Good morning. It’s me. RINGER the pheasant from Highway 41 Pheasant Festival. It’s been awhile since I have had a chance to talk to you all.

The Badlands Baseball Academy is pleased to announce Nolan Rattai as our Head Coach for the upcoming 2021-2022 season.

I think if the Conservatives want to win the next election, they will have to ride the old global warming horse pretty hard, because Trudeau has the voters pretty well brainwashed on the subject.

It has been a long time in coming - this week I have good news to write!

Happy birthday to Leslie Girletz, Ray Girletz, Brooklyn Pagenkopf, Earl Fraser, Garret Thornton, Brenda Barr, Stephen and Emma MacNutt, Gayle Pederson, Nathan Daley, Neilene Cote, Oaklan Nelson, Angela Paterson, Bryan Shier, Catlan Olsen, Roland McNiven, Cliff Holt, Ryan Mackenzie, Riley Tye.

All Prairie Rose Regional School Division schools (except Jenner) will be closed March 27 through April 5 for Easter break. We hope everyone has a safe and healthy break from classes.

The memorial statue situated in Veterans Park in downtown Medicine Hat is a permanent reminder for Don Bamber of Oyen.

A study on cover crops and their uses by a University of Manitoba Ph.D. candidate could provide much-needed context and knowledge for the Prairies.

Jordan Parker is a communications professional who runs his own television and film firm Parker PR. An award-winning journalist, Parker has worked all over the country, including in Swift Current, Gull Lake, Maple Creek and Grande Prairie, but calls Nova Scotia home.

Here’s a riddle: Q: Which is the worst day for a guy to propose to his girl? A: April Fools Day!

I had a pretty good first weekend of spring. I travelled down to Gull Lake on Friday after work and helped Robert with some never-ending renovations on our house.

Happy Easter break everyone! The kids are off a week earlier than usual this year. I’m sure everyone will enjoy the break.

Albertans don’t want a provincial sales tax. That much is clear.

It has been a long time in coming - this week I have good news to write!

Final votes recently took place on Liberal Bill C-7, an act that changes the laws around Medical Assistance in Dying (also known as assisted suicide or euthanasia).

Happy birthday to Brent Hryciw, Emerson Mandseth, Emmie Smith, Jade Smith, Kevin Olds, Tyler Satterlee, Alex MacLean, Karlee Beaudoin, Kendall Dziatkewich, Lois Stark, Sharon MacNutt, Janelle Grover, Reid Clow, Adam Diakow, Annie Davis, Barbara Curtis, Claire Pederson…

WE ARE OPEN! The library is now open to the public starting at 3:30PM, Monday through Thursday. Maximum 3 people/1 family at a time; no appointment necessary (but waiting may be required if over limit).

Hi! My name is Sara Smith; I am originally from the area living just up north between Consort and Sedalia. I attended Consort School and eventually wound up dating a boy from Oyen; we moved to Calgary for a few years but ultimately decided we were missing the prairies.

I’ve never met you, but have been a long time subscriber to The Oyen Echo. Really pleased that you have taken over and continue to publish.

I hear a criminal’s life has been judged to be worth “Twenty Seven Million Dollars.” I wonder what they would consider a good upstanding honest citizen to be worth?