SIBBALD NEWS: Melvin Schaefer moves from the farm after 86 years
Best wishes to Melvin Schaefer on his move to the Oyen Lodge after being on the farm for 86 years. Melvin has sold the last of the Schaefer farm.
Viva Vitality: Words Matter - we can all help end stigma and save lives
The words we use have incredible power. When a person is struggling, the words we speak to them and about them can foster trust, invite conversation...
Hanna RCMP lay drug charges after traffic stop
On the evening of September 24, 2024, a Hanna RCMP officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 600 block of 12 Avenue West.
Nancy Hanson named one of the Top 7 Over 70
David Andrews, Chair of the Top 7 Over 70 Committee for Southeast Alberta, announced the seven recipients at a luncheon held at Connaught Golf Club in Medicine Hat on September 5.
OYEN LODGE: New gazebo purchased in memory of Morley Sarvis
Hello, everyone. It looks and feels like fall is just around the corner. Nights are starting to get a lot cooler. It’s nice to see the flowers and grass still look amazing around the Lodge.
Lillian Kulbergs retires at age 91
Lillian Kulbergs, owner of Blue Mountain Crafts, has provided knitters, crocheters, sewers, crafters and quilters with fabric, patterns and notions for almost four decades.
Helping kids with cancer thrive
Alberta’s government is supporting young Albertans struggling with cancer by investing in Camp Kindle.
Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigate homicide in Oyen
On September 17, 2024, at approximately 11:14 a.m., Oyen RCMP were dispatched to a location where clothing and other personal effects were located in a treeline along a rural road.
Bikers and hot rods raise money through Ride For Dylan
Although the bikers and hot rodders displayed their vehicles at the car show, they took a break and hit the highway for a rally, raising money from among their midst to add to the BCAS fundraiser.
Scholarship in memory of Dylan Goodine
"Do not think of me as gone I am with you still in each new dawn." These lines, included in the Service of Remembrance for Dylan Goodine, who passed on January 25, 2024...
Two confirmed fatalities in single vehicle collision
CONSORT - At 1:06 a.m on Sunday, September 15, Coronation RCMP responded to a single vehicle motor vehicle collision on Township Road 353.
Oyen and District Seniors September Meeting
On September 4, seventeen people gathered for a delicious potluck supper before their first meeting since the end of May.
Meet the staff at New Brigden School
New Brigden School Staff (Left to Right) Jacalyn Poncelet (Principal and teacher Gr. 4/5/6), Lorrie Tye (Admin. Ass./EA)...
OYEN LODGE: No longer ‘A horse with no name’
Hello, everyone. It was nice to see some rain to perk everything up for fall; everything was getting dry and dusty.
Special Areas Fire Services assist with fire reduction efforts at CFB Suffield
Special Areas Fire Services and local fire departments were on hand earlier this month to assist CFB Suffield Fire Services with fire reduction efforts in the base.
Back to school breakfast at Assumption School
Assumption Parent Council host welcome back breakfast for students, staff, substitute teachers & bus drivers!
Viva Vitality: Be a role model when it comes to back-to-school safety
Back to school is a hectic time of year. School zones are busy with vehicles, students walking and biking to school and school buses picking up and dropping off excited children.