Oct 30 Weekly Review

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Vol. 42, No. 44

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Organizational meeting gives Viking committee appointments to other councillors

Harley winner announced

Patricia Harcourt Editor

Viking Town Council held its organizational meeting Oct. 21 and took the opportunity to reassign committee appointments left vacant after Councillor Clint Nearing was stripped of them several months ago. Councillor Debbie O'Toole-Balaban was appointed to the Beaver Foundation, Councillor Judy Acres was appointed to the boards of the Northern Lights Library System (NLLS) and Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), and Councillor Gary Hafso was appointed to the Viking Municipal Library Board. Nearing lost the appointments on these boards after failing to apologize for a posting made on a local social media site. Council's censure will remain in effect until an apology is made in writing. Meeting Dates Change Also at the organizational, council agreed to revert back to having only one meeting per month, to be held on the third Monday of the month. This replaces the current two meetings per month that have been scheduled for the past two years.

This year, Viking Golf and Country Club and Viking Curling Club teamed up for a fundraising event raffling off a classic motorcycle. The draw was made at the Golf Club's Harvest Bash on Saturday, Oct. 19. It had been delayed a week because of the late harvest, but John (Hainey) Lentz was still on his combine when the call came that he had won the stunning looking Harley Davidson Heritage Classic. In the photo, Lentz (at left, looking at his win) is presented the motorcycle on Tuesday, Oct. 22 by Viking Golf Club House Manager Dave Kerr.

Viking announces Live Barn service now available at Carena Complex The Town of Viking announced on Monday that Live Barn is now available in the Viking Carena Complex. There are facilities in Edmonton and Calgary with this service already, but Viking is the first located south-east of Edmonton, and the eastern part of the province. Live Barn is a subscription-based service to live

stream games and is available on desktop computers or through app stores on any modern mobile device. Live Barn has locations all across North America. If a parent or grandparent can’t get to a sporting event, they no longer have to miss it. With a Live Barn subscription, fans can be

part of the action and cheer them on from anywhere. Live Barn’s fully automated system broadcasts amateur and youth sporting events using cutting-edge technology that follows the flow of the game. Coaches use the footage for training to analyze a play and improve team and player

performance. Family members can watch live or on demand. Video is saved for up to 30 days through an active subscription. Clips can even be saved and shared of a great play or goal. Facility manager Darryl Gagnon worked with the Live Barn company on the installation. He explained, “Not

everything is streamed, just what is showing on the Live Barn App for the Carena. “Some user groups do not want their activity streamed, and we can accommodate that request.” In the lobby of the Carena is a Live Barn screen and you can preview plays of the week. “We are so excited to

be able to offer this, not only to our community, but for the many teams that travel here throughout the year. “Travelling is part of hockey, and we want our facility to be cutting edge,” says Gagnon. More information is available at the Town of Viking website, including a promo code for a 10 per cent discount.


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