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Arts & Culture
The Acadia Municipal Library is celebrating community involvement and new programming this month. Brian Hoffmann was the winner of the library’s “Love Your Library” draw.
ADULT FICTION: Songbird of the Sorrows / by: Braidee Otto, Such A Clever Girl / by: Darby Kane, Imposter / by: L.J. Ross…
Pyjamas and curling stones made for a winning combination as the Oyen and District Curling Club hosted its 2026 Ladies Bonspiel on Saturday, Feb. 7.
The library is hosting a weekly craft for four weeks on Thursday, February 26; March 5; March 12; and March 19. It will take place after school from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Saskatoon’s Lloyd Ratzlaff—essayist, former minister, walker in wild places—has released his first poetry collection, and wow. I know this man and have long believed that poetry lives in him…
The K-3s from New Brigden School made cute groundhog puppets last week - and the prediction came in from their local groundhog: 6 more weeks of winter!
February is Love Your Library Month! Visit the library, write down what you love about it, and be entered into a draw. The paper hearts you fill in will be used to complete the bulletin board display.
ADULT FICTION: The Shop on Hidden Lane / by: Jayne Ann Krentz, The Invisible Woman / by: James Patterson, The Lighthouse by the Cove / by: Amy Clipston…
The library is hosting a weekly craft starting on Tuesday, February 26th, lasting for four weeks. It will take place after school from 3:30 to 4:30. The whole family is welcome to join the fun!
Alberta readers dove into everything from poetry and Indigenous knowledge to cozy science fiction and true crime-inspired mysteries in December 2025…
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.
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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…
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Canadian government advertised homesteading in the Canadian West as a means to a prosperous future.
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.
Dancing with the Stars contestant Mystery Dancer (Jayce Smigelski) and All-Star Bella Kovitch deliberately danced as if nothing stressed them out.
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…
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.
Students at Oyen Public School brought holiday cheer to the stage during the school’s Christmas concert last Tuesday at South Central High School.
More than 50 local children joined their families for “Breakfast with Santa,” hosted by the Oyen & District Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Dec. 6.
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…
ADULT FICTION: An Amish Widow’s New Love / by: Vannetta Champman, The Christmas Ring / by: Karen Kingsbury, A Heart so Haunted / by: Hollie Nelson…
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…
FICTION: Exit Strategy / by: Lee Child, The Intruder / by: Freida McFadden, Otherwise Engaged / by: Susan Mallery…
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…
The Warren Peers School has set up the Scholastic Book Fair in the library for the week of November 17 to 21.
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.
What a great summer 2025 was! Our three summer students were kept very busy. The museum hosted the Studio 9 & 41 Art Show…
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.
Stage Hanna is preparing to present a new angle to their audience this season with a new angle. Director James Gregson invites you to “Step back in time to the golden age of radio…