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Surprise wedding on New Year’s Day
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 1/4/23 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 1/4/23

Surprise wedding on New Year’s Day

We’ve all heard of a surprise party, but have you ever attended a surprise wedding? On New Year’s Day, 2023, a surprise wedding took place in Kindersley…

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Canadian Music Legend Ian Tyson, CM AOE, Has Died at 89
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 12/29/22 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 12/29/22

Canadian Music Legend Ian Tyson, CM AOE, Has Died at 89

The family of the late Canadian country legend Ian Tyson, CM AOE, has confirmed the singer-songwriter died from on-going health complications…

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Christmas Memories: Reason for the Season
Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/20/22 Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/20/22

Christmas Memories: Reason for the Season

One of our favourite family Christmas memories is when we had our baby while visiting Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas.

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Christmas Memories: Dashing, Nutcrackers, Young at heart
Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/20/22 Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/20/22

Christmas Memories: Dashing, Nutcrackers, Young at heart

At the Story farm we host Christmas Eve every year with sleigh rides & a wiener roast.

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Christmas Memories: Santa Claus, Charlie Brown, Babies
Arts & Culture, Christmas, History The Oyen Echo 12/20/22 Arts & Culture, Christmas, History The Oyen Echo 12/20/22

Christmas Memories: Santa Claus, Charlie Brown, Babies

Christmases at the farm when I was a little girl were magical. I think they were extra special for me being the youngest of the Drummond clan.

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The Meaning of Christmas
Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/18/22 Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/18/22

The Meaning of Christmas

There is, in my opinion, an overused and often misused phrase about the “true meaning of Christmas.” Every proverbial Tom, Dick, and Harry claim to possess, then proclaim, that truth.

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Christmas = Family
Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/16/22 Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/16/22

Christmas = Family

While the lights, the food, the tree and the gifts are all part of every Christmas season, what is central to all of our Christmas celebrations is our time with family…

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Message from Clearview Community Church
Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/16/22 Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/16/22

Message from Clearview Community Church

I’d like to take and introduce myself; I’m Pastor Grant over at Clearview Community Church, the blue church under the water tower on main street here in Kindersley.

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God is reaching out to you
Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/16/22 Arts & Culture, Christmas The Oyen Echo 12/16/22

God is reaching out to you

Christmas can be a truly blessed time, and yet, for some, a very stressful time. We need to continually be reminded of the message the angels proclaimed…

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A Brush With Art builds confidence
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 12/6/22 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 12/6/22

A Brush With Art builds confidence

Participants in A Brush With Art say the program has given their confidence a boost and sparked — or in some cases, re-ignited — their pleasure in making art.

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Four generations celebrating together at Christmas High Tea
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 12/3/22 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 12/3/22

Four generations celebrating together at Christmas High Tea

Celebrating Christmas with a spot of tea, homemade finger sandwiches and desserts is exactly what this family from the Oyen area did on Saturday, December 3…

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Quality entertainment coming to Hoosier
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 10/19/22 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 10/19/22

Quality entertainment coming to Hoosier

People in rural communities who are accustomed to driving long distances to enjoy quality entertainment are about to be pleasantly surprised.

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Celebrating Women’s History Month - Madeleine Jaffray’s Lifetime of Service
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 10/5/22 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 10/5/22

Celebrating Women’s History Month - Madeleine Jaffray’s Lifetime of Service

For more than 100 years, women have been an integral part of Canada’s military history. During the First World War, Madeleine Jaffray (1889 – 1972)…

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Well retreat hosted in Acadia Valley by King of Wands (Chantelle Dalshaug)
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 10/1/22 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 10/1/22

Well retreat hosted in Acadia Valley by King of Wands (Chantelle Dalshaug)

Thank you to everyone that attended King of Wands Wellness + Well + Retreat at the beautiful new Community Hall in Acadia Valley on October 1st!

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Sharing history is preserving history at CFS Alsask
Arts & Culture, History The Oyen Echo 9/12/22 Arts & Culture, History The Oyen Echo 9/12/22

Sharing history is preserving history at CFS Alsask

The Canadian Civil Defence Museum Association conducted tours of the Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Alsask dome on Sunday, September 4th.

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It’s canning season!
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 9/6/22 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 9/6/22

It’s canning season!

Home gardeners are busy harvesting their produce. As in generations past, a new generation of gardeners has emerged, many choosing to can their vegetables and fruit.

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A “Chilling” Prediction: 2023 Old Farmer’s Almanac Canadian Edition Predicts “Sneaky Cold” Winter
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 9/6/22 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 9/6/22

A “Chilling” Prediction: 2023 Old Farmer’s Almanac Canadian Edition Predicts “Sneaky Cold” Winter

Lulled—or frozen—into a sense of frigid-as-usual, many Canadians will be hit by surprise shots of extra-deep cold.

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Closing reception for “Earth Elements” at Kerrobert Courthouse Gallery
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 8/31/22 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 8/31/22

Closing reception for “Earth Elements” at Kerrobert Courthouse Gallery

The Kerrobert Courthouse Art Gallery hosted the closing reception for the exhibit “Earth Elements,” a collaboration between artist Bonny McNab and stone carver Shane Junop…

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Excitement continues at the Kerrobert Courthouse!
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 6/30/22 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 6/30/22

Excitement continues at the Kerrobert Courthouse!

Since the opening of Time Capsule last week, professional conservators were contacted and have informed the Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration Society on how to proceed with the artifacts.

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Oyen Crossroads Museum unveils newest addition
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 6/20/22 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 6/20/22

Oyen Crossroads Museum unveils newest addition

Hello, we here at the Oyen Crossroads Museum are excited to unveil our newest addition to the Benton Hall exhibit! A ‘pop’corn sez model popcorn machine from the Oyen Theatre that was torn down in 1974.

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