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Bingo at the Moose

The Moose Lodge, located at 5213-57 Street, Lloydminster, hosts bingo nights every Monday and Wednesday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and play starts at 7 p.m.

North Bend Musical Afternoon

North Bend Musical afternoon is held the second Sunday of each month except for August. Join us from 1-4 p.m. at the historic North Bend Hall, RR 3262 north of Hwy 3. Dancers and musicians are encouraged to join. Raffle tickets are available for our draw on July 9 for $1,000 worth of Diamond 7 Meat, a queen size quilt and a childsized gator.

Playschool Preregistration

Southridge Playschool & Kindergym has opened up their registration for the fall 2023-2024 classes. They offer one-day a week for three-yearolds and one or two days a week for four/ five-year-olds. They have also qualified for the Affordability Grant! For more information please call Mrs. P. at 780-872-9523.

Free Pancake Breakfast

To help kick off the Lloyd Ex Fair, the City of Lloydminster will once again be hosting a free pancake breakfast this morning at City Hall, 4420 50 Ave., from 7-10 a.m. Breakfast includes free pan - cakes, sausage, beverages and activities.

Tom Cochrane

Live at the Lloyd Ex Canadian legend

Tom Cochrane and his band will be taking the stage at the Lloyd Ex Fair this Friday night. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show is at 9 p.m. Tickets for the show are $45 and your ticket also gets you into the North American Chuckwagon Championship races that day.

Legacy’s Overnight Bus Trip

The Legacy Centre is taking an overnight bus trip to the Rosebud Theatre in Rosebud, Alta on July 18-19 to see The Sound Of Music. Deadline to sign up is July 10. The bus leaves Lloyd and heads to Camrose for shopping then an overnight in Stettler before the lunch and show the following day. Bus returns to Lloyd by 8:30 p.m. on July 19. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

Spades Tourney

The Legacy Centre is hosting a Spades tournament on July 20. Play begins at 10 a.m. and the cost to play is $10. Lunch is available for $12. Everyone welcome. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

PUBNIGHT at the Legacy

PUBNIGHT is July 20 at the Legacy Centre. Doors open and dancin’ at 5 p.m., supper served at 6 p.m. then dance the evening away (band to be determined). Cost is $20/person at the door. All members and guests welcome. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

Cribbage Doubles Tourney

The Legacy Centre is hosting a Cribbage doubles tournament on July 27. Play begins at 10 a.m. and the cost to play is $10. Lunch is available for $12/person. Everyone welcome! Bring a partner and enjoy a day of competition around the card tables. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

Bus Trip to Roughriders Game

The Legacy Centre invites you to join them for a bus trip from Aug. 20-21 to Regina to watch the Saskatchewan Roughriders host the B.C. Lions. The bus leaves the Legacy Centre at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 20 and the cost is $299 per person. The price includes bus transportation, hotel room and a ticket to the game (also Comp. breakfast). For all inquiries please call 780-875-4584. (Deadline to book is Aug. 10!)

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Last Thursday morning when she was woken by a sound in our kitchen, she didn’t think she needed to protect herself for a couple of reasons.

Mainly, she felt safe, and she thought our patio door had been accidentally left unlocked and was blowing in the wind.

She didn’t feel the need to wake me because she thought it was simply the door.

She walked to the kitchen and stood by the light switch for a second and thought she could see the silhouette of a person standing by the patio door.

To her absolute horror, when she turned the light on there was in fact a person standing there.

Then came the screaming and her grabbing the closest thing she could find to throw at this person ... which ended up being a four-foot tower fan.

By the time the fan hit the floor, the man was out the door and over the deck.

The RCMP were called and quickly arrived. After taking inventory and realizing nothing was taken, I discovered this person scaled our deck, took the screen off of our kitchen window (which unfortunately was opened past the lock, allowing the perp to slither his way inside), and proceeded to go through our cabinets.

He was also in such a hurry after Chels greeted him that he forgot his backpack on the deck.

This was collected by the constable who answered the call and was quickly handed over to the K9 unit.

Through our backroom window, Chels and I watched the dog do a few circles on the green space behind our unit before quickly bolting off into the darkness.

Not too long after 4 a.m., that same constable returned to our door to inform us the man had been caught and had admitted to com - mitting the crime.

I could go on about this experience for pages, but Chelsey and I would both like to give a huge thanks to all the RCMP members involved that night, especially Const. O’Brien, who helped us both try to sleep a little that night after telling us they caught him.

Being new to this whole, break-andenter thing, Chels and I looked up penalties in Canada ... and they’re quite strict.

For good reason. My poor fiancé has barely slept since this experience and sees the silhouette of that man every time she closes her eyes.

So, thank you, sir, for traumatizing my better half and taking away her sense of security while at home. Looks like it might be time to get a dog!

Chels posted about the experience on What’s Happening In Lloydminster not long after it happened and I want to thank the numerous neighbours who reached out offer - ing support. I never thought THAT would happen to me ... but it did ... and I still can’t believe this guy climbed through our window while we were sleeping.

Unfortunately, it’s a dangerous world out there full of people capable of doing things unthinkable to most. We will get through this, but I implore you all to lock your windows at night ... and keep an eye out for your neighbours. We’re all in this together. I guess only time will tell where this case goes in court, but in the meantime, I’m going to keep hoping this never happens to any of you.