-3 lead with 5:09 remaining but Tofield tied it up at 19:20. Keegan

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Pedersen, Zac Lungal, Carson Suchy and Evan Suchy all scored for Tofield.

Assists went to; Ty Rude, Ryan Conrad, Carter Olson, Brampton Jennings and Brodie Ochitwa. Riley Warawa made 33 saves in the home net. On Sunday Tofield played at Bon Accord and skated home with a 15-0 shutout victory. Ryan Conrad had a five point game (3g 2a) including a hat trick, and Evan Suchy also recorded a hat trick for Tofield. Other scorers were; Carson Suchy (1g 3a), Carter Olson (2g 1a), Zac Lungal (2g), Brampton Jennings (2g), Brody Van Engelen (1g 1a), Brodie Ochitwa (1g 1a), Derek Liptak (2a), Ty Rude (2a), Hudson Stephen (1a), Brady Suchy (1a), and Christian Pruden (1a). Riley Warawa stopped all 28 shots to record the shutout win.

Tofield’s Ty Yoder got a goal on Sunday in his Okotoks Oilers 6-4 defeat against Bonnyville in Alberta Junior A action. The day before Ty also scored in a 4-1 win over Fort McMurray. Ty has 14 points in 16 AJHL games this season including nine goals.

Holden 4-H Beef Club organizes Keely Chomik Club Reporter

Holden 4-H Beef Club’s 2022-23 year has started.

Weigh-ins took place was Oct.23.

We are planning our Christmas party in December and we look forward to seeing everyone at our functions and fundraisers throughout the coming year.

We welcomed some new members into our club this year. Nov. 6 was our first meeting, where we held elections and our executives are: President- Quinten Albrecht Vice president- Kate Albrecht Secretary- Zane Gunderson Treasurer- Jayden Chomik District representative -Rhea Gunderson Club reporter- Keely Chomik Social media reporter- Carter Chomik

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