Top 10 most borrowed books in Alberta (December 2025)
Alberta readers dove into everything from poetry and Indigenous knowledge to cozy science fiction and true crime-inspired mysteries in December 2025…
Culture, community and connection
Alberta’s government says it spent 2025 celebrating the province’s history, supporting arts and culture and investing in community programs aimed at strengthening connections across Alberta.
Recipe: No Peek Beef Tips
Mix together in a 9X13 pan and cover with foil. Bake at 300 degrees for 3 hours. NO PEEKING! Serve with mashed potatoes or noodles and ENJOY!
Town of Oyen Library Booknotes: The Day I Lost You
ADULT FICTION: The Day I Lost You / by: Ruth Mancini, The Correspondent / by: Virginia Evans, Brimstone / by: Callie Hart, The Once and Future Queen / by: Paula Lafferty…
The Homesteaders
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Canadian government advertised homesteading in the Canadian West as a means to a prosperous future.
Acadia Municipal Library: Graphic Novels
Congratulations to Fay Loken on winning the Year-End Christmas Draw! Our new books from the Scholastic Book Fair have arrived, in addition to our regular shipment of new books.
Flower Power!
Dancing with the Stars contestant Mystery Dancer (Jayce Smigelski) and All-Star Bella Kovitch deliberately danced as if nothing stressed them out.
Final curtain for Dancing with the Stars fundraiser
The Dancing with the Stars fundraiser held on December 13 at the Legion Hall will retire after this sixth and final show. It has featured laughs, dance moves and brave contestants…
Celebrating Night in Bethlehem
On the nights of December 5 and 6, 305 visitors followed a lighted star to the Crossroads Centre in Oyen. Once inside, they entered a different world.
Oyen Public School Christmas concert brings holiday cheer
Students at Oyen Public School brought holiday cheer to the stage during the school’s Christmas concert last Tuesday at South Central High School.
Oyen kids enjoy Breakfast with Santa
More than 50 local children joined their families for “Breakfast with Santa,” hosted by the Oyen & District Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Acadia Municipal Library: New Fiction Arrivals
New arrivals to the Acadia library’s bookshelves include three fiction books. For the adults, Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein. Juvenile readers can choose between…
Town of Oyen Library Booknotes: An Amish Widow’s New Love
ADULT FICTION: An Amish Widow’s New Love / by: Vannetta Champman, The Christmas Ring / by: Karen Kingsbury, A Heart so Haunted / by: Hollie Nelson…
10th Anniversary of “A Night in Bethlehem”
Have you ever spent a night in Bethlehem? In September 2008, members of the Oyen Ministerial Association and several enthusiastic volunteers gathered to discuss how the real reason…
Town of Oyen Library Booknotes: Exit Strategy
FICTION: Exit Strategy / by: Lee Child, The Intruder / by: Freida McFadden, Otherwise Engaged / by: Susan Mallery…
Oyen’s Border Quilters bring warmth, one quilt at a time
The Border Quilters originated with a group of ladies led by Dale Potter at the Red Barn Fabric Store. When the store closed, the quilters found a new home at All Saints Anglican Church in Oyen…
Acadia Municipal Library: Scholastic Book Fair
The Warren Peers School has set up the Scholastic Book Fair in the library for the week of November 17 to 21.
Alberta museums see record summer crowds
Alberta’s museums and historic sites set attendance records this summer, welcoming more than 603,000 visitors between May and August, a seven per cent increase over 2024.
Museum Musings: Great Summer
What a great summer 2025 was! Our three summer students were kept very busy. The museum hosted the Studio 9 & 41 Art Show…
Acadia Municipal Library: Hours Changing
Time is changing, and so are our hours. As of November 1, we will be updating our opening hours. The only change is that on Wednesday, we are now open from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.