Check It Out: A wise prescription for a long and healthy life
We’re in the Christmas season when Santa letters are being sent off to the North Pole. Here’s a sample: “Dear Santa. All I want is a fat bank account and a skinny body.
Oyen Lodge Weekly Update: Activities, Birthdays, and Holiday Cheer
It was nice to see some moisture roll through the area, though it made travel tricky on the slick roads—typical Alberta weather!
New Brigden School Donation
Staff and students from New Brigden School gathered at the Sedalia Coop where they gratefully received a generous donation from Vestas.
Sibbald Briefs: Sympathy
It is with the communities sympathy go to Lee and Shaune Switzer and family on the passing of Lee’s mom on October 15/25. Lois was 93 years old.
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…
Albertans choose Moraine Lake for new provincial licence plate
Alberta drivers will see a new provincial licence plate on the road next year, the first major redesign in more than four decades.
McKee Ranches hope those who bought Block Horses will preserve the breed
Gordon and Charlene Musgrove, along with their crew, did a superb job conducting my Ranch Horse and Tack Sale. My crew and I found it very easy to work with them.
Town of Oyen Library Booknotes: Exit Strategy
FICTION: Exit Strategy / by: Lee Child, The Intruder / by: Freida McFadden, Otherwise Engaged / by: Susan Mallery…
Standing up for public education
Universal access to publicly-funded healthcare is a source of national pride and a social policy that Canadians are willing to go to great lengths to defend.
Viva Vitality: Winter Car seat Safety Tips
It’s getting colder outside and we as parents want to keep our kids warm and safe. Figuring out how to dress your child for cold Canadian winters can be tricky…
Coronation RCMP charge Castor man in historical sex-assault case
CASTOR — A 48-year-old Castor man is facing several charges after an RCMP investigation into allegations of sexual assaults dating back more than a decade.
A few more Remembrance Day photos
Enjoy a few more photos from the Remembrance Day services in Oyen.
JUST A GAL FROM GLIDDEN: Riders finally deliver sweet revenge—and my heart survives
Did you hear the Saskatchewan Roughriders finally won their fifth Grey Cup? If not, congratulations on living under a rock…
Penton: Harris, Ouellette key to Riders’ Cup victory
Now, just like the rabid fan base that lives and dies with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Canadian Football League fans across the land are green — with envy.
Pop 89: Before they steal your soul
There’s an old saying from the early days of newspapers: “Lies make it halfway around the world before the truth even gets out of bed.”
REMEMBERING WHEN: The cat who found us
With the changing of the seasons came the first snow of the winter in 1972. For us kids, the first snowfall always brought thoughts of the winter fun we looked forward to having as the season progressed.
Check It Out: Take a look in my rear view mirror
The cartoon showed a woman saying to her husband, “You don’t look anything like the long-haired, skinny kid I married twenty-five years ago. I need a DNA sample to make sure it’s still you.”
Oyen volunteer firefighter receives Alberta Emergency Services Medal
Kenton Wagstaff, Member of the Oyen Volunteer Fire Department was presented with the Alberta Emergency Services Medal on November 11, 2025.