REMEMBERING WHEN: The little food critic
Growing up, we had a food critic living in our house whose discriminating palate could rival the most powerful critic at The New York Times.
Pop 89: Disarming Words
In the name of free speech, Charlie Kirk went from campus to campus, raising questions, provoking debate, in a style that was, as he himself admitted, often aggressive…
Check It Out: This level of theft is not normal
In the middle of a bank robbery, a bank customer with no arms shouted out to the armed robbers, “Don’t shoot! I’m unarmed.”
Oyen Lodge News: Happy Harvest
Hello, everyone. I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful September weather and had a great time during the September long weekend.
Oyen Legion Fundraising Committee
The before and the after! Thank you so much to the community foundation of southeastern Alberta along with the prairie crocus community fund for the $8,000.00 grant!
Oyen and District Seniors Report: Pot Luck
Twelve people attended the first Pot Luck after the summer break on September 3, made up of many delicious dishes including garden vegetables.
Students Explore the Rockies in Hands-On Outdoor Learning Adventure
Youngstown School Grade 10 and 11 students spent three days at the Canadian Rockies Outdoor Learning Centre September 3-5…
Harvest Bounty!
I am so thankful to have ridden out on the land this morning, then gone across the road to document Merlin Peterson's fantastic tall heavy oat crop.
Town of Oyen Library Booknotes: I Found a Body
ADULT FICTION: I Found a Body / by: Beck C. Brynolf, Smuggler’s Cove / by: Fern Michaels. NON-FICTION: An Accidental Villian : A Soldiers Tale of War / by: Linden MacIntyre…
Former Oyen dance student to perform on stage at Rosebud
Hayley Rosenau will be producing and acting in the play “Night, Mother” which will be showing from October 8-11 at Rosebud on the Studio Stage.
Greetings from the New Principal of Assumption School
Students and staff are enjoying another school year at Assumption Roman Catholic School in Oyen, and are joined by their new principal, Chloe Dick.
Alberta teachers announce strike notice
Teachers will be on strike October 6, if a deal isn’t reached between the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) and the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA).
Primary Care Alberta appoints Alberta’s first chief nursing officer
EDMONTON – Primary Care Alberta (PCA) has appointed Dr. Kim Hogarth as chief nursing officer (CNO), reflecting a commitment to integrating nursing perspectives…
Energy Dodge Dakota Buttar Invitational delivers thrills and community impact
The West Central Events Centre was alive with adrenaline this past weekend as the Energy Dodge Dakota Buttar Invitational brought two nights of world-class bull riding to Kindersley.
Penton: Jays can thank big bats for success
The top five reasons Toronto Blue Jays are going to give Canadian sports fans an October playoff thrill: George Springer, Bo Bichette, Daulton Varsho, Addison Barger and Alejandro Kirk.
Pop 89: Dignity is the Point
Dignity. That's a word that's dropped out of the cultural vocabulary these days. However, ever since my tentative and sporadic return to my childhood religious tradition…
Check It Out: A look inside another church fire
Here’s a riddle for you. Q: What did the firefighters say when the church caught on fire in a small town? A: Holy smoke!
Premier Danielle Smith to deliver keynote at Ag Connections conference
DUNMORE – Cypress County is pleased to announce that Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a keynote address at the 2025 Ag Connections Conference Presented by MNP…